Podcasts about hearkening

Episode Overview Have you ever felt like your imperfections disqualify you from making a difference? Like no matter how hard you try, you're just not “good enough” to do what God has called you to do? Trust me, you're not alone. In this podcast, we're diving into how happiness and hardship can coexist. I'll be sharing personal stories about faith, lessons from the Doctrine and Covenants, and what I've learned from both my own struggles and the experiences of Joseph Smith. Let's be real—none of us are perfect. We all need a Savior, and that's the beauty of it. Together, we'll talk about repentance, humility, and growth, and how we can embrace our flaws while still showing up and serving in our homes, communities, and church callings. If you've ever wondered whether you're still chosen and called to do good work—even in your imperfections—this conversation is for you. I hope you'll tune in! Talks Mentioned: Five Messages That All of God's Children Need to Hear by Dieter F. Uchtdorf Lord, I Believe by Jeffrey R. Holland Time Stamps 00:00 Welcome to Sunshine in the Middle 00:37 Personal Journey and the Doctrine and Covenants 01:33 Understanding Joseph Smith's Trials 03:12 Lessons from Doctrine and Covenants 3 04:22 The Tender Voice of the Lord 05:04 Called to the Work Despite Imperfections 08:38 The Importance of Hearkening 10:06 Perfection in Christ 14:04 Final Reflections and Encouragement 14:58 Closing Remarks and Call to Action If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to "Sunshine in the Middle" and leave a review. Your feedback helps us continue to bring uplifting and meaningful content.  Connect with Us Website: sunshineinthemiddle.com Instagram: @sunshineinthemiddle Disclaimer This podcast episode is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thank you for tuning in! I hope this episode brings you closer to finding the peace and relief that Jesus Christ offers.

God's Will is Done (Audio) David Eells – 2/26/25 Do you know and understand that God is sovereign over the minds of all men? An angel recently told me that they could influence men's minds and they do. (Pro.21:1) The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will. It is amazing to me how many Christians today can be so ignorant of the sovereignty of God when there is so much of it in the Word, though so many, even in the Old Testament, understood this truth. We would get a good argument if we said some of these things in almost any church, but we should be able to say anything that the Scripture says and feel good about it. When we quote the Scriptures and we do not feel easy about it, it is because we are wrong in our thinking. In this way, we can know if we have false doctrine and our mind needs to be renewed. There are many verses ignored by the modern church because they are uncomfortable to the carnal mind. Here is one of those verses. (Dan.4:17) The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the lowest of men. Why is it that people do not understand this today? There are so many Christians today that are so politically-minded they think that they have the ability by banding together to put somebody in office that God does not want. Be careful about matching numbers with the wicked. According to the truth of the broad road, there is no moral majority. It is not by might and not by power. Throughout history, God has set up over the kingdoms of men the lowest of men not the highest who are disciples of Christ and born of the Word. God has a good reason for doing this. It was the reason that the lowest of men judged Jesus, and it is the same reason that we need the lowest of men to rule over us now. Good people will not nail you to a cross, but without the cross, there is no crown. Even though at this time our Cyrus is overthrowing Babylonish Deep State kingdom to bring in one more favorable to conservative Christians, apostacy and corruption has not been corrected in the Church. This will give us a time of relative peace for the Man-child reformers to get the true Word out. Then that Word will be tested in them. In Biblical times, when God's people fell into apostasy, He raised up a beast kingdom to crucify them into repentance. Six world-ruling kingdoms – Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Media-Persia, Greece and Rome – were raised up to bring little Israel to their cross. Is it an accident that world kingdoms thought it important to subject the smallest of kingdoms? History and the Word of God are plain. (Ecc.1:9) That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. To bring to repentance a worldwide apostate (meaning: fallen away) Church, now God is raising up a seventh and eighth worldwide beast kingdom, which will incorporate the seed of all the previous kingdoms (Rev.17:11). We read about Nebuchadnezzar, a man who was so proud of the great kingdom that he thought he had built. (Dan.4:30) The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty? (31) While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee: (32) and thou shalt be driven from men; and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over thee; until thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. This vessel of clay taking credit for God's work reminds me of the statement made by the Titanic's engineer, “We built a boat that God could not sink.” (Ecc.5:2) Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. This sovereignty of God instills respect. When King Nebuchadnezzar was walking in his palace bragging about his accomplishments, the Lord turned his mind over to the mind of a beast for seven times. This is a type of the last seven years of tribulation when God will turn the kingdoms of the world over to the dragon of Revelation 12 and then the beast of Revelation 13, giving them the mind of a beast in Revelation17. For seven seasons, that great boastful king ate the grass of the fields, symbolizing the flesh of men, until he came to the revelation in Dan.4:25 the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men and giveth it to whomsoever He will. The first thing we should see here is that God made this arrogant man king and gave the rebellious people of God into his hand. God has repeated this habit throughout history. God through Daniel warned the king of his judgment ahead of time to make him responsible to repent. This is an example to us to fear God and not touch His glory. (Dan.4:35) And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; (It is not the world that is important in God's plan but those who are born from above.) and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? Nobody can push God's hand away and say, “What are you doing?” Nobody can stop Him from doing what God wants him to do. This should give us faith, rest, and the fear of God. Since God is doing exactly what He wants, why does He set up these evil men over the world? We thought God wanted to go the other way with the world. He, obviously, does not share the majority's opinion on that. God has no interest in saving the world through world politics; He has never done it before. This is the thinking of ignorant Christians who want to help God out. Their plan is to always put Christians at the head to make favorable laws and judgments for us so that we will never be under persecution, oppression, or on the cross. The problem with this is that deeply spiritual men have no desire to rule over men. They only desire to serve the kingdom in fulfilling the Great Commission. (Mar.10:42) And Jesus… saith unto them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them. (43) But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister (Greek: “servant”). Political Christians are left with those who desire power among men as their choice. These people and the world they rule over serve the larger plan of bringing sons to maturity. (2 Sam.7:14) I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men. Political Christians would love to take away God's rod. If so many Christians did not have a name that lives while they are dead (Rev.3:1), there would be no need for the rod of men. When it comes to politics, I am totally neutral because I want to be on God's side not man's side. God does not always want to put in the good man we think He wants to put in. He did not do it with Clinton or Obama did He? Most Christians would agree with me there. God wanted to put a wicked man in office, because a wicked man is the only kind that would bring this wicked country into the chastening it needed. (Rom.13:1) Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the [powers] that be are ordained of God. God did not put these types in because they were our preference but because that was what we needed. No father prefers to chasten his child, but bless him. God put Bush in office because Christians asked Him to. Now, He can prove that we don't have discernment. He couldn't save nor keep us from chastening, either. You may ask, “Is it God's Will to use the true Christian vote to put in office someone like Clinton, Obama or Biden?” No, because if God uses a Christian, He wants to use a true Christian as a vessel of honor. Then would He have us not vote? When He desires to put someone like that in office, the answer is yes. When does He want us to vote? The short answer is when He tells us to. (Rom.8:14) For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. He wants us to vote when He wants to do something very unusual, like put a better man in office. We know that God has ordained that Cyrus/Trump be in office at this time. God wants to always use us as vessels of honor. God will use those who refuse to be used as vessels of honor as vessels of dishonor. God will use the wicked to put in a wicked man if He wants the wicked in there. If you disagree with me on that, at least agree with me on this. “There is no power but of God; and the [powers] that be are ordained of God.” This was written in the time of the Herods, Caesars and the Neros, and after that it was true of Hitler and Stalin. Listen, we cannot argue with the Scripture if we want the truth. According to the Word, if wicked men are in a position of power, God put them there. This gives me peace. I do not have to worry. I saw so many Christians worried that Clinton was going to get into office. They were erroneously thinking that it was their responsibility to make sure the right man went in, instead of just obeying God. I did not have to worry about that because my God reigns. I told many before Clinton's first term that God was going to put him into office. I was told that God would not do that. Well, He overruled them. God rules in the kingdom of men, and He rules in the heavens, and He never falls off the throne. Many are deceived into thinking that God's plan is to rule the world by democracy. In such a case, the broad road gang wins. He already rules through theocracy. Romans 9:21 clearly states that He has vessels of honor and vessels of dishonor. God has a good purpose for His vessels of dishonor, as we shall see. Who was it that killed Jesus? The Jews who were recognized as the people of God were the voters who cried, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” Let me show you Who was behind the voters. Do you know what “Barabbas” means? “Barabbas” means “Son of the father.” Barabbas was the criminal who represented us. The voters set Barabbas free and demanded that Jesus be crucified. (Act.2:22) Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves know; (23) him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay. God delivered up Jesus to lawless men including their religious leaders. God could not use men who would not slay the Lamb. God put the people in power that would carry out His “determinate counsel.” Who was it that delivered up and smote the shepherd? It was not just the voters of Judas, Caiaphas, Herod, Pilate, the Romans, and the Jews. We have to look behind all of them. (Mat.26:31) Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended in me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. Even though all these vessels of dishonor are guilty, these are only secondary wills. We have to look behind the secondary wills and see the sovereign Will of God. God said, “I will smite the shepherd.” Thank God His plan was not to stop there because there is a lot more crucifying necessary. (Zech.13:7) Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones. God is sovereign, and His plan is to crucify the sheep, the little ones. How else can we account for the persecution of Christians throughout history, throughout the world? Unless we take up our cross and follow Jesus, we cannot be His disciples. Of course, we would like to get rid of evil governments and be accepted by the world so that we could enjoy the good life, but all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution (2 Tim.3:12). If we are disciples of Christ, we will be persecuted. Jesus said, “I am the way.” The way to what? The way to heaven. How do you go? The same way Jesus went. If God were going to turn His hand upon the little ones in the way of crucifixion, would you take away His tools? How is God going to bring His plan to pass without the wicked being in rule? Can you see the earth, the dirt, and the plant? The dirt kills the seed coat, and the plant brings forth fruit. Sometimes God permits childlike thinking. If we understood some of these things without a good foundation, we might be tempted to charge God with doing evil and, of course, God never does evil. For this reason, God permits baby Christians to have this “God is in a war with the devil” concept. But when they mature and study the Scriptures, they should come into the knowledge and understanding that God is sovereign and does not make mistakes. He is creating sons. He created and is using the wicked for the day of evil, and they are necessary to crucify the sons. Prosperity and freedom have caused us to lose sight of this fact. (Mat.16:24) Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (25) For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it. We must lose our carnal life to have God's spiritual life. (Acts 4:27) For of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together, (28) to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel foreordained to come to pass. God foreordained these wicked men to crucify Jesus for our salvation and His plan for us to be crucified as well. Not always physically, but absolutely the old man must die to self that the new man may live. God uses people around us to bring us to our cross. If you have ever thought, “I don't need this person in my life,” then you need this person in order to bear the fruit of Jesus. Difficult people are used to bring out the worst in us so that we may choose to walk in the light of the Word and be cleansed of this corruption (1Jn.1:7), or disobey the Word and not bear fruit. This is the whole reason for the most hated command in the Scriptures: non-resistance to evil. We are commanded to be as sheep in the midst of wolves (Mat.10:16), to resist not evil and turn the other cheek (Mat.5:39), to love our enemies (Mat.5:44), to bless those who persecute us (Rom.12:14), and to avenge not ourselves (Rom.12:19) to list a few. These are the natural actions of the one who obeys Jesus and forgives from the heart. God will turn all others over to the tormentors or demons. (Mat.18:34) And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due. (35) So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts. When we are faced with the wicked and we obey these commands of non-resistance, we can feel the fiery trial burning up the wood, hay, and stubble of our old life. Every time our flesh rises up on the inside and we deny it, it dies, and we get more of the gold, silver, and precious stones of the valuable life of Christ. We are to consider flesh, self or the old man, to be dead because it was crucified with Christ. Rom 6:6  knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage to sin; …11  Even so reckon ye also yourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ Jesus. 12  Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts thereof.  This is faith and the key to arriving at death to self. You can slap, insult, or rob a dead man and he will ignore you. Stop feeding the flesh and see how quickly it dies. We should see the crucifiers as God's gift to us, even if they are being used as vessels of dishonor. All these wicked people are gathered together to do whatsoever God's hand and God's counsel has foreordained to come to pass. In other words, God does not have any trouble out of any of them. They all do exactly what they are supposed to do. All these rebellious people fulfill the Will of God perfectly. Just as God works in us to will and do of His good pleasure, He also does in them. (Pro.16:9) A man's heart deviseth his way; But the Lord directeth his steps. Decide what you want to be, but no matter what you are, God will use you. Pity, forgive, and have mercy on those who are being used of God, through the devil, as vessels of dishonor. Some of them will repent through your prayers and faith and love. (Psa.75:5) Lift not up your horn on high (I.e. Let not your might, power, or voice be heard.); Speak not with a stiff neck. (6) For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, [cometh] lifting up. (7) But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and liftest up another. Much has been said recently about the hidden powers that are manipulating the duped masses to get their man into office, and there is truth to this, but God is sovereignly behind it all to work His Will. Fleshly power, wisdom, manipulation, or money lifts up no one. The men of means do not rule this world by their own design; it only appears that way for God's purpose. Just as God sovereignly puts into office, He takes out of office. He also gives us signs of this control along the way. The president in office on every twentieth year died in office until Reagan. 1840: William Henry Harrison (Died in office) 1860: Abraham Lincoln (Assassinated) 1880: James A. Garfield (Assassinated) 1900: William McKinley (Assassinated) 1920: Warren G. Harding (Died in office) 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Died in office) 1960: John F. Kennedy (Assassinated) 1980: Ronald Reagan (Survived assassination attempt). Why did this obvious pattern stop with Reagan and is he the last? God knows. I believe God used the faith and prayers of many Christians who knew about this cycle to bring it to an end. The millennial Sabbath or the actual year 6000 A.M. (September 2001 - 2002) may be the beginning of a new dealing with the sins of God's people. Spiritually, according to type, judgment comes on those who do not cease from their own works on the Sabbath. Two of the most famous of these Presidents who were 100 years apart had obviously God-ordained parallels. • Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. • Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. • Both were concerned with civil rights. Both their wives lost children while living in the White House. • Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both Presidents were shot in the head. • Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln. • Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson. • Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. • Both assassins were known by their three names. • Both names are composed of 15 letters. • Lincoln was shot at the theater named “Ford.” Kennedy was shot in a car called “Lincoln” made by Ford. • Booth and Oswald were killed before their trials. Coincidence? It takes less faith to believe in a sovereign God! These signs are to show us the sovereignty of God. (Psa.75:7) But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and liftest up another. You cannot always judge by looking at the circumstances whether one is being lifted up or put down. For instance, look at Job. Job's friends certainly thought that God was putting him down, but God was lifting him up to sanctify him and to double what he had before (Job 42:10). Joseph is another good example of this. He was sold into bondage by his brothers, falsely accused by his master's wife, and thrown into prison, all as a type of Jesus. Through all Joseph's tribulations, God was actually promoting him over all. Pharaoh then promoted him, making him second only to himself. Joseph confirmed that all of the evil his brothers had done against him was for his good. (Gen.50:20) And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. When God is through manifesting His sons, they will be promoted, and the usefulness of the vessels of wrath will come to an end. (Isa.10:24) Therefore thus saith the Lord, God of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian, though he smite thee with the rod, and lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt. (25) For yet a very little while, and the indignation [against thee] shall be accomplished, and mine anger [shall be directed] to his destruction. Then God's elect will rule by Him. (Psa.75:10) All the horns (power) of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up. Someone recently made the following comment to me: “So raising all these millions of dollars to promote a candidate is not necessary.” God is behind that also, even to put the one He wants into office. Those who do not love God need a natural reason for why things happen. Have you ever watched an ant colony behind glass? They carry on through instinct their own purposes, not realizing that they are being watched, and in our case tried. As long as only the natural is seen, God's purpose of a trial environment is established. It is God's purpose that both He and the devil stay hidden until the end. God is looking for those who will overcome walking by sight and will mature to a higher order of living by faith. After the candidate gets into office, it makes no difference. You may think that if you vote for a good conservative, he will be God's servant. He will always make decisions and choices we can trust because he is “God's man.” Has not God shown us the fallacy of that? G.W. Bush has taken away more civil rights because of terrorism than Clinton ever did. We know of a Christian, voted into office by Christians because they believed he would further the Christian cause. He made some of the most ignorant mistakes and foolish decisions, accomplishing nearly nothing. God teaches us lessons, not by the might of the Republican Party, nor by power of the ballot. We are not to trust in men like Israel who ran to Egypt for help against Babylon But we are to walk and speak faith so God can use a monkey. The issue is not about God's Will being done, because whoever gets elected, what he does will be God's Will. It will not, however, always be His wish. Let me explain. (2Pe.3:9) The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. “Wishing” in this verse has been incorrectly translated “willing” in some versions. If God was not willing that any should perish, believe me, none would perish since He worketh all things after the counsel of His will (Eph.1:11). Every good parent does things they do not wish to do, but they will to do, in order to train children. In like manner, these world rulers will do the Will of God but not necessarily His wish. The real issue is who we put our faith and trust in. If we believe that we can blindly follow the good conservative we helped to elect instead of God, we will trip and fall on our misplaced trust. And this, too, is God's Will. (Pro.21:1) The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will. Just as a channel turns the water, the Lord turns the king's heart. If He rules the head, He rules the tail. If He rules the king, He rules the people. God does what He wants by turning hearts. Either He turns their hearts as vessels of dishonor for our sake or He turns their hearts to righteousness. He has given us a method by which we can be His vessels to do this. If we forsake His way for the world's ways, the country will crumble. If we think we are going to turn our country around through politics, we are deceived. We cannot politically force evil people to be good. Only the Gospel has the power to change the hearts of the wicked. It is the power of God to save the one that believes it (Rom.1:16). Therefore we should be focused on obeying the Lord and preaching the Gospel to change this nation. Jesus and the apostles are our examples. They focused on the spiritual war and were not deceived into wrestling with flesh and blood. If our country is turned around, it is because people repent; when people repent, God gives them a good government. Since God's people rarely repent without chastening, our nation will hate us. (Mat.24:9)… Ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name's sake. We must never fear the will or conspiracies of men or governments. They are all working for His Name's sake. God predestines and does according to His Will. (Psa.103:19) The Lord hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all. (20) Bless the Lord, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word, (Angels fight for us and are unlimited when we agree with God's Word, as it was with the Prophets. For instance: We cannot kill but they can.)(21) Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. (22) Bless the Lord, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless the Lord, O my soul. God is doing everything that is being done. Through many vessels, He is bringing to pass His eternal creation through the last Adam, Jesus Christ. We need to differentiate between the kingdoms of the world and the kingdom of God. The devil offered Jesus authority over all the kingdoms of the world (even your country!) as a temptation, but He turned the position down (Luk.4:5). Some Christians are not turning the devil down. They are being deceived into working in and for the wrong kingdom. Politics is the world's method for ruling the world. The Gospel is God's only method for building His kingdom. Jesus said, My kingdom is not of this world (Joh.18:36). Although God has people everywhere, in order for them to obey the Great Commission, they are forbidden to entangle themselves with the affairs of this life (2 Tim.2:4). Jesus said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you (Luk.17:20-21). In other words, the kingdom of God is not to be seen or physical. It is within you; it is the spiritual or born-again man, the one who submits to Jesus as King. Many Christians are building a physical kingdom thinking it to be God's kingdom. Many are worshiping God and country, thinking their country to be God's kingdom. We are here to seek first the kingdom of God, but many are seeking and serving the world and the flesh, which are passing away. Have you ever noticed how the church usually aligns itself in any dispute according to its patriotic nationalism? For instance, during WWII the church in Germany for the most part aligned itself with Hitler while the church in the United States aligned itself patriotically with this country. Christians went out to kill Christians, members of their own kingdom! (1Pe.2:9) But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for [God's] own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Our kingdom is one race in the midst of all races and one nation in the midst of all nations. Our brothers and sisters do not have national bounds or ethnic divisions as the world does. We are a spiritual race and nation sent to the fleshly races and nations to “show forth the excellencies of him.” Shall we show the world how to kill in the name of Christ? The lost, who are killed, will never have another opportunity to have eternal life. The following excerpts from God's Word should answer that question: “All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword”; “Love your enemies”; “Resist not him that is evil”; “I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves”; “Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not”; “Render to no man evil for evil”; “Avenge not yourselves”; “If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink”; and “Overcome evil with good.” God's people are confused into being members of the wrong kingdom. If we align ourselves with the world, we are God's enemies! (Jas.4:1) Whence [come] wars and whence [come] fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your pleasures that war in your members? (2)… ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not. (4) Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God. Religion or patriotism is the cause of most wars, sending multitudes to hell. We are forbidden to fight with people and only allowed to fight with evil spirits. (Eph.6:12) For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual [hosts] of wickedness in the heavenly [places]. In the days ahead, God will open our eyes to this adultery with the world. The whole world, including apostate (fallen away) Christianity, will unite against God's people. When this happens it will cause true Christians to unite behind Christ. (Mat.24:9) Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name's sake. The whole world will follow the beast to make war on the saints (Rev.13:7-8). To those same saints, God says, If any man [is] for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man shall kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints (Rev.13:10). Many will disagree with me on the grounds of their own reasoning instead of God's Word. I have been asked, “If we do not fight for our country, who will?” Those who are on the broad road, who are not disciples, will, and God will use them as well if He wants to save their country that way. We can and should fight for our country God's way. (2Co.10:4) For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds.

“Each Advent, I do something unusual; I reread King Lear. Revisiting Shakespeare's dark exploration of the dissolution of family, friendship, personality, and nation has become part of my annual rhythm. That might seem odd, particularly during this most difficult of years: With short winter days, and so much national, international, and personal pain all around us, who needs more darkness? As a Christian, I do.” (Mark Labberton, from this episode) In this Conversing Short, Mark Labberton shares about his annual ritual of re-reading William Shakespeare's King Lear, a practice to see darkness as well as see light. Mark reads from his December 23, 2020 essay in The Atlantic, and comments on King Lear's dark exploration of the dissolution of family and friendship, personality, and nation. Here Mark reflects on Advent as a season of waiting in the dark, before the light of Incarnation is known and beheld; the vulnerability and struggle of the human condition we all share—and King Lear's ability to reveal it; the value of staring directly into the darkness; and importance of finding a way to look into the darkness without being overwhelmed by it. About Conversing Shorts “In between my longer conversations with people who fascinate and inspire and challenge me, I share a short personal reflection, a focused episode that brings you the ideas, stories, questions, ponderings, and perspectives that animate Conversing and give voice to the purpose and heart of the show. Thanks for listening with me.” About Mark Labberton Mark Labberton is the Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Fuller Seminary. He served as Fuller's fifth president from 2013 to 2022. He's the host of Conversing. Show Notes “Why I Read King Lear Each Advent,” by Mark Labberton, The Atlantic, December 23, 2020 “Each Advent, I do something unusual; I reread King Lear. Revisiting Shakespeare's dark exploration of the dissolution of family, friendship, personality, and nation has become part of my annual rhythm. That might seem odd, particularly during this most difficult of years: With short winter days, and so much national, international, and personal pain all around us, who needs more darkness? As a Christian, I do.” “ Paying attention provokes and distills our humanity. But our distractibility is relentless, especially today, and it may be exceeded only by our capacity for denial.” The vulnerable pulse and impulse of being human “ My soul trembles as King Lear names and exposes human greediness for love, combustibly combined with the treacherousness of our own self interest. It all hits rather too closely to home, speaking not just to Shakespeare's time but to ours as well, speaking not just to Lear's struggles but to our own.” The shocking immediacy of King Lear, still felt 400 years later Hearkening back to the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic “Resilient, sacrificing beauties of being human” Collective groaning, lament, and grief Seeing our troubles acutely, undistracted by hope ”The waiting and the darkness begin to give way to hope. And then Christmas is here.” “ We need to find a way to look into the darkness without being overwhelmed by it. To be able to stare in safety. Which brings me back to Lear. Being absorbed in the darkness of that story has taught me to breathe in the presence of darkness in our story. In other words, Lear helps me see, feel, and measure life differently.” Production Credits Conversing is produced and distributed in partnership with Comment Magazine and Fuller Seminary.

Hearkening to God's Music: A Christian's Dance Dancing is an art that beautifully combines movement and music. At its core, dancing involves two essential elements: the steps we take and the music that inspires them. To dance well, one must first pay close attention to the rhythm, beat, and melody of the music. The steps should flow in harmony with the music, creating a seamless connection between sound and movement. It would feel out of place to see someone dancing without music—there is no rhythm to guide their steps. This concept can be likened to living a Christian life. As Christians, we are the dancers, and Jesus is the music. A good Christian life requires us to listen to Jesus attentively, allowing His presence and guidance to shape our actions. Just as a skilled dancer synchronizes their movements with the music, a good Christian aligns their life with the teachings of Christ. To Live As Faithful Christians To live as faithful Christians, we must actively listen to Jesus and allow Him to lead our steps. When we hearken to His voice—when we truly take His words to heart and act on them—we become better followers of Christ. In this way, we become both excellent dancers and devoted Christians. Listening is crucial in both dancing and our spiritual journey. In the book of Isaiah, God declares that He gives us what is good and directs our steps. However, He calls us to go beyond mere hearing and instead hearken to His commandments. There is a significant difference between hearing and hearkening. Hearing is passive; it involves receiving sound without taking action. Hearkening, on the other hand, is active and intentional. It compels us to act, to move, and to take steps in response to what we hear. Listening is Crucial in Our Spiritual Journey God assures us that He provides the rhythm for our lives and teaches us the path to follow. But to prosper, we must do our part—we must hearken to His word. This means listening with intention and allowing His message to influence our actions. In the Gospel, Jesus compares His generation to people who hear music but do not dance. He is playing the flute for us, but do we move to its melody? Do we allow His words to inspire and guide us? Jesus emphasizes that wisdom is revealed through our actions. Listening to God's word must lead to works—it must affect how we live, what we say, and how we interact with others. May the gospel we hear today move us to action. May it guide our steps and help us live our Christian lives with purpose and grace. Listen more to this Meditation Media. Listen to: Hearkening to God's Music: A Christian's Dance ---------------------------------- Image: Song of the Angels: French Painter: William Adolphe Bouguereau: 1881 ---------------------------------- Gospel Reading: Matthew: 11: 16-19 First Reading: Is 48: 17-19

There Is Order, Hearkening and Obedience that Gets GOD's Attention!!!

Hurricane Helene Victims David – 10-6-24 (audio)   This was very hurriedly done for the sake of the disaster victims. DS F/E-M/A are guilty of atrocities forbidding help and supplies in order to kill their victims in the disaster Zone, which they have done before: https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2024/10/you-boys-from-fema-3822064.html Leftist military vehicles and helicopters, c-130's, are all parked not being used while the people need supplies. The $750 the fake administration offered to save face is being denied to their victims who apply for it. The rest cant apply for they cannot get to internet or phones. The DS's Microwave beam weather perverter makes and steers hurricanes and tornadoes. (Look online for this proof) Seeding of clouds in the hurricane wall to make this more than a hurricane has been admitted by the scientists. https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2024/10/and-we-know-10-4-24-evil-exposed-helene-victims-rise-dems-push-for-illegals-port-strike-over-battle-is-raging-pray-2556420.html The effectual fervent prayers and commands of the righteous are heard. Although the fully knowledgeable are not to take up arms, those who are less perfect will, and God will use them as the vessels they are to defend the victims. Militias are going in to save the victims and right wing military. In Ananias and Sapphira's case the Apostle did not use force but the angels did the necessary work through his spoken word. He was not guilty, God was, for the angels will not do what is contrary to His will. Psa 103:20-21  Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word.  21  Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Heb 1:13-14  But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?  14  Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation? So speak in faith what you know is the will of God and expect the angels to carry it out. It was two angels who destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and there is none more guilty of this than this satanic leftist state. Pray your way through this for the victims here: https://operationdisclosureofficial.com/2024/10/06/restored-republic-via-a-gcr-as-of-october-6-2024/   More:  https://operationdisclosureofficial.com/2024/10/7/restored-republic-via-a-gcr-as-of-october-7-2024/ 

The Tongue Conquers Enemies  (Audio) David Eells 9/22/24   A shaking is on the way. War appears to be breaking out on the surface.  The Covert war between the Alliance and the DS is likely to break out in larger overt operations. The DS has invaded the cities with terrorists and military-aged men and CCP Chinese along with others that are expanding the voter rolls within, in order to overthrow President Trump and the Alliance. They are preparing for terrorist acts because of the Brunson case has gone to the Supreme Court which will overthrow the DS government.  This from Operation Disclosure: The Brunson Brothers Voter Fraud Case before the Supreme Court asked a simple question: Did Congress investigate 50 formally filed allegations of voter fraud before certifying the 2020 Election? Obviously not, and rumor was that the Supreme Court had already ruled such on the case. We awaited an announcement likely in favor of Brunson that would dissolve the Biden Administration and all of Congress, plus bring in Martial Law until a new election was held.  Five separate assassination teams actively targeting President Trump. Three are foreign, two domestic. Three Assassination Attempts have come in the last few weeks. Your prayers and faith have cast down all five of these teams. President Trump is insulated.  Congressman Tim Burchett exposed the CIA's Sinister MK ULTRA plot to assassinate Trump! amg-news.com.  As we will see below your prayers and confession will cast most of the lawlessness down.  The DS anarchists plan on mass anarchy and destruction of cities and the Alliance military is being spread coast to coast before the announcement of the Supreme Court ruling in order to defend the cities and liberty from the lawless left who will not accept democracy. We cast down their weapons of warfare.     A New War Is Coming   Michael Boldea Jr. - 04/06/2007   Jeremiah 50:22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction. James 5:8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.   I dreamt I was hearing what were at first faint hoof beats, but the closer they got, the louder they grew, until it was a thundering roar of not one or two horses but what seemed like hundreds. I felt as though the ground beneath me was shaking from the onrushing horses, and the sound of them became so loud, that I suddenly awoke in my bed. As I blinked a few times, adjusting to the darkness in my room, I noticed a shadow at the foot of my bed. I blinked again, and there stood the same man I have seen on previous occasions, dressed in battle armor, his hands resting atop each other before him, on the hilt of his sword.   “What is the meaning of what I just dreamt?” I asked, somehow knowing he had come to give me the interpretation.   “What you heard”, he began, “were the chariots of war, and they are swiftly approaching. A new war is coming, but it will be unlike this present one. Speak as you have spoken, pray as you have prayed, and walk as you have walked for dark days will soon come upon the land to which you are returning. Even now their enemies plot, even now their enemies unite under one banner, and soon they will make their intentions known to the world. There is no refuge but in the Father, and He will guide and protect those who know His voice”. (And confess His promises.)  I blinked again, and the man was gone, and I was left to ponder the words I had heard. I struggled with whether I should make this dream public, for I know the reaction that some will have to it, and the last thing I desire is to stir fear in the heart of any man. After much prayer I felt I was supposed to publish the dream, and though some may receive it as a reason to fear, the true children of God will receive it for what it was, the forewarning of a loving Father, preparing His children for what is to come. God's desire for us is not ignorance, but rather knowledge, that we may prepare our hearts, in prayer and fasting, that we may draw closer to Him, that we make Him our place of refuge long before hardship forces us to seek one. The wise man prepares, while the foolhardy is caught unaware.   Jeremiah 19:15 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Behold, I will bring on this city and on all her towns all the doom that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their necks that they might not hear My words.       Terrorists Hiding in the States   Michael Boldea Jr. - May 5, 2003  I dreamt I was on a very high ridge, with a great valley spanning out beneath me. The night was calm, the moon and stars shining brightly in the sky. As I looked around trying to get my bearings, I was stunned to see my grandfather (Dumitru Duduman) standing next to me. He looked young and vibrant, his hands in his pockets, and a smile on his face.   “Interesting times ahead my boy, interesting times ahead”, he said. For a minute I was so shocked I couldn't say anything. Finally I blurted out the only thing that came to mind, “They have been interesting ever since you left. Trial after trial, hardship after hardship”.   “Now you know how Jesus felt when He walked the earth”, he answered, “always doing good, always in the Father's will, yet always mocked and rejected, always misunderstood and despised. Besides, it was all a test anyway”.  “A test of what?” I asked.   “For you personally, God wanted to see if you would stay true to your calling even when all seemed lost. He was preparing you and purging you, refining you, for the time when He will use you, and speak to you as He spoke to me”.   Before I could say anything, he lifted his hand to stop me. His fingers were no longer crooked from his arthritis, they were straight, and normal.   “I know what you're going to say my boy, it's not what you want, it's not what you asked for. But you should know by now it is the task you were chosen for. In this you have no choice, besides where can you hide from the face of God? Men have tried before, look how it turned out in the end. To reject what God has planned for you is to deny God. You know what the consequences are”. Unable to find the words to answer, I simply nodded my understanding and allowed him to continue speaking.   “As for why the ministry had to go through what it went through, God has already spoken that to your heart. You already know the answer. God wants all that know of this work, to be certain of one thing. It is He who sustains it; it is He who blesses it, and not the hands of men or their gimmicks. Do you think any of it would still be here after all that has happened if not for God? Never doubt Gods promises concerning this work, or His ability to fulfill them. Hope in God never disappoints; hope in man always leads to disillusionment.” (Amen. God has been preparing and sanctifying His Reformers to be leaders for the soon coming tribulation.)   “Now for the reason I am here. I was sent to show you something. Look and see”, he said, pointing down to the valley below. As I looked, I saw the outline of a map of America then the outlines of states began taking shape. As I continued to watch this map solidify, small lights began to flicker on and off in some of the states. I recognized California, Illinois, Michigan, Arizona, Washington State, Florida, and New York, among the states that lit up. The light was rhythmic, almost like a homing beacon, constant in its progression. I continued watching the lights go on and off, waiting for something else to happen, but nothing did. Finally I said, “I don't understand. What does this mean?”   “These are the places where those who were sent here long ago, to bring fear and cause chaos, have situated themselves. They lay in waiting, planning and plotting destruction. They are as coiled serpents, looking forward to the hour when they will be loosed upon this nation. If God's children pray, once more will He delay the season of sorrow that is yet to come”. (I believe He has done this.)   We stood on the ridge in silence for a long time. After a while the lights stopped flickering in the valley below, and the map began to fade away. Suddenly my grandfather turned his head toward the east, and began to sniff the air as he used to do. “Storms coming my boy, and it's a bad one”, he said. “Now give an old man a hug and let me be on my way. Be vigilant and work while you still can, it's all God asks of any of His servants. If the Father wills it, we will speak again”.   As I hugged my grandfather, I began to hear the rumbling of a great storm. The sky darkened overhead, and the booming of thunder was now audible. In my dream I closed my eyes, and when I opened them again, I was in my bed, awake. I wiped at my cheeks with the back of my hand, and realized I had been crying. As my eyes began to adjust to the dark, I saw that my wife was sitting up in bed, staring at me. When I asked her why she wasn't sleeping, she said I'd been talking in my sleep for over thirty minutes. I tried going back to sleep but sleep would not come. Finally I gave up trying, went into the kitchen and prayed until morning.   Over the past few days, I have spent much time in prayer as to whether I should share this dream or not. I believe that I am supposed to. My prayer is that no one would perceive it as a reason for fear, but rather a reason to hope. God hears the prayers of His children, and as long as He encourages us to pray, we must do so without reservation. The day will come, a day I anticipate with great dread, when God will speak to His children as He spoke to Jeremiah, and say do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry for them any longer. For now, while we still can, may we ceaselessly bring our petitions before the Lord.       Our Secret Place of Safety   David Eells   Everyone is looking for the place of safety in the tribulations to come. One man says the safe place is to be with the Ark of the Covenant, which is said to be in a Chapel next to St Mary of Zion, Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Axum, Ethiopia. I believe that Solomon gave a copy of the Ark to the Queen of Sheba who carried it there.   Be that as it may; God no longer dwells in houses made by men, so the ark is a relic. (Acts 7:47) But Solomon built him (God) a house. (48) Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in [houses] made with hands. That just tells us that the ark in the temple was just a type and shadow of Jesus in His body. As He said, “I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one” (Jn.17:23). God now dwells in the ark of Christ and Christ now dwells in the Body of Christ. In us He is the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein [was] a golden pot holding the manna (of the Word in us), and Aaron's rod that budded (a sign of the authority of the High Priest in us), and the tables of the covenant (of the law written on our heart) (Heb.9:4).   The presence of the Ark ensured Israel of victory and protection. When the Philistines captured the Ark it brought a curse on them so terrible that they sent it home with an offering. On the other hand Jesus said in (Mat.5:13) Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.   Another brother asked me if I thought the Christians will flee for safety to the city of Petra in Jordan. I told him that I thought Petra would be far too small to accommodate them and it would be a natural trap where they could be wiped out. I do believe that some natural Jews will find shelter in Petra, which is the Greek word for “rock”. However, spiritual Jews who are circumcised in heart, have the spiritual Rock of Jesus as a place of safety. Jesus said that standing on Him was the place where Hell had no power over us. (Mat.16:18) And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter (Gr: “Petros”, meaning a piece of the rock), and upon this rock (Greek: Petra) I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Jesus is our rock of safety.   Peter himself said that Jesus was the Rock that we are to be founded on. (1Pet.2:5) ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (6) Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame. (7) For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; (8) and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. The disobedient stumble through unbelief in the Word and so are not founded on the Rock. Judgment will take them away wherever they hide.   Those who are obedient to the Word through faith are on the safety of the Rock. (Mat.7:24) Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: (25) and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock. (26) And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: (27) and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof. The apostate churches belittle obedience to the Word because of their unbelief.  We don't stand on the Rock in our own strength but our faith gives us God's strength. My wife had a dream of me after we first became Christians. She saw me standing on a Rock in the middle of the ocean. I had leg braces on like crippled people wear to strengthen their legs. I perceived that the Rock was Christ or the Word and the ocean was the curse as was the flood. In our own strength we are crippled and not able to stand on the Word, but the filling of His Spirit and faith in His promises empowers us to be what we normally are not.   It has come to me that only the rich in a time of economic collapse and wrath would be able to fly to the city of Petra, but salvation is for the poor. No amount of money can buy us safety, because it is not a place but a state of being. (Pr.11:4) Riches profit not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivereth from death. (6) The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.   Faith in the Lord makes Him our secret refuge. (Psa.91:1) He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Notice the confession that puts us on the Rock. (2) I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust. The secret place of safety will be hidden to many who are only called “Christian” but the righteous are safe right in the middle of judgment. (7) A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; [But] it shall not come nigh thee. (8) Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked. (The good confession that puts us in safety.)  9 For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation; 10  There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent. God's angels will protect the righteous wherever they are. (11) For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways. (12) They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. They do this for the righteous who believe. (Gal.3:13) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: (14) that upon the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus.   A friend of mine had a very clear dream about the coming invasion of America. He said everyone in the Gulf States was fleeing toward the north to get as far away from the invading army as possible. He was going to get on a shuttle and go too, but the Lord told him to give his place to someone else and sent him and his family into a local city that had been nuked. He had no fear of the radiation or the enemy. It is obvious that God's people will not need to follow the world's example. Paul was not hiding but sharing the Gospel in the most effective time to do so. He said, “[in] journeyings often, [in] perils of rivers, [in] perils of robbers, [in] perils from [my] countrymen, [in] perils from the Gentiles, [in] perils in the city, [in] perils in the wilderness, [in] perils in the sea, [in] perils among false brethren” (2 Cor.11:26).   The Lord told me that this time represented the second 3½ years of the tribulation period. Paul also said, “what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me” (2Tim.3:11). He also said, “But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom” (2Tim.4:17,18).   If one is called to be a martyr, they will have the protection of God until their testimony is finished and even then only their flesh will be given up for a sacrifice. (Rev.11:7) And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that cometh up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.      Agree with the Blessed Provisions   David  We are in a battle which can be won by those who will speak the Word of the Lord and confess His promises for safety and provision. The Bible tells us that Death and life are in the power of the tongue (Pro.18:21). Let's look at how we can cooperate with God in the process of sanctification so that we are those who speak life and partake of the benefits of the Kingdom and able to give them to others. (Jas.3:8) But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] a restless evil, [it is] full of deadly poison. (9) Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God: (10) out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. (11) Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening [sweet water] and bitter? (12) can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? neither [can] salt water yield sweet. We want to learn by the grace of God to bring forth those “sweet waters” so that we will not suffer with the wicked.  When Moses and the children of Israel came up to Marah, meaning “bitterness” (Exo 15:22-25), they couldn't drink the water. God commanded that a tree be cast into the waters so that they would be made sweet. Marah represents the bitter waters of the fountain, or mouth, which were cured by the tree, representing the Cross. The Cross has conquered our tongue and has given us this gift of the sweet waters so we can bring forth blessings, instead of the cursings, out of this spring of our mouth. Believe this.  The Bible also tells us, The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips (Pro.16:23). So we want to educate ourselves to be swift to hear, slow to speak and slow to wrath (Jas.1:19). We need to think about what we are saying and disagree with the devil because he tempts us to speak the things under the curse and not the things of the Kingdom. The Lord is helping us and He has already conquered the tongue, which no man can tame, but the Lord can through His Word and promises. Jesus was the sacrifice Who gave us a new tongue through the reconciliation.   It says in (Jos.1:6) Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto their father to give them. (7) Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest. Notice that God said that Joshua (Hebrew: “Jesus”) was going to cause His people to be brought into their inherited Promised Land. This land belongs to us, not every Pagen alien they can invade us with and we will win this battle with them.  We know that the Promised Land is also us. Heb 6:7-8 For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God: 8 but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned. Jesus bore this curse let us confess Him before men.  The Son of God is being manifested in His people. (Col.1:27) … Christ in you, the hope of glory. He is a product of the Word of God being assimilated in our life and mouth; Christ is the Word of God (John 1:14). He saved us from our enemies. (Luk.1:70-74) (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old), 71 Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; ...74 To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear,  You crucify the spiritual man when you walk and talk in the flesh and for those who have been filled with the Holy Spirit and enlightened, who have tasted of the heavenly gift, this will become a curse unto them. (Heb.6:7) For the land which hath drunk the rain (Those who have partaken of the Word from heaven.) that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God: (8) but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned. The word “rejected” is adokimos, meaning, specifically, “reprobated.” The apostle Paul said that he kept his body under control if, perhaps, after he had preached to others, he himself would be “rejected” or “reprobated” (1Co 9:27). This has been demonstrated to us.   God doesn't reprobate land; He reprobates people. The Bible is very plain; in the original Greek, we are God's “tilled land” (1Co.3:9). God wants to plow this earth, our natural life, and plant His seed in the midst of it, bringing forth the fruit of Jesus Christ in us. The land that Joshua wants to cause us to inherit is referring to our new fruit and life. Part of that is our bold faith. The spiritual man, the Israelite, is to conquer this land with the edge of the Sword, the Word of God. The spiritual man is to take the land from the enemy, the Canaanite and live in his house, our body, and plant his crop and bear the fruit of the spiritual man.   (Jos.1:7) Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest. Notice that turning to the right or left would cause failure to take our Promised Land from the enemies.   I had a dream many years ago where I was standing on a mountain, looking down into a valley and a road that went down the side of this mountain. The road had a ditch or trench down the middle of it. I was in a car, with one set of tires on one side of the trench and the other set on the other side, going down this road to the bottom of the mountain. I realized I couldn't turn to the right or the left because, if I did, two wheels would fall into the trench and that would be the end of any progress; I wouldn't go any farther. I steered very carefully, not to the right and not to the left, as I went down this mountain. Let us speak what the Word says about us.  The Lord gave me the understanding afterward that this mountain represented the kingdom of the world – man, self or the old life. I was to navigate this road and not turn to the right or left, until I got off of this mountain. As soon as I was at the bottom, I immediately realized that there were enemies everywhere. To the extent that we humble ourselves to the Word of God, going down the mountain of “self,” the more enemies we will have, even religious enemies or so-called “Christian” enemies. (2Ti.3:12) … All that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But as we hold fast to the confession of our hope the enemies will be conquered as our faction was and the political faction shall be. (Luk10:19) Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.  Most of the persecution toward Jesus and the disciples came from the people who called themselves the “people of God” but were not. When I got to the bottom and knew that the enemy was everywhere, I went under a bush and there I found tools that I picked up, and treated them as if they were treasure. These tools were hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches and so on. The Lord later revealed to me that these tools represented the authority to bind and loose (Mat 18:18), as all of these tools do. The Lord made me to know I was coming to a time, when under the bush, I was going to manifest more of this authority. Let us bind our enemies in the name of Jesus.   At the time of the burning bush, Moses was given authority to go into Egypt to act for the Lord. I've been binding and loosing for many years but I believe that we're coming to a time of real power from God. It's only going to come to those who humble themselves and don't turn to the right or to the left, but stay on God's road, a self-crucifying path of obedience to the Word of God. When I picked up these tools, I went up another mountain, which represented Mount Zion. I went through the front doors of a great temple, which I believe represented the New Jerusalem on Mount Zion and I saw Jesus sitting on His throne. I went over and sat down next to Him, as He said that overcomers would do. (Rev.3:21) He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne. This is the throne of dominion over our enemies.  As I was speaking with Jesus, I heard people trying to come into the throne room by a back way and not through the door that I had come through. Jesus is the door in John 10:1. Jesus saw these people and said, “Don't worry about them; they can't come in here.” So these were people looking for “throne room” authority but they wouldn't humble themselves to the Word of God personally. The Pharisees only had physical authority as in our day. God will give authority only to those who overcome according to Rev 2:26.   Back to (Jos.1:8) This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. The spiritual man speaks the Word so that as you walk, it will bring good success when conquering our Promised Land for the Lord. The first fruits are approaching this point. We must speak according to God's promises, even in the midst of the fiery trial. As Christians, we “calleth the things that are not, as though they were” (Rom.4:17). We speak the things we have according to promise and not according to what we see in the world. This is how we change the things around us. This is God's plan. We let the Word, or our agreement with the Word in what we say, come from our mouth so that we may have good success in conquering our Promised Land.   Further on in Joshua, we see that he is still leading the people of God to conquer their Promised Land in order to put to death their enemies there. In this particular case, the head of God's people, Joshua, is conquering the Amorites. (Jos.10:12) Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; And thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon. I believe God is showing us here to what extent He would go to give our enemy into our hands, if we would speak the Word with boldness.   (Jos.10:8) And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thy hands; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. On a personal and spiritual level that “man” He was referring to was the old man who lived in the Promised Land of our life before the new man took possession. He represented the lusts of the flesh, which would not be able to stand. On a physical and political level it would be the DS and their invading army. Joshua and the children of Israel were having victory over the Amorites but they were running out of time. Remember, the Lord said that if we confess Him before men, He shall confess us before the Father in Mat 10:32.   Likewise, Joshua confessed in the sight of Israel. He was bold and full of faith and he spoke it right in front of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; And thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon (Jos.10:12). (13) And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.   Now at first, I thought God just stopped Earth from spinning, but I later realized that the moon stayed in the same relative position as the sun and Earth didn't spin. It's possible the whole solar system had stopped. This is a very dangerous thing to do, unless you also control the rest of the universe. Things would tend toward collision down the road somewhere. Can you imagine that God stopped the solar system and more, just so Israel could conquer their enemy? What kind of other big miracle can you imagine that God would do for us to give us victory over our enemy? God gave the Israelites an awesome victory over their enemies! Of course, they needed the time and, for a whole day, the system was frozen. We have all heard of NASA finding the missing day so they could calculate where things would be at a certain time.  People claim that God only did that back then and does not do that today, simply because of the verse right after it. (Jos.10:14) And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel. Well, the Lord still hearkens unto our voice, for many people speak miracles today and they come to pass as they did in the Bible long after Joshua. The key here is “voice of a man” The creation now hearkens to the voice of God through man.  Jesus said, the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life (Joh.6:63), meaning they are His Spirit and His life. In other words, it's the life of God living in us; it's the spiritual man who speaks in agreement with the Word of God. Also, it is the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Eph.6:17). Therefore, it's not as if God is hearkening unto the voice of a man, but He is hearkening unto the voice of His sons. That spiritual man in us is not man, but God. The Son of God is manifesting in His people speaking His Words out of us. When we come into agreement with the Word, we can be trusted. The Lord said, If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you (Joh.15:7). Why? The Word in you is trustworthy to God. If you fill yourself up with the Word and you desire earnestly to walk in agreement with it, God says you're trustworthy.   A long time after Joshua, the Lord wrote this: (Isa.45:11) Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me of the things that are to come; concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command ye me. Does God really do that? When you command something to be done, like when His disciples commanded healings, deliverances, provision and so on, God fulfilled it. God gave them the authority, which is the right to use power and it's what we do when we speak in agreement with the Word of God. In effect, what we are doing is commanding God, since He said that if we do, He will do it and Jesus said the same.   Psalm 8 was spoken concerning the natural Adam and his seed, but also in type to spiritual Adam, Jesus Christ, and His seed. (Psa.8:6) Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet. This was said of man and the Son of man. Jesus said that God had given Him authority because He is son of man (Joh.5:27). Man was given authority on the earth but when Adam sinned, he lost that authority to Satan. However, we gained it back through Jesus Christ because He was faithful. We now have this authority over the works of God's hands when we speak in agreement with the Word of God and He fulfills it. (Lam.3:37) Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?   The next thing we see in Joshua is that they went after the five kings who were ruling the Promised Land. (Jos.10:16) And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. (17) And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah. (18) And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them: (19) but stay not ye; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand. The first thing they did was trap the five kings in the cave and then they rolled great stones over the mouth of the cave.   Adam was created from the dust of the earth and this old man is earthly, but as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly (1Co.15:49). We are both earthly and heavenly, a spiritual man of the heavens and the carnal man of the earth represented by this cave in the earth. The carnal man of the earth has a mouth and here it's called “the mouth of the cave.” The Lord made the spiritual men roll these great stones over the mouth of the cave. The five kings represent the five senses and the spiritual man put stones, which represent the Word, over the mouth so the carnal senses are not permitted to speak and bring a curse.   The Bible says that senses must be exercised by the Word of God so that we understand the difference between good and evil. (Heb.5:13) For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe. (14) But solid food is for fullgrown men, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. Born-again people have born-again senses. As spiritual men, we must have spiritual senses. Our carnal senses trap and rule over us and our land when we live according to what we see, hear and feel as the old man and the world does.   God teaches us how to spiritually see in (2Pe.1:3) Seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue. We see that God has already provided us everything that pertains unto life and godliness! Now you have the eyes of a dove (Son 1:15). You have the eyes of the Spirit when you begin to see that the promises are true, but the world is transitory. (2Pe.1:4) Whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises (the stones at the mouth of the cave); that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.   Having eyes to see, we can partake of God's nature. We will have spiritual eyes, ears, touch, spiritual smell (or discernment), spiritual taste and words. We've been given these spiritual gifts that enable the spiritual man to take over. The Israelites had captured the five kings who ruled the Promised Land in a cave and they closed up the mouth with great stones. And we know, Jesus is the Stone; He's the Rock which is the Word of God. These great stones represent the great promises of the Word of God. We're adding learning to our lips, which are the “mouth of the cave.”   When we study the Word of God, we learn and see what we are supposed to say and what we're not supposed to say. It gives us restraint to not say things that would permit a curse upon our life. The Israelites had to conquer the Promised Land, and conquer these kings that ruled over the carnal man and bring the curse upon him. And this is what the parable points to – rolling out those stones in front of the mouth. (Eph.4:29) Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying (building-up) as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.   We can see that we can apply many verses when speaking of conquering the DS with all their invaders who are getting ready to overthrow this land we live in. Just a couple come quickly to mind. (Mat.18:18-19) Verily I say unto you, What things soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father who is in heaven. And (Mar.11:23-24) Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. 24 Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. These will come in useful when the invaders rise up.  If we see and walk in the Spirit, then we speak in agreement with the Spirit. (2Co.7:1) Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Our nature is changed by the Word of God when …we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit. (2Co 3:18) When we see a need, such as someone living under the curse, we should speak truth with grace to them to overcome, grace to meet that need, whatever it may be. When we speak according to the Kingdom, we are meeting someone's need for God and His benefits. Saving this country from the invaders to whatever extent God permits is a need.  They will be permitted to persecute the apostate Church for it is in rebellion to the Word of our covenant. (Col.3:17) And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, [do] all in the name (Greek: “nature, character and authority”) of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Do everything as if you are representing Him because you are an ambassador of Christ (2Co 5:20), so speak His words to this world and His enemies. We're called to confess Him before men always and to speak in His name.   (1Pe.4:11) If any man speaketh, speaking as it were oracles of God; if any man ministereth, [ministering] as of the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen. When we speak as an oracle of God, that is His Word coming out of us, we're letting the spiritual man, who is in communication with God through our spirit, do the speaking. We don't let the carnal man, the flesh, do the speaking.   To walk holy is to walk separate. The Greek word for “holy” is the same word for “sanctified” and it means “separate”; that is, separated from the world, from sin, separated unto God. We speak His words, think His thoughts and we do His works because He lives in us. The more we do that, the more we grow in holiness. It's the place of Holiness, preservation and provision. Without holiness, no man can see the Lord (Heb 12:14). Holiness is what we grow in when we bear the fruit of Jesus Christ. It is separation from the old man, who is moved and ruled by the carnal senses, unto the new man, who is ruled according to the spiritual senses.   Now let's go to (Isa.11:2) And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. (3) And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears; (4) but with righteousness shall he judge the poor (This is poor in the things of the Kingdom), and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. (5) And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.   He's talking about Christ in His first-fruits Man-child in the end-time who will not walk according to the carnal senses because he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears (Isa.11:3). Instead, we are to have our senses exercised to discern good from evil (Heb 5:14) by the Word of God, which is the washing of water with the word (Eph.5:26). As our senses are exercised, we begin to see and hear spiritually; we begin to hear and speak the Voice of the Spirit.   It's similar to when David went to slay Goliath, the giant in the land. He went to the brook and pulled out those five smooth stones that were exercised by the washing of the water, which represents the Word. He took only one of those stones and he felled Goliath (1Sa 17). David spoke it to him ahead of time, declaring that he would take off Goliath's head and feed him to the birds. That's very bold! And because David spoke it, that's exactly what he did. The stone, or sense, that David was using was the tongue. The tongue senses tastes but it also speaks the Word. David conquered Goliath because he had spiritual senses.   Now we can return to Joshua. He told the Israelites to go after their enemies, since the five kings were already trapped in the cave and closed off with the stones. Now they were able to conquer those whom the kings had ruled over. (Jos.10:20) And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, and the remnant which remained of them had entered into the fortified cities, (21) that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.   (22) Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave. (23) And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon. (24) And it came to pass, when they brought forth those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the chiefs of the men of war that went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.   They let them out of the cave and they had to keep them from speaking, so they put their feet on their necks. It reminds me of the dream I've shared before about being in a war with a giant and not letting the old man speak. When he did, he said, “Bigger, bigger, bigger!” We have a lot of giants around us – a lot of big problems and a lot of big enemies. But we can't let the old man, whom I captured in the dream and who was in bondage to me, speak out of our mouth. I didn't want to let him speak because the old man has the authority to make the situation worse and make the enemy stronger and bigger. I refused him and demanded that the giant be reduced, saying, “No! Smaller, smaller, smaller.”   Similarly, the Israelites put their feet on the kings' necks, causing the five senses to not speak or to rule over the body. (Jos.10:25) And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. (Notice, you speak the Word and the Lord will do it. In Rev.12:11, the devil and his angels were cast down by the “word of their testimony” of the saints.)  (26) And afterward Joshua smote them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. Notice that all of our enemies, firstly our old man, will be conquered in this way. Father said against Babylon in Jer.51:3 …Utterly destroy all her army. We are not permitted to wrestle with flesh nor use fleshly weapons but to “resist not” and if opportunity arises we are to preach Christ to them.  But we have authority over all their power and that includes the principalities and powers. (Luk.10:19) Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you. As an example to us, before Jesus' time of crucifixion, when the Jews sought to throw him off a cliff, he just passed through their midst unharmed. I was shot at by an assassin from close range and my angel made the bullet disappear. A tractor back blade was thrown straight at my head by a demon, while Michael watched, but all I felt was a finger on my nose pushing me to the ground with zero pain. That was just ahead of the blade. Michael was sure it had hit and killed me.  My tractor wheel fell into a hole and the tractor was flipping into a gully. I was looking straight down at the ground when the tractor uprighted with me stuck in the seat. It was a work of our satanists. Several other times I escaped them. (Luk.1:68) ...For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people... 71 Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us...74 To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear.  Jesus Christ was hanged upon a tree, or cross, and they wanted to take Him down before evening, too. Jesus also was buried in a cave. So why is God applying this to the senses of the old man? (Gal.2:20) I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me. That includes our five senses. The Lord has already taken care of this problem when He was crucified on that tree and you were crucified with Him. You have been given this gift of the new man, for by one offering he hath perfected forever them that are sanctified (Heb.10:14).  We walk in the spirit according to these divine senses that are attuned to the Kingdom of Heaven. These senses see how to walk in the Kingdom. It comes quite naturally to us to walk in the world but it comes supernaturally to us to walk in the Kingdom; that is, to have our senses exercised by the Word of God to see and hear the way God sees and hears, and to smell, or discern, the way God does. It is also to have our emotions in communication with God.   We have the victory over the old man and his senses because he's dead and the new man, Who is Jesus Christ, lives in you. Because of your faith and speaking that faith, God will bring it to pass. He will do it through our faith and not by our works. (Eph.2:8) For by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God; (9) not of works, that no man should glory.   Father, we pray that You will (Psa.141:3) Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips. Amen.  So we know that in the Kingdom of Heaven, there is singing, praise, worship and thanksgiving to the Lord our King. When we do this, we are bringing more of His Kingdom down here to earth. (Mat.6:10)  We have ‘authority over all the power of the enemy' (Luk.10:19). We have power in praise. When we praise the Lord, He gives us the victory!       Worship and Praise   Vines Expository Dictionary on the Greek word Worship: “to make obeisance, do reverence to” (from pros, “towards”, and kuneo, “to kiss”), is the most frequent word rendered “to worship”. It is used of an act of homage or reverence. In other words, worship is an act of love toward God.   Father is looking for those who worship Him with their all: (Joh.4:21) Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. (22) Ye worship that which ye know not: we worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews. (23) But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. (24) God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth. There is much fake worship -- words without heart and spirit.   Worship is the way to bring God's presence: (Psa.100:1) Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all ye lands. (2) Serve Jehovah with gladness: Come before his presence with singing. (3) Know ye that Jehovah, he is God: It is he that hath made us, and we are his; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. (4) Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Give thanks unto him, and bless his name. (5) For Jehovah is good; His lovingkindness endureth forever, And his faithfulness unto all generations.   Worship reveals our love and admiration for God and He knows it: (1Ch.29:11) Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and thou art exalted as head above all.   Praise Him everywhere, with a new song that comes from your heart, and dancing and with all instruments and enemies will be conquered: (Psa.149:1) Praise ye Jehovah. Sing unto Jehovah a new song, And his praise in the assembly of the saints. (2) Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. (3) Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp. (4) For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation. (5) Let the saints exult in glory: Let them sing for joy upon their beds. (This will bind our enemies works against us.)  (7)  To execute vengeance upon the nations, And punishments upon the peoples;  (8)  To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;  (9)  To execute upon them the judgment written: This honor have all his saints. Praise ye Jehovah. (Children can conquer enemies in worship.) Psa 8:2  Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength, Because of thine adversaries, That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. (150:1) Praise ye Jehovah. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his power. (2) Praise him for his mighty acts: Praise him according to his excellent greatness. (3) Praise him with trumpet sound: Praise him with psaltery and harp. (4) Praise him with timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe. (5) Praise him with loud cymbals: Praise him with high sounding cymbals. (6) Let everything that hath breath praise Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah. It is the will of the Lord to worship in songs and hymns: (Eph.5:17) Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. (18) And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit; 19 speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; (20) giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; We give thanks to God; this is a secret of power because we believe we have already received what we asked, right?   Praise (meaning “brag on”) Him to everyone: (1Ch.16:23) Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth; Show forth his salvation from day to day. (24) Declare his glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples. (25) For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be feared above all gods. (26) For all the gods of the peoples are idols: But Jehovah made the heavens. (27) Honor and majesty are before him: Strength and gladness are in his place. (28) Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength; (29) Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name: Bring an offering, and come before him: Worship Jehovah in holy array. (30) Tremble before him, all the earth: The world also is established that it cannot be moved. (31) Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth.   We are taught to worship, praise and pray with hands lifted up to the Lord: (1Ti.2:8) I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing. (Psa.63:4) So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. (Lam.3:41) Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. (Neh.8:6) and Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.   Why lifting up hands? Offering our hands to the Lord for His works and to conquer His enemies: (Exo.17:9) And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand. (10) So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. (11) And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. (12) But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; And his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. (13) And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.   Worship and praise will conquer overwhelming enemies: (2Ch.20:17) Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them: for Jehovah is with you. (18) And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah. (19) And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Jehovah, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice.   (20) And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in Jehovah your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. (21) And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed them that should sing unto Jehovah, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks unto Jehovah; for his lovingkindness endureth forever. (22) And when they began to sing and to praise, Jehovah set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, that were come against Judah; and they were smitten. (The angels will smite the enemies in the land.)  Worship to bind the enemy and their kings: (Psa.149:6) Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand; (7) To execute vengeance upon the nations, And punishments upon the peoples; (The Lord is doing this.) (8) To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; (9) To execute upon them the judgment written: This honor have all his saints. Praise ye Jehovah.   Because judgment and enemies are near, fear God and worship Him: (Rev.14:7) and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters. (Dan.3:16) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter. (17) If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of thy hand, O king. (18) But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.   (2Ki.17:38) and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods: (39) but Jehovah your God shall ye fear; and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.   We can clap and shout our triumph over our enemies. Triumph is celebrating the victory before we see it: (Psa.47:1) Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph. (Jos.6:20) So the people shouted, and the priests blew the trumpets; and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.   Praise in Hebrew is “Hallal”, meaning brag on the Lord. Give credit or ascribe to the Lord: (Psa.29:1) Ascribe unto Jehovah, O ye sons of the mighty, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength. (2) Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name; Worship Jehovah in holy array. (3) The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: The God of glory thundereth, Even Jehovah upon many waters. (4) The voice of Jehovah is powerful; The voice of Jehovah is full of majesty. (5) The voice of Jehovah breaketh the cedars; Yea, Jehovah breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. When we speak in agreement with the Word of God, we are giving “voice” to the Word and the angels hearken to His voice. (Psa.103:20) Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. Amen! 

The Fall of DS Babylon (Audio) David Eells – 9/18/24 I told you I would try to share things with you if you would forsake being news junkies and seek the Lord for sanctification, which we have studied a lot lately. I pray you are ready for what's coming.  :0) I was told by the Lord to tell this story and that everything and everyone is covered by Him. (In Rev 12 the dragon and his angels are being cast down. I will share and make comments on some world affairs here.) Restored Republic via a GCR: Update as of 17-18, Sept. 2024 …in part…  https://operationdisclosureofficial.com/2024/09/17/restored-republic-via-a-gcr-as-of-september-17-2024/ https://operationdisclosureofficial.com/2024/09/18/restored-republic-via-a-gcr-as-of-september-18-2024/ Now Is The Time (The angels and the Alliance are bringing down all of the DS elites plans. Trust The Plan Pray “The Enormity Of What Is Coming Will Shock The World” …President Donald Trump, Q+ And the angels are also using men because it is in the Word that Cyrus, a type of Trump, destroys DS Babylon. Right Now a Globally Coordinated Military Strike Designed to Obliterate the Globalist Power Structure is Bringing in the Greatest Transfer of Wealth in History Did you know that angels only fulfill His Word and only listen to the voice of the Lord? Psa 103:20  Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. One man who dealt with angels asked a high ranking one if he commanded them. The angel said we only obey the voice of God. This is true. If the word of the Lord comes out of man's mouth they obey it as it was with Annanias and Sapphira. When our missionaries were being killed by the Jesuits and Jehovah Witnesses because their people were being converted, the man who was over the Jesuits contacted me. He said very hypocritically and irately that Your people are killing our people.  I said to him, “You have never seen one of our missionaries raise a weapon against any of you or even to defend themselves.” This seemed to stun him but it was true and he didn't argue the point. I said you only have a couple of choices here. Either the JW's are warring against you again or the angels of God are killing you. He couldn't take that the angels were killing them because that would make him and his religion evil. I knew the angels were defending the missionaries. I asked one of my angels what was happening.  He said when the Jesuit mob gets too close to hiding missionaries we drop them. I said are there any marks on them? He said, No, so I said, to this Jesuit leader “there is no physical marks on them that is the angels and they don't make mistakes or do evil”. They killed that evil man and the Jesuits made a mask of him and put it on a turncoat and they killed him too. And for you the listener today and your understanding, the angels do not live in time and they know every person who is chosen from the foundation of the world and do not harm them. Now I tell you it is the same with the DS and their leaders. Nobody can tell the angels to do anything that is against God's will. After warning DS leaders who then ignored them,, the angels have fed them to the sharks and given some their own monkeypox. For 53 years I have worked every day to save people from sin and that is my heart. I wait expectantly for the Soloman (peaceful) Man-child ministry to come when the peace is won by the David Man-child ministry. We are almost there. Watch Out For, Protect & Save the Children. S*****c Worshippers & Their Secretive Covens Exist Across the Globe Perhaps Even in Your Neighborhood & Right Next Door. Pray them down for they have plans to destroy Christianity. Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 “The Storm Is Here: Hidden Bunkers Raided, Children Rescued, and the Deep State Exposed” …Ben Fulford on Telegram The Deep State's grip on our nation is weakening as their secrets come to light. The truth, long concealed, is now emerging, and the powerful are scrambling to maintain control. Brave actions are peeling back the layers of deception, revealing the sinister operations that have kept the American people in the dark for too long. February 18, 2024: The Georgetown Raid: Tension filled the air in Georgetown, Washington, DC, as Unit X, a group of elite military personnel with trained Belgian Malinois, stormed a hidden bunker beneath the city's streets. Inside, they uncovered horrors orchestrated by the Deep State—47 children were rescued, and high-profile arrests followed, including a sitting congressman. The mainstream media remained silent, complicit in covering up this monumental event. Operation Eclipse Exposed: March 15, 2024 marked another victory against the Deep State. Leaked documents from a private intelligence firm in Langley, Virginia, exposed “Operation Eclipse,” a plan to fracture the nation through media manipulation and engineered social unrest. The Deep State aimed to bring America to its knees, paving the way for martial law. However, Trump's executive orders from 2020 thwarted this sinister plot just in time. FEMA Camps Revealed: On June 22, 2024, a whistleblower from the Department of Homeland Security risked everything to reveal that FEMA camps, supposedly for natural disasters, were being used as holding facilities for political dissidents and t********d children. Satellite imagery and intercepted communications confirmed these camps' existence in remote areas of Nevada and Montana, exposing the Deep State's depravity. The Silicon Valley “S*****e”: August 8, 2024, saw the mysterious death of a tech billionaire in his Silicon Valley mansion. The official story—s*****e—was a lie. This billionaire, a key financial architect of the Deep State, had been funding operations to undermine Trump's efforts to drain the swamp. Unit X had been monitoring him, and when they struck, they ensured he could no longer threaten the nation. This was not a s*****e but an execution in the war against those who seek to destroy America. The Banksters Exposed Fast forward to September 8, 2024. The pace is accelerating. Switzerland—long a safe haven for the cabal's dirty money—is under siege. The Swiss National Bank has been exposed as a laundering operation for the Rothschilds, CIA, and Mossad. Billions have flowed through these accounts, funding bioweapons research and secret space operations. The Great Awakening is in full swing. Leaks are flooding the internet, exposing Swiss banks as the heartbeat of the devil's operation. They've manipulated currencies, hoarded gold, and funded wars they claimed to mediate. But the reckoning is here. The White Hats and Q Ops, with the Space Force, have intercepted more than just financial transactions. They have the blackmail archives—the files that kept politicians, CEOs, and Hollywood stars in line. These are the secrets that have protected the cabal's sick agenda for too long. Epstein was only the beginning. His island was the hub for t*********g and a***e, but now, Trump's knowledge of these operations is a weapon against the elite. The mainstream media won't tell you this, but Trump's Sovereign Wealth Fund is the declaration of war against the Rothschild's debt-slavery system. The Federal Reserve is crumbling. $3 trillion in hidden reserves have been uncovered. These funds, stolen from the American people, were used to fund global chaos—from fake pandemics to weather manipulation. Yes, they've been playing God with storms, controlling droughts and earthquakes to instill fear and control. The Deep State's Final Struggle: The Deep State is in full retreat, but the battle is far from over. Every day, new revelations expose the extent of their crimes and influence. The fight for the soul of America is entering its most critical phase. The deep state's reach extends into every facet of society—government, media, corporations, and institutions once trusted to protect us. They have manipulated and controlled us through fear and division for years, but 2024 marks the turning point. The Tide Is Turning: The Storm is here, and the Deep State is running scared. They are not invincible, and the tide is turning. The hunters have become the hunted. Every action they take is monitored, every plot countered, and every secret exposed. The deep state's time is running out, and the final, decisive blow is coming. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has just blown the lid off a terrifying agenda hidden deep in Alaska. Documents reveal that HAARP, which they claimed was about “scientific research,” is in reality a weapon designed to control and manipulate humanity on a global scale. HAARP's Dark Purpose: For years, the military has disguised HAARP as a research station, keeping its true mission hidden from the public. According to Snowden's leaks, HAARP is no innocent experiment—it's a weapon of mass manipulation, targeting people's brains, causing what seem like natural deaths—strokes, heart attacks. This is more than a conspiracy theory. It's happening now, right under our noses. Mind Control at an Unimaginable Level: Snowden revealed that HAARP can remotely control the minds of those who speak out, turning people into irrational, “crazy” individuals in the eyes of the world. Their goal? Silencing dissenters, using these frequency waves to make their opposition crumble from within. Think about it—the world leaders, media moguls, and CEOs you see on TV are just puppets, controlled through advanced technology. Ever wonder why some of the most powerful voices for truth go silent overnight? The Smoking Gun – Proof of HAARP's Control: These documents aren't just hearsay. Snowden shared secret emails from top military officials confirming the horrific truth behind HAARP's operations. This is no longer speculation—it's fact. You're either awake or you're being played. They want you docile, blind, and submissive, all while the elite pull the strings behind the scenes. HAARP's Reach – More Than Just Alaska: It's not just Alaska. There are multiple HAARP facilities worldwide. In Sweden, Russia, even beneath the cover of cell towers right here at home. They've built a global network to keep their control tight.  WARNING!!! At This Very Moment in New York UN Global Elites Were Positioning Themselves To Completely Control People of the World via Passage of the Global Digital Compact, or the Illuminati's Great Reset (Pray this down) Meanwhile… On Monday Trump Announced the Launch of World Liberty Financial Crypto Exchange, the Apparent Precursor to 130 Sovereign Countries' Gold/Asset-Backed Global Currency Reset Which Ensured The People Would Have Complete Control Over Their Own Monies & Provided Freedom From Debt For All …. Checkmate!!! Judy Note: We're sitting on the edge of a Global Blackout and Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) Activation, where normal communication will cease for ten days. It's called Operation Stormbreaker – the greatest Sting Operation ever. Military Units have been mobilizing Worldwide for a coordinated military strike to obliterate the Globalist Power Structure. “It's only wise to have at least a month's supply of food, water, cash, medicine and essential items on hand for yourself, your family and to share with others in case of emergency.” Judy Note: Right now the 79th U.N. General Assembly was meeting in New York to consider putting their stamp of approval on a document called the Global Digital Compact. If passed, the Compact would give the U.N. Secretary-General totalitarian control over all people across the Globe, overriding governments and trampling individual freedoms. (I believe Our annulling of this will last till mid trib.) A non-elected Deep State UN official could demand every person on the planet implant digital IDs and vaccine passports on their person for the sole purpose of Deep State surveillance. Worse, the tattooed ID some define as the Mark of Cain, would give those Globalists control over individual bank accounts, and lives. Without compliance, you would be nothing—unable to work, unable to live. Sound familiar? This will not happen now but mid-trib  The UN Deep State Cabal would have the power to declare at their will, global emergencies, lockdowns and travel restrictions. – a perfect plan for implementation of the Illuminati's New World Order. The Global Military Alliance does have it all. They have overtaken the Z******s and Elites who pull the strings of the World —those at the very top had fallen: the 13 Illuminati families, Vatican, Royal Families, Rothschilds, Rockefellers, Gates, Obama, Clintons – were under White Hat control even if they, or their clones, or perhaps actors behind sophisticated masks, still paraded around in public like nothing happened. As head of the Global Military Alliance President Trump has either replaced or had control over them all. He's the true ruler now, and not just of America, but over the entire world. Like Trump, President Kennedy knew all about the CIA Child S*x T*********g Ring Operations and the Deep State Military using s*x operations to blackmail politicians, that then controlled health, education, Mainstream Media, music and film industries, along with foreign government officials who were connected to Money Laundering Operations and the Global Financial System. That's why this Deep State Cabal assassinated Lincoln, and tried to assassinate JFK, Trump and others because these Patriots  were trying to give taxpayer monies back to The People. It was why the Q Movement was formed and now operating at full speed That bubble was set to burst on Wed. 20 Nov. 2024 with the start of Nuremberg Trials 2.0 which were bound to reveal all. Pray down the new plagues Another bubble was popping across the Globe by way of more planned epidemics. On Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 in what appeared to be very strange coincidences, a new C***d strain known as “XEC” was announced as rapidly spreading across Europe. First identified in Germany in June, cases of the XEC variant have since been detected in the UK, US, Denmark and several other countries. Also on Tues. the Deep State tried to declare a Bird Flu epidemic in Democratic Colorado as the state announced a State of Emergency, while at the same time the CCP in Singapore launched a quarantine and vaccination campaign (This is the real threat) for Monkeypox: https://www.newstarget.com/2024-09-16-singapore-launches-quarantine-and-vaccination-campaign-monkeypox.html Tues. 17 Sept. 2024: ALERT! WEF Insider Warns Elite Planning ‘Dirty Bomb' Terror Attack at Trump Rally! The People's Voice Video – amg-news.com – American Media Group 2016 Haitian Reporter: “Where is the money Hillary Clinton raised with the Clinton foundation? Haiti did not get even 2%. The whole world has given billions. They say Bill Clinton & Hillary Clinton stole it. So, Mr. Trump, we are asking you, begging you, the Haitian community will side with you if one day you ask Hillary Clinton publicly to disclose the audit of all the money they have stolen from Haiti in 2010 after the earthquake” Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 Texas: Governor Abbott has created a new Strike Team bringing in drones, helicopters, K9, Texas Rangers, special agents, aircraft, Swat Team and enforced Officers to confront gang violence in Texas. On Monday 20 Venezuelan Gang members were arrested and the governor was now seeking to confiscate their properties. BREAKING! Texas Gov. Greg Abbott designates Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization and says Texas will use the courts to halt the operations and will use asset forfeiture to take their property while working to keep them in jail longer. The governor says there is no database to identify TdA members, TxDPS will be working with other law enforcement to create the a database from scratch. Gov. Abbott says the gang is trying to get a foothold in Texas but he's not going to let that happen. The governor annoying that the Gateway Hotel in El Paso has been shut down following an injunction via the county attorney. Governor Abbott says 20 suspected TdA gang members were arrested as a result of operations in and around the hotel. Meanwhile, the Biden/Harris Administration was providing Venezuelan migrants with over $18,000 in food stamps, funding that came from US taxpayer money. Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 US Taxes Paying for Play Depicting God as Bisexual, Communist LGBT Rights: https://dailycaller.com/2024/09/17/state-department-paying-stage-play-god-bisexual-communists-lgbt-rights-abroad/ Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 Election Fraud by US Postal Service: 300,000 member Postal Workers union endorses Kamala. In 2020 there were many issues with postal workers not delivering to R precincts, collecting undeliverable ballots for harvesters, holding ballots till too late, the truck from LI to PA that disappeared. Not much that can be done now – registration rolls are padded, mail ballots will be generated. …David Nino Rodreguez on Telegram William Rodríguez, famously dubbed “The Last Man Out,” was a janitor on 9/11 who heroically saved lives by unlocking doors with a master key. However, when he began speaking about explosions in the basement before the planes hit, he was swiftly ignored and even pressured by the FBI to stay silent. Despite his firsthand account, his testimony was never included in the 9/11 Commission Report. Trump's golf outing was a last minute decision. Yet, Routh was already hiding in the bushes, waiting for Trump to walk by on the golf course with his GoPro camera set up for the “perfect shot.” How did this well trained killer make it that far by himself and how did he know where Trump would be? How did Routh know Trump would be out golfing at that exact time and at that exact place on the golf course? I was told by the Lord when I asked this same question, “Laura Loomer” and the angels gave her to the Alliance. This is a deep state very sexy plant who travels by plane everywhere the Rally Trump goes and knows his plans. The real Trump is safe and faithful to his wife. Why did Democrat Left leaning Time Magazine on 9/11 come out with a cover that had a picture of Trump in a Golf Cart going down a sand hole with the word “Trouble” to the side of him? They were told by the DS their plan, Why did Democrat Left leaning CNN now come out to say that the shots WERE in fact, directed at Trump after they originally reported that this was an isolated incident and Trump wasn't in danger. Oops the truth got out, had to cover themselves. Why did both of Trump's assailants appear in a Deep State Cabal BlackRock ad prior to their assassination attempts? Apparently, several Secret Service agents returned fire at both of the recent Trump Assassination Attempts shooters. All of them then fled, and were apprehended or k****d shortly after. The fact that the FBI, Homeland Security, US Secret Service and or local Police allowed two or more people with AK-47s in an active firefight anywhere close to where Trump was speaking or golfing was very alarming to say the least. Golfing opens up too much unwatched territory for shooters. I'm only an outside observer, but with Trump head of the Global Military Alliance which was arresting thousands of corrupt Deep State Globalists, it's pretty obvious to me that the two recent Trump Assassination Attempts were Homeland Security- FBI-Biden Administration Inside Jobs. But of course, those were the very agencies that held the power and were required to “investigate” the incidents, so why should we worry? Don't worry, act and speak faith! And, why should we worry that the U.N. was positioning itself to be the center of Global control with undefined powers? After all, only our Freedoms were at stake. The Lord is sovereign over the beast. Let Him speak through you “Trust The Plan. Pray: Sunday's second Trump Assassination Attempt was believed to be a Homeland Security-FBI Inside Job – which brings us closer to the Big Bang Three Day Event. We are just waiting for the Green Light for Starlink to send an Emergency Broadcast Alert to all cell phones worldwide. As corrupt governments fall and Mass Arrests are made, a Ten Day Communications Blackout Event will bring in the new Quantum Financial System and GCR, NESARA/ GESARA implementation. After which will arise the unbelievably fast Quantum Internet with secure bank accounts and transparent Quantum Voting that restore Freedom and Democracy, along with Trumpsara for lean and efficient governments manned by honest Patriots and free Med Bed treatments that create healthy and free societies worldwide.” … The 17th Letter (JFK Jr.) on Telegram Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 McAfee Software has been used by the Global Military Alliance to infiltrate the inner sanctums of governmental bodies, elite individuals and global military entities. It serves as a covert operative revealing a labyrinth of corruption, concealed agendas, human t*********g, planned military coups, and international money laundering operations. As of September 15th 2024 over 130 countries including the US, had aligned with the fully operational gold/ asset-backed Quantum Financial System where every transaction, every asset was tracked, verified and secured by quantum encryption. No Banker, no hacker, no agent, no Elite – absolutely no one – could break through to your personal account. The QFS operated on its own terms, and those terms were non-negotiable. Sun. 15 Sept. 2024: Breaking: Tragic Death of ABC News Whistleblower Who Exposed Kamala Harris Receiving Debate Questions in Advance (video) – amg-news.com – American Media Group (The angels brought this brave woman back to life and she is in witness protection. I was asked by General Smith why I didn't tell them the angels had this capability. I said, I am under orders what to say and do and when. He said, I can understand that. He and his men are doing a great job. The Lord said he could make a list but the Lord would decide who could come back.) Since Joe Biden was Vice President, his family and their shell companies have hauled in $18 million from foreign sources. (By order of the Lord, the angels make sure the ill-gotten gain of these people is ultimately returned to the people harmed in the way He decides and the criminals all the way to the top are eliminated. The Fakes - Biden, Harris, Walz, Obama, elites, etc. Those in custody will be gone as per The Lord's word about Babylon.) Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 Situation Update: Bombshell Report! Judy Byington: Sunday's Second Trump Assassination Attempt Believed To Be A Homeland Security-FBI Inside Job! Restored Republic via a GCR: Update as of Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 – amg-news.com – American Media Group As of today, September 17, 2024, military transports have been spotted landing at Nellis Air Force Base and Fort Bragg. Insiders report this is Phase One of a larger operation targeting key deep state strongholds in Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, and beyond. The Pentagon is done waiting for compromised bureaucrats. Orders are coming directly from a clandestine command center deep within Cheyenne Mountain. And it's not just the U.S.—forces overseas are joining the fight. Bases in Germany and Italy are preparing for joint operations with loyal NATO factions. The global purge is about to begin. The elites are panicking. Private jets have been tracked flying into remote hideouts—they're running scared. CEOs are stepping down, politicians are “retiring,” but there's no escape. The storm is here, and it will show no mercy. Possible Timing: Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 John F. Kennedy Jr. (The vice-President) on Telegram: In one week everything will change. The channels everyone has been waiting for will publish devastating information that is kept secret from the public. A big scandal happened this week, so we have it all. Donald Trump has promised. Sat. 14 Sept. 2024 On EBS Activation …Q Trump on Telegram: Absolutely no time frame has been given for EBS Activation. No one knows when it will happen, other than it will occur at the top of the hour. It was designed this way for a reason. When it happens you are to follow EBS instructions to the letter. Be ready for 3-6 weeks where everyone will be home. There is no reason to panic as everything has been factored in. Sun. 15 Sept. 2024 EBS: The Moment We've Been Waiting For …John F. Kennedy Jr. on Telegram U.S. Military Alert: All military forces worldwide are preparing to suspend all media, internet, phone, and TV services. Emergency services will stay active, but everything else is about to go dark. During this time, no internet, no ATMs, and phones only working for 911 calls. This is the Global Martial Law we've been talking about, and it comes with a 10-day communication blackout. (It's been said Signal will be operational. I read the grid may be sabotaged. If so an adapter to charge your phone from the cigarette lighter in your car is cheap; maybe $3. Also Tesla Free Energy may go up.) But here's the kicker: the Emergency Broadcast System will be activated worldwide. Nonstop, 24/7, 8-hour documentaries exposing the darkest secrets of the elite—fraud, corruption, pedophilia, and their arrests—will play three times a day. The truth will be unleashed. The military is taking down Cabal-controlled governments worldwide, executing mass arrests based on 500,000 sealed indictments. This is the moment we've been fighting for. Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 Military Buildup in US …Voices of Revelation on Telegram As of 2:57 PM eastern US time on Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 there were literally HUNDREDS of military aircraft flying over the continental United States (CONUS).  The image (on Telegram) from Ads-B Exchange shows ONLY Military Aircraft! I am 62 years old and I have never seen this many military in the air in my entire life.  After the 10 days of darkness, we will reconnect to a new quantum internet. The old systems of government, education, finance, health, and commerce? Gone. A new age is coming. Subs off the coasts. I have it from high up.  “This is part of the ww3 scare tactic. These are part of the Alliance.” Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 Military Buildup in US …Voices of Revelation on Telegram As of 2:57 PM eastern US time on Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 there were literally HUNDREDS of military aircraft flying over the continental United States (CONUS).  The image (on Telegram) from Ads-B Exchange shows ONLY Military Aircraft! I am 62 years old and I have never seen this many military in the air in my entire life.  GESARA/NESARA activated. Global Currency Reset: Judy Note: The new Iraqi Dinar denominations are out in Iraq and new rates were showing up on certain but not all, bank screens. That couldn't happen unless they had revalued the Dinar. From past Intel it appeared that the RV began on Fri. 13 Sept. when banks received financial transactions and were given up to 72 hours to finalize them, or risk a fine of $20 billion per institution. Bond payments were expected to complete by next Wed. 18 Sept. Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 Bruce: Bond Holders are getting funds into their accounts right now and will have access to those funds Thurs. or Friday. Tier4b (us, the Internet Group) will be notified at the same time as Tier 3. Redemption Center people in charge of getting emails to Redemption Center leaders will be sending those emails around 6pm EST tonight Tues. 17 Sept. Tier4b should get 800 numbers by 12 noon Wed. 18 Sept. 2024. SS increases will be here by the end of Sept. R&R will come out in September. Our R&R will be in our account at our appointment. On Mon. 16 Sept. at 8pm EST President Trump announced the launch of World Liberty Finance. It was believed this was the precursor to the announcement of the Global Currency Reset, where The People would have their own individual and secure bank account of which no banker, or anyone else, had control. Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: Trump Announces World Liberty Financial Crypto Exchange: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-world-liberty-financial-crypto-exchange-what-to-know/  Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: Quantum Financial System Goes Live: Over 130 Countries Confirmed in the Military-Secured, Gold-Backed QFS as the Global Currency Reset (GCR) Unfolds! – Gazetteller Restored Republic: Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 Julian Assange: “For those who still can't grasp what's really going on… Trump and the White Hats signed a global peace treaty—GESARA NESARA. But don't be fooled by the so-called “peace.” This is no ordinary treaty. It's a trap for the enemy. They surrendered a long time ago, but it hasn't been announced. Why? Because we are in the final stages of a secret war. Yes, it might look like Trump is working with Z*****t enemies in Israel, but the truth is the Global Alliance has already overtaken them. The elites pulling the strings—those at the very top—have already fallen. The Rothschilds, the Rockefellers, Gates, they are all under control now, even if they still parade around in public like nothing happened. Trump isn't collaborating with them—he's replaced them. He's the true ruler now, and not just of America, but over the entire world. He took down the puppet masters and claimed the throne. The Z******s and their lackeys have no choice but to obey. The king has returned! The light is coming! But remember, this is a game of strategy. In war, you don't reveal your hand until it's time for the final blow. Right now, Trump is holding all the cards. You need to hold the line, keep your poker face. The storm hasn't passed—it's building. In the end, we'll see who really won. The enemy won't know what hit them until it's too late.” Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: BOOM! Exposing the Universe's Darkest Secrets: PROJECT ODIN MILITARY, Starlink, QFS and MOSSAD Satellites – Unraveling the Quantum Financial Systems – amg-news.com – American Media Group (The MSM MOSSAD satellites will go down by the angels when President Trump gives the order. Then Starlink is up.) Mon. 16 Aug. 2024  Jan Halper-Hayes, “I've talked about the JAG ships that are off the coast of Australia, off the coast of Japan, off the coast of Italy & England. The JAG ships also serve as prisons. You can go online & see the construction advance of Gitmo from when Trump took office to what it looks like now. They continue to expand. There's a Hospital facility there. They have also expanded on Guam.” Fri. 16 Aug. 2024: Bombshell!!! List of Indictments, Arrests and Executions – Dismantling the Deep State Operatives and Doubles – “We Have It All” ~Q! – amg-news.com – American Media Group As of Nov. 4 2023 260 Global and Political Elites had been arrested, held at GITMO, undergone a Military Tribunal, executed or removed from office. That included all members of the six Illuminati families who ruled the World, Popes and Cardinals at the Vatican, plus Royalties and Prime Ministers around the World. Start looking for an honest conservative to elect Prime Minister of your country. Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: Red Heifer Prophecy: “Behold, I Make All Things New” Donald Trump, the Number Seven, Seven Trumpets and the Prophecy of the Red Heifer! – amg-news.com – American Media Group The ashes of the Red Heifer are to sanctify the priesthood of what? A religion that Jesus turned away from clearly in the New Testament.  Instead His born again creation are a Kingdom of priests who offer their own fleshly appetites as sacrifices unto God in the midst of their fiery trials.) The Re-inhabited Republic for These United States of America, Dr. Miarecki: (7/12/2024) | SG Sits Down w/ USAF Lt Col (Ret) Dr. Sandy Miarecki to Discuss the Reinhabited Republic For These United States (rumble.com)   How To Save America | Republic for USA (republicfortheunitedstatesofamerica.org)   Want to hold a seat in the United States of America Republic? https://members.republicfortheunitedstatesofamerica.org This is the gathering of conservative patriotic people to man the new republic.  These will take the place of those whom the Brunson case has thrown out of their stolen offices. Wars and Rumors of Wars: Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: Urgent: Russia Mobilizes 2.4 Million Troops, Surpasses China – Putin's Power Move Signals Imminent World War 3! – amg-news.com – American Media Group (This is the scare event to show the people what the DS is trying to accomplish. This is to turn people away from the satanic leftist depopulation agenda. But there is a real ww3 near the beginning of the tribulation in Rev 6:3-4. Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 WW3 BREAKING – Germany: Law enforcement closed today all borders due to heightened security concerns, ahead of a possible major military escalation with Russia. The Real News for Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 DOJ Drops Charges in Many Jan. 6 Cases: The DS scam is completely known and the people who told this lie are on the run. https://conservativeamericatoday.com/doj-drops-obstruction-charges-for-many-jan-6-defendants-after-supreme-court-limits-laws-scope/ Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 Judge Joe Brown Drops BOMBSHELLS on Kamala Harris's Career! (She has no career; she was killed after the debate, unless they find another look alike or mask somebody. The original Kamala was put to death when the original Biden was years ago. We had been seeing a look alike. Walz and an Obama clone went too with others. Their subordinates are speaking for them saying she is stumping across the country but we know that the news gets the votes.) Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: BOOM! Clones, Doubles, Trannies! Who's Your Daddy? – amg-news.com – American Media Group A rundown of many duplicates. Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 Colombian Nationals Sentenced in International Conspiracy Case:  https://republicanjournal.org/colombian-nationals-sentenced-in-shocking-international-conspiracy-case/ Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 Disney Whistleblower Testimony ARRIVES: Secret Audio, ABC Makes Big CONFESSION, Congress Up Next? (They fixed the debate) !” https://youtu.be/rcmCzzMIfiM?si=YgKPiguHTe1nSa60  Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: ALERT: The Richest U.S. President? Not Who You Think! Judge Joe Brown Drops Shocking Claim About Obama's Hidden Wealth! VIDEO – amg-news.com – American Media Group Angels got Obama's stolen wealth and gave it to the poor. Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 New York Post: Feds, City to crack down on animal s********s in NYC: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1835194685897224331?t=1eCarNaOMn9u5QJJ8eCwJg&s=19 Feds, city to crack down on animal sacrifices in NYC's Jamaica Bay after dog-carcass with snapped neck, wounded pigs found https://trib.al/8ao55bb Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 Trump Assassin an Inside Job? INSIDE JOB? Trump Assassin EXPOSED 

God Changes Timelines (audio) David Eells 7/31/24  By popular request I am sharing this again with our larger audience with some added proof. Dream of God Reversing a Timeline  Anna Stewart 7/22/24 (David's notes in red)  Keep in mind this dream is a parable about Babylon's fall but also God's miraculous ability to change timelines.  Last night I dreamed that an enormous sinkhole had opened up in a valley between two mountains in a mountainous area. Simultaneously, the entire mountainside of one of the mountains slid into the sinkhole. There was a mountain road on the mountain side and all the cars on it were swallowed by the sinkhole. I knew there were about 1,000 people buried in their cars in the earth. It was catastrophic. (Mountains many times represent Kingdom's. The Kingdom of DS Babylon as a Dragon swallowed up God's people and others but God made them cough them up and reversed their captivity. Jer 51:34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel (Most of God's people are empty Christians; not filled with the Word or the Holy Spirit.), he hath, like a monster, swallowed me up, he hath filled his maw with my delicacies; he hath cast me out. … 44 And I will execute judgment upon Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up; and the nations shall not flow any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.)  It happened on the eleventh of the month. (11 represents Judgment and False Flags like 9-11. Both sides have used False Flags in this war.) It was in the news, and they were detailing the difficulty of carrying out rescues, because the ground was still unstable. They were trying to get in there to dig vehicles out, but it was very risky and they were moving slowly for fear of losing the rescue crews into the sinkhole. (The Alliance has moved very carefully to extract people, including Christians, from the Dragon's captivity. This is because many have lost their lives in becoming witnesses of Babylon's sins. Three hundred plus; people were killed to shut up witnesses of JFK's assassination.)  It was then the 19th of the month—8 days after the incident—and little progress had been made. (19 represents the end of a faction war, where we are now, when David had lost 19 men. 2Sa 2:30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel. And we lost a few to the faction murders. But 8 is the number of “new beginnings” which then came to David and is now coming for us.) While we were gathered together, David Eells suggested we all put our faith together for these people and believe God for a different timeline. I wasn't sure what exactly God would do, but we believed together that He would move on behalf of the people to save them. (The timeline under Babylon DS gave way to the timeline under the Cyrus/Trump of the Medo Persian Empire of the Alliance and is nothing short of miraculous. This is darkness to light. We are going back many years to a republic. The next morning, when we all woke up, we were shocked to see on our phones that the day was the 11th! The sinkhole had never happened, nothing about it was on the news, and no one had been killed. No one knew that anything had ever happened or that time had reversed. We couldn't even tell anyone because no one was aware of it. For the rest of the world, nothing had ever happened—tomorrow had never happened.   (As far as the government is concerned, there has been a flip of timelines. Cyrus Trump is in charge of the world and we will soon know it. We got this by faith at random in this morning's prayer meeting. Ezr. 1:1-3 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Jehovah by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Jehovah stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath Jehovah, the God of heaven, given me; and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Whosoever there is among you of all his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Jehovah, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem. This is not to say that there will not be guerilla warfare by the cornered rats. Things like anarchy, invaders, earthquakes, plague, hacking, etc. will come but there will be a new sheriff in town to deal with them and they will ultimately lose.)  We were all just in awe of how awesome God was to do this for these people. I knew two of them were associated with Matt's workplace. It really amazed me because these were not all known to be God's people, and yet the compassion of God reached out and changed time to save all these people through our faith. (And a Man-child reformer revival is coming for them.)  End of dream. Praise the Lord! John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father. (God is showing us this timeline change so that we could be encouraged to believe Him to do this again.)    God Changes Timelines David Eells 7/31/24 There is abundance of Biblical proof that negative timelines can be stopped, reversed and then brought forward in a positive timeline. People in the timeline parameters would not necessarily know this happened for they are IN the timeline.  First let's look at the fact that God stopped a timeline so that things could be changed for the people of God to have victory over their enemies. Jos 10:6-15 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered together against us. 7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.   8 And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thy hands; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. (How was He going to accomplish this.) 9 Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the night. 10 And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel, and he slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.   11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.   12 Then spake Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; And thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon. 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. (Our timeline is the Earth circling the Sun and the Earth rotating before the Sun. If these movements cease so does time.)  Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. (This missing day and the sundial reversing was recorded by witnesses at NASA when they discovered the missing time in the timeline and a Christian pointed out this text as their answer. Of course the wicked have done everything they could to erase this miracle ever since.) 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that Jehovah hearkened unto the voice of a man (However, Biblical history proves God changed timelines at least several times in different ways.): for Jehovah fought for Israel. 15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.  God reversed Hezekiah's and Jerusalem's timeline to heal him and save Jerusalem from the Beast. Then he brought them forward in a good timeline of restoration. Isa 38:1-9 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. (Notice on his timeline he would surely have died.) And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Jehovah, 3 and said, Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.   4 Then came the word of Jehovah to Isaiah, saying, 5 Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. (Here is the promise of a believers timeline.) 6 And I will deliver thee and this city (Notice the parameter of the timeline change can be localized to a person, city, mountain landslide, etc. The Lord told me this a couple of months ago as I will explain later.) out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city. 7 And this shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:   (Here is the sign of the reversal of time by reversal of the earth's rotation, which is a reversal of our time.) 8 behold, I will cause the shadow on the steps, which is gone down on the dial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the sun returned ten steps on the dial whereon it was gone down. (A reversal of the negative timeline which recovered his health.) 9 The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness.  Here it is again so we have two witnesses with some things added. 2Ki 20:8-11 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that Jehovah will heal me, and that I shall go up unto the house of Jehovah the third day? 9 And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps? 10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to decline ten steps: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps. (He thought he would make it hard on God. :0) 11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto Jehovah; and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.  Here is another instance of a reversal of time to bring restoration. Most only see this as spiritual. However this happened to Israel in their restoration as a nation and it will happen to the Church in their restoration of spiritual Israel to “one holy nation”. Eze 37:1-14 The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of Jehovah, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 And he caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. (Bodies that were long dead.)  3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, thou knowest. (Watch as a reversal of time brings them back to life.) 4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah. 5 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live. (Watch as piece upon piece is restored just as they rotted but in reverse.)   6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah. 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and, behold, an earthquake.  (An earthquake was the same sign that was given when Jesus, the Man-child, resurrected and the out-resurrection of the saints long dead resurrected with Him. If we reverse the curse timeline, which Jesus did, you get a resurrection. This out-resurrection is the same sign that will happen with the spiritual resurrection of Jesus in the Man-child reformers because history always repeats (Ecc 1:9). NENT Php 3:10 that I may know him, and the power of his :resurrection, and fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death; 11 if somehow I may attain unto the out-resurrection from the dead.);  Back to Eze 37:7and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 And I beheld, and, lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them. 9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Come from the four winds, O breath (This Hebrew word is also Spirit), and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. (As we see resurrection is a reversal of a cursed timeline step by step and it is accomplished by faith and the Holy Spirit.)  11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel (Which is a type for the Church): behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean cut off. 12 Therefore prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, O my people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel.  (Which also happened when Jesus resurrected at the out-resurrection. We find this in Mat. 27:50-53 And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. 51 And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent; 52 and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.)  Back to Eze 37:13 And ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have opened your graves, and caused you to come up out of your graves, O my people. 14 And I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken it and performed it, saith Jehovah.  (Now we know this resurrection is spiritual and represents a revival. But a revival is more than spiritual in that they bring healing and deliverance to the body and resurrections of the dead and many other physical miracles if true preaching is there. But the physical aspect is clear too.  I was speaking with one of my angels named, Gregory, meaning, “watchful, alert”. I had been thinking of several big trees that had fallen on my property probably due to aluminum chemtrailed on them that rots them from the core. The outside of them looked great. I said to him that since I am not under the curse could they resurrect them. We know the answer is “yes” because Jesus said in Mar 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye received them, and ye shall have them. BTW, This is looking back for a future answer. But I was curious what he would say.  He said they could reverse the timeline of those trees back to when they were healthy and then bring them forward on a good timeline so they would be large again. I had seen that changing timelines could happen within the parameters that were needed, big or small. This is as we saw, Hezekiah or Jerusalem. Also this is done by faith. Hezekiah received faith when the sign of the sundial time was reversed. Wouldn't you?  Our missionaries were being killed in the Middle East because they were using our books to convert very quickly, people from other religions whose leaders were very jealous, competitive, factious and murderers. Even their leaders were being converted. It was amazing that some of these believed they were Christians but they obviously were not reading the Bible. I was in contact with the leader of our missionaries and the elders by email as they were hiding from the murderers.  The Lord through His angels were killing groups of the enemies when they endangered the Christians. There were no wounds on them, they just fell dead like the 14 satanists that had been attacking us. The leader of the largest group of killers complained to me that we were killing their people; what hypocrisy! I told him that “none of their people have seen a weapon in the hands of our brethren there. They have not even defended themselves. So that leaves you with one other choice. The angels of God are killing you.” Which of course was not acceptable because that would make him and his murderers wicked.  I was emphasizing faith to the missionary leaders and the converts so that the Lord would act on their behalf. One verse I asked them to pass around and put into action was Mar 11:23-24 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. 24 Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. (BTW, they too are believing for the out-resurrection.) Then we began to see in the emails from overseas parallel timelines very clearly. One we called the believers timeline and the other we called the double minded timeline. Kathleen, Michael, Brandy, and myself all witnessed this in the emails. God was showing us this parable to share with people. A person in the believers timeline began to be protected from enemies who eventually fled. They ended up being fed, encouraged, their health began to recover, housing, prosperity, and they went back to work in the ministry, etc. Whereas a person in the double minded timeline would have just the opposite; they were conquered by the enemy or captured, hungry, sick, discouraged, gave up the ministry and were sometimes converted to the enemies error, no housing or prosperity, and sometimes death. They cried to us but we were not able to help them; why?  Well, it says in Jas 1:5-8 But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. 7 For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord; 8 a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.  Sometimes people would change timelines for better and sometimes for worse. Some became angry in their tribulation and fell away to faction and died in the fallen timeline. Those on the believers timeline who endured in their faith are now prosperous, while their enemies either fled or sided with them. They are in their own homes and are literally bringing in hundreds of thousands of converts even though their country persecutes and disallows Christianity.  Another example of a reversal of time bringing regeneration is the story of Abraham and Sarah. They were both past the age for bearing children.   Gen 17:15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 16 And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her. 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? 19 And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him. 21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.  Gen 18:9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13 And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old? 14 Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.  Sarah was then 90 years old and was so beautiful that King Abimelech in Gen 20:2, mistakenly took her to be his wife, and then Isaac was born in Gen 20:1-2. When Sarah died Abraham took another wife and raised another family of six children. Gen 25:1 And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah. 2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. 7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years.  Gen 25:8 And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.  Another example, we have two neighbors who were preachers of a non-spirit-filled religion and taught their people to go to man because that is how God does His works now. Both were dying as we were told a lot of those people who listened to them were too. We preached healing to them but they wouldn't listen. One just died of a blood clot suddenly; sound familiar? The other was dying of turbo-cancers one after another that spread like lightening through his body. Sound familiar? The one with the blood clot had just seen an astounding creative miracle happen in front of his face and still couldn't believe it.  The short version is this: We had a very long PVC suction line going about 700' from the meter to the pump on our property that pushed the water up our mountain. The head pressure against the pump was extreme. But the city backflushed the line and blew the couplings off of the PVC pipe under the ground so the pump was getting zero water. The city man at the meter said the water was coming towards us wide open, he could hear it rushing through the meter, but we got not a drop at the pump.  The pump had burned up and the motor got water in it and went zero to ground and smoked the windings. There is no natural repair for this, you have to rewind the motor and rebuild the pump and the pipe leaks could not be found under a jungle of small trees. This equipment was in a concrete sarcophagus with a concrete lid to cover it. This was a literal grave and Michael, Brandy, and I were looking down into it feeling like the patient had just died. But Jesus had a plan!   What came to me was “Let's throw the lid on it and go up to the house and turn the breaker and water on so we did. When we got home I said, “Let's throw the breaker on, I am going to take a shower”. So Michael threw the breaker and I got in the shower and opened the faucet and it came full force and I hollered at Michael, “We've got water!!!” The preacher asked us how we fixed it because he saw the whole thing. We said, “We didn't, God Did”. He didn't say a word and walked away.  Father gave grace through faith, a gift from God. Eph 2:7 that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus: 8 for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not of works, that no man should glory. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.  If we are limited to man's works we may not live through the wilderness. After the wilderness one should believe in miracles because that was all that saved them. Jer 17:5 Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah. 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited.   7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust Jehovah is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.  Looking back I have wondered what method God used to heal the line, pump and motor. Could it have been a time reversal? Well something just happened a few weeks ago that makes me think so. I asked the angels to put my water bill on autopay, and I thought they had, but they did not, and now I know why. This was for the glory of God! Anyway, we ran up a two month bill and they shut off the water without warning us to shut down our pump. A ten-stage water pump must have suction pressure or it will tear up, which it did. Brandy went and paid the water bill and they turned the water back on and that's when we discovered they had destroyed the pump.  Now if you want to believe the angels just float around on clouds and do nothing, listen no further or believe this: Heb 1:13-14 But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet? (No, the angels are servants.) 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation? (They serve us when we agree with the Word and speak it.) Psa 103:20 Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. So if you agree with the Word you can understand what I am going to say here.  I asked the angels to go and change the motor and pump out. I knew they wouldn't charge anything and we didn't have the money either. I got curious about their method so I asked angel Gregory. “Did you turn the water off?” He said “No”. I thought, “They are changing the pump out and the suction water pressure is on? Are they working under water? How does that work?” So I asked, “Did you shut the electricity off?” He said, “No”. I thought “at least angels don't get electrocuted.” I thought, “But you have to take the motor and pump out of line to change it.”  Then it came to me! I said, “Did you reverse the time to restore the pump and motor while they were still in line.” He said, “Yes”. The fact is, the water pump is now putting out better volume and pressure than ever. Angels are creatures of few words. They just let you work through all your thoughts while helping you to come to a conclusion. I guess we learn better that way. They also need you to walk by faith and speak faith so they can do their work. Michael and Brandy were trusting with me and are witnesses of these things. Gregory read this and agreed with this testimony.  Even time and the curse cannot be a hindrance to us if we learn this one key. Mark 11:23 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. (24) Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye received them, and ye shall have them.  Science has proven this text through Quantum Physics or Mechanics. In the quantum, subatomic particle area, which is everywhere all around you, there are only possibilities and probabilities. Things don't work like you think they should. Nothing is there until you look. All that exists is only an infinite number of possibilities. (Remember Jesus said, “All things are possible to him that believes,” Mark 9:23). Whereas gravity works whether anyone is present or not (a tree falls down, not up, even if no one observes it).  Subatomic particles are not there unless someone (an observer) looks for them. We can't really know what they're doing, or even if they exist when we are not looking. It is possible that they “are not.” 1Co 1:28 says that God has chosen the “things that are not to bring to naught things that are.” How can a thing not be? This scripture makes no sense at all until you bring it down to the atomic level. All things are made up of atoms, which are made of subatomic particles.  These particles are not really particles because they exist only in a state of possibilities until someone observes them at which point they appear as a particle. If that sounds crazy, read Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. When you hope for something, where does it exist? Only in your mind and heart. It “is not”, it is only a possibility. Heb 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear. “…so that what is being observed has not come out of what is appearing.”  (What is visible). This is a statement that could have been made by a physicist! What makes it appear? You, the observer, with faith that gives substance to your hopes and dreams. Faith observes that which “is not,” and gives it substance so that it may appear and become visible, The key to manifesting matter, is to interact with that which “is not” so that it becomes what you hope for. Your expectations and beliefs (or what you observe) is of primary importance. If you observe and expect failure, sickness or disaster, that is exactly what will manifest. There are an infinite number of possibilities that exist for your life. You alone have the power to choose which possibility becomes reality in your life. Choose wisely. 

“Teamwork makes the dream work” was quoted by leadership expert John C. Maxwell in his book by the same name. The actual quote read: “Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.”  What does this have to do with adventuring in our table top games? Well, actually, everything. A team is a group of individuals working together who collaborate on related tasks to achieve their common goal. Hearkening back to the beginnings of table top roleplaying games the character classes were designed to help build a basic team to solve the adventure. How many of you have had this conversation Ok, we've got Jerry as our fighter. He can keep the monsters off our back. Susan is playing the Wizard so magic is covered. Gwen is playing a thief to help with locks and traps…so…Steve, it looks like you get to play the cleric. In this episode Mike, Christina and I are going to talk about teams and specifically building a good team from your players and characters to tell amazing stories. Christina, have you ever had a bad team in a game?

Planet X / Asteroid and Effects (2) (audio) David Eells 5/17/24 (David's notes in red where applicable) Please follow along these updates as things unfolded. Please notice what would have happened except for the mercy, grace and Love of God that has just been revealed. For that I am very happy. We are going to cover, what was, would have been, and will be. (Note: I was told by the Lord not to warn of this until told to.) I was shown by the Lord on 3-27-24 that: *”An asteroid will show up beside the Sun on 4-15-24.” (President Trump, Whom we were in contact with, said their astronomers confirmed this came to pass.) *”The asteroid will be 10 days ahead of Planet X - Nibiru.” *”Planet X will show up beside the Sun 4-25-24” (because it is front and side lighted by the Sun). “It will show best at 4pm EDT and it will look like a star on the left side of the Sun.” (Moments after that time we saw it.) (On 4-25-24: Michael and I had one pair of these paper and plastic eclipse glasses passing them back and forth. We saw the same thing at the 8 o'clock position on the Sun and very close to the Sun but we think we were only seeing the half of it that was facing the Sun because it was lighted. I have heard that infrared would show the whole thing. At one point I could barely see 3 very small dots positioned on the face and edge of the Sun in a semicircle facing this thing at the 8 o'clock position. I thought it could be orbitals or moons of P-X, which we have had dreams of. They soon disappeared as they moved and were no longer in front of the Sun. President Trump was watching too as He spoke with us.  He said their astronomers said, “It is there”.  I asked President Trump if he would try to get us professional pictures and He said he would try. After leaving the Sun it will be hard to see until its closer and far bigger to our view. Possibly because infrared is needed to see it in space.) The Lord said, “The powers that be will attempt to cloud up the sky but the angels will sweep the clouds away.” (This is exactly what happened as we all watched.) The Sun was clear and distinct, like I haven't seen it in a long time, and it was with clear sky. Usually it's so diffused with the garbage they spray in our atmosphere you can't make it out. Shortly after we saw what we did the clouds moved back in.) So we could have just got our 40 day warning like Jonah, who said, “In 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed.” We will revisit this later. *”The asteroid will hit earth 40 days from first sighting on 5-25-24.” (This is the same day years ago, 5-25, that Virginia Boldea saw 3 pieces hit the earth in her revelation.) *”Planet X will fly by earth 40 days after the first sighting on 6-4-24, hence a 40 day warning.” *Update: The Lord said, “P-X would eventually fly 10 times faster than earth does in its orbit.”  However this is very slow for P-X. The Lord said, “When P-X was attempting to leave the Sun, its gravity was pulling it back causing it to begin to slow down. The Lord said, “It is not escaping the gravity but will turn and fall into orbit around the Sun.” So P-X is leaving its orbital plane and joining the Sun's orbitals plane. Later He said, “The orbit will be between Earth and Venus.” I asked President Trump if his astronomers see that P-X was turning to fall into orbit. He said, “Yes, it is.”  I asked the Lord if the timings we were given at the first will still be right and He said, “Yes.” So it could orbit the Sun once at a greater speed and will come up 10 days behind the asteroid as P-X affects the earth. I believe P-X is constantly slowing down and eventually would settle into orbit, as the Lord said, at a speed of 10 times that of earth, Which would make an orbit in approximately 36 ½  days. It would orbit the Sun many times for 3 ½  years of the Tribulation. The Dragon beast lasted for 3 ½ years of the tribulation. Could the P-X Dragon do the same? Before God's mercy and grace just revealed I believe so. The Damage Has Been Seen The Lord said, “This is a direct result of P-X.” Indeed, P-X was passing by in orbit when this erupted.  Fri. 10 May 2024 Catastrophic Solar Storm Threatens Earth: The Biggest Solar Storm in Years Approaches, Threatening Our Electric World! Disruptions to Mobile Phones, GPS, and Power Systems Nationwide expected. (NOAA) has issued a Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch, the first since 2005 Geomagnetic Storm upgraded to G5 - the strongest level available and the first G5 level storm to strike Earth since October 2003. The most powerful solar storm in the  last two decades recently hit Earth. This event was caused by a group of sunspots about 16  times the size of Earth. They released several X-class solar flares and coronal mass ejections directly toward our planet. These solar emissions led to severe geomagnetic storms, ranked at the highest intensity level of G5, marking the most intense storms since the 2003 Halloween storms. Elon Musk noted that the Starlink satellite service was experiencing issues due to the storm. He wrote on the social platform X that its satellites were "under a lot of pressure but holding up so far." The storms also disrupted power grids, GPS systems, and high-frequency communications in certain areas. These events suggest that the solar maximum, a period of peak solar activity in the Sun's 11-year cycle, might arrive earlier than anticipated. As the Sun's magnetic field flips, we can expect more geomagnetic storms in the coming months. They could further disrupt radio  communications and electrical infrastructure. The reason behind the recent solar storm is the sunspot group named AR 3664. … The AR 3664 cluster rotated  into view of Earth a few days ago. At that time, it looked fairly normal. But then, it grew quickly to become 16.times as wide as our planet. Spanning 200,000  km or 125,000 miles, it became one of the largest sunspots of the current solar cycle. NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issued warnings of increased solar flare risk from AR  3664 at the beginning of the month. AR 3664 emitted a total of 75 M-class flares and 10 X-class flares within a week, accounting  for 50% of the X-class flares this year. ..     Geomagnetic storms can have significant  impacts on our electrical power grids and satellite infrastructure. … This can cause transformers to become saturated and overheat. Specifically, transformers may fail. In severe cases, these issues can result in large-scale blackouts. … In 2022, a flare from the Sun resulted in the loss  of 40 newly launched Starlink satellites. Currently, the sunspot group known as AR 3664 has moved behind the Sun's disk, (May 11th) making it temporarily invisible from Earth. This means that any solar emissions from this group will not affect our planet for the next two weeks. Based on past behaviors observed in sunspots, there is a possibility that this group could remain active once it becomes visible again. Just before it rotated out of view, on May 11, AR 3664 produced significant solar activity, including …  a much larger X 5.8 flare, the latter of which was associated with a CME. This activity suggests that AR 3664 could still produce more solar flares in the future and indicates that its cycle of activity isn't over yet.   AR 3664 is no ordinary sunspot. It's so big that it can be seen from Earth without magnification. The size of AR 3664 is comparable to the sunspot that caused the Carrington Event in 1859…   From history & science of P-X what COULD happen? *It could cause extreme earthquakes and tsunamis to cross America and the world, CME's, all of which we have been warned of. *It could cause an earth tide and slip the crust on the mantle which could bring earthquakes around the world as it turns before this extreme gravitational planet. *It could draw the South Pole towards it pointing the northern hemisphere into darkness for a few days. *It could slow earth's rotation causing the equatorial waters to rush north and south. This is because the earth spins at over 1000 mph causing a bulge at the equator. The 13+ miles of extra feet of earth and water held at the equator would flood the earth. *Earth's orbit would eventually bring it through Planet X's tail as it leaves, which is full of asteroids, meteorites and boulders and this would cause fireballs to rain on earth for about an hour or more depending on the angle of departure. (I am not an astronomer, as you can see, and I claim no titles, I just want to obey the Lord, and for people to be spared to be a part of the coming revival in tribulation and I know this will now happen. I will explain.) *President Trump confirmed that these specific dates are within the boundaries of the government astronomers calculations, which I did not know. *The first confirmation by President Trump, was that the asteroid did appear by the Sun on 4-15-24, as I told him it would. *He agreed that if the 10 days between the Asteroid and Planet X were correct, that Planet X would show up next to the Sun on 4-25-24. The Lord said, “It will look like a star on the left side of the sun,” and a very huge Sun it is. As we saw, It showed up, confirmed by his astronomers! *We have received many dreams that an asteroid would enter the atmosphere and break into 3 pieces. One piece will hit the North American Plate's southern boundary, causing a huge slip fault, which could shake the United States fault lines loose. P-X is only 10 days behind this and would be adding to the earthquake, volcanic, CME, and tsunami troubles. *Our dreams, which were five, have said that an East Coast Faultline that goes from New York through Washington DC, to Alabama to the Gulf will be the first to quake, then to the New Madrid fault to split the country and dump the Great Lakes. Then it will go out to the West Coast and simultaneously back to Tennessee. *Dreams and revelations can be delayed by repentance as it was with Nineveh or just for a plea of Mercy as it was with Amos. At any rate, those who repent will be spared. Reasonable Comments: *Do not move by fear of this revelation. Fear is faith in reverse. Fear only God. Seek the Lord for His directions for you and trust Him. *Angels would remove some people from dangerous areas. We would see water in places never before seen in our lifetime. Seek high ground as the Lord leads. The Military used to advise their retirees to settle at least 400 feet above sea level. *People should be gone from the East Coast, Gulf Coast, New Madrid Zone, Mississippi River Valley, and the West Coast before 5-25-24! Don't wait until there is a bottle neck or you won't get out. I have seen many sit through hurricanes stuck in their vehicles on the interstate because they waited too late to leave the Gulf Coast. Tsunami's are far more deadly. I-95 bridge and Galveston bridge were destroyed, being prepared as a death trap for those waiting too late, as the Lord revealed to others. * Those of you on the West Coast of Africa and Europe; beware of tsunami's. God will use these two catastrophes to judge the wicked! (Make sure you are not one of them.) Confess your sins according to (1Jn 1:9)  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  Ask the Lord to save you and fill you with His Holy Spirit. The Man-child reformer ministry is coming to lead us through the wilderness created by these things.   Ancient History of Planet X   The Kolbrin Bible - 21st Century Master Edition - (Thanks to Marshall Masters for letting us read from the Kolbrin) Comprised of 11 books, the first 6 were written by Egyptian academics and scribes after the Exodus. The five remaining books were penned by the Celtic priests of early Britain after the death of Jesus. (What we see in these historic writings is a flyby which is worse than an orbit passing. Flyby is the last encounter before P-X goes back into outer space. We are already seeing God's mercy, Nineveh.) Egyptian Historians {Manuscripts 3:1} Men forget the days of the Destroyer. Only the wise know where it went and that it will return in its appointed hour. {2} ... It was as a billowing cloud of smoke enwrapped in a ruddy glow, not distinguishable in joint or limb. Its mouth was an abyss from which came flame, smoke and hot cinders. {3} When ages pass, certain laws operate upon the stars in the Heavens. Their ways change; there is movement and restlessness, they are no longer constant and a great light appears redly in the skies. {4} When blood drops upon the Earth, the Destroyer will appear, and mountains will open up and belch forth fire and ashes. Trees will be destroyed and all living things engulfed. Waters will be swallowed up by the land, and seas will boil. ... {6} The people will scatter in madness. They will hear the trumpet and battle-cry (It makes noise) of the DESTROYER and will seek refuge within dens in the Earth. Terror will eat away their hearts, and their courage will flow from them like water from a broken pitcher. They will be eaten up in the flames of wrath and consumed by the breath of the DESTROYER. ... {9} ...the hour of the DESTROYER is at hand. {10} In those days, men will have the Great Book before them [upon its return], wisdom will be revealed, the few will be gathered for the stand, it is the hour of trial. The dauntless ones (the stouthearted) will survive ... {Manuscripts 5:1} ... IT TWISTED ABOUT ITSELF LIKE A COIL ... It was not a great comet or a loosened star, being more like a fiery body of flame. ... {4} This was the aspect of the DOOMSHAPE called the DESTROYER, when it appeared in days long gone by, in olden times... {5} The DOOMSHAPE is like a circling ball of flame which scatters small fiery offspring in its train. It covers about a fifth part of the sky and sends writhing, snakelike fingers down to Earth ... {Manuscripts 6:1} THE DARK DAYS BEGAN WITH THE LAST VISITATION OF THE DESTROYER ... foretold by strange omens in the skies... {3} These were days of ominous calm, when the people waited for they knew not what ... {5} The days of stillness were followed by a time when the noise of trumpeting and shrilling was heard in the Heavens ... {6} The people spoke of the god of the slaves (The Hebrews at the Passover, Red Sea, etc.)... His manifestation was in the Heavens for all men to see, but they did not see with understanding ... {11} Dust and smoke clouds darkened the sky and colored the waters upon which they fell with a bloody hue. Plague was throughout the land, the river was bloody and blood was everywhere [red ash mixed with water]. {12} In the glow of the DESTROYER the Earth was filled with redness. Vermin bred and filled the air and face of the Earth with loathsomeness. {13} ... THE FACE OF THE LAND WAS BATTERED AND DEVASTATED BY A HAIL OF STONES WHICH SMASHED DOWN ALL THAT STOOD IN THE PATH OF THE TORRENT ... {Manuscripts 6:14} The fish of the river died in the polluted waters; worms, insects and reptiles sprang up from the Earth in huge numbers. Great gusts of wind brought swarms of locusts which covered the sky ... {15} The darkness was not the clean blackness of night, but a thick darkness in which the breath of men was stopped in their throats. Men gasped in a hot cloud of vapor which enveloped all the land and snuffed out all lamps and fires ... {16} The Earth turned over [during a pole shift], as clay spun upon a potter's wheel. The whole land was filled with uproar from the thunder of the DESTROYER ... {19} On the great night of the DESTROYER's wrath ... there was a hail of rocks ... {21} The land writhed under the wrath of the DESTROYER and groaned with the agony of Egypt. It shook itself ... {22} There were nine days of darkness and upheaval, while a tempest raged such as never had been known before ... {24} The slaves spared by the DESTROYER left the accursed land forthwith. Many Egyptians attached themselves to the host, for one who was great led them forth, a priest prince (Moses) of the inner courtyard. {25} Fire mounted up on high and its burning left with the enemies of Egypt. It rose up from the ground as a fountain and hung as a curtain in the sky. {26} In seven days, by Remwar the accursed ones journeyed to the waters. (Seven days is accurate to the Red Sea) They crossed the heaving wilderness while the hills melted around them; above, the skies were torn with lightning ... {28} Pharaoh had gathered his army and followed the slaves ... {30} The host of Pharaoh came upon the slaves by the saltwater shores, but was held back from them by a breath of fire. A great cloud was spread over the hosts and darkened the sky …{31} A whirlwind arose in the East and swept over the encamped hosts ... There was a strange silence and then, in the gloom, it was seen that the waters had parted, leaving a passage between ... {32} The slaves had been making sacrifices in despair ... Then, in exaltation, their leader [Moses] led them into the midst of the waters through the confusion ... {35} Then the fury departed and there was silence ... the captains went forward and the host rose up behind them ... Pharaoh fought against the hindmost of the slaves ... {37} ... The Heavens roared as with a thousand thunders, the bowels of the Earth were sundered and Earth shrieked its agony... The dry ground fell beneath the waters and great waves broke upon the shore …{38} The great surge of rocks and waters overwhelmed the chariots of the Egyptians who went before the footmen. ... {39} Tidings of the disaster came back by Rageb, son of Thomat, who hastened on ahead of the terrified survivors because of his burning ... {40} The broken land lay helpless and invaders came out of the gloom like carrion ... {46} ... The air was purified, the breath of the DESTROYER passed away and the land became filled again with growing things... {Gleanings 6:30} ... One hundred generations had passed since the overwhelming deluge and ten generations since The DESTROYER last appeared. {Creation 3:2} ...God caused a [celestial] DRAGON from out of Heaven to come and encompass her about ... The seas were loosened from their cradles and rose up, pouring across the land [creating giant tsunamis] ... {3} Men, stricken with terror, went mad at the awful sight in the Heavens. The breath was sucked from their bodies and they were burnt with a strange ash. {4} Then it passed, leaving Earth enwrapped within a dark and glowering mantle, which was ruddily lit up inside. The bowels of the Earth were torn open in great writhing upheavals ... {5} The Earth vomited forth great gusts of foul breath from awful mouths opening up in the midst of the land. The evil breath bit at the throat before it drove men mad and killed them ... {8} ... only sky boulders and red earth remained where once they were but amidst all the desolation a few survived, for man is not easily destroyed ... {10} Then the great canopy of dust and cloud, which encompassed the Earth, enshrouding it in heavy darkness, was pierced by ruddy light, and the canopy swept down in great cloudbursts and raging storm-waters ... {11} When the light of the sun pierced the Earth's shroud ... The foul air was purified and new air clothed the REBORN EARTH, shielding her from the dark hostile void of Heaven. {12} The rainstorms ceased to beat upon the faces of the land and the waters stilled their turmoil. Earthquakes no longer tore the Earth open, nor was it burned and buried by hot rocks ... {13} The waters were purified, the sediment sank and life increased in abundance ... The sun was not as it had been and a moon had been taken away ... {14} Man found the NEW EARTH firm and the Heavens fixed. He rejoiced but also feared, for he lived in dread that the Heavens would again bring forth monsters and crash about him. {15} When men came forth from their hiding places and refuges, the world their fathers had known was gone forever. The face of the land was changed...when the structure of Heaven collapsed ... {Creation 4:5} Then ... God caused a sign to appear in the Heavens, so that men should know the Earth would be afflicted, and the sign was a STRANGE STAR. {6} THE STAR grew and waxed to a great brightness and was awesome to behold. IT PUT FORTH HORNS and sang, being unlike any other ever seen ... {Scrolls 33:12} Great Mistress of the stars, let us abide in peace, for we fear the REVELATION OF YOUR HORNS ... {Origins 8:3} ... THEY WORSHIPPED IN ERROR, THE MALIGNANT HORNED STAR AND HER ESCORTS ... In his 1999 book Exodus to Arthur, Mike Ballie {wrote} "... Lydus, was in the opinion that if the Earth ever again ran into Typhon, the former would be destroyed in the encounter ... there were close associations between the plagues of the Exodus and the phenomena associated with Typhon". Typhon was the Destroyer of the Exodus. Yes; during its last fly-by, Typhon affected Earth by nudging it into a slightly larger orbit around the sun.... So, five days had to be added to the calendar! ... (Which he points out was commonly 360 days as it was with the Hebrews) The Destroyer was known as...: 'Nibiru' by the Sumerians 'Destroyer' by the Egyptians and Hebrews 'Phaeton' by the Greeks 'Typhon' by Pliny 'Frightener' by the Celts Did you notice this: “Lydus, was in the opinion that if the Earth ever again ran into Typhon, the former would be destroyed in the encounter.”  The Earth would be destroyed? But the earth has to have a Tribulation to manifest the sons of God. Accordingly, The Lord just said to me, “I will destroy both P-X and the asteroid.” I was told “The asteroid will veer off into space. P-X will not make the first complete orbit to return.” I don't know how this would happen. Would it dive into the Sun or would solar flares and CME's take it out??   Let me share with you what brought us to this point. After Planet X / Asteroid and Effects (1), I was somewhat grieved that we tried but were not able to reach the people in harm's way, especially the Islands and coasts with this warning. No doubt some on our e-list reached relatives and friends but most would not listen or consider this sort of thing, which is normal lost human behavior. These are the people we want to live to see the wonderful revival about to start.   The Lord had just given me a teaching of Abraham interceding for Lot and family when the angels came to Sodom to bring them out so God could destroy the evil sodomites of the plain. God heard Abraham's request because of his friendship and reasoning of justice for the few righteous, so God had mercy. Also the angels were going to destroy Zoar like all the rest of the cities and for the same reason. But God had mercy on those pagans for the sake of Lot's little family going there.   Everyone wonders why did all of the Assyrians listen to Jonah, a Jew, when they had a different God and were enemies of the Jews. Some have the theory that when they looked up they saw P-X come up beside the Sun, and it was 40 days away, so they believed Jonah when he said, “In 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed.   The President had the military spread out to defend about 300 to 360 cities from the anarchists. And they are spread all over the world fighting the DS rulers. They would be needed to do evacuations and many would not cooperate to leave. He considered Tucker getting the Word out but he still would have to stop the war at a very bad time. But God ultimately brought the only solution.   In part (1) I heard that the President would back off from the GCR redistribution of wealth because the money would be needed to restore vital services after P-X and the asteroid came through. When I spoke to him of this he confirmed it. And immediately the GCR went on the back burner. Then more recently after the update above, which movements were confirmed by the President's Astronomers, the GCR got hot again. So I asked the Lord what happened and he said, “I took P-X out of his mind.” So I contacted him and he told me the same thing with the same words. President Trump said, “David I don't know what happened, P-X was just taken out of my mind.” So when I questioned the Lord He said, “I will destroy both P-X and the asteroid.”   Jonah said for God, “In 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed,” but it wasn't. Amos had the same experience with God. The people repented and God had mercy. Years ago in a vivid dream I saw myself standing over the Gulf of Mexico looking down on the U.S. whose borders had sides like a swimming pool. The inside was full of water with fish swimming everywhere. I looked up Nineveh which was the head of the Assyrian Beast Empire which matched the U.S. being the head of the world beast. Nineveh was written ideographically as a fish in an enclosure. There was a huge bomb hanging above the U.S./Nineveh by a string with a bow tied in it. Obviously, we were in great danger of judgment. It did not fall and I knew it was the delay of judgment. But now I am seeing that it was prophetically also speaking of mercy in this time.  But it is always possible that Father gives you individually mercy. This will be a Psalm 91 Passover for the Saints. Of course, this is grace and absolutely wonderful news.   Some might say, But David you made such a good case that God would use P-X to take down the DS enemy. But the collateral damage and death would be tremendous. Whereas one angel took out 185,000 men in one night and there was no collateral death. In George Washington's vision of three wars here the first two were exactly right and the third we are fighting now. In this war the patriots were out gunned by the invaders but the angels came beside them and they conquered the invaders. This is God's solution, The angels will take down the invaders in every nation when the chastening is sufficient, with no collateral damage.   Some say they saw the Rev. 12 sign in the heavens on Sep.23, 2017. In that case Saturn was seen as the Dragon. Saturn is also a type of Satan. In the Rev 12 scenario, Satan is the Dragon Beast who has a body made up of people, seven heads and ten horns. If this sign has come up since then I don't know.  I haven't been keeping up with it. The star software's would not show this planetary system anyway for its head is a rogue sister to our Sun that is not admitted by the powers that be since they first discovered it and bragged about it. They quickly backtracked so they could make it to their bunkers without us. The Man-child mentioned in the sign is a corporate world-wide body of people just like the woman, the harlot, the beast, the false prophet, etc.. The Lord showed me that the history of the early Church must repeat but on a larger scale with many more people as the actors. Like Moses and Jesus these Man-childs are a first-fruits body of reformers that will lead the Church through the wilderness tribulation. {Rev. 12:1} And a great sign was seen in heaven: a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars (Doctrine of the 12 apostles.); {2} and she was with child; and she crieth out, travailing in birth, and in pain to be delivered. {3} And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon (This is the Dragon Beast but look at the parallel. NASA called the planetary system, of which P-X is a part of, the Nemesis system. Nemesis means - one that inflicts retribution or vengeance. Nemesis is the central solar planet of this system, which never reached nuclear ability. We are a binary, two star system like almost all systems seen. The DS doesn't want you to see these things so you won't from them. It also needs infrared to be seen and is very far away except for P-X, which goes through our solar system.) Please understand this:  There are two Dragons. One is the historic P-X Dragon. The other is the end time Dragon Beast in Rev 12 identified as the body of Satan. That body has seven heads, identified in the Bible as seven world ruling beasts who ruled over God's people and whose seed are all with us in the end time. It also had ten horns representing ten continental divisions of the world. In short it is the whole world in Satan but outside of Christ. These two Dragons have a symbolic relationship as we will see. Notice in our text of Rev 12:3 that the Dragon Beast is being called the “great red dragon” and that is because there is a lesser red dragon. Our Rev 12 context goes on to say, having seven heads (Notice the two Beasts in symbolism are related. Nemesis has 7 orbitals - the outermost one is Planet X, which passes through our solar system. It is the lesser red dragon, and is called this because it is a head of the dragon body.) and ten horns (It was called the Horned Planet by the ancient historians because it appears to have horns or wings as it flies through space.), and upon his heads seven diadems. {4} And his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth The P-X Dragon tail is full of asteroids, meteors, and boulders which look like stars falling to earth when earth passes through it. The Greek word for “star” here is aster from which we get the word asteroid. Physically speaking, If one star fell to the earth, that would be the end of earth. (Watching the stars on the horizon as A pole/crustal shift of 1/3 turn of the earth happens, which also speaks of 1/3 the stars as the seed of Abraham falling away. A pole shift can return to its original position after P-X is gone but the crustal shift will stay and we personally will be closer to the equator when it's over. Continuing with {4}… and the dragon standeth before the woman that is about to be delivered (The Dragon Beast opposes the Woman Church.), that when she is delivered he may devour her child. {5} And she was delivered of a son, a man-child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne. {6} And the woman fled into the wilderness (The woman Church is going into the wilderness tribulation chased by the Dragon Beast at the beginning of Rev.12, which is the beginning of the first 3 ½ years and the Dragon Beast with seven heads and ten horns only lasts 3 ½ years for Rev.13 starts the second 3 ½ years, which is the non-descript Beast, now with the seven heads and ten horns and the dragon is gone. Would the P-X Dragon also last that long. Thankfully, because of the grace of God, we now know it will not.), where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and threescore days.  So I asked the Lord if there would still be earthquakes and got a Yes. I asked if the other dates that were also associated with promises still be right and got a Yes. I asked if the angels were taking down the factious in Church and state who are not elect and got, Magnificently. The bad news is, we are now headed towards civil war. Rev 6:4 And another horse came forth, a red horse: and to him that sat thereon it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. Ministering Angels David Eells – 5/19/24 Heb 1:13-14 But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?  14  Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation? (Who relates best to angels and needs the most angels? What is their ministry and service to us?)   (John was told the heavenly Jerusalem was the Bride coming down out of heaven. And here they are fellowshipping with innumerable hosts of angels.)  Heb 12:22 but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels. (Who relates best to the angels who lead the obedient Christians to the Bride city of God?)   Deu 7:20 Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way (I asked Baruch, whom the Lord said was the head of the UBM angels, Are you this angel to me? He said, Yes. Many times the enemy has tried to harm or even kill me but like Psa 91 says he keeps us from injury. My angel, Baruch, has saved me many times. And what is this angel for?), and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. (He keeps us and brings us to our promised land, physical and spiritual. I.e. conquering our flesh man and his spirits until we have rest from our enemies as we obey God through him. Let's see..)    21 Take ye heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not (As we will see, If we don't listen to him, he is provoked.); for he will not pardon your transgression: (He will spank us when we do not listen. Sometimes people call this an accident but it is not.) for my name is in him (Name means the nature, character and authority of the Lord is in Him. He represents the Lord to you and must be respected.). 22 But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I speak (Notice: God speaks to us through His angel who speaks to us through our conscience and and to give direction from the Lord. Many “entertain angels unawares”. Satan tells the wicked that angels don't converse with men, which flies in the face of the whole Bible. These people don't believe in angels because they speak against them and their sins, which they witness every day. So if we listen to the Lord through His angel, God goes on to say >); then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. (We are always to try the spirits to see if they agree with the Word.)    23 For mine angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: and I will cut them off.  (He cuts off the old man of our land and the factious enemies who attempt to deceive, control, and spiritually or physically harm us. The Lord said to me, “A Christian who falls into faction no longer has a good angel but is under fallen angels or demons as Hermas' revelation says. And of course the enemies cannot match wits nor power with God's angels.) 24 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, (I.e. Do not serve the lusts of their demons) nor do after their works; but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and break in pieces their pillars.    25 And ye shall serve Jehovah your God, and he will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. 26  There shall none cast her young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil. 27 I will send my terror before thee (We just read that our angel is before us), and will discomfit (Meaning: To confuse, scatter, frustrate the plans of, embarrass, defeat) all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. (Meaning, they will run from us for they are uncomfortable around us.) 28 And I will send the hornet before thee,(Notice Father will send - the angel, terror, and the hornet, which is also terror, before us against our enemies. The angel will manifest terror and fear to our enemies. The Lord has spoken to me several times concerning the faction saying, “They fear you David.” One reason for this is because they have seen what the Lord's angels have done to destroy them and their friends. We are always sad to see this and pray they will repent and be saved but we have no authority to wrestle with flesh and blood. We can only agree with the Lord so they should fear HIM.) which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.    (Notice the human enemies and their god's, the fallen angels, cannot stand before the Angels of God when we are in obedience. Psa 103:20-21 Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word.  21  Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.)   29 I will not drive them out from before thee in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee. (Father keeps us humble by giving us an enemy so we are not lifted up by pride and are dependent and submissive to Him. Satan was very proud of his beauty and authority and became puffed up wanting to take God's place or usurp authority. Every factious person receives witchcraft, faction, and slander. This witchcraft is rebellion and attempts to domineer others.)    30 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, (This method of driving the enemies out keeps us humble and dependent on God.) until thou be increased, and inherit the land. (The land here is twofold; the natural land that the Lord has promised us will be rid of the enemies. And the spiritual land of the natural man must be delivered from the lusts of the flesh.) 31 … for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand: and thou shalt drive them out before thee. 32 Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. (I.e. Have no agreement with their idols and unfruitful works of darkness. Shun them as commanded or they will leaven you.)    33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me; for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee. (Fortunately they always run to their own kind when discovered. 2Jn 1:10-11  If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and give him no greeting:  11  for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works. Notice: even a greeting can cause you to be infected with their demons.) (Angels appeared to bring promises to Abraham and to hear his requests.) Gen 18:1 And Jehovah appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2 and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him (As we will see one was the Lord and two were angels and all were manifest in apparent flesh.): and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth, 3 and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: 4 let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: 5 and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on: forasmuch as ye are come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. (So here we see that Abraham spoke to the Lord and the angels and they answered him. The factious agree we can't talk to angels but they talk to and hear from fallen angels.) 6 And Abraham hastened… (to prepare a meal for them which they ate.)…10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. …12 And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13 And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old? 14 Is anything too hard for Jehovah? (The Lord and His angels object to unbelief.) …16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do; (Obviously not, and because he raised his children who came after him to know and follow the Lord as we see here.) 18 seeing that Abraham had surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?   19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. (Fathers gave charges to their children after them and when they obeyed they received the promises.) 20 And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; (As we will see they were full of lust and were sexual perverts just as many in the faction in church and state are now.) 21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. 22 And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom (The two angels went to judge Sodom.): but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah (The Lord was distinguished from the other two “men”.). 23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked? (Abraham who was called “God's friend” reasoned with Him. He still listens to His friends.) 24 Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? (The Lord listened to His faithful friend.) 26 And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake. (Abraham was pretty nervy and not satisfied until got the Lord down to ten but because he was a faithful friend the Lord listened.. and probably did what He planned to do all along. There weren't 10 righteous there but He spared them. :0) 33 And Jehovah went his way, as soon as he had left off communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. Gen 19:1 And the two angels (So the Lord left the judgment to the angels.) came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth; 2 and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, (He knew the city and the predators. We warn of the predators too.) and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. (Do you suppose they wanted him to see that He shouldn't live and raise children in such a place? Neither should we have fellowship with predators.) 3 And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.  4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter; (Young and old, all were demonized perverted predators like we have known and they pass it on to their whole families.)  5 and they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men that came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. 6 And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him. 7 And he said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly. 8 Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing, forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof. (Lot didn't know the power of God over these devils or this would not have been an alternative.)  9 And they said, Stand back. And they said, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. (They accused him of judging them and rightly so. So they admitted they would do evil to them all and that was because they had no conscience just as it is today.) And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door. 10 But the men (angels) put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. 11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness (They are all smitten with spiritual blindness justifying themselves.), both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door. 12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whomsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of the place: (So the angels were going to spare their relatives and friends from the destruction of Sodom. All such places shall be judged. The angels can get your relatives, friends and Christians out of there before it happens.) 13 for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before Jehovah: and Jehovah hath sent us to destroy it. 14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that mocked. (It seems they had become leavened by that evil place. Get out and don't raise children and grandchildren in such a place.) 15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters that are here (The others didn't believe or leave.), lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. 16 But he lingered; and the men (angels) laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful unto him; and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. (The angels didn't take NO for an answer because of the promise of the Lord to Abraham and because of Lot.) 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain (I.e. Pray for them but separate from among the perverted people or be destroyed with them. Don't look back in pity upon them. God is their enemy and yours.); escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. (Flee to the heavenly places above this world.)  18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord: 19 behold now, thy servant hath found favor (grace) in thy sight, (Did his wife count on this false grace when she willfully disobeyed and looked back?) and thou hast magnified thy lovingkindness, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain (God saved him and he was still self-willed. He felt he couldn't reach the high place in God before judgment fell. He was told to go to high spiritual ground.), lest evil overtake me, and I die:  20 behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape thither (is it not a little one?)(A few will escape by grace.), and my soul shall live. 21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken. (Grace was given to one little city that was totally corrupt and would have been destroyed like the rest. It had angelic protection because of Lots covering from Abraham.) 22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. (Just as Abraham was promised and God doesn't break His promises.) Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. (Meaning, Little, I.e. A small remnant escapes on low spiritual ground.) 23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar. (Light from the Son was given before judgment fell but many ignored it as they are doing now.) 24 Then Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven; 25 and he overthrew those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. (We have watched the angels destroy all of the factious sodomites, sexual perverts, liars, thieves, slanderers, very strongly since 2011. They descend into hell on earth in their reprobation. Mat 13:30  Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn. Mat 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity,  42  and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. (She became a monumental warning to those who disobey and pity Sodom in any way. Salt is antiseptic, I.e. anti perverse demons.) 27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before Jehovah: 28 and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the Plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace. (Notice they were utterly destroyed on the earth.) 29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the Plain, that God remembered Abraham (The righteous prayers are remembered with God.), and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt. (It was grace because Lot resisted his directions and you may know some like that.) 30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar (Because they had the same lowlife as the rest of the cities. He had learned his lesson and was tormented with that leaven in his daughters.):  and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. 31 And the first-born said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth: 32 come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. … 36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. (The leaven of Sodom had infiltrated his daughters whom he foolishly raised there. Come out from among them and be ye separate. Pray for them long distance. The faction and Satanists do this to their children, sometimes physically but always spiritually.)  37 And the first-born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. 38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day. (Ammon and Moab, were offspring of Sodom's spirits. They became factious against their own kin as Judas' and were judged. All these types are spiritual inbreds, which infects the brain and gene pool. Good words are the seeds of the sower that give life. Evil words are the seeds of Satan that bring death. Those who listen die.) An Angel Came to Daniel to Teach Him   Dan 9: 21  yea, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel (The head messenger angel), whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.  22  And he instructed me, and talked with me, (Its silly to say we cannot hear from or speak with angels since we see precedent all over scripture.) and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee wisdom and understanding. (Angels speak for God in word of wisdom, knowledge, and prophecy.) 23  At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment went forth, and I am come to tell thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.  (So angels bring interpretation of visions and prophecies.)   24  Seventy weeks (of years) are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, (I believe an angel from God gave me an interpretation to this that I never heard of men having. When Jesus came He began the New Covenant rejecting the Old Covenant. The New Covenant born again people are now Daniel's “people”.  Since they crucified the messenger of the covenant, Jerusalem was no longer called in scripture, the holy city. Instead the heavenly city is clearly the holy city. So 69 of the 70 weeks was “decreed upon” the Old Covenant people and city.   When Israel rejected the New Covenant, the 70th week is “decreed upon” the New Covenant people and Holy City including righteous Jews. So many are confused because they haven't made this connection.) to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins (The Law could not make perfect as Paul said so God sought a New Covenant. The blood of bulls and goats could not take away sin, only cover it. So Jesus took away sin.), and to make reconciliation for iniquity (Those sacrifices didn't reconcile or exchange us to God, Jesus did with the New Covenant.), and to bring in everlasting righteousness (The Law could not do this because it wasn't everlasting. It was only “until the seed should come to whom the promise was due”, and that seed was Jesus. We are righteous through the blood of Jesus),   and to seal up vision and prophecy (As we are seeing here, the New Testament is giving us the revelation of the shadows and types of the Old Testament parables that they did not have for it was sealed. For instance, Paul showed that Baptism is the fulfillment of circumcision. We are clearly told the Sabbatismos, meaning a continual Sabbath rest from man's works are demanded of us in Heb 4:9.), and to anoint the most holy (Jesus is the Christos, the most holy anointed one.)    25  Know therefore and discern, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the anointed one, the prince, shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks (=69 weeks): it shall be built again, with street and moat, even in troublous times.  26  And after the threescore and two weeks shall the anointed one be cut off (Which was after the seven weeks in v-25, showing Jesus being crucified after the 69 weeks were up.) , and shall have nothing: (He had nothing in this world.)   and the people of the prince (Princes in Daniel are principalities not men. In chapter 10:13,20 we see the Prince of Persia and the Prince of Greece and Michael the Prince of the Lord's forces. All were principalities.) that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary (The Roman principality demon crucified Jesus and destroyed the city and sanctuary.  In Daniels vision of the beast the Roman principality continued all the way down the legs to the ten toes of the ten kings in the last week.); and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and even unto the end shall be war; desolations are determined. (As in 70AD so it will be today.)   (And the “covenant with many” starts the last week, the 70th week of seven years, with the same Roman Principality making that covenant. Notice: “And he” here >) 27  And he (The same principality) shall make a firm covenant with many for one week (Either you have a 2000 year old man here or he is a principality.): and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease; and upon the wing (or pinnacle) of abominations shall come one (This speaks of “one” abomination above the rest.) that maketh desolate; (The mark of the beast is given to those who give up the crucified life. The mark is the abomination that maketh many of God's NT temple desolate of God for they are reprobated as Revelation says.)   and even unto the full end, and that determined, shall wrath be poured out upon the desolate. (Notice: wrath be poured out is not on a building called the temple but a people who became desolate from the mark.  Notice: the desolate here are people who were part of the NT temple. Notice: unto the full end is the end of the tribulation/Day of the Lord. In the last half of the tribulation, in Rev 13, the beast makes war on the saints to purify them and separate the desolate from them. So we see that angels came to bring revelation and even interpretation of revelations to those who do not respect man's interpretations. Angels also bring to pass the written judgments.)   Act 8:26-35  But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert. (Angels can speak to us audibly but most often they speak to our mind of the spirit. In this case it was clear instruction and direction, but it could be discernment, revelation, word of knowledge or wisdom, correction, encouragement, promises, etc. Of course, it would be in agreement with the Word and nature of God for as we saw “My name is in him”. The word name means nature, character, and authority. In essence we are speaking to the Lord and can converse with Him. Commonly we hear from the Lord through our angel. We must be careful if we are in sin and have selfish motives, we could hear from another spirit.   And of course it was an important mission in that it was also a witness to Candace and Philip was anointed and successful.) 27  And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;  28  and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.  29  And the Spirit (of God) said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.    30  And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? …34  And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?  35  And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached unto him Jesus.   (Angels speak in faith so that we agree with them and receive by faith what is said. Sometimes they speak faith and we wait to see it come to pass and it does not because we are walking by sight. We are tempted to believe they lied to us but the fault is ours. The angels expect us to believe the word of the Lord. For this reason they do not speak to some people.)   Luk 1:13-20  But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. …and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.  16  And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God.    …  18  And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.  19  And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.  20  And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak (First notice that angels should be respected. Why shouldn't Zacharias speak? Because it would have been with unbelief, which would hinder the fulfillment of the prophecy. Don't speak unbelief in the promises.), until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.   (Our faith in the blood of the Lamb and our confession of the promises empowers the angels to cast down our enemies.) Rev 12:7-11 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels;  8  and they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9  And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.    (Notice that they lost their power along with the prince of the power of the air. Does this happen in a lesser way when we as disciples do what the early disciples did? It appears so. Luk 10:17-19  And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in thy name.  18  And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven. So it happened back then with relatively new disciples so it should happen with us too.  Cast them down.  19  Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you. So what are the conditions whereby disciples can do this now?)   10  And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ (Most of God's people don't believe in their authority and power to cast down demons so they lose before they get started.): for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night.  11  And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb (Because of the blood sacrifice of Jesus we are covered and guiltless and have authority over sin.), and because of the word of their testimony (This is also the word “witness.” Because we have the confession or witness of our authority over “all the power of the enemy.”); and they loved not their life even unto death. (Because they are living the crucified life they have power for the old man is dead.)

As dawn breaks over our beloved nation, I'm reminded of the hallowed moments in history where faith and freedom intertwine, defining the heart of America. Our latest installment of the American Soul Podcast takes you through the spiritual journey that our forefather George Washington embarked upon, shedding light on how his prayer life was a cornerstone in the shaping of our country. It's an intimate reflection on the power of cherishing every moment with those we hold dear and the Almighty, while also offering a poignant prayer for the divine guidance of our leaders and blessings upon your families.Hearkening back to the inception of our great nation, we trace the envisioned promise of religious liberty by those who laid its foundations. With no stone left unturned, we examine George Washington's unwavering commitment to safeguard this intrinsic right and how he foresaw the strength of a nation balanced by the freedom of religion. There's much to unpack as we look ahead to discussing Washington's inaugural speech in our upcoming episode, but for now, let us delve into the fabric of our Constitution, where faith and freedom are inseparably stitched together, guiding us towards a future where these principles continue to prosper. Join me, Jesse Cope, as we honor the legacy of our ancestors and seek to fortify the soul of America with wisdom from its dawn.Support the Show.The American Soul Podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe

God Gives Strength and Power  David Eells 4/24/24  (audio)  Psa 68:35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.    1Ch 29:12 Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Notice that God rules all and gives strength to all.      Compassion Brings Power  Sharlene Campana - 10/27/2006  During the UBBS, the Lord brought the two following testimonies back to my memory and gave me a remarkable understanding. First, I'll share the two and then how they are connected.  God's Love Goes Deeper  In late winter, early spring of this year the Lord did a very special thing. As I was watching the evening news each night, for several weeks they would do stories on several women who had lost a loved-one. The Lord was directing my attention to the pain all three of these women were in, from mild to severe suffering because of a loss of a family member. The first woman was sad and distressed but she would be fine. The second was suffering somewhat deeper pain but the third women was so sad, distraught and suffering in deep despair, with no hope of recovery, her spirit seemed almost to be beyond repair.  I'm going to just tell you about the last woman. I could hear the sadness in her voice as I watched her tell about her loss, I began to cry very hard and I had such compassion for her. All of a sudden the Lord began to take me down lower and lower to a place where no human can go, down to the depth of the pain this woman was at. I was completely overwhelmed with the pain. I wanted to die, I told the Lord I can't handle this, it's too painful, please it's too painful. Then I said, ‘God Almighty how do you do this everyday, how can you stand to see the suffering?' Then again I said, ‘Please, I want to die, this is too much.'  He then spoke to me, “This is not pain you're feeling this is my love. Love must go deeper than the pain and sadness, it needs to go down deeper to be able to minister love. Love must go under the suffering to lift it up.”  This was love, the love of God I was feeling which needed to go deeper than the despair of this woman to lift her up out of the pain; only the love of God can minister to this depth of suffering to a woman that was totally hopeless. As you can imagine I was in total awe and I could hardly grasp what I just experienced.      LaNell confirming Sharlene I had an experience very similar to yours in experiencing the Love of Christ for another. One day my husband and I were sitting in a restaurant. A lady and an older couple (her parents) came in. The lady was crippled and deformed from polio. She sat right behind me in a booth.  My compassion went out to her. The Lord began pouring out His love to her through me. It became stronger and stronger. I thought I would burst. There was no way I could contain it. He told me to tell her that He loved her. I couldn't do it. I thought she would think I was feeling sorry for her or pitying her and be offended. I wrestled with the Lord about it until they were through eating and about to leave.  At the last minute, I turned around and told her that God loved her very much; that He had been pouring out His love to her through me. And that His love was so strong that I thought it would destroy me. God REALLY loved her and wanted her to know! His love was so strong that I wouldn't live if I tried to contain it. It was for her.  She had tears running down her face. She said that she really needed to hear that. Someone had hurt her deeply. Her parents that were with her said they understood about the Lord giving her a message. They were Pentecostal. My life was changed that day!      Sharlene Testimony In The Presence of Angels  This happened while I was reading Hidden Manna For the End Times, by David Eells; I had made a copy of the book.  May 16, 2006  Today a very precious and lovely presence of angels surrounded me while I was sitting and reading chapter six: Caught Up to the Throne (Authority). The anointing was very strong and it was familiar. I've experience this when I was being delivered of demons, the angels were present moving in to assist in casting out the demons. I could give you a more detailed testimony about how and what they did, but I want to tell you what happened today.  This occurred when I started reading chapter six. When I got to the second page the anointing was so strong I had to stop reading. I closed my eyes and just sat still. Then I thought, well, maybe the Lord has sent the angels to deliver me of some demons, so I began to tell the demons to leave and did this for a short time, and after a while had passed I knew that this was not what the angels had been sent for. Then I sat still again, they were so close and I spoke to them. I said, ‘I know you are here and you are standing around me, and there are three of you, I feel your presence.' They just stood standing around me; then I began to feel waves of glory washing up and down my body for about an hour.   I continued to read and stopped sometimes just to enjoy the anointing. I was sure I needed to keep reading; then I got to Tom Nelson's prophecy on 5-4-2000 of the experience of the first-fruits walking in heavenly places in the spiritual temple of God on earth. "Some are called forth to be caught up in the heavenlies, but still be here on earth there where you are, and there where I am too, when I dwell within you, as well as among you. There is a third heaven that you will taste. There's a third temple, which you will see. You will see it in the sense that it becomes reality, but you will walk in it because you are a part of it".  After I read that the Lord spoke and said that “This is my glory upon you. I want you to get familiar with this anointing, I want you to taste it, feel it so when you are in this glory you will become comfortable. I want to show you what is needed to move in the supernatural and not to see it as something unusual. I will visit you many times starting from today to get you comfortable with my anointing.” I then understood... WOW, the end times are upon us!!! I'm thinking, did this really happen? It did. I want to share it with those in the faith to encourage all to press-in with your whole heart, don't hold anything back.  October 25, 2006  Getting back to last Wednesday night UBBS study. As I was listening to Brother Thomas the Lord placed both of these testimonies right in front of me at eye level, “God's Love Goes Deeper” and “In The Presences Of Angels” right in front of my face. It was like they were on two scrolls suspended in air before my face. I began to wonder, what are you asking me Lord, are you asking me which one I desired more, are you trying to tell me something, why am I looking at these two testimonies? It was silent for a short time as I was looking at these scroll like things before my face.   Then I thought I would choose love over the anointing; the love was much more valuable to me than the anointing or being in the presence of angels. Don't get me wrong here, they were both really special and I would never want to make that kind of a choice, but I was thinking if I had to make that choice I would choose love. At the very moment the Lord spoke the most profound awesome thing I have ever heard.  God said, “I will combine these two together, this powerful anointing and this depth of love to minister to my people, this is what is needed in the end times.” I knew what it was like being in both of these separately, but my mind cannot even understand how it would be possible for the human frame to withstand this kind of power. The Lord then said, this is the same power that created the universe. With this kind of power just the shadow of a person or being in the presence of this power would totally set the captives free. This is the power that will change the body of Jesus Christ into the Bride of Christ Jesus. Amen!   Eve had this dream portion where she experienced Christ in her physical body. I dreamed this morning that Jesus had totally manifested outwardly through me, in appearance or image, to others. They were seeing Jesus instead of me. I was still inside of Him but outwardly He was all that remained visible of my old appearance. (The Lord said, Eve's flesh was burned up and her spiritual man was left.) I was able to experience Jesus from being inside of Him. I was also able, in the Spirit, to view His/my appearance from the outside of Him as we passed by mirrors or other reflective objects.  2Co 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit. (When we by faith accept that it is Christ who lives in us we can manifest His life and power and we can understand this verse.) Gal 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.   1Jn 2:28 And now, my little children, abide in him; that, if he shall be manifested (Greek: Phaneroo = To make visible; to cause to shine - in us), we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 1Jn 3:2 Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested (same - In us), we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is. (And He in us can do the greater works for His power is in us.) 3 And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. (There is no curse on this man or woman as Eve has demonstrated.)  Col 3:3-4 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested (same - in us), then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory (The epiphany or shining of His glory and works out of us).   What was strange to me is that when I realized that I had become Jesus in outward appearance, I simultaneously realized that I had slowly been becoming Him in my mind, will, and emotions all along; all these years. (Eve here is also a type of the Bride of the Last Adam, Jesus. The New Jerusalem "born from above" through His Word out of heaven is also this type. It has the presence of God in the temple. Jerusalem as a type of the Kingdom was made up of the Bride, as John said, whose head was David, who was a type of the man-child. The Lord is rebuilding this type for the leadership of the Church who is typed by the rest of Israel.)   Jesus and I were so totally merged together, on the inside, that I didn't notice much difference between my mind and my persona and His. The only difference I experienced was His absolute confidence and His power; knowing precisely, the will and plans of our Father and feeling the power and authority to carry those plans out. (Oh how few understand this is “Christ in you, the hope of glory”. For example: Jesus spoke the Word in a perfect numeric pattern. Here is the wonder: The disciples He made, who John said were the Bride, wrote it down including their own acts in a perfect numeric pattern. He is fully in control of the men and women who come into His image and His presence is alive in them.) I also had a sense that we were untouchable to our enemies and they were forced to submit to our Father's plans for His sons and His people for this period of time in the dream. (As a type of this Jesus passed through the midst of his enemies untouched when cornered. He also said, “No man takes my life")       David Psa 29: 4 The voice of Jehovah is powerful… 11 Jehovah will give strength unto his people; Jehovah will bless his people with peace.  Jesus said in Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power (That's the Greek word, dunamis, which is where our word, “dynamite,” comes from.), when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses… If you receive the Holy Spirit, this power is there. Jesus knows that we're no threat to satan's kingdom before we're filled with the Holy Spirit, that's why He told the disciples in Luk 24:49 … but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high. Joh 20:21 Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you. He didn't send His people to preach the Gospel powerless.)  As we accept the mind of Christ, which is the Word of God, it transforms us. Rom 12:2 And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. If we do not repent (Greek: “change our mind”) when we read the Word, we do not accept the transformation to the life and work of Christ. Without a renewed mind, you can't think and see according to the Spirit, nor can you follow the Spirit in His power.   Col 2:18 Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up (In other words, “made arrogant.”) by his fleshly mind (People dwell on the things that they see according to the flesh and it makes them proud.), 19 and not holding fast the Head … The head is supposed to rule the body, and Jesus is supposed to be our Head, but He can't rule us if we're still connected to an old fleshly, carnal mind, and not able to see the way He sees. We have to study the Word of God so that we can “see” the way Jesus commands us see.   For instance, 2Pe 1:3 Seeing (By faith) that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life (Greek - Zoe, God's life) and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue; (How do you know what to exercise faith in without knowledge? You have to know what has been given to you so that you know how to exercise faith. It's so that you can know how to believe God.) 4 whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in that world by lust.   When we begin this walk we can't see this with the natural eyes, because it's seeing something that is not manifested yet, but this is what God tells you to see by faith so He can do it. God's divine nature causes us to escape the corrupt old nature of the old man. And you are a righteous person, so God will do it for you. This is what God wants us to see, not to see our lack, not to see our want, not to see our incapability, but to see that we can do all things through Christ, Who strengthens us (Php 4:13). He's given us the power that we need. That's what He commands us to see.   Here's another example that shows God wants us to see the way He sees: 1Pe 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently: 23 having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth. This is talking about walking by faith, and that your faith and hope might be in God. “Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth.” He wants us to see that it's already been done, that it's already accomplished, that our soul's already perfected, and that we've obeyed all the truth that's in the Word. He wants us to see the end from the beginning, which is how God sees. And if we confess and see what the Word of God says, then we will always see the end from the beginning and He will see to it that we have it.   There's also, Col 3:9 … Seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings (That's what He wants you to see. It's not something that you have to accomplish in your own strength, but something that was done at the Cross for you.), 10 and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him. This is what we're supposed to see. Wherever we're wrestling in the flesh, whatever our weakness, the Lord wants us to see that that's already been put off. He wants us to see it accomplished before He manifests it. He wants us to see that we've already put on the new man because of what Jesus did.   Rom 6:11 Even so reckon ye also yourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ Jesus. He wants us to see this as a completed result. One thing is for sure, if you don't see it and confess it as an accomplished work, then the Holy Spirit won't rise up and give you strength and power to bring it to pass. Then you're not walking by faith and you will fall away, because if we don't receive God's gift of grace by faith, we'll find ourselves being weaker and weaker and weaker, and we will fall away.      Excerpt from Faith For All Things  The Forty-Day Trial By M.W.  …Yesterday as I sat praying, I realized that I was trying to use my flesh to fight my flesh. He made me understand that I was going about this all the wrong way. Because it was the wrong way, He was not going to allow it to be successful. God made me realize that I was hearing the Word, but not doing the Word. He caused me to realize that the Word will profit me nothing, if I do not exercise faith applied in my actions. At that moment I repented of my works to make myself righteous to Him.   I realized, for what could have been the hundredth time, that Jesus, and not I, is the One who overcomes the world. It is my faith, hope and trust in Him that will make me pleasing to Him. As I was praying, I literally felt God's strength wash over me. For a brief moment - a fleeting second - I felt how powerful Jesus is inside of me and how insignificant and afraid all my so-called “giants in the land” really are in comparison to Him. I also felt how wrong it is to try to be pleasing to God in any other way than to trust in His might, the power of His words.   After this, I was offering praise and thanks to Him. I knew He would work in me to cause me to be pleasing to Him. No matter what happens, I know that He is with me in every trial and that everything comes from Him. I asked Him what I needed to do and He pointed my finger directly to this verse on the word “put”: Rom 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. Since that was what I needed to hear, I said, Amen, Lord and started to run the race again with renewed vigor and faith. Praise the Lord!...    David Eph 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.  Now when you try to go against the enemy while you're under condemnation of the devil, you're going with only the power of self. This is always doomed to failure. The only way you can conquer the enemy is to walk confidently in the Lord in the faith that you have already overcome. The Lord wants us to have this confidence. No matter how many times we've failed, He wants us to have this confidence and continue to go against our enemies.   The Lord is not going to be with us if we try to go against our enemies with any condemnation or fear; He will not be in our midst. So we first need to confess our sins and failures to the Lord, A clear conscience gives you the boldness to come before God and receive whatever we need from Him by faith. 1Jn 3:21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God; 22 and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. So now you can exercise faith against your enemies. The power of God will come to people who believe and accept the Gospel.   Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith. Accept the Gospel. Accept the Good News that it was already done at the Cross. Cease from your works and enter into the rest of faith in the promises.  Luk 10:17 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority (This is our right to use God's power.) to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you. (Of course, that is only if you believe that nothing will in any wise hurt you.) 20 Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; (Jesus delegated authority over the power of enemy spirits to His disciples.) but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.   It seems that the most important thing that the Lord wanted them to know here was not that they had power over the demons, but that they were citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven and that they belonged to God. That's where our power comes from; it's because we are the children of God, so we shouldn't think it is strange that God has given us that authority. Can you imagine that you have authority over all the power of the enemy and that nothing can hurt you? We can claim this verse against anything that the power of the enemy has put upon us.  Do you believe that? It won't work unless you do. People have said to me, “Yeah, that's fine for you to do that, David, because you've been walking with the Lord for many years, and you have a lot of faith.” That's wrong thinking. That's not what Scripture says. Luk 10:21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. God revealed these things unto “babes.” It really doesn't make any difference how long you have been in the Lord, how old you are in the Lord. In fact, we've seen some of the greatest miracles in our ministry from people who are young in the Lord.   Jesus taught that maturity is to become as a child, simply accepting the Word of our Father. Young faith is powerful and see this in Psa 8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength, Because of thine adversaries, That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. Jesus told His grown disciples, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven (Mat 18:3-4).      Excerpt from Faith For All Things  God Granted Salvation with Just Moments to Spare!  We had a sister, B. A., whom we all love, and she had been praying for her husband, A. A., for years that he would get saved. He was a good husband but he just wasn't saved, and they lived several hundred miles away from us. So on this day, he was feeling really bad and he believed he was dying, which turned out to be the truth. B. A. was a very prophetic person and she felt that the Lord wanted her husband to speak with me, and when she told him that, he agreed.   So she called me and had to hold the phone up to his ear because he was too weak to hold it for himself. Now as we were talking over the phone, it became obvious that he had a bunch of demons, too. I had commenced to preach the Gospel to him but found a little bit of resistance there, so I started commanding the demons to come out of him. And every time I'd command a demon to leave, A. A. would get thrown across the room and B. A. would have to run over to where he was and put the phone back up to his ear. She said, “Those things were throwing him all around the room like a rag doll.”  After we cast out those demons, I began to talk to him about salvation again, how great salvation is and about how the Lord paid the price for us to be saved and so on and so forth, and A. A. was really listening. I was asking him questions such as, “Do you believe this?” And he was saying, “Yes, I believe it.” So when we got through, I just knew the guy was just royally saved and delivered, and his wife did, too, but then he told her, “Well, kiss me goodbye, darling, I'm going.” B. A. wouldn't receive that and she said, “You're not going nowhere!” but he said again, “Well, I am. Oh, yes, I am.” And right then, he went. With moments to spare, God saved him, and then he was gone.   Isn't God awesome? She prayed and she was believing God that He was going to save him, and He did, even though it was at the last minute. We just need to keep on believing for our lost loved ones because God can do it. He is an almighty Savior. He is our Deliverer from anything and everything, but we've got to have the mind of a child. We've got to have faith as a child. We've got to trust in the Father. When we do that, nothing can stop God.   Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth;  Eph 1:17-23 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; 18 having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, (What is it that God called you for? What has He prepared you for? What has He prepared you to do?) what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, (He made us able to partake of the inheritance that we have in Christ.) 19 and what the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might (We all need a revelation of the power that God is willing to manifest to all people who believe.)   20 which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, (When Christ was raised from the dead, we were too!) and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: (He was given dominion over all principalities, powers and all rulers in all the earth.) 22 and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. All these principalities are under the feet of the body and Christ is the head of the body. That lets you know that even the very lowest, the very least of us, has authority over the devil's kingdom. Praise God!  Jesus also said, in Mat 28:18 And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. He passed that on to His disciples and sent them. 19 Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: (And we know that “name” means, nature, character and authority, that we are baptized into.) 20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.  Notice: The Holy Spirit empowers those who have received Him to come into all that Christ is. Paul prays in Eph 3:16-19 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth (Meaning, we are to apprehend all that Christ is.), 19 and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God. Another confirmation of this.  Col 1:9-13 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12 giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; 13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, (The devil has no more authority or power over us. It's we who have been given authority and power over him and his kingdom.) and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;   Psa 103:19-22 Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all. 20 Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. When the angels hear the Word through us, they have authority from Jesus to fulfill it. 21 Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. 22 Bless Jehovah, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless Jehovah, O my soul.   Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels; 8 and they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.   10 And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night. (Satan is cast down from before God because the true Church has finally stood up and the angels have gone to work for them.) 11 And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.  Zec 10:12 And I will strengthen them in Jehovah; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith Jehovah.  Isa 40:29 He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.  

Youth Sport: Kyle gets to know a minister better. In 4 parts, by oolonroosevelt. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories. Kyle McQuary, newest research fellow at the John Burfitt Institute, and the Very Honorable May H. Van, MLA, CSS, Minister for Youth and Sport for the Province of Deltaland, drink tea in a café across from the provincial capitol. [[MORE]] Forward: Sexual Equity is a philosophy that is the foundation of of government in the Pacific island nation of New Dorset. Sexual Equity is based on the notion that while men and women have equal value and should be equally free, fundamental differences make complete sexual equality impossible, and that it is equity (fairness and justice) that should be sought between the sexes. The adherents of Sexual Equity note the differences in male and female sexual drives, as well as differences in the ways men and women typically view hierarchy, status, and a culture of honor. Origins of Sexual Equity In a 1975 speech, Wanda Barnes, then the leader of the Women's Caucus in the New Dorset House of Representatives, laid out the principles of Sexual Equity. She noted that New Dorset had been a leader in sexual equality: the first country in the British Empire to grant equal suffrage to women and also to elect a female member of its legislature, and the only country in the world that established dual constituencies, with one male and one female legislator elected from every constituency, guaranteeing equal numbers of men and women to Parliament. Despite this nominal equality in government, she noted that continuing control by men in the political party system and in spheres outside government had stymied attempts at substantial reform. Despite the recent session had been concerned mainly with issues around independence: whether to become a republic instead of sharing the British monarchy, and how to reform the Senate and the system of honors. She claimed that these were issues of honor and status, of interest primarily to men, without addressing the important issues affecting women's daily lives. Hearkening back to difference between “dignified” and “efficient” parts of parliamentary government (see The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot), Barnes proposed a male monarchy and House of Lords, which would be symbolic and deal with issues such as honors and national symbols, and a female House of Representatives, which would form the executive and make the laws. Adoption of Sexual Equity in New Dorset Barnes' proposals caused an uproar; she was accused of being sexist against men, and several male-led political parties took the opportunity to propose eliminating dual candidacies and repealing some of the previously passed women's rights legislation. The turning point was an overheard remark by the Minister for Home Affairs, Jason Campbell, saying that he would gladly give up the power to government in return for sexual favors. Although he quickly apologized, Wanda Barnes gave another speech (Second Sexual Equity speech of Wanda Barnes) pointing out the prevalence of female prostitution and the different sexual needs of men and women as exemplifying their differences and the need for equity rather than equality. Saying that she believed Campbell had nothing to apologize for, Barnes declared that she was proud of having been a prostitute in her youth (prostitution was particularly common in New Dorset: see Prostitution in New Dorset), that giving men pleasure was nothing to be ashamed of, and that sexual service is something women should be able to provide to men, if men can provide what women need as well. After the speech, Barnes and some of her followers in the Women's Caucus had a series of one-on-one meetings with Campbell and several other members of parliament, about which much has been rumored but little is known for certain. After those meetings, a constitution for New Dorset was adopted incorporating Barnes's proposals, and also mandating that sexual service is mandatory for members of the House of Representatives and the various provincial legislatures (see Sexual Service in New Dorset). Campbell became New Dorset's first king, and other male MPs who voted for the new constitution became the first dukes of the provinces. “So, Mr. McQuary, now you've seen the centers in person. What did you think? "Minister, I was very impressed. Back in the capital, we weren't able to find funding to open youth centers more than three days a week. But here, you have care five days, plus classes and activities, even on weekends. The centers themselves are very nice, but it's the level of funding that I can hardly believe.” “Well, much as I'd like to, I can't take credit for that. The last government worked out a grand bargain between all the cities and the provincial youth and senior citizens ministries to share staff and resources: all the ancillary support staff like cleaning, procurement, and personnel, and even things like using the same music instructors for youth and senior programs. Reducing redundant functions allowed us to redirect what funding we had toward front-line staff. We disagreed in a lot of other ways, but the last senior and youth ministers made a great accomplishment here.” “It's laudable of you to give so much credit to people you opposed.” “Well, we're all here to serve the public good. We can't do our best for our constituents if we get caught up in squabbles.” “Still, I find it admirable.” “Well, thank you, Mr. McQuary.” The minister takes a last sip of her tea. “Is that everything you need for your report?” “Yes, but there is something else I wanted to ask, Minis— is it OK if I call you May?” The minister tenses up. She wasn't expecting this. “Oh-kay,” she pronounces slowly. “May, I've really liked working with you over the past few days, and walking around seeing your centers today was just wonderful. I really enjoyed it, and I think you did too. I'd like to take you out and spend some time together, see if we can get to know each other. You saw they're doing ‘Once' at the community theater here? I think you'd like it.” “You want to go on a date. With me.” Smiling, he says, “Yes, that's what it's called. Will you come?” “Mr. McQuary—Kyle—you're a nice guy, but I'm in the Legislative Assembly and a minister in His Highness's government. You know what that means. I don't go on dates.” “What? Why not? I know your responsibilities. That doesn't bother me.” “They don't bother you… We're not just talking about long hours in committee hearings and late nights in the Ministry offices, right? You know what this job requires of me.” “Yes, May, I know about your service obligation. That's not a problem.” “Not a… look, you might think you know, but there's no way you could say that and really understand what it means.” She pauses and stares at him for a moment before getting her phone out of her purse and concentrating on it for a minute. “Ok, let's go.” She stands up and takes a step. “Well, come on.” Kyle stands and May leads him into the capitol and down a back stair. They come to a security desk. “Hi, Faith,” May says to the guard. “I have a perk booking for number three?” “I wasn't expecting… oh, I see you just made it. Of course, Minister. I'll need to see both your IDs before I buzz you in.” They show their IDs and are buzzed through the first door; May uses a key card to let them through a hallway and then into a small room with a divan and a closet. May opens a connecting door wide, using her purse as a doorstop to make sure it doesn't close. She ushers Kyle through it and says “You wait in here, I'll be just a minute.” Kyle walks into the room, which has a bed, nightstand, tall chair, and a low stool. “May, wait a minute, this isn't —” “Kyle, you wait in there and then we can talk, okay?” “Um, okay…” May slides opens the closet and begins removing her clothes: first her shoes, then skirt. Kyle says “Um, May…” and looks away. “No, I want you to look.” He looks back at her as she places the skirt in the closet, and proceeds to do the same with her blouse, stockings, and underwear. She then dons a perfectly sheer robe from the closet, and walks into the room with Kyle. “Go on, have a seat.” Somewhat bemused, he gets up on the chair, and she brings the low stool in front of him and kneels on it, so her face is on a level with his pelvis, and then looks up at him. He stares down at her breasts, clearly visible through the robe. “Twenty times a month, Kyle, I come down here, just like this, and say 'Hi, my name is May. May I serve you with my hands, my mouth, or through intercourse?' That works out to about once every work day. I usually take a morning appointment, which means that every day before work, I'm in here having sex with some man whose name I'll never know and who I'll never meet again. "I can see I'm turning you on. That's sweet. It's not fair of me to bring you down here, get you all hot, and then leave you hanging. Come on, let's get those pants off.” She reaches up and unbuckles his pants, and pulls them and his underwear down. Kyle rises to let the clothes fall, but otherwise is too shocked to say anything. “Let me work on this a little,” she says, and takes his cock into her hands, running her hands up and down it, squeezing and massaging. “Do you know why I met you at nine-fifteen today? It's because between eight and nine, I was in the room next door, sucking some guy off. He was big, too, my jaw's still a little sore from it. "And I did the very same thing yesterday with a different guy, and the day before that, I was lying face-down on the bed while another guy fucked me from behind. And I'll be here doing something just like that tomorrow, and Friday, and every day next week.” “Here, let me see if I can get you off.” She kisses his glans and then licks it, and brings it into her mouth, moving up and down with lips and tongue. It isn't long before his body stiffens and he ejaculates into her mouth. “Mmm, yours isn't bad,” says May. “Pineapple juice?” Kyle can't do more than shake his head. “So, Kyle, I hope you enjoyed yourself. I'm flattered you found me attractive. But I do this every day with a different man every time. I can't have this job and still be a regular girl and go on dates and be in a relationship and meet the parents and go to Christmas holidays and… I just can't do those things. "Can I just say, 'Thank you for allowing me to serve,' and then we can go back to being colleagues? I still want to help with your research.” Kyle stares down at her. “May… that was amazing. Maybe the hottest thing that's ever happened to me. But 'Thank you for allowing me to serve' isn't my idea of pillow talk from someone I care about.” May just looks up at him. “I wasn't going to get into this till later… but OK. Part of the reason I took a job out here was because I had a bad breakup with my fiancée. We were teenage sweethearts, and I thought we'd be together forever. But we had a problem. I couldn't help… look, I'm a man, I'm attracted to women. We'd go out together, and I'd see a woman, and I'd look. Not crazy staring look, but just… notice her. And Ruby would catch me noticing, and she'd be mad. And jealous. And I'd feel like I was hurting our relationship. Eventually even when I was out by myself and I'd see an attractive woman, I'd feel like I was being disloyal just by noticing. And I couldn't stop.” “Well, yeah. Men notice women. Women notice men, too, for that matter. Your fiancée didn't know that?” “Maybe she did. I don't know. But she made me feel that I was dishonoring our relationship just by noticing. And eventually I met someone who noticed me back, and since it felt like if I was already being unfaithful, what the hell… we did more than notice each other. Ruby couldn't forgive me for it, and I don't blame her. We broke up after that. "I've thought about it a lot since. I know some men get into exclusive relationships and, maybe they notice others, but for them it's not a big deal. But for me, it has to be,, after that. I don't want to be in a relationship where I have to try to hide who I am or what I want. I need to be with someone who can let me explore that side of myself, without my being afraid of dishonoring the relationship. And that means I need to be with someone who doesn't need me to be exclusive. "So someone like you, with a service obligation – well, that's just the perfect thing for me. Because I need someone who also doesn't want to be exclusive. Either because she also wants to explore her other wants and needs, or because her career means that exclusivity isn't an option. So May I really like you, but I'm also interested in you because you are what I'm looking for, that way. For me, your being in politics doesn't mean you're not a person I can date – it means you're the only kind of person I can.” May looks down and shifts uncomfortably. “May, we will never be the only ones for each other, in terms of sex. I'm going to look at other women, and more than look, and I am going to sign up to receive service from other politicians, which I do appreciate for what it is. And maybe you'll find someone else you want to have a fling with, and you're definitely going to be here every morning, giving service to whoever is next on the waiting list. And for you and me, that's a good thing. "I want to go on dates with you, and get to know you. I can imagine… I know I'm getting ahead of myself, but you're a person I can imagine holding close, sharing good and bad times with. It doesn't bother me that you have sex with other guys. What bothers me is the thought of them leaving you alone afterwards.” May tears up, just a bit. “You know, it's not just down here … I mean, the duke, he likes having me. I get an audience summons at least once a week, sometimes a few times.” “What? I thought he wasn't supposed to repeat audience summonses, at least not often.” “Well, he's not, but that's not a rule, it's just something not usually done. He's supposed to, you know, 'allow the honor of service to be shared,' that kind of thing. But he's been asking for me a lot. I mean, up until now, I haven't minded… too much… he's pretty gentle, most of the time, and it's nice to feel wanted… even if it's just because I look like the girls he knew overseas.” “Well if it's OK with you it's OK with me. If I were the duke I'd want to have you too. I just wouldn't want to send you home afterwards.” May can't help herself and sniffles. “But that is what he does… sends me home in the back of a car, all by myself… and I get home and…” Kyle gets off the chair and kneels down next to May. He holds her hands, and she pulls herself together, just a bit. “Kyle, you need to know… I've never… I mean, I've been with hundreds of guys, but it was all service. We came to this country with nothing when I was just a baby, and then my dad died, and Mom was really poor. She never had the money to give me the things all the other girls got… I was the only one with crooked teeth when everyone else got braces, the only one with small boobs when everyone else got implants, the only one who had to shave because she couldn't afford hair removal treatment. And I looked different… nobody wanted me. The only way I could get those things was to borrow, and I went into commercial service to pay it off, where I was the exotic one… and then I graduated and went straight into politics. I never had a boyfriend, even a real date.” “May, please, I can't imagine anything better than being the man who could give you those things. You've had sex, but you've never had a lover. Can I be your lover?” May nods. “Ok. Yes. I want to. So much. Yes. And I really do like you, Kyle, I had a wonderful time today too. I mean, outside, looking at the youth centers.” Then she pauses, and her eyes crinkle just a bit. “There's only one more thing you need to know.” “May, you can tell me anything.” “All right. I saw a VIP preview of that production of 'Once'. It was awful. Truly terrible. If I could have walked out without causing a stir, I would have. Maybe we could see a movie instead?” by oolonroosevelt for Literotica

Youth Sport: Kyle gets to know a minister better. In 4 parts, by oolonroosevelt. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories. Kyle McQuary, newest research fellow at the John Burfitt Institute, and the Very Honorable May H. Van, MLA, CSS, Minister for Youth and Sport for the Province of Deltaland, drink tea in a café across from the provincial capitol. [[MORE]] Forward: Sexual Equity is a philosophy that is the foundation of of government in the Pacific island nation of New Dorset. Sexual Equity is based on the notion that while men and women have equal value and should be equally free, fundamental differences make complete sexual equality impossible, and that it is equity (fairness and justice) that should be sought between the sexes. The adherents of Sexual Equity note the differences in male and female sexual drives, as well as differences in the ways men and women typically view hierarchy, status, and a culture of honor. Origins of Sexual Equity In a 1975 speech, Wanda Barnes, then the leader of the Women's Caucus in the New Dorset House of Representatives, laid out the principles of Sexual Equity. She noted that New Dorset had been a leader in sexual equality: the first country in the British Empire to grant equal suffrage to women and also to elect a female member of its legislature, and the only country in the world that established dual constituencies, with one male and one female legislator elected from every constituency, guaranteeing equal numbers of men and women to Parliament. Despite this nominal equality in government, she noted that continuing control by men in the political party system and in spheres outside government had stymied attempts at substantial reform. Despite the recent session had been concerned mainly with issues around independence: whether to become a republic instead of sharing the British monarchy, and how to reform the Senate and the system of honors. She claimed that these were issues of honor and status, of interest primarily to men, without addressing the important issues affecting women's daily lives. Hearkening back to difference between “dignified” and “efficient” parts of parliamentary government (see The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot), Barnes proposed a male monarchy and House of Lords, which would be symbolic and deal with issues such as honors and national symbols, and a female House of Representatives, which would form the executive and make the laws. Adoption of Sexual Equity in New Dorset Barnes' proposals caused an uproar; she was accused of being sexist against men, and several male-led political parties took the opportunity to propose eliminating dual candidacies and repealing some of the previously passed women's rights legislation. The turning point was an overheard remark by the Minister for Home Affairs, Jason Campbell, saying that he would gladly give up the power to government in return for sexual favors. Although he quickly apologized, Wanda Barnes gave another speech (Second Sexual Equity speech of Wanda Barnes) pointing out the prevalence of female prostitution and the different sexual needs of men and women as exemplifying their differences and the need for equity rather than equality. Saying that she believed Campbell had nothing to apologize for, Barnes declared that she was proud of having been a prostitute in her youth (prostitution was particularly common in New Dorset: see Prostitution in New Dorset), that giving men pleasure was nothing to be ashamed of, and that sexual service is something women should be able to provide to men, if men can provide what women need as well. After the speech, Barnes and some of her followers in the Women's Caucus had a series of one-on-one meetings with Campbell and several other members of parliament, about which much has been rumored but little is known for certain. After those meetings, a constitution for New Dorset was adopted incorporating Barnes's proposals, and also mandating that sexual service is mandatory for members of the House of Representatives and the various provincial legislatures (see Sexual Service in New Dorset). Campbell became New Dorset's first king, and other male MPs who voted for the new constitution became the first dukes of the provinces. “So, Mr. McQuary, now you've seen the centers in person. What did you think? "Minister, I was very impressed. Back in the capital, we weren't able to find funding to open youth centers more than three days a week. But here, you have care five days, plus classes and activities, even on weekends. The centers themselves are very nice, but it's the level of funding that I can hardly believe.” “Well, much as I'd like to, I can't take credit for that. The last government worked out a grand bargain between all the cities and the provincial youth and senior citizens ministries to share staff and resources: all the ancillary support staff like cleaning, procurement, and personnel, and even things like using the same music instructors for youth and senior programs. Reducing redundant functions allowed us to redirect what funding we had toward front-line staff. We disagreed in a lot of other ways, but the last senior and youth ministers made a great accomplishment here.” “It's laudable of you to give so much credit to people you opposed.” “Well, we're all here to serve the public good. We can't do our best for our constituents if we get caught up in squabbles.” “Still, I find it admirable.” “Well, thank you, Mr. McQuary.” The minister takes a last sip of her tea. “Is that everything you need for your report?” “Yes, but there is something else I wanted to ask, Minis— is it OK if I call you May?” The minister tenses up. She wasn't expecting this. “Oh-kay,” she pronounces slowly. “May, I've really liked working with you over the past few days, and walking around seeing your centers today was just wonderful. I really enjoyed it, and I think you did too. I'd like to take you out and spend some time together, see if we can get to know each other. You saw they're doing ‘Once' at the community theater here? I think you'd like it.” “You want to go on a date. With me.” Smiling, he says, “Yes, that's what it's called. Will you come?” “Mr. McQuary—Kyle—you're a nice guy, but I'm in the Legislative Assembly and a minister in His Highness's government. You know what that means. I don't go on dates.” “What? Why not? I know your responsibilities. That doesn't bother me.” “They don't bother you… We're not just talking about long hours in committee hearings and late nights in the Ministry offices, right? You know what this job requires of me.” “Yes, May, I know about your service obligation. That's not a problem.” “Not a… look, you might think you know, but there's no way you could say that and really understand what it means.” She pauses and stares at him for a moment before getting her phone out of her purse and concentrating on it for a minute. “Ok, let's go.” She stands up and takes a step. “Well, come on.” Kyle stands and May leads him into the capitol and down a back stair. They come to a security desk. “Hi, Faith,” May says to the guard. “I have a perk booking for number three?” “I wasn't expecting… oh, I see you just made it. Of course, Minister. I'll need to see both your IDs before I buzz you in.” They show their IDs and are buzzed through the first door; May uses a key card to let them through a hallway and then into a small room with a divan and a closet. May opens a connecting door wide, using her purse as a doorstop to make sure it doesn't close. She ushers Kyle through it and says “You wait in here, I'll be just a minute.” Kyle walks into the room, which has a bed, nightstand, tall chair, and a low stool. “May, wait a minute, this isn't —” “Kyle, you wait in there and then we can talk, okay?” “Um, okay…” May slides opens the closet and begins removing her clothes: first her shoes, then skirt. Kyle says “Um, May…” and looks away. “No, I want you to look.” He looks back at her as she places the skirt in the closet, and proceeds to do the same with her blouse, stockings, and underwear. She then dons a perfectly sheer robe from the closet, and walks into the room with Kyle. “Go on, have a seat.” Somewhat bemused, he gets up on the chair, and she brings the low stool in front of him and kneels on it, so her face is on a level with his pelvis, and then looks up at him. He stares down at her breasts, clearly visible through the robe. “Twenty times a month, Kyle, I come down here, just like this, and say 'Hi, my name is May. May I serve you with my hands, my mouth, or through intercourse?' That works out to about once every work day. I usually take a morning appointment, which means that every day before work, I'm in here having sex with some man whose name I'll never know and who I'll never meet again. "I can see I'm turning you on. That's sweet. It's not fair of me to bring you down here, get you all hot, and then leave you hanging. Come on, let's get those pants off.” She reaches up and unbuckles his pants, and pulls them and his underwear down. Kyle rises to let the clothes fall, but otherwise is too shocked to say anything. “Let me work on this a little,” she says, and takes his cock into her hands, running her hands up and down it, squeezing and massaging. “Do you know why I met you at nine-fifteen today? It's because between eight and nine, I was in the room next door, sucking some guy off. He was big, too, my jaw's still a little sore from it. "And I did the very same thing yesterday with a different guy, and the day before that, I was lying face-down on the bed while another guy fucked me from behind. And I'll be here doing something just like that tomorrow, and Friday, and every day next week.” “Here, let me see if I can get you off.” She kisses his glans and then licks it, and brings it into her mouth, moving up and down with lips and tongue. It isn't long before his body stiffens and he ejaculates into her mouth. “Mmm, yours isn't bad,” says May. “Pineapple juice?” Kyle can't do more than shake his head. “So, Kyle, I hope you enjoyed yourself. I'm flattered you found me attractive. But I do this every day with a different man every time. I can't have this job and still be a regular girl and go on dates and be in a relationship and meet the parents and go to Christmas holidays and… I just can't do those things. "Can I just say, 'Thank you for allowing me to serve,' and then we can go back to being colleagues? I still want to help with your research.” Kyle stares down at her. “May… that was amazing. Maybe the hottest thing that's ever happened to me. But 'Thank you for allowing me to serve' isn't my idea of pillow talk from someone I care about.” May just looks up at him. “I wasn't going to get into this till later… but OK. Part of the reason I took a job out here was because I had a bad breakup with my fiancée. We were teenage sweethearts, and I thought we'd be together forever. But we had a problem. I couldn't help… look, I'm a man, I'm attracted to women. We'd go out together, and I'd see a woman, and I'd look. Not crazy staring look, but just… notice her. And Ruby would catch me noticing, and she'd be mad. And jealous. And I'd feel like I was hurting our relationship. Eventually even when I was out by myself and I'd see an attractive woman, I'd feel like I was being disloyal just by noticing. And I couldn't stop.” “Well, yeah. Men notice women. Women notice men, too, for that matter. Your fiancée didn't know that?” “Maybe she did. I don't know. But she made me feel that I was dishonoring our relationship just by noticing. And eventually I met someone who noticed me back, and since it felt like if I was already being unfaithful, what the hell… we did more than notice each other. Ruby couldn't forgive me for it, and I don't blame her. We broke up after that. "I've thought about it a lot since. I know some men get into exclusive relationships and, maybe they notice others, but for them it's not a big deal. But for me, it has to be,, after that. I don't want to be in a relationship where I have to try to hide who I am or what I want. I need to be with someone who can let me explore that side of myself, without my being afraid of dishonoring the relationship. And that means I need to be with someone who doesn't need me to be exclusive. "So someone like you, with a service obligation – well, that's just the perfect thing for me. Because I need someone who also doesn't want to be exclusive. Either because she also wants to explore her other wants and needs, or because her career means that exclusivity isn't an option. So May I really like you, but I'm also interested in you because you are what I'm looking for, that way. For me, your being in politics doesn't mean you're not a person I can date – it means you're the only kind of person I can.” May looks down and shifts uncomfortably. “May, we will never be the only ones for each other, in terms of sex. I'm going to look at other women, and more than look, and I am going to sign up to receive service from other politicians, which I do appreciate for what it is. And maybe you'll find someone else you want to have a fling with, and you're definitely going to be here every morning, giving service to whoever is next on the waiting list. And for you and me, that's a good thing. "I want to go on dates with you, and get to know you. I can imagine… I know I'm getting ahead of myself, but you're a person I can imagine holding close, sharing good and bad times with. It doesn't bother me that you have sex with other guys. What bothers me is the thought of them leaving you alone afterwards.” May tears up, just a bit. “You know, it's not just down here … I mean, the duke, he likes having me. I get an audience summons at least once a week, sometimes a few times.” “What? I thought he wasn't supposed to repeat audience summonses, at least not often.” “Well, he's not, but that's not a rule, it's just something not usually done. He's supposed to, you know, 'allow the honor of service to be shared,' that kind of thing. But he's been asking for me a lot. I mean, up until now, I haven't minded… too much… he's pretty gentle, most of the time, and it's nice to feel wanted… even if it's just because I look like the girls he knew overseas.” “Well if it's OK with you it's OK with me. If I were the duke I'd want to have you too. I just wouldn't want to send you home afterwards.” May can't help herself and sniffles. “But that is what he does… sends me home in the back of a car, all by myself… and I get home and…” Kyle gets off the chair and kneels down next to May. He holds her hands, and she pulls herself together, just a bit. “Kyle, you need to know… I've never… I mean, I've been with hundreds of guys, but it was all service. We came to this country with nothing when I was just a baby, and then my dad died, and Mom was really poor. She never had the money to give me the things all the other girls got… I was the only one with crooked teeth when everyone else got braces, the only one with small boobs when everyone else got implants, the only one who had to shave because she couldn't afford hair removal treatment. And I looked different… nobody wanted me. The only way I could get those things was to borrow, and I went into commercial service to pay it off, where I was the exotic one… and then I graduated and went straight into politics. I never had a boyfriend, even a real date.” “May, please, I can't imagine anything better than being the man who could give you those things. You've had sex, but you've never had a lover. Can I be your lover?” May nods. “Ok. Yes. I want to. So much. Yes. And I really do like you, Kyle, I had a wonderful time today too. I mean, outside, looking at the youth centers.” Then she pauses, and her eyes crinkle just a bit. “There's only one more thing you need to know.” “May, you can tell me anything.” “All right. I saw a VIP preview of that production of 'Once'. It was awful. Truly terrible. If I could have walked out without causing a stir, I would have. Maybe we could see a movie instead?” by oolonroosevelt for Literotica

Youth Sport: Kyle gets to know a minister better. In 4 parts, by oolonroosevelt. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories. Kyle McQuary, newest research fellow at the John Burfitt Institute, and the Very Honorable May H. Van, MLA, CSS, Minister for Youth and Sport for the Province of Deltaland, drink tea in a café across from the provincial capitol. [[MORE]] Forward: Sexual Equity is a philosophy that is the foundation of of government in the Pacific island nation of New Dorset. Sexual Equity is based on the notion that while men and women have equal value and should be equally free, fundamental differences make complete sexual equality impossible, and that it is equity (fairness and justice) that should be sought between the sexes. The adherents of Sexual Equity note the differences in male and female sexual drives, as well as differences in the ways men and women typically view hierarchy, status, and a culture of honor. Origins of Sexual Equity In a 1975 speech, Wanda Barnes, then the leader of the Women's Caucus in the New Dorset House of Representatives, laid out the principles of Sexual Equity. She noted that New Dorset had been a leader in sexual equality: the first country in the British Empire to grant equal suffrage to women and also to elect a female member of its legislature, and the only country in the world that established dual constituencies, with one male and one female legislator elected from every constituency, guaranteeing equal numbers of men and women to Parliament. Despite this nominal equality in government, she noted that continuing control by men in the political party system and in spheres outside government had stymied attempts at substantial reform. Despite the recent session had been concerned mainly with issues around independence: whether to become a republic instead of sharing the British monarchy, and how to reform the Senate and the system of honors. She claimed that these were issues of honor and status, of interest primarily to men, without addressing the important issues affecting women's daily lives. Hearkening back to difference between “dignified” and “efficient” parts of parliamentary government (see The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot), Barnes proposed a male monarchy and House of Lords, which would be symbolic and deal with issues such as honors and national symbols, and a female House of Representatives, which would form the executive and make the laws. Adoption of Sexual Equity in New Dorset Barnes' proposals caused an uproar; she was accused of being sexist against men, and several male-led political parties took the opportunity to propose eliminating dual candidacies and repealing some of the previously passed women's rights legislation. The turning point was an overheard remark by the Minister for Home Affairs, Jason Campbell, saying that he would gladly give up the power to government in return for sexual favors. Although he quickly apologized, Wanda Barnes gave another speech (Second Sexual Equity speech of Wanda Barnes) pointing out the prevalence of female prostitution and the different sexual needs of men and women as exemplifying their differences and the need for equity rather than equality. Saying that she believed Campbell had nothing to apologize for, Barnes declared that she was proud of having been a prostitute in her youth (prostitution was particularly common in New Dorset: see Prostitution in New Dorset), that giving men pleasure was nothing to be ashamed of, and that sexual service is something women should be able to provide to men, if men can provide what women need as well. After the speech, Barnes and some of her followers in the Women's Caucus had a series of one-on-one meetings with Campbell and several other members of parliament, about which much has been rumored but little is known for certain. After those meetings, a constitution for New Dorset was adopted incorporating Barnes's proposals, and also mandating that sexual service is mandatory for members of the House of Representatives and the various provincial legislatures (see Sexual Service in New Dorset). Campbell became New Dorset's first king, and other male MPs who voted for the new constitution became the first dukes of the provinces. “So, Mr. McQuary, now you've seen the centers in person. What did you think? "Minister, I was very impressed. Back in the capital, we weren't able to find funding to open youth centers more than three days a week. But here, you have care five days, plus classes and activities, even on weekends. The centers themselves are very nice, but it's the level of funding that I can hardly believe.” “Well, much as I'd like to, I can't take credit for that. The last government worked out a grand bargain between all the cities and the provincial youth and senior citizens ministries to share staff and resources: all the ancillary support staff like cleaning, procurement, and personnel, and even things like using the same music instructors for youth and senior programs. Reducing redundant functions allowed us to redirect what funding we had toward front-line staff. We disagreed in a lot of other ways, but the last senior and youth ministers made a great accomplishment here.” “It's laudable of you to give so much credit to people you opposed.” “Well, we're all here to serve the public good. We can't do our best for our constituents if we get caught up in squabbles.” “Still, I find it admirable.” “Well, thank you, Mr. McQuary.” The minister takes a last sip of her tea. “Is that everything you need for your report?” “Yes, but there is something else I wanted to ask, Minis— is it OK if I call you May?” The minister tenses up. She wasn't expecting this. “Oh-kay,” she pronounces slowly. “May, I've really liked working with you over the past few days, and walking around seeing your centers today was just wonderful. I really enjoyed it, and I think you did too. I'd like to take you out and spend some time together, see if we can get to know each other. You saw they're doing ‘Once' at the community theater here? I think you'd like it.” “You want to go on a date. With me.” Smiling, he says, “Yes, that's what it's called. Will you come?” “Mr. McQuary—Kyle—you're a nice guy, but I'm in the Legislative Assembly and a minister in His Highness's government. You know what that means. I don't go on dates.” “What? Why not? I know your responsibilities. That doesn't bother me.” “They don't bother you… We're not just talking about long hours in committee hearings and late nights in the Ministry offices, right? You know what this job requires of me.” “Yes, May, I know about your service obligation. That's not a problem.” “Not a… look, you might think you know, but there's no way you could say that and really understand what it means.” She pauses and stares at him for a moment before getting her phone out of her purse and concentrating on it for a minute. “Ok, let's go.” She stands up and takes a step. “Well, come on.” Kyle stands and May leads him into the capitol and down a back stair. They come to a security desk. “Hi, Faith,” May says to the guard. “I have a perk booking for number three?” “I wasn't expecting… oh, I see you just made it. Of course, Minister. I'll need to see both your IDs before I buzz you in.” They show their IDs and are buzzed through the first door; May uses a key card to let them through a hallway and then into a small room with a divan and a closet. May opens a connecting door wide, using her purse as a doorstop to make sure it doesn't close. She ushers Kyle through it and says “You wait in here, I'll be just a minute.” Kyle walks into the room, which has a bed, nightstand, tall chair, and a low stool. “May, wait a minute, this isn't —” “Kyle, you wait in there and then we can talk, okay?” “Um, okay…” May slides opens the closet and begins removing her clothes: first her shoes, then skirt. Kyle says “Um, May…” and looks away. “No, I want you to look.” He looks back at her as she places the skirt in the closet, and proceeds to do the same with her blouse, stockings, and underwear. She then dons a perfectly sheer robe from the closet, and walks into the room with Kyle. “Go on, have a seat.” Somewhat bemused, he gets up on the chair, and she brings the low stool in front of him and kneels on it, so her face is on a level with his pelvis, and then looks up at him. He stares down at her breasts, clearly visible through the robe. “Twenty times a month, Kyle, I come down here, just like this, and say 'Hi, my name is May. May I serve you with my hands, my mouth, or through intercourse?' That works out to about once every work day. I usually take a morning appointment, which means that every day before work, I'm in here having sex with some man whose name I'll never know and who I'll never meet again. "I can see I'm turning you on. That's sweet. It's not fair of me to bring you down here, get you all hot, and then leave you hanging. Come on, let's get those pants off.” She reaches up and unbuckles his pants, and pulls them and his underwear down. Kyle rises to let the clothes fall, but otherwise is too shocked to say anything. “Let me work on this a little,” she says, and takes his cock into her hands, running her hands up and down it, squeezing and massaging. “Do you know why I met you at nine-fifteen today? It's because between eight and nine, I was in the room next door, sucking some guy off. He was big, too, my jaw's still a little sore from it. "And I did the very same thing yesterday with a different guy, and the day before that, I was lying face-down on the bed while another guy fucked me from behind. And I'll be here doing something just like that tomorrow, and Friday, and every day next week.” “Here, let me see if I can get you off.” She kisses his glans and then licks it, and brings it into her mouth, moving up and down with lips and tongue. It isn't long before his body stiffens and he ejaculates into her mouth. “Mmm, yours isn't bad,” says May. “Pineapple juice?” Kyle can't do more than shake his head. “So, Kyle, I hope you enjoyed yourself. I'm flattered you found me attractive. But I do this every day with a different man every time. I can't have this job and still be a regular girl and go on dates and be in a relationship and meet the parents and go to Christmas holidays and… I just can't do those things. "Can I just say, 'Thank you for allowing me to serve,' and then we can go back to being colleagues? I still want to help with your research.” Kyle stares down at her. “May… that was amazing. Maybe the hottest thing that's ever happened to me. But 'Thank you for allowing me to serve' isn't my idea of pillow talk from someone I care about.” May just looks up at him. “I wasn't going to get into this till later… but OK. Part of the reason I took a job out here was because I had a bad breakup with my fiancée. We were teenage sweethearts, and I thought we'd be together forever. But we had a problem. I couldn't help… look, I'm a man, I'm attracted to women. We'd go out together, and I'd see a woman, and I'd look. Not crazy staring look, but just… notice her. And Ruby would catch me noticing, and she'd be mad. And jealous. And I'd feel like I was hurting our relationship. Eventually even when I was out by myself and I'd see an attractive woman, I'd feel like I was being disloyal just by noticing. And I couldn't stop.” “Well, yeah. Men notice women. Women notice men, too, for that matter. Your fiancée didn't know that?” “Maybe she did. I don't know. But she made me feel that I was dishonoring our relationship just by noticing. And eventually I met someone who noticed me back, and since it felt like if I was already being unfaithful, what the hell… we did more than notice each other. Ruby couldn't forgive me for it, and I don't blame her. We broke up after that. "I've thought about it a lot since. I know some men get into exclusive relationships and, maybe they notice others, but for them it's not a big deal. But for me, it has to be,, after that. I don't want to be in a relationship where I have to try to hide who I am or what I want. I need to be with someone who can let me explore that side of myself, without my being afraid of dishonoring the relationship. And that means I need to be with someone who doesn't need me to be exclusive. "So someone like you, with a service obligation – well, that's just the perfect thing for me. Because I need someone who also doesn't want to be exclusive. Either because she also wants to explore her other wants and needs, or because her career means that exclusivity isn't an option. So May I really like you, but I'm also interested in you because you are what I'm looking for, that way. For me, your being in politics doesn't mean you're not a person I can date – it means you're the only kind of person I can.” May looks down and shifts uncomfortably. “May, we will never be the only ones for each other, in terms of sex. I'm going to look at other women, and more than look, and I am going to sign up to receive service from other politicians, which I do appreciate for what it is. And maybe you'll find someone else you want to have a fling with, and you're definitely going to be here every morning, giving service to whoever is next on the waiting list. And for you and me, that's a good thing. "I want to go on dates with you, and get to know you. I can imagine… I know I'm getting ahead of myself, but you're a person I can imagine holding close, sharing good and bad times with. It doesn't bother me that you have sex with other guys. What bothers me is the thought of them leaving you alone afterwards.” May tears up, just a bit. “You know, it's not just down here … I mean, the duke, he likes having me. I get an audience summons at least once a week, sometimes a few times.” “What? I thought he wasn't supposed to repeat audience summonses, at least not often.” “Well, he's not, but that's not a rule, it's just something not usually done. He's supposed to, you know, 'allow the honor of service to be shared,' that kind of thing. But he's been asking for me a lot. I mean, up until now, I haven't minded… too much… he's pretty gentle, most of the time, and it's nice to feel wanted… even if it's just because I look like the girls he knew overseas.” “Well if it's OK with you it's OK with me. If I were the duke I'd want to have you too. I just wouldn't want to send you home afterwards.” May can't help herself and sniffles. “But that is what he does… sends me home in the back of a car, all by myself… and I get home and…” Kyle gets off the chair and kneels down next to May. He holds her hands, and she pulls herself together, just a bit. “Kyle, you need to know… I've never… I mean, I've been with hundreds of guys, but it was all service. We came to this country with nothing when I was just a baby, and then my dad died, and Mom was really poor. She never had the money to give me the things all the other girls got… I was the only one with crooked teeth when everyone else got braces, the only one with small boobs when everyone else got implants, the only one who had to shave because she couldn't afford hair removal treatment. And I looked different… nobody wanted me. The only way I could get those things was to borrow, and I went into commercial service to pay it off, where I was the exotic one… and then I graduated and went straight into politics. I never had a boyfriend, even a real date.” “May, please, I can't imagine anything better than being the man who could give you those things. You've had sex, but you've never had a lover. Can I be your lover?” May nods. “Ok. Yes. I want to. So much. Yes. And I really do like you, Kyle, I had a wonderful time today too. I mean, outside, looking at the youth centers.” Then she pauses, and her eyes crinkle just a bit. “There's only one more thing you need to know.” “May, you can tell me anything.” “All right. I saw a VIP preview of that production of 'Once'. It was awful. Truly terrible. If I could have walked out without causing a stir, I would have. Maybe we could see a movie instead?” by oolonroosevelt for Literotica

“We want to make sure we're delivering a product out the gate that meets the needs of the peer network,” says Josh Blalock, Chief Video Evangelist at Jabra. “Knowing full well that those needs are evolving at lightning speed.” Hearkening to both past traditions of “evergreen” products, while at the same time, building devices that anticipate changing needs and technologies, we learn how Jabra is working to make product investments last. Jabra is also looking to help people use video better, to literally be their best selves in video and to get more out of conferences. We learn how AI will play an active role in doing that and more. Visit www.jabra.com

Content warning: This episode contains mature content and may not be suitable for all listeners. When we face darkness in our lives that threatens to overwhelm us, it can feel like it's harder and harder to find any light. But in Hebrews 6:19, it says “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” That anchor is Jesus—and He is waiting to hear our cares and concerns, and is present to be that Rock we can cling to in every trial we encounter.  This week, our guests talk about how they turned to Jesus when they started to lose hope in humanity. Talk show host and author Tamron Hall had periods in her life where her job took a toll on her mental health, and when she asked God to help her see the good in humanity again, she was able to find a renewed passion for helping others. LaRae Quy, a former FBI agent and spokesperson, faced the harsher side of humanity during her twenty years as an undercover and counterintelligence agent. Hearkening back to the lessons of patience and perseverance she learned growing up on a Wyoming ranch, she reached out to God to bring peace to her mind, which was haunted by the hurts she had seen perpetrated on so many victims in the cases she covered.  Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned: Jesus Calling Podcast Jesus Calling Jesus Always Jesus Listens Past interview: Jay Hewitt Upcoming interview: Dansby Swanson Hebrews 6:19 NIV Thank you to our sponsors: www.give.cru.org | BetterHelp.com/JesusCalling   Tamron Hall  Jordan Manning series Watch Where They Hide Deadline Crime Exodus www.tamronhallshow.com   LaRae Quy Romans 5:3 NIV www.laeraequy.com   Interview Quotes: “There's no school that can prepare you for a parent handing you the kindergarten photo of their child who's just been found dead and looking to you for comfort, but also believe that you are going to care for them while telling their story and not use it as an opportunity just to get people to watch TV.” - Tamron Hall “I lost my dream job before the public nationally, but I knew it was in God's hands, and I knew that I didn't need to do anything other than find peace with it and find my lane.” - Tamron Hall  “The win is in the loss. Faith is in the challenge. The uncertainty is supposed to bolster the faith and the belief that it is going to happen in God's time.” - Tamron Hall “When I'm on set, before I walk out of the doors of the show, I ask God to guide me in my words and let me be a comfort if I need to be that for someone, allow me to bring a smile to someone's face if that's what they need.” - Tamron Hall  “God opened the door and I have no doubt it was the right path for me, because the values of the FBI closely aligned with the values I developed on that Wyoming ranch.” - LaRae Quy  “We need to have faith in something. We need to find value somewhere. It's how we psychologically survive and thrive.” - LaRae Quy “Through prayer and self-awareness, we get to the truth of who we really are, and the journey of self-discovery can be hard because we're asked to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. It doesn't do any good to try to hide all of that from God, because God knows us better than we know ourselves.” - LaRae Quy “Anytime we connect with God, it brings hope back into our lives. Without hope, we cannot be brave.” - LaRae Quy  ________________________ Enjoy watching these additional videos from Jesus Calling YouTube channel! Audio Episodes:     https://bit.ly/3zvjbK7  Bonus Podcasts:     https://bit.ly/3vfLlGw  Jesus Listens: Stories of Prayer:  https://bit.ly/3Sd0a6C  Peace for Everyday Life:     https://bit.ly/3zzwFoj  Peace in Uncertain Times:     https://bit.ly/3cHfB6u  What's Good?     https://bit.ly/3vc2cKj  Enneagram:     https://bit.ly/3hzRCCY  ________________________  Connect with Jesus Calling Instagram Facebook Twitter Pinterest YouTube Website TikTok

The wholesale destruction of the Archwood and Dufresne neighborhoods in St Boniface - the small residential communities north and south of Happyland Park - by a proposed Marion Freeway was averted in 2015/16. So instead, city bureaucrats have resorted to a new tactic - incremental erosion of the area through budget cuts, even while the City trumpets the massive infill development at the Canada Packers site across Archibald. In Episode 29 you'll hear about the devastating and cruel decision to demolish the outdoor pool at Happyland Park, despite support for the neighborhood from the Manitoba Metis Federation and the infill project leader. Marty Gold tells about the pleas of residents, who even offered to raise the $82,000 cost to keep the pool open. The concept of a new aquatic centre near Provencher Blvd. far from Happyland Park means one thing - no relief in the summer for the poor and working class losing their pool, because it will require paying to get in. As a councilor wrote, "The Mayor has provided each of the fifteen councillors with a piece of his approximately 1.27% operating property tax increase, but it is chump change if one wants to provide children with pleasurable experiences." We put the failure of St. Boniface Councilor Matt Allard to save the pool under the microscope. Under his watch, and his extremist focus on "climate change" and bike lanes instead of real issues affecting residents and businesses, the Marion-Goulet corridor continues to decline into becoming the North End of the South End. City Council chose to undermine the biggest reason families use Happyland Park. It appears to be part of a larger plan to kill the park, and force out the working class and seniors- and as one resident told us it's “Creating a city people aren't going to want to stay in.” This work is entirely funded by YOUR support. Check out our redesigned ⁠Donate page⁠ - it's easier than ever to help us continue to serve the public. 27:33 Part 2 - We review the fiery comments from Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt after Wednesday's vote, where he decried "a mean-spirited budget, with attacks on working families and their neighborhoods." "Had we not made the investment in Transcona by building the Transcona Aquatic Park, they would have tried to close that former old outdoor pool too, but now it's just too popular thanks to the reinvestment." Hearkening to a prior era when "we had at City Hall strong City Councilors", Wyatt also took a shot at the current crop including Allard: "Former Councillors would have stood up and fought for their communities, instead of the group we have today who rolled over today in the face of the cuts being made in the budget and to their communities." We also have some insight from Mynarski Coun. Ross Eadie about the trade-offs councilors have to make with pools, splash pads, and being outside of the controlling bloc at council. Episode 29 concludes with interesting feedback to our analysis of Wab Kinew's Gaza Gambit, and a renewed push for our fundraising drive as we pass the halfway point. $1800 is still needed to meet our costs. Marty Gold is committed to investigating and reporting on the serious concerns in our neighborhoods, bringing the stories MSM can't or won't forward to ActionLine.ca and forcing those issues onto the civic and provincial political agenda. In that way, we earn your support. To send story tips, comments, and contribute support via Interac- Email martygoldlive@gmail.com

One of the pervasive messages about money is that "it's just a tool," and Jesse takes issue with that! When money is reduced to a mere tool, like a wrench or a screwdriver, it invites people to be more careless with it, to use it then put it in a drawer and forget about it. Hearkening back to episode #650: It's You All the Way Down, Jesse reminds us that if a dollar is the product of your energies, then a dollar is you! You aren't just a tool -- you are a human, with desires and values which are reflected in your spending. In this light, then, money takes on a much larger role than merely "tool," and it should be treated with the importance and attention it deserves.   Got a question for Jesse? Send him an email: askjesse@ynab.com   Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com   Follow YNAB on social media: Facebook: @iYNAB Instagram: @youneedabudget Twitter: @ynab Tik Tok: @ynabofficial  

How did we forget the Lord? Dr. Gaye Strathearn examines key questions, ideas, and context to encourage understanding of Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision.Show Notes (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese): https://followhim.co/book-of-mormon-episodes-1-13/YouTube: https://youtu.be/_62ALc3ctFkApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/follow-him-a-come-follow-me-podcast/id1545433056Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15G9TTz8yLp0dQyEcBQ8BY00:00 Part 1–Dr. Gaye Strathearn00:54 Dr. Strathearn previews the episode02:00 Introduction of Dr. Strathearn02:55 Hearkening to the Lord04:08 The context for Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision07:02 Lehi thinks about posterity08:42 Hope as catalyst for Lehi's Vision11:35 Recording only things of worth12:35 Nephi's questions to Laman and Lemuel15:36 How have we forgotten the Lord?17:37 Sister Browning and President Kimball on the word “remember”19:14 The Sacrament 21:35 The faith of Ishmael's family24:32 Dream language27:16 The Lord answers prayers and expects work28:46 Being humbled 31:15 Faith, forgiveness, and sacrifice36:27 Lehi's Dream and the Small Plates39:44 Dark and light40:40 Trees and temples44:38 The fruit47:50 The path and the Iron Rod49:14 The Garden of Eden parallels54:17 Numberless concourses56:58 Worshiping in the prone position1:00:11 Not choosing Jesus1:03:42 End of Part 1–Dr. Gaye StrathearnThanks to the follow HIM team:Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesJamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic DesignWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

According to Amazon. "It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... but are you sure about that? The dark winter nights can hold many secrets, along with tales of both horror and hauntings. In this chilling book, Sylvia Shults has gathered over 120 tales of Yuletide Spirits, Holiday Horrors, and Christmas Catastrophes that give a new meaning to the "dead of winter."These pages include rollicking legends of holiday helpers with dark sides; gripping accounts of Christmas season fires, train wrecks, and disasters; winter tales of phantoms and haunted houses; and a collection of Christmas spirits that are sure to send a shiver down your spine! Hearkening back to the days of the paperback anthologies of the 1960s, you'll be delighted when you unwrap this package on Christmas morning and start turning page after page of eerie and frightening tales. It's the perfect collection for the spookiest time of the year!Book Available at Amazon Author Sylvia Shults Website sylviashults.wordpress.com

According to Amazon. "It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... but are you sure about that? The dark winter nights can hold many secrets, along with tales of both horror and hauntings. In this chilling book, Sylvia Shults has gathered over 120 tales of Yuletide Spirits, Holiday Horrors, and Christmas Catastrophes that give a new meaning to the "dead of winter." These pages include rollicking legends of holiday helpers with dark sides; gripping accounts of Christmas season fires, train wrecks, and disasters; winter tales of phantoms and haunted houses; and a collection of Christmas spirits that are sure to send a shiver down your spine! Hearkening back to the days of the paperback anthologies of the 1960s, you'll be delighted when you unwrap this package on Christmas morning and start turning page after page of eerie and frightening tales. It's the perfect collection for the spookiest time of the year! Book Available at Amazon Author Sylvia Shults Website sylviashults.wordpress.com

According to Amazon. "It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... but are you sure about that? The dark winter nights can hold many secrets, along with tales of both horror and hauntings. In this chilling book, Sylvia Shults has gathered over 120 tales of Yuletide Spirits, Holiday Horrors, and Christmas Catastrophes that give a new meaning to the "dead of winter." These pages include rollicking legends of holiday helpers with dark sides; gripping accounts of Christmas season fires, train wrecks, and disasters; winter tales of phantoms and haunted houses; and a collection of Christmas spirits that are sure to send a shiver down your spine! Hearkening back to the days of the paperback anthologies of the 1960s, you'll be delighted when you unwrap this package on Christmas morning and start turning page after page of eerie and frightening tales. It's the perfect collection for the spookiest time of the year! Book Available at Amazon Author Sylvia Shults Website sylviashults.wordpress.com

According to Amazon. "It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... but are you sure about that? The dark winter nights can hold many secrets, along with tales of both horror and hauntings. In this chilling book, Sylvia Shults has gathered over 120 tales of Yuletide Spirits, Holiday Horrors, and Christmas Catastrophes that give a new meaning to the "dead of winter." These pages include rollicking legends of holiday helpers with dark sides; gripping accounts of Christmas season fires, train wrecks, and disasters; winter tales of phantoms and haunted houses; and a collection of Christmas spirits that are sure to send a shiver down your spine! Hearkening back to the days of the paperback anthologies of the 1960s, you'll be delighted when you unwrap this package on Christmas morning and start turning page after page of eerie and frightening tales. It's the perfect collection for the spookiest time of the year! Book Available at Amazon Author Sylvia Shults Website sylviashults.wordpress.com

According to Amazon. "It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... but are you sure about that? The dark winter nights can hold many secrets, along with tales of both horror and hauntings. In this chilling book, Sylvia Shults has gathered over 120 tales of Yuletide Spirits, Holiday Horrors, and Christmas Catastrophes that give a new meaning to the "dead of winter." These pages include rollicking legends of holiday helpers with dark sides; gripping accounts of Christmas season fires, train wrecks, and disasters; winter tales of phantoms and haunted houses; and a collection of Christmas spirits that are sure to send a shiver down your spine! Hearkening back to the days of the paperback anthologies of the 1960s, you'll be delighted when you unwrap this package on Christmas morning and start turning page after page of eerie and frightening tales. It's the perfect collection for the spookiest time of the year!Book Available at Amazon Author Sylvia Shults Websitesylviashults.wordpress.com

According to Amazon. "It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... but are you sure about that? The dark winter nights can hold many secrets, along with tales of both horror and hauntings. In this chilling book, Sylvia Shults has gathered over 120 tales of Yuletide Spirits, Holiday Horrors, and Christmas Catastrophes that give a new meaning to the "dead of winter."These pages include rollicking legends of holiday helpers with dark sides; gripping accounts of Christmas season fires, train wrecks, and disasters; winter tales of phantoms and haunted houses; and a collection of Christmas spirits that are sure to send a shiver down your spine! Hearkening back to the days of the paperback anthologies of the 1960s, you'll be delighted when you unwrap this package on Christmas morning and start turning page after page of eerie and frightening tales. It's the perfect collection for the spookiest time of the year!Book Available at AmazonAuthor Sylvia ShultsWebsite sylviashults.wordpress.com

According to Amazon. "It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... but are you sure about that? The dark winter nights can hold many secrets, along with tales of both horror and hauntings. In this chilling book, Sylvia Shults has gathered over 120 tales of Yuletide Spirits, Holiday Horrors, and Christmas Catastrophes that give a new meaning to the "dead of winter."These pages include rollicking legends of holiday helpers with dark sides; gripping accounts of Christmas season fires, train wrecks, and disasters; winter tales of phantoms and haunted houses; and a collection of Christmas spirits that are sure to send a shiver down your spine! Hearkening back to the days of the paperback anthologies of the 1960s, you'll be delighted when you unwrap this package on Christmas morning and start turning page after page of eerie and frightening tales. It's the perfect collection for the spookiest time of the year!Book Available at Amazon Author Sylvia Shults Website sylviashults.wordpress.com

According to Amazon. It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... but are you sure about that? The dark winter nights can hold many secrets, along with tales of both horror and hauntings. In this chilling book, Sylvia Shults has gathered over 120 tales of Yuletide Spirits, Holiday Horrors, and Christmas Catastrophes that give a new meaning to the "dead of winter." These pages include rollicking legends of holiday helpers with dark sides; gripping accounts of Christmas season fires, train wrecks, and disasters; winter tales of phantoms and haunted houses; and a collection of Christmas spirits that are sure to send a shiver down your spine! Hearkening back to the days of the paperback anthologies of the 1960s, you'll be delighted when you unwrap this package on Christmas morning and start turning page after page of eerie and frightening tales. It's the perfect collection for the spookiest time of the year! Book Available at AmazonAuthor Sylvia Shults Website sylviashults.wordpress.com

Giving The San Francisco 49s their due, past and present, then proclaiming the presumptive Cowboys starting five back together for the first time since the end of the 2021 season. And some bold predictions for this first game for both teams this year against a team with a winning record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giving The San Francisco 49s their due, past and present, then proclaiming the presumptive Cowboys starting five back together for the first time since the end of the 2021 season. And some bold predictions for this first game for both teams this year against a team with a winning record.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Giving The San Francisco 49s their due, past and present, then proclaiming the presumptive Cowboys starting five back together for the first time since the end of the 2021 season. And some bold predictions for this first game for both teams this year against a team with a winning record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walk in Heavenly Places by Faith (2)  (audio)  David Eells – 7/30/23  Calling All UBM   Vanessa Weeks 7/21/23 (David's notes in red)      I dreamed that Barry and I were at home and I was standing in the kitchen. A man's voice came on both of our cell phones, as if over a loudspeaker. It said, "Calling all UBM, Calling all UBM." I thought in the dream that this was a voice text from the leadership of UBM but the voice was not anyone I knew. Then I woke up. (Calling is a Biblical term, Kaleo, meaning an invitation to partake of the benefits of God's Kingdom. God is calling us all to walk in these benefits.)  I asked the Lord to show me what this call was about and went back to sleep and I saw a tall evergreen tree at the edge of a lake. This reminds me of Psa. 1:1-3 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: 2 But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.  (The water is the word, the gospel, the promises, the benefit. Let us partake to the fullest.) Later in the night, I heard "Luke 14." I did not remember what this chapter was about. Most of it is about the Lord calling people to the marriage feast.  (This feast of seven day/years the Bride and those invited will be feasting on the Word that is the life of Jesus, the body and blood of Christ.) Luke 14:1 And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him. 2 And behold, there was before him a certain man that had the dropsy. 3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?  4 But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.  (It is not lawful to do man's works on the sabbath, only God's works. Jesus is Lord of the sabbath.  Those who follow and walk with Him are keeping the sabbath every day not just one.) 5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day? 6 And they could not answer again unto these things. (Their legalism only suited them when it was put on someone else.) 7 And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden (invited), when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them, 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,  (They who humble themselves will be exalted.) 9 and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee. 11 For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. (Like the preachers who claim for themselves exalted titles and positions.)  12 And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.   13 But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 14 and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not wherewith to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.  (What we do should not be because of advantage but for glory from God who sees all.) 15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:   17 and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden (Kaleo: Invited to partake of the benefits of the kingdom), Come; for all things are now ready. 18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. (The majority of God's people love the world and the things of the world more than the things of the Kingdom. The tribulation will wake them up to know their wasted time.) 21 And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame. (Those who were needy of the benefits of the Kingdom replaced those who were full of the world. Jas 2:5  Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him? 1Jn 2:15-16  Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  16  For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.)  22 And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room. 23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper. (Those who turn up their nose to the Kingdom for the lusts of the flesh will miss out.) 25 Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. (Meaning to hate their fleshly soulish life enough to follow Jesus to life eternal.) 27 Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?  (The cost is to give up the old life.) 29 Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, 30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. 31 Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace. (In the parable of the sower 3 of 4 did not bear fruit because we must give up the old life to have the new. 2Co 4:16 Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. 33 So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. 34 Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned? 35 It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill: men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.  (Rev 3:15-17 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.  16  So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth.  17  Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked.) Father, Let us answer your call and come in Jesus' name amen.      Childlike Faith  Anonymous 4/24/23   Our young son was purposely free falling and jumping backwards without any fear, or doubt and unbelief. He doesn't even know where he will fall and what he will land on, he has no worry but just trusts God that he will be fine. He was also doing forward jumps and falls, and he had much joy and enjoyed it very much. I love that childlike faith that he can jump or fall without any worry and without any complaint, and I love how he has no fear or doubt.  I love that I can pick him up whenever I want, no matter what he is doing, and he doesn't complain about me interrupting his plans or activity but is calm and content. Whereas when God interrupts my plans for His, or when things don't go the way I planned, I battle complaining and battle my own will. But I hope and desire to have that same childlike faith that God knows best, and His way is best always, and I should be content no matter what situation God puts me in and be without complaint.  I love how our son doesn't worry about what he will eat and what he will wear and he doesn't worry about the past or future, but lives in the moment and he appreciates all the little, tiny things as well as the big, and he is grateful.  I love how he wakes up with extreme joy and energy in spirit and the physical, and he doesn't complain or worry about the day, but he always starts it with much joy. I love how he doesn't hold onto anything negative even when he doesn't get his own way. He is quick to let go of it and he doesn't hold a grudge or unforgiveness. I need all these things and I need God's grace to allow it to manifest. But I love so much his child like faith, and I want it.  Mat 18:2-5 And he called to him a little child, and set it in their midst, 3 and said, Amen I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as the little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of the heavens. 4 Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens. 5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:  Father, Holy Sovereign God, please give us all grace and faith to believe and to manifest childlike faith in ALL things. Allow us and let our will be to truly appreciate You for all things and to not want what you haven't given us. Allow us to not worry about what we will eat or what we will wear or anything else. Allow us to praise You and thank You with our spirit, soul and body every second, no matter what circumstance we are in. Let us be always grateful and let us live for each moment and allow us to let go of all the past and not worry about the future but to stand strong in Your Word and Promises and Spirit. Allow us to trust You with all of our existence and allow us to fall back into Your arms having no doubt, fear or worry and allow us to always rest in You and Your Word every moment. Thank You Father for Blessing us all with childlike faith! All Glory to You forever and ever, thank You Lord that everything will worship you now and for eternity! AMEN.      Cardboard Skateboard  Andrew Slojewski 9/12/22 (David's notes in red)  I dreamed about a house I had in a small town called Plantagenet. (Webster:  of or relating to a royal house ruling England from 1154 to 1485.  A nickname of the family adopted as surname. Possibly just pointing to a house of royalty in this dream.) There were three rooms, empty of furniture, on the first level. It had a living room, a passageway into the dining room and a small landing two stairs up. Then down into the kitchen and a doorway back into the living room; three rooms in a circle.  David Eells was there and two other grown-ups and perhaps Michael Hare. We were all watching David make a cardboard skateboard. He even stuck on two cardboard rectangles for wheels, without glue or anything. I was looking on and I thought, ‘that's not going to work', as one would be puzzled in a dream. (Pointing to the creation of an imagination of faith. In itself nothing is possible but when faith is added all things are possible.) David then got on the skateboard and went the width of the living room, through the length of the dining room and somehow, I didn't see this part, but he went up the two stairs onto the landing, and a white door closed behind him. There was a big enough gap under the door to see the cardboard go onward. (An imagination of faith that enabled him to go higher in the house of royalty. Here is an imagination that will do this. 2Co 3:18  But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.)  So, I went around to the living room and kitchen entrance, where I saw David come in on the board. I was looking really hard to see how this was working, bending low to see. He was showing some style, going back and forth around the living room.  (Being carried without the effort of the flesh being involved; an entering into the rest of faith; a sabbath of sorts.) So, I went to the other end of the living room where the others were. David then threw the cardboard skateboard to me and said, “Your turn.” I caught it and all that was left of it was the top, like a thin, brown piece of card paper, shaped like a skateboard. I took it and put it in the place where David started, got on it and went the same way David did, the width of living room, and the length of dining room. (Representing imagination and faith will bring the spiritual life and nourishment for the spiritual man.) The weird thing is where I didn't see David skate on the landing and in the kitchen, I was somehow moved or transported, and then found myself in the living room, where I saw David skate. I went the length of the room to a stop and said, “It works!” To my surprise all the grown-ups were gone, and a child about 12 years old said, “Of course it works.” I don't know if that was David as a child. (The Man-child/David's showing others how to use the imagination to create and go in child-like faith, trusting and believing Father, that it will work.)  Then I went to the dining room window to look outside and said, “Is it not supposed to be cold, after all its wintertime?” For I saw three children out there, two boys and a girl in summer shorts and shirts. (This means by imagination and faith we can live above the worldly elements. We must be sure to have only good imaginations.  The flood came because Mans imagination was only evil continually.  The faction are taken over by satan this way.)  The dream ended.      Keeping Your Focus On The Light   Anonymous 10/20/22 (David's notes in red)  I was in the shower speaking with the Lord and then the devil came along and gave me a thought comparing myself to another person. I have been casting down criticizing, judgmental, comparing thoughts a lot the past week.     I went and cast it down and then heard the Lord say, “Look not to the left or to the right”.  (I.e. Stay on and keep your eyes on the straight and narrow path of the Word. Jos 1:7-8 Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.  8  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.) Then I saw Jesus standing up ahead. He was wearing a glowing white light outfit and had His arms open. It felt as if He was waiting for me to continue walking (in this way) to get closer and closer to Him.   He was constantly watching me, not taking His eyes off of me. His presence was so patient, gentle, kind, understanding, loving, so peaceful and there really aren't enough words to describe His presence.   Behind Him was this giant bright light shining and the closer I got to Him, the brighter and bigger the light was. (Coming into the Sun/Son glory of God.)  Behind me was complete darkness and it kept lessening. It looked kind of like a tunnel of light with darkness all around and an opening of light up ahead with Jesus standing in front of it. The closer I got to Jesus, the more light and peace there was. (And this is the way it is.) I felt this meant about keeping our eyes completely focused on Jesus and our own walk/race to Him and not looking at other brethren to compare our walk with them. Not looking back to the darkness or looking around but only looking to Him. (2Co 3:18  But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit. Proverbs 4:25-27 Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.  2 Corinthians 10:12 For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.  Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee.      Discerning Every Thought  Anonymous 10/18/22 (David's notes in red)  I was sitting on the couch and suddenly I got thoughts and feelings that were normal to the carnal man but contrary to God's Holy Spirit. I was wondering why it came so suddenly, and then I saw a fallen angel/demon standing next to me whispering in my ear. (It was giving me thoughts and trying to make me think it's my own thoughts.)   I felt the Lord was showing me that when we get thoughts or physical feelings that are not the fruit of the Spirit or the Word that it is just demons giving us thoughts and feelings. Knowing it is a demon speaking to us makes it easier to quickly recognize it and cast it down and to hate it. Just as I wrote this up, I remembered the verse: Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.  Rom 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.  2Co 10:4-5 (for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds), 5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.      Hugging Jesus Vision  Anonymous 10/18/22 (David's notes in red) I had been battling rejection for a long time and I recently decided that I really want to come 100% out of agreement with it by God's grace and Spirit. The Lord has been helping me along more and more with it.  All of a sudden, I felt the Lord's presence strong and I knew it wasn't me but Jesus through me looking at my husband with compassion, mercy and love. I could see him manifesting rejection. Father said to me that I should go over and hug him as if he is Jesus. (I am rarely affectionate which the Lord showed me recently is because of a spirit of rejection that I had since in mother's womb, because my parents wanted to abort me.)  I felt the Lord only through me, and no demons in me putting up walls to not hug, which they usually do. I just felt Father's peace, joy, calm, gentle love. I (Jesus in me) went over to my husband and hugged him thinking of him as Jesus through his flesh hugging me back and Jesus in me. I felt God's presence really intense while in this long hug. Although it was as if I couldn't feel time, just Father's presence.  All of a sudden, I saw as third person, me hugging Jesus and the ground underneath us shattered and split apart like an earthquake. (Imagination can bring safety) It kept moving apart and the ground under us formed into this big deep dark hole so deep that I couldn't see the bottom of it. If I saw this in the natural I would have had fear and been terrified. Also battling fear of heights, however fear didn't even try and come on me, I just felt Father's peace which surpasses understanding and love and joy in hugging Jesus. Jesus and I hugging were just like floating in the air, not having moved even an inch even though the ground we were standing on had broken and split and we were above a hole.  Just as I am writing this these verses came to my mind- Psalm 62:1 My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From him cometh my salvation. 2 He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.  Psalm 16:8 I have set Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: My flesh also shall dwell in safety. 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption. 11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.  It was amazing seeing us in the exact position floating when everything else underneath was completely shaken and changed. I witnessed (in third person) the destruction that happened to the ground, but me hugging Jesus in the vision wasn't fazed by what was happening, not even taking my eyes off Jesus to look at what was going on. I just stayed hugging Jesus in His peace, trusting in Him knowing that He has me in His arms, and He will never let me go. I am not sure how long we were hugging but I just felt Father's presence intensely the whole time and when we stopped hugging, I could feel Father's presence on my husband also.  PRAISE GOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY MANIFESTING IN THE PHYSICAL COMPLETE DELIVERANCE FROM REJECTION AND ALL UNCLEAN THINGS! PRAISE YOU FATHER, ALL GLORY TO YOU!   Just as I am writing this my husband is dancing in praise to the Lord. Praise God!   2Co 5:16-17 Wherefore we henceforth know no man after the flesh: even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more. 17 Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new. (We should believe this for ourselves and others.) Col 1:26-27 even the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints, to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.  Phm 1:6  that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in you, unto Christ.     Exposure Of Hidden Dross  Anonymous 6/27/23 (David's notes in red)  Word from the Lord: “The recent trials and events coming upon you all are to expose hidden things that are in your heart. These trials are My mercy and Grace to bring darkness and lies into the light. Without these trials you wouldn't see what is hiding within you. When you see the evil that has been hiding, you can recognize it, but you have to come out of agreement with it.  The recent factions had hidden evils in their heart, and it was brought into the light and they chose their sin, their demon, rather than choosing My Spirit and the way of complete Holiness. My eternal Bride is glorious and is perfect just as My Son. If you are content with only having a distant friend relationship with Me then you will have that. There are many here with Me even now who are not as close to Me as they could have been or be, though they are as close to Me as they want to be.   To be closer to Me you need to let go of ALL subtle idols. What would you rather be doing than be in My Presence? Or what are you doing without My presence with you? If you aren't constantly communing with Me now, how will you commune with Me every moment for all eternity?   Choose wisely as your decisions now affect your eternity. Count these trials as joy and a Blessing that you are worthy to suffer for My Names sake that you will be Holy without spot or blemish and be able to stand in My Presence.   To My chosen I will keep destroying every idol you have that isn't Me, I Am jealous for you and I will do what it takes for you to choose me in everything. I will show you that there is no answer or satisfaction in anything other than Me. (I felt this meant He will do whatever it takes for us to let go of idols. This will hurt if our heart is with the idol, but ultimately it is for our own good.)  Rest in My Promises and they will manifest.   Submit to me and the devil will flee. Seek Me on My purpose in this trial and what I Am trying to teach you. Learning this lesson quickly helps the trial pass quicker but do so without doubt and complaint. I Am for you and not against you. Everything I do is to perfect you, but I can only do My work when you allow Me to.   Allow your eyes to be opened to see in which areas you are out of My will. Allow Me to help you get rid of all earthly mindset and carnal reasoning.   Remember I Am in control no matter what happens. Get deep into My presence, meditate and seek Me with all your mind, soul and spirit and you will see clearly in the light, the Truth of what is going on and why. In My presence you will discern the evil and good and see the things that are really in your heart. Give the sin to Me, I want to take it away from you, but I won't force it from you.   Look at those that fell away, you are a witness to what happens to those that won't give up their "hidden sins". The path they take is a dangerous one that only a few return back from.”  (I felt God is shaking everything that can be shaken inside of us, to bring secret things in us to light so we can come out of agreement with them and in exchange we will be closer to Him.)      Allow The Lord Control  Samuel Fire 4/24/23 (David's notes in red)  In prayer I heard:  “Only I can lift you up. Not self, not anything else. Learn and appreciate what I Am and what I have done for you. You are either with Me or against Me. (If you are against me, which is futile, will end in weeping and gnashing of teeth in outer darkness forever.)  I have supplied ALL your needs. Remember, My Son, The One and Only, He wants you in My Presence forever. He did ALL and nothing was left out. Go and learn what ‘receive' is. Find out the ways you can receive everything that I Am.  Stand in the Faith. Be vigilant and aggressive against the lies. You have been chosen. Finish the test strong, and believe the results outweigh the trials. Remember who you are to Me. I Am near and need you more than you acknowledge. Read. Pray. Praise. And keep focused.   There are so many people deep in need for Me. Be the light and example for them to follow. Stop reacting, and act accordingly as My Son. Be the image and character which is adored and sought after. Everything is against the Christ in you, yet you have not a measure to be compared to the victory already done.   Be mindful of the thoughts of freedom and eternity. Nothing can separate you from the family in Me. Be alert as the enemy is prowling to harm and take what I bless you with.” (I felt we need to consider everything as though the enemy is trying to sneak in, like a virus in a computer file.)  Joh 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.  Joh 10:10 The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.      Dancing With The Lord  Marie Kelton 4/17/23 (David's notes in red)  During the meeting, I had an open vision. When I looked down at my legs, I saw that I had my old leg braces on. Then Jesus came and knelt down and loosened the straps and took my braces off. I then saw myself in a white dress dancing in a ballroom with the Lord, who was also wearing all white.  (The leg braces are an external man-made device that supports, stabilizes, compresses or simply protects the leg, helping one to stand and to walk. There is no longer a need for the leg braces because the Lord has healed her and He is her strength and stability; He causes her to walk in righteousness, and she walks uprightly in her heart in Truth by faith in His grace. Dancing with the Lord represents being close to Him, moving freely with Him, and following in His steps as He leads the Bride and they move together as One.)  Psa 15:2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh truth in his heart;  Pro 2:7-8 He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to them that walk in integrity; 8 That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.  Rev 3:4-5 But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy. 5 He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.  2Sa 6:14 And David danced before Jehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.   Jer 31:13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.  Psa 30:11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;  Psa 149:1-3 Praise ye Jehovah. Sing unto Jehovah a new song, And his praise in the assembly of the saints. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 3 Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp.  Son 6:13 Return, return, O Shulammite; Return, return, that we may look upon thee. Why will ye look upon the Shulammite, As upon the dance of Mahanaim?      The Warmth Of His Love  Samuel Fire 5/19/23   I was in prayer and heard:  “Know that you are chosen and paid for, fought for, and very important to Me. The importance of declaring this over and over in every way possible makes the ground you hold, clean and new. It's after these things are continually worked on, that My love will be established and grow through who you are and the things and people around you.  Fire will burn. There is plenty to keep it going. Are you warm? How about the people around you? Spiritually this hunger and desire is filled but it takes the removal of the old flesh to accept and move with the sensation of a life set apart for a purpose. The flame is not all about the heat and burning. Look at the glow. It moves, it spreads. I Am in you and now you are exactly where I want you to be, and each aspect is for a good reason.  Be ye happy with Me. If there is an evil thing manifesting, it has taken a position more important to you than the love of My Son. If you want to be free of something, remove the things that cause the sin. The absence of evil allows goodness to grow. Substitute the reactions and ill feelings with the power and love of Christ. Just hold onto this truth, nothing can outlast or overwhelm Me.   Rom 8:35-39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 Even as it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.  I saw a pot of water boiling. It made steam. I was shown the water will keep evaporating if the fire kept boiling the pot. It just needs to be boiling, so the fire had to remain and never get too low. Soon the water goes lower, and the fire was more than enough for the water to keep boiling and had a greater power to keep making steam. Eventually the water boiled off completely and the pot was getting so hot, it was changing color.  I was then told the water is the evil stuff that accumulated in life. The fire is now getting those things to come up and eventually leave as steam. The steam are the times things got too excessive but never remained. The fire is Me and the Word being applied, thinking and living the way of Christ. The pot is the vessel the life and timeline lived.  Mat 3:11-12 I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire: 12 whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.  These trials are nothing compared to those who have not used their faith or trust in Me. You will overcome and be glad. Hold and frame the picture of the end. See yourself and what you are clothed in and who you're next to and where you are. I am very pleased!”      Heaven Vision  Samuel Fire 3/25/23  In this vision, I had been filled with weightlessness and I rose up higher. I keep being lifted up, until I saw that I was above what I could describe as a floor of completely white clouds, which led to an area with golden gates as an entrance. I approached the gates, although I was hesitant to, as I was uncertain if I was welcome and worthy. The closer I came to the gates, I was filled with excitement and thrills, but in calm and peace, I wish I had better words to describe this. It kept getting more intense, but it never felt overwhelming or fake.  Then, I looked ahead into the depth of Heaven beyond the gates and there was an intense bright, white light which reached all around. While I looked, I heard amazing and beautiful singing. I felt such joy and bliss, and where I was, I was happy and delighted not wanting to return to the physical place anymore. It was the peak level of happiness I have not had before, and totally genuine.  I then was erupting with excitement and praise to our Father. As I did this, the very moment, I felt The Great Father of All, calling me but I didn't hear it as my name. He allowed me to come closer and enter through the entrance gates area towards Him. The golden gates were opened but I didn't realize they had opened up, I didn't see an action for them opening, they just were open.  This part I really want to describe as best I can. I would have been super pleased for all eternity being in that one spot. What I saw, looking in one spot at one part of the walls was a crystal rainbow but clear and golden glowing light, which looked so beautiful. I was content and delighted if I were to stare at this forever. Then to move my eyes, even to move my head to look around, I was then filled more and more with delight and joy. I was so filled up with amazing emotions beyond anything I could say I have experienced in the physical. Then, obeying the call of the Father and my attempt to move, I made the action to take a step closer, I was beyond ecstasy again, but in a clean and pure form. Each step I took, I was giving a massive thank You God Almighty Father and was so joyful!  I then saw all the Saints, beyond number of a packed city, all excitedly running around and doing various tasks, all for our Father, in complete joy. There was a specific and special purpose for everyone, and everyone were all delighted to do anything possible for Father. I saw a little girl making what seemed to be a drawing on paper and folding it to a shape I don't recognize and then excitedly running off toward the Father to gift it to Him. I saw another, an older male, working on a very intricate device what seemed electronic but had so many moving parts and things, and he kept wanting to add more and more to the design so it could please the Father. Each person was doing something to please the Father.   I then saw millions in a group, all praying and praising in song and dance. I looked to another area and saw another million were on their knees and lying flat in prayer and worship. I didn't see much more than this as I was drawn closer.  I then had what I think was an Angel next to me which I didn't see before. Very tall, like 15feet or so, translucent but super tough and strong looking. I couldn't look up at the face and I heard a male voice spoke softly. I was instructed to go back to the physical, but I didn't want to go back. I just wanted to be closer to the Father, and to be there is all my desire.  I then learned that my physical time, is a one-time opportunity to be all and do all and manifest for Him and His Glory. That I need to do everything I can to honor and serve Him in this physical, for time is short and my opportunity to give all I can.  I was then brought out of the vision and felt that I really need to press into the Lord, and ask for prayer, and pray for anything for all. I was convicted to truly do my duty and seek His Kingdom. It was just as I was thinking this, I felt a wave of love and encouragement, as though He, our awesome Lord Jesus gave me a ‘nod' of approval.  My dearest Brothers and Sisters, truly I mean this; He delights in us and loves us, He is with us and wants us to try and believe always. Bless you!      At the Time Of The Lord  Samuel Fire – 2022    I was in prayer and desiring to know who will be alive at the coming of The Lord. I then was taken into a vision where I heard all these surnames of some Brethren in local and outreach UBM being called out.   After each name, I saw those who I knew of that surname in UBM, walk out in a group with others who I think were their children. I looked over and saw them standing in brilliant white glowing amazing clothing and the area was a big green grassy field with giant trees and a river flowing nearby.   More of the names read out and each of these families were walking around into this area, meeting up together. I heard so many names and of people I didn't really remember and some I only had heard of online or in conversation.   Then I felt God draw my attention, as though His Holy Hand gently turned my head from seeing this, and to focus my attention on Him. I felt He meant for me to look only to Him as the time is yet to come.       Endure In Your Faith To The End David Eells Have you ever received promises from God that you really desired but lost faith in because much time passed and there was much failure on your part to live up to your expectations and you think that is the reason that the promises won't be fulfilled?  We have received many times by faith at random - Psa 102:13 Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion; For it is time to have pity upon her, Yea, the set time is come. (We are on the verge of many promises being fulfilled at this time and also to people who have failed to live up to what they thought they should have been. In all of your failure continue to be Justified by Faith and also forgive your fellow man their failures and believe now so the promises can come to pass.)  We are entering a season of fulfillment! We also received these verses by faith at random about NOW is the time. Isa 33:10 Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted. Psa 12:5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.  It is now that we have no time for double mindedness because of past failures or sin. Forget the failures and inability of the past with its condemnation, be justified by faith, repent and believe.  Here is a perfect example of a man receiving an important promise but then went through much unbelief and failure and self-works in his uncircumcised heart but when the time came God reminded him of the promise and brought it to pass through his renewed faith.  Rom 4:1-10 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God. (Like many of us, Abraham's faith and works failed him for many years but when the set time was come it was impossible for him to bring it to pass by works of man. He and Sarah were too old and double minded. Jas 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. 7 For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord. It was then that God reminded him of the promise and renewed his faith.) 3 For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness. And then the promise was fulfilled.  4 Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt. (The answer can only come by Grace, which is unmerited and unearned by man's works. Pray for mercy and grace by which faith will come.) 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness. (Up to this point Abraham was ungodly in his works to bring to pass the promises. Only the works of faith are considered righteous.)  6 Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works (of man), 7 saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin. (This grace through faith was given to a man who did not deserve it by his works.) 9 Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteousness. 10 How then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. (The promise was given when Abraham was sowing a seed of uncircumcised flesh. What can that get you? Ishmael. Abraham wanted God to accept him as the promised seed but God refused because his work was of the flesh of man.)  …17-25 (as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were. (Abraham and Sarah were dead to any ability to bring forth the promised seed. We also are dead to any ability to bring forth the promised seed of Christ in you the hope of glory. Here is where we can receive the unmerited unearned favor of God. We cannot pick ourselves up by our bootstraps.)  18 Who in hope believed against hope (of man), to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be. (Within the year of the fulfillment of the promise Abraham began to believe God by His grace; while ignoring his inability.) 19 And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb; 20 yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.  22 Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness. (Since it was impossible for them to do this, there was only one other choice, believe God and be counted as righteous so he could have the promise. Rom 3:3-4 For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God? 4 God forbid: (It was in this state of unfaithfulness to God's promise that Abraham and Sarah were to confess the promise and be justified in their words.) yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified (Accounted as righteous) in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment. We prevail or overcome in Judgment when we confess the Lord's promises with our Words. When we are accounted righteous, we are entitled to Faith, which is the victory that overcomes the world.  Back to Rom 4:23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him; 24 but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification. When Jesus died, we died; when he was resurrected, we received resurrection life.  Have you failed? Ask for faith through grace and confess the promises! Confess in Greek is Homo-Logeo, meaning to “speak the same as”. I.e. Say what God says about you and others.  Heb 3:1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, even Jesus; 4:14 Having then a great high priest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.  Jesus as our Hight Priest must have a sacrifice from us to give to the Father. Mat 10:32 Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. Luk 12:8 And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: When we confess in agreement with God's promises, the angels are given authority of Father and Son to fulfill our confession. Psa 103:20 Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word.  Heb 10:23 let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised: 13:15 Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.  Speak life into every situation. Pro 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.  (Mar.11:23) Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. “Whosoever” shows that He wasn't only talking to His disciples and apostles at that time, but that He was talking to all disciples because disciples are the only ones who will take Him seriously and recognize this authority as a gift of faith.   Again, Jesus was not only speaking to the apostles and disciples back in His time, but to anyone, from them to us, who believes he can have this authority. Is this just a silly statement that no one will ever really take Him up on? No! There have been many people who have commanded their personal mountains and giants out of the way. Multitudes of people have exercised this authority over Satan, over the flesh, over their circumstances and over the curse.  God is faithful to stand by His Word, not because we deserve it, but due to His mercy and grace. He has said, According to your faith be it done unto you (Mat.9:29) and Go thy way; as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee (Mat.8:13). “Whosoever” includes you and me and any other believer, so this authority has been put in our hands as sons of the last Adam, and not only given to those disciples in Jesus' day, as some say.  (Mar.16:14) And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them that had seen him after he was risen. (15) And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation. (16) He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned. Jesus is referring to the disciples of the disciples. “Disciples” (Greek: mathetes, meaning “learner and follower”) are learners and followers of the Lord. He is our Master, our Lord, our Example, and He is the One Who does the works through us.  (Mar.16:17) And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; (18) they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Now we see that these signs will accompany those who simply believe and not only great apostles. That is authority! Jesus is giving authority to the people who believe these first disciples, or forefathers of Christianity, who wrote these pages to us. He has given us this authority to do good in the name of the Lord.  All principalities and powers have been put under Jesus (Matthew 28:18), even “his feet” and we are “his body” (Ephesians 1:20-23). We have this authority but it can be negative or positive. For example, when the Lord brought His people out of Egypt and into the wilderness, they continued to speak negatively and exercise their faith in a negative way. Faith is just what you believe. You can believe what God has spoken to you or you can believe the things which you see in the world, but Jesus said, According to your faith be it done unto you (Mat.9:29). Faith is both negative and positive. Even fear is faith; however, it's faith in the curse, or faith in reverse – I.e. having faith in adverse circumstances and in the devil. The absolute proof in the world is that what people believe happens to them.  Doctors say that approximately 90% and higher of sicknesses are psychosomatic (Greek: psuche, meaning “soul” and soma, meaning “body”). This implies “soul over body” and your soul is your mind, will and emotions. Therefore, your mind, will and emotions are making your body sick. The doctors are wrong in stating that 90% and higher of sicknesses are psychosomatic. That number is 100%. What makes people sick is what they believe. In fact, what you believe can kill you. As we saw in Matthew 18:18, you are the one who binds and who loose, and you are the one who creates your own future. You are the one who gives authority to the devil or gives authority unto God. Jesus needed authority but when He went to His hometown, he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief (Mat.13:58).  They had authority to say no to God and they did; they did not believe in Jesus and His Gospel. They believed in the sickness and the curse and they spoke it. We can believe in the blessings of God and speak the blessings or we can believe in the curse and speak the curse. We will have what we believe because that's the Word of God. (Num.14:28) Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord, surely as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: (29) your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, that have murmured against me. They complained to the Lord that they were brought out into the wilderness to die and the Lord heard this too many times. The Lord basically gave them what they said. The Lord still does this today and the Bible declares that He does.  One of the fruits of a believer is that they believe in their heart and confess with their mouth (Romans 10:10). There are many people who profess to be believers, yet don't confess their benefits in Christ, so God says what you say is what you will receive. (Num.21:5) And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. What is “against God”? It's when God has spoken these awesome promises and we think we know better and continue to agree with the curse.  For example, the 10 spies who spoke and agreed with the curse and brought the bad report led to the threats made by God to those who believed those spies. Joshua and Caleb were the only two who brought the good report, in agreement with God's promises. So, speaking against God can be more subtle than what people might think. When God says you're healed and you say you're not, then you will remain sick. When God says He's taken away your sins but you confess what you see and feel in the world, you are speaking against God.  (Num.21:6) And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Once again, what they spoke is what they got. I believe the fiery serpents represent the curse. The cure for this was that God commanded Moses to make a “fiery serpent” out of brass and put it on a pole, and as people got their eyes on the serpent on the pole, they were healed (verse 8). As we know, the cure was Jesus Christ, since He was the One who was made sin and was crucified on a cross. So, we have a cure from the curse but we must confess God to receive this cure.  Those who profess Christianity but do not confess the benefits of the Kingdom, so that the curse, which was put upon Jesus, doesn't come on them. We cannot gain the promises in Scripture without faith in those promises. Or, in other words, what we profess must be mixed with faith. (Num.21:7) And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. When people pray, God is merciful, especially if they believe their prayers. But do you have to continue to live under the curse? Is it necessary, when you can agree with God, to have the “fiery serpents” bite you? These serpents are the curse manifested in so many ways. The serpent is, obviously, also the devil, who is a vessel of dishonor that administers the curse on God's people, especially when they don't believe the benefits of God.  Jesus told us, According to your faith be it done unto you (Mat.9:29) and Go thy way; as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee (Mat.8:13). You can speak things into coming to pass. If you speak life, you receive life; if you speak death, you receive death. It depends on what you have your faith in. If your faith is in agreement with God's benefits, then you receive those benefits. If you agree with what is in the world, then you don't receive God's benefits and have loosed the devil; you have loosed emissaries to continue to administer the curse on you. Many people are learning this and experiencing what I'm saying.  This is nothing new but is the same Gospel which is from the beginning. We have to have a renewed mind so that we understand what to believe and what we should speak. Faith can be both positive and negative. (Pro.18:20) A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied. Would you like your needs to be met because of what you say? We would like our lips to come into agreement with the Word of God and learn more and more to walk in His benefits by confessing Him before men.  (Pro.18:21) Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. I remember back in Louisiana, where I came from, there was a church which had a visiting minister who was preaching about death and how it was not to be feared. I know the church and its circumstances and have been there. The minister was actually going to show them how simple it was to die. He pulled up a chair, sat down and said it was as simple as going to sleep. Then he nodded his head for an example. He stayed like that for a while, until the pastor, whom I know, got nervous and went up and touched him on his shoulder, and then shook him. He was gone. He talked himself right off of this earth. What was God showing with this example?  There are some people who talk themselves right into the grave. Many people die before their time because their faith is to die; their faith is to be cursed and to receive the things that are around them. Their faith is not in what the Lord Jesus has given to them freely. Truly, “death and life are in the power of the tongue.” This is God's Word and nothing is being taken away or being added to it. We need to agree with God's benefits to have them and God will supply your every need to do His will, if you learn to agree with Him.  The tongue doesn't speak on its own. It gets its direction from your thoughts and the words that are in your mind. We need to watch our tongue so we can correct our mind. That's one reason the Lord is telling us to be careful with what we say because when we are careful, we are correcting our thoughts. He tells us to be quick to hear and slow to speak. That's why we have one tongue and two ears. (Mat.12:34) Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. If we want to speak good things, we need to put good things in our hearts and reject the other things that are there.  I am sure that your mouth has spoken things that have slipped out, that you wish you hadn't said. It's an automatic thing with some people, but we need to slow down and give the Lord time to correct our thinking. Good people speak good things and bad people speak bad things. In some ways, we are both since we are both son of man and son of God, but we also have authority over that part of us which is still man. The Son of God in us has authority over that man. As the outer man decays, the inner man is renewed day by day (2 Corinthians 4:16).  That spiritual man is taking over as we walk by faith and believe more and more of the Word of God and, as we do, more and more of Jesus Himself is being manifested in us and He is taking more and more ground from the enemy. (Mat.12:35) The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. Those who get this revelation about the tongue spend much time talking about the tongue, but we must really begin with the heart. We have to repent – change our mind – and believe what the Bible says. Changing your mind and repenting is renewing your mind with what the Word says and agreeing with what it says, but we must do it enough so that it overcomes our natural thinking. Our natural thinking is what kills us and all those whose tongues are connected to their natural man.  (Mat.12:36) And I say unto you, that every idle (Greek: argos, meaning “unfruitful, barren”) word that men shall speak, they shall give account of in the day of judgment. The Lord obviously wants His Word to bear fruit in us, but there are many words that are unfruitful and don't bear the fruit of Christ in us. Every idle word will bring judgment upon you. The day of judgment is not that day down the road, the corporate judgment, but it is the day of judgment that you come into. Your idle words, unfruitful or vain, will bring you into judgment.  Many people have spoken the curse upon themselves, like the Israelites did. They confessed continuously that they would die in the wilderness and it happened. (Mat.12:37) For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. The words that justify are those words spoken in agreement with God. They are words confessing Jesus before God and men, saying what He said and agreeing with what He has taught us in the Word and also by what He put in the disciples to teach us in the Word.  We are accounted righteous, or justified, if we agree with God. But if we don't agree, we fall under judgment, for “by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” If you disagree with God's Word, it's like calling Him a liar. God told the Israelites that He was going to bring them to the Promised Land and they basically claimed that God was a liar and that He brought them to the wilderness to die. They spoke it from their mouth and He finally said, “as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you.” There are a lot of people who don't make it through the wilderness – what we call the “world” today. (Hos.4:6) My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…. They agree with the curse and they receive the curse. It's what they believe; it is their faith.  See Jesus in the mirror, all that he is is yours. 2Co 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit. 

Hearkening to the sharp wit and incisive social commentary unique to Austen, we learn more of the precarious financial situation of the Bennets, crafted by the setbacks of an estate entailed and a maternal fortune insufficient to secure the future of their five daughters.As this chapter unfolds, much is revealed to us, the dwellers in the village of Meryton, about the Bennet family and its fondness for paying regular visits to their Aunt Philips and the nearby millinery. The younger daughters, Catherine and Lydia, who are particularly drawn to this pastime, are energized by the regiment's recent establishment in Meryton, delighting in the officers' names and connections.As the young ladies revel in their newfound social circle, the patriarch of the family, Mr. Bennet, critiques their silliness, sparking a humorous discourse on the girls' sense and the adults' shared past affections for uniforms. While the talk of officers and red coats continues, an unexpected invitation for Jane to dine in Netherfield interrupts the peaceful morning and sets in motion a string of events that further intertwine the lives of the Bennets and the Bingleys.Guided by cunning maternal instincts and a potential loom of rain, Jane sets off towards Netherfield on horseback. As expected, our dear heroine Elizabeth, concerned for her sister's health after a rain-soaked journey, decides to visit Jane on foot, navigating through the dirt and puddles in true Austen heroine fashion.The unexpected arrival of a muddy Elizabeth astounds the Bingley household, but in true narrative irony, it causes her to find favor in Bingley's eyes. Her reception, however, is less warm from his sisters and the aloof Mr. Darcy. However, due to Jane's illness, Elizabeth is invited to linger longer at Netherfield, much to her own relief and her mother's delight.

Message from Jefferson Tokurah on July 21, 2023

In this conversation, Angelina and Cindy talk all things related to the detective novel. Why do we love detective fiction so much? What are the qualities of a good detective novel? What is the history of detective fiction, and how did World War I bring about the Golden Age of the genre? Angelina and Cindy answer all these questions and more. Be sure to scroll down for links to all the books and authors mentioned in this episode!  Commonplace Quotes: Those who read poetry to improve their minds will never improve their minds by reading poetry, for the true enjoyments must be spontaneous and compulsive and look to no remoter end. The Muses will submit to no marriage of convenience. C. S. Lewis One of these days I shall write a book in which two men are seen to walk down a cul de sac, and there is a shot, and one man is found murdered, and the other runs away with a gun in his hand, and after twenty chapters stinking with red herrings, it turns out that the man with the gun did it after all. Dorothy L. Sayers The Listeners by Walter De La Mare ‘Is there anybody there?' said the Traveler,       Knocking on the moonlit door;  And his horse in the silence champed the grasses       Of the forest's ferny floor:  And a bird flew up out of the turret,       Above the Traveler's head:  And he smote upon the door again a second time;       ‘Is there anybody there?' he said.  But no one descended to the Traveler;       No head from the leaf-fringed sill  Leaned over and looked into his grey eyes,       Where he stood perplexed and still.  But only a host of phantom listeners       That dwelt in the lone house then  Stood listening in the quiet of the moonlight       To that voice from the world of men:  Stood thronging the faint moonbeams on the dark stair,       That goes down to the empty hall,  Hearkening in an air stirred and shaken       By the lonely Traveler's call.  And he felt in his heart their strangeness,       Their stillness answering his cry,  While his horse moved, cropping the dark turf,       'Neath the starred and leafy sky;  For he suddenly smote on the door, even       Louder, and lifted his head:—  ‘Tell them I came, and no one answered,       That I kept my word,' he said.  Never the least stir made the listeners,       Though every word he spake  Fell echoing through the shadowiness of the still house       From the one man left awake:  Ay, they heard his foot upon the stirrup,       And the sound of iron on stone,  And how the silence surged softly backward,       When the plunging hoofs were gone. Book List: The World's Last Night by C.S. Lewis  The Five Red Herrings, Murder Must Advertise, and Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers  Nancy Drew #45: The Spider Sapphire Mystery by Carolyn Keene  The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle  The Footsteps at the Lock by Ronald Knox Agatha Christie  Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe  The Moonstone and The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins The Albert Campion Series by Margery Allingham The Roderick Alleyn Series by Ngaio Marsh The Flavia de Luce Series by Allen Bradley The Inspector Appleby Mystery Series by Michael Innes  The Daughter of Time and Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey  Murder Fantastical by Patricia Moyes The Cormoran Strike Series by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) Alexander McCall Smith Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Series by Laurie King Chief Inspector Gamache Series by Louise Penny  Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Series by Ellis Peters The Inspector Adam Dalgliesh Series by P.D. James  Connect with Us: You can find Angelina and Thomas at HouseofHumaneLetters.com, on Instagram @angelinastanford, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ANGStanford/ Find Cindy at morningtimeformoms.com, on Instagram @cindyordoamoris and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cindyrollins.net/. Check out Cindy's own Patreon page also! Follow The Literary Life on Instagram, and jump into our private Facebook group, The Literary Life Discussion Group, and let's get the book talk going! http://bit.ly/literarylifeFB

Hearkening back to such classic series as Lux Radio Theatre and Mercury Theatre On the Air, The Mutual Stage presents all-new adaptations of films and stage plays, sourced from the public domain. In our inaugural effort, director/producer Pete Lutz has assembled an Oscar-worthy cast to bring you his adaptation of the hit 1963 film, CHARADE. Get set for comedy, adventure, and romance, as we tell the story of a recent widow whose husband stole a quarter of a million dollars -- and now his partners want that money back!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hearkening back to such classic series as Lux Radio Theatre and Mercury Theatre On the Air, The Mutual Stage presents all-new adaptations of films and stage plays, sourced from the public domain. In our inaugural effort, director/producer Pete Lutz has assembled an Oscar-worthy cast to bring you his adaptation of the hit 1963 film, CHARADE. Get set for comedy, adventure, and romance, as we tell the story of a recent widow whose husband stole a quarter of a million dollars -- and now his partners want that money back!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Power of Spiritual Warfare (Audio) David Eells - 4/19/23 Being a Light in the Rebellious Camp Tianna Fire – 4/10/23 (David's notes in red) In a dream I was participating in and working in a children's summer camp that could only be accessed on a dirt road that had no signal. Everyone that worked there was a woman. (This children's summer camp represents the apostate Church where there are many spiritually immature people, and distractions, and there is “no signal” or connection to the Holy Spirit because of legalistic doctrines.) It was only a few days into the season. There were so many different activities. (Representing busyness and distractions) I didn't have a car to get around so I either caught a lift or walked. (This represents the legalism and self works that plague the walk of people in apostate Church systems.) As it got to the third night, I realized that I didn't want to be here, but I wanted to be with my husband Samuel and our son, David. (Representing desiring to be with the Father and the Son, the David Man-child, in true relationship.) So, I went to the only landline and called Samuel to come pick me up. I was expecting him to come the next day during daylight but instead he drove to me straight away although it took a few hours for him to get to me. (Isa. 58:9 Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am… So, I went and started packing up the many things in the room I was staying in, and when Samuel came to get me, I gave him some of the items and went to pack the rest of my things that I had in all the different areas of the place. (Representing the process of repentance and giving all our burdens to the Lord. Mat. 11:28-30 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.)  I went to the kitchen and there were 3 women in there, asking me why I was leaving. Then one of the girls named Courtney (meaning, “from the court or short nose” representing legalism and immature discernment.) came over and gave me a present with a card and pamphlet on it. I didn't look at it but laid it on the bench in front of me and kept grabbing my things. Courtney then came back and remembered that I only follow Jesus and said, “Actually, I don't think you like this.” referring to the present. I opened the pamphlet and I saw it had a recipe for simple spells and I handed it back to her and said kindly but boldly, “No. I don't like it”. (Many religious people do not recognize that they are in rebellion against the Word which is witchcraft. 1Sa. 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim.) She wasn't offended, and she took the present back and went and put it away. (Coming into submission to the Word is a learning process.)  I turned around and saw there were now other people sitting on the couch and standing around and they were all curious as to why I was leaving. I looked at 2 specific girls and I saw in the Spirit that they were practicing witches and they could see in the spiritual realm. As soon as they knew that I saw them as witches, they wondered how I could see. I said to them out loud, "It's Jesus". They were taken aback and couldn't understand what I meant. (The Holy Spirit gives us discernment when religious people are rebellious against the Word which is witchcraft.) I continued collecting my things and … Courtney came back over again, and I shared about how Jesus is more powerful than the spells and witchcraft and there's more knowledge and understanding in Him. (1Co 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.) She was very open to hearing about Jesus as He was drawing her and I turned and saw that everyone in the room was watching me talking about Him. (God will save His Elect out of the apostate Church system.) I could tell the 2 practicing witches weren't wanting Jesus yet, but they were still watching and everyone else was curious. I then put my finger to my mouth and saw that a large chip of my tooth had fallen out and I knew that the 2 ladies had done some spell or curse to cause this, and I felt it was to show off their power and to impress the others around. (Spiritually, Teeth falling out represents not being able to chew on the Word which is our spiritual food. Witchcraft or rebellion against the Word in any form can hinder our spiritual growth in Christ.) I grabbed the part of the tooth and smiled up to Heaven, thanked God, and put the chip back into the tooth and praised God for completely fixing and healing my tooth, and it supernaturally connected back in and was healed, and everyone there got to witness Jesus' miracle! (When we truly desire to consume the Word, God will help us to overcome all obstacles and hinderances.) I continued to grab my things from the lounge room and the 2 witches came and sat down on the couch watching me curiously, but also trying to intimidate me. There were other people there that had no knowledge of the spiritual realm, sitting there watching me pack. I got down on my knees (Representing humbling yourself and being weak to the weak.) to get on their level and I said to the 2 witches that, “Before I followed Jesus, I did everything my own way and God started revealing the spiritual realm to me with supernatural knowledge, understanding, wisdom and revelations. You two know about "spirits and aliens etc.” and I used to believe that too. But, after knowing all this spiritual truth I kept doing things my own way until God showed me that hell is real, and those spirits and aliens are just fallen angels.” I related my testimony to those women and told them they didn't know the full truth; they were deceived like I was. I said everything out of love to them as I could understand where they were at. I could see them opening up to the Truth in their hearts. They were looking for Truth, but the enemy tricked them to twist knowledge for their own power. (Many will be delivered from satan's deceptions and escape the apostate rebellious house through the “word of our testimony”.) As I thought this, the demons that operated through these girls came all around me as if to fight me. I looked up to Heaven and asked Father to please send Holy Angels around me, and Holy Angels appeared and pushed back all the fallen angels and the enemy couldn't do anything. Everyone was still watching and witnessed that The Holy Angels were greater and more powerful. (Psa. 103:20 Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfill his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word.) I kept testifying about all Jesus has done for me, and how He has changed me. I ended up not packing up the rest of my things, but I felt to just leave the things there and God will provide me new ones if I really need them. (We must leave our religious baggage behind to have a true relationship with the Lord.) Samuel was still waiting in the car for me to come out. (The Father is patient with us. Psa. 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.) The witches were seeing the Truth and understanding about Jesus and the others were also drawn to the Real Good News. In the spiritual realm, I could see all the demons that operated through them and held them all in bondage. They were so angry, and they all came out to intimidate me to not continue testifying of Jesus.  I said, “the Blood of Jesus” and they all fell back and couldn't do anything. Another hoard of demons came running down the hallway quickly to me, and Holy Angels stepped in front of me like a wall or shield. Everyone's demons in that room in the spiritual realm did everything they could to stop Jesus in me from speaking the Word and Truth as it was breaking strongholds in these people and setting them free.  In the physical realm it was just me, on my knees, speaking about Jesus and the others calmly sitting on couch or standing around and listening. But in the spiritual realm there was this big battle of demons trying to attack but The Holy Angels were blocking it all. (Eph. 6:12 For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.) Then I woke up.      An Attack of the Rebellious   Marie Kelton - 3/4/23 (David's notes in red) During the meeting I had an open vision of a wooded area. I saw a small circle of fire. I then saw a group of people with black hoods come out of the woods stand around the fire in a circle. Then another person that was standing in the circle of fire had a goat by the neck and they cut the neck of the goat with a knife over the cauldron. I saw this multiple times. (The rebellious witches are always busy fighting against God and His saints. They are sending witchcraft slander and faction against the saints.)     Spiritual Warfare Spray Tiannah Fire - 3/26/23     I dreamt that I was invited to this giant mansion that was like a high rise building and it was located on the edge of a high cliff, and it looked over a wide river…. (This represents Zion, “the tower of the flock” and the “cleft of the Rock” and being “planted by the river of living waters.” Mic. 4:8 And thou, O tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, yea, the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem. Song 2:14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the steep place, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. Jer. 17:7-8 Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust Jehovah is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.) I went up to the very top floor and it was set up with many communal areas: like many computers in a room, many bathrooms all joined together, a giant lounge room where there were many people sitting down and many bedrooms joined and other rooms etc. (Representing the original church of Acts living in one accord.) (Eph. 2:19-22 So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, 20 being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone; 21 in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord; 22 in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.)  There were many males living here. I was taken to a special room where I met the owner of this whole building and he was only a young man. (Representing Jesus, the Man-child) He said he had a gift for me and he sprayed my face with this thing and when I'd go outside the building I could see principalities over the areas. I could see demons and what they were doing now and what they were going to do next. This spray only lasted for a short period of time. (Representing the gift of discerning spirits.) I left this place and went across the river to the only house that was on that part of the land and at this time the spray wore off. David Eells came out of the house, and he needed someone to look after his 8 sons while he went out to do God's work. (8 is a significant number?) (888 is the gematria for Jesus.) I said I could, and David went to where God wanted him to go, and I went into the house and met his sons. They were all between the ages of 5-13. (babes in Christ). They were good, well behaved, and well-mannered and they were in unity with each other. They had lots of energy, and I didn't have to do much except clean up a little bit. They all took good care of themselves and were in unity. (These represent David's spiritual children who are coming into the likeness of Christ represented by the number 8. 1Co. 4:15 For though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ yet have ye not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus, I begat you through the gospel.) Towards the late afternoon one of the younger sons came running to me and he told me he had sprayed himself with the same spray that I had gotten sprayed with in the tower. He was worried because he was now seeing scary creatures outside. I asked him to please spray me too so I could see the same things he was seeing, and he sprayed me. I went outside and saw some demons all around the place but the biggest one I saw was a giant wolf that was viciously running in quick circles around a town. It was making loud howls and it seemed angry. (Wolves represent false religious factious cults who are who are driven by witchcraft to attack the sheep. This we have seen in the States and overseas. Acts 20:29-30 know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock; 30 and from among your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. And Eze. 22:27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.) I then saw all these mummified looking spirits begin running towards the house from the hills. (Representing the spirits of the living dead like the factious who bite and devour.) I ran back inside and told all David's sons to close all the doors, windows, and curtains etc. (Guard your heart and keep hidden the treasure of the Truth and Life of Christ in yourself.) (These doors and windows represent protecting your eye gates and ear gates from slander and criticism of the factious… Psa. 101:3 I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; It shall not cleave unto me.) So, everyone started closing all the windows and doors, however, before everything was closed a mummy got inside of the house so, we all ran into one of the bedrooms. (Entering into the rest combined with spiritual warfare during the attacks of the enemy and believing it's already accomplished.) I found a couple of hidden guns that were red. They were special and not like normal guns. (These red guns represent our weapon of the blood of Christ.) I said that these can be used to shoot only the demons. I kept one and gave the other two to a couple of David's boys. (The Word of God is a weapon to the enemy.) We all left the room, and I shot the mummy and it completely disappeared when it got hit. The boys ran outside and started shooting all the mummy demons they saw, and they all disappeared. (Amen! Let's plead the blood of Jesus and defeat all the demons who use the wicked against us.)     Resisting the Enemy Tiannah Fire - 3/23/23 (David's notes in red)   As I was trying to sleep, I started having these random evil thoughts out of nowhere and it was something I rarely ever have. I rebuked these thoughts and recalled Scripture to my mind instead, but the wicked thoughts kept coming back. I had to keep resisting them and thinking on Jesus and His Word and Promises instead. The enemy stopped for a little while but then they came back even stronger, and the evil thoughts kept invading. It was a constant battle in my mind and the battle got stronger and worse and more contrary to The Word, but I resisted it all. (This is like a factious witchcraft attack that many have gone through. It's like boot camp to learn how to resist and conquer the enemy spirits.)  The evil thoughts became even more consistent, powerful, and intense and I prayed in my mind to God to please get this devil away from me as I don't agree with it. I wondered how long this would go on, and it honestly felt like the longest time, and I thought it would never go away. (1Co. 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.) The enemy tried throwing everything he could at me and I resisted it all and spoke Scriptures in my mind back to him. Then it finally completely and suddenly stopped and didn't come back! There were no more thoughts or feelings from the devil anymore and I was able to fall asleep! Jas 4:7 Be subject therefore to God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.   I then had a vision of the process of this trial that I had just gone through with the enemy's attacks and how it was like birth pains. The mild contractions came just like the enemy attacks and stayed for a little while then subsided. Then the contractions became constant and got more intense and stronger and the enemy became constant, trying harder and the trials became more intense. Sometimes birthing contractions feel like they go on too long and women wonder how long until they will end. Some trials feel like they have been going on for so long and the enemy tries to give us doubt that the trial won't end. (Jesus said, “He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.”) Towards the end of the trials the enemy gets more intense and throws everything he can at us to get us to fail or give in. It gets so intense and then suddenly, the trial is completely over. Just how the contractions are so intense and strong and suddenly, the baby is delivered, and the pain is completely gone, all Glory to God! Joh 16:21 The woman when she giveth birth hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she delivereth the child, she remembereth no more the tribulation, for the joy that a man is born into the world.   I felt that we need to call unto our Lord [in the midst of our trials]. Rom 10:13 for, Whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. [Cast down vain imaginations] and press into Him. He struggled for our freedom in every aspect and our debts are paid in full, by Him.     Witchcraft Defeated by the Name of Jesus   Geneva Stats - 2/26/23 (David's notes in red) I had a dream that I was in a room with a big open window, and I was supposed to be getting rest. There was a big bed in the room and in the bed were these young-looking Jezebel witches. They had a bunch of dark make-up and piercings all over their faces and they had terrible, angry looks on their faces. There was a girl beside them that was needing healing and was wanting to be delivered. (This girl represents God's elect among the rebellious apostates in the “house”.) I started speaking the name of Jesus and was praying in the Holy Spirit and was claiming deliverance over this girl. (Representing our spiritual warfare for our brethren trapped in the apostate Church system.) The witches didn't like it and became very vociferous about it. Then another sister suddenly appeared and began speaking in agreement with me. (Jesus said, “Where two or more are gathered, there I am in the midst…) We then started praying louder and saying, “In the name of Jesus” over and over and, the next thing I knew, I looked down beside me and there was a compass or pendulum object on the ground beside me that the witches had placed there as a tool against us. (Beware of Satan's devices. 2Co. 2:10-11 But to whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes have I forgiven it in the presence of Christ; 11 that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.) We just continued to confess the name of Jesus and held our hands up and praised Him amid them until, suddenly, these witches had to begin speaking the name of Jesus as well. They began speaking and coming into agreement with us to the name of Jesus. (The Word says that even the demons must confess the name of Jesus and that's exactly what started happening until this girl was set free. Praise the Lord!)  Then I woke up.     The Fiery Power of a Mustard Seed   Samuel Fire - 4/14/23 (David's notes in red) I had a vision of a mustard seed growing into a very large tree, just as in the parable. I then saw the powerful spice and heat from just one seed, and how powerful a mustard tree would be if all the seeds were used. (The power of unity is seen in prayers like, Mat. 18:19-20 Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father who is in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.) “When the seed is broken and added to water it creates a hot oil. Our faith as a mustard seed, extracted and applied with the water of the Word creates an intense fiery oil, representing the power of God; an anointing to be poured out for His Glory. (Mark 4:30-32 And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, 32 yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.)       Don't Rejoice at the Enemy's Defeat: Focus on Your Walk   Samuel Fire - 4/13/23 (David's notes in red) I heard the Lord say, “Be the loving example of My Word. Press into the perfect place of Me. Keep on focusing on Me. Read and pray. Be helpful to each other in assistance. Help each other with encouraging words spoken in agreement. No one has suffered more than the price paid by My Son. Do not compare to others. Do not rejoice because of the enemies defeat but be concerned over your walk and encourage others towards righteousness. Draw deeper and closer into Me and desire to do with Me all the great things I have prepared for you. Learn to have no ability to do anything by self. Everything is already done in Christ. I have said it is now a time to delve deeper in the revelation of My Love for you. (I felt that we just need to let go. Stop and believe. It can be so hard to do, but just think and speak in agreement with Him; especially in the trials.) Do not worry. Everything is done. You don't have to worry about it all. (I felt that we need to praise God, to speak in agreement with His Word concerning His love for us and to receive it through faith.)  The enemy is always attacking and lying to you every moment. The world is always trying to distract you and trying to get in between you and Me. The enemy and flesh try to use your hurt and your old memories to separate us, but you need to give all these to Me, and when you read and apply My Word in Truth and Love, I Am welcomed and connected to you. When it is difficult, give to Me attention and prayer. Praise Me for I am your final answer and solution.”      There is No Contest!   Samuel Fire - 4/12/23  I had a vision of two types of fighting rings. One like the WWF Wrestling and another like a serious boxing match.  The first was how the world and apostate Church view spiritual warfare: ‘God vs Satan, with Jesus getting tagged in.' A comical and complete waste of time. (God is sovereign and wins even using vessels of honor and dishonor.) The other fighting ring is how disciples of Christ view spiritual warfare: ‘Jesus crushingly defeats Satan, and Father God refereeing.' There is no contest, no chance of any other outcome. Jesus is the victor and Glory to our Father forever.     Let the Shackles of Condemnation Fall Debbie Fenske - 3/6/23   At our Monday night meeting, Jesus, our Lord, and King, was exalted and lifted high by our praise and worship. It was so wonderful, and His presence was so strong. I am so thankful that the Lord is always looking at our hearts, and that He so mercifully lets us know what is really going on inside of some of us, or all of us, even in a time of deep worship of Him, as we were having last night. As we were expressing our love for Jesus through our worship of Him, … I felt the Lord truly searching our hearts during that time and He let me know what He was seeing. I spoke out that the Lord was seeing some in bondage, shackled by condemnation because they are not at the place with Him that their hearts really long to be.  The Lord said, "Let the shackles of condemnation fall. Why are you bound by condemnation? I do not condemn you. There is, now, no condemnation to those who are IN Christ Jesus. The shackles of Condemnation must fall. Condemnation only hinders you from gaining more of anything in Me. I tell you, in your desire for more of Me, rest. Know that I Am drawing you to Myself. I am not going to let you go. Let go of the things you try to do in your own strength to have more of Me. I have not left you; I will help you. Let Me lead you on as you give yourself in full surrender to Me. And know It is I who am molding you. And it is I who will make you more and more like Me as you move with Me and let Me do My deep work in your heart.  As you are in full surrender to Me, then those things that distract you, take your time, and condemn your heart, must go. Even now I draw you to Myself and say, Be free! Let the shackles of condemnation fall, and follow Me.”     The Blood of Jesus Protects Us from all Condemnation    Matt Ezell - 3/8/23 When we have a conviction of sin, even if we feel bad about ourselves, the Lord is still on our side. Satan is the accuser and will manipulate us into thinking the Lord is done with us, but the blood covers us, and the Holy Spirit is our helper. We really must have it in our minds that He is our Father and He loves us no matter what. And that He doesn't think about us the way we tend to think about ourselves. Unless we are in blatant rebellion, we have nothing to worry about. SERVICES Ubbs Outreach Friday Night Worship CONTACT Share Your Testimony Request Prayer Technical Support Questions   SUPPORT US We are a non-profit organisation based in United States. Our goal is to empower and equip people to discover more about Christianity and point them to a life of happiness, peace and purpose. Donate

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Strap in, Critters! Hearkening back to our humble beginnings of super-long episodes, we've got a lot to get through this week!After flipping through a stacked Negronomicon featuring our reviews of Velma (2023) and the premiere episode of The Last of Us (2023), your favorite horror pod hosts dust off our VCRs and press play on a true crit of David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1983). The trope for this weeks episode:  body horror. Get ready for some analysis, reactions and a classic media studies analysis, because you can't say Videodrome without McLuhan.We dropped  lot of gems this week--too many to fit in the show notes, but we've got 'em all collected here. Be sure to have a look!Timestamps01:23 - Negronomicon1:01:18 - Crit02:06:50 - Final CurlsSign up for our Newsletter!Find Us Online- Website: www.scarycritpodcast.com- Twitter: http://twitter.com/scarycritpodcast- Instagram: http://instagram.com/scarycritpodcastRemember to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!CreditsHost and Producer: Lauren La Melle - instagram.com/laurenlamelleHost and Editor: Jared Hudson - instagram.com/blossomsandbooks93 

Description: Join us as MRA's President and CEO, Susan Fronk, shares advice and insights to help you start the new year right!  Key Takeaways: You need to find a balance between personal customer care, face-to-face care versus an automated, lower cost, more repeatable option  What elements of your business cycle can you speed up and automate, and which ones do you need to really personalize? Since there is a people shortage and not just a talent shortage, you have to be flexible and creative in finding skills that might transfer and that you could develop. 2023 comes with a lot of uncertainty in many areas. Make sure you have a plan, and have a plan B and C as backups.  Resources: MRA's Talent Report +  Let's Connect: Guest Bio - Susan Fronk  Guest LinkedIn Profile - Susan Fronk  Host Bio - Sophie Boler  Host LinkedIn Profile - Sophie Boler  Transcript: Transcripts are computer generated -- not 100% accurate word-for-word. 00:00:00:03 - 00:00:23:04 Intro Hello hello, everybody, and welcome to 30 minute THRIVE, your go-to podcast for anything and everything HR, powered by MRA - The Management Association. Looking to stay on top of the ever-changing world of HR? MRA has got you covered. We'll be the first to tell you what's hot and what's not. I'm your host, Sophie Boler, and we are so glad you're here. Now it's time to THRIVE.   00:00:26:10 - 00:00:57:02 Sophie Boler Hello, everybody. Welcome and Happy 2023! We're so excited you're here and joining us today. And we're excited that Susan Fronk, MRA's president and CEO, is also joining us today. And she's going to be sharing some advice and insights to help you start off the new year right. So while researching for today's podcast, it really dawned on me just how much information and resources, research, and data is out there, but it's all kind of conflicting information at the same time.   00:00:57:17 - 00:01:04:08 Sophie Boler So I guess my first question to you is really how and where do business leaders and HR professionals start?   00:01:04:21 - 00:01:30:20 Susan Fronk At MRA I've always felt fortunate because we get to look into 4,000 companies a year in the Midwest—more than any media outlet, more than any newspaper article, more than any periodical I could pick up and read about or listen to or podcast. I'll believe our members, because that's real. That's what's happening now, and I get to hear the leaders of all of those companies talk about how they're planning for this year.   00:01:31:05 - 00:01:52:25 Susan Fronk So I'm not an economist, I'm not an expert, but I am a great listener and I feel fortunate to hear from all of our members, and I can bring some of those insights to bear for our podcast today. For example, MRA is part of the Employer Associations of America, the EAA—not the Experimental Aircraft Association. That's a member too.   00:01:52:26 - 00:01:53:05 Susan Fronk Don't get confused.   00:01:53:05 - 00:01:54:22 Sophie Boler Don't get confused.   00:01:55:00 - 00:02:20:03 Susan Fronk We do something very different. But those employer associations, or EAs, across the country represent tens of thousands of member companies. So we're all listening to our members about how those organizations are planning for 2023. And we did a business trends survey on a national basis this fall. And so I can bring some of those facts to the table that might help plan for the year ahead.   00:02:20:18 - 00:02:54:26 Susan Fronk For example, the EAA Business Trends Survey was almost 1,200 respondents, 1,200 companies that talked to us about what their concerns were and how they viewed the year ahead. Not surprising, the top three concerns are pretty much the same as 2022, but the strategies that employers are using to deal with those have changed a bit. So let me tell you some of the data.  Inflation is the number one concern of employers today and inflation drives wages.   00:02:54:26 - 00:03:26:19 Susan Fronk So coupled with that is the HR reality of finding and keeping talent, which is the number two concern. Those are related. In the short term, meaning 1 year look ahead, 2023, 58 percent of respondents were saying inflation was the number one concern. Longer term, which we identified as a 5-year horizon, 51 percent were concerned. So still a majority of the respondents, but it is mitigating somewhat.   00:03:26:19 - 00:03:53:14 Susan Fronk So inflation is believed by the leaders who responded to mitigate a bit, diminish a bit over the next few years, but still be a concern. And then number two, as I mentioned, talent acquisition in the short term, 58 percent. This year, it's still going to be a primary concern for most employers that responded and longer term, 50 percent. So not a lot of change.   00:03:53:14 - 00:04:30:02 Susan Fronk There are still half of the respondents believe that finding and keeping people is going to be a problem over the next 5 years. Quite honestly, I agree with that and would underline that with an exclamation point at the end, because it isn't a talent problem, it's a people problem. There aren't enough skilled people to go around. That's not going to change in the next 5 years. Actually, with baby boomers retiring, people choosing to work differently, there is going to be a people shortage, which just exacerbates the talent shortage.   00:04:30:15 - 00:04:54:16 Susan Fronk That's not going to change. Which then, number three, the concern is retention. So getting talent, yes. Finding what you need, yes. Wooing them to your organization, yes. But then the care and feeding of employees, the engagement, the culture development, the skills development, the way that you're going to bring them along in their career. All of that is critically important.   00:04:54:16 - 00:05:32:29 Susan Fronk And in the short term, 48 percent—maybe less than I would have expected to see—but  employers are feeling a bit better about turnover this year. That shows that maybe 2021 and 2022 coming out of the rodeo that was COVID, people changing for the sake of change, just wanting a different set of problems—maybe that has abated somewhat or, and/or probably, employers are understanding the kind of communications and the kind of culture and the kind of flexibility that employees are looking for.   00:05:32:29 - 00:05:48:12 Susan Fronk So again, 48 percent in the short term, 45 percent in the long term—it's not too much difference between the short-term and long-term views on all three of those top three concerns of employers in this National Business Trends Survey.   00:05:48:16 - 00:06:25:14 Sophie Boler Absolutely. And thank you for covering all of that. There's a lot of great data that you've just described, but I'd like to dive a little bit deeper into each of those top three concerns that you just described. So let's start with inflation and the economy—one of the most uncertain aspects of them all. We recently polled more than 100 participants in our Talent Report+ webinar and the results showed that 19.74 percent believe that there will be a recession in quarter one, 39 percent believe there will be a recession in quarter two, 14 percent believe there will be one in quarter three.   00:06:25:14 - 00:06:41:18 Sophie Boler Zero percent believe that we will end the year in quarter four with a recession. And that leaves about 26 percent believing that there just will not be a recession. So overall, maybe quarter two or maybe no recession at all seems to be their majority really.   00:06:41:18 - 00:06:45:01 Susan Fronk What that tells me is that nobody knows.   00:06:45:03 - 00:06:45:22 Sophie Boler Nobody knows.   00:06:46:22 - 00:07:10:19 Susan Fronk And that doesn't mean we're not educating ourselves and reading as much and listening and learning and doing strategic planning. But who does know? And that'll lead to a point I'd like to make later in the podcast about how we prepare. But when people talk about the new normal, I talk about the “no normal”: N-O.   00:07:10:29 - 00:07:30:19 Susan Fronk And as leaders, we need to prepare for something we've never seen before. The fact that maybe Q2 is the most common response for a recession if there is one those are still very evenly spread, including no recession. So people really don't know, and that is uncertainty, wow.   00:07:31:10 - 00:07:58:24 Sophie Boler And in November, MRAr actually hosted our Economic Outlook event with Dr. Chris Kuehl, an expert economist, so he was able to describe a little bit more on what we're seeing this year and we are on the verge of a downturn. But he would describe that it's depending on how the consumer handles their spendings and extra savings. They could spend their way out of it or they could really hold onto their savings to plan for what's coming for next year because they're worried.   00:07:59:21 - 00:08:17:19 Sophie Boler So really, how realistic is a serious downturn? How bad will inflation be? Those are all the key questions people are really asking today. So, Susan, what are some of the current key economic takeaways you consider of value to business leaders for this upcoming year?   00:08:17:23 - 00:08:51:16 Susan Fronk Sure. Again, I'm not an economic expert, but synthesizing and distilling the information that I hear from hundreds and thousands of member companies knits together a pretty strong quilt of information. And that practical information underlines the fact that inflation drives wages, and especially in a year like 2022, where there was high turnover and people were leaving employment, moving to different employment, moving out of the workforce, deciding to do something completely different with their career,   00:08:51:27 - 00:09:16:29 Susan Fronk companies were scrambling to try to A) for the right reasons, altruistic reasons keep their employees whole and help them keep up with inflation, where a loaf of bread or a tank of gas costs so much more than it did a year or two before, and second, stay in business … One of the things that MRA has is a thousand people registered and enrolled in our roundtable groups.   00:09:17:07 - 00:09:42:23 Susan Fronk So we have 70 roundtable groups and those are peer discussions that really dive in professionally facilitated with a specific topic. And the economy has been a specific topic that we've covered a number of times. Our CEO and CFO roundtables have talked about the fact that the business cycle has speeded up so much where inflation is concerned. So you know that old adage, I don't like, it do more with less.   00:09:43:24 - 00:10:10:20 Susan Fronk We have to do things differently and we have to do things using technology and we have to determine where on that spectrum of personal customer care, face-to-face care versus an automated, lower cost, more repeatable option for whatever your customer service issue is probably service. And we have to decide for what segments of our business do we need to be on which part of that spectrum.   00:10:12:14 - 00:10:54:03 Susan Fronk I was part of the bomb cyclone of December 2022, slept in a couple of airports, had six flights, made it home in time for Christmas. And that may be a bad example, but automation is good until it isn't. And you have to give customers options. So allowing customers to choose when I want to self-serve, when I want to download something from MRA's resource center and I don't need to talk to somebody versus when do I have a really thorny employee relations issue and I need to talk to somebody with a lot of years of experience and I want to take an hour and do that and come up with options on how to solve my problem.   00:10:54:14 - 00:11:22:26 Susan Fronk Whatever your product or service is, whether you're making widgets or cars or a law firm or a marketing agency, what elements of your business cycle can you speed up and automate versus which ones do you need to really personalize, not leave that touch, make sure that your customers can choose to get out of being on hold for 7 hours while you wait in line.  They just won't stand for it.   00:11:23:07 - 00:11:43:00 Susan Fronk And we've seen automation in all aspects of our world, of course, that's nothing new, whether it's ordering fast food or how we build a car, but making it right for your business. What are you going to be known for? If it's customer intimacy like we are at MRA, you better not automate everything.   00:11:43:04 - 00:11:43:27 Sophie Boler No robots here.   00:11:43:27 - 00:11:50:13 Susan Fronk No robots here, not yet. Unless it's like to deliver our lunch. That I would like to do.   00:11:50:13 - 00:11:50:27 Sophie Boler All right.   00:11:51:20 - 00:12:17:06 Susan Fronk But Dr. Kuehl said a number of things. You know, if inflation drives wages, most of our CEO and CFO roundtables are talking about the fact that that will moderate this year, that last year they were doing double merits or they were doing more frequent merits, or they simply boosted people's wages because they knew what was happening in the employee's personal lives and they needed to make sure they kept pace.   00:12:17:19 - 00:12:43:14 Susan Fronk So if it was 6 or 7 percent on average last year, this year they're looking at probably 3 or 4 percent. So moderating to what we would consider to be a more traditional curve. But I think employers need to be very tuned in and aware of the economic signals for their own industry because it isn't that skills are somewhat transferable but not always transferable.   00:12:43:14 - 00:13:06:29 Susan Fronk And so if you need a specific kind of engineer, you might need to do something very different for that engineer than you do for the rest of your team. And HR has always been hesitant to not be consistent, to treat you different than you. And I say the time has come when you need to be custom, you need to go small.   00:13:07:11 - 00:13:37:01 Susan Fronk We need to know what Sophie wants and thinks is important versus what Sarah thinks and wants is important versus what Jeremy thinks and wants is important. So harder for human resources, but more effective if we're going to go small and customize. That's not going to happen in the blink. That's a trend I see happening. And it's not just with employee benefits, but with customer selection.   00:13:37:22 - 00:13:40:01 Susan Fronk What do how customers want what you do?   00:13:40:15 - 00:14:05:21 Sophie Boler And that's a great point to bring up and the EA survey actually showed that 93 percent will be replacing staff due to voluntary turnover, whereas 71 percent will be hiring due to newly created jobs. So if business is good and hiring is high, let's talk about talent and the workforce shortage. So not only is it hard to find people these days, but it's also hard to keep them.   00:14:06:07 - 00:14:13:13 Sophie Boler So do you have any insights to share to our listeners today in finding and recruiting workers today?   00:14:13:24 - 00:14:41:09 Susan Fronk Good question. It is a big question and I'm always inspired by our members because there's lots of creative, innovative things going out there. So there's dozens of different things we could talk about, but I would kind of group them into two big buckets. One I'll call human resources is actually sales and marketing, and the other is creativity and flexibility and skill utilization.   00:14:41:09 - 00:15:08:17 Susan Fronk So some of you listening might know that my husband is a human resource director and so he's recruiting all the time. Let me give you a real anecdote. He's very creative and he's a great sourcer. He's led some employees to us as well. But one Sunday recently he said, “I've just got a few, I just got a few phone screens to do and I'll be done in time for the Packer game.”   00:15:08:28 - 00:15:35:19 Susan Fronk Great. So I hear him on the phone in the office. He steps out and he goes, “I think I've found our new great specialty, blah, blah.” I said, “Wonderful.” He didn't look happy. So what's the problem? He said, he has 12 interviews this week. This is someone who had gone on LinkedIn, checked 17 applications, applied to 17 jobs. Twenty-four hours later, had 12 interviews.   00:15:35:21 - 00:15:36:00 Sophie Boler Oh.   00:15:36:10 - 00:15:43:10 Susan Fronk But here's the difference. He said only two of those interviews were a human being who called and talked to me.   00:15:43:16 - 00:15:43:28 Sophie Boler Really?   00:15:45:17 - 00:15:50:19 Susan Fronk You can set yourself apart with the personal touch in an automated world.   00:15:50:28 - 00:15:51:06 Sophie Boler Absolutely.   00:15:51:12 - 00:16:15:24 Susan Fronk You might need to use technology to scale and to reach and to find. But then how you serve up, we call it at MRA warm bread. I got that from a human resource professional who worked here, and that's what they did at church. Somebody visited them, sign the visitor's book, and then a committee, a warm bread committee, was assigned to make that person feel welcome and invited back again.   00:16:16:10 - 00:16:35:19 Susan Fronk So at MRA, we talk about warm bread. Once we find a candidate that we're interested in, who's going to email them? What photo are we going to send them? What link to a video that describes who we are? What little swag bag are we going to deliver into their house to say, “We want you here and this is where you belong”?   00:16:35:24 - 00:16:36:11 Sophie Boler I love that.   00:16:36:20 - 00:16:47:02 Susan Fronk Yeah. So all different kinds of warm bread. It doesn't have to be expensive. Once I took a picture of somebody and then Photoshopped the new candidate's head on there. I said, “Picture yourself here, at MRA.”   00:16:47:05 - 00:16:48:01 Sophie Boler I love that. That's creative.   00:16:48:01 - 00:16:50:11 Susan Fronk He said yes. So it worked.   00:16:51:08 - 00:17:14:07 Susan Fronk Mm. I've dropped little things off at people's house. You know, you have to be careful that you don't look like a stalker. If they're expecting you and they know you're going to drop something off, it really sets you apart. So human resources is in sales and marketing, and people like to know that they have attention, that they're going to be treated differently than a number.   00:17:14:26 - 00:17:38:13 Susan Fronk And so back to the story at hand. My husband was successful out of 17 prospective applications and 12 interviews in getting this individual to join their team. It doesn't always happen. Sometimes you're a competitive payer and somebody just outpaces you by many thousands of dollars. All right. But you're going to win more often than you lose.   00:17:39:01 - 00:17:39:27 Sophie Boler And you're going to keep them too.   00:17:40:06 - 00:18:02:17 Susan Fronk You are going to keep them, too. So sales and marketing, it's not just the interaction with the candidate, it's the supports that human resources have that tell that candidate or potential candidate who you are and how you operate and what your behavior is, as an organization. So I would say be a secret shopper.   00:18:02:29 - 00:18:31:10 Susan Fronk Ask somebody on your team—because if you're close to it, you think what you have online is great, you think your application is great, you think your process is great—to have somebody who you trust kick the tires, go through that process, find out how long it takes to get back to that individual, see what is the look and feel and culture that is described by your company website, by your candidate experience page?   00:18:31:20 - 00:18:58:03 Susan Fronk We really have to be in sales and marketing, and human resources I think gets that and they're embracing it, but it is a different skill set, or at least an add-on skill set. And so the second thing is flexibility and creativity. Since there is a people shortage and not just a talent shortage, you have to be flexible and creative in finding skills that might transfer and that you could develop.   00:18:58:19 – 00:18:59:03 Sophie Boler Absolutely.   00:18:59:07 – 00:19:32:20 Susan Fronk So I guess companies that say, Here's someone with a military background and they were in administration and database. All right. First of all, I love hiring veterans. But second of all, that's a rigorous skill set that you understand that person has the aptitude and the interest to learn what you need. Maybe you don't actually need that specific software package or background.   00:19:32:20 - 00:19:46:14 Susan Fronk You could look 6 more months in natural that position, or you can have 6 months with someone who's leaning in, who's saying, “I can learn this. I learned that.”   Sophie Boler Exactly.   Susan Fronk And they can be a great employee by the time you might find the perfect employee.   00:19:46:27 - 00:20:04:14 Sophie Boler And we just had a podcast on nontraditional candidates and all of the great things they can bring to a company. So you just talked about skilled workers. So what about those younger, somewhat unskilled workers? How do you get them? What do you do with them?   00:20:05:01 - 00:20:39:14 Susan Fronk What do you do with them? Well, they're our future. So I would say you do everything with them. You didn't quite ask the question this way, but something that I love to see and something that I've been told helped me in my career: All feedback is good, so all feedback is good. If you believe that you're working for a manager who not only wants the company to succeed, but wants you to succeed, then embrace that feedback.   00:20:39:21 – 00:21:11:03 Susan Fronk Good or bad, constructive criticism or “atta girls” and “atta boys.” Embrace that because it helps shape your development and what you're going to do next in your career. So if you have a coach, be the best player you can be. And that is to say, I would seek out feedback. I would go to someone—my boss, a different person, a colleague—and I would say, “I just gave that little presentation at the management meeting.   00:21:11:03 - 00:21:39:15 Susan Fronk What could I have done better? How did you think it went over? How did the message land? What could I have, what could I have done differently?” If you're waiting for feedback, hopefully it's happening regularly, but asking for feedback and asking for development and asking for coaching and not just the applause. Younger workers, newer managers, that's really, really helpful.   00:21:39:29 - 00:22:00:17 Susan Fronk Think about it. It changes the timber of the conversation. If you and I were a direct reporting relationship. You're my boss and I'm coming to you maybe doing a performance review. You're saying, “Okay, Susan, there's there's five things you do well, and there's a couple things I'd like you to improve upon.” Right away I'm like, Whoa. Right? Even if it's internal.   00:22:01:14 - 00:22:22:24 Susan Fronk But if you flip that and you're my boss and I come to you all the time and say, “Hey, Sophie, that presentation that I gave or that report that I made, what feedback do you have for me?” then I'm leaning toward you and you're leaning toward me, and I've asked for that feedback. It changes the whole conversation.   00:22:22:24 - 00:22:23:26 Sophie Boler That's great advice.   00:22:23:26 - 00:22:26:26 Susan Fronk Yeah, it's really kind of the number one thing.   00:22:27:00 - 00:22:28:16 Sophie Boler That's great advice I can use too.   00:22:29:27 - 00:22:30:23 Susan Fronk When you're my boss.   00:22:32:05 - 00:23:05:19 Sophie Boler Companies are also utilizing the strengths of younger workers in areas like technology, including software programing, integration, drones even, in gaming, and younger workers are really taking the lead on social justice, social media platforms as well as public presentations, like you mentioned. And in fact, one of our most downloaded podcasts was talking about emerging leaders with Kate Walker and how to really help upskill them and prepare those new emerging leaders.   00:23:06:02 - 00:23:17:25 Sophie Boler So I know you covered this a little bit, but do you have any other advice for upcoming and emerging leaders? And what did you yourself take advantage of when you were an emerging leader?   00:23:18:19 - 00:23:45:10 Susan Fronk Yes, well, what we talked about with feedback. I really tried to be a great player, not a perfect player. You're going to make mistakes. I've made plenty, but always saying, “I want to be the best, help me be the best.” Second, it's a phrase I've used before many times in management meetings and all staffs and things. The world is full of problem identifiers.   00:23:46:08 - 00:24:16:01 Susan Fronk It's rare to have problem solvers, and as a young or emerging leader, you want to make sure you understand what's the problem to be solved. For example, if you're in human resources, you may think your goal is to write an employee handbook. That is a step toward the goal. To understand, you need to say, What does a handbook do for the company?   00:24:16:01 - 00:24:45:17 Susan Fronk So what? Well, a handbook should improve communications, decrease turnover, increase employee engagement, allow the human resource department to be more efficient and spend more time on employee relations things and culture instead of just answering questions. So you have to look beyond, especially as a new leader. But this goes for people of all ages, for all levels. Some people say, “Here's my list of things that I did.”   00:24:45:17 - 00:25:18:00 Susan Fronk So what? What did those things do? So that insight to say if I did this, if I wrote the best handbook and communicated it well and that was the best job you ever saw, what would you be experiencing? What would the company be experiencing? Positive and negative? What would make that the best handbook you ever saw? Now, that's a small example because it's a handbook, but it goes to, it goes to understanding the importance of the business and not just a task. Does that makes sense?   00:25:18:00 - 00:25:42:19 Sophie Boler That makes sense. That's a good example. And we also have other great resources to address the talent concerns out there. For example, MRA's Talent Report, Monthly Talent Report, is just a monthly publication that really shares workforce information and innovations. We also have the Talent Report+ webinar series and we have linked both of those in the show notes.   00:25:42:23 - 00:25:54:28 Sophie Boler So you can go check those out after this podcast. So we really talked about recruiting. Now let's focus on retention. What matters most to employees, on retention?   00:25:54:28 - 00:26:22:24 Susan Fronk Sure. Hearkening back to the National Business Trends Survey, again. The top three, no surprise, are number one: competitive pay: 86 percent. So that was important. I can't imagine it wasn't 100 percent because competitive pay, the table stakes. To me that's not unless you're going to be in the top 10 percent, unless you're going to be that company in your market that everybody knows pays more than everybody else.   00:26:23:08 - 00:26:53:08 Susan Fronk It's just table stakes. You have to be competitive because it's a dissatisfier, or not a satisfier. Our competitive pay are just table stakes. If you don't pay competitively, people will leave. If you do pay competitively, that doesn't mean people will stay. It just is a ticket you have to punch. So spending time to make sure that you're competitive on pay, very important to most employees. Second is work-life balance.   00:26:53:08 - 00:27:29:05 Susan Fronk Seventy-six percent of respondents said work-life balance and again, I don't know why it wouldn't be 100 percent. Well, I suppose some people don't want work-life balance, but I don't know who those people would be. But work-life balance. People just want, I think this translates sometimes in news outlets to work-life balance, meaning people want to work less. That could be true for some people, but work-life balance to me and how I see it played out in our hundreds and thousands of member companies is that employees want flexibility to do what's important outside of work.   00:27:29:15 - 00:28:04:27 Susan Fronk Their work still needs to get done and maybe they have no problem working 40 or 50 hours a week, whatever their job requires, but they want to be able to provide childcare. They want to be able to attend a school recital. They know they have elder care issues. Life is very fast and very complicated, and the trust bridge that's built with employees to say, I understand you're going to give 100 percent to your job, but some flexibility in how you get that is what they're looking for today.   00:28:05:28 - 00:28:38:26 Susan Fronk And that's tied to the third one, too, about flexibility and how people work. That doesn't mean just remote work. I look at it this way and how I've seen it borne out in our members. It depends on the position. Some positions can't be remote, some are performed better in a team environment and some employees, it's a privilege to work remote versus, you know, if that isn't a top performer or if they're a brand-new employee, maybe they need to work in the office, maybe they need to work with their colleagues to learn their business.   00:28:38:26 - 00:29:02:25 Susan Fronk So I look at that as a wonderful conversation to have, preferably before somebody is hired, to say what are your expectations and what can this organization provide to you? But it doesn't stay static. This should be an organic, ever-changing conversation that an employee is having with their manager because life circumstances change.   00:29:03:28 - 00:29:21:26 Sophie Boler And you have some, it depends on the person too. Because it was funny, I was having a conversation with my boss and she's, “Why are you emailing me at 10 p.m.? 11 p.m.?” But it's sometimes people like working those hours. Maybe you don't work at 6 a.m., but maybe I'll be on my computer at midnight giving you what you need.   00:29:22:13 - 00:29:46:08 Susan Fronk You know, you just busted me. I thought you were talking about me. But, what I'm very clear about with everybody I work with is that just because I choose to work that way doesn't mean you need to work that way. And I try to remember to hit delayed deliver to tomorrow morning at 8:00. But honestly, that takes an extra 5 seconds.   00:29:46:15 - 00:30:02:26 Susan Fronk And so as long as I have this trusting, open communication with everybody who works with me, I say just because you get pinged at 10:00, don't respond. And even when they respond, I say, please don't respond. And I know that they really do understand that this can wait.   00:30:03:05 - 00:30:14:08 Sophie Boler That's that's just something I've seen nowadays. People don't need to be working the typical 9 to 5 or 8 to 5. They work when they feel the most productive.   00:30:14:21 - 00:30:32:29 Susan Fronk As long as the results are there. In fact, we have a great example of that. And I won't use her name because I didn't ask permission to. But we have a new manager here who's worked with the company for 23 years. She worked in the office for her first 6 months to learn the ropes. So this is 23 years ago.   00:30:33:26 - 00:30:48:07 Susan Fronk She worked for 6 months, learned the operations of the business, became a high-performing employee. We knew she could be trusted, knew how to solve problems, was really great at her job. Then she became a remote employee for 20 years.   00:30:48:14 - 00:30:49:01 Sophie Boler Really?   00:30:49:05 - 00:31:13:21 Susan Fronk Yes. We've had remote workers for a long time, but they earned that privilege and they proved their stripes. So when it became time to promote someone from within, she threw her hat in the ring and said, “I've raised my children. I've needed that flexibility. Now I'm ready for a different stage of my career and I'd love to be considered as a manager.”   00:31:14:14 - 00:31:15:10 Susan Fronk That was so perfect.   00:31:15:22 - 00:31:17:28 Sophie Boler She was prepared.   00:31:18:03 - 00:31:39:06 Susan Fronk Yes, right. So that conversation should be ongoing and organic and as custom as it can be. If you're a manufacturer, there's a process, there's a workflow. People can't just decide to stay at home if they're needed for that kind of workflow. But to the extent it can be, I think that's going to be the way of the workforce.   00:31:39:24 - 00:31:47:24 Sophie Boler Okay. And with that in mind, what are the best suggestions you have for employers to encourage a culture that is fully engaged?   00:31:47:28 - 00:32:33:00 Susan Fronk Yes, well, there's a thousand things that we could talk about. I will end with one that is universal and specific. So not this big revelation, not this golden key of member of employee engagement, but universal. Email has become the bane of most people's existence. Getting through your emails, figuring out why am I copied on this email, figuring out what action do I need to take because of this email, and also wishing several times a day, Why didn't this person just pick up the phone and call me?   00:32:33:00 - 00:33:01:04 Susan Fronk So human beings for thousands of years have been relational. You see expressions, you break bread together, you grab a cup of coffee on a Zoom call, you maybe take a few moments for chitchat before you jump into the meat of the meeting. But I see employees—and not just young or new employees—I see employees of all career levels using email as a dodge.   00:33:01:29 - 00:33:28:11 Susan Fronk They send an email because it gets it off their desk. It puts the monkey on your back, and I don't have to think about it until they respond. That isn't the way things work best. So pick up the phone, reduce the email clutter, copy people with specific requests. “Sophie, I need you to do this. Sarah, would you respond to this?   00:33:30:05 - 00:34:09:26 Susan Fronk John, please note the green highlights below, that's what I need you for.” Help them move business along and everybody … “A” players want to be surrounded by “A” players. So let's help everybody be the best they can be. And I think one way to do that is to make it personal and to not hide behind emails so that we're all trying to declutter our email inbox and get through the day as fast as possible and a personal conversation … How many email strings have you got that have 10 things and people say, Read from the bottom up.   00:34:09:27 - 00:34:27:21 Susan Fronk I will see below and I will read from the bottom because I like you and you asked me to. But far better would have been if you just picked up the phone or call a 15-minute meeting—I love 15-minute meetings—and say, “We're going to knock this out, we're going to solve this whole problem by having a conversation.”   00:34:27:27 - 00:34:34:04 Sophie Boler And I'm sure you can do more that way than trying to read the email for 10 minutes and figure it out and respond.   00:34:34:04 - 00:34:39:28 Susan Fronk Ten people reading the email for 10 minutes.   00:34:39:28 - 00:34:52:00 Sophie Boler So that's a good ending point. We've really talked about so much here today, and you shared some great ideas. Do you have any parting thoughts for our listeners today as they go on to this new year?   00:34:52:05 - 00:35:16:08 Susan Fronk Well, most companies think 2023 is going to be a good year. Maybe not the breakneck year that 2022 was, but supply chains, computer chips are still a problem, but supply chains have moderated a little bit, the supply chain bottlenecks. There's still growth projected by the majority of companies. Companies are still hiring. The majority of companies are hiring.   00:35:16:18 - 00:35:43:09 Susan Fronk So I think 2023 is going to be a really good year. Whether a recession comes, whether it doesn't come, whenever it comes: Companies would be well advised to have a plan B and every good leader I know does, because being agile in the face of changing economic conditions is what it's all about. No one, not even Dr. Kuehl, can project if there's a recession, how deep it's going to be, how long it will last, what industries it will affect.   00:35:43:25 - 00:36:07:19 Susan Fronk So business leaders would be well advised to say, here's my plan, but here's my plan B, and even plan C if this doesn't happen. So agility in the face of changing conditions and rewarding people who are problem solvers and can flex and change—that's really what's going to be very important for business in 2023.   00:36:07:19 - 00:36:18:21 Sophie Boler Well, thank you for all that advice and your leadership. There's a lot to think about this year, but hopefully this helps set you up for success this year. And we're here for you too always.   00:36:18:21 - 00:36:19:09 Susan Fronk 24/7.   00:36:19:09 - 00:36:24:16 Sophie Boler Always. So Happy New Year and thanks for joining us today. And thank you, Susan.   00:36:25:14 - 00:36:26:17 Susan Fronk Thank you.   00:36:26:17 - 00:36:48:24 Outro And that wraps up our content for this episode. Be sure to reference the show notes, where you can sign up to connect for more podcast updates. Check out other MRA episodes on your favorite podcast platform. And as always, make sure to follow MRA's 30 minute THRIVE so you don't miss out. Thanks for tuning in and we'll see you next Wednesday to carry on the HR conversation.'''

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Bride Rewarded; Factious and Apostates Judged (11) David Eells - 6/26/22 (Audio) A Storm of Witchcraft Fails Claire Pienaar - 6/18/22 (David's notes in red)     (Claire is representing the Bride because of her name which means, “Brilliant” which describes her garment in Rev. 19.) I dreamed I was in my parents' old house. (Being at my parents' home with both parents represents abiding in the ways of the ancient Church.) I was sleeping in the bed I had in my room as a child. My mother and Father came into the room and gently woke me up and said, “It's time”. (As we will see, This represents that "It's time" for the Bride to really fight against the faction in the Church and state and their witchcraft.) I looked out through the curtains and saw it was dark outside. (It's very dark in the world around us right now, but we can rest in the promises and goodness of Our Lord). I walked to the kitchen to get a drink of water from the faucet. (The water in the kitchen represents the water of the Word which is our spiritual food.) As I did that, In my dream, I remembered a teaching from David Eells about a time when he and his family were under intense persecution. His wife (Representing the Bride; the wife of the David/Man-child reformers.) got up to get water from the kitchen and she saw bullets being shot through the water and the faucet from somewhere outside the house. (The bullets through the water represent the fiery darts fired at the Woman through the river of waters that the factious Dragon body spewed out of his mouth to try to swallow her up. Rev. 12:15-16 And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream. 16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.)She rebuked it and it stopped. (The Bride will fight against the words coming from the factious Dragon.) Then, I had the exact same experience in my dream, and I also rebuked the bullets. The bullets were big and black. (So this confirms that Claire is representing the Bride. The lies and slander of the factious are very big and very evil.) There was no fear in my head or voice when I rebuked the bullets, but I was just astonished at the lengths people would go to curse us. (Psa. 36:1-4 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated. 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise and to do good. 4 He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.)s ... Then I realized David Eells was sleeping in the master bedroom where my parents were supposed to be. I had an intense desire to pray for him. Then I woke up. David is representing the first fruits David/Man-child reformers that are at rest in the Master bedroom representing the Throne anointing of authority they have received.) Then Riaan and I woke up around the same time and we prayed down all witchcraft and word curses. As we were praying, I had a vision of David Eells' heart and a big black cloud or storm was trying to land on it, but we kept rebuking it. The storm never landed on his heart, and we soon fell back to sleep in prayer. (This is the storm of witchcraft sent by the factious Dragon body in an attempt to devour the Man-child as in Rev.12.) This is the verse I received by faith at random for the dream: Col 2:3 (in context 2-3) that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, even Christ, 3 in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden. The Enemy Attempts to Kill the Bride and Steal the Gifts Eve Brast - 6/18/22 (David's notes in red)     I believe that this dream has a corporate meaning: I dreamed Local UBM had set up the white pot blessing tables in a U shape in the living room of the left mobile home on the land that my dad (Representing the Father) had given me. There were no more factious people living in this left mobile home who had lived there according to previous dreams. (Father had cleared them out like He did the factious wasps in previous dreams.) As I was going around the tables and placing the chairs, these gold medallions appeared at each place setting along with a small white box that contained a cleaning cloth and solution to shine up the coins because they were very old coins. I knew these were a gift from heaven above. (This has both a literal interpretation as well as a spiritual interpretation. Father is going to provide all the finances necessary for us to be able to provide for His elect in the coming wilderness tribulation and He has provided us with spiritual giftings that are very old because Jesus had them 2000 years ago before He passed them on to His disciples.) I picked up the coin in front of me and looked closely at it. On the front of the coin there was a profile of a man with a beard. (Presidents or rulers are on the face of coins. I believe that this bearded man represents Jesus who returns manifested by Word and Spirit in the Man-child reformers to lead God's elect through the tribulation. Isa. 40:10-11 Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty one (in the Man-child Reformers), and his arm will rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. 11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.) On the back there was a circle of small stars all around the outer circumference. (God said He would make Abraham's seed, whom we are by faith, as the stars of Heaven for a multitude. Also, the Woman in Rev. 12 has 12 stars around her head representing the doctrine of the apostles which most of the Church does not have yet.) I cleaned the coin with the cleaning kit provided and it was shiny and beautiful with all the years of corrosion cleaned off of it. (The Bride will be able to clearly see her leadership on the coin who is Jesus. It is also Jesus manifested in the Man-child as it was with so many in the Bible including Moses, Joseph, Jesus, etc.) Suddenly, a black Cobra helicopter descended upon the left mobile home and was about to open fire on us. (The Cobra helicopter represents serpent spirits in the Dragon body whose thoughts or fiery darts attack and try to poison the mind.) I knew that they wanted to kill us and steal our gold coins or medallions sent from heaven to us by God. (This represents trying to separate God's people from their true leadership. The factious enemy always tries to spiritually kill us by their lies and slander to separate the head from the body and paralyze us so that we are ineffective to use the gifts Father has given to us for His kingdom.) I began to gather up all the gold from each place setting and put it into a large white tote bag with a small floral design all over it. (The corporate Bride body must put the gifts of God given to her down into her heart, represented by the white floral bag, where they are safe from being stolen by the enemy.) I also grabbed what else I could in a hurry and ran out the door, across the big porch and down the steps to the gravel driveway before they had a chance to open fire. (Rev.12:13-14 And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman that brought forth the Man-child. 14 And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. [Represented by the Cobra helicopter.]) Leon (Representing Jesus, the Lion of Judah, in the anointed Man-child reformers.)came driving up quickly in his SUV and circled around to me. He rolled down the front passenger window and said, “Hurry and get in. We have to leave now!” (To go into the wilderness Tribulation.) I opened the rear passenger door, and to my surprise, all of Local UBM was supernaturally squeezed into his SUV. I was barely able to squeeze in there myself and shut the door as Leon was peeling out down the driveway towards Calendar Rd. (Calendar road represents the passage of time wherein the the Woman is nourished by the Man-child reformers for "a thousand two hundred and threescore days.”) Then I woke up. The Lord Will Judge the Factious Enemy and Then Give the Bride Her Reward David Eells - 6/17/22 It was so in Isaiah 40: Isa 40:1-2 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath received of Jehovah's hand double for all her sins. 9-11 O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God! 10 Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty one (in the Man-child Reformers), and his arm will rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. (Notice that the Lord smites the factious and then rewards the Bride for her crucifixion by them.) 11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young. It was so in Isaiah 62-64: Isa 62:11-63:6 Behold, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. 12 And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of Jehovah: and thou shalt be called sought out, A city not forsaken. 63:1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? (The Edomite sheepfold.) this that is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. 2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winevat? 3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the peoples there was no man with me: yea, I trod them in mine anger, and trampled them in my wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my raiment. 4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. 5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my wrath, it upheld me. 6 And I trod down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth. … And Pharoah's army was destroyed at the Red sea but the people of God celebrated on the other side. Isa 63:11-14 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he that put his holy Spirit in the midst of them? 12 that caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? that divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name? 13 that led them through the depths, as a horse in the wilderness, so that they stumbled not? 14 As the cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of Jehovah caused them to rest; so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name. Isa 64:1-4 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence, (I believe that the DS will be retaliating with earthquakes when the Lord returns in His Man-child.) 2 as when fire kindleth the brushwood, and the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence! 3 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence. 4 For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him. The Lord Judged the Factious Enemy and then Gave the Bride her Reward. It was so with the Bride and Man-child in Esther. The King of Kings gave authority to Esther and Mordecai to destroy Haman and his people in Purim and then rewarded Esther and Mordecai. We received this by faith at random this morning. Est 10:1-3 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. 2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, (meaning "little man” which is a Man-child.) whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? 3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed. It was so with the Bride and Man-child in Joel 2. The Northern army advanced toward Jerusalem, the Bride. They cried unto the Lord, the Bride and Man-child were revealed to the people. The Lord then smote the army and then rewarded the Bride with revival and restoration. This was probably the Assyrian army of Sennecherib who were smitten of the Lord who killed 185,000 in one night. And here it is... Joe 2:16 gather the people, sanctify the assembly, assemble the old men, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet... 20 but I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive it into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea, and its hinder part into the western sea; and its stench shall come up, and its ill savor shall come up, because it hath done great things... 23-25 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month. 24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. 25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among you. (So we see again the judgment of the enemies like the Red Sea and then the reward of the Bride.) It was so with the Bride and Man-child in 2 Ch 20. The three armies advanced towards Jerusalem, the Bride. Jehoshaphat commanded the praisers to the front line. The enemies killed each other off. The people took the plunder as it will be with the DS and our faction. 2Ch 20:22-23 And when they began to sing and to praise, Jehovah set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, that were come against Judah; and they were smitten. 23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another. So what has happened to prove this will happen with the faction? Some of our missionaries were killed by the factious Catholics who blamed us for converting their cult members with the Word. They warned us to get out of their country or we would all die. They did a Black mass to enforce this. We called upon the Lord who then started a war between the Catholics, Coptics, and JW's, who were also persecuting the Christian missionaries. So now they have been killing each other off for weeks. This happened as it did with Abimelek and the men of Shechem like I showed the lead evangelist. The Catholics said it was my black magic that did this to them and are doing a Black Mass, which is witchcraft, to get rid of us but they are still being killed by the grace of God. The Missionaries have been spared all of this civil war. Also President Trump and the Alliance have started the mass arrests of the Elites with their DS leadership in the nations and are trying and sentencing many to death by bullet. They just changed the rules because hanging was too time consuming and expensive and we are talking about 3000 elites and many more DS leaders. The witches around the world are with these satanists to support them and destroy the Alliance and Christians but they are failing and so will our faction. And we have received from the Lord that there is a parallel between Trump draining the political swamp and the Man-child draining the Church swamp. So all of this is a type for us. Draining the Swamp Eve Brast - 5/12/19 (David's notes red) I dreamed that I was standing near the edge of a swamp that took up the whole dirt road in the middle of an old western town. (This swamp represents the DS corruption in the “Wild West.”). The sky overhead was overcast (An omen of Darkness over the Land) and I was looking in the direction of a covered, wooden, porch of one of the buildings in town. (The sun/Son has been obscured by the haze of corruption over this country in the Church and state.) I saw a man who was a politician and seemed to be in charge, dressed in a tan tweed suit. He had light colored hair and a single spectacle in one eye. He also had a walrus mustache. There were two or three men standing around him who were dressed like FBI agents with black suits, white shirts, and thin black ties and they were wearing dark black sun glasses. They seemed to be talking over their sinister plans for the town. (Parts of the FBI have been involved in much corruption and criminality with evil government leaders.) I knew these men were dangerous and I slowly skirted around the edge of the swamp to get to the other side and avoid detection by them. They were so busy with their plans that they took no notice of me. (God will protect His people from their evil plans.) When I got to the other side of the swamp all the local UBM people had joined behind me and I knew that we had to wade through this swamp in order to get to where we were going. (God allows this testing to clean us up and get us where we are going in His plan.) (We have been delivered of many “swamp creatures”, just as the Alliance is purging them from the Governmental swamp.) The swamp water was up to all our necks and we were repulsed by it and the feel of water weeds brushing up against our bodies as we kept searching for an area where it was possible to exit the swamp. (So many people in this country in Church and state are sick and repulsed by the wickedness that has infiltrated the Church and government.) I noticed the top of a wooden structure in the middle of the swamp that looked like a gallows where they used to hang criminals in the town a long time ago, but now it was useless because the swamp waters were so high. (“The swamp” has perverted and stifled justice, but once it's drained, justice will return to the “Wild West”. Ultimately the Man-child reformers will deliver God's elect out of the apostate swamp.) Suddenly, the angel named Shemuel, that I've witnessed standing next to the “Drain the Swamp” sign in David's house near the water filter appeared in front of our group. I've watched him at David's house smile and gesture with his head towards the sign and tap it with his sword. (Shemuel represents that not only is God going to drain the swamp of corruption but He is also going to restore the pure water of the Word, the original gospel for the people.) (This angel appears in our house regularly along with two other angels who stand in the balcony, all of whom go forth to conquer when we speak the word concerning draining the swamp in Church or Government.) LINK: Ministering Angels Through UBM. - UBM [David Eells] Shemuel appeared above our group to our right hovering above the swamp waters. He shone very brightly and his sandals were golden as well as his golden curly hair. He still wore the baby blue, velvet sash tied around his waist as I've seen him in David's house. (Shemuel means: Shem = Name and El = >God. Exo 23: 20 Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 21 Take ye heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him. 22 But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. This is clear that the angel who bears God's name, meaning nature and authority, is here to lead us to conquer the enemies in the land. And as we hear his directions with humility towards God's Word, he will be an enemy to our enemies.) He was pointing to the politician and the FBI agents that surrounded him and was making proclamations and judgments against them and declaring the immanent draining of the swamp as he pointed with his left finger at them. They were completely oblivious to the judgment proclaimed against them. Only we from UBM heard the sentencing against them. (They do not believe there is a judgment against them even though the scriptures declare it over and over. He says, “The slanderer I will destroy.") I remember that we all let out a sigh of relief when the angel said this, especially Merlene because she had been struggling because of her height to get through the swamp waters. We knew that relief was coming soon. Then I woke up. (In the political realm this seems to be the reality on the ground.) (God is paralleling judgment on this political factious swamp with declassification and judgment of the religious factious swamp. Both have the same demons of faction, witchcraft, slander, lies, fornication of all kinds. It is all the harlot of Babylon. The Dragon seeking to devour God's people. Almost every morning a group of us gathers for prayer and warfare. We all get a word from the Lord by faith at random. In all of these meetings we get warnings of God's plan to drain the political and religious swamp of corruption.) This mornings words by faith at random: Even now the D.S. are destroying the food supply by weather warfare, interfering with food distribution, burning food processing plants, culling whole cattle and chicken populations, and massive inflation which the Lord will give back through His people: Joel 1:15-18 Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God? 17 The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered. 18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. (We just had 10,000 cows die in Kansas all at once.) Judgment is coming on the apostate leadership of Christianity by the hand of the D.S.: Lam. 2:8, 8-10, Jehovah hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; He hath stretched out the line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying; And he hath made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together. 9 Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: Her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is not; Yea, her prophets find no vision from Jehovah. 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, they keep silence; They have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. (Judgment on the leadership of the factious swamp in the apostate Church) Jer 2:14-21 Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born slave? why is he become a prey? 15 The young lions have roared upon him, and yelled; and they have made his land waste: his cities are burned up, without inhabitant. 16 The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of thy head. 17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, when he led thee by the way? 18 And now what hast thou to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Shihor? or what hast thou to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River? 19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. 20 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bonds; and thou saidst, I will not serve; for upon every high hill and under every green tree thou didst bow thyself, playing the harlot. 21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine unto me? (Judgment on apostate Church.) Eze 39:17-22 And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Speak unto the birds of every sort, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh and drink blood. 18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. 19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. 20 And ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord Jehovah. 21 And I will set my glory among the nations; and all the nations shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. 22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am Jehovah their God, from that day and forward. (The Red Sea victory over the factions.) Jer 50:5-7 They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come ye, and join yourselves to Jehovah in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten. 6 My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray; they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting-place. 7 All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Jehovah, the habitation of righteousness, even Jehovah, the hope of their fathers. (Draining the factious religious swamp.) Dream of Faction Bombed and Scattered and the Elect's Return Eve Brast - 2020 (David's notes red) I dreamed that it was dark outside and I was standing in a line with the local UBM brethren. (Eve along with Local UBM is being used to represent the corporate body of the Bride of Christ.) We were all facing the factious enemie's camp and holding hands and praying. (The Bride must stand united against the faction and their witchcraft in prayer and spiritual warfare.) The camp was being bombed from above and I saw a bombed out vehicle about 50 yards in front of our prayer line. (Vehicles represent lives. It appears God is going to recompense the wicked for their evil committed against His people.) I saw a group of factious men who had been standing in front of the vehicle begin to scatter because of the bombings. One of the factious men who was holding a packet of legal documents was ducking for cover and trying to run away towards his left from the bombed out camp. (The legal documents represent the factious leaders plan to sue UBM and David. Also, the accuser of the brethren, satan, who persecutes the righteous through his vessels or vehicles of dishonor with his accusations in the court of Heaven.) I could see little embers from the bombings floating around in the air. Then a black woman who was deceived by faction appeared in front of me in our prayer line. (This may represent another dream we had of her dying by a plague but repenting. We've had dreams of other factious people dying of the plagues too. This could represent some of the bombing of their camp.) Her skin and clothing were charred from the bombings and she was very thin now. She was dressed in a large floral print dress but it was all tattered. Her hair was all a mess and there was blood on her face and her mouth. (The blood on her mouth represents devouring the saints by slander.) She was crying and weak and she was holding out her hands towards me, palms up, in repentance. Then I woke up. (Also, some who have been deceived by the faction will return as a result of the judgments upon them from God.) UBM Protected by Special OPs Angels Eve Brast - 6/1/21 (David's notes red) I dreamed that local UBM was encamped outdoors near the large, grey, stone wall that I've seen in previous dreams. (This wall represents sanctification which separates us from the world and their wicked practices. We are the stones that are fitted together tightly and they are grey representing our crucified life of death to self.) Our camp was at peace and was lit by a light that came from overhead. (The righteous have a "covenant of peace” through the light from Heaven called the Word and the Holy Spirit. Isa 54:10 For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah that hath mercy on thee. Num 25:12-13 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 13 and it shall be unto him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel. Eze 37:26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. ) We had the white pot blessing tables set up and our chairs for a meeting. (White tables represents feeding on the pure Word. The wicked faction hate the Word and the God who wrote it and the people who stand for it, because it convicts them of sin. Therefore in Isa 57: 21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. ) Everyone was happy and in peaceful fellowship with each other. (Psalm 133:1-3, Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, That ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard; That came down upon the skirt of his garments; 3 Like the dew of Hermon, That cometh down upon the mountains of Zion: For there Jehovah commanded the blessing, Even life for evermore. 13 And all thy children shall be taught of Jehovah; and great shall be the peace of thy children. (“Peaceful fellowship" will be God's gift to Zion, the Bride. Isa 54:10 For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah that hath mercy on thee. …) Isa 55:12 For ye shall go out with joy (From Babylonish bondage), and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands. Isa 57:2 He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness. … 21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.) The factious people, who had been driven from us in bitterness and hatred because of their own sins, were camped about 100 yards or so North of our location. (100 here represents 100% complete separation from Zion, the Bride, whom they consider their enemies because of their demon possession.) (The beast enemy attacks Zion from the North. Jer.6:22-30, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth. 23 They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion . … 27 I have made thee a trier and a fortress among my people; that thou mayest know and try their way. (Mar 12:10 Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner.) 28 They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly. 29 The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away. 30 Refuse silver shall men them, because Jehovah hath rejected them. (The northern army who attacks Zion will be destroyed. Psa 101:5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy… Joel 2:15-17 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly; 16 gather the people, sanctify the assembly, assemble the old men, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. (The Bride and Groom will be revealed) 17 Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Jehovah, and give not thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God? 18 Then was Jehovah jealous for his land, and had pity on his people. … 20 but I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive it into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea, and its hinder part into the western sea; and its stench shall come up, and its ill savor shall come up, because it hath done great things. (Just like Pharoah's army at the Red Sea.) It was dark and shadowy over and around their camp and everything was chaotic and in disarray. I could hear shouting and gunfire with mini explosions and the whiz of bullets flying. (It reminded me of the night fire training courses that we practiced on in Army Basic Training. Isa. 57:14-21, And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people. 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite. … 19 I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him. 20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt. 21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.) In this dream, I was standing at the perimeter of the UBM camp, looking out, across the way, towards the factious camp. It was like I was seeing in the Spirit because no one else in the UBM camp was aware of or concerned by what was happening. (It is very peaceful to miss out on the whole battle while the angels take out the enemy.) (Father gives us prophetic dreams and revelations to be able to warn our brethren so that we can do spiritual warfare against the demons in our enemies.) I was watching a bunch of tracer bullets flying towards our direction and orange basket balls, with bombs hidden inside them, being launched towards us as well. (The basketball bombs represent the juvenile mentality of the faction and their slander and games they like to play.) But they were all being supernaturally stopped. They were either falling short of our camp or were being turned back upon the factious camp by 2 Special OPs soldiers (who were Angels) that stood guarding the UBM camp. (The Lord said of those who curse us, “I will curse those who curse thee”. Notice that the wicked curse themselves because their curses fall back on them. We are not to personally curse our enemies but to pray for them. Rom 12:14 Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not. … 19 Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord. 20 But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. God can speak prophetically through the righteous to judge the wicked as He has done all through scriptures. The Spirit of God spoke through Paul to turn apostates over to Satan. 1Co 5:5 to deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 1Ti 1:20 of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme (Meaning to speak against God or others). We should not do this to defend ourselves or to fight with others. We should be neutral in this regard. Also, we do not need to turn one over to Satan when we can obviously see that they have already been turned over by God. The Spirit of God spoke curses on blasphemers or railers through David and they are still true. Psa 109:1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; 2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue. 3 They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause. 4 For my love they are my adversaries: But I give myself unto prayer. 5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love. 6 Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary (Satan) stand at his right hand. (turned over to Satan) 7 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer be turned into sin. 8 Let his days be few; And let another take his office (Satan entered Judas). (To the railers and cursers God spoke in) 17 Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him (Their curses returned upon their own heads as the angels were doing); And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him. 18 He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment, And it came into his inward parts like water, And like oil into his bones. 19 Let it be unto him as the raiment wherewith he covereth himself, And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually. 20 This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, And of them that speak evil against my soul. … 28 Let them curse, but bless thou: When they arise, they shall be put to shame, But thy servant shall rejoice. Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. [So the wicked who judge the righteous will condemn themselves because of this promise from God.] This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah, and their righteousness which is of me, saith Jehovah. The 2 Special OPs soldiers had short military haircuts and were wearing the standard issue, camouflage, billed caps on their heads. and were dressed in grey, urban combat BDUs (Battle Dress Uniforms). They had matching backpacks with supplies and weapons to counter the attacks of our enemies. I knew immediately that they were angels because of their large, pure white wings that were spread out to each side underneath their backpacks. (A symbol that people recognize as angels) Their wings were also part of the protection barrier that they provided for the UBM camp. (Psalm 91:4, He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.) Since their backs were to me, I couldn't see exactly what they were doing to repel the enemy fire or what weapons they were using upon the enemies camp; all I saw was their arm movements which indicated some type of invisible bow and arrow weaponry. (Psalm 7:9-16, O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts. 10 My shield is with God, Who saveth the upright in heart. 11 God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day. 12 If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He maketh his arrows fiery shafts . 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.) I was noticing that every time the enemy launched a ‘basketball bomb' towards us, the angels would hold up their hands in a 'stop gesture' and the bombs would reverse course and fall back into the enemies camp and explode upon them causing much chaos and casualties. The 2 angels looked like traditional traffic cops but instead of directing traffic they were directing the bullets and the bombs. (Like Daniel in the lions den was kept safe while his enemies who plotted against him and their families were devoured by them. Psa 141:9-10 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, And from the gins of the workers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, Whilst that I withal escape. Psa 140:9-11 As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise. 11 An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. Psa 35:7-8 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit; Without cause have they digged a pit for my soul. 8 Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein. Psa 37:14-15 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way. 15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken. Psa 57:6 They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah. Pro 26:27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him. Pro 28:10 Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good. Mat 7:1-3 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Most of what the factious throw at us is demons of faction, witchcraft, slander, etc. but whatever they throw it returns upon them because God said in Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.) After witnessing this, I walked over to David and was reporting to him everything that I was seeing. I don't remember what David replied but he seemed pleased that the angels were doing a good job of protecting us. Then I woke up. Psalm 91:1-12, He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust. ... 4 He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day; … 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked. ...10 There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent. 11 For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Factious Dogs in the DS and Church Rounded Up and Euthanized Eve Brast - 10/12/21 (David's notes red) I dreamed that I was in a huge warehouse that had many different sections and at least 3 levels. (As we will see, the Father not only stores up provision for His people in His warehouse but judgement is also stored up for the wicked. Rom.2:5 but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest (or storeth) up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God. (The ground level of this warehouse represents this earth and the earthly happenings. The second level represents the spirit realm where the directives are handed down from the Father and also from the intercessions of His saints to the angels who are the law enforcers and who carry out the directives of the Bride and the Man-child. Psalm 103:20-21 Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. 21 Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.) I was standing on the cement ground floor with a 7 ft. tall, very muscular policeman at my right side who was dressed in a navy blue policeman's uniform. He had a silver badge on the right side of his uniform pocket. Even though he was dressed as a 'beat cop', I knew in the dream that he was a police detective. (This police detective represents the angels that carry out and enforce God's directives according to His Word and His will.) On the ground floor of the warehouse was a veterinary medical bay in the back left corner with exam tables and I.V.'s set up along with I.V. catheters and syringes for lethal injections for euthanasia. In front of that was a large chain link fence containment or holding area. (This lethal injection could also be representative of the vaccines that are putting many of the DS minions to death through the side effects. We've heard that many arrests of DS individuals are taking place currently and that they are being questioned and held awaiting military tribunals and sentencing to be put to death. (Our parallel runs true because many of the factious in the church leadership are also being arrested for spiritual child trafficking and crimes against God's children.)The actively factious in the church will also be put to death through lethal injection, (and for many it will be the jab), because they are killing God's children.) I asked the police officer where we were; what I was seeing and what was going on? He began explaining everything to me. It was dark on the ground floor of the warehouse except in the veterinary bay which had some very limited lighting capabilities. (Could this take place on a grand scale during the 10 days of darkness when all the power is cut off and the EBS is enabled to expose all the DS evil crimes against humanity? On the political side they are rounding up these people and executing many. (But also God is using their own spike proteins to take down these people as He said.) As the police officer began explaining I had a vision of the second floor of the warehouse which was very well lit. There were many offices and cubicles with law enforcement support personnel talking on phones and typing on computers and doing all kinds of office work. It was busy and bustling. I asked the officer what all the bustle was about and he said, “A directive has been handed down from the top to round up all the dogs.” (These dogs represent the faction in the Babylonish DS and the religious faction that have conspired to crucify the righteous just as it was with Jesus.) (Prophesying of David, Jesus, and the man-child's persecutions we are told in:) Psa. 22:16,17,&20 For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I may count all my bones; They look and stare upon me. ... 20 Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.) Then I saw the woman in charge of carrying out this directive. (The woman represents the Bride, who in Esther as a type, is given authority by the King, representing Father God, to put Haman and his sons to death as well as all of the other enemies who have lifted up their hands against her to kill her and her people.) She had a lot of authority from the top and was in charge of the second floor and all the law enforcement personnel. She was a thin woman with very straight hair that was shoulder length and she was standing in the middle of it all dressed in a women's business suit with her arms folded. (This woman is thin because she has gotten rid of all her excess flesh. Her hair is straight representing submission to Jesus, the Word, which is the straight and narrow way.) Occasionally, I saw her bring out her right arm and point off into the distance with her pointer finger and I would see many law enforcement personnel going around the city and rounding up large groups of all different sizes and breeds of dogs. They would put them in temporary holding areas until they could be transported to the warehouse. I was not able to see the third level of the warehouse. (The Bride is dressed in a business suit because she is about her Father's business just as Jesus was and commanding the angels as she sees and discerns the Father's will. Heb. 1:13-14 But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?) (But the head of the Bride is the Man-child who is shown in all the scripture to take down the factious Edomites. A Christian brother had a dream where the Lord quoted the following text to speak of the David Man-childs in whom Jesus lives. Isa 11:1-5 And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit. 2 And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah. 3 And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears; 4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.) Suddenly, I felt a dark presence behind me and I turned around to see a large black dog the size of a Great Dane. (This great dog is a factious person we know.) Its ears were clipped like a Doberman Pincher. I asked the police officer what it was doing? He said, “Some of them are turning themselves in because there is nowhere left to go and no other choice.” (They are coming under the authority of these angels because of their great sins. They have "no other choice".) It came into the warehouse through a large open bay door and was turning itself in to the authorities because the round up campaign was so wide and far reaching that there was nowhere else for it to go. None of the dogs realized that a death sentence was decreed for them and some were turning themselves in in hopes of leniency. (Hopefully, some may repent and be saved right before they die.) When I turned back around I saw many kinds of dogs in the fenced holding area in front of the veterinary bay waiting to be euthanized... I asked Father for a word for this dream by faith at random and my finger landed on the phrase, the king's business” in Est. 9:3. (I laughed when I saw where my finger landed because of the woman dressed in the "business suit" in this dream. God has such a sense of humor!) Est. 9:3 (In context 1-5) Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have rule over them, (whereas it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them,) 2 the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them was fallen upon all the peoples. 3 And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and they that did the king's business, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai (Meaning little man or Man-child) was fallen upon them. 4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai waxed greater and greater. 5 And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would unto them that hated them.   Printer-friendly version

Holy cow, this is Working People's 200th episode! Thank you to everyone who has listened to and supported us over the past five seasons—and, of course, thank you to every guest who has ever come on the show to share their story. To commemorate our 200th regular-season episode, we have a special installment of our series of conversations with teachers, organizers, scholars, and activists in Wisconsin that Max, Cameron Granadino (TRNN), and Hannah Faris (In These Times) recorded in the summer of 2021 as part of a special collaboration between The Real News Network and In These Times magazine. In this episode, we talk with longtime artist, activist, and registered nurse Susan Simensky Bietila in Milwaukee. Hearkening back to the episodes we published in the first season of Working People, this is an extended conversation that traces the incredible, winding path that Sue has taken in life, from growing up in the projects in New York to drawing and collaging for The Guardian, the radical US newsweekly, during the height of the Vietnam War, to protesting at the Wisconsin State Capitol in 2011 during the Wisconsin Uprising.   Additional links/info below... Susan Simensky Bietila's website and art archives  Susan Simensky Bietila, "Wisconsin: Walk Like an Egyptian"  Susan Simensky Bietila's Facebook page Paul Buhle & Nicole Schulman (eds.), Verso, Wobblies!: A Graphic History of the Industrial Workers of the World  Maximillian Alvarez, Current Affairs, "Can the Working Class Speak?" In These Times investigative series: The Wisconsin Idea The Jacobin Show, "The Democratic Coalition after Trump and the Fall of Wisconsin" Dan Kaufman, Norton Books, The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics Michael D. Yates, Monthly Review Press, Wisconsin Uprising: Labor Fights Back John Nichols, Bold Type Books, Uprising: How Scott Walker Betrayed Wisconsin and Inspired a New Politics of Protest Permanent links below... Working People Patreon page Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page In These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter page The Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter page Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song"

We talk with radical artist, registered nurse, and feminist barrier-breaker Susan Simensky Bietila about her life making art and ‘making good trouble.'To commemorate Working People's 200th episode, we have a special installment of our series of conversations with teachers, organizers, scholars, and activists in Wisconsin that TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez, Cameron Granadino (TRNN), and Hannah Faris (In These Times) recorded in the summer of 2021 as part of a special collaboration between The Real News Network and In These Times magazine for “The Wisconsin Idea.” In this episode, Alvarez talks with longtime artist, activist, and registered nurse Susan Simensky Bietila in Milwaukee. Hearkening back to the episodes we published in the first season of Working People, this is an extended conversation that traces the incredible, winding path that Simensky Bietila has taken in life, from growing up in the projects in New York to drawing and collaging for The Guardian, the radical US newsweekly, during the height of the Vietnam War, to protesting at the Wisconsin State Capitol in 2011 during the Wisconsin Uprising.Pre-Production: Maximillian Alvarez, Hannah Faris, Alice Herman, Cameron Granadino, Eleni Schirmer (research consultant), John Fleissner (research consultant), John Yaggi (research consultant), Harvey J. Kaye (research consultant), Jon Shelton (research consultant), Adam Mertz (research consultant)Studio: Cameron GranadinoPost-Production: Cameron Granadino, Stephen Frank, Kayla Rivara, Jules TaylorThe Wisconsin Idea is an independent reporting project of People's Action Institute, Citizen Action of Wisconsin and In These Times.Read the full description (including additional links/info) and the transcript of this podcast:Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive at freemusicarchive.org): Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song"Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-podSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/newsletter-podLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

An indepth study of Exodus 7-13, which recounts the story of Israel's exodus from Egypt, from the first plague to the Passover. This lesson focuses on wandering children, lessons from the plagues, unconditional surrender, Passover symbolism, redeeming the firstborn, leaving Egypt, and more. 0:00 Introduction 1:06 Will Wandering Children Return 6:51 Stephen's Story of Moses 24:28 Hearkening to Prophets 33:08 Moses & Aaron against Pharaoh 37:09 Water to Blood 45:44 Letting Our Sins Go 50:05 Frogs & the Consequences of Sin 1:00:24 Lice & Natural Consequences 1:07:51 Flies & Obeying on Our Terms 1:16:33 Cattle & Distinguishing the Righteous from the Wicked 1:19:36 Boils, Pestilence, & Hitting the Heart 1:24:00 Hail & Deciding for Ourselves 1:35:44 Locusts & Last Chances 1:47:11 Darkness & Total Sacrifice 1:52:47 Plundering the Riches of Egypt 2:04:33 The Final Warning 2:10:16 Passover Symbolism 2:22:38 Besting the Gods of Egypt 2:26:55 The Feast of Unleavened Bread 2:36:27 More Passover Instructions 2:40:59 Unconditional Surrender 2:50:14 More Passover Commandments 3:00:49 Redeeming the Firstborn 3:16:02 Leaving Egypt 3:21:34 Conclusion

Chad talks to Benjie De Groot, co-founder, and CEO of Shipyard. Shipyard manages, creates, builds, and deploys ephemeral environments. Benjie talks about how Shipyard became a funded company, discovering who their ideal customers are, and building out the core team so Shipyard can accelerate and figure out their next steps in how to bring it to the masses. Ephemeral Environments (https://ephemeralenvironments.io/) Shipyard (https://shipyard.build/) Follow Benjie on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bueller/). Follow Shipyard on Twitter (https://twitter.com/shipyardbuild), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/shipyardbuild/), or GitHub (https://github.com/shipyard). Follow thoughtbot on Twitter (https://twitter.com/thoughtbot), or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/150727/). Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Transcript: CHAD: This is the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots Podcast, where we explore the design, development, and business of great products. I'm your host, Chad Pytel, and with me today is Benjie De Groot, co-founder, and CEO of Shipyard. Benjie, thanks for joining me. BENJIE: Thanks for having me. CHAD: Why don't we start by if you don't mind sharing a little bit about what Shipyard is and does? BENJIE: Sure. At the core of what Shipyard is working on is ephemeral environments; not everybody knows what that means. That is changing a bit. But essentially, what we're focused on is on every pull request or commit for a feature; Shipyard manages, and creates, and builds, and deploys ephemeral environments. So that's a disposable one-off on-demand environment that any stakeholder in your internal company can use. And we focus on the tooling around that, on build pipeline, and then security around that. And then all kinds of other cool features that are necessary that pop up. CHAD: Cool. So as a developer, I'm familiar with the concept of developing locally, putting up my pull requests. And also, we deploy a lot of stuff to Heroku. So I'm familiar with some of the infrastructure that Heroku might give. How did you arrive at saying like, this is a thing that I want to work on and believe should exist? BENJIE: That's a great question. I actually am also a developer; that's my background. And throughout the course of my career, I've always been on the technical side of the company. And what that's translated to, because of passion, to be honest, is always taking on a DevOps type role, so throughout the course of my career, a lot of responsibility. I mean, I started off writing Bash scripts, went to Puppet, did Chef for a while, did Ansible. Somehow I went back to Bash scripts for a lot of this stuff. Then this company called DoCloud popped up, which obviously became Docker, and I kind of got obsessed with that. And then I had a bunch of friends at Google, and they were telling me about this creepy thing called Borg, and that became Kubernetes. And so, my career has kind of happened throughout that entire process. And throughout, DevOps has kind of been my passion. Along with my co-founder, Peter, I was a high-priced Kubernetes consultant in the New York ecosystem just a few years ago. And a lot of companies were trying to make the transition to Kubernetes. And Peter and myself came in and helped people that were struggling to find DevOps resources. And what that always kind of looked like was there was some bespoke version of a deployment system that was perfect for the person that wrote it. But obviously, it wasn't good enough for me and Peter, for Peter and myself. CHAD: [laughs] BENJIE: And so we would rewrite it, and it would be great. But then, eventually, we'd move on, and someone else would rewrite it. And there were a few instances where we ended up going back to companies and just reimplementing what we had already done. And throughout that process of being this consultant, we kept running into this ephemeral environment thing and building the same tooling over and over and over again. So Peter and I, on a weekend, kind of got, "Oh, let's make a tool for ourselves." So we did that. And we made this exoskeleton to help our consulting business. And as things progressed, we kept just adding features, and it was really fun, and it was great. And then some of our customers or clients saw that. And they were like, "Hey, can we click that button?" And we were like, "I guess." And so slowly, it turned into a product that was very duct tape-y and glued together, but it worked great. And to be frank, I had been through the VC process on the technical side in the past and didn't want to go through that again, the hamster wheel of need to raise more and more money and so very, very averse. And was very set on a really nice lifestyle consulting business, and hell was going to have to freeze over for us to take any VC dollars. And then I don't know if you heard, but in March of 2020, hell froze over, and [laughter] there was a little pandemic. And at the same time, we got some pre-emptive term sheets, yadda, yadda, yadda. Next thing you know, we're a funded company building out a really cool product. So that's the origin story of where Shipyard came from. CHAD: Really cool. I definitely want to come back to what building the product for you has been like, and the funding, and where you go from here. But let's come back to the product itself. As a developer, my normal workflow is I'm working locally. I'm able to run the application that I'm working on locally here on my computer. I put up a pull request on GitHub. I ask my team to review it. Once it gets reviewed from a code perspective or a design perspective and gets a thumbs up, I merge it back into the main branch. And I deploy it to a staging server, at which point I would ask my stakeholder, my client, whatever, "Hey, this thing you're expecting it's on the staging server for you to check out." And everyone else on the team is doing the same thing. So where does Shipyard come in, and why is it better than that? BENJIE: So where Shipyard comes in, it's after the local development but before you get to staging or really before you get to production because, in practicality, a lot of people turn Shipyard into their staging servers. But what happens is through webhooks, we hook into your GitHub. And we see that there's a new commit that comes in. And we automatically build and deploy a fully ephemeral environment for that feature. And what that gets you is a few things. One paradigm that we're seeing a lot of is when you make that PR, a lot of end-to-end test suites are being run automatically using Shipyard ephemeral environments. And what that gives you is, in some instances, before you even have a code review, you're passing the suite of tests. And what that gives you is you save a lot of time. If there's just a dumb migration error or some typo or something like that, you're not wasting human capital or human energy on those environments. And the other instance there that gets really interesting is by bringing up these environments earlier on, product stakeholders and QA stakeholders can do their jobs earlier on in the process. And so you can avoid a lot of merge conflicts. So like, you merge something, and maybe there's an edge case that you hadn't tested for, and the code review didn't pick up. Well, all of a sudden, staging is broken. And some other team member that's using the same process you were now they're blocked. Or the client can't see that environment, and there's some other type of problem. But really, we didn't invent this paradigm. This is what FAANG does. There's a reason why I can't remember the last time that Gmail itself a button broke, or there was bad CSS, or bad HTML, same thing with Facebook, same thing with Netflix. Obviously, we all know about –- CHAD: There's the obvious DNS outages. BENJIE: [laughs] Right. I was going to say we all know about AWS, especially in December of 2021. That was a tough month. But yeah, from a UI/UX and controllable release perspective, this greatly increases your internal stakeholders' ability to get their hands on features earlier, find problems, and then get those back to developers. And the other thing, and maybe this is a question for you. But have you ever been in a situation where you built something, and it doesn't actually get reviewed for a few weeks? And then there is a bug, and you have to go back, and context switch off of what you're working on and go back and put a whole other mental model in place to go back and remember why did I use a switch statement here? That's a bad example but something to that effect. CHAD: [laughs] Yeah. Well, I really try to avoid that scenario by having tight feedback loops, but sometimes it's unavoidable. It might be you finish something right before a holiday or going away or something like that; that can happen. So it's happened to me before, yeah. BENJIE: Right. And how do you get your product people or your UAT teams...when do they get to touch the feature that you're working on? CHAD: It's usually not until after a code review when it's been merged into main and deployed to staging. BENJIE: So that's kind of how we make that feedback loop tighter. And what we've seen in practice actually is a lot faster, more reliable releases. And there's a significant increase in the cadence of releases that can happen and a higher quality of those releases. CHAD: You mentioned that some customers end up even getting rid of staging. And so that's really exciting and interesting to me. When they do that, what does the overall picture look like? Is the code merge manual? Or do you have customers that are doing continuous deployment off of a thumbs up from the person reviewing it in the ephemeral environment and getting that automatically merged, and then maybe canary deploy or something to production? BENJIE: Yeah, that's a great question. The thing to keep in mind here is that the majority of our customers are larger, and they have bigger teams because obviously, this is a collaboration platform ultimately. And so there's more value for the more complex teams and more stakeholders. So we don't have anybody at this moment that I know of; there could be, doing LGTM is good enough. So there's always a manual component. But what it looks like from a staging perspective is that your main branch is actually ostensibly your staging environment, and so all the ephemeral environments are sort of dev environments that are shareable. And then when you merge because a code review passes, and QA checks, and UAT, then it gets automatically built into the main branch and the main environment. And then some people do QA. They'll final pass a QA or a final end-to-end test there. And then there's also a manual promotion to production as well. That's the typical pattern we've seen. CHAD: Cool. One of the things that when I've used...sometimes a problem even with staging. But when I've used or been on projects with some ephemeral environments, getting good data in those environments can sometimes be a challenge. Is that something that Shipyard helps with? Or what's your recommended approach to that problem? BENJIE: So that was one of the biggest problems we had early on. We put a lot of work into that. We apply the same git branch model to data. So the way that we do that is basically if you...oh, by the way, I forgot to mention something. We use Docker Compose as our application definition. So we extrapolate from Docker Compose and transpile into best practice Kubernetes YAMLs. So there is a little bit of inferring and magic we do in certain places. And one of the places we do that is if you have a named volume...sorry, am I getting too technical, or is this --? CHAD: Not for me. And in fact, I have follow-up questions about [laughs] why you have that approach of converting. BENJIE: We will dive into that in a second. And I have a whole bunch of redhead friends that make fun of me about Compose all the time, but I stick to my guns on that one. But I'm happy to talk about that. At high level, if you indicate to Shipyard this is a persistent volume that we want to make sure that child environments get, then we will do an instant snapshot. And we will actually provide that to the generated child ephemeral environment. And ostensibly, what that does is it allows you to test data migrations as well on these ephemeral environments. Now, to go back to your initial question, we encourage...and we're working on some partnerships actually with some interesting companies. But we encourage people to specifically have their main data set on main be ostensibly a copy of whatever the good data set is. But obviously, you're responsible for pulling out your own PII and all the confidential stuff there. But the key thing here is you're maintaining one environment with the right data on it. And then all of the subsequent generated ephemeral environments inherit that and can then change that. CHAD: Yeah, that's cool. That solves a real pain point that I've had in the past when trying to work this way. BENJIE: One company that I think is really interesting around this space is Tonic.ai. And we're actually working on some stuff with them, I think. But we share an investor, so that's why I know them, for disclaimer purposes. But they're great. And they have some really cool tooling around mapping your database to PII and automatic detection of certain types of information that you don't want pushed into your staging servers and to your developers' hands. So that's one to check out, too, if you're looking for data help. CHAD: Cool. So do you want to get back to this Docker question? Why that approach of converting the Docker Compose into YAML for Kubernetes? BENJIE: So this is quite a controversial topic. CHAD: [laughs] BENJIE: But I will tell you where it came from. Hearkening back to our origin story, what we saw was we saw a pattern of a lot of companies going a little bit too all-in in Kubernetes; let's just put it that way, where every single one of the developers is running minikube or even K3s or K3d or whatever. And all of a sudden, the DevOps people and the SRE people in the organization are spending most of their time supporting developers in local development environments. So early on in that consulting game, we realized we don't want to do that. So if you want to work with us, we think you can use Docker Compose for most things. Now, that's obviously not always the case. There are some companies and applications that have hundreds of microservices. So obviously, Docker Compose is not a very realistic fit for those people. But the majority of people can pretty much encapsulate their application in Docker Compose. So that's one thing. The other thing is I mentioned to you that I'm a DevOps engineer for years. I'm sick of new YAML formats or specifications. So I have a saying, "Not another YAML, I say nay." My co-founder, Peter, hates when I say that, but whatever, I like it. CHAD: [laughs] BENJIE: So that's another piece of this. And then the biggest thing here is that we look at Docker Compose as rabbit ears on a television set. So you know, like a 98-year-old grandmother can somehow stand on one foot and hold the antenna the right way, and it's static. The picture is perfect, and they can watch...I don't know why I'm saying Jay Leno. I don't think it's on the air anymore. CHAD: [laughs] BENJIE: Sticking with the grandma reference, humans are really good at figuring out stuff like that. [laughs] And that's kind of what Docker compose is. It's kind of like if you can make it work locally, Shipyard is going to take care of the rest and clean up a bunch of stuff for you. So that's how we look at it. Admittedly, we do have some Helm stuff we're working on and some Kustomize (with a K) stuff. And there are a whole lot of other interesting things out there. But frankly, we haven't run into problems with our current approach. And when we have tried to ingest raw manifests and stuff like that, other issues tend to arise. So we use Compose as a funnel to be very opinionated about our Kubernetes deployments. CHAD: Well, I'm a big believer in, especially in early days having opinions about things. And it sounds like, with this particular opinion, you not only can help people at different stages and say that "This is good enough," but you're also casting a wide net for what people can do. You're not cutting people off because they already use Kustomize or something like that. BENJIE: Yeah. And a lot of it is about accessibility. And so it's proven to be a pretty interesting thing. We didn't think that we were going to go this far with it. [laughs] We really thought that we were going to get in trouble soon. But it's pretty cool how it's going. And also, I will do a shout-out to the Docker Compose community. They're picking up some steam here. I think a lot of people are realizing that it's a pretty good spec for most use cases. So I know that Docker released somewhat recently you don't have to do Docker-Compose anymore. It's just Docker Compose. And there are all kinds of Compose specifications stuff that I think is worth checking out. Mid-roll Ad I wanted to tell you all about something I've been working on quietly for the past year or so, and that's AgencyU. AgencyU is a membership-based program where I work one-on-one with a small group of agency founders and leaders toward their business goals. We do one-on-one coaching sessions and also monthly group meetings. We start with goal setting, advice, and problem-solving based on my experiences over the last 18 years of running thoughtbot. As we progress as a group, we all get to know each other more. And many of the AgencyU members are now working on client projects together and even referring work to each other. Whether you're struggling to grow an agency, taking it to the next level and having growing pains, or a solo founder who just needs someone to talk to, in my 18 years of leading and growing thoughtbot, I've seen and learned from a lot of different situations, and I'd be happy to work with you. Learn more and sign up today at thoughtbot.com/agencyu. That's A-G-E-N-C-Y, the letter U. CHAD: So to get a little bit meta for a minute, how do you use Shipyard on Shipyard? BENJIE: The ultimate dog food. That is one of the biggest selling points to our own engineering team when recruiting. We've got a pretty spectacular team that comes from some pretty awesome companies. And people sometimes ask me, "Hey, how did you get these engineers?" And honestly, I think the answer is dogfooding. Because what we're building is what every DevOps engineer sets out to build every time they start their job, in my opinion. You always want this ephemeral type of elastic environments are only on when you need them to be on. I didn't discuss this, but we also have functionality that we call SLV or Since Last Visit. So we know the last time someone went to one of these environments, and we'll turn it off for you. And then, obviously, it's very quick to turn it back on when needed. So there are cost savings. There are all kinds of stuff there. But ultimately, we're building the ultimate DevOps tool. And so we use Shipyard to run Shipyard. We use it in our QA process. We use it in our end-to-end testing process. And we also use it in our production process as well. We have some of our...we do have a production offering, and we use that ourselves for our stuff. So it's a very recursive conversation around that. And sometimes, when I'm actually doing a demo for various people, the only way to show or the only good demo I have of certain functionality is to actually show the Shipyard organization itself in Shipyard. And I get very recursively tied up, and people get confused. And it's always a bad idea. CHAD: [laughs] Yeah, you have to queue the Inception music. BENJIE: Yeah, exactly. We're at the third level. We're at the ice palace or whatever, ice hideout at this point. That's from the movie Inception for those that don't know what we're talking about. CHAD: [laughs] Yeah, that's really cool. I imagine that...sometimes when I'm working on a project, and you get down to the instrumentation level, to those levels, it can be difficult to run the system on the system. Have there been particular challenges? It's not just a normal web app; I guess is the way of saying that. What Shipyard is isn't just a normal web app. BENJIE: Yeah, one of the things that we do is that we have a pretty robust security posture, so every single one of our customers gets their own cluster. And so our security model is using the hypervisor basically, which, by the way, for anyone looking at Kubernetes, forget Shipyard for a second. Please understand that if you're in a shared namespace anything, our back is great, but don't do it. There's a CVE around on the corner, I promise you. Don't do it. Anyway. CHAD: [laughs] That's a good PSA for people. BENJIE: Yeah, right? [laughs] Yeah. So some of the cool challenges we've had is we early on, we definitely had some stuff where if we did a bad release, we would break our own ability to fix our own releases. So that was that way early on. We figured that one out very early. I think that was even before we were a product even. That was just a few sleepless nights of Peter and myself being like, oh God; we got to fix this so that we don't screw up this client's website. So that's been interesting. I mean, that was really it. And my co-founder, Peter, is listening to this, and he's like, there are 4,000 different things I've fixed over the last few years that were a problem around this, and I can't bring them up. But there's a lot, and I don't know what they are. And Peter is very good at fixing them. So that speaks to my co-founder and the rest of the team. CHAD: So you mentioned that March of 2020 happened, hell froze over. And you found yourself thinking you're going to take a different path and fundraise and become a funded company. How difficult did you find fundraising in that environment, or was it easy? BENJIE: It was real tough at the beginning there. For one, I have no idea what I'm doing. [laughter] That's just the truth. Maybe I should say that in the past tense. I had no idea what I was doing. I still feel like I have no idea what I'm doing. But like I said, I come from a technical side, and I'm a bit of an engineer. So if a VC asked me a question and the answer is yes, but I have to qualify it with some weird edge case that I came up with. That's not a great look for these types of pitch meetings. So I would suggest people not overengineer answers to questions, yes or no works very often. So it was challenging. But also, at the time, I'll say that there was definitely some predatory term sheets going around because this was really early, and we had no idea. And I was a fool...I wasn't a fool, but I had no idea. We're running this consulting company, and I'm like, oh my God, all my customers are funded. They're all going to go away. We had some pretty large customers. It was very irrational looking back. But it was a crazy time. Also, I should mention that we're in New York. So things were heightened a lot more also in March of 2020. It was very intense, and so I had to learn a lot. And basically, the realization like, oh, if the world becomes remote, software is just going to go crazy had not seeped into my brain quite yet in March or April. So did a lot of learning that way. We were very fortunate to have some really helpful people along that path and eventually figured it out. I will say, funny story, I literally didn't have a pitch for three months. I would just do a demo and talk about stuff. And then a friend of mine was like, "Oh, what's your pitch?" And I was like, "I do a demo, and I talk about it." So he's like, "Dude, you got to have a pitch." So that helped a lot once I figured out [laughs] that I needed a pitch. CHAD: It did help. So you recommend people have a pitch. BENJIE: I would say that that is a positive, yes. Having a pitch is helpful. I know that that's a ridiculous statement here, but I literally didn't have...I just didn't think about what's my pitch? CHAD: Well, I think it's simultaneously a ridiculous thing but also there exist in the world things that people do just because that's the way that they're done. And so it's valid, I think to say, "Do we really need that? Can we get by without it?" And if the lesson learned there is actually there's a reason why people do it and it is valuable, that's a valuable lesson. It's too bad you had to go through it to discover it. BENJIE: Well, yeah. I look back fondly at that. And I wouldn't say I was being contrarian. I was just kind of being a jackass, frankly. But I learned a lot. And honestly, in the end, I couldn't be happier. I'm pretty anti-VC. Everyone knows that about me. I like to make fun of them and all these things. But I couldn't be happier with our investors, and they've been unbelievably supportive. And so that's been a super positive. The one thing I would say to anyone listening to this podcast that has to go out and raise money is you got to get really good at letting things roll off your shoulder. As an engineer, it's really hard for me to deal with any level of rejection because I'm like, oh, it works, or it doesn't work. Oh, you found this edge case that I didn't think about? Oh, you got me, but I'll fix it now, and now it's fine. That's not the way that fundraising works. You have certain conversations, and you feel super positive. And then, all of a sudden, you don't hear back from this person for weeks at a time. You have other conversations where you think that it was the worst thing that you've ever done. And the next day, you get a term sheet. I had one pitch...this is when I knew how to do a pitch. This was a few months in. I had this one pitch, and it was all virtual, and it was very early days in our remote world. And there were four partners on this call and a few associates or whatever. And I do the pitch, but everyone is muted on Zoom for 45 minutes. Now, it's pretty clear from our conversation that I talk a lot. So it's not the end of the world. But I had no idea what was going on. And I just thought that I had bombed it. It was horrible, all these things. And the next day, I got an email, and it was three introductions to amazing opportunities. And two of them actually panned out. We didn't end up going with that fund. But I just thought it was hilarious that I was convinced that I shouldn't be doing this, and it was the opposite. So you never know. That's the other thing I learned is you literally can never know what's going to come of any particular meeting in the VC fundraising world. CHAD: So how long did it take you from the point that you decided you were going to do this and you were going to start trying to fundraise to actually getting the investment in the bank? BENJIE: Probably four to six months. We obviously had some opportunities, but as we went through this process, realizing that having the right partner for the next 7 to 10 years was really important. And we ended up with our lead. I can't believe I'm talking positively about a VC on a podcast but whatever. CHAD: [laughs] BENJIE: Our lead, Owen Davis from Contour Venture...Contour is like this New York fund that they do everything, but no one knows their name. Oh, he's going to love that I said that but whatever. CHAD: [laughs] BENJIE: They're great. He's great. And he's the dream investor for us to lead. And then we have other...and I'll mention Shruti over at Array and the folks at Heavybit and Work-Bench as well. They're all in this round, and it all came together. And I was a little picky. So we kind of took our time. And I suggest that if you have that luxury, which we did because we already had a successful consulting business, make sure you know who you're getting into business with for sure. And we got very lucky with that. CHAD: So how much time while you were fundraising did you personally work on that as opposed to other things for the product or the business? BENJIE: I should have probably put a little bit more time to the fundraising. To be honest with you, I would say I probably put 50% to 60% of my energy into the fundraise, and then the 40% was all building product. As an engineer, you have a really frustrating call, or you think you're doing well, and then you're not, or vice versa. So for me, I would retreat into building. And so I probably retreated into building a little more than I should have to be frank, [laughs] but it worked out in the end. CHAD: While you were doing that, you supported yourselves from the consulting revenue. BENJIE: Yeah, for the most part. We still had active clients. So we converted most of those...actually all of those into Shipyard customers. And they were very supportive in that process, by the way, doing due diligence calls for us. They were all very helpful. CHAD: And how did you decide how much money you should be seeking to raise? BENJIE: Ultimately, that was something I struggle with just because I really want to know what I'm going to do and what the plan is. And one of the lessons that I've learned as a CEO now is your job is basically to make unbelievably important, critical decisions with little to no data and just hope you're making the right one and then adjust quickly if you're not. So understanding when you've made the wrong decision. But ultimately, to answer your question, I built out a spreadsheet. I had a wish list of engineers that I knew or positions that we needed to fill, probably underestimated some of the product marketing needs that we would need to do. But built out a model and then figured, hey, how can we get there in 18 to 24 months to get to the next round? Because you really do have to be making sure that you can...I mentioned the hamster wheel early on; maybe that's too negative of an analogy there. But you have to be thinking about your next round. And so you have to get to what metrics you want to hit. And you just work backwards from there. CHAD: At what point along the way...you mentioned earlier that your customers tend to be larger companies. At what point along the way did you discover who your ideal customers were? BENJIE: I think we're still discovering that. We're still figuring that out. But for me, this tool Shipyard, and I've seen it, if you start using a tool like Shipyard from day one, the gains and the benefits are just insane. We had one company that started off from scratch with us. And within two months, they had extremely robust software development lifecycle, production deploys, all kinds of stuff. And they've been going now for years...not years but a year a half or so with us and super successful. So I always wanted to be like, oh, startup X with two engineers you should use us. And the more we talk to them, the more conversations we had. We're just like, this is not a DevOps priority. DevOps is not the priority. CHAD: Especially in those early days, I feel like there's such a tendency, especially from engineers, to say, "Oh, that's not that complicated. I can do that," or "We don't really need that. Let's piece together this." BENJIE: Yeah, that's exactly right. So then, as we started to talk more and more and understand what people were doing, we just fell into this ICP or Initial Customer Profile of more complex teams that are really facing these problems. I mean, specifically, when you get to a certain size, a bad release costs you a lot of money, customer success, customers that are leaving you, frustrated sales execs, frustrated product people, frustrated QA people. So it's when you get to these more complex levels is when you need this type of tooling. Now, one thing Shipyard released actually very, very quietly, but you know, it's released. We released a 30-day free trial. It's kind of like our light tier, so people can start doing it. And we're starting to see some people at the earlier stage companies starting to do this, which is exciting to us. But our goal as a company is absolutely to figure out how to get this to the masses because ephemeral environments is the paradigm of the future. I mean, it's the paradigm of the present with the big tech companies. And it's now coming down to the rest of us. And so instead of having to hire five DevOps people to build the system out for you for six months, you hire one DevOps person, and that DevOps person shifts into an SRE role, not entirely, but their concerns are more about reliability of the actual site rather than reliability for developer environments or QA environments or staging environments. So we think that's really powerful. One thing that I probably should have mentioned way sooner is we have a community site that we've donated, and we're more than happy to have some pull requests come in. We've had a few. ephemeralenvironments.io, yeah, I don't know how to spell ephemeral either, but you can Google it. It will come up. CHAD: [laughs] BENJIE: ephemeralenvironments.io, and it goes through the different use cases of ephemeral environments and where there's value there. So that's kind of the goal with all this. CHAD: So what are you working on now? And what is the next stage for the company, I guess also from a product perspective? But also, you mentioned that hamster wheel. [laughter] You're coming up on 18 months of being on that wheel, right? BENJIE: We are. One thing is we've had some success, so our revenue is pretty solid, but no rest for the weary. But we're probably going to go out and bring in some more capital pretty soon. And the reason for that, because that's always the important thing to me, is that we have some pretty spectacular design partners, some pretty big logos, all these things. The product is there. The product is killing it. I couldn't be more proud of the product and the team. We've also started to build out the core team and couldn't be more proud of that. And so now we need to accelerate and figure out our next steps and how to bring this to the masses. And ultimately, the vision of Shipyard is to make all this stuff move a lot faster, bring velocity to teams, and all that stuff. And we believe that ephemeral environments are a huge component of that. So we're probably in the next few months going to probably go out and look at our financing options. I will say that the market has been a little insane. So I feel like all the education that I got in 2022 is probably out the window because some of these valuations and other stuff seems like it's a frothy market, as they say, but we'll be doing that. And we're really going to probably double down on figuring out what the community needs and where the value is for the community, so both with ephemeralenvironments.io. But also, there are some really cool internal tools that we've built that solve some of the issues within the Kubernetes ecosystem. Okay, that's a strong word. They help a lot. I'm never going to say I've solved anything in Kubernetes. CHAD: [laughs] BENJIE: But they help a lot with understanding why the state of your application is maybe not where you want it to be. And so, we'd like to probably contribute a bit more back to CNCF, in particular, but open source in general. So continue to build the team to work on that. And then, obviously, pushing forward with product and some pretty cool stuff we have on the roadmap that we're really excited about. CHAD: Awesome. Well, I wish you all the best with that. If folks want to find out more about Shipyard, follow along with you, get in touch; where are the best places for them to do that? BENJIE: Really, shipyard.build is our website. And that is probably the best place to try it and also to contact us. Our Twitter is @shipyardbuild twitter.com/shipyardbuild. Personally, I'm not a fan of Twitter. So I personally don't use Twitter, but we do as a company. And I think that our Twitter and our website are probably the best things to reach out to, and obviously, sales@shipyard.build you can send an email there. But I think you'll probably find the information you're looking for on the website. And if not, please let us know what's missing. CHAD: And you mentioned the free trial. So I feel like that's a great thing for people who want to get more into the product; they can give it a try, right? BENJIE: Yeah. And one thing to note about the free trial the reason that it's kind of cool is it's your own cluster. You get your own cluster. It's completely single tenant. It's pretty dope. It's pretty cool. And you can really take it for a spin. I would suggest, I mean, we've had a lot of success with companies that are using Docker Compose already to just dive in there and get their application running. But I would say that we have some pretty cool starter apps as well. They're linked in our docs and our GitHub. Just seeing the power of this through our starter applications has also been a great experience for a lot of people. So I'd suggest taking a look at that. Oh, and I should plug a podcast that I'm a co-host of, Kubelist. I do that with Marc Campbell from Replicated, where we interview CNCF open-source projects all the time. That's why I got to be careful pretending like I'm solving anything. There are a lot of options in the Kubernetes landscape. CHAD: Wonderful. You can subscribe to the show and find notes and a full transcript of this episode at giantrobots.fm. If you have questions or comments, email us at hosts@giantrobots.fm. And you can find me on Twitter @cpytel. This podcast is brought to you by thoughtbot and produced and edited by Mandy Moore. Thanks for listening and see you next time. ANNOUNCER: This podcast was brought to you by thoughtbot. thoughtbot is your expert design and development partner. Let's make your product and team a success. Special Guest: Benjie De Groot.