Showing posts with label heaven. Show all posts
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Friday, July 15, 2022

There is a whole lot of shofaring going on in heaven! Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry

 

There is a whole lot of shofaring going on in heaven! Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry

Blow the shofar! Terry Kelson and Steve Martin (far right) at the MorningStar Harvest Fest in Fort Mill, South Carolina (2009)
July 14, 2022 Charlotte, North Carolina

Greetings to my family and friends of Love For His People Ministry.

Sometimes we have mixed emotions when our loved ones pass on to their eternal reward. We want to rejoice and celebrate because they sure are now having a great time. While those left behind, family and friends, rightly grieve for the loss they feel when the one who used to sit in their favorite chair is no longer there.

Life in this world comes to an end for all of us at some time. I hope you read my thoughts on Shofaring in Heaven below, based on the lives of our two friends Ahava Hadassah (Terry Kelson Wallach) and Nita Brown. They are blowing their shofars in heaven!

Ahava and shalom,



Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry

Photos below: 1. Terry Kelson Wallach (Ahava Hadassah) and Steve Martin (far right) at the 2009 MorningStar HarvestFest in Fort Mill, South Carolina

2. Nita Brown 2022

3. Nita Brown’s shofar and talitt, with artwork displayed at her memorial service



Shofaring in Heaven by Steve Martin 

“All you inhabitants of the world, you who live on the earth: when a banner is hoisted on the mountains, look! When the shofar is blown, listen!” Isaiah 18:3, Complete Jewish Bible 

Anyone who knew Nita (Frances Juanita) Brown and Ahava Hadassah (Terry Wallach) could tell when they were present in the gathered meeting. Their two shofars blew. And they each were very good at it! Within a year of each other, with Ahava passing on to glory in August of 2021, and Nita in June 2022, they left this earth, and are now sounding their shofars in the glory of their Redeemer, their Messiah, the Glorious One, Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach.

How do I know? The Bible tells me so.

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His godly ones.” Psalm 116:15, NASU

These two precious women of God were not only joyous in their worship of the Lord, but they were warriors who knew when to battle and used the shofar to call forth the rest of us. They had many victories over the enemy and his cohorts, and they weren’t afraid to get in the thick of it and stand while pressing forward in the victory of the Lord.I met both in 2001 at Cornerstone Church in the wee town of Pineville, North Carolina. The church itself had maybe 30, 40 people at most, but with a wonderful worship team, the presence of the Lord was known often.

Nita would give praise on the keyboard, using the 9 fingers she had. (The only other musician I knew with nine fingers was guitarist Phil Keaggy). Terry would wave colorful flags. And together they would sound the blast of the shofar, declaring victory for our families and nation.

My good wife Laurie and I had the joy of being with Ahava (Terry) after she made aliyah (immigrated as a Jew) to Israel by her 70th birthday, for a day trip into the Golan in 2019. We were going to be with her again in 2021, but covid shut the world down, and that time never occurred. We miss her to this day.

David Peterman and I were last with Nita at her home in Waxhaw, North Carolina, a few weeks before her passing on June 26, 2022, to share time with her and pray for the Lord’s goodness upon her head. Up through the week when she went from this world to the next, she was proclaiming the Lord’s faithfulness and her hope in His upcoming promises.

Her sister Mary Brown told us this fascinating story after Nita’s memorial on Wednesday, July 23, 3033 at Antioch International Church in Fort Mill, South Carolina. I truly believed it when I heard her speak.

“The day after she passed, I was sitting in our living room. Then I sensed both Nita and Terry (Ahava) dancing on the streets of heaven and blowing their shofars. What a wonderful sight!”

And rightly so. The One they served so continuously and through it all had given them their heavenly reward and they have now joined with the numerous other saints preceding them. And all others who call upon the Name of the Lord in this life will also follow to receive their promised rewards.

I look forward to heaven. I look forward to personally meeting Messiah Yeshua, the saints of old, and the many families and friends that have gone on ahead. Having proclaimed the goodness of the Lord, with His saving grace and forgiveness received in this life, eternal life will never end.

“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1-2, NKJV

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin, Love For His People founder

Message #91 in this series – in the year of our Lord 07.14.2022 – “Shofaring in Heaven”,  Thursday, 5:05 pm in  Charlotte, North Carolina, USA




Watch the video: HOPE IN THE LORD with David Peterman and Steve Martin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTjlaYYrg-s&list=PLlRsYroaU_0CyZNv7LlYBU99oZ163mozX&index=15



Encouragement – first from Jerusalem, Israel, and then from Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
by Steve Martin (published May 25, 2022)

In April 2022 my good friend David Peterman of Lancaster, South Carolina, and I took an Ahava Adventure (“love” in Hebrew) back to Jerusalem as soon as the skies and the Land of Israel opened up again. During those 10 days the Lord Yeshua, Jesus Christ, gave me words to share, which I wrote down each day to share with others. These make up the first part of this book.

In April 2022 my good friend David Peterman of Lancaster, South Carolina, and I took an Ahava Adventure (“love” in Hebrew) back to Jerusalem as soon as the skies and the Land of Israel opened up again. During those 10 days the Lord Yeshua, Jesus Christ, gave me words to share, which I wrote down each day to share with others. These make up the first part of this book.

The next section is comprised of messages inspired by the Holy Spirit from our home in Charlotte, North Carolina, beginning before and after the Israel trip. As the Lord would give me a prophetic word, I would start writing and He would further expand on it. Thus those words are written in the major section of this book.

Everyone needs encouragement. Every day. All the negative news spewed out from social media platforms and airwaves needs to be offset by the good news the Lord Jesus (Yeshua) brings to us. From the time He walked the streets of Jerusalem in the first century, to today in this 21st Century, He shares love from heaven and from this home in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Until He returns soon, may these messages uplift your spirit, reveal more of His heart, and sustain you as you walk daily in the direction the Holy Spirit gives with the grace and provision that comes with His presence.

Steve Martin July 2022Charlotte, North Carolina USA

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STEVE & LAURIE MARTIN - LOVE FOR HIS PEOPLE FOUNDERS My good wife Laurie and I (45 years in October 2022!), through the ministry of Love For His People we founded in 2010, give love and support for our friends in Israel and in other nations with friendship, humanitarian aid, and social media support, along with Steve's messages, and our Ahava Adventures trips to Israel. Steve has also authored and published 34 books. We live in the Charlotte, NC area. We have four adult children, spouses, and eight grandkids.

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Victoria Boyson: "2 Generations Will Merge - These Are the Days of Elijah!" - The Elijah List

Victoria Boyson: "2 Generations Will Merge - These Are the Days of Elijah!"


The Elijah List Feb 23, 2019
Steve ShultzFrom the desk of Steve Shultz:
I really appreciate Victoria Boyson writing up this powerful word about the generations merging. Being in my 60s now, I feel that I've just started the second stage of my life...God has so much more in store for the seasoned generation!
Just read this prophetic exhortation from Victoria:
Moreover, you will see and are seeing God turn back time for His servants who, even though well-on in years, will work and live as though they were 10 to 20 years and in some instances even 30 years younger than their birth years. He's doing this simply because He needs you here on this earth and in good shape physically. As His Spirit is being poured out as promised, you will experience a regeneration of cells from the SPIRIT OF LIFE—the Holy Spirit. You will think and speak as though you had a pipeline of Heaven's power flowing through your body here on Earth.
I say a hearty amen to that!
Be blessed and highly encouraged in this article about the generations working together! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
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A Merging of Generations
In a recent dream, I entered a building packed full of people—middle-aged and younger—waiting in expectancy for a move of God to manifest in their midst. All were young except for my grandfather, who was sitting in a rocking chair surrounded by people. I ran to him, so happy to see him since he passed away in 2016.
He was happy to see me too, and said, "Victoria, many of my generation have been waiting for an outpouring of God's presence in the world for many years. Now they are older and have started to lose faith. Tell my generation that they will see the movement of God they've been waiting for. Tell them they WILL, indeed, see it."
As I turned to address the room, I realized a small band of older Believers—who'd also been faithfully anticipating a move of God—had followed me as I entered the building. The moment the two generations merged together, God fell on us all! Out of the blue, like a burst of lightning, the GLORY OF HEAVEN hit the place and it erupted with intense, overwhelming joy!
Honestly, there are no words to describe what I saw and felt in that place. Words pale in comparison to what we experienced, but it was literally like Heaven penetrated Earth and exploded in our midst. All at once, we started singing the song made famous by Judy Jacobs, "Days of Elijah"! As we sang the part that says, "There's no God like Jehovah," our worship mushroomed into an unfathomable concentration of explosive joy and inconceivable miracles began to break out. As supernatural phenomenons manifested in all of us we could neither explain or contain!
A Miracle Generation!
My precious grandfather died two weeks after turning 100 years old, as though he had waited to turn 100 and then went home to be with the Lord. Although he was a Believer, he was not a very spiritually-minded man, but it was through him God sent this message. So, I understood that God must be speaking more about his generation than anything else, and I believe his being 100 when he died was significant. I believe Father God was speaking to those who are 60 years plus and who have been watching and praying for God to move on this world and bring the healing they've been praying for.
The Father is summoning my grandfather's generation, saying, "You will see the HAND OF THE LORD in your midst! You will see the GLORY OF GOD poured out on the earth! You will see the promises I made to you fulfilled! What your generation has been watching and praying for will come to pass, and whether you be 2 years to 100 plus years, you will experience the coming renewal of God in our land!"
I say a resounding "YES!" to my grandfather. I declare the Word of the Lord to his generation, "What you have waited for, you will surely see!"
Moreover, you will see and are seeing God turn back time for His servants who, even though well-on in years, will work and live as though they were 10 to 20 years and in some instances even 30 years younger than their birth years. He's doing this simply because He needs you here on this earth and in good shape physically. As His Spirit is being poured out as promised, you will experience a regeneration of cells from the SPIRIT OF LIFE—the Holy Spirit. You will think and speak as though you had a pipeline of Heaven's power flowing though your body here on Earth. (Photo via Unsplash)
Some of my grandfather's generation have felt sidelined and even unnecessary to what God is doing, but our Lord is saying that is absolutely NOT the case. You are very much needed, and in the coming days you will begin to see those who felt as though they did not need your wisdom start to recognize and value it as never before.
Your glorious generation will be strong LIKE SCAFFOLDING and you will raise up the next generation. They will value you and learn from you. You are very much needed. Your voice will be heard as you speak for the Lord. Your time has not passed, you are not too old—you are just a baby compared to God. You are just beginning!
Papa God says to you: "My Spirit will renew your youth and restore your vigor as you seek My face and spread the JOY of My coming. I will reach down My hand and give you the generations through this movement. Many who My Church thought were unreachable will be given to you. This you will see so My name will be PRAISED in all the earth! From all walks of life they will turn to ME, and you will have NO DOUBT that I am doing this—these who I give you will be absolutely MINE! They will walk with Me like the prophets of old and will hear My voice and speak what I tell them to speak. You must listen and learn, for there is something I want to show you through their lives. Love them, DEAR ONES, as you have loved Me and you will receive an overwhelming impartation of My Spirit that will spread worldwide.
"Wise ones! I have kept you for this hour. You've been steadfast and faithful to believe in Me. Even though some of your generation have fallen, you have remained with Me and believed in Me. I will reward you for your trust in Me. I have loved you and will show others how much you are valued and loved by Me. You will be rewarded in this life and the next. I speak through you and I will show the world you are Mine. Trust Me in this hour like you've never trusted before. Stand close to Me, for I have not left your side. You will be made into an IRON TOWER of glory that many will seek as refuge in the coming days. Stand firm.
Can't You Talk Louder, God?
"For a time and for a season, I have allowed darkness to run rampant. Even they have been surprised at how much they've been able to accomplish on Earth. Yet, I have allowed this. I am sifting My Bride; I am revealing the hearts of MY PEOPLE. I will show the world who is faithful to Me and who truly speaks for Me. As I do this, I encourage you to TRUST ONLY ME! I will turn the chaos over and reveal My glory to the nations. You will see. Surely!
"My presence will reveal the hearts of men and you will be surprised by what I show you! Heaven awaits expectantly for My glory to be revealed through My beloved. What are you waiting for? What do you think you will see? Remember beloved, I come in whispers, not in screams, but I will roar over the nations and shake mountains. Have you been impressed by mountains? Truly, the world will recognize My true friends and they will be overwhelmed with gratitude for YOU!"
A Mighty Army
Recently, by the Spirit, I saw a great army held in reserve until this hour. At last they are being released by the Father. I saw them as they were set to task for the Lord and burst forth with such vigor and joy. It made me cry with delight to see them ride on horses, dressed in all the plume and regalia of a most valiant army. I saw the faces of these warriors and they were not young by human standards, yet they were full of more LIFE than they had in their twenties and thirties. Only now they were filled with wisdom that would saturate the earth and bring peace to the younger warriors.
Truly, they are necessary and they are made ready!
As I gleefully watched this great army emerge, ready for battle, I saw they were unaware of a tremendous cobra snake which had arisen behind them. It was terrifying and the warriors seemed completely unaware of its existence. This snake was rising to such a great stature behind them that I felt sure it would destroy them all with one strike of its enormous head.
Yet, just as surely as I saw the cobra, I saw directly behind it another being that was even larger. Just as unexpected, I saw a GREAT LION rise up behind the snake. And as the snake rose and readied itself to strike against the warriors, the Lion rose against the cobra and in one movement ate up the snake! The warriors were not even aware they had been in danger.
So it will be with this generation, the generation of my grandfather. You will ride to battle with euphoric joy and the enemy will be gobbled up behind you. For the Lord says, "I will be faithful to My ANNAS and My SIMEONS. What I have promised to them they will see, and they will protect the movement of My hand and will bring greatly needed help to My children!(Photo via Pexels)
"Fear nothing, this is the hour to rejoice, the hour you've long awaited! It is yours, My WISE ONES, take it and enjoy the day I have given to you! Arise, and take back this land, take back the generations and give them to Me, for I am ready to receive it! I will make your enemies a FOOTSTOOL for you!" says the Lord.
Elijah's Miracle
Our Lord has promised a day of judgment for the arrogant evildoer, a day which will leave no "root or branch" for them (Malachi 4:1). In that glorious day, we will behold our Lord and Savior, Jesus of Nazareth, and we will understand a level of joy that is inconceivable to us now. He is preparing for that day! In that day, He will send Elijah to "turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers" or our God will "strike the land with a curse." (See Malachi 4:6.)
Beloved, we cry from the depths of our hearts for the intervening hand of a merciful God, who even now will forgive our sins if we turn to Him; if we humbly pray and SEEK THE FACE OF GOD, turn away from the sins of the world and Church and live only for Him. He will hear us from Heaven and graciously stave off the curse on our nation (2 Chronicles 7:14).
Pray with meUnite the generations, Lord. Holy Spirit, manifest in us as You did in the days of Elijah, merge hearts together and make us one holy vessel to receive Your Holy Spirit once again! In Jesus' name! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
Victoria Boyson
Speaking Life Ministries

Email: victoria@boyson.org
Website: www.boyson.org
Victoria Boyson is a powerful and genuine prophetic voice. She is the founder of Victoria Boyson Ministries and Women of Impact Ministries, a ministry dedicated to raising up an army of women who will impact and revolutionize their world. She is a passionate speaker, operating in extraordinary authority to awaken the Church to their victorious reality. Based out of the Houston, Texas area, she is called to awaken and prepare the Bride of Christ for the end-time harvest and compel His Church to embrace a passionate relationship with their heavenly Father. She is the author of The Birth of Your DestinyHis Passionate PursuitAwakening: The Deep Sleep, and God's Magnum Opus: The Value of a Woman.

Friday, May 4, 2018

Anne Graham Lotz: 'My Father's Death May Be a Shot Across the Bow From Heaven' - ANNE GRAHAM LOTZ CHARISMA NEWS

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Anne Graham Lotz: 'My Father's Death May Be a Shot Across the Bow From Heaven'

ANNE GRAHAM LOTZ  CHARISMA NEWS
When I was a girl growing up, Mother led us in family devotions every day. She read the Bible, prayed and that was that. When Daddy was home, he led in family devotions. But when he read the Bible, he would stop and make a comment, ask a question and lead us in discussion. So, my mother taught me by her example to love reading my Bible every day, and my daddy taught me by his example to think about what I was reading. A little over 10 years ago when my mother went to heaven, my daddy started asking me to read him the Bible. At first, it was very intimidating. And then it became such a joy. Because he was hard of hearing, there were times I would sit in front of Daddy, knee to knee, and he would ask me to give him a full 60-minute message. He never took his eyes off my face. Once in a while, he would interrupt me, ask a question or we would discuss what I was saying. But he loved to hear God's Word.
As he got weaker, we went from 60 minutes to five or 10 minutes. But the pattern was always the same—whoever was in the house was called to gather around him whether he was at the kitchen table, or sitting in his study chair or more recently when he was in his bedroom. But before I read a passage of Scripture, I would explain why I had chosen it. Then I would read the passage to him. I would always end by telling Daddy I loved him.
At Daddy's funeral service, with 2500 people in front of me, and millions more watching the live broadcasts, for the last time I led in "family devotions." The passage of Scripture I chose was 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. The reason is this: I believe from heaven's perspective that my father's death was as significant as his life. I know that Feb. 21, 2018, was the date God had preordained to take my father home. Why? What was significant about that day? When I did a web search, I discovered that Feb. 21, 2018, was the day when the Scripture reading for Jews focused on the death of Moses.
Moses was the great liberator. He brought millions of people out of bondage to slavery, got them to the edge of the promised land and then God took him to heaven. At that point, God brought Joshua to lead them into the promised land—to take them home.
Like Moses, my father also was a great liberator. He brought millions of people out of bondage to sin, and he has gotten us to the edge of the promised land—heaven. Then God called him home. Could it be that God is now going to bring Joshua to lead us into the promised land? To lead us to heaven? To take us home? And do you know what the New Testament name is for Joshua? It's Jesus!
I believe my father's death may be a shot across the bow from heaven. Is God saying, "Wake up, church. Wake up, world. Wake up, Anne. Jesus is coming!"? Jesus said in Matthew 24:14 when the gospel is preached to the whole world—as it was during my father's funeral service, as it is through churches, missionaries, ministries—then the end.
First Thessalonians, Chapter 4 beginning with verse 13 says this: I will write it out for you the way my mother taught me by putting my name in, to make it personal. Then I'll write it out the way my daddy taught me, with a few comments:
"I do not want you to be ignorant, Anne, concerning those who have fallen asleep." "Fallen asleep" is just the biblical term for when God's children die. It's when you close your eyes to this life, and you open them to the face of Jesus. It's when your faith becomes sight. So ... "I don't want you to be ignorant, Anne, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if you believe that Jesus died and rose again," and I do! I believe Jesus has risen from the dead! He's alive! "If you believe, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the Word of the Lord."
This is God's Word. It's not fantasy. It's not a wish. It's not a hope-so. "This we say to you by the Word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself—Joshua, Yeshua, Jesus—will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first." That's my daddy. That's my mother. That's my husband. "Then you and I who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words."
And this is the comfort. There is hope for tomorrow. This life is not all there is. The best is yet to come. So on the day of my father's funeral service, I chose to make a pledge that in view of the soon appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in front of all those watching and listening, I will preach the Word. I will do the work of an evangelist—I will share the gospel. I will run my race and live my life, so that five minutes before I see Jesus I have no regrets—I will live my life to exalt and glorify the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I challenge you to make the same choice, until the whole world hears and Jesus returns! 
This article was adapted from the message Anne gave at her father's funeral service, March 2, 2018. It originally appeared at annegrahamlotz.org.