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Jose Rodriguez Jr. is the founder and CEO of Tasium. Jose started this business venture in his junior year of high school at the age of 16. Taking all the newly found knowledge in entrepreneurship from the NFTE (Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship) course he took, he was able to win the 2020 NFTE national business plan competition. Becoming the first person from not only Rhode Island but the entire New England region to win this prestigious award. As the big brother to an autistic person, Jose has experienced first hand the difficulties his brother faces.  Joel Rodriguez is the inspiration for Tasium. Being autistic, Joel faces many day to day challenges. Although Joel has some unique barriers, he doesn't let that define him. Joel appreciates that his older brother has dedicated his life to creating a business in honor of Joel.  Joel works hard everyday and is an aspiring coder, taking advanced computer science classes taught at his high school. In Joel's spare time he likes to play video games and go to the park with his family, where he and his brother practice their trick shots on the basketball court.  ***************************************** To purchase my book “Welcome to My Life – A Personal Parenting Journey Through Autism” click HERE or visit Amazon.com! You can easily stay connected to the Living the Sky Life podcast and me in various ways.  Please visit my website www.lauriehellmann.com for all the links. I'd love to hear what you think, so if listening on the Apple platform, please leave a written review and rating of the podcast!  If you are interested in being a guest on an episode of Living the Sky Life, please contact me!

Tests Prove Who is the Bride (Audio) David Eells - 7/25/21 Man-child Tests and Choses the Bride Eve Brast - 7/20/21 (David's notes in red)   I dreamed that I (Eve, the bride of the first Adam as a type of the Bride of the last Adam, Jesus.) was in a large convention center where a World Fair of some sort was being held. (The World Fair [which Eve did not know began Friday the 23rd in Japan so this is a confirmation of timing.] with all its events and attractions represents our lives and our walk through Babylon; the distractions and trials that we go through on our way through to conquering our promised land.) My oldest son, Noah, and I were signed up, along with a small group of people, to participate in all the different booths, activities, or “attractions” of the fair. (Noah and his family were the remnant who were saved in the flood. (Representing a time of judgment on the world. Major parts of the world are at this time being flooded by weather warfare and dams are being destroyed. Deep underground DS Military bases and tunnels are being flooded now.) They were a kind of first fruits of God's new creation after the flood. My son Noah was my first born son. (He represents a corporate body of the first fruits of the Bride body. Noah represents the spiritual man of the Bride body of believers and overcomers.)  There were many other groups of people who were also signed up to participate in the different events. Everyone was hoping to receive the grand prize for the successful completion (overcoming in) of all of the events (or tests). There were lesser rewards to be had but, the grand prize was the most desirable reward and the one everyone was going for. (The prize itself was to be chosen as the Bride as we will see. It is important to note that the Church is not the Bride as some simplistically say, but is chosen out of the Church. Esther, the Bride, was chosen out of all the fair virgins of the kingdom to be the Bride of one who was at that time the”King of kings”.  And this after Vashti was rejected because she did not obey the King. Also in SoS, the Shulammite, meaning perfected one, was chosen out of all the women of the kingdom. Son 6:8-9  There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, And virgins without number.  9  My dove, my undefiled, is but one; She is the only one of her mother; She is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; Yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. Also in Psa 45 the Bride raised up the virgins to know the Lord. Jesus always taught in His parables the Jewish Marriage ceremony in which everyone was accounted for in the Church. There was the Bride, the virgins who escort her to the grooms home after the marriage feast, the friend of the Bridegroom, and those receiving the invitations. In Revelation 19 the Bride had on a lampros garment, meaning not only white but glowing. There we see that those invited had on a leukos garment meaning white. Of course the Bride does not receive an invitation to her own marriage. (Eve: Not everyone that starts out will finish the race in first place [to receive the crown]. Mat. 22:14  Many are called but few chosen. (Chosen here has more than one meaning depending on the text. There are those chosen to be in the Bride, virgins, Man-child, or to just be saved when many fall away, as in the parable of the sower.) 1 Co 9:24-27 Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. 25 And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26 I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air: 27 but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.) As Noah and I looked around at all the different booths or activities, they all seemed very harrowing, challenging and difficult to endure. (Jesus said, “He that endureth [meaning the trials] to the end shall be saved.")  Noah asked me, “Are you sure that you want to go through all of this? It all looks pretty hard!” (Luke 14:25-33 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. 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? 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… 33 So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.) (What tower do we need to build in our lives? It is Jerusalem who John in Rev 21:9 was told by an angel represents the Bride who was being born out of heaven. 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.) I said to Noah, “Well, it's the only way to receive the grand prize; so I guess so." I knew that one had to complete every event or trial successfully in order to win the grand prize. (So be diligent my friends to treat everything as a trial to win the prize. If you fail get up and get it right.) I also understood that there really wasn't a choice. We could either submit ourselves to each of the events or trials and contend for the grand prize or drop out of the competition and be disqualified. (The grand prize is "the high calling of God in Christ".)  (God is sovereign over every trial and hardship we are subjected to in life. If we remember that he has ordained them and tailor made them for each of us out of love and care for our souls to mature and perfect us, then we will spend less time questioning God or being angry at God or wasting a lot of time in anger, resentment, unforgiveness and self-pity. We will be at peace; trusting God and focusing on fighting the good fight of the faith to overcome. Rom 8:28 And we know that to them that love God [whom He said would keep His commandments, which is the trial] all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose. God is not a liar! Believe what His Word says. 1 Co. 9:27  but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.) I wasn't sure, at this point in the dream, what the grand prize was, but I knew it was something that I had always wanted and that it was my heart's desire. (Psalm 37:4-5, Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart. 5 Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.) The first event that we came to was called, “Can You Stand the Pressure?”. It was a very large and deep vinyl swimming pool; about 20 feet deep. The participants had to crawl underneath the bottom of the white, vinyl pool liner and withstand the weight and pressure of the water bearing down upon their frame for a certain length of time. (The number 20 can, at times, mean a complete or perfect waiting period. For 20 years Jacob waited to get possession of his wives and property, and to be freed from the control of Laban his father-in-law. For 20 years the children of Israel waited to be freed of Jabin, king of Canaan, who oppressed them. Gods response was to raise up Deborah and Barak, who freed the people from bondage. In the days of Samuel the prophet the Philistines battled and overcame Israel, taking the Ark of the Covenant back to their land. It ended up in the city of Kirjath-jearim, which is several miles west of Jerusalem. Israel had to wait at least 20 years before the Ark would be moved again.  (Enduring the weight of the water in the swimming pool represents enduring the discipline of obeying the washing of the water of the Word. Under the water in our baptism is the place the old life dies and then the prize of the resurrection life of Christ comes at the end. 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.) 2 Co. 4:7-11  But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves; 8 we are pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair; 9 pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed; 10 always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body. 11 For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus'sake, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.) If they succeeded to endure the water, then they were able to continue on to the next event, but many watched from the sidelines and became discouraged and disheartened immediately and refused to even attempt to participate in the event. This automatically disqualified them from the competition. (Many refuse to obey the word through faith to lose their old life by submitting to the washing of the Word as Jesus commanded. Mat. 16:25, For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.) (Mat 13:3-4,19  Behold, the sower went forth to sow; 4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them... 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one , and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.) The next event took place inside of a large, indoor aquarium tank filled with sharks. This event was called, “Do You Have the Faith?” The participants in this event had to tread water in the shark tank for a certain amount of time. (Like Noah we must stay above the waters of the curse of the word by faith or we die with the rest.) This was the most terrifying event for me because of a life-long fear of the ocean and of Jaws. At first I thought, “Okay, I can do this. I'll just tread water gently as to not excite the sharks and then they won't tear my limbs off.” (Many times we try to reason our way out of situations or think that we can utilize our own strength and ingenuity to get us out of trials or to get us through them. (God says in 1Jn 5:4  For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith. The sharks represent the faction and persecutors who try to provoke us to fear but they cannot when we walk by faith in the promises.) I then realized that the shark handlers, who were underneath the water in black scuba gear, were chumming the water all around us and I began to get fearful and panicky. (These shark handlers represent the demons. (Who provoke their human hosts which they possess to devour us like the dragon of Rev.12.) God allows them to bring trials and temptations upon us in order to prove us. (just as satan did Jesus) Chumming the water is when fishermen dump buckets of raw meat and blood into the ocean around their boats to attract fish or sharks on purpose.) This caused several of the people in our group to freak out and swim quickly to get out of the water, at which point they were disqualified from the competition. Heb 3:14 for we are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end:  Mat 13: 5-6,20-21  5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth [I.e. to feed the plant]: 6 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away... 20 And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it; 21 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.) I thought, “This might be the end for me.” But I was willing to sacrifice my life, if necessary, to not be disqualified from the competition. I knew I had to stay in that tank until my time was up; there was no going back. I had come this far. (Mat. 16:25, For whosoever would save his life shall lose it (his carnal or fleshly life): and whosoever shall lose his (Carnal) life for my sake shall find it.) So I began to pray and intercede and bind the sharks from attacking me and it worked! (Mat 18:18  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.) They never got closer than 5 feet away from me and my son (Fruit), Noah. (If we submit ourselves to the crucified life, God will give us the grace to overcome the trials. James 4:7 Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.) I was so glad to have come through that trial unscathed and in one piece! I was praising the Lord for His Divine protection from the sharks and His faith, strength and resolve to endure that trial. (God always reminds us that His power is made perfect in (our) weakness. He will cause the situation to become too big for us so that we will turn to Him and exercise our faith in His ability to save, heal and deliver us.)   The next event was called, “Will You Faint and Fall Away?" This event was like a “Tilt-a-Whirl” at an amusement park where people would go in and stand up against the wall of the ride. It would begin spinning really fast and then the bottom of the floor would drop out from under us. After getting off of this ride, I noticed several of the participants were dizzy and disoriented and they were fainting and falling out. Because of this they were also disqualified from the competition. (Life can go at a dizzying pace and we can become disoriented with the hectic pace and the many temptations and distractions in life. The enemy will take advantage of these times when we haven't stayed in the Word. He will cause us to become discouraged and weary in well doing.  Gal. 6:7-9  Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. (We create our own future this way.) 8 For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Mat. 13:7,22  And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them… 22 And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.) The next event, or booth, was a shop filled with many different “lesser rewards” or trinkets and knick-knacks. (Which many people settle for) It was called, “What Will You Choose?” This was the last event or trial of the competition. As Noah and I looked around at all the different choices in the booth, I became overwhelmed. There were so many choices and all seemed very colorful and attractive, but none of it was my style. Nothing seemed like it would match the inside of my house. I said to Noah, “If this is all there is to choose from, then I won't choose any of it.” (The Bride wont settle for any of the things of this world. She only wants what the Holy Spirit of God wants for her. Est 2:15  Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai (representing the Holy Spirit) the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all them that looked upon her.) At the moment when I was about to walk out empty handed, I noticed a figurine that had belonged to my maternal grandmother. I decided to choose it because I had always liked it growing up. (My maternal grandmother represents the ancient paths; the original church and the original church doctrines and teachings. Jer. 6:16 Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls:) As I walked out of the booth carrying my grandmother's figurine, I was met by David Eells. (As a type of the David Man-child reformers) I greeted him and said, “Boy, I sure hope I will win the grand prize.” He placed his right arm around my shoulder and shook me a little as he said, “Well, of course you're gonna win it! I'll make sure of that!” (The David Man-child reformers job is to raise up the Bride to be acceptable to the King like Mordecai did Esther. The Kingdom is being restored in the type of David ruling over Jerusalem the Bride.  In Esther, none of the virgins were chosen to be in the Bride because they didn't please the Holy Spirit. And Vashti, who had the position, lost it because of rebellion against the Kings Word.) (Rom 8:28-30 And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn (Noah) among many brethren: 30 and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.) I thought to myself, “How can he be so sure that I'll win?” And then it was revealed to my understanding that David was the coordinator of the event and that he determined who would win the grand prize because he was the judge of all the events. (Jesus, who sat on the throne of David, chose the Bride when he chose His first disciples, who John the Baptist said was the Bride when he said, “He that hath the Bride is the Bridegroom".  (Heb 12:22-23  but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,) I asked him, “What is the grand prize anyway?” He said, “It's your grandmother's house; bought and paid for!” (Which is the ancient Church's house, which we were never to depart from for man's religions.)  When I heard this I was so happy and wanted to cry because, in real life, I had always admired and wanted to have my grandmother's house since I was a kid. In my opinion this was the best prize I could have received. (Mat. 13:8,23  8 and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 23 And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.) After this David sent me and Noah over to the administration offices to claim the grand prize of the competition. I had to fill out some paperwork and then the house would belong to me. I would now be the owner. (The marriage ceremony in ancient Israel that Jesus used in his parables so much, included the Ketubah. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketubah Ketubah - Wikipedia A Ketubah (Hebrew: כְּתוּבָּה ‎) is a Jewish marriage contract. It is considered an integral part of a traditional Jewish marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom, in relation to the bride.In modern practice, the ketubah has no agreed monetary value, and is seldom enforced by civil courts, except in Israel. en.wikipedia.org  - A Ketubah (Hebrew: כְּתוּבָּה ‎) is a Jewish marriage contract. It is considered an integral part of a traditional Jewish marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom, in relation to the bride. In modern practice, the ketubah has no agreed monetary value, and is seldom enforced by civil courts, except in Israel.) Then, I don't know if the scene changed or if it was a separate dream but, the next thing I knew, Michael and I were standing at the doorway of David's master bedroom. The lights were on in the room. We were looking at David lying on a narrow cot with his arms crossed over his chest. (This is the position of death on a cot, which is a temporary resting place. As we know after the death of the David Man-child company comes their resurrection to the throne of God's authority. And then, like Jesus, their example, they chose the Bride as we just saw.) Michael said, “Is he still breathing?” I leaned in and took a closer look at his chest and didn't see his chest rising and falling. Then I said, “No. His chest isn't moving. He's dead!” Then the dream ended. Mat. 13: 3-23. And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; 4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them: 5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them: 8 and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He that hath ears, let him hear… (And the fruit of the sower, who was Jesus, is the manifestation of His Word in us. He is the Word made flesh and so must we be.) 18 Hear then ye the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one , and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side. 20 And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it; 21 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth. 22 And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23 And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. How quickly God will forget your past if you repent!! Eze 18:21-24  But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.  22  None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.  23  Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live? However  24  But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he hath done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die. So what shall we do? Php 3:12-15  Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.  13  Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before.  14  I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.  15  Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye are otherwise minded, this also shall God reveal unto you: What are the advantages of Being in the Bride?   They sit next to the King forever in the highest Holy of Holies like the Bride in Psalm 45. In Joel 2, as righteous Jerusalem, they escaped the beast who captured the rest of God's people in a tribulation. They conquered the Assyrian beast to save God's people. In Esther she had the Love, respect and ear of the King and brought down the beast Haman and his people to save the people of God. In SoS she raised up her little sister, the rest of the people of God, to enter the presence of the King. In the Gospels they raised up the Church and ordained the 5 fold ministries. In Rev. 3, the Philadelphia Church of brotherly love, they escaped the hour of trial that came on the rest of the Church and the whole world. This is not a rapture, she is supernaturally spared for she is not under the curse as we have seen. They were given the name of the New Jerusalem she is born from heaven and God's new name was written upon them. God's Hand Protects the First Fruits  Claire Pienaar - 6/28/21 (David's notes in red) I dreamed my husband Riaan and I, together with some others whom I did not recognize, were standing on the white deck of a boat. (This represents the remnant first fruits who are in God's Ark of safety floating above the waters of the curse.) I saw a hand come out of heaven and I heard the words from our Father say, “My hand covers my people.” (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. 3 For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence. 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; 6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 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. 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. 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.) There was a tremor, or a push or jolt from somewhere. (Representing the tribulation shakings that are coming upon the world to get the attention of God's elect.) We fell overboard into the water below. (This represents being plunged into the tribulation in order to overcome the curses of this world.)  God's hand literally came into the water with us and became as a glass sheet between us and a giant sea creature. It was black and white like an Orca whale and had really sharp teeth. (This black and white sea creature represents the beast in the sea of this world. The beast is always looking to devour God's people like the dragon of Rev.12. The black and white means It has also been dictating to this world what is true and false and what is right and wrong Rev. 12:13-17 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. 15 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. [the woman here is the Church but within this larger body is the chosen bride.] 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. 17 And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, that keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus.) Our skin was glossy or shiny. (Representing the Bride's lampros garments which are the righteous acts of the saints according to Rev.19.) It was like God's hand had emitted some sort of repellent onto us so the sea creature could not devour us. There was no fear or confusion, and we breathed easily underwater.  (Meaning the waters of the curse can not kill them.) We were so small compared to this sea creature; we looked like shrimp. God's hand was over us the whole time. (Isa. 43:1-5 But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3 For I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in thy stead. 4 Since thou hast been precious in my sight, and honorable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men in thy stead, and peoples instead of thy life. 5 Fear not; for I am with thee…) I asked the Lord for a word by faith at random and received Ezekiel 18:19 “Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.” (They are not under the genetic curse of the adamic nature passed down through their parents.) I asked Him for another Word, specifically about His hand, and received Hebrews 3:7, with my finger on Holy Spirit. (In context 7-9) 7 Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness (tribulation), 9 Where your fathers tried me by proving me, And saw my works forty years (the number of tribulation).    The False House of Satan  Graham Gelinas - 6/29/21 (David's note in red) Andrew Gelinas said, “My youngest son Graham, who is seven, had this dream. I wrote it down for him and I tried to stay as true to his words as possible.  Graham said, I dreamed I was at the playground, and Daddy was talking to another grown-up nearby, as my sister, and two brothers played. Then a weird guy came up to me. He had long black hair in a topknot, a pointy black beard, and was wearing a long sleeved blue shirt, purple shorts, and shiny black dress shoes. He seemed like a homeless person because his clothes were shredded up, and he walked crooked like someone who was drunk or like he had two broken legs. (This is satan who walks crooked and he is homeless because he is rejected from God's true house.)  He asked me "Do you want a house?” (Andrew: In the natural, we are very thankful and content with being able to rent the house we're in now. But satan has tried and failed many times in the past to try to tempt us to want more. In the same way he did to Jesus in the wilderness. I guess he figured, since he failed at snaring me, he'd try enticing my youngest son. Too bad for him, Graham loves the Lord, and already has more of the Word in him at seven years old, than 90% of the apostate church! (The tempter is always trying to lead the immature into the house of dead religion.) I hesitantly answered “Sure.” But I didn't really feel like I wanted it. (The Spirit says, NO) Then the man answered, "Good! It's right down the street.” So we went to look at it. The house was a blackish-gray colored, creepy looking mansion with two floors and a basement. (Satan has been successful in tempting many to accept a house that is not God's House. This house represents the dead [gray] and dark [black] house of “creepy” false religion. And there is convenient access to them for they are "right down the street”.  Then the sky got dark all of the sudden and it started to rain so we went inside. (The coming storm will tempt many to take shelter in the houses of false religion at first but like many of us they will recognize that something is morally and Biblically wrong there.) There were cobwebs and spiders in all the corners and in the center of the house. (These spiders and their webs represent the demon spirits and their traps that are multiplied in our lives as a result of disobedience.) There were two staircases; one going up, and the other down. I went downstairs into the basement after I heard something fall. I saw that it was a large fruit tree, encircled by seven smaller dead plants. (Many “fall” in these impostor houses and lose their fruit and the divisions of the larger fruit tree that fell come from the seven churches of revelation. The promise in each of these are "to him that overcometh” and they fall because they become convinced there that they dont have to overcome.) The seven plants were wilted in a way that made them appear to be bowing down to the large fallen tree. (This is because they all are part of the corporate fallen tree of dead religion called the harlot because they are unfaithful to the seed of God which is His Word and are instead full of the seed of the world and satan.) The fallen tree was covered in green leaves and had the forbidden fruit all over it. (The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil according to man, which we are not to partake of.) Then, as I was looking at it, it suddenly rose back up, then fell down again. But this time, it stayed down, shriveled up, and died forever. Then the seven little plants encircling it, snapped in half, and fell to the ground. And they died forever too. (Many of the apostates who stay in the apostate organized church system will end up in hell for eternity because they worshipped a false Jesus and will not come out from among them to follow the reformers with the true Word. This is just as it was in Jesus' day.) Then we drove back home. We went home, but it was our true home. (Some who escape the false house will return to their old home which is the original and true home of early discipleship to Christ.) That's when I woke up and I felt shivery. (Yes. It's a cold cruel world among apostate Christianity; living under the curses of sin and rebellion to God's Word and separated from Christ by their own self-works.) (I prayed with Graham, asking the Lord for a verse by faith at random. Then I held out the Bible to Graham, and flipped the pages rapidly as he closed his eyes and stuck his finger down on a page. His finger landed on the word “Hand” in Mark 12:36  David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies beneath your feet.) (The Lord put the sheep on His right and He will put their enemies under their feet.  The goats will be on His left and will be left. 2Co 6:14-18  Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?  15  And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever?  16  And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.  17  Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,  18  And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.   Come out of Man Made Religion Claire Pienaar - 7/5/21 (David's notes in red) I dreamed I was in a really shabby looking resort. (A resort is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises. This shabby resort represents the Babylonish religious system of easy self serving Christianity.) There were many dark people there and I wanted to leave. (They have departed from the Word and into darkness.) The sky was blue and it was sunny outside. However, these people were being lazy and entitled and I did not want to be with them.  (Eph 5:15-16: Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.). (Those who are trapped in Babylon are walking in darkness. They are lazy and entitled having no desire to seek the Lord or sanctification, but the Lord will call His elect and give them spiritual discernment and a desire to want to come out of Babylons religion.) I had no way of traveling, and I was unsure how I'd leave this place. (We must trust God, no matter what our circumstances are). (With all the allure of the easy wide road leaving looks like a wilderness but when the Lord calls His people out He will make a way. Acts 13:17-18 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm led he them forth out of it. 18 And for about the time of forty years as a nursing-father bare he them in the wilderness.) One of the men there had a self-pedaling car with a black wire frame and a plastic black chair for a seat. This vehicle was horrible, slow, and unbelievably unsafe. I could not believe he used it to travel on a highway, and I was very concerned about using this, especially on a highway. (Our own ways are so unreliable and dangerous; we should be concerned with keeping on the narrow way with the Holy Spirit as the guide for our vehicle at all times). (Trying to please God through self-efforts and self-works, represented by the self-pedaling car, is dangerous to our salvation which is not by man's works as false Christianity is famous for.) I knew I needed to go into a city (Mount Zion) and thought I'd be travelling on a highway. (The Highway of Holiness is the only way to get to Mount Zion.) However, unbeknownst to me, this resort I was staying at was already in the city (Babylon) and only a few blocks from a very swanky department store that I was headed to. (I think this represents the Babylonish way of life that has permeated the Church.) (This department store represents fellowship with the world and its ways through buying and selling instead of giving and receiving. Everyone who is in the world participates in its ways.) It was such hard work to get to the store as this “vehicle” had a bent to only turn left. It took real effort to turn right at any time. (When our “vehicle”, which represents our lives or mobile tabernacles, is self-willed and rebellious it only wants to go left like the goats. This frustrates the spirit man who is always fighting to turn right and get on that Highway of Holiness.) I parked the vehicle and went into the department store. The store had an escalator going down and one going up. I used the one going up and it was supposed to have women's clothes, kids clothes and menswear. (The clothing of Babylonish religion cannot clothe our nakedness representing sin. The lampros clothing of the Bride is her righteous works. Rom 13:14  But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.)  Instead the top level only had rows and rows of perfumes. It was a whole floor just of perfumes. The smell was intense and very sweet so I did not stay long. (We received this text today in our morning prayer meeting which speaks of the allure of the harlot religious system. Pro 7:17-23  I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18  Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves. 19  For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey: 20  He hath taken a bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon.  21  With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along. 22  He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool; 23  Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life. The world likes to try to make itself appealing by masking its filthy stench with sweet smelling attractions to the flesh, but God's elect, by His grace, will see through it and be repulsed. Rev 3:15-19  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: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see. 19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.) I walked out and went down the elevator and hopped on this strange vehicle again and tried to get back to the resort. It was now dark and there were neon lights and lewd images that peaked out of every corner. (Once God's elect have their eyes opened through the Word of God, they are able to see the evil that is all around them. Heb 5:12-14 For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food. 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.) When I got back to the resort, my children wanted to swim in the river that went around it, like a moat. It had rapids which got deeper and more dangerous at every turn. Initially, I was distracted and said “Ok” to my children playing in the moat and in the rapids, but then I had a discernment and I went to rescue them just in time from the last rapid that would have killed them. My children were quite young in the dream and were not good swimmers. (When we get distracted by life or the things of the world and we don't stay in the Word then we are in danger of falling under the curses on this life style and of losing our fruit which represents Christ in us.) I asked God for a word by faith at random and put my finger down on “sin”: John 15:22 “If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.” (God has insured that we have His Word, which is Christ. He speaks to us every time we read it and His Word trains our conscience. No one will have any excuse before God when they stand in the judgment. 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In Joel 2:28-32, we see that God promises His Spirit to all His people. Let's consider the following questions this week: Do I value this gift that's been given or do I take it for granted? Am I quenching or grieving the Spirit in any way? Do I live by the Spirit? Be encouraged as you consider this amazing gift we've been given!

I’ve always believed in a coming end-time revival. In Joel 2:23 the prophet says, ‘Be glad you children of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for He has given you the former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.’ 

For RE:WARM 005 we present a slice of obscure, relatively under the radar gospel from Winston Neale that we discovered back in 2019 via his Flying High, private press L.P from 1986. Winston Neale first learnt to sing gospel standards as a child via his mother the late Eloise Neale and went on to sing with the Bethel Gospel Church from the age of 6. Winston always had an ambition to release a gospel album and on relocating to Canada this became a reality. The Flying High L.P was the culmination of all he had learnt as a gospel singer, covering songs by Robert and Joyce Irvine & Rev. E.A. Hoffman / A.J Showalter amongst others on this record. The song we became most interested in was the "Sinnerman" track written by Winston and his wife, Susan, a haunting yet beautifully atmospheric slice of new gospel. Winston’s voice, taut hand drums, guitar, bass and flute all make this an essential piece of soulful gospel with a really distinct tropical feel. To complete the project, we assigned remix duties to one of our favourite producer duos, Quiet Village. In Joel and Matt's own words they "loved the vibe of the original song, something the Japanese would label as 'free-soul' but with a beautiful floaty island feel like Jon Lucien." Utilising the powerful accapella, they decided to go down a more experimental path, to deconstruct the track using dub techniques for a modern 'Black Ark' style Quiet Village redux. The package comes complete with remastered audio and new accompanying artwork paying homage to the original "Flying High" album cover. RE:WARM 005 will be out physically and digitally on Friday March 19th. Pre-order the 12" here >

For RE:WARM 005 we present a slice of obscure, relatively under the radar gospel from Winston Neale that we discovered back in 2019 via his Flying High, private press L.P from 1986. Winston Neale first learnt to sing gospel standards as a child via his mother the late Eloise Neale and went on to sing with the Bethel Gospel Church from the age of 6. Winston always had an ambition to release a gospel album and on relocating to Canada this became a reality. The Flying High L.P was the culmination of all he had learnt as a gospel singer, covering songs by Robert and Joyce Irvine & Rev. E.A. Hoffman / A.J Showalter amongst others on this record. The song we became most interested in was the "Sinnerman" track written by Winston and his wife, Susan, a haunting yet beautifully atmospheric slice of new gospel. Winston’s voice, taut hand drums, guitar, bass and flute all make this an essential piece of soulful gospel with a really distinct tropical feel. To complete the project, we assigned remix duties to one of our favourite producer duos, Quiet Village. In Joel and Matt's own words they "loved the vibe of the original song, something the Japanese would label as 'free-soul' but with a beautiful floaty island feel like Jon Lucien." Utilising the powerful accapella, they decided to go down a more experimental path, to deconstruct the track using dub techniques for a modern 'Black Ark' style Quiet Village redux. The package comes complete with remastered audio and new accompanying artwork paying homage to the original "Flying High" album cover. RE:WARM 005 will be out physically and digitally on Friday March 19th. Pre-order the 12" here >

For RE:WARM 005 we present a slice of obscure, relatively under the radar gospel from Winston Neale that we discovered back in 2019 via his Flying High, private press L.P from 1986. Winston Neale first learnt to sing gospel standards as a child via his mother the late Eloise Neale and went on to sing with the Bethel Gospel Church from the age of 6. Winston always had an ambition to release a gospel album and on relocating to Canada this became a reality. The Flying High L.P was the culmination of all he had learnt as a gospel singer, covering songs by Robert and Joyce Irvine & Rev. E.A. Hoffman / A.J Showalter amongst others on this record. The song we became most interested in was the "Sinnerman" track written by Winston and his wife, Susan, a haunting yet beautifully atmospheric slice of new gospel. Winston’s voice, taut hand drums, guitar, bass and flute all make this an essential piece of soulful gospel with a really distinct tropical feel. To complete the project, we assigned remix duties to one of our favourite producer duos, Quiet Village. In Joel and Matt's own words they "loved the vibe of the original song, something the Japanese would label as 'free-soul' but with a beautiful floaty island feel like Jon Lucien." Utilising the powerful accapella, they decided to go down a more experimental path, to deconstruct the track using dub techniques for a modern 'Black Ark' style Quiet Village redux. The package comes complete with remastered audio and new accompanying artwork paying homage to the original "Flying High" album cover. RE:WARM 005 will be out physically and digitally on Friday March 19th. Pre-order the 12" here >

Joel Bakan is an American-Canadian writer, filmmaker, and professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. Joel has recently published a book, The New Corporation: How “Good” Corporations are Bad for Democracy, and released a documentary film based upon it. You can find out more about both at joelbakan.com. In Joel’s early documentary film “The Corporation” he famously said that corporations are psychopaths. In this podcast we extrapolate from that discuss how power has shifted from government to corporations as they try to take over every aspect of our lives. What does this mean for democracy? How much power are we willing to give over to these companies? And are they really trying to do “good” or is just a facade to yield more control and ultimately...profit? This is what Joel explores further in his new film and book, he talks about his trip to Davos and the people and CEOs he encountered there who endeavour to change the world, but is it for the better? 

In Joel chapter 1 the prophet Joel tells the people of Judah that the disasters come upon them are from the Lord. There are lessons for the church and nations from this prophecy.

The Faction Election War Won (18) David - 1/27/21 (audio) They Don’t Hate Me, They Hate You   Dana Coverstone Dream of 1/23-26/21 transcribed by Missy Pollock. (David’s notes in red) I saw a hospital nursery filled with hundreds and hundreds of cribs with babies many were crying and some were sleeping.  (A multitude of new converts born into the kingdom.)  I saw maybe 12 to 15 nurses running everywhere trying to take care of all these babies. It's obvious they were stressed. They were sweating. They were nervous. They were running here to there.  They would get one baby down and another would start crying. This place was huge. It was like an auditorium. They kept saying there's not enough of them and they were actually calling out for help saying can anybody here please come help us please come help us. They were still unable to help take care of all those babies. Some of the nurses were holding two and three babies at a time trying to feed them. Trying to calm them, trying to get them to calm down and put them back into their cribs. And that man that I see so often was dressed as a doctor in a plain white coat came into the room and said, “The harvest is full but not enough are helping.” I understand that's a reference for the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. (The plague taking down the enemy and their spiritual Red Sea will bring multitudes into the Kingdom. The nations heard and remarked how their God took down their enemies at the Red Sea.) The next thing I saw was Washington DC. There were two F-16s flying in a circle around the boundaries of the city of the capital. They would circle but not flying in a line towards each other, not head on. And when they got to the other side They would do that circle again. They were both circling in different directions. They weren't flying together. (This represents the two sides; those flying to the left and those flying to the right.)  Each F-16 had sensor like equipment on the bottom of them as well as missiles under each wing. The pilots were watching very closely the air space. You could see The pilots talking to one another and looking and watching the perimeter. (Both. are watching the Capitol closely.  The Left has threatened the right with dirty bombs and Biological bombs, trying to protect their House criminals.) Then I saw the capital and inside the chamber there looked like furnaces but no wood and no fires. There was like a suction device under where you would put the wood. I saw congressmen and senators and they were shoveling stacks of $100 bills into those fireplace areas and they were being sucked up through these pipes and they were flying with the wind in every single direction up and about but nothing was landing on the ground. There are people on the ground in coats and gloves (Winter time?  No heat?) and they were looking up, jumping up to grab the money but it was too far above them and they couldn’t get it in their hands. Even people on top of the buildings had nets and bags but they couldn't reach the money as it flew past them. (The house has spent money for the wind but has done nothing to meet the needs of the people and they know it.) Then the next thing I saw was up in the balcony of the capital there were about 30 congressmen and senators. I know who I saw, I'm not going to say names for this one. They were barricaded into the middle section there. It was obvious that some of them had been beaten. Some of them have been abused physically. (This represents those congressman and senators who have been persecuted and spiritually beaten for their high position by those beneath them. As they have defaced the right so they will receive for whatsoever a man sows so shall he reap.) They were surrounded by a police unit, non-military with rifles, body armor, helmets and they had faces that were covered. They were being very aggressive toward the elected officials that had been rounded up in this middle section of the capital balcony. One senator stood up and he demanded to know why they were being held like prisoners and treated like prisoners. He was hit right in the face with the butt of a rifle and was told to stop asking questions. (Defacing those who have taken a higher position.) The scene quickly changed to the floor where the former president (President Trump. In his new organization he calls himself "the former President") stood in the area where the state of the union address is given. He was in handcuffs and one ear was bleeding a very bright red. Not a normal blood red, the color of blood you would see flowing, it's a very bright red blood. (Their crucifixion of P. Trump in his own hearing with many painful lies. God says, “The slanderer I will destroy.")  The other ear was bruised to the point where it was just black and blue like you were in an accident like a car accident or you had been hit by a 2x4. His ear was just black and blue, deeply deeply bruised. (This bruising is another symbol of crucifixion at the hands of his enemies. Isa 53:5  But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Like Jesus, even though they searched and searched they could not prove any laws were broken by him and yet they crucified him. Resurrection is coming and 4 more years. His eyes were very bloodshot and he appeared to be barely standing on his own. As a matter of fact the Sergeant of arms was directly behind him holding him up and was whispering into his right ear. He would occasionally squeeze his right arm as well and the former president would wince like he was hurting, he was in pain. He would almost go to his knees every time the sergeant of arms squeezed his right arm. Suddenly the former president pushed himself up, he stood up and went forward quickly from where he was. He suddenly spoke out loud and he said, ”It's not me they hate, it's you.” (Trump has stated this before. It is true that he has suffered defending us and should be greatly respected for this.)   He was then rushed out the door and a congressman came to the podium. This person hit the gavel roughly enough that it broke both the gavel and dented the desk, the table they were sitting at. (Symbolizing how they do not want to hear the truth because of their demon possession.)   The person said “Now let's get the rest of them because it's our house now.” The congressman looked up to the balcony and pointed and said, “Put them with the rest.” Then the man that I see so often was now standing up in the middle of those 30 leaders who were in the balcony of the capital. He said loudly, “I never said to stop bracing.” He helped those beaten leaders to their feet and walked out with them through the back door of the balcony area. He looked back as he went through the door and said these words, “Stay braced for His namesake.” (Brace yourselves for their retaliation and believe in your Passover Lamb, Jesus Christ, and do spiritual warfare. Purim is almost here where the tables will be turned and the wicked will receive what they sowed.)   P. Trump Devouring Haman and His DS People Joe Brits - 1/17/21 (David’s notes in red) I ask the Lord if I should send this to you, He gave me two heads for a yes! In my dream I'm in my car with Nora at a school security gate. I said to somebody... “I am here to pick up something”. In the next scene, I was walking down the stairs and see President Trump. Then I said to him “The woman with me in the car is my wife. President Trump said he is going to eat something light. I'm not sure what he said he is going to eat, it sounded like 'Haman'. So I looked strangely at him and he just nodded his head in affirmation.  (We have received in our morning prayer meeting by faith at random Haman and his peoples fall many times in Esther.  Haman hated the Man-child Mordecai, who is a parallel between Trump and the Man-child, and sought to hang him.  We see the DS clearly in this. Haman sought to use his people, spread throughout the kingdom, to destroy all of the people of Mordecai representing God’s people today.  The DS in Church and Government has sought to do this, I warn that a plague of their making is coming worse than the first one they sent.  But Haman's plan came on his own head and that of his people by the hand of the King. Then Mordecai the Man-child and the Bride Esther received the Kingdom. God said in Gen 12:3  and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed. This speaking of Abraham and all of his seed, which we are by faith.) Then he said: Join me. I'll meet you at Menlo Park High School! (This school is in South Afrika) (Also Menlo Park in CA and later in NJ was famous for Edisons gathering of inventors who worked there to produce their inventions.  Edison had several inventions of his own.   However he seems to have been a usurper to the most famous inventor of all time, Nicola Tesla, whose inventions would have given a giant leap into the future for man-kind had not Edison hindered this to promote himself. I think this means Trump is taking the battle to the usurpers of our government for their own aggrandizement. And President Trump is bringing back Tesla’s inventions.) I ask of the Lord a verse by faith and got:  2Ch 1:11  And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king.  (111 is the gematria of the birth of Jesus as a type of the future Man-child company ministry. http://www.biblecode.com/examp1.html   This morning I received this dream from Joe just after I prayed for the Lord to give me wisdom for this mornings broadcast and this was the first verse I read.)     Man-child and Bride Ministries Coming to the Church Claire Pienaar - 1/26/21 (David’s notes in red) I have had 3-6 dreams this past week where Riaan is very well dressed, in charge of “things” (like maybe situations/teams of people), and he is really in love with me.  (Riaan here speaks of the Man-child body of reformers at this time.  As John said, “He that hath the Bride is the Bridegroom”.  Jesus as the Bridegroom came in a body of the son of David as a type of the Man-child ministry coming today.) In these dreams we’re living such a great life (much like in the natural). I didn't see other people in the dreams. There’s an “isolation” or “protection” that we had in these dreams. (As the Lord has told us that His Man-child and Bride bodies are hidden and protected and provided for. In Joel 2 the Groom and Bride were revealed as the Northern army (DS) approached and they were destroyed followed by revival. Joe 2:15-16  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. … 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  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.   There is also a spirit of dread, death and fear in these dreams. We don't have the spirit, but it’s there, somehow.  There’s not much to say about these dreams except for that spirit of dread, fear and death that was everywhere. (The plague and the greatest earthquakes are coming) Saturn wobbles and tilts drastically but is being blamed on its moons instead of Planet X passing by. Jan 20, 2021. https://phys.org/news/2021-01-saturn-tilt-moons.html (Its on the way and traveling extremely fast as Lakeisha’s revelation showed. God will once more shake the heavens and the earth and overthrow the throne of evil kingdoms as Paul in Hebrews and Hagaii said.) But we had such joy and love, together with our children. My interpretation is that God is confirming a few things: 1. Riaan’s love for me  2. Our safety and protection and provision from the Most High 3. The man-child is greatly protective and loving towards his bride and He will let her flourish and feel secure in coming times of great distress.  I told Riaan about these dreams and he said he received this verse this morning - same verse he and many others received last year when C-19 happened: Isa 20:26-27 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, (Just like at the Passover) until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood (The blood shed by the DS will be revealed), and shall no more cover her slain. (Like happens in a plague) I received Ezekiel 2:6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. (Ezekiel was like the Man-child, caught up to the throne of God and then sent to the people of the captivity in Eze 1:26-2:3) We had this discussion, and then I checked my email about 2mins later and there were your updates! Exactly what Riaan and I were talking about in terms of a greater pestilence on the way.  Robin Bullocks prophecy about God taking down famous DS people - https://youtu.be/2yntfGGOUmQ.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yntfGGOUmQ&feature=youtu.be   He names many big names in the DS left being taken down.  Also he saw a large group of democrats follow Trump.   Kim Clements prophecy in 2007, before Trump ran for President, of his victory over his enemies and four more years.  https://youtu.be/Q0RtfEoyF2U Warren Cho 1/25/21: The word I received earlier today was MI Governor Gretchen got the "WORD" and for now her Health Director had to resign from his post immediately, which he did. And her "WARNING" has been delivered, which will soon be reality for her like Pelosi. And along with Pelosi's ARREST, her nephew, CA Gov. Newsom, got the same "MESSAGE" as Gretchen and he had to immediately lift the lockdown.    Nancy Pelosi Arrested? Debunking the Debunkers! https://www.lenorathompsonwriter.com/beyondnarcissism/nancy-pelosi-arrested-debunking-the-debunkers  (David’s note: Here Nancy is always accompanied by a police force who rule over her.  They are all women so they can follow her even into the bathroom.  She is clearly under arrest but performing her duties as commanded. For a long time they have been capturing the DS enemies by showing them the evidence they have against them and what will happen to them if they do not cooperate. Or they offer them an honorable departure like they did with McCain and Bush senior.  Here is an example of using DS agents to carry on a show while actually being under arrest. Everyone expected the National Guard to rush into the House and arrest them all but it is being done in a much wiser way so as not to alarm the public as they are taken down a few at a time. 17 big reasons to be utterly confident of trumps second administration https://www.lenorathompsonwriter.com/beyondnarcissism/right-on-cue-17-big-reasons-to-be-utterly-confident-of-trumps-second-administration Joe's fake pre-recorded inauguration patriots discover the details are all wrong. (It is clear this is not in the White house but some mock up of it. Even signing blank pages of paper. Famous people who attended are doubles and not real or CGI.) https://www.lenorathompsonwriter.com/beyondnarcissism/joes-fake-pre-recorded-inauguration-patriots-discover-the-details-are-all-wrong Is the joke on Joe? Is his presidency just an office, a pen, and a website? https://www.lenorathompsonwriter.com/beyondnarcissism/is-the-joke-on-joe-is-his-presidency-just-an-office-a-pen-and-a-website     Select LanguageAfrikaansAlbanianAmharicArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanCebuanoChichewaChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CorsicanCroatianCzechDanishDutchEsperantoEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchFrisianGalicianGeorgianGermanGreekGujaratiHaitian CreoleHausaHawaiianHebrewHindiHmongHungarianIcelandicIgboIndonesianIrishItalianJapaneseJavaneseKannadaKazakhKhmerKinyarwandaKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)KyrgyzLaoLatinLatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalagasyMalayMalayalamMalteseMaoriMarathiMongolianMyanmar (Burmese)NepaliNorwegianOdia (Oriya)PashtoPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSamoanScots GaelicSerbianSesothoShonaSindhiSinhalaSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSundaneseSwahiliSwedishTajikTamilTatarTeluguThaiTurkishTurkmenUkrainianUrduUyghurUzbekVietnameseWelshXhosaYiddishYorubaZulu Powered by Translate Printer-friendly version

Today Pastor Tanner Wade looks at the readings for A Day of Prayer and Supplication. Series B in the Three Year Lectionary. As we break from the standard series B lectionary readings for the upcoming Sunday, we instead use the lectionary readings assigned for a service and day of prayer and supplication.  In Joel 2 we are reminded that God is merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love.  In 1 John 1 and 2 we look at what it means that in God is light and no darkness at all; confessing that we ourselves cannot claim to be without sin.  In Matthew 6, we are reminded by Jesus that what we do in our devotion to God and in our care for others is never done for the approval of others, but from a right heart of thankfulness for God’s love to us.  Finally, in Psalm 4, we consider the great joy and peace we have in knowing that truly God does answer when we call out to him.

In this episode of Ventures, Joel Fariss (https://joelfariss.com; a design research and strategic futures associate at Gensler) and I continue our conversation from Episode 21 and explore the implications of self-defined virtual identities and data stores as it relates to innovation, human progress, Dream Thinking, and Web 3.0.  Visit https://satchel.works/@wclittle/ventures-episode-24 for detailed notes and links to resources (videos, articles, etc…) mentioned. You can watch this episode via video here.In this episode we cover the following:  1:56 - Recap of Episode 21, the epistemology of design, the future of work, and opportunities for humanity to make lemonade out of this lemon of a year. 2:30 - Discussing the tee-up of virtual identities, Kanye's recent hologram gift to Kim, and identity in the Web 3 era. 9:31 - Problems with confirming identities, including virtual identities that are tied to the same human. What types of problems/crises will be associated with this?14:35 - Pent up anger / frustration in society right now across politics and sociology. In the early days of the Internet, where our inner thoughts began being published online, that became problematic. What dangers (and promising signs) do we need to watch out for in the 2020s?29:58 - If we were to design a utopian future where virtual identities are playing a key role, what would that look like? In fact, how do we define flourishing as humans? United Nations: Universal Declaration of Human Rights28:03 - The importance of improving childhood experiences to bring about a better world; a lot of work is needed here. The human brain is constantly thinking about terrible things and beautiful wonderful things. How do we design a future to tease out the beautiful things? 35:14 - The Web 3 era will allow people to own their own identities and data. Is there a future where new markets are created for subsets of people's virtual identities? How is Joel thinking about this in the Web 3 world? (A discussion on virtual influencers)43:15 - Reinventing roads / basic public infrastructure. 43:26 - New economies are going emerge, which will require new value creation, and technology innovation will be the driver of this. 45:30 - In Joel's work at Gensler as a design researcher, what does he see the coming year looking like in terms of the corporate world and work design? 51:44 - Final thoughts around the concept of virtual identities and human flourishing in the web 3 era. Dream Thinking. How are we going to encourage people to be “good” ? We have a grand call to action for entrepreneurs.

In Joel 1:13-20, God called His people to actions consistent with repentance. Genuine repentance manifests itself in identifiable ways. How does God expect His people to show their repentance of sin is real? God expects 4 things.

In Joel 1:1-12, the prophet uses a plague of locusts as not only evidence of God’s chastisement against Judah for their sin but also a call back into covenant faithfulness. Though not every circumstance is a direct act of God’s discipline and judgment, God can intervene in our lives in dramatic ways to force us to face our sin and come back into fellowship with Him. How should we respond to God? Through the use of five commands, Joel identifies the way God’s people should respond to God’s chastisement.

In Joel 1:1-12, the prophet uses a plague of locusts as not only evidence of God’s chastisement against Judah for their sin but also a call back into covenant faithfulness. Though not every circumstance is a direct act of God’s discipline and judgment, God can intervene in our lives in dramatic ways to force us to face our sin and come back into fellowship with Him. How should we respond to God? Through the use of five commands, Joel identifies the way God’s people should respond to God’s chastisement.

In Joel 1:1-12, the prophet uses a plague of locusts as not only evidence of God’s chastisement against Judah for their sin but also a call back into covenant faithfulness. Though not every circumstance is a direct act of God’s discipline and judgment, God can intervene in our lives in dramatic ways to force us to face our sin and come back into fellowship with Him. How should we respond to God? Through the use of five commands, Joel identifies the way God’s people should respond to God’s chastisement.

In Joel 1:1-12, the prophet uses a plague of locusts as not only evidence of God’s chastisement against Judah for their sin but also a call back into covenant faithfulness. Though not every circumstance is a direct act of God’s discipline and judgment, God can intervene in our lives in dramatic ways to force us to face our sin and come back into fellowship with Him. How should we respond to God? Through the use of five commands, Joel identifies the way God’s people should respond to God’s chastisement.

The return of Christ is sooner than we think! The Holy Spirit has been poured out; we are living in the days of the latter rain. Why do we see such incredible miracles? Why are so many coming to Christ around the world? In Joel 3:13 the prophet says, ‘Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe.’ I believe with all my heart we’ve got to take advantage of every possibility, every opportunity; time is limited. Stop waiting for the future, today is the day of salvation! I’ve never waited for some future moment; I’ve always believed in doing the task now while we have the time and the opportunity. The Bible is very clear, multitudes are waiting in the valley of decision (Joel 3:14); I believe even this pandemic is being used by God to bring multitudes to salvation. Wake up Church! Let’s take advantage of what God is doing now!  'Holy Spirit Move Me Now' used by kind permission www.vinesong.com

In Joel 3, the prophet declares the coming judgment of God on the whole earth- And what is the reason for that judgment- God's love for His own people- And what happens after the judgement- ---So you shall know that I am the LORD your God,---Dwelling in Zion My holy mountain.---Then Jerusalem shall be holy,---And no aliens shall ever pass through her again.----And it will come to pass in that day---That the mountains shall drip with new wine,---The hills shall flow with milk,---And all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water----A fountain shall flow from the house of the LORD---And water the Valley of Acacias.-----Egypt shall be a desolation,---And Edom a desolate wilderness,---Because of violence against the people of Judah,---For they have shed innocent blood in their land.-But Judah shall abide forever, And Jerusalem from generation to generation. For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted- --For the LORD dwells in Zion.--Joel 3-17-21

In Joel 2, the prophet talks about hope in the midst of despair. As the Israelites are dealing with the terrible plague that is upon them, Joel says the great and terrible Day of the Lord is upon them. The people wonder - who can survive? We have people today who wonder if we will survive our plague. Joel tells them to return to the Lord and reminds them of the compassionate character of God. The chapter concludes with the famous prophecy that Peter quoted on the Day of Pentecost in the Book of Acts - I will pour out my spirit on all people and everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clark-cowden/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/clark-cowden/support

Eden - The Garden of God Genesis 2:7-9  And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 8 And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward in Eden. And there He put the man whom He had formed. 9 And out of the ground Jehovah God caused to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food. The tree of life also was in the middle of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden. And from there it was divided and became four heads.  Notice above that the LORD God planted a garden in Eden.  He placed the man in the garden His hands had made.  He gave the man orders to keep what He, God had done.  This is what I want us to see.  God planted the garden, and God placed the man into His work that He had finished, and he commanded the man to keep God’s work.  Of course, we know in this story that Adam did not keep it, and that sin came through Adam and passed upon all of mankind.  Many people have asked where death, sickness and disease come from.  God cursed the earth.  Adam’s body was formed of the earth.  Adam was robed in the cursed earth.  Not only did the physical earth bring forth thorns and thistles, but the cursed earth that was wrapped around man as his body was bringing forth of the realm of death.  In fact, God told the serpent that he would eat of the dust of the earth.  We conclude here that the earth, which included the bodies of mankind was cursed. Now to move forward.  Adam is removed from this garden and cast out into the earth.  In the nation of Israel God again brings a people into a garden.  He calls Israel His garden, His vineyard.  In Exodus it is recorded that He said he would bring them in and plant them in the land He had made to dwell in (Exodus 15:17).  In Isaiah God calls Israel His vineyard.  A vineyard is a planting or a garden.  Of course, this vineyard gets in trouble for not bringing forth the expected fruit.  In Joel the prophet writes that the land before the devourer is like Eden (Garden of God) and behind is like a desolate wilderness, again speaking of Israel.  God had taken this people to himself.  He had gathered them out of Egypt by His own strength.  He had led them, fed them, and clothed them.  In fact, He had told the to just be obedient to His word, and they would be blessed coming and going.  If you take a close look at the Jehovah names in scripture you will see that God is revealing himself as all aspects of a Provider.  He is a Shepherd, a healer, a banner and so forth.  Israel was surrounded with God’s goodness and was again told to keep it.  Just like Adam in the beginning they did not and were banished from their land where God was the complete source. Now as we look at this what does it all mean?  Jesus said to the Jews (John 5) that they search the scripture and think they have life through them.  However, the scripture was a testimony of Christ himself.  Could it be that the great Garden of God, Eden, where the man was placed in the beginning was a testimony of Christ?  I would say yes.  He is the SEED that had to be planted into the earth to bring forth life (John 12:24).  He is the SEED that had to die, and be formed in the earth, and bring forth the true fruit of God. IN John 15 Jesus declares that He is the True Vine.  Jesus Christ is the true planting of God.  All other plantings were a testimony of Him.  We that are His are planted into Him, into His death, in order that through us His life would come forth.  Just like the picture in the Garden of Eden all of the source is through God.  We simply have to keep or abide in what God has done.  As God reveals this glorious WORD in us, we receive it and we abide in it.  We keep it.  As Jesus is revealed as our redeemer, we keep it.  We couldn’t redeem ourselves.  As He is revealed as our provider, we keep it, because we couldn’t provide the necessary garments to abide in the presence of God.  We keep all things that are revealed and shown to us in Christ. The Apostle Paul declared to the believers in Corinth that they were God’s husbandry or farm.  Here is where the true planting of the LORD is done.  Christ is planted in man’s hearts to bring forth in man the fruit of God.  In His planting the Old carnal man is done away, and what springs forth comes from God.  In this garden again is a river.  However, this is the most powerful and glorious river there is.  It is the River of the Water of life. Jesus said, out of your belly’s or innermost being shall flow rivers of life.  Flowing through this garden is the Spirt of Life and the glorious river is bringing forth life wherever it goes.  In Genesis the river was parted into 4 heads.  I believe if we study the scripture, we will see that 4 signifies the whole.  Israel was in 4 groups, there are 4 winds (N,S,E,W).  The scripture speaks of 4 corners.  The brazen altar had 4 horns.  This water of life flows out to the 4 corners or to the entire earth from this garden, who are the people of God, that have been planted in Christ Jesus our Lord. I hope you enjoy this sharing.  It is short and was taken from one of our Saturday meetings where we gather and sit around a table.  This atmosphere allows us to freely share the water, the bread, and the substance of Christ Jesus with one another.  Pastor Henry Stanley began this many years ago in his home.  It is a glorious time of breaking bread and strengthening the brethren.  Praise God!  

Behold He Cometh with Clouds III   We have looked the last couple of weeks at Jesus coming in Clouds as the indwelling presence of the Lord.  In the Old Covenant God filled the Tabernacle and Temple made with hands in a Glory Cloud.  This association with Jesus coming in Clouds must be made in our hearts.  Here in Revelation Chapter 1, John sees one like the Son of Man walking in the seven golden candlesticks. It is revealed to John that these seven golden candlesticks are the churches of Asia.   Furthermore, John sees the Son of Man, having seven stars in His hand.  These seven stars are the seven angels or messengers of the churches.  We could by this passage of scripture say that Jesus fulfilled coming in the Glory of His Father with His angels, as He declared to His disciples, recorded in Matthew 16.  He appears in the Glory of the Father with hair white as wool, eyes of blazing fire, countenance as the sun, clothed with a garment to the foot, around His chest a golden girdle, and feet as burnished brass in a fire.  His appearance here in the seven golden candlesticks is not the same appearance as the man of Galilee that John had known Him by.  This is an entirely different view of our Lord Jesus, one like the Son of Man IN the seven golden candlesticks.   It also should not escape our attention the symbolic language that is used in John’s writing.  Why didn’t John simply say the Son of Man was in the churches and addressing seven angels?  John speaks the language of the Spirit.  Also, it should not escape our sight that John is seeing a view of the Temple.  The feet of Jesus were as brass.  The Temple had the brass altar and the brass laver in its entranceway and court.  The holy place housed the golden candlestick.  Jesus is walking in seven golden candlesticks.  We should make note of this in our hearts and seek to understand what is being said by the Spirit of God.   Throughout the Old Covenant symbolic language was used in God’s dealing with Israel.  Cloud comings were prevalent in God’s dealing with Israel, both as His presence and as Judgement.  On Mt. Sinai God came down in a cloud and gave the Law.  The judgement of the Law went forth in all of Israel.   When Jesus came born in a manger the inhabitants of Judah were still under this same law given by God in the Cloud at Mt. Sinai.   God had told them that if they keep the Law they would be blessed.  The blessings are outlined throughout the book of Deuteronomy.  However, He also told them that if they do not keep the Law they would be cursed.  Look closely at the Book of Revelation.  In Chapter 1 the book declares blessed is he that reads and understands this book.  Throughout the Book cursing’s and woes are determined upon a people. Here in the book of Revelation is set forth blessings and cursings.  Could these be the same curses God spoke of in the Old Covenant that would come upon Israel if they did not keep His Law?  Certainly, they could!   As the prophet Joel prophesied of the pending judgement coming upon the land of Israel, could the phrase, “Behold He Cometh with Clouds” fulfill this judgement?  In Joel’s writing and prophesy he prophesies of a day of clouds and a day of gloom.  History tells us that Jerusalem was burned and the Temple was destroyed in 70 AD.  Consider Joel’s and other of the prophets’ writings of the devastation that would befall Jerusalem.    Joel 2:1-6  Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. 3. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. 4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. 5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. 6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.    I admonish us to dig deeply into the Word.  Search out the depths of it.  On the surface is a blessing.  However, like the rich ore of the gold rush in California, the riches of the word lay buried underneath.  These riches are not seen by the casual reader, but one who digs deep, and searches for the riches that only God Himself can reveal from His Holy written word. 

While we’ll get into some Umphrey’s business throughout the discussion, our focus is actually on a book he co-authored with Matt DeCoursey “The Realist’s Guide to a Successful Music Career”. It’s a great read with fabulous insight and a no BS approach to advice. Lots of musicians give some candid interviews too like Huey Lewis, Jake Cinniger, Taylor Hicks, to name just a few and some pretty cool music industry types like Pete Shapiro. I have a great deal of admiration for anyone who sets out to find their passion and attempts to build a career around it. In Joel’s case, he’s had success, and now he is sharing some secrets to help others get to their goals while avoiding some pitfalls. The book, is available on Amazon, Kindle and will be on sale at UM shows and at the UM online store. For more visit umphreysmcgee.com or search for Joel Cummins at Amazon.com. Show Notes:   First Song: 00:14 - Plunger Interview Begins: 15:13 Extro Song: 48:03 - In The Kitchen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Joel chapter 2, God promised to send His Holy Spirit to His people at some point in the future. After Jesus ascended into heaven in Acts 1, He sent His Spirit to the disciples and the gospel has been preached ever since! Why do we need the Spirit of God? What does the Holy Spirit lead us to do? Listen to this message to find out! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/walkthisway/message

When hardships come we have two choices; we can either give up or we can trust in God and fight through them. Joel, like many of the prophets had a difficult message to share, one that could either change the course of Judah or cement their fate. No matter where you stand at this moment you’re eventually going to come to a place similar to what Joel preached about, a moment out of your control where God requires you to choose. In Joel 2:12-17 we see three things; I. The Conditions of Repentance. (Vs. 12-13), II. The Qualifications of Grace. (Vs. 14) and III. The Preparation for Blessings. (Vs. 15-17).

In Joel 2:28-32, we see God’s Grace go from great to unbelievable! Joel prophecies of the day that will come when God will “pour out His Spirit on all flesh” culminating in a promise that “everyone who calls upon The Lord” will be saved! During this time God had only (mostly) made Himself known to the Hebrew people. Today, we live in the age where Joel’s prophecy is being fulfilled. Praise God indeed!   "From Great to Unimaginable"    Joel 2:28-32   Vs. 28-29 - God’s Spirit Spilled Out   Vs. 30-31 - Announcing The Day of The Lord   Vs. 32 - Salvation For All Who Call Upon The Name of The Lord          Admonition to Live According to God’s Spirit     Adapted From Galatians 5:16-18, 22-23   “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the God’s Spirit within you, and the desires of the Spirit are against the desires of the flesh. Satan’s task to keep you from doing the things you truly want to does anew creation. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.  The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”

God has strengthened us. How did He impart His strength to me? Through Words. His Words. In Joel 3:10 He says, "Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'"

Dr. Joel Sachs is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Biology at the University of California, Riverside. For Joel, free time is best spent outdoors with his wife and two kids. They enjoy hanging out in their yard and hiking some of the fantastic trails in Southern California. Joel is also an avid gardener and landscaper. He has been working to transform his yard into a native habitat with plants like shrubs and cactuses. In Joel’s lab, they study bacteria that promote plant growth. He wants to understand how these bacteria work, how they are attracted from the soil into plants, how they get into plant cells, how plants maintain these microbes, and how these systems vary with different microbes. Some bacteria are beneficial for the plants, but others aren’t. Joel is investigating how plants deal with the diversity of microbes that they encounter and how they invest in the bacteria that can help them the most. He received his PhD in Integrative Biology from the University of Texas, Austin and was awarded an NIH National Research Service Award to conduct his postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley. Joel was also the recipient of an National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award and was recently awarded an NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity research grant. He joined us in an interview to speak about his experiences in life and science.

A major promise from a not so minor prophet. In Joel 2:28 we have the great promise of God to pour out his Spirit.

Whenever we use our Android or iPhones, we become consumers of a computer technology called “what-you-see-is-what-you-get” or WYSIWYG. This technology presents images or icons to the user that represent the application or program you are using. WYSIWYG technology also allows writers to produce work that looks like print on a page. In the world, people base many decisions upon what they see. Because of this, many apply this principle to their lives. In the Kingdom of God, though, we don’t get what we SEE, we get what we SAY. Let’s look at our core text: And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. (Luke 1:38) Many theologians have pondered, “at what point was Jesus conceived in Mary’s womb?” The answer to that lies in the aforementioned Scripture. We are created in the image of God (to look like Him) and the likeness of God (to speak like Him). In Romans 4:17, Paul tells us that God speaks things that are not as though they were. Let’s consider that for a moment. God stepped out of eternity into nothing, spoke something, and created everything. Everything that exists began as a thought in God’s mind and was brought into being by His Word. God has given us the same power. Before any building, ship, car, factory, or anything is built, a thought conceives it and a word sets the birthing process into motion. Let’s take a look at a familiar proverb: Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. (Proverbs 18:21) For anyone that doubts this, I pose a question - which is more powerful, a nuclear bomb or the instruction to use it? The instruction, of course! Without an order to use it, it is little more than a big, dangerous paperweight! When the woman caught in the act of adultery was brought before Jesus (John 8:3-11), the religious folks were looking for Jesus to cosign her execution. But, instead of condemning her, He forgave her. The religious folks were looking for the weight of the law but Jesus demonstrated the superiority of Grace. When Jesus sent the 12 and the 72 out (Luke, chapters 9 & 10), He commanded them to preach the Gospel and heal the sick. Notice He didn’t tell them that He would do the preaching or the healing but that they would! He delegated His authority to them. When Jesus and His Disciples were on a ship, seemingly about to sink, Jesus calmed the storm with a Word and rebuked the Disciples for their lack of faith (Mark 4:35-41). That is what dominion is, delegated authority. God gave it to us at creation and Jesus restored it in redemption. In Joel 3:10, the Bible tells the weak to say they are strong. We are to speak things that are not as though they were. My favorite example, though is when Jesus came into Bethany and saw a fig tree and, because He was hungry, went looking for some fruit and found none. Because the tree was a hypocrite (it had leaves and no fruit), Jesus cursed it (which He had the right to do, because He created it) and the Disciples were amazed by the result. Jesus had an entirely different lesson for them, though. In Mark 11:22, Jesus says to the Disciples, “Have faith in God.” But the literal translation of this passage is, “Have the God kind of faith.” Why is this important? Because God doesn’t lack confidence. He and His Word are one and when He says something, it comes to pass! Jesus is telling us to have the same kind of confidence in our words as God has in His! But Jesus goes further! Watch what he tells them in verses 23 and 24: Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. (Mark 11:23-24) Our problem — as the Body of Christ — is we,

Jesus said "unless you repent, you will likewise perish" so repentance kinda seems to be a big deal, but we dont think about it too often. In Joel we learn a little bit about what repentance looks like.

In Joel 2:28-32 God promises to pour out his spirit. This outpouring continues even today. Do we understand what this promise means? What is this spirit He is speaking of? When we understand this we must ask ourselves ''Are we willing to pay the price?''