Your Child August 31, 2008

Your Child

Your child thirsts,
So You provide her lifesaving water,
And You Cleanse her,
And You watch her flourish

Your child hungers,
So You provide her manna from heaven,
You nourish her,
And You watch her grow.

Your child is afraid,
And she cries out for You,
So You cradle her in Your arms,
And rock her to sleep.

Your child has fallen,
So You pick her up and dust her off,
You set her back on her feet,
And watch her walk the narrow path.

Your child is curious,
So You Share with her Your knowledge,
You are Understanding and Wisdom,
And You watch her learn.

Your child has done bad things,
So You Forgive Her,
You show her straight paths,
And You watch her love You more.

You are the center of Your child’s life,
You are the reason she’s alive,
You are her greatest love,
For Her there is no other.

You are Her Father,
You are Her Mother,
You are Her Creator,
You are Her God,
You are Yahweh.

Your child loves You,
More than any other,
And she thanks You,
From the bottom of her heart.

Thoughts on Confidence August 23, 2008

Psalm 16

Confidence in the LORD

1 Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.
2 I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord;
I have no good besides You.”
3 As for the holy people who are in the land,
they are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.
4 The sorrows of those who take another [god]
for themselves multiply;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips.
5 LORD, You are my portion
and my cup [of blessing];
You hold my future.
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
7 I will praise the LORD who counsels me —
even at night my conscience instructs me.
8 I keep the LORD in mind always.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad,
and my spirit rejoices;
my body also rests securely.
10 For You will not abandon me to Sheol;
You will not allow Your Faithful One to see the Pit.
11 You reveal the path of life to me;
in Your presence is abundant joy;
in Your right hand are eternal pleasures.

The Definition of Confidence

1. full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed.
2. belief in oneself and one’s powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance: His lack of confidence defeated him.
3. certitude; assurance: He described the situation with such confidence that the audience believed him completely.

I believe that Father leads me to explore the meaning of the word confidence in the Word, because it’s something I am lacking an understanding in. I feel that Father is helping me to more fully understand faith, trust and now confidence in Her, which all seem to fit together perfectly.

As I study the different definitions of confidence one stands out to me due to the example that is given of it being used in a sentence. “His lack of confidence defeated him”. I am now certain, that Father would like for me to reason out the importance of confidence and how it can be used to bring Her glory in my service to Her.

Philippians 3:3-5 For we are the circumcision, the ones who serve by the Spirit of God, boast in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh— 4 although I once had confidence in the flesh too. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;

In reading the above scripture, I see that we are told that in serving Father we do not put confidence in the flesh. Perhaps this speaks of a certain boldness, or pride in oneself. Because the flesh is sinful, I think it best to not place confidence in oneself, but instead to place all confidence in Father who is infallible. Confidence in oneself could also lead to leaning on one’s own understanding and being misled into believing that which is not truth. We see this evident then, in those who did not believe that Christ Jesus was the son of God in the same way as we see it today in these End Times. We also see it evident in the many people who believe that once saved is always saved and who have so much confidence in their own salvation that they do not realize that it is something that must be attained via diligence and endurance.

Proverbs 3:25-27 Don’t fear sudden danger or the ruin of the wicked when it comes, for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from a snare.

When Father is our confidence, it is She that keeps our foot from a snare because we are leaning on Her in full faith and trust of her abilities and righteousness. To lean on oneself would be counter productive, as being of the flesh we can be easily misled via our own sinful natures.

Isaiah 29:16 You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pot say of the potter, “He knows nothing”?

Additionally, the clay cannot have confidence in itself in being able to withstand the heat it is fired in, or in its own ability to hold water. It must have confidence in the potter, to know what temperature it should be kilned and how it should be properly molded in order to contain the water poured in it without breaking. The clay must instead have confidence in the potter, who is far more knowledgeable.

2 Corinthians 8:22 We have also sent with them our brother whom we have often tested, in many circumstances, and found diligent—and now even more diligent because of his great confidence in you.

Each day we are each tested. I have been and continue to be tested. I understand that it must occur and that it is one of many ways in which to learn and grow in Father. I know that there is a reason behind all testing that goes on. And while I fear many times that I have done wrong, so wrong that I’ve lost all chances of obtaining salvation, I also feel a voice within my heart that says that rather than being filled with fear, I should instead place my full faith, trust and confidence in Father. Because I am imperfect and still of the sinful flesh I stumble daily. And daily, sometimes several times a day depending on the sort of day I’m having, I ask Father for forgiveness because I feel so deeply how far from the mark I am. Then, the next day I get up, aided by Her Spirit, and continue to move forward the best way I know how. I am not confident in myself at all, but I now more fully understand how important it is to have full confidence in Father.

Psalm 3

Confidence in Troubled Times

1 LORD, how my foes increase!
There are many who attack me.

2 Many say about me,
“There is no help for him in God.”

Selah

3 But You, LORD, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the One who lifts up my head.

There are many who attack me. Who want to see me fall away. Who play mind games and attempt to shatter my morale and cause me to lose faith and trust in Father. But it will not work. Rather, I am urged to study and dig deeper within the Word and to write about what I’m feeling and what I discover. Through this medium I am able to see the words that lift me up as I am instructed in knowledge, obtaining a greater understanding and finally wisdom.

My faith, my trust, my confidence is in Father and not in myself and while I may be weak, She is strong. Though I am made confident by Her and through Her. She is my shield around me, my glory and the One who lifts up my head. The One who loves me despite my many flaws. The One who forgives my sins because I am confident also in the grace I am under and the sacrifice Her son made for us all. Through him and only him am I forgiven.

Diligently I will move forward, one foot in front of the other, eyes cast towards Her and always seeking Her instruction. I will not be defeated due to lack of confidence in myself, because my confidence is not in myself, the flesh, but instead where it should be, in Father whose Spirit moves me.

Trust and Surrender August 18, 2008

Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him — a Spirit of wisdom and understanding, a Spirit of counsel and strength, a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.

There is a lot that I do not understand. I do not know what lies around the corner – only that there is a plan. I do not know the incredible depths of Father’s plan – only that it’s incredible. I cannot fully conceive of the enormity of Her love and wisdom – I can only imagine.

I find myself at a time in my life in which total trust and total surrender to our Father Yahweh is at the same time the strength that will get me through. This strength is not my own. It is borne from the wisdom, understanding, counsel, knowledge and strength that is Hers and can only come from Her.

As for fear… well, fear and I go back several years now. It hasn’t felt like a constant fear, but it’s been there and I’m pretty sure that it’s been used against me in the Spiritual War as well. I was called upon by Father to perform the single most important task of my entire life which is to serve Her and Her son Christ Jesus. It’s a blessing of such magnitude that I cannot put it into words. My fears stemmed from having felt the pain associated with having been a disappointment more than once and wanting to please Father and Christ. It was from this point on that I began to feel fear. I’ve been afraid of my own weaknesses. Afraid of my own ignorance. Afraid of making bad choices. Afraid that my best wasn’t good enough. In a nutshell I’ve been afraid of myself and my own sinful nature and of loosing the gift of eternal life. But over and above all this, I’ve been afraid of failing Father and Christ.

I looked up the definitions of trust and surrender and in part, trust is defined as reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. And, surrender is defined as to give oneself up, as into the power of another; submit or yield.

In Biblical times, it was Father’s will that the Israelites give up offerings to Her. These were material things. It occurs to me now though as I ponder the stirrings within my heart and mind, that it really isn’t about material things because all things already belong to Her. The Israelites were simply giving back to Father what was already Hers and that She had in turn given them.

I feel that it’s more about giving ourselves up to Her. It’s about trust and surrender. It’s about knowing that if I seek Father, She will not abandon me. It’s about knowing in my heart, that in seeking Her I truly have done the very best that I can and fully trusting Father with every fiber of my being. It’s about putting Her will before even my own will to live. It’s all intertwined and just a single, small glimpse into Father’s wisdom. And there’s much, much more…

Psalm 9:10 Those who know Your name trust in You because You have not abandoned those who seek You, LORD.

Father has spoken to my heart tonight. She has told me that despite my ignorance, my bad choices, my sinful nature… She has not abandoned me. What I need to remember, is that in seeking Her I must also trust her completely. And the time in which I need to do this most of all, is when I’m afraid.

Psalm 56:3 When I am afraid, I will trust in You.

In doing the best I can do, in seeking Her and trusting Her with my very eternal life, in giving myself up to Her, then Her will becomes most important and the fear is erased. Then and only then am I strong because this is when She becomes my source of strength. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Luke 21:44-46 “It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three, because the sun’s light failed. The curtain of the sanctuary was split down the middle. And Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I entrust My spirit.” Saying this, He breathed His last.”

Heed the Warnings August 16, 2008

I’d like to share this recent Crop Circle that appeared in England at Etchilhampton Hill, nr Devizes, Wiltshire on August 15th, 2008. Via this blog, the book Chosen: End Times Truths Revealed, our Ministry Newsletter and Ministry Websites we have passed on the information that Crop Circles contain End Times messages from Father Yahweh to mankind. Please, heed the warnings. Father Yahweh does not wish Her children should perish at Armageddon.

Photos belong to Steve Alexander http://www.temporarytemples.co.uk/

Be Humbled and Live August 14, 2008

Stop. Imagine. Visualize.

Suddenly and without warning, your children have all appeared to have died simultaneously, suddenly and without cause. The same has happened with every parent you know. Their children are gone as well.

Many of the adults you knew as family, friends or acquaintances are gone as well – only not in the same numbers as the children.

It does not appear to be the rapture, as their bodies have been left behind and have not disappeared leaving a pile of clothes as popular Christian theories or books have claimed.

But it is.

Amidst all of this, in the sky appear millions of aircrafts that are “UFO” in nature. The government tells you that it’s an alien invasion.

There is chaos in the streets. Your own neighbors are now raping, pillaging and killing one another for food and water.

Armageddon has begun and you’re one of the one’s left behind.

How do you feel? What are you thinking? What do you do?

As has been prophesied, do you curse God for what has befallen you?

Isaiah 8:21They will wander through the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged, and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God.

Don’t. Because: Exodus 21:17 “Whoever curses his father or his mother must be put to death.“

You still may have a chance, if only you humble yourself.

Proverbs 3:33-34 The LORD’s curse is on the household of the wicked but He blesses the home of the righteous; He mocks those who mock, but gives grace to the humble.

A second rapture may take place, but it is not guaranteed. If it does occur, it will happen soon after the first rapture but it is dependent on whether or not humble hearts are found.

Zephaniah 2:2, 3 “before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning of the LORD’s anger overtakes you, before the day of the LORD’s anger overtakes you. Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth, who carry out what He commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be concealed on the day of the LORD’s anger.”

The Pride of Mankind August 10, 2008

To me, the news story that came out recently about the atheist senator suing God for Natural Disasters (among other things) is yet another sign of the End Times we live in, and what came to mind for me when I read it was the pure audacity of and unceasing pride of mankind. The haughtiness of even thinking of holding Father in contempt for causing these things to happen to Her creation as if they hadn’t already been warned and are the authority on how the world should be and what should and shouldn’t happen to the people living in it. Please take note that the key word in that previous sentence is HER Creation. For we are all, Her creations and we are living on a planet that is also Her creation and none of it, including our very own lives, belongs to us. It all belongs to Father.

We believe ourselves to be of high intelligence, and yet look what has happened to the world we live in. Our scientists can clone DNA but can they create it? We can create energy from natural resources, but can we create the natural resources? We can discover the many laws of creation, but can we create them? We can predict weather patterns but can we create the weather? We can destroy the earth but can we re-create it? Look at the things that we have done to Father’s creation and to each other. With each passing year the mess we created only gets worse. Could any of us do what She has done and continues to do? This is similar to what Father asked Job in the following scriptures:

Job 38:18-41
18 Have you comprehended the extent of the earth?
Tell [Me], if you know all this.
19 Where is the road to the home of light?
[Do you know] where darkness lives,
20 so you can lead it back to its border?
Are you familiar with the paths to its home?
21 Don’t you know? You were already born;
you have lived so long!
22 Have you entered the [place] where the snow is stored?
Or have you seen the storehouses of hail,
23 which I hold in reserve for times of trouble,
for the day of warfare and battle?
24 What road leads to [the place] where light is dispersed?
[Where is the source of] the east wind that spreads across the earth?
25 Who cuts a channel for the flooding rain
or clears the way for lightning,
26 to bring rain on an uninhabited land,
[on] a desert with no human life,
27 to satisfy the parched wasteland
and cause the grass to sprout?
28 Does the rain have a father?
Who fathered the drops of dew?
29 Whose womb did the ice come from?
Who gave birth to the frost of heaven
30 when water becomes as hard as stone,
and the surface of the watery depths is frozen?
31 Can you fasten the chains of the Pleiades
or loosen the belt of Orion?
32 Can you bring out the constellations in their season
and lead the Bear and her cubs?
33 Do you know the laws of heaven?
Can you impose its authority on earth?
34 Can you command the clouds
so that a flood of water covers you?
35 Can you send out lightning bolts, and they go?
Do they report to you: “Here we are”?
36 Who put wisdom in the heart
or gave the mind understanding?
37 Who has the wisdom to number the clouds?
Or who can tilt the water jars of heaven
38 when the dust hardens like cast metal
and the clods [of dirt] stick together?
39 Can you hunt prey for a lioness
or satisfy the appetite of young lions
40 when they crouch in their dens
and lie in wait within their lairs?
41 Who provides the raven’s food
when its young cry out to God
and wander about for lack of food?

I will not put myself above any of mankind, as I too have been prideful. I too have haughtily taken credit for things that without Father would not be. I am a sinner, just like every other person in mankind and would certainly deserve any number of punishments for my sins if She so chose. None of us, not a single person living on this planet are worthy of the grace that was given us via the sacrifice of Her beloved son Christ Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins.

Now you may think, “But I’m a good person. I have a good heart. I’ve never hurt anyone intentionally.” But are you really? Are you perfect? Does Father’s will and your love for Father precede ALL things? And even if it does, do you always do the right thing? Do you take credit for your accomplishments or do you give thanks to Father for them? Do you lean on your own understanding or do you turn to Father for guidance? Do you hold grudges or do you forgive? Do you ask for the forgiveness for those who trespass against you or do you store up hatred in your heart for them? Do you pass judgment on others or do you leave that to Father and Christ? Do you make time for Father or do others come first? Do you seek spiritual wealth or material wealth? Do you show love, compassion and kindness for your fellow man or do you look out only for yourself? Do you place all your faith, love and trust in Father or do you place all your faith in man, love only those who love you and trust no one?

The point is that none of us is perfect. We are all human and therefore we are all sinful. We all stumble. We all have thoughts that are not in line with Father’s Way and we all perform actions that are not in line with Father’s Way. But the thing to realize is that Father does not have to conform to OUR way, we must learn to conform to HER way.

Psalm 145:17 The LORD is righteous in all His ways and gracious in all His acts.

It has been prophesized that when Father’s wrath is fully upon mankind that many, if not most, will curse Father for what is happening. That their hearts will be hardened against our creator and they will in turn loose their own eternal lives. What they have failed to realize is that our way DOES NOT WORK. This is what Father has shown us in withholding the wrath for as long as She has already. Only Her Way is righteous and anything She does, is out of love. If it were not out of love, would She have withheld Her wrath for as long as She has? I assure you, it is not Her wish that any of Her children should perish. And when I say perish, I do not mean in a physical way I mean in a spiritual way for it is far worse to lose your eternal life than it is your physical.

The Natural Disasters that we have witnessed to be increasing serve as a warning to all of mankind. Call it a wake-up call of sorts. But the thing to also realize is that while human lives are lost, these people are also given the opportunity to accept the truth once they’ve passed over and may still receive eternal life. Though they have lost their physical life and left loved ones behind, they are now in a far better place. As humans we place so much importance to something that in essence only lasts for the blink of an eye in comparison to eternity. We think it such a great tragedy when someone loses his or her life. Why is that? Yes, I’ll agree that it’s sad for those that are left behind but not for them. They are leaving this earth for a far greater place. If this is something that you can’t fathom then you must ask yourself, what is worth more to you? Your human physical life? Or your spiritual eternal life? Father gives you the option to choose.

We have been warned. Out of love we are given a choice. We have been given the free will to either humble ourselves and come to an understanding with the help of Father’s Holy Spirit that all of these things must happen in order for the scales to be balanced and for order to be brought back to creation. Or, we also have the option of doing as the man mentioned in this news story has done and remain in darkness. Either way Father’s wrath WILL come. Evil WILL be wiped off of this planet. Creation WILL be restored to Father’s original plan. Father’s name WILL be vindicated and sanctified before all of creation and Father’s will WILL be done.

End Times Online Newsletter August 4, 2008

For some time now, our ministry has been publishing a Newsletter and I just wanted to post a quick blog to let all my readers know that this Newsletter can now be viewed online! Below is a table of contents of sorts that describes what is included in each newsletter and just follow this LINK to view it and sign up for the RSS Feed.

Each Issue Contains the Following Segments:

• A Personal Invitation We personally invite all our readers to attend our twice-weekly Bible Studies online

• The Light of Life Ministry Who We Are & What We Do
  

• The Minister’s Corner Articles written by the Light of Life Ministers
  

• Nourishment From The Throne A weekly installment of nourishment, direct from the White Throne of Father
  

• Inspired Writings Inspired writings and further nourishment

• Signs From Above Articles on the signs in the heavens

• Crop Circle Watch Warnings from Above

• Signs Down Below Articles on the signs here on earth
  

• Signs in Natural Disasters Articles and Updates on Worldwide Natural Disasters

• Natural Disaster Update Updates on Natural Disasters from Around the World

• Signs in False Shepherds & False Religion Articles pertaining to World Religions
  

• Faith Under Fire Articles pertaining to Christians whose faith is under fire

• The Kingdom Message of Salvation Our Message of Truth

Truth, Falsehoods & Lies August 1, 2008

Last night, I was at home working on our weekly newsletter and getting it ready for publishing when there was a knock on the door. When I opened it three people greeted me (two men and a woman) and they introduced themselves as being from one of the local churches. I get a few visitors of this sort every now and then as there are between 12 and 13 churches within a 5-mile radius of my house.

One of the men was holding some pamphlets and they said that they had come by to invite me to their church at which point I told them that I am a minister with an online ministry called The Light of Life Ministry. The other man inquired as to what denomination and I told him no denomination, just Christian. (I regret that having being caught off guard, my mind wasn’t working quickly enough to have gone into more detail in explaining that we are not affiliated with any man-made organized religion at all, because they are all filled with only partial truths, falsehoods and lies.)

At this point one of the men stepped forward and asked me if he could ask me a couple questions and I told him that yes, he could. (When I think of it in retrospect, I realize that I felt a lot like how Christ must have felt when the Pharisees and Saducees of the day questioned him.)

His first question was, “If you were to die tonight, would you go to Heaven?”

I replied, “Well, I hope so, but honestly I don’t know as God is ultimately the judge of that. I do all that I can to walk in Christ’s footsteps and whether or not I obtain salvation is left to Him.”

He then said to me, “Okay, so let’s say you die tonight, you go to Heaven and you’re standing before God and God asks you, ‘Why should I let you in?’ what would you say?

After a moment of thought I replied, “I would say ‘Father, I hope that I have served You well and pleased You in all ways. May Your will be done.”

The man then interjected, “Okay but would you have asked Jesus Christ in your heart for forgiveness of your sins?”

I smiled and replied, “I do, every day.”

The man went on to say, “That’s the answer I was looking for.” And then to further explain to me that he asks that question of every person they meet and added as emphasis, “even if the person who answered the door was wearing a white collar, I would still ask him those same questions.”

After they left I prayed to Father, because I felt that I hadn’t done as good a job as I could have in serving Her. The answer that I received was to use this experience as inspiration for an article and vehicle in which to spread truth.

Now, I understand that the purpose of their visit was twofold. One may have been to invite new members to their church but two was obviously to preach that repentance is necessary for forgiveness of sins. However, while it is true that true and deep down repentance of the heart is necessary for the forgiveness of sins, what they were also implying was that repentance is the ONLY requirement for receiving Salvation and entrance into Heaven.

This, my friends, is simply not true.

You see, in this day and age (and by this day and age I mean the End Times), the (false) shepherds of the world preach a truth that is only one sided when truth is actually a double edged sword. While forgiveness awaits those who are truly repentant, made possible by the Ransom Sacrifice of Christ Jesus dying on the cross for our sins; there must be an acceptance of Christ as Lord and Savior AS WELL as a good heart condition in order to obtain Salvation. So, who reads the heart and determines who is worthy and who is unworthy of Salvation and entrance into Her son’s Kingdom? God does.

1 Samuel 16:7 “But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the LORD sees, for man sees what is visible, but the LORD sees the heart.”

The false Christian religions of the world have placed many requirements on Salvation that simply are not true. Some say that you must be baptized in order to receive Salvation. And others say that it only takes an acceptance of Christ. Still others say that it requires only repentance. I don’t know why they preach these things, I’m sure that many are mislead themselves. Or maybe the Truth seems too difficult to them. Maybe the Truth wouldn’t fill their pews and mega-churches and offer enough tithing money with which to prosper. Maybe the Truth wouldn’t make them popular enough or bring them enough notoriety.

But what are we serving Father for, if not to spread the Light of Truth? And if you’re not spreading the Light of Truth which is the Truth in its entirety, are you truly serving Father or are you serving Dawn Lucifer in spreading more falsehoods, half-truths and lies?

It is vitally (necessary to life – ETERNAL life) important at this time more than any other that people understand the TRUTH.

The truth, and it’s important that I share this with you now because there’s not much time left, is that even those who accept Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior may not escape the coming wrath and be included in the Rapture. This is because there are two requirements, not just one, and it is dependent upon the condition of their hearts as well. A good heart is a humble heart and one can be saved by the acceptance of Christ AND a good heart.

I pray that I have helped to bring you to a more accurate understanding of what is required for Salvation, via the knowledge I have shared with you here today. And may Father’s Holy Spirit fill your heart with the wisdom needed in order to discern the truth from all the falsehoods and lies that are currently a part of the darkness of this world we live in. In Christ Jesus’ name I pray, our loving Savior and vindicator of righteous rule, Amen Father Yahweh.