Daily Prophetic Words--Praying for our Global Community

Greetings in the Lord~ Well, any way you slice it, the passage from Revelation 6 is a serious message and may cause some to be perplexed over the ways of God.  For that chapter talks about a time when His judgments are released upon the earth to do its work; war, violence, famine / disease, and death are unleashed to usher in a time of persecution that sifts the godly unto death.   When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful for their testimony.  They shouted to the Lord and said, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before You judge the people who belong to this world and avenge our blood for what they have done to us?"  Then a white robe was given to each of them.  And they were told to rest a little longer until the full number of their brothers and sisters -- their fellow servants of Jesus who were to be martyred -- had joined them.  Revelation 6:9-11 There are two

Greetings in the Lord~ Today's word comes from 2 Chronicles 22 and also Psalm 109.  For me, 2 Chronicles 22 tells of a time period of Israel's Biblical history that is really interesting, and Psalm 109, well it kind of scares me, to tell you the truth.  I'll let you read that one on your own!  While the passages are completely unrelated as far as who and when the instances took place, there are common themes, however, namely, that there comes a time when enough is enough and God determines the downfall of rebellious individuals.  Also, both passages talk about people carrying out great treachery, deceitfulness, and violence to achieve their selfish ambitions, while interestingly enough, the Lord also raises up people to carry out His purposes, which, truth be told, might also be seen as treacherous and violent!  Herein lies the great conundrum of understanding Providence, free will and the will of God.  Does God have favorites?  It would seem so, "Jacob I have loved

Greetings in the Lord, When I get a prophetic word in a cluster of three, I pay attention because it's urgent and usually of a serious nature that unless I had the two confirmations in quick succession I would wait on it for awhile, not wanting to cry wolf.  But today's word is of a serious nature and a bit of a follow up from a word that was given nearly nine months ago -- so it seems as if it is ready to give birth. Anyway, in November 2018, I posted a word on this site about upcoming trials and persecutions that would be coming that would ultimately be used to sift and refine and even cause some to fall away from the faith, and yet, despite it all, the Mystery of Persecution would eventually result in that MORE people would come to the faith.  Well, for the past two days, again I am getting these same types of words from Scripture in John 16 and 14 that say that major persecution is on the horizon. "All this I have told you so that you will not go astray.  They wi

Greetings in the Lord~ This has been another fun-filled summer of travel, lakeside relaxation, and meeting up with friends and family I haven't seen in a while--such a blessing!  However, it hasn't been without some insightful happenings and reflection from the Lord, even a task or two to keep me sharp, I guess.  Anyway, as I have spent time back in my hometown, I've run into childhood classmates and spent time catching up in our town's local watering holes, the same places our own parents used to hang out after our sport games and school functions when we were growing up.  Only now, our widening backsides fill those seats and we tell our tales of family life, work and personal interests while our kids are with their friends and out of our hair for a period of time.  Of course, too, our conversations drift to politics of the day and we discuss as "Gen Xers" our thoughts on current events and cultural narratives ever blaring in our ears in the media and w

Greetings in the Lord~ Today's first word is from Matthew 5:17-46.  In these verses, Jesus focuses on the Law and then begins to explain God's heart and original intention in the Law, but because what he says almost sounds like he is changing the Law, he begins by clearly saying, "I did not come to change the Law...but to fulfill its purpose."   So, we can know right away that their culture and understanding of the Law was different than what God had originally intended.  Well, that always seems to happen; we learn the rules then set about to get around them or use them to our advantage!  In a nutshell, Jesus is saying that it is not enough just to obey the Law, but to also embrace God's heart and attitude for the Law as well, and they will lead to truth.  For example, the Law forbade adultery; yet Jesus explained that even having a heart full of lust for another was adultery.  Likewise regarding murder; if your heart was full of bitter anger towards someone it

Greetings in the Lord~ Today's word comes primarily from Genesis 13.  It's the story of Abram and Lot going their separate ways, a separation that happens on many levels, I'm afraid.  In the natural, it was an obvious solution as both had many flocks and herds and the land could not support them together.  Even their herdsmen were fighting about the situation.  But the problem was way more than a simple case of too many animals; rather, it was the circumstance the Lord was going to use to reveal the real issues at hand.  You see, Abram was Lot's uncle and also a righteous man, faithful in God's eyes, so he was a wonderful familial role model and excellent spiritual mentor as well.  However, Lot only benefited on the surface of things, prospering because he was under Abram's guidance and authority, for Lot did not embrace Abram's deep devotion to the Lord and drifted away spiritually as he departed from Abram's presence.  Lesson number one: material wea

Greetings in the Lord~ Today's prophetic word is a continuation of a plumb line being held in an industry.  The first word was about Silicon Valley, but recently the Lord has added Hollywood & the music industry to the mix.  A plumb line is being held in these industries: it's time to line up and pass under for "inspection;" a sorting and sifting of the people in those industries is happening and will continue to happen leading up to a season of blessings and judgments to follow accordingly.  While the prophetic words are similar for each, today I will focus on Hollywood & the music industry and highlight the points given from the Holy Spirit from Ezekiel 11. The chapter starts with Ezekiel being given a vision of what is going on with the leaders in Jerusalem.  They were feeling smug and superior because they had not been taken away in exile, although, as Ezekiel sees and hears clearly, many were wicked men who had gotten ahead by oppressing those they ha

Greetings in the Lord~ This prophetic word comes from Amos 7:7-9 and it has to do with God showing Amos a vision of a wall being measured against a plumb line.       And the Lord replied, "I will test My people with this plumb line.  I will no longer ignore all their sins.  The pagan shrines of your ancestors will be ruined, and the temples of Israel will be destroyed; I will bring the dynasty of King Jeroboam to a sudden end."  Amos 7:8b-9 A plumb line is used to make sure of the straightness of a wall, for it will eventually fall if it is not straight.  This prophetic word is in reference to the high tech and social media giants of Silicon Valley -- the Lord is saying that He is going to test them to see if they are true to plumb, i.e. if  they are walking in integrity in their business practices and dealings with people.  Already, it is beyond obvious to most people that this is NOT the case (especially given the most recent action of conservative voices being unfairl

Greetings in the Lord~ Recently, I gave a lecture on Syria and the Caliphate and examined 5 things of significance to be VERY aware of from this conflict---and #1 on the list was the fact that al-Baghdadi is still alive!  True enough, a current news photo was released of him today with some followers discussing the final battle areas.  In my talk, I say it had been confirmed in February that his legs and one arm was broken and that he had diabetes, but to see a picture of him after 5 years is pretty remarkable.  In fact, I dare say that this is not a normal guy, nor a run-of-the-mill conflict either.  This is an extremely important prophetic scenario that is being played out right before our very eyes (from Revelation 13 and the book of Daniel.) The lecture series itself examines topics from an academic, experiential, and faith perspective and I do believe, to really have a full understanding of what is going on over there right now, and what to expect in the days ahead, there

Greetings in the Lord! Recently, I gave a talk about China's social credit system and its possible significance for us in the West.  There are many reasons for this, but namely, because electronic data, in use with algorithms and artificial intelligence, is the wave of the future.  In fact, high tech elites and academic scholars alike are pushing a sort of new religion from Silicon Valley based on their vision of these things.  Well, while they might be right in that high technology and the internet are rapidly changing our global societies, I am also reminded of two simple proverbs: The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream. Proverbs 18:4 The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out. Proverbs 20:5 I recall the time when I was learning about these proverbs. The Lord had given it to me in the morning to explain a dream I had the night before.  In the dream, I was swimming in deep ocea

Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from Psalms 121, 89, and 112.  In that order, these psalms speak of the protective faithfulness of the Lord, even when we are confronted by strong enemies and it seems for a time that they have the upper hand.  But rest assured, God has not abandoned us.  Instead, our trials have a way of revealing more of God's goodness and Sovereignty to everyone around us; in the midst of the fiery ordeal we will shine like the noonday sun. The first psalm, Psalm 121, gives us assurance that God oversees our journey and keeps His protective hand around us always, even when the way we must go is a solo venture, like a pilgrim being led by faith and conviction.  There are many these days being called to be such pilgrims in the United States--to carry the torch in the darkness and speak from the high places and decry the wicked and their lies and hate.  And be sure, the way is a lonely one for these outspoken pilgrims at times.  The fact that the ps

Greetings in the Lord~ Well, there are certainly a lot of prophetic words being fulfilled right now.  First the more difficult word from February about "natural disasters" and other difficult incidents coming to pass--we've had a month of tornadoes, flooding, avalanches, bomb cyclones, blizzards, major financial drops on global stock markets and 2 incidents of hAte ideology acting out in Amsterdam and New Zealand.  Whew!  As if that isn't enough, if I include other sources where I post prophetic words, there has been a fulfillment of a word from July 2018 about the MeToo Movement hitting the "boy" and "girl" pop band music industry of Asia (Korea-K POP and Japan-J POP) and also a word of victory from Psalm 98:1 in that, there was no collusion found between Russia and President Trump.  Any sane person already knew that, but the liberal media had been lying endlessly about it for two years so we can all celebrate with President Trump that the chara

Greetings in the Lord~ Today's word is from Ezekiel 13, which is a strong rebuke to all of the false prophets and lying 'diviners' in the land.  Actually, I think the last time I got this passage it was in reference to German Chancellor Merkel, specifically verses 17 thru 23, where the Lord decreed He was going to save His people from the power of lying "daughters" who were misleading the people, and disheartening and harming the righteous while encouraging and enabling the wicked.  It was pretty obvious to me at that time that the whole chapter was the Lord's rebuke in reference to the whitewashing that was/is being done by Merkel's administration to pretend there was/is nothing wrong with their immigration policies.  They had been lying in the news and censoring the truth about the extensive migrant burden and violence being done in Germany--but the Lord said "No more."  She would be removed and the people would be saved from her deceptive li

Greetings in the Lord, Today's prophetic word comes from Hosea 7 and Jeremiah 28. Taken together these chapters are talking about people who proclaim peace, support, and encouragement for the people of the land and the rulers they serve. However, in Hosea 7, they are deliberately trying to deceive the ruler with their flattery and give a show of support falsely. In reality, they're plotting against the ruler and those that support him and have made alliances with the king's other enemies in order to take him down. However, they do not know the will of God, nor do they accept that this ruler has been placed there by God himself. As surely as they mock and scoff and lie, the Lord who sees all will bring them to ruin and cover them with shame and ridicule. Even more, they do not realize that their plots are really against God Himself, for He directs the course of the ruler and has placed him in his position. In Jeremiah 28, there is a false prophet that speaks boldly again

Greetings in the Lord~ Today the Holy Spirit spoke to me while I was on the treadmill watching the news.  President Trump walked across the screen and gave a half wave and somber nod to the crowd.  Obviously, he's seen better days.  The Holy Spirit said, "Psalm 123;" I recognized this one from my own tough times... I lift my eyes to You, O God, enthroned in heaven.   We keep looking to the Lord our God for His mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal. Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt. We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud and the contempt of the arrogant. Yes, indeed; this psalm says so much, like the long sigh of a person when words fail them.  The Holy Spirit continued, "He is a broken man; I am doing a deep work in him and it is very painful now.  But he will not be removed from office, and every accusation against hi

Greetings in the Lord~ There really is such thing as a point of no return.  It's sometimes hard to know when or where that is exactly, but after you've reached it, you simply just know.  You are too far along to go back to the starting point; too much has been invested to start over; and maybe, as in the case of sin, you have sinned so long you have simply forgotten how to do right or what God desires of us.  It's interesting that the concept of repentance is to "turn back," to turn away from what you are doing and go back the opposite direction on a righteous path.  So in essence, it is possible to sin long enough to not be able to repent anymore.  And it's on the other side of this 'point of no return' that God uses judgments to bring people back into relationship with Him, or in the case where the sinners never knew God, He brings an end to their wickedness so that righteous seed may be planted in their hearts.  In either scenario, God's judgm

Greetings in the Lord~ Well, before I get to today's word, I'd like to give praise to God for beginning to fulfill His prophetic word from December 17th, 2018.  If you recall, that word was about God giving His people victory in the areas of battle they've been having, and specifically for President Trump, in that some of his most vocal and active enemies were going to get the tables turned on them.  First, was the apology given by Elizabeth "Pocahontas" Warren for her supposed tribal Indian heritage, and more recently, the adultery scandal of Jeff Bezos of Amazon/Washington Post hitting the fan, and frankly, too many other embarrassing and inflammatory Tweets, quotes, and lewd incidents of numerous Democrat politicians that have put them all in hot water and will most likely have some negative effect to their political career in the long run, if not short term.  And thank God for that!  Many who work to undermine and accuse President Trump of hate and deception

Greetings in the Lord, Early on, when President Trump was campaigning about building a wall on the US southern border, it was funny, everyone chanting "Build the wall!" at his rallies. I really didn't think too much about it, but was entertained by the fervor of the crowd. Then, one day the Lord started to speak to me about walls. Most of the cities in the Old Testament had walls around them, in fact, many of the modern homes in Saudi Arabia still do! They serve a purpose, obviously, to keep thieves out, for safety, and there's nothing immoral about staying safe. But that wasn't what the Lord was talking to me about necessarily. No, the Lord was talking about rebuilding walls, the walls of morality in a person's life, walls of integrity, distinction in the Lord, not being like the world, with the wall a barrier that would keep the good in and the evil out. The Lord was also talking about rebuilding the walls of our nation, as far as the same issues were co

Greetings in the Lord~ Just after the New Year holiday, I was praying for a word for the year and instead got what I discern is more of a glimpse of the next two years.  The vision I saw was of very dark skies and intense winds blowing on the open seas.  These were strong Antichrist winds causing the waves on the sea to rage and lash and roar with great ferocity.  In Biblical symbolism, the great sea is the mass of peoples who live in the world, and the waves are those people that will become and are hostile to God and shake their fists at His Law and Sovereignty. "The floods have risen up, O Lord.  The floods have roared like thunder; the floods have lifted their pounding waves. But  mightier than the violent raging of the seas, mightier than the breakers on the shore--the Lord above is mightier than these!  Your royal laws cannot be changed. Your reign, O Lord, is holy forever and ever." Psalm 93:3-5. Just as I was praying into this vision for more understanding, the

Greetings in the Lord, This is a year-end word and what a joy it is to decree it! In fact, it's so good I will just put the psalm that it comes from (21) in its entirety. Yes, it's 13 verses of God's goodness and strength decreeing victory for His people, for we are over-comers in Christ Jesus! Let the promises of this psalm settle in your heart and watch as it unfolds before us, one victory at a time! The battle was long, beloved, but God is decreeing these Victorious promises for us today, enjoy. How the king rejoices in your strength, oh Lord! He shouts with joy because you give him victory. For You have given him his heart's desire, You have withheld nothing he requested. You welcomed him back with success and prosperity. You placed a crown of finest gold on his head. He asked you to preserve his life, and You granted his request. The days of his life stretch on forever. Your Victory brings him great honor, and You have clothed him with Splendor and Majesty. Y