testimony

I enjoyed this video – hope others will too.

Now is your “time”

This Friday thousands of Muslims are expected to converge on the Mall in Washington D.C. to declare their time has come. I join the groundswell of those declaring, “Now is your ‘time’ to know the love of God and His redemption in Christ.”

“Therefore God raised Him (Jesus) to the highest place and gave Him THE NAME above every name; that in honor of the NAME Yeshua, every knee will bow in heaven, on earth and under the earth – and every tongue will acknowledge that Yeshua the Messiah is Adonai – to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11

Ephesians 6:13-17 (King James Version)
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of Go

Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy was a true friend of Israel.

posted by Scott

interesting article

from Homo to Heterosexual
article in Israel National News

Good article, a bit technical. Like the Jonah website says, if God says not to be homosexual it must be possible not to be!

I pray for anyone caught in this lifestyle that they will be free.

King James Bible
Proverbs 6:5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

King James Bible
Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

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Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

inspiration – serve God with all your heart

This man was on the 700 Club today. He is amazing, living his life to serve others and share the love of Jesus.

God is everywhere

Last night we heard Kuzaan Van den Berg, a missionary, speak. One of the things he said was, “God is everywhere.” I tried to find a youtube video about it and lo and behold here is a good one.

God’s faithfulness to Israel

Psalm 89 – God’s attributes – faithful, merciful, keeps covenant, righteous, just, loving and kind, truthful, holy

Happy May!

A year ago we were getting ready for our trip to Israel – good memories!

The last few months I read the Tanach each day, but I haven’t made it through II Kings yet because I got bogged down in all the wars and killing. Now I am reading The Zion Legacy series of historical fiction by Brock and Bodie Thoene about Israel’s War for Independence. I’m nearing the end of the 2nd book and need to order the next ones from the library. These are real page-turners.

God is good even through all these bad colds and we keep praising Him the author and finisher of our faith.
Jesus – the author and perfecter of our faith
This is a good blog from the Anabaptists. This is my background, as all my ancestors came to the U.S. from Switzerland. Recently I’ve been studying a certain branch of my family from Schaffhausen Canton Switzerland. It is only 112 square miles. Here are some of the first names that keep repeating.

By families:

1649 – Hans
1651 – Hans Jacob
1652 – Conrad
1655 – Anna
1657 – Dorothea
1658 – Hans Jacob
1659 – Elisabetha
1664 – Hans Jacob

1673 – Hans Jacob
1676 – Hans
1677 – Hans
1682 – Johannes

1637 – Niclaus
1638 – Claus
1639 – Hans
1644 – Samuel
1646 – Elsbetha
1649 – Georg
1651 – Georg
1653 – Barbara
1655 – Anna

1673 – Elisabeth
1675 – Caspar
1678 – Vernea
1680 – Samuel
1683 – Nikolaus
1684 – Anna
1685 – Georg
1688 – Martin

1710 – Elisabeth
1713 – Anna
1715 – Magdalena
1716 – Hans
1721 – Hans Martin

1706 – Hans Jacob
1707 – Martin
1710 – Elisabeth
1713 – Anna
1715 – Magdalena
1716 – Hans
1721 – Hans Martin

1707 – Jacob
1710 – Martin
1714 – Hans
1715 – Elisabetha

1713 – Verena
1715 – Hans
1716 – Caspar
1718 – Christian
1720 – Margaretha
1722 – Martin
1723 – Hans Jacob
1724 – Georg
1730 – Hans Jacob
1726 – Elisabeth

1702 – Samuel
1703 – Barbara
1705 – Michel
1706 – Samuel
1707 – Samuel
1708 – Anna
1710 – Salomea

1733 – Anna
1735 – Jacob
1737 – Jacob
1740 – Jacob
1742 – Maria

1741 – Caspar
1743 – Hans
1746 – Magdalena
1747 – Samuel
1749 – Christian
1751 – Margareth
1755 – Anna

1769 – Jacob
1770 – Mädchen
1770 – Mädchen
1772 – Elisabeth
1774 – Hans
1776 – Anna
1782 – Barbara

1805 – Knabe
1806 – Hans
1807 – Caspar
1809 – Martin
1811 – Elisabeth – married Leonhard below in 1837
1813 – Maria
1815 – Anna
1817 – Jacob
1819 – Barbara
1822 – Eva
1824 – Hans Ludwig
1826 – Margaretha

1806 – Leonhard – My great, great, great grandfather on my mother’s mother’s side
1807 – Johannes
1809 – Barbara
1811 – Hans Georg
1812 – Anna
1814 – Hans Jacob
1819 – Johann Georg

1838 – Johannes
1840 – Hans Georg – My great, great grandfather on my mother’s mother’s side
1841 – Anna
1843 – Johannes
1845 – Maria Elisabeth

Here’s where they all came from in Switzerland’s little corner of the world. I read there were two main reasons for the immigration in the mid-1800s. 1. overpopulation (obvious) 2. religious persecution. In my family I believe both reasons caused Hans Georg, son of Leonhard, to immigrate with his wife and children during that time. They ended up in Ohio and eventually my great grandfather to Kansas in the late 1800s. I’m looking forward to our family reunion in June.

For a prayer and praise point, Gustav Scheller, a Swiss business man, founded Ebenezer Operation Exodus helping Jewish people around the world return to Israel.

In honor of Gustav Scheller

the amazing book by Jim Spillman

I finished the book today finally. I have yet to read the next one Breaking the Treasure Code. I had no idea that the blessings of the 12 tribes meant so much.

On this page you can see a map of Israel and you can see the profile of Joseph, his face meeting the Med. The back of his head is the Jordan River. Benjamin is between his shoulders. Asher is shaped like a leg, his foot dipping into the crown of Joseph. The book is well worth reading – why haven’t I heard of this before??? The book was first written in 1981, close to 30 years ago. The end of the book explains how Esau was also given a blessing after Jacob stole his blessing. His blessing is now evident, as Esau is Edom and therefore Arabia with lots of oil. Imagine the blessing of Jacob which hasn’t been found yet!!

More information on zion oil site

Isaiah 46:9-11 (King James Version)

9Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

The Ministry of Intercession poem

The Ministry of Intercession

God’s ministers are many,
For this His gracious will,
Remembrances that day and night
This holy office fill.
While some are hushed in slumber,
Some to fresh service wake,
And thus the saintly number
No change or chance can break,
And thus the sacred courses
Are evermore fulfilled,
The tide of grace by time or place
Is never stayed or stilled.

Oh, if our ears were opened
To hear as angels do
The Intercession-chorus
Arising full and true,
We should hear it soft up-welling
In morning’s pearly light;
Through evening’s shadows swelling
In grandly gathering might;
The sultry silence filling
Of noontide’s thunderous glow,
And the solemn starlight thrilling
With ever-deepening flow.

We should hear it through the rushing
Of the city’s restless roar,
And trace its gently gushing
O’er ocean’s crystal floor;
We should hear it far up-floating
Beneath the Orient moon,
And catch the golden noting
From the busy Western noon;
And pine-robed heights would echo
As the mystic chant up-flats,
And the sunny plain resounds again
With the myriad-mingling notes.

Who are the blessed ministers
Of this world-gathering band?
All who have learnt one language,
Through each far-arated land;
All who have learnt the story
Of Jesus’ love and grace,
And are longing for His glory
To shine in every face.
All who have known the Father
In Jesus Christ our Lord.
And know the might and love the light
Of the Spirit in the Word.

Yet there are some who see not
Their calling high and grand,
Who seldom pass the portals,
And never boldly stand
Before the golden altar
On the crimson-stained floor,
Who wait afar and falter,
And dare not hope for more.
Will ye not join the blessed ranks
In their beautiful array?
Let intercession blend with thanks
As ye minister today!

There are hands too often weary
With the business of the day,
With God-entrusted duties,
Who are toiling while they pray.
They bear the golden vials,
And the golden harps of praise.
Through all the daily trials,
Through all the dusty ways,
These hands, so tired, so faithful,
With odors sweet are filled,
And in the ministry of prayer
Are wonderfully skilled.

There are ministers unlettered,
Not of Earth’s great and wise,
Yet mighty and unfettered
Their eagle-prayers arise.
Free of the heavenly storehouses
For they hold the master-key
That opens all the fullness
Of God’s great treasury.
They bring the needs of others,
And all things are their own,
For their one grand claim is Jesus’ Name
Before their Father’s throne.

So the incense-cloud ascendeth
As through calm, crystal air,
A pillar reaching unto heaven
Of wreatherd faith and prayer.
For evermore the Angel
Of intercession stands
In His Divine Priesthood
With fragrance-filled hands,
To wave the golden censer
Before His Father’s throne,
With Spirit-fire intenser,
And incense all His own.

And evermore the Father
Sends radiantly down
All-marvelous responses,
His ministers to crown;
The incense-cloud returning
As golden blessing-showers,
We in each drop discerning
Some feeble prayer of ours,
Transmuted into wealth unpriced,
By Him who giveth thus
The glory all to Jesus Christ,
The gladness all to us!

F. R. Havergal

I especially loved the bolded lines in this poem. Day 30 in the prayer guide I use says to pray for the Holy spirit with the Word of God.