Daily Prophetic Words--Praying for our Global Community

Greetings in the Lord! Today's words come from 2 Samuel 8 and Isaiah 11.  You know, I never cease to be amazed at how the Holy Spirit will lead me to read two very different passages of Scripture to make a point about something, or to emphasize the importance of a word to me if I really didn't 'get it' the first time around! ha  Yeah, I'm like every other Christian that way, sometimes it takes me a while, too, to know what God is saying.  Anyway, 2 Samuel 8 is a great passage talking about all of the victories David had over his enemies--the Philistines, the Ammonites, the Arameans, the Moabites, the Edomites, the Amalekites, and more that are not even mentioned in this chapter, like all of his own personal enemies--the house of Saul and his associates.  David had spent the better part of his young through adult life in battle against enemies and now the Bible talks about victory; subduing his enemies, taking plunder and increasing the kingdom under his rule.

Greetings in the Lord! Last night I was reading and turned to Ezra chapters 4-6.  Those are some interesting chapters because they are governmental letters written during that time, one between the officials of the Trans-Euphrates to King Artaxerxes, the Persian king, and his reply; and one from Tattenai, a later governor of the Trans-Euphrates region to King Darius, and his reply.  Both letters concern the rebuilding of the temple and city of Jerusalem. You see, previously, King Cyrus had decreed that Jerusalem's temple and city be rebuilt, complete with the return of the temple's equipment from Babylon and building materials to be provided for the completion of the work.  But of course, Israel's neighbors opposed the rebuilding process and over time wickedly persuaded King Artaxerxes to stop the construction.  It wasn't until the reign of King Darius that officials were able to reverse that decision by exposing the original rebuilding decree of King Cyrus.  Ame

Happy Easter everyone! Christ the Lord was risen today, hallelujah!  We serve a living Savior, who sits at the right hand of God the Father, who sent the Holy Spirit to fill us, lead us and guide us.  Amen. The blessings of following this living Savior will never end for the believer of His words.  As Psalm 112 reminds us: Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in His commands. His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice. Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever.  He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will l

Greetings in the Lord! Well, there has been a lot of teaching among evangelical and prophetic circles in the American Church about the significance of the four blood moons coinciding with the Jewish festivals.  Historically, there have been major events involving Israel during this time (you can learn more by watching or reading what John Hagee and others are teaching on YouTube or in their books), but I will only share what the Lord has shown me. Around 1AM I saw the fullness of the lunar eclipse, the blood moon last night and marveled at its unique sight.  As I stood there looking at it, the familiar question came to my heart, "What does it mean?"  I really haven't studied it too much and every time I hear people teaching on it I am still left with that same question, unanswered in my pondering heart. I went back to bed and prayed, "What does it mean, Father?"  And He simply said, "Joel 3." So I opened my Bible and read the passage; it ta

Greetings in the Lord! The Lord has been taking me to this passage of Scripture quite a bit over the past three months, and it comes up again today.  It is from John 6:28-29, and 32-40. Then they asked Jesus, "What must we do to do the works God requires?" Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one He has sent." Wow--so simple, yet that is a very deep work.  To believe in Jesus is to have eternal life in Him.  To believe in Jesus is to follow His commands, and to walk in love.  To believe in Jesus is to turn to Him for all things, because He alone can meet all our needs.  That is why Jesus is referred to as the Bread of Life---He is provision, our daily sustenance.  In Him we will never hunger for the temporal things of this world, or thirst for sweet lies of the devil, for his drink and food is deceptive and leads to death.  Jesus is the Life and Light of this world. "For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and give

Greetings in the Lord! With another shooting on a military base, news headlines are re-examining the prevalence of Post Traumatic Shock Disorder (PTSD) among our military service people returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, in particular.  While certainly theirs is a stressful job and combat can leave deep emotional scars, I would like to examine this issue from another perspective--from a spiritual viewpoint. We know the Bible teaches that we consist of a body, mind, and spirit , yet so often we do not fully take that into consideration as we go about our modern lives.  As life unfolds and events and experiences take place, we often overlook how the spirit realm interacts and affects our more familiar parts, body and mind.  We simply see a doctor for pain, a therapist for emotional wounding, and go about with life coping the best we can.  But I'd like you to consider the spiritual side. For years I travelled worldwide playing professional basketball, spending time in pla

Greetings in the Lord! A few days back I shared my dream about the big ugly frog I saw in a vision.  That frog represented propaganda, and more specifically, a rise of an intense cunning propaganda to recruit young men to radical Islam to fight for Jihad and the institution of Sharia Law.  Well, the Lord continues to give more insight from His Word into the people who push this propaganda:   Pic from www.productiveflourishing.com "Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with destruction.  Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit.  Declare them guilty, O God!  Let their intrigues be their downfall.  Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against You."  Psalm 5:9-10. You see, every rationalization they give to condone violent acts is a lie.  Every promised sensual reward in Paradise is a lie.  Every clever argument given to entice young men and women to carry out evil against humanity is a lie. 

Greetings in the Lord! Just before waking up this morning I saw a vision of a large (size of a very fat cat), putrid green frog sitting next to my bed.  It just sat there, looking at me with its mouth completely wide open, exposing its sharp black teeth to me.  In my vision, I called for help in catching this huge frog.  As two people came to round it up, the frog jumped back and forth to elude them, then jumped out of my vision. As a sat up in my bed thinking, "What on earth was that?" I recalled a passage of Scripture from Revelation 16:  "Then I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet.  They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty."  Revelation 16:13-14 Those three evil frogs of the passage were demons who had t

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word is from Psalm 112.  The message to us is simple--we will be blessed when we choose to love the Lord, live a righteous life, and pursue justice.  God loves justice and righteousness, and we can't please the Lord without having an active faith in Him. Psalm 112 tells us that when we live an upright life, generous to all in need and honest in our dealings with people, we can expect an unforgettable legacy, honor and provision, security, and courage. "Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man....Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever.  He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord....He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever; his horn (of authority) will be lifted high in honor." "The wicked man will see and be vexed, he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the

Greetings in the Lord! It seems there have been lots of words lately about nations and leaders.  I discern that for the truly corrupt ones, the Lord is putting a date on His calendar for their removal and for the setting free of their captives, the weak and the needy whom they should have been protecting.  I am fully expecting to see amazing things in this regard in the not so distant future.  While living in Syria, there was one verse and word that the Lord had me share with a teammate of mine.  She was a Muslim, but the Lord had gifted her with wisdom and discernment of dreams and visions.  I told her about the vision I had of a great fire from heaven coming down to completely destroy the land of Syria.  She actually discerned the current trouble for Syria before I had fully understood the vision!  But the word to her was also very important.  It came from Matthew 6:22-23: "The eye is the lamp of the body.  If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.  Bu

Greetings in the Lord! It's amazing to see how many riots and violent protests are happening all around the world right now.  In Venezuela, Ukraine, Thailand, even in France--over the potential building of an airport, of all things.  And as I was reading about these and other events, I also was curious to compare what various news outlets had to say about the happenings.  Most news sources give the same major details, but usually from slightly different viewpoints with varying degrees of elaboration.  However, there are a growing number of conspiracy theorists out there.  They never fail to offer really "interesting" twists and bits of information, but it always seems like I'm entering a fog when I hear what they have to say.  It makes me nervous (fearful) in my spirit, really, and so I naturally will back away and hear what the Lord has to say about them and all the major news events going on these days.  Hear the word of the Lord: "Do not call conspiracy

Greetings in the Lord! It's been awhile since I've gotten these words from Scripture...from 2005-2007 or so, give or take.  They are from Isaiah 46-47 and Jeremiah 51.  If anyone has ever read these passages they will recall that both prophets are decreeing the destruction of Babylon and her idols, and calling for Israel to separate herself from those people's ways to avoid partaking in their coming disaster.  At that time, the Lord was having me preach and teach from those Scriptures that major trouble (read--His correction) was on the horizon for the United States.  Over the course of those years I gave prophetic words about the coming storms that would hit the US: hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, the financial crisis, the coming election of ungodly leadership to lead us astray, and the rise of our enemies against us.  While those were deemed the most newsworthy items, the most important words were for Christians.  The Lord was going to bring major co

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from 2 Samuel 6 and Daniel 5.  Both stories are a reminder for us to have reverence for the Lord Almighty.  For though God is patient and merciful, He is also Sovereign over all and is to be revered and honored.  The Lord plays no favorites either--His judgments can break out against believers and non-believers alike, as the passages will show.  The stories go like this. First, in Samuel 6 we read about King David wanting to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem.  He loaded it onto a cart like the Philistines had it, and began to make their way to Jerusalem.  Well, he was wrong already.  The Lord had prescribed how the Ark was to be moved, on the shoulders of Levites--not on some cart pulled by oxen.  Well, when the oxen stumbled, the Ark slid and a man familiar with the Ark (it had been kept in his family's tent) reached out to steady it.  His touch was forbidden by the Lord, and he died for his "irreverent act."  K

Greetings in the Lord! We have much to thank God for today--3 words of deliverance!  The first comes from Isaiah 37--a passage about Jerusalem being surrounded by the Assyrian army.  At that time the Assyrians were on a successful violent conquest, overtaking the lands around them in their fierce and cruel manner.  As they encamped around Jerusalem, the Assyrian messenger came to boast of their campaign, taunting and ridiculing the Israelites and telling them not to trust in their God, but to give up easily. King Hezekiah sought the counsel of the Lord through Isaiah the prophet, and the word was given. Isaiah said to them, "...This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid of what you have heard---those words with which the underlings of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.  Listen!  I am going to put a spirit in him so that when he hears a certain report, he will return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword."  Isaiah 37:5-7. The two

Greetings in the Lord! This morning I awoke from a dream that I discern is a warning dream.  It went like this. A woman who looked like Margret Thatcher arrived in a large city that seemed to be Moscow.  Her straw-like blond hair shown brightly in contrast to the dim, wintry afternoon.  Though it was perfectly coiffed, it gave hint of her mean, deceptive, inner thoughts.  Her stylish grey-white trench coat emanated importance and a strong, foul presence.  The planner of trouble and death had arrived.  She rejoiced at all the regal, red brick buildings that surrounded her, as they seemed to confirm her will to dominate, her assumed nobility and right to power and status.  With a big, smug smile she inhaled deeply the unfriendly, freezing air.  "I like it here," she said with a seductive drawl to her male assistants who were wearing all black.  "That's because it's as cold-hearted and cruel as you, my dear," he complimented with a sly grin.  That made

Greetings in the Lord! I remember getting today's Scriptures (Micah 2-3) quite a bit when I lived in Aleppo, Syria.  And, unfortunately, even at the time that I lived there (2003-'04), I heard firsthand accounts from several people who were suffering from the injustices I was reading about....I can only imagine how corrupt things are today! Woe to those who plot iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds!  At morning's light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it.  They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them.  They defraud a man of his home, a fellowman of his inheritance. Therefore, the Lord says: "I am planning disaster against this people, from which you cannot save yourselves.  You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.  In that day men will ridicule you; they will taunt you with this mournful song: 'We are utterly ruined; my people's possession is divided up.  He takes it from me!  He ass

Greetings in the Lord! I am reminded that it was one year ago while returning from South Africa that I had a dream of a corrupt military man losing power and a woman took his place.  I found out yesterday that at the time of my dream, it was a reality happening in the country of Central African Republic!  They were swearing in their new female president, Catherine Samba-Panza.  She is a Christian leader, with the tall task of stopping religious violence between the Christians and Muslims in her country.  Today's word is for her and for the Christian community there, and for any other Christian who is blessed to go through trials for His namesake.  "Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?  But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed.  Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened.  But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord.  Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.

Greetings in the Lord! You know those stories we sometimes hear about how the interviewee was in a terrible situation and calling out to God and they were saved at the last moment?  Maybe someone passed by at just the right time and heard their cries for help, or the rescue team came upon them right before they would have died and gave them the help they needed?  Those saved almost always give thanks to God publicly.  Probably because only they know how urgently they were calling to God for help before the help miraculously arrived on the scene.  And, as we know, it wasn't their desperation that got God's attention, but the fact that they had put their faith in Him to deliver them.  Just like in the middle of a playground where kids are laughing and screaming and making all kinds of noise, a mother can recognize her child's cries immediately and runs to see what's the matter.  That's the way it is with God; He hears the cry of faith, the one who turns to Him as t

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word is a short bit coming from the book of John, chapter 6.  After the people saw the miraculous sign Jesus did, they began to say, "Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world."  John 6:14 The Israelites were waiting for a special prophet, a savior, someone who would overthrow the powers that be in their day and return all of Israel to their autonomous state as in the days of David.  A kind of Moses, if you will, only more powerful.  Well, they were mistaken to that end.  They had already overlooked the "greatest prophet", John the Baptist, and did not recognize who Jesus was either.  So Jesus clearly explained to the crowd later on that he was the Son of God, the bread--manna--of life.  Their forefathers had eaten manna in the desert, manna provided by God, and now, they should also eat of the "living" manna, Jesus the Christ.  It was a hard concept for them to understand, especially when many i

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word is one of encouragement for those the Lord is calling to 'step out of the boat' this year and begin a teaching, preaching, or healing type of ministry.  The word came in a dream, then was accompanied by Psalms 11 & 17. In the first part of the dream I saw a person talking to a small group of mostly children and their parents in a church sanctuary.  It was an informal "healing service" at a church that was just opening up to the idea of that kind of service.  Equally as green was the speaker, who had been called by God to go out and preach and heal, but up to that point hadn't publicly done so.  As the speaker's voice trembled from nerves and stumbled over words on occasion, the parents in the crowd became critical and unbelieving and started to talk amongst themselves.  Their arrogance was revealed as they thought the meeting was a bunch of hooey coming from some flake who couldn't even speak right.  Well,