the FireCarrier

Draw near to me. Come beneath my outstretched arms of love and protection. I will shield you from the harm the enemy has devised for you. His words of destruction will have no affect to those who know me. I am your resting place, a pavilion of healing. Beneath my shadow is security and the peace you are lacking. I will feed you upon my Word. You will eat well and grow as I have already foreseen. Draw near to me so I may sustain you and strengthen you for the battles. You have access to my shield of faith. Lift up the sword which I have created for you to carry. Yield it in love; never let anger be your resolve. Be ready and sure of whose you are. I am sending you prepared into the battle. Listen, and I will continue to guide you.

As I had today, (Friday after Thanksgiving) off work, I was walking my dog at a place we sometimes go.  It was lightly raining as we began our trek. We’d not been gone long and the rain became steadier. I was trying to decide to where I should turnaround before we get caught in a down-pour. As I was thinking about this I heard father’s voice say, “Cross the bridge”. Sure enough the bridge was coming up in front of us as the rain seemed to increase.  As we walking over the bridge I found myself looking at the flowing water below, I could hear the rain as it fell upon the stream.  As soon as we had crossed the bridge their was an abrupt change, in that the rain abated. It was them I heard him speak:  There are several of you who are again on the familiar pathway.  We need to continue and cross the bridge. You need to learn the value of having water flowing beneath the bridge, as it were passed by.  Stop dwelling on the things and situations of your past and dwell upon me and my ways.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.  1 Peter 2:9

I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High.  Psalm 7:17 (NIV)

“In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.”   ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:6‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”   Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)

As I was walking this morning, I asked if I may have a word to deliver, and I heard the name James.  Well, I heard James or Jim.  It was as if James was in a period of self-examination, not knowing if they were a “formal” James or were the more informal (comfortable) Jim.   This time of turmoil is coming to an end. It is up to you to speak to it, so It can be over. You must become comfortable sitting and talking with Father-God. You will learn He does not judge you, as you judge yourself.  He sees far more than you allow yourself to see.  He is there to help you through the struggle which now entangles you.   I next saw a ball at the curb-side of the street. It was just a bit smaller than the size of a tennis ball.  It was a yellow rubber ball. As soon as I heard myself think that, I was singing a song from the mid 1960’s.  Paul Simon wrote it just to make some money, and it was soon recorded by the Cyrkle.   Yes, it’s going to be ok. Yes, the worst is over now. The morning sun is shin

So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud upon the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.       Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke because the LORD descended upon it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently. When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him with thunder. The LORD came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain; and the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. Then the LORD spoke to Moses, “ Go down, warn the people, so that they do not break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish. Exodus 20:16-21

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.   1 Peter 2:9

There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn’t burn up.  Exodus 3:2 (NLT)

He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds. Titus 2:14 (NLT)

Here is another story Jesus told: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away. When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew. "The farmer's workers went to him and said, 'Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?' "'An enemy has done this!' the farmer exclaimed. "'Should we pull out the weeds?' they asked. "'No,' he replied, 'you'll uproot the wheat if you do. Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.'" Matt 13:24-30 (NLT)