Whole Lotta Shakin - “If you’re not worried, you’re not paying attention”

If you missed the 9 O'Clock Bible class with Bob W. you'll want to get the notes! He emailed them to me and gave me permission to share whatever I wanted from them in my blog.
He talked about how God is going to shake the earth taking his reference from (Hag 2:6-7), and why He is doing the shaking:
1.To bring the wealth of all nations into His house and that it would be filled with Glory (Hag 2:7)- [the wealth being God's people (Deu 32:9)], 2.To shake the wicked from the earth (Job 38:12-13), and 3.He is angry (Psa 18:7)


Then, what he shared at the end of the class was an excerpt from Dave Wilkerson's vision in 1973. Below is a brief synopsis from his book. Amazingly, it describes our present day situation to a tee!!

David Wilkerson – The Vision of 1973 – Five Calamities coming to the world:
a) Economic Confusion
(1) …an international crises of fear will develop (p 14)
(2) … we are going to witness the bankruptcies of some of this nations major and most popular corporations (p 15)
(3) I see tremendous difficulty arising for credit corporations (p 15)
(4) I see a flurry of near panic decisions being made by various government agencies – but these hasty efforts to shore up the economy will backfire.
(5) The president of the United States will make one, and possibly two national radio and TV appearances to assure the nation that all is well and that the best of economic times is just ahead. It will not work. People will distrust these statements, and their fears will lead to a revolution at the polls.
(6) The Auto industry is going to be hurt badly
b) Drastic Weather Changes & Earthquakes
c) A Flood of Filth
(1) Gross immorality on television and in movies
(2) Worldwide acceptance of homosexuality including acceptance by the worldly church.
d) Youth Rebellion
e) Persecution Madness
(1) Starting slowly at first but spreading throughout the United States, Canada and the rest of the world until it becomes a type of madness.
(2) The result of the persecution madness will be a politically invisible supernatural Church without spot or wrinkle.

What a message for Persecuted church Sunday! To date it is illegal to preach the gospel or read a Bible in 52 Countries, and according to statistics, there have been more people persecuted in the Twentieth Century than all the centuries combined since the beginning of man. You tell me, are we next to be jailed?....just a tought!

Barack Obama - The Change we..........DESERVE?

Well, the votes are counted and the people of America have spoken.

The scripture that comes to mind first is:

"Blessed is the nation who's God is the Lord." (Ps. 33:12)

If we were to just let that sink in, it would be a good day.


Excerpt from yesterday's Our Daily Bread 11/4/08 'Choosing Our Leader':

Obviously, not everyone's choice can win, but every voter has a choice.
Unlike a political election in which the majority rules, each of us is given the opportunity to select our personal leader each day. In the spiritual election deep within our hearts, our choice will stand no matter what others may decide.
Joshua called the people together and told them, "If it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24:15)

Everyone serves some kind of god. Whom will we choose to have rule in our hearts today? (by David McCasland)

It's that time of year again.....

Tis the season to receive catalogs in the mail. Every trip to the mailbox ends with an armload of slick holiday catalogs. Each one claims to offer me something I need—immediately. “Don’t wait!” “Limited offer!” “Order now!”

The lure works. I open the pages to discover what I didn’t know I needed. Sure enough, I see things that suddenly seem essential, even though a few minutes earlier I didn’t know they existed. Manufacturers use catalog illustrations to create desire for their products.

In a way, Christians are God’s catalogs. We are His illustration to the world of what He has to offer. His work in our lives makes us a picture of qualities that people may not know they need or want until they see them at work in us.

(Well said, Julie Ackerman Link!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

What does the world see in us that they can’t live without?

Let's not get caught up but remember the real meaning of the season and reach out to others.

This was from my devos yesterday morning. If you would like to read it in it's entirity, you can go to http://rbc.org/devotionals/our-daily-bread/2008/11/03/devotion.aspx

Adult vs. Embryonic Stem Cells

Do you know the difference?

If you want to engage in intelligent conversation regarding Stem Cell Research, some very sound information can be optained at the site below. Just copy and paste the link to your browser.

http://www.stemcellresearchfacts.com/index.html

Woo Hoo!

It's been a LONG time since $25 would fill my gas tank!

Did you ever think we would be excited about paying $2.45 a gallon?

Why pray when you can worry?

For more on the Christian's Response to the Financial Crisis, there is a good article written by the Publisher of Charisma Magazine, Steve Strang. Copy and paste the link below to your Web Browser to read it:

http://www.strangreport.com/2008/10/christian-response-to-financial-crisis.html

Gramma's Dilemna

What do you do when you go from zero to six grandchildren in 2 1/2 yrs? After all, Christmas is coming!

The answer: MOM TO MOM SALES!

It is so hard not to go crazy here, but when you can buy 7 new or almost new outfits including a new Falls Creek winter coat all for only $24, how can you pass it up?

MOM 2 MOM has my vote!