Thoughts from Dr.Tozer: a prophetic voice for our times...

23. A loving Personality dominates the Bible, walking among the trees of the garden and breathing fragrance over every scene. Always a living Person is present, speaking, pleading, loving, working, and manifesting himself whenever and wherever his people have the receptivity necessary to receive the manifestation.”
    A.W.Tozer ~~~

    
    

    
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    A.W. Tozer

    With our loss of the sense of majesty has come the further loss of religious awe and consciousness of the divine Presence. We have lost our spirit of worship and our ability to withdraw inwardly to meet God in adoring silence. (The Knowledge of the Holy, viii, viii).
    
    A.W.Tozer ~~~

    
    

    

List of MAJOR DECEPTIONS afflicting the churches:

OK. Nothing I will ever write is more important that THIS BURDEN FROM THE LORD... 

The following list of sins and; offenses against GOD was given to me between 3AM and 6AM *on the very morning that the 9.0 earthquake disaster hit Japan.* - it was given to me BY THE HOLY SPIRIT hours before I had heard of this great calamity hitting and decimating the world's third largest economy . . . a country that for many years has been second ONLY to the United States in economic power. 

~PLEASE NOTICE: since 2011 began: HUGE, MAJOR earthquakes in ~ Haiti ~ CHRISTCHURCH, NZ. ~ Japan ~ and other nations, along with other major disasters. 

What follows is: THE LIST of major hinderances to revival, ... and the open doors to deception in the churches... 

Please consider this list carefully and prayerfully . . . The following is a List of sins & deceptions in the churches that I have composed over a period of many years of observation and prayer. it is not exhaustive, but it definitely touches on THE MAIN ISSUES that need to be prayed over and brought before GOD for repentance. REPENTANCE is The Key to Revival and Restoration, ... it always has been. ... Please examine this List carefully, ... and then PRAY over it. ... it is not "negative" ... it is REALITY. 

FOR WORLDWIDE CONSIDERATION & PRAYER, ... but especially here in Cebu and the Philippines. ...

A REALITY CHECK: 

THE LIST of all major hinderances to revival and restoration of GOD's blessing and Presence in the churches. This is a list of the major areas of deception and open doors to further deception in the churches ... both in Cebu and other parts of the world . . . 

1) The compromises of a false-unity called "organizational ecumenicalism." This includes official and unofficial linkages with the Roman church and other churches with serious errors in their traditions, and dogmas. - including various forms of idolatry. Please note that praying with and having *some* (unofficial) fellowship with Roman Catholics and other religions is fine. but to think or assume that they are "all Christians" who do not need the Gospel NOR to be delivered from false religion is A GRAVE ERROR and an open door to further deception. DO NOT link with apostate churches or organizations. - they are under judgment. 

2) FLAGRANT idolatry, - both external and internal (of the heart) idols. too few have the courage to stand against it or expose it to the Light of the Word and Truth. Santa Nino. Mary-idolatry. prayers to Mary. "veneration" and "adoration of Mary. also: idolatry of: * the RCC religion and ministry. * the Pope. "the Magisterium". certain saints. priests. * "the Mass" and the veneration/adoration of "the host". 

IDOLS of the heart in the churches: * ministry promotion & idolatry of ministry. * self-promotion. * empire building. denominational-ism. * idolatry of money, "success" and "prosperity". * the IDOL of Rock music. "christian rock" and many idols of "entertainment" and sports. "American Idol". * the IDOL of the family and family-name. idolizing children, ... and compromising because of their carnality and 'youthful lusts'. * "malling" - coveteousness ("which is idolatry"). consumerism. * idolatry of youth. * video games. ungodly dvds. movies. lust. violence. TV has literally become a cesspool of immorality. HBO. cable TV. ungodly "entertainments". 

3) lust and worldliness in the churches. live-ins. adultery. fornication. gay-couplings. a serious lack of modesty. the ungodly 'fashions of the world' are seen everywhere in most churches. women dressing like only slightly modified street-walkers, exposing their bodies to incite and entice lust. lack of holiness. lack of conviction of sin. lack of repentance. hardness of heart. stubborness. 

4) Generally, there is little preaching against sin. little or no mention or warning of hell for the lost and the hypocrites. "NOT EVERYONE who SAITH unto Me, 'Lord, Lord'..." ~ Luke 7:46; Matthew 7:21. 

5) A general rejection of the prophetic voice calling for repentance and a return to "holiness unto the LORD". [google: Picture of a Prophet, Leonard Ravenhill] 

6) A lack of proper balance between Grace/Love/Mercy, and Truth/Obedience. too much emphasis on grace tends to lead to permissiveness and "cheap grace." too much emphasis on truth and doctrine often leads to a form of legalism and pharisee-ism. Balance, via the Holy Spirit, is vital and important.

7) Noisy, carnal, worldly "rock praise" and carnal "performance-type" "worship" in the churches. - this grieves away the Holy Spirit. GOD MUST be worshiped IN SPIRIT and IN TRUTH. - and praise and worship leaders should be MATURE ELDERS, ... not simply "talented youth". "Spirit" means: by the Holy Spirit within; "in Truth" means the person is actually WALKING in Truth & Love.

* Because of these things listed here: MANY churches have "Ichabod" written at the doorways and over the sanctuary of their churches. - GOD is NOT honored there in REALITY & in holiness & truth.

8) A serious disregard FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF GOD insofar as designated leadership. women 'pastors, elders & bishops' ordained and encouraged. - this is UNbiblical and AGAINST GOD's designated Government & roles for men & women. There is currently underway an inversion and perversion of GOD'S Divine Order & designated roles for men & women. ... and many churches are DEFINITELY a part of that inversion and perversion. rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft. The twin satanic principalities of Jezebel/ahab are absolutely RAMPANT in the present-day culture and churches: worldwide. The usurping spirit of Jezebel is a MAJOR attempt at undermining GOD's Order and Kingdom. - it always brings chaos, conflict and deception. [google: "deceptions of Jezebel spirit"] - very few discern this evil and deception in the churches, ... even fewer are willing to deal with it and require these usurping spirits to cease undermining the Government of GOD.

9) the rampant evils of gossip, slander, judgmentalism, and backbiting. * 2 Timothy 3:1-5 * 

10) jealousies. division-making spirits.

11) the conscious and subconscious desire to manipulate others for the purposes of "tithes" "offerings" and pastor or church income. BE AWARE: * "some were called, ... others called themselves." *

12) RIGHT HERE IS A SERIOUS LACKING AMONG MOST CHRISTIANS: MOST ARE NOT WALKING UNDER THE HEADSHIP OR LORDSHIP OF CHRIST. again: rebellion. stubborness. self-will. an unwillingness to be teachable OR discipled.

*** We must pray against these things. we must repent earnestly that any of this be not found in our own lives or in the churches and in the people of GOD. These are all to be purged and repented of and that there is a RETURN to righteousness & holiness !
 *** *** 2 Chronicles 7:14 *** * we must ask GOD to expose and convict of these sins and to give us a weeping-spirit & soul over these many sins, compromises, and these REPROACHES to the Name of Jesus Christ & His Church.

13) Many watered-down "new bibles" and paraphrases that have (in many passages) seriously mistranslated the wording AND MEANING of the Word of GOD. There are many find and reasonably accurate Bible-translations, ... but "The Message Bible" and "The Living Bible" are NOT good or accurate translations or paraphrased-bibles. The best bible translations are the NKJV, the Amplified, the NLT, and the Revised Standard Version. The old King James Version is good for those who can comprehend this older and more poetic translation of the bible.

14) THE MERCHANDISING of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The merchandising of ministry and the people of GOD. "copyrighting" and selling for profit the Word of GOD, worship, and ministry of every kind, type & variety. "selling tickets" to worship GOD or teach or minister, ... for a price.

15) A serious lack of invoking THE PERSONAL NAME of the Lord Jesus Christ in prayers and in praise & worship. - His NAME is often seriously missing in many prayers and choruses and songs. - in many cases HIS NAME is deliberately substituted with mere "generic names" or titles like, "God" "Lord" "Christ" "in His name." etc. HIS NAME, btw: is the Lord Jesus Christ, ... or the Lord Yeshua Messiah. - THAT is His actual and personal Name above every name.

16) A general and serious lack of discipleship programs. a lack (generally) of full-Body ministry or participate and inter-action among brethren.

17) A lack of transparency, honesty, openness, and Agape Love relationships among Christians EVEN IN THE SAME CHURCH-fellowships ! ... "the love of many shall wax cold..." lukewarmness. A serious lack of community and fellowship in love & in the Spirit.

and finally:

18) A brief listing of general sins that MUST be repented of:

* exploitation and oppression of labor.
* mis-treatment of domestic helpers.
* REFUSAL to pay minimum wage. NOTE: "treat others as you would have them treat you". THE LAW: pay them a fair & decent, livable wage.
* lying. cheating. dishonesty.
* unforgiveness. offenses. betrayal. bitterness. bondage.
* a terrible spirit of betrayal and offense is now in many churches.
* lust. live-ins. fornication. adultery. "lust of the eyes".
* the sin of *prayerlessness*. lack of a devotional life. little or no desire to study & read the Word of GOD.
* worldliness: love of the world & love for the things of the world.
* a serious lack among many Christians of having any desire to be a witness or to share the Gospel with others via testimony, tracts, dvds, or outreaches.
* pride. lack of loving & open relationships. lack of trust. judgmentalism. slander. gossip. critical-spirit. - all these things need to be openly confessed & repented of. Note: "satan" means: "slander" "accuser" "persecuter". - no one is despised or accused or persecuted more than the prophetic voice that calls for repentance 

Picture of a Prophet

Please, PLEASE review this List and PRAY over it.

thank you. and God bless. 

http://clearlight.j143.com/

who am i ??? and other thoughts worth thinking . . .

a little poem I recently wrote 

in answer to a major question . . .

who am i ?

i am the one that nobody knew

except for a sneer

or a glimpse or two.

i am a poor man

of dust and ashes,

raised from the dead

by The One the world still trashes.

i am Hiservant:

Yeshua, THe King.

i am a soul

made His praises to sing.

i am.

HE IS. THEternaL I AM.

and all belong to HIm,

and to HIM shall all stand

and kneel

and give a perfect accounting ... IN HIS DAY.

all. every spirit. every soul. 

forget about me, my friend, my friend:

next to to HIM,

iamnothing.

Oh! only to be found IN HIM ! ... for

HE IS thy God and thy Saviour.

He Is thy King:

worship thou Him.

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Here also are the 7 questions GOD spoke to me about that must

 be answered perfectly before you are REALLY smart and wise

 in His Eyes . . . anyone is welcome to take their "best shot" at

 it. ... :^)

... they are well worth contemplating...

1) Who/What are you ?

2) Why are you here ?

3) Where did you come from ?

4) Where are you going ?

5) Why does anything or anyone exist ?

6) Why does evil and suffering exist ?

7) Why is the world in the horrendous mess it's in, and why is

there so much confusion and conflict ?

(there is, of course, much more that could be said even on the

 first question. I have merely given my initial answer in the

 form of a poem) 

Shalom to those who love peace and pursue it.

HOW TO MAKE HEAVEN YOUR HOME...

HOW TO MAKE HEAVEN YOUR HOME

FOR ALL ETERNITY…

First of all: Repent [not just for some sins that you have committed] but for being a sinner by your very nature, and then you will be blessed with God’s forgiving grace and you will have an entrance to Heaven when your life on earth ends.

As it is written:
James 4:6

"But He giveth more grace.

Wherefore He saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up."

True humility is hard to find, but it takes true humility and honesty to be a benefactor of God’s glorious grace. A proud person can neither receive God’s grace nor give grace to others because they think too highly of themselves.

There is a story in the Bible about two men. (it is a parable found in Luke 18:9-14) One man was a very religious man, and the other was a very sinful man. They both went to pray in the Temple of God. The religious man sat near the front of the Temple by the altar and declared his righteousness. He thanked God that he was not a sinner like the man who sat in the back of the Temple. The sinner man sitting on the back pew was crying out to God and even beating his chest as he openly acknowledged his wretched sinful state. The Bible said that it was the repentant and humble sinner that received God’s grace and forgiveness while the religious man stayed in his proud and sinful condition.

I find that people today may confess to some sin or another, but don’t like to think of themselves as wretched sinners. Or (just as bad) they may compare themselves to others thinking that "some people are certainly much worse than I am."(!) They don’t understand that God will compare each us to His holy standards, not the standards of others or of the world! The great apostle Paul understood this and said of himself in Romans 7:24 “O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” He was confessing his completely bankrupt spiritual condition insofar as his own "righteousness." Now Paul was a zealous, upright, religious man, but he had a true vision of Jesus and came to understand and fully acknowledged his evil, sinful, depraved and fallen condition before GOD and then abandoned himself to Jesus by faith and confessed next in verse 25: "I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord." Why? Because Paul knew very well that "he was crucified (in his fleshly, carnal sinful nature) WITH CHRIST," and that it was no longer Paul who was living the Christian life, BUT CHRIST BY HIS SPIRIT thru Paul, by faith and trust and surrender to Jesus as Lord. (!)
So what will you do, my friend? Will you try to turn over a new leaf? Will you just try to give up a vice or two? Or will you humble yourself and acknowledge your very fallen, sinful condition, calling on Jesus to change and forgive you. My friend, that’s the only way to be saved from your sins and the eternal death penalty that they will bring upon you, i.e./ hell and (eventually) the second death, which is the lake of fire.

You can be sure that the proud can’t get to heaven or into GOD's Kingdom. They may try their best to climb the religious ladder of good works but will be surprised to find themselves in the fires of hell along with the rest of the deceived and the hypocrites. It was pride that ruined Lucifer, who became Satan, the liar and arch-enemy of God. Will you follow him? or will you humbly follow the Lamb of God and climb Calvary’s hill to put your pride to death on the Cross?

Humble yourself and acknowledge your need and call on THE LORD JESUS CHRIST to be forgiven and changed from within. He will hear and answer that sincere prayer, and then His grace and forgiveness will be yours.

“BE HUMBLE OR YOU’LL STUMBLE.” ~ D. L. Moody

Lynne S. Young Hummel
For: Clearlight Ministries, Intl.
http://www.clearlight.7t.net/

BREATHE on me, Breathe of GOD . . .

~ A Prayer for every Spirit-born Christian . . .

"Breathe on me, Breath of GOD
Till i am WHOLLY THINE:
Till all this earthly part of me
Glows with Thy Fire Divine" !

THE FIRE IS COMING . . .
The Holy Holy Fire of GOD is fast on its way to this earth and to all who dwell therein.

The Fire is not just to burn and to burn-up, ...

it is to test and to prove.

To prove what kind of person, -

what kind of spirit you REALLY are.
To prove whether your professed love for GOD

and Truth and others is real, ...

or just a lot of pretense, posturing,

& religious-sham.

THE FIRE IS COMING.

BE READY.

JESUS IS COMING BACK

FOR A GLORIOUS BRIDE

AND CHURCH.

BE READY.

Be walking under His Lordship.

- THAT is the way to victory

and preparedness.

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THE CHRISTIAN and LORDSHIP IN CHRIST...

A CHRISTIAN is one who is made Christlike. Be honest: not very many of those running around in the world today. ... mostly, you have people who are only partially Christian, ... and partially worldly and carnal.

"Oh, the world desperately awaits a man who will be FULLY COMMITTED to THE LORDSHIP of Jesus Christ!" ~ Leonard Ravenhill

WHAT TO LOVE and what NOT to love...

Do not love the world, nor the ways of the world, NOR the status quo of the world of religion and men. ... LOVE CHRIST and Love others and LOVE TRUTH. - THIS will allow for The Holy Spirit {The Spirit of Truth} *to lead you* into ALL Truth. - and you
will find that THAT TRUTH never directly contradicts the clear counsel of GOD's Word.

MANY are bound by literalism & religious-bias and simply do not see the forest for the trees.