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AND THEN THERE WAS  ~ PANGAEA    

 

BEFORE I go too far in this one I want to ask this one question to you the readers. How much of the Bible do you believe? I have more questions to ask after this initial one. Now, what pray tell is PANGAEA? Although you wont or might not find this particular word in the dictionary let me tell you what it is: it means SUPERCONTINENT!              

 

Now I know you are probably asking what does this PANGAEA have to do with the Bible and God’s Holy Word. Well, let me see if I can explain it.   GENESIS 1:9 Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens Be gathered into one place, and let the dry land Appear”; and it was so. GENESIS 1:10 And God called the dry land EARTH, And the gathering of the waters He Called SEAS; and God saw that it Was good.                

 

SUPERCONTINENT (Pangaea) was IN THE BEGINNING, created by God. I have been watching many documentaries lately and one of the main questions they have had is how did the ancient peoples cross oceans and lands to get to other countries. Well, humor me for a moment here, listen to my thoughts on this matter. What if, there was really a Pangaea and not separated lands? Supposing, I mean just suppose that what the Bible says was true and that God created one land mass. Would it be more plausible that ancient peoples could get to western America during the Pangaea? That they never had to build ships and cross oceans? That they could just ride donkeys, camels and so on to cross the land?              

 

Researchers have been finding more and more HYROGLIPHS AND PETROGLIPHS all over the world, and they are perplexed as to how they got there, and where they came from. Now, remember what God told Adam in the garden?   GENESIS 1:28 And God blessed them and God Said unto them, “Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth, And subdue it; and have dominion over the fish Of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”{KJV}              

 

Notice the underlined words REPLENISH THE EARTH? Why would God tell them to replenish it? Could it be that it really existed and was fruitful prior to Adam and Eve getting placed in the garden?              

 

Was the earth, in the beginning, a Pangaea? Were all the continents and islands all combined into one massive land mass, or a supercontinent? It sure would answer the questions many people have about their findings of pyramids found everywhere, and all the art work and so on. Have you ever wondered? Have you ever questioned? I have.              

 

What would this mean in present days conversations? Probably nothing, and possibly everything. Would it change the way we look at our past, do we even think about our past? The expanse God called Heaven and the waters were below and above Heaven.   GENESIS 1:9 And God said, “let the waters under the heaven Be gathered together unto one place, and let The dry land appear, “and it was so.              

 

So, there you have it, PANGAEA a SUPERCONTINENT! But what happened along the way that it is no longer Pangaea? Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, meteors just to name a few reasons that Pangaea is not now. Scientists are now claiming that the islands and continents are edging back together and they figure in the future 200 years they will be back to the original Pangaea. OH well, I doubt I will be here to see that, but You might get to. I know God can do anything, and if He so desired He could cause it to happen right now.              

 

I know this is not the normal type of impartation, but it is one to bring the mind to think, and think beyond self understanding. How much do You think this could be true? Out of the BOX!    

 

PRAY THIS PRAYER  

 

Lord God, help me to open my mind to the Possibilities of the wonders of Your Creation. Help me to see the Wonders of Your Hands And the works of Your mind. Grant unto me The guidance that You have to share, that I might become wiser in Your ways. I ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ

 

AMEN.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT IS DISCERNMENT? HOW DO WE GET IT?              

 

WOW! Great questions. What is it, and how do we get it? In order to answer these questions we need to see what God has to say about it. What does discern mean anyway? It means to be perceptive, to be able to judge whether truth or false. Have you ever sat in a meeting of some kind, yeah even a church service and asked yourself if what is being said is true or not? Do you look around you and maybe question someone’s ideas, actions, or words? Can you spot a false teaching or preaching when it comes in to your hearing? If you answered NO to these questions than you do not have discernment. Why is this one thing so important?               When we moved to Fort Worth, Texas we began to search for a church group where we could call home while we were there. One of the places we went to seemed to be alright and moving in the right direction, except there seemed to be an comfortability for me that I could not put my finger on at the time. Praise and Worship was great, people seemed to be friendly, supportive and warming to visitors. The Preacher got up and talked a little bit and we didn’t sense anything strange at that moment, at least nothing we could pin point as wrong, but I still had an aching inside my spirit that something was out of sync but still could not figure out what it was.              

 

My wife leaned over and whispered in my ear that the male pastor had a male wife and children. At that time the pastor said that they had a member of their church who was moving to Colorado and he asked her to sing a worship song; the woman got on the stage and she asked the pastor if her husband could sing with her, the pastor said sure bring her on up; did you notice what I typed here? At this time another woman came to the stage and we left.              

 

I said all that to identify the “discernment” in our situation. That achy, inside stomach quivering, unnerving feeling that you get when something doesn’t strike you as right. The message beating the back side of your brain, telling you to pay attention, the gnawing of your teeth that seems to irritate your spidery senses. Be careful, watch for signs, or red flags that make you feel uncomfortable. Some people call it intuition, gut wrenching, nerve rattling, and sometimes butterflies.   1 CORINTHIANS 12:31 But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way.              

 

In 1 Corinthians 12 we  read some of the many gifts that are given to us by the Holy Spirit, however the gift of discernment is not listed there. Do not mis-interpret this, God has gifts that are available to us if we seek them. Scripture tells us that God will give to us in plenty if we just believe and ask. I said in the onset of this writing that discernment weighs out the truth and the lies, it reveals truths and deceptions; it also identifies like believers, even when we don’t know them. There have been several times that I was out and about when I spotted someone whom I never knew nor ever met and I shouted out to them some kind of word about the Lord and they responded in kind to me. It happens.              

 

One day as I was headed home from Kansas City I was rerouted by the guidance of the Lord to pass through Platte City, as I was on the off ramp and at the lights there I saw a man and a woman offering to work for food. OH I wasn’t planning on picking them up, I didn’t have much money on me or in my bank to do anything for them. OH yeah, to add to it I was on my way to Weston to see a graduation ceremony of one of our pastors daughters. I slipped right by the couple and headed down through Platte city, I turned onto the road that would have taken me to Weston and it was there that the Holy Spirit spoke loudly and clearly to me; I took the message as I was to go and pick this couple up.              

 

I immediately turned around and went back and picked them up. I told them I didn’t have much but what I did have I would share with them. I proceeded to take them to McDonalds in Platte and I bought them something to eat, as we were sitting there a stranger came to our table and asked me if he could talk with the couple. I told him it was alright by me and he proceeded to tell them about Jesus Christ and His love for them. Mind you now, I had never seen this man before nor since, he handed them a booklet and then he was gone. Actually before he left I stood up and we embraced and I told him I would see him again in heaven and he agreed and said it would be a date.              

 

Did you see the discernment in play there? This man saw us and he was told by the Holy Ghost to come over and assist me in reaching this couple. This is how God works, and how discernment is applied. Earnestly desire the greater gifts. Could this be on of those greater gifts, I say YES!   2 TIMOTHY 4:2 Preach the word; be ready in season and out Of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great Patience and instruction.              

 

Let not our simple minds and words leave us speechless when God opens a door to reach someone in our presence. Speak the word to those who will listen, and to those who choose to not listen, you might just reach them with the seed. Trust God to fulfill the rest. After all it is He and He alone who saves.    

 

PRAY THIS PRAYER  

Lord, Father I ask in the Name of Your Son Jesus Christ, Yahweh, Yeshua Christos To direct me in my path and to help me To discern that I might not be deceived In the ways of man. Let the Words of My mouth and the meditation of my Heart be acceptable to You O Lord, That in the days I see coming I may Be able to stand.

I ask this in the Name Of Jesus AMEN  

A STUDY IN ROMANS

 

Romans 1              

Paul identified himself in verse 1 as a BOND SERVANT, not as a preacher, teacher or any other title that would have elevated him above whomever he was going to talk to or write to. Paul understood that in following Christ Jesus there is no distinction between followers, that titles are man made and can separate one from another. By identifying as a bond servant Paul was telling them and us that he had been redeemed at a price, and that he knew it.              

 

When we look at the history of Paul we see that this is a 100% complete change over for him. Remember how Paul aka Saul went about persecuting followers of Christ? Saul was a strict upholder of the Laws or Moses. He stood to enforce the Torah (books of the law). Saul was intelligent, trained, and dedicated to the church (Temple Priests). If they felt threatened they would call on him to protect them. Now, here he is, in a different light, a different mind set.              

 

Paul also identified himself as an apostle, set apart, for the Gospel of God.   GALATIANS 1:15&16   15 But when He who had set me apart, even from my Mothers womb, and called me through His Grace, Was pleased 16 to reveal His Son in me, that I Might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not Immediately consult with flesh and blood,              

 

Now, we know that Saul, on the road to Damascus, had an encounter with the Risen Christ and that he went to the house of Judas {Acts 9:11}  where he was met by Ananias, who was sent by God to heal Saul’s eyes. Then God sent Saul by way of the Holy Spirit into the wilderness for the span of 3 years to be taught by God Himself. Imagine, getting taught by the Mouth of Almighty God, the One called the Wisdom of the Ages, the Most Holy One. It was there in the wilderness that God changed his name from Saul to Paul.              

 

Notice in Galatians Paul writes that when it PLEASED GOD He revealed Christ IN Paul. Why did God want Saul to go to the wilderness first before meeting up with other Apostles and Disciples? God knows the hearts of man, and how man is evil from birth, and that man can and will twist God’s Word for their own benefit. So, the Wise One wanted to teach Saul Himself so that there would be no confusion as to what God wants him to do. Then when the three years were up God directed Paul to Jerusalem to meet up with Cephas.              

 

In verse 2 Paul writes, that in continuation of verse one, that God had PROMISED the revelation of His Son in the holy scriptures before hand. Meaning that long before Saul was born God established this revelation, and not only for Saul, but for any and all who call upon the Name of Christ Jesus with their WHOLE HEART! Have you done this yet? Perhaps you might have slipped away from the relationship you had with the Lord and need to return to that relationship, return to your FIRST LOVE! If that is the case;  

 

PRAY THIS PRAYER  

Heavenly Father I come asking that You have mercy on me, And redeem me back into Your Loving Arms and Family. I ask that You might Reveal Your Son IN ME just like You Did with Saul/Paul. Speak to me Your Plan for my life that I not wander astray.

I ask all of this in the Name of Your Only Begotten Son

JESUS CHRIST AMEN!

What is the ìShekinah Glory?î The term Shekinah is not found in scripture but after much searching I came across as good as a definition as I could find. Shekinah =†he caused to dwell. We read in the Exodus that God revealed Himself in a CLOUD BY DAY, AND A FIRE BY NIGHT.

 

Now, when we speak of a cloud, in the Bible we find cloud mentioned many times and one of the words that describe a cloud is the word ìananî which means: ìcloud; fog; storm cloud; smoke.î Anan is used especially of the ìcloud of massî that evidenced the special presence of God. (1 Kings 8:10-11)

 

† 1 Kings 8:10 And it came about when the priests came From the holy place, that the cloud filled The house of the Lord, 11 So that the priests could not stand to minister Because of the cloud, for the Glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.

 

† For those of you who have trouble standing during church services picture being in the place where the Shekinah Glory sets down. To be in that moment is life changing to say the least. It is then and only then that you can sense the Presence of the Lord in a mighty way. I speak from having experienced His presence in the glory cloud,, not just once but twice.

 

† EXODUS 13:21 And the Lord was going before them in a pillar of cloud By day to lead them on the way, and in a pillar of fire By night to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night.

 

† EXODUS 20:21 So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.

 

† Now, we have seen in the Old Testament where God was in the cloud and this is what we attest to as the Shekinah Glory, so, with this in mind letís look at the New Testament and what it says there about the cloud and Godís presence and the significance of the cloud.

 

† MARK 9:7 Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, And a voice came out of the cloud, ìThis is My beloved Son, listen to Him.î

 

† MARK 13:26 And then they will see the SON OF MAN COMING IN CLOUDS with great power and glory.

 

† ACTS 1:9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking On, and a cloud received Him out of Their sight.

 

† PRAY THIS PRAYER Lord, I pray that one day You might show Your Shekinah Glory in the midst of my life. I Pray that I might draw nearer to You that I might know You more intimately. Grant You Favor to me in this one thing.

 

I Pray this in the Name of Jesus Christ AMEN!

WHAT WILL YOU SUFFER FOR?              

 

There are many prisoners serving time in the prisons of this world claiming that they are innocent of all charges. We have seen recently several that have been released from confinement due to further studies of each case proving that they were in fact innocent. Was it because of shoddy police work, false witnesses, or some other reason; we may never know for certain, but if we do wrong we must stand before a panel of our peers and be judged by them. If we disobey laws that have been set before us should we not be punished for the wrongs we did?      

 

1 Peter 3:17 For it is better, if God should will it so, That you suffer for doing right rather Than for doing wrong.               

 

Every decision we make in life has either a reward or a consequence before it, whatever choice we make we will be held accountable for that choice. You say, “I would rather not choose!” You have already made a choice. I have often been asked what is the age that we are to be held accountable? It is my belief and understanding that it is the AGE that we know right from wrong. If we are taught to not steal, and we steal, should we not suffer some kind of retribution for the crime? If we kill some one are we not accountable for that death?  

 

1 Peter 3:13 And who is there to harm you If you prove zealous for what Is good?              

 

I have to ask myself often if I am truly zealous for what is good. Do I stand out among the world as different, you know, like A MAN CALLED NORMAN! Do I stray, or more like RUN AWAY, from doing what is wrong all the time, or do I happen to seem like all the rest of society? What does it really mean to be zealous for good? I think the best example of this would be Saul of Tarsus, and his conversion to Paul the Apostle. While he was  

THE VOTE IS YOURS!

 

 I wonder today in light of the events that have taken place in America of late, how would the elections go if Americans were to elect the type of God that they themselves would want. Here today the GOP wants a CONSERVATIVE GOD, while on the other side of the street the DNC would like to have a LIBERAL GOD. So, let’s just take a look at the different agendas.              

 

On the one side we have the BORN AGAIN BELIEVERS, and on the other side we have the UNGODLY BELIEVERS. We have seen over the past several generations how this comes out, and how it rarely benefits the people. It seems that politicians get paid to argue and hate one another just so they can keep their own agenda and paychecks going. Me thinks that a deeper research into the actual study is called for, don’t you? So, let’s break it down, OK? What shall we call the two opposing factions? How about, BOOMER & CLYDE?   BOOMER are those who seek to follow the ways of the Bible and Jesus Christ, they believe in what God established from the beginning and what Jesus taught when He was on the earth. Wholesomeness, Purity, Truth, Forgiveness and so on; while CLYDE has little or nothing to do with all of that stuff he might call nonsense. Now, let’s break it down:  

 

BOOMERS:                                      CLYDES:

Love                                                    Hate Joy                                                                      

Misery Peace                                     War Patience                                                             

Impatient Kindness                         Rudeness Goodness                                                           

Badness Faithfulness                       Unfaithful Gentleness                                                          

Irritable Self-control                        Out of whack Order                                                                   

Anarchy Decency                              Indecency                                   

 

Now let me interject here some other key points to this election process and what one side believes in. On the Clydes agenda we find that their hidden program consists of: Immorality, Impurity (doing what is not natural), Sensuality (if it feels good do it, when not with the one you love, love the one you’re with.), Idolatry (worship little gods), Sorcery (magic, voodoo etc.), Enmities (hostility, opposition), Strife (dispute, selfish ambition), Jealousy, Outbursts of anger, Disputes, Dissensions (causing separation), Factions (challenging others), Envying, Drunkenness, Carousing (fornication, adultery etc.), And things like these.                   

 

So, my friends the vote is up to YOU! One promises Eternal Life and the other promises eternal damnation and destruction, and not to forget, the SECOND DEATH spoken of in Revelations 2:11; 20:6 & 14; 21:8  

 

PRAY THIS PRAYER

 

LORD, I want to be a BOOMER and not a CLYDE; I so desire to know You and draw nearer to You In the hopes of Eternal Life. For me there can be No other as my Ruling Authority than You. So, I am asking that You accept my vote in Your Favor, For Your Favor. Lord, be my Lord I ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ The Only Begotten Son of God

 

AMEN