Prophetic Word: 'I Am About to Do a 7-Day Turnaround' - JOE JOE DAWSON CHARISMA MAGAZINE

The Lord is about to do a seven-day turnaround. (Flickr/Emmett Tullos)

Prophetic Word: 'I Am About to Do a 7-Day Turnaround'

 3/27/2017 JOE JOE DAWSON   charisma magazine

Recently, the Lord spoke a word to my heart, so powerful and clear. I can only remember a handful of times in my life that I have even heard the Lord this plainly. I was about to walk into the prayer room at our church, I was several feet away from the prayer room door and I heard the Lord say, "Tell my people that I am about to do a seven-day turnaround". With huge excitement in my heart, I ran into the prayer room as the Lord continued speaking to me.

He immediately reminded me of the night before. The previous night, I did my final rounds at the house, made sure my wife and children were asleep and then I got into bed. I laid there for about one minute and the Lord spoke to me, "Get up, I would like to talk to you." So I got up, went into our prayer room at the house, and the Lord spoke this to me "Every word I have spoken to you in the private place will come to pass." Then I began to pray into that word. I felt deeply impressed to tell people to remember every prophetic word that bore witness with their spirit when it was given to them. Now is the time to look back at all of their old prayer journals.

Then the next day, I received the seven-day turnaround word. The Lord was prompting me to tell people that prophetic acceleration is coming, a seven-day turnaround, where God will suddenly fulfill the promises in the prophetic words that people have been hanging onto and praying into for many years. The Lord is getting His people ready for a mighty move of His Spirit. Get ready for your seven-day turnaround!

I was reminded of many of the prophetic words God has spoken to me. The first one I remembered was when God told me about the key to breakthrough is fasting. So many of God's people do not understand the true power that is released while fasting. Immediately, I thought, What if people fasted and prayed over the next seven days for their turnaround?

Then I was reminded about a prophetic vision I had just recently. In the vision, I saw a huge tidal wave crashing over the people of God. As I saw this tidal wave in the Spirit, I knew that it was made up all of the prayers, promises and prophetic words from past seasons. The Lord spoke clearly to me that every promise and every prophetic word that has been given in past seasons, will come to pass in this next season. This seven-day turnaround is the fulfillment of that vision. Expect to be overtaken by the Spirit of God fulfilling His promises to you. Your 7-day turnaround is coming.

As I continue to pray I felt the Lord say, "Do not allow your circumstances, conditions or situations to affect your spirit. Stay focused on what My Spirit is saying and deny every soulish or fleshly thought." Be vigilant during these next seven days, pay no attention to your critics because any attack the devil can scheme up, He will throw your way. This is a season that you will have to be strong and prepared for warfare. Remember Ephesians 6:11, "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." These next seven days, you will have to stand against the enemy's schemes, tricks, strategies and attempts to get you off course.

The Lord told me to declare that "The cave, wilderness and valley seasons are coming to an end." So many people are so close to giving up on their God-given dream, purpose, calling and destiny. Many people are so close to having their God-given breakthrough at any moment. Then the Lord spoke to me and said, "Many of My children are barely hanging on. Many are barely hanging on for their ministry, business, marriage and prodigal sons and daughters." Because of the delay in their breakthrough, many people's emotions are out of alignment, and their finances are not prioritized correctly.

The presence of the Spirit of God remained strong during this encounter. The Spirit prompted me to urge people to properly align with all the prophetic words and promises that God has spoken to them. The Lord prompted me to tell people in this season do not give in to the soulish realm or to your thoughts and emotions. Instead, stay focused on the Spirit of God and be completely Spirit-led during the next seven days. Stay strong and stay the course with the Lord. Contend, fast and pray over the next seven days. Let faith arise and believe God for the seven-day turnaround! 

Joe Joe Dawson is the president of Burn Texarkana Revival center and House of Prayer. Pastor Dawson also serves as staff evangelist for First Assembly of God in Texarkana, Texas, where he also is now the Tribe College/young adult pastor. Burn Texarkana has one revival/awakening service a month at First Assembly and also has Burn on the Road meetings in neighboring cites monthly. There are four Burn Texarkana prayer meetings each week, He also serves on the leadership team of New Breed Revivalists Network.

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Trump Promises To Follow-Through On Supreme Court: "The Judges Will Be Pro-Life" - HelloChristian.com

Trump Promises To Follow-Through On Supreme Court: "The Judges Will Be Pro-Life"

HelloChristian.com 11.14.16

In an exclusive interview with CBS, Donald Trump sat down with "60 Minutes"  host Lesley Stahl and answered an array of question surrounding his campaign, his meet-and-greet with Obama, and his plans for the comencement of his presidency. He also vowed to follow through on his promise of pro-life supreme court judges. 

"During the campaign, you said that you would appoint justices who were against abortion rights. Will you appoint-- are you looking to appoint a justice who wants to overturn Roe v. Wade?" asked Stahl. "So look, here’s what’s going to happen-- I’m going to-- I’m pro-life. The judges will be pro-life," Trump replied. "They’ll be pro-life, they’ll be-- in terms of the whole gun situation, we know the Second Amendment and everybody’s talking about the Second Amendment and they’re trying to dice it up and change it, they’re going to be very pro-Second Amendment. But having to do with abortion if it ever were overturned, it would go back to the states."

"Yeah, but then some women won’t be able to get an abortion?" says Stahl. 

"Yeah, well, they’ll perhaps have to go, they’ll have to go to another state," Trump replied.

Trump insists that those protesting against him should not be afraid, and says that they "don't know me." "Don’t be afraid. We are going to bring our country back. But certainly, don’t be afraid. You know, we just had an election and sort of like you have to be given a little time. I mean, people are protesting," he said. "If Hillary had won and if my people went out and protested, everybody would say, “Oh, that’s a terrible thing.” And it would have been a much different attitude. There is a different attitude. You know, there is a double standard here."

And to those Trump supporters who are persecuting Latinos and Muslims, Trump says "Stop it." 

UK PM Theresa May Promises to 'Stand by the Jewish Community' - ALINA DAIN SHARON CHARISMA NEWS

Theresa May promises that she will stand by the Jewish people. (Reuters)

UK PM Theresa May Promises to 'Stand by the Jewish Community'

 7/19/2016 ALINA DAIN SHARON  CHARISMA NEWS

The names of former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir and U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher are familiar as prominent symbols of strong female leadership in times when women heads of state were rare.

By 2015, however, the number of female leaders of nations reached 19, according to the United Nations. On July 13, British Home Secretary Theresa May joined the club by replacing outgoing U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, becoming the U.K.'s second female prime minister after Thatcher.

As America waits to see if Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton becomes the country's first female president in the November 2016 election, JNS.org provides eight examples of current and former non-Jewish female heads of state, their relations with Israel and the Jewish community, and how they embody tikkun olam—the Jewish value of repairing the world.

Angela Merkel

The daughter of a Lutheran pastor, Merkel has been the chancellor of Germany since 2005. She has spoken out many times about her commitment to fighting anti-Semitism in a country carrying the notoriety of Holocaust history, calling Germany's current community of 100,000 Jews a "national treasure" at a 2014 rally and saying that it is "every German's duty" to take a stand against anti-Jewish threats. The same year, she received Israel's Presidential Medal of Distinction.

Back in Germany, using the German slogan "wir schaffen das" ("we can do this"), Merkel has steadfastly expressed her commitment to the acceptance and integration of Syrian and other Middle Eastern refugees in Germany. Her political rivals have criticized her for this refugee policy due to the growth of Islamic extremism in Germany, a trend many have blamed on the refugees.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Sirleaf, the president of Liberia since 2006, is Africa's first democratically elected female president. She was imprisoned in the 1980s and also lived in exile to avoid persecution for criticizing the government. She shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for her promotion of women's rights and women's safety.

In June 2016, Sirleaf visited Israel for the second time and thanked the Jewish state for its help during the Ebola crisis of 2015.

"We want to share in the tremendous progress that Israel has made especially in the field of agriculture, where your achievements continue to amaze us," she said.

Theresa May

Before becoming prime minister last week, in her capacity as home secretary—a position responsible for the internal affairs of England and Wales—May had promised to defend the country's Jewish community and wipe out anti-Semitism.

"No one wants the school where they send their child to need security guards, or have their place of worship be fitted with security alarms and blast-resistant glass. But until that changes, the government is clear—we will stand by the Jewish community," May said.

May has also been known for supporting religious freedom, particularly the Jewish practices of shechita (kosher slaughter) and brit milah (ritual circumcision), and has advocated for greater British-Israeli ties in homeland security.

Tsai Ing-wen

Ing-wen became the first female president of Taiwan in January 2016. During the election campaign, she focused strongly on a platform advocating for more women leaders and workplace equality, and expressed support for same-sex marriage.

"When it comes to love, everyone is equal. I am Tsai Ing-wen, and I support marriage equality. Every person should be able to look for love freely, and freely seek their own happiness," she said.

In 2013, Ing-wen praised Israel and its citizens' ability to lead normal lives amid a reality of ongoing terrorism, in addition to lauding the Jewish state's high-tech industry.

Benazir Bhutto

Bhutto, as Pakistan's prime minister, was the first democratically elected female president of a Muslim country. She served as prime minister for two terms in the 1990s before being accused and tried on charges of corruption. After several years in exile, she returned to Pakistan but was assassinated in 2007.

In 2008, Bhutto was posthumously awarded the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights. "My mother always said, democracy is the best revenge," said Bhutto's son, Bilawal, after her death.

As prime minister of Pakistan, a Muslim country in a region typically hostile to Israel and Jews, Bhutto developed surprisingly positive relations with both Jews and Israel. The Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv reported that she had asked Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, along with the U.K.'s Scotland Yard and America's CIA, for protection.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had called the assassination of Bhutto a "great tragedy." Mark Siegel, a Democratic Party consultant and Jewish community liaison who knew Bhutto, said the Pakistani leader "was the most tolerant person I know ... She was at my daughter's bat mitzvah. Her husband came to my daughter's wedding."

Michelle Bachelet

Bachelet has been the president of Chile since 2014. She was also president from 2006-2010, when she was the first female president in her country's history.

A socialist politician, Bachelet began her second presidency by promising to tackle economic and social inequality, education reform, and human rights abuses by police.

"We need to ensure that everyone has the same rights and opportunities," Bachelet said in 2014.

During her first term as president, Bachelet garnered praise from the Jewish community for appointing three Jews as government ministers. At the time, the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Achronoth referred to her cabinet as "the most Jewish government in the world."

Yet Bachelet's government has had a strained relationship with Israel. During Israel's 2014 war with Hamas in Gaza, Chile recalled its ambassador to the Jewish state and referred to Operation Protection Edge as "collective punishment" for the Palestinians.

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović 

Grabar-Kitarović, the president of Croatia since 2015, is the first woman elected to that post in her country. At age 46, she was also the youngest president-elect in Croatian history.

"I would like to see more effort on preventing organized crime, co-operation on matters of security, but also a more vigorous fight against corruption, media freedoms, democratic systems, control of the intelligence sector, and the proper usage of the intelligence sector in accordance with the law," she said in 2015.

In 2015, Grabar-Kitarović visited Israel, participating in a ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in which Croatian-American film producer Branko Lustig donated the Oscar he received for "Schindler's List" to Yad Vashem. Grabar-Kitarović told Israel's i24news that Croatia's collaboration with the Nazis is "a dark period in our history that casts a shadow on Croatia's past."

Dalia Grybauskaite

Grybauskaite, in her second term, is Lithuania's first woman president.

In 2015, she spoke out several times against Russia's annexation of Crimea and the conflict in Ukraine.

"It is our duty to uphold the international, humanitarian, and human rights laws, and to seek accountability when these laws are violated," she said.

Grybauskaite visited Israel in 2015. In a meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, she said, "Lithuania and Israel are facing difficult challenges. Lithuania is well aware of what unrest and military threats in the region mean and how much effort it takes to ensure peaceful national development. Therefore, we must do everything we can to prevent provocations and protect peaceful populations. Aggression, coercion, and violence cannot be justified."

Grybauskaite and Rivlin discussed Israeli-Lithuanian economic, financial, and high-tech cooperation. The Lithuanian leader also visited Yad Vashem and planted an olive tree in the Grove of Nations, where more than 700 commemorative trees are planted in honor of Lithuanian citizens who saved Jews during the Holocaust. 

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4 Promises That Will Carry You Through Any Crisis - J. LEE GRADY CHARISMA MAGAZINE

4 Promises That Will Carry You Through Any Crisis

 6/8/2016 J. LEE GRADY  charisma magazine

Don't let adversity steal your hope. (iStock photo )

I've spent the past week sitting by my father's bed in a hospital in Georgia. He fell while doing yard work (no 89-year-old man should be trimming weeds) and he hit his head on the concrete walkway behind his house. He has a fractured rib, 12 stitches in the back of his head and two bruises on his brain.

After a week, he still has no idea where he is.

On Monday, he said my name. On Tuesday, when I asked him the name of his church, he answered correctly. But when a nurse asked him who I was, he told her I was his grandson.

We don't know what the next day holds for my dad, or the next month. Hundreds of people are praying for his healing, and there are signs that his motor skills and brain function are slowly coming back online. But whether he pulls out of this and goes back to driving his car, or whether he ends up in months of rehab, or if he dies, I've had to face the reality that we all get old, life is terribly fragile and death is inevitable.

We don't do a good job preparing people for death and dying. I never had a class on it in school. We rarely even talk about it in church until someone has a funeral. It's easy to develop a notion that life goes on and that we will never get old.

Yet the Bible doesn't dance around the topic of death. In Genesis, the word "death," "die" or "died" appear 68 times. It reminds us: "And Adam died," "And Abraham died," "And Isaac died." One entire chapter, Genesis 23, is devoted to the death and burial of Sarah. On and on it goes, like the somber toll of a bell. Death is a cold, dreary specter that is an undeniable part of our existence on this side of eternity.

King David talked about walking "in the valley of the shadow of death" (Ps. 23:4a). He could write those words because he faced life-and-death crisis regularly. Only those who have lost a loved one or cared for a sick person know how tangible that shadow of death really is. It weighs on us like a thick fog. It makes us feel lost and alone.

I have felt that fog this past week. I felt it when I had to restrain my dad from pulling out his IV tube. I felt it when I asked him a simple question and got a blank stare. I felt it when I heard another patient in the hospital scream in pain.

Yet David was sustained in that dark season. He was not overcome. He wrote: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me" (v. 4). We have the promise of His presence no matter what is going on around us.

If you are walking through the valley right now because of a death, an accident, a serious medical condition, a financial crisis, the loss of a job or any other tragedy, stand on God's immovable promises and let His words bring security to your soul. These four promises have meant the most to me during the past seven days:

Nahum 1:7 says, "The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows those who take refuge in Him."

"God is good, all the time," has become a religious cliché. But it is a powerful truth if you let the words sink in. When we walk through dark times we are tempted to doubt God's goodness. Don't let the devil accuse God of abandoning you; run into the Lord's strong arms and let Him remind you of His faithful care.

John 16:33 says, "These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world."

It does not matter what the world throws at you. Jesus said we would face trials and tests, but those words are followed by a comma, not a period. He calls us to face our difficulties with faith. He has already overcome every possible problem we could face. Knowing this will give you supernatural peace.

Philippians 4:6-7 says, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

When we face a crisis, our first reaction is to worry. But the antidote to worry is prayer. Share your fears and anxious thoughts with Jesus and let His peace override them. His peace will shield you from the darkness of despair.

John 11:25-26 says, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die." This is the ultimate source of all our joy.

Death is not final when the person who dies is a Christian. Jesus removed the sting of death; it has been swallowed up in Christ's ultimate victory. Don't let death or the threat of death steal your hope.

Let God's promises guide you like signal lights through your dark valley. The future is bright on the other side.

J. Lee Grady is the former editor of Charisma. You can follow him on Twitter at leegrady. He is the author of several books including 10 Lies the Church Tells Women, 10 Lies Men Believe, Fearless Daughters of the Bible and The Holy Spirit Is Not for Sale. You can learn more about his ministry, The Mordecai Project, atthemordecaiproject.org.

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"It's Time to See the Fruits of Your Labors!" by Lana Vawser, Brisbane, Australia - THE ELIJAH LIST

"It's Time to See the Fruits of Your Labors!"by Lana Vawser, Brisbane, Australia

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From the Desk of Steve Shultz:

This is a most encouraging word by my friend from Australia, Lana Vawser...now this is a WORD OF THE LORD!!!!

Many of you have been waiting, hoping, and praying to see the "fruit of your labors" ...and prophetic voices are declaring that 2016 is a year of breakthrough and promises fulfilled.

Just read what Lana shares here:

"I have seen every time that you have put one foot in front of the other. I have seen every time that you have continued to flow the ground without results. I have seen every time you have cried out to Me and believed My Word, yet there has been no shift. 

I have seen every tear you have cried, I have seen every moment that you have continued to follow Me, the call on your life, and have not abandoned the promises I have given you."

I would start praising God now for the breakthroughs He IS bringing into His children's lives!

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"It's Time to See the Fruits of Your Labors!"by Lana Vawser, Brisbane, Australia

Recently, I had the words going over and over in my heart, "You will see and enjoy the fruits of your labor." As I have sat with the Lord I heard these words:

"It's time to see the fruits of your labor. It's time to see the harvest! It's time to see the 'fruit' in manifestation of all the times you have said, 'YES' to Me behind closed doors. It's time to see the fruit of your steadfast heart.

"I have seen every time that you have put one foot in front of the other. I have seen every time that you have continued to plow the ground without results. I have seen every time you have cried out to Me and believed My Word, yet there has been no shift. I have seen every tear you have cried, I have seen every moment that you have continued to follow Me, the call on your life, and have not abandoned the promises I have given you.

"There has been a great shaking in this season of fire and what is truly built by Me is coming out stronger!!!! The season of fire was intended to purge, purify, strengthen and increase!!!

"It's Harvest Time! It's Harvest Time!"

"It's time now, where you are going to LAUGH and LAUGH LOUDLY at the enemy and the giants that were mocking you. 

It's now time to look at them and LAUGH as the FRUIT OF YOUR LABORS and STEADFAST HEARTS begin to erupt.

"The eruption of the fruits of your Spirit-led labors and steadfast hearts are going to come suddenly and will position you in alignment into a slipstream of grace that will see the tables turned. It will see the season changed from hitting hard ground over and over and over with little fruit, to a grace, a slipstream of ease, and GREAT fruit.

"The dark nights of the soul that have been walked, the price that has been paid, the cost of obedience, the sacrifices, it has not been for nothing, it's all been for Me, and what a delight you are to My heart. 

Not for what you do, but for who you are, because you are Mine. My heart leaps and rejoices over you and who you are and I delight in you for YOU and not what you DO. 

As you have moved in obedience to Me and not given up, you are now going to see great harvest.

"Where the locust has attempted to keep you 'locked away' from harvest by stealing, killing and destroying, I am now LEAPING YOU INTO HARVEST. You are moving into your harvest moment with great acceleration, joy and strength. In the breakthrough of your harvest, I will reinstall hope, refresh strength and release greater impartations to see and then to shift.

"For such a time as this! For such a time as this! Don't let the enemy tell you all of this and the fruit of your Spirit-led labors has been for nothing. As you have built by the leading of My Spirit and continued to build and contend when there has been little breakthrough, you have been partnering with Me to see a greater display of My promise and fruits of your breakthrough burst forth more than what you have dreamt about.

"I am breathing hope afresh! The fruits of your Spirit-led labors are about to be seen and ENJOYED. A season of ENJOYING the HARVEST is here. Even in the busyness of the harvest, there will be a REST IN THE HARVEST, a REST OF HEART that many of you have not known before. A new level of rest in the harvest will be met. A season to TRULY ENJOY the abundance of the fruit of your Spirit-led labors."

Lana Vawser

Email: lanavawser@gmail.com
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She also has a heart to see people set free and walk in all that Jesus has purchased for them as they carry Christ into their world each day, awakened to His nature and who they are in Him. Lana is married to Kevin, and they are living in Brisbane, Australia with their two sons.

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StoreHouse
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The Key to Passing the Test of Faith - JOYCE TILNEY CHARISMA NEWS

God knows where you are and if you are ready to destroy the giants in your land. He tests your faith so you will know if you are ready to slay the giants. (Charisma archives)

The Key to Passing the Test of Faith

1/23/2016 JOYCE TILNEY  charisma news

"Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given" (Matt. 13:11, NKJV).

A mystery is a truth to be revealed. As a child of God we thrive on revelation. John tells us that the truth will set you free. As always there is that little word with significant meaning. Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:31-32, NKJV).

If you abide in My word, you will know the truth. Only the truth, the mystery that is revealed to you, will set you free. Until we receive the revelation of the truth, we will go around that mountain one more time! It is time to turn, go north. That is what the Lord spoke to the children of Israel. "You have skirted this mountain long enough; turn northward" (Deuteronomy 2:3, NKJV).

Conversion gives you the ability to see. Jesus told Nicodemus, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3, NKJV). Jesus also told the disciples in John 16:7 that you have an advantage over the world, and the Helper will come to guide you into all truth. Read John, chapters 14, 15 and 16. It is just as important for you as it was for the disciples when Jesus was preparing them for His departure.

In Ephesians 1:15-17, Paul says, "After I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, [I] do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him." Notice, it was after he heard of their faith. He knew they now had the ability "to see."

When you embrace mystery in one hand and revelation in the other one, you are on your way to building a life full of faith and walking in the promises of God. That is where you live, at the corner of mystery and revelation! You must read the Word, meditate the Word, ask for revelation of the Word and then you will live the Word and experience the promises in your life!

In Exodus 23:29-30 (NIV), the Lord told the children of Israel, "But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for you. Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land."

God knows where you are and if you are ready to destroy the giants in your land. He tests your faith so you will know if you are ready to slay the giants. James 1:2-3 (NKJV) says, "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience." Various trials are in the world. They come in relationships, finances, health and matters of everyday life you face in the world. Faith is a spiritual force. James is talking about your faith being tested so you will know where you are. Are you able to slay the giants?

The "key" to this testing is found in James 1, verse 12, NKJV: "Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him." Blessed is the man who endures temptation, not the man who endured the trial or test.

The temptation for the child of God is to doubt God's Word. If you have a revelation of the promises, you will stand tall and walk in faith and see the end intended by the Lord (see James 5:11).

Time is your most valuable asset, and choice is your only real freedom. When you choose to invest a small amount of time, over time it will bring increase in areas that matter most! God is looking for men and women of God to be intentional and consistent in learning to navigate the pain and disappointments of life.

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Numbers.They Do Count. Now Think On This by Steve Martin

Numbers.

They Do Count.

Now Think On This

Steve Martin

“Shim‘on Kefa went up and dragged the net ashore. It was full of fish, 153 of them; but even with so many, the net wasn’t torn.” (John 21:11-12 Complete Jewish Bible)

Have you ever wondered why Scripture says there were 153 fish caught in the net? Why not just use an estimate, such as 150, or even 200, to “evangelistically speak” as some would? Why did the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) even have the Apostle John record any number, and not just write that Peter “had a lot of fish”?

I often consider these things. Why does the Lord so often use specific numbers when He describes historical facts? He even says He knows the number of hairs on our heads. “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” (Matthew 10:30-31 NKJV) 

Do you ever think as to why? Maybe it is just me and my thoughts.

Doing the job as an accountant for my daily work, I am always aware of numbers, and particularly the “bottom line” in the company’s monthly financial reports. Numbers give you a good picture of where you are at, health wise in a business or ministry. As they say, generally speaking, good numbers mean you are doing well, and the employees will get a paycheck come pay day. That’s good!

So why is the Lord Jesus, sitting on His heavenly throne today, caring so much about numbers, and makes sure we do also? I believe it is another reflection of His heart for us, to show us specifically that everything that happens to us in our daily life is fully known by Him. He does care. And He wants you to know that.

Yeshua (Jesus) cares if you only have $49.50 for the groceries needed for these next three days, when the store will tell you those items will cost $52.18. He cares if the $725 rent that is due in seven days is going to be there, and you only have $650 now, and the paycheck isn’t coming until the following Friday. Our Lord cares if your only transportation breaks down. Then the auto shop tells you it will be $824 to fix it. Your checking account says you have $328 and your credit card is almost maxed out. How is it going to get repaired?

Walking in faith is believing He cares for you, even in regards to the very number of hairs on your head, which by the way will need cutting soon, yet another $14.95 (cheap in many places in the USA) in three weeks.

When it looks like you are going to be lacking in what is needed, or when you are lacking in what is needed now, our Bible tells us, in very accurate and historical terms, that we can count on Him to be our Provider, to be Jehovah Jireh (the Lord provides) that He is.

Look back on your life today from where you were a few months ago, a few years, a few decades. Hasn’t He brought you thus far? You have made it, haven’t you? Give thanks to the Lord for that. I do every day.

Jesus didn’t promise us a rose garden. He did promise to lead us in the way we are to go, and by taking that road, His way, His promises are daily proven, and His faithfulness will always be known in our life.

Numbers do count, because we are counted as very important to Him. His love abounds beyond all that we can comprehend in this life.

In a short period of time, known by God the Father, these days are also numbered. Then we, who believe in Jesus the Messiah as our Savior, will be with Him for eternity in heaven. You and I can count on that!

Now think on this, in the love of Jesus,

Steve Martin

Love For His People, Inc.

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In 2010 the Lord God of Israel, my Savior Jesus Christ (Yeshua HaMashiach), led me to start the ministry we call Love For His People. Its primary purpose is to share the love of the Lord with the nation of Israel, Jews around the world, and the people in all the nations as we can. For that end, through social media, writing and distributing books, and in person ministry, we are seeing the love of Jesus spread. 

We are grateful that He has given us much love in order to do just that. We often hear the word “love” spoken out loud, and written about, in many ways. It has contrasting meanings to the wide range of people that exist, as it is expressed in different methods through people. When it has all been said and done, there is an eternal love that will stand the test of fire. Because the biblical expression of love, laying down one’s life for his friends, has eternal value, this love from God the Father to His creation is the type that I most seek after and try to share. 

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I hope that as you read these chapters, you will become more inspired to spend time with the Lord, experience His heart of love, and share it with our fellow man. The world needs to know the love of God. 

Steve Martin 

Love For His People Founder

Charlotte, NC