the FireCarrier

When the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites, he commanded them: “Do not worship any other gods or bow down to them, serve them or sacrifice to them. But the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt with mighty power and outstretched arm, is the one you must worship. To him you shall bow down and to him offer sacrifices. You must always be careful to keep the decrees and regulations, the laws and commands he wrote for you. Do not worship other gods. Do not forget the covenant I have made with you, and do not worship other gods. Rather, worship the Lord your God; it is he who will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies. ‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭17‬:‭35‬-‭39‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) Do not fear the coming darkness. In me there is light and life. In me you have direction. Do not become distracted, but place your trust in me. Listen for my voice. I will lead you here you should be. Come out. Walk upon the water with me.

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭9‬:‭4‬-‭6‬ ‭(NIV)‬‬ Don't be in a rush, but sit quietly and receive from me. Allow my healing words to penetrate you. Become whom I see now. Rest in me.

Elisha died and was buried. Now Moabite raiders used to enter the country every spring. Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. When the body touched Elisha’s bones, the man came to life and stood up on his feet. ‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭13‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) Listen to my words. They are truth and life. Carry them in your journey. Repeat them aloud so you do not forget them. You too will come to life. Follow my ways. Stand up. Lean upon me.

Now Elisha had been suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “My father! My father!” he cried. “The chariots and horsemen of Israel!” Elisha said, “Get a bow and some arrows,” and he did so. “Take the bow in your hands,” he said to the king of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands. “Open the east window,” he said, and he opened it. “Shoot!” Elisha said, and he shot. “The Lord’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!” Elisha declared. “You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek.” Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and the king took them. Elisha told him, “Strike the ground.” He struck it three times and stopped. The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times.” ‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭13‬:‭14‬-‭19 (‭NIV)‬‬

Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong. Everything you do should be done in love. ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭16‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ (‭NET‬‬) Take the time to look back. Review those times which I revealed myself to you. My love for you has not changed. Rise up and stand again. It is time for you to believe me and the promises within my written Word.

O Lord, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them? People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears. O Lord, make the sky sink and come down! Touch the mountains and make them smolder! Hurl lightning bolts and scatter them! Shoot your arrows and rout them! Reach down from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, from the power of foreigners, who speak lies, and make false promises. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭144‬:‭3‬-‭8‬ ‭(NET‬‬) Watch for me as you move about your day. I am there with you. Recognize my promptings for you to act. Learn to reach out in love and my power. Release what is needed in those circumstances. Fear not, for I am yet with you. Come closer to me and hear my voice.

The Lord responded: “Write down this message! Record it legibly on tablets, so the one who announces it may read it easily. For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass – it will not arrive late.” ‭‭Habakkuk‬ ‭2‬:‭2‬-‭3‬ ‭(NET) Become my message. You are to speak life. You have been redeemed from death, those lies of the enemy. See clearly. Allow me to guide you in your journey.

Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord says, ‘About this time tomorrow a seah of finely milled flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.’” An officer who was the king’s right-hand man responded to the prophet, “Look, even if the Lord made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?” Elisha said, “Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!” ‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭7‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭(NET‬‬) Do not be distracted by what you see or how you may feel. I am with you in your journey. I am still performing miracles. I am still reaching out to those who know me and I know them. Go forward with the plan set for you.

Surely I am looking to you, O sovereign Lord. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger! Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape. ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭141‬:‭8‬-‭10‬ (‭NET‬‬) Be strong. Stand in my shadow of safety. I will guide you in the way created for you. Walk straight and patiently. Let your life reflect my Word.

The men of the city said to Elisha, “Look, the city has a good location, as our master can see. But the water is bad and the land doesn’t produce crops.” Elisha said, “Get me a new jar and put some salt in it.” So they got it. He went out to the spring and threw the salt in. Then he said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death or fail to produce crops.” The water has been pure to this very day, just as Elisha prophesied. ‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭2‬:‭19‬-‭22‬ ‭(NET‬‬) Sometimes I repeat your lessons so you might learn the way I have for you. My love is never-ending. My way never fails. Allow my healing direction to bring you to completion. Learn my way and how to walk with the authority I have given you.

When Jesus came to the ruler’s house and saw the musicians and the mourners making a noise, He said to them, “Depart. The girl is not dead, but is sleeping.” And they laughed Him to scorn. But when the people were put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. The news of this went out into all that land. ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭9‬:‭23‬-‭26‬ ‭(MEV‬‬) Come and sit with me. Be beneath the shadow of safety which I can provide. Leave your fears and anxieties upon the altar. Allow them to be burned away in my light. I am your provider. Listen for my guiding. It is life. Within it is my son. He has paid the price of sins. Come  closer and be with me. See what I may be for you.

Elijah took his mantle and folded it together and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.” He said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.” As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven. Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw Elijah no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. He also took up the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and returned and stood by the bank of the Jordan. He took the mantle of Elijah that fell...

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him. As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples. ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭9‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭(NET) Feed upon my word. It is truth. It will point you in the way to be going. Allow my light to shine upon you. You will follow my example and become whom I already see.

When Jesus saw their reaction he said, “Why do you respond with evil in your hearts? Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” - then he said to the paralytic – “Stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.” And he stood up and went home. ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭9‬:‭4‬-‭7‬ ‭(NET) You are sent forth as my representative. Heal the sick, raise the dead. Teach truth in the love I share with you. Let my light shine. Allow them to see me. Walk in the pathway set before you.

Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And a voice said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied again, “I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.” ‭‭1 Kings‬ ‭19‬:‭11‬-‭14‬ ‭(NLT) Make your stand. Be strong in discerning the voices which may speak to you. I do not va...

“Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there. Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.” Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, “Get up and eat!” He looked around and there beside his head was some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again. Then the angel of the Lord came again and touched him and said, “Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you.” So he got up and ate and drank, and the food gave him enough strength to travel forty days and forty nights to Mount Sinai, the mountain of God. There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the Lord said to him, “What are you doing...

Watch as the clouds roll overhead. They move in the direction of my wind. They flow where I have them move. Now you should open those doors which have been closed. They can now be opened. Examine them once again and walk through. I am there. Take the time to see and talk with me.

Then Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid; go and do as you have said. But first make me a small loaf from it and bring it out to me. Afterward, you may make some for yourself and your son, for this is what the Lord God of Israel says, ‘The flour jar will not become empty and the oil jug will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the surface of the land.” So she proceeded to do according to the word of Elijah. Then the woman, Elijah, and her household ate for many days. The flour jar did not become empty, and the oil jug did not run dry, according to the word of the Lord He had spoken through Elijah.” ‭‭1 Kings‬ ‭17‬:‭13‬-‭16‬ ‭(HCSB‬‬) Quiet your fears and stand secure with Me. Listen for my voice. I will direct you into new ways. Walk secure. I will show you the way. Miracles and healing will come forth from me. Move in the ways you heard from me in your night dreams. Let your prayers go forth. Speak my truth in the love I share with you.

I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem — Jerusalem, built as a city should be, solidly joined together, where the tribes, Yahweh’s tribes, go up to give thanks to the name of Yahweh. (This is an ordinance for Israel. ) There, thrones for judgment are placed, thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper; may there be peace within your walls, prosperity within your fortresses.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭122‬:‭1‬-‭7‬ ‭(HCSB‬‬) Don't be guided by fear. It is a ploy of the enemy. Walk with me and in the pathway I shall show you. Listen for me. Learn to recognize me.  I will guide you. My ways  will be open for you.

In the beginning was the Word, and  the Word was with God, and the Word  was fully God. The Word was with God in the beginning. All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created  that has been created. In him was life, and the  life was the light of mankind. And the light  shines on in the darkness, but the darkness has not mastered it. ‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭(NET‬‬) Know I am with you now, whatever your position in life. Learn to quiet your internal noise and allow my healing to bring what may be needed. Yes, I am there with you. Follow my directions. I will take you where you need to be.

Then the apostles gathered around Jesus and told him everything they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while” (for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat). So they went away by themselves in a boat to some remote place. ‭‭Mark‬ ‭6‬:‭30‬-‭32‬ ‭(NET‬‬) Do not be in a rush, nor bypass the places of your beginnings. They are your roots. They continue to support your growth in me. Take the time to turn off the routine of your day. Listen. What am I speaking to you? Make those small corrections and stay on course.

For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope. When you call out to me and come to me in prayer, I will hear your prayers. When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul, I will make myself available to you,’ says the Lord. ‘Then I will reverse your plight and will regather you from all the nations and all the places where I have exiled you,’ says the Lord. ‘I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.’ ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29‬:‭11‬-‭14‬ (‭NET) Growth comes from within the soil which you were planted, as root development. Look upward to me. From within my light all life was formed. From within me is truth and life. Step from the darkness and come to me. Call  upon me. Learn my names, the how and why they are important. I am the light. Grow in me.

Do not fear the new pathway which is opening before you. I have prepared you for what you will meet next. Walk forward and secure with me. Reach out to those who you will soon meet. You will strengthen them in me.     

And I will perform wonders in the sky above and miraculous signs on the earth below, blood and fire and clouds of smoke. The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes. And then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. ‭‭Acts‬ ‭2‬:‭19‬-‭21‬ ‭(NET‬‬) Things come and change, but my love is never-ending. My word remains true. Reach out to me and receive the fullness I have available to you. I will continue to display my ways in the heavens, but you will display my ways upon the earth. Are you calling out to me? Are you  sharing my love?

But a time is coming – and now is here – when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers. God is spirit, and the people who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. ‭‭John‬ ‭4‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ ‭(NET) I am the creator of all that you can see and what you cannot yet see. My breath still releases life and direction into all situations. Allow my guidance as you walk this earth.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish. When it was full, they pulled it ashore, sat down, and put the good fish into containers and threw the bad away. It will be this way at the end of the age. Angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. “Have you understood all these things?” They replied, “Yes.” Then he said to them, “Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭13‬:‭47‬-‭52‬ ‭(NET‬‬) Understand my heart. Within it is love. It contains the wisdom and knowledge of the Father. As I was stretched outward, so you too can stretch forth. Reach out. Bring them to me. Show them the light and the life I have for them.

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death, and he was not to be found because God took him up. For before his removal he had been commended as having pleased God. Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭(NET) Draw closer to me. Learn my ways. Cast aside your doubts and misconceptions as you learn my ways. I am here. I have not changed. Find your healing as you see me clearly. Come, walk out upon the waters. Arise and walk with me.

Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens. For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand. ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬-‭13‬ ‭(NET) ‬‬

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) Come and sit with me. Allow my Spirit to envelop you and guide you on the right pathway. Sit and be washed in the protection which I can offer you. Do not walk in the fear of the enemy, but be bold in doing the things which I have for you to share. I am your strength.

But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So he got up and stood there. Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was completely restored. ‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭8‬-‭10‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) Turn off the noise of your day. Come and sit with me. Take the time to honestly express yourself to me. Allow healing to flow. I am not impatient, nor will I lash out in anger at you. You are my creation. I am your father. I will show you the way.

One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.” Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭(NIV)

Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. ‭‭John‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬-‭13‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) Carefully read your mail. Open up and allow the message to find it's target. There is something special for you to receive and to share with another. Grow closer to me by doing what I have set for you. Walk in my power.

Look about you as you read this. What is it you think you may see? I will go with you. Like you, I can speak or keep quiet. I can guide you. Will you listen for me? Be patient. Learn to follow my leading and allow my blessing to be your provision and joy.

Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?” “No,” they answered. He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.” ‭‭John‬ ‭21‬:‭4‬-‭6‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) It is me. Recognize when I call out to you. I will direct the way for you to be going. Close your eyes to what the world wishes to shove at you. I have shown you the way. Walk secure and boldly in my love. You too can help bring in the haul .

Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb  first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) Then  the disciples went back to where they were staying. ‭‭John‬ ‭20‬:‭6‬-‭10‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) I am alive and remain unchanged. Come sit with me. Allow my healing to flow over and through you. Allow my wisdom to guide and direct you in the way you should walk. I am your example. Grow, share and reflect me to others.