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As you read this, we have been in Peru, Illinois, for a few days. Laurie's two sisters live here in north central Illinois, where she grew up. From here, we head to my home state of Iowa, where I visit my brother, Tom. He is the one Martin sibling who still lives in our homeland, of the eight of us. Yeah Tom! Our hope is then to travel to southeastern Minnesota, to Plainview. A "Martin Cousins Get Together" on my side of the family.
My new message, "Snakes in the Grass", was inspired by the fact that two of my grandsons, Jack and Levi, walked the 4.2 miles of trails at the Stevens Creek Nature Preserve in western Charlotte (Mint Hill), North Carolina, last week.
Truth needs to be told if we are to walk in the light of our Lord Jesus (Yeshua). I hope you are encouraged as you seek Him in all areas of your life.
Stay cool! It's a hot one out there!
Ahava and Shalom,
Steve Martin
Love For His People Ministry
P.S. View the photos below and watch the new videos below. You can see all my videos on our YouTube channel, Love For His People/Steve Martin—over 2,900.
God's Creation Photo of the Week: This little fella, I call Henry, loves to gorge himself on our bird feeder seeds. He then even takes the corn Laurie puts out, just for him, and plants it in our yard. His harvest will be plentiful come this fall. (Photo: Steve Martin, July 2025)
Israel Photo of the Week: Taking selfies to a new level. Jerusalem girls on Jaffa Street (Steve Martin photo, May 2016)
Snakes in the Grass
““Kick out the troublemakers and things will quiet down; you need a break from bickering and griping!” Proverbs 22:10, The Message
When I saw the black snake sneaking through the underbrush along the trail my two grandsons and I were walking on, I was immediately drawn to a subject by the attention of the Holy Spirit. This could be a message one should consider more fully in writing about.
The words contention and strife came to mind, moving as snakes in the grass.
In 1990, a popular book was circulating among those involved in the deliverance ministry. It was written by Frank and Ida Mae Hammond, titled "Pigs in the Parlor."Those confronting the evils that existed then, and still do even to a fuller extent, found this book to be very practical and instructive. It was a necessary tool in bringing freedom to those bound by satanic forces.
In many ways, Christians limit the acknowledgment of evil activity, along with the subtle forms of its expressions, to the “deep dark jungles of Africa”, believing it does not exist in our modern, exalted Western societies.
Oh really? Everything that affects the natural, spiritual, and physical mind and body is just a result of a lack of job opportunity, low levels of education, and/or dismissal of mental health, so that drugs cease to have any effect, in a positive way?
The Holy Spirit spoke to me to address an issue that I have noticed more frequently in our midst. It is the contentious spirit, the one that seeks to bring continual strife among families, neighbors, communities, and nations.
We know that the devil, Satan himself, goes about seeking to kill, steal, and destroy. Scripture also says of him, “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaringlion, seeking someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8
Contention in a home can be evidence of a spiritual presence that is not of the Holy Spirit. Strife, arguments, and ongoing conflicts can certainly point to the work of the enemy, who is trying to inflict his wrath on those he hates. He especially goes after all who call upon the Name of the Lord Jesus, Yeshua HaMashiach, Christ the Messiah. Bring them down, and his mission is successful.
As the world grows darker, the Lord promises to shine His light on the activities of our enemies. We are witnessing it in many areas of government, education, and world events. Allowing it to shine down to a more personal level in our homes, bringing peace and harmony by driving out the works of the enemy, further enhances the shalom of the Living God of Israel.
Consider this matter more closely and do not dismiss it as just everyday life that you have to live with. We can and must change our cultures, beginning in our homes, by the grace and love supplied by the Lord Himself.
We all can have more of life in the Lord. Live it more fully in freedom and within His expression of love.
(For further study on the subject of demons, Satanic activity, and the deliverance ministry, I recommend two more books.
One of my favorites on the subject of deliverance is Don Basham’s Deliver US From Evil.
Derek Prince, whom I consider the best Bible teacher I have known, also gave strong, biblical teaching on the subject of spiritual warfare in his messages. For a complete look at Derek’s full library on spiritual warfare, check here:Derek Prince Ministries USA.
Ahava and Shalom,
Steve Martin
P.S. Laurie and I are volunteering in Jerusalem, Israel, with Christian Friends of Israel for three months, Oct. 15, 2025 – Jan. 12, 2026. Read all about it! Steve & Laurie - Time Coming for Jerusalem Volunteers.
We welcome your prayers and support as we together bless Israel and His people in their Land.
In addition, we are indeed grateful for your support, as it costs this ministry to send these messages each week. For example, Love For His People’s Constant Contact subscription is $45/month alone. We also have no paid staff to prepare them, but it does cost. To continue sending these weekly messages, I need your help. Thank you.
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Message #8 in my new series (2025): "Snakes in the Garden" July 17, 2025
OLD PHOTOS AND NEW VIDEOS!
First photo: Subra ancestor farm home (Steve Martin's maternal side) in southeast Minnesota, 1954 (Subra/Martin home archives). My mom had eight siblings in her family.
Second photo: Subra family reunion 1962 in southern Minnesota (Lila Mae Subra Martin)
Summer reminds me of times on the farm with uncles, aunts, and cousins at reunions.
Historic Jewish synagogue in Savannah, Georgia - Walk With Me, Steve Martin. We take the tour!
The third oldest synagogue in the USA. Congregation Mikve Israel
Videos filmed and shared by Steve Martin, Founder, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Music video: Nov 20, 2022 MercyMe full concert! - "Word of God Speak/Then Christ Came" in Greenville, SC 11.18.22
Videos filmed and shared by Steve Martin, Founder, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
As in many of Steve's previous books, he continues to share experiences and inspiration in being faithful in the Christian walk - hearing the voice of the Lord, knowing His written Word, adhering to the teachings of those who have gone before - in order to stand strong in the midst of societal changes with the truth of the Lord Jesus, Yeshua.
As you read these chapters, may the Lord's encouragement through His Holy Spirit strengthen your inner being to walk out the calling He has on your life, among your family, and others surrounding you.
Being faithful to the end is possible only because of His grace and mercy working through us daily.
We certainly are grateful for your support, as it costs us to send these messages each week. Contributions are welcome online by clicking here: DONATE HERE.
“Kick out the troublemakers and things will quiet
down; you need a break from bickering and griping!” Proverbs 22:10, The Message
When I saw the black snake sneaking through the
underbrush along the trail my two grandsons and I were walking on, I was immediately drawn to a subject by the attention of the Holy Spirit. This could be a
message one should consider more fully in writing about.
The words contention and strife came to mind, moving
as snakes in the grass.
In 1990, a popular book was circulating among those involved in the deliverance ministry. It was written by Frank and Ida Mae
Hammond, titled "Pigs in the Parlor."Those confronting the evils
that existed then, and still do even to a fuller extent, found this book to be
very practical and instructive. It was a necessary tool in bringing freedom to
those bound by satanic forces.
In many ways, Christians
limit the acknowledgment of evil activity, along with the subtle forms of its
expressions, to the “deep dark jungles of Africa”, believing it does not exist
in our modern, exalted Western societies.
Oh really? Everything that affects the natural, spiritual, and physical mind and body is just a result of a lack of job opportunity, low levels of education, and/or dismissal of mental health, so that drugs cease to have any effect, in a positive way?
The Holy Spirit spoke to
me to address an issue that I have noticed more frequently in our midst. It is
the contentious spirit, the one that seeks to bring continual strife among
families, neighbors, communities, and nations. We know that the devil, Satan
himself, goes about seeking to kill, steal, and destroy. Scripture also says of
him, “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the
devil, prowls around like a roaringlion, seeking
someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8
Contention in a home can be evidence of a spiritual presence that is not of the Holy Spirit. Strife,
arguments, and ongoing conflicts can certainly point to the work of the enemy, who is trying to inflict his wrath on those he hates. He especially goes after all
who call upon the Name of the Lord Jesus, Yeshua HaMashiach, Christ the
Messiah. Bring them down, and his mission is successful.
As the world grows darker, the Lord promises to shine His light on the activities of our enemies. We are witnessing it in many areas of government, education, and world events. Allowing it to shine down to a more personal level in our homes, bringing peace and harmony by
driving out the works of the enemy, further enhances the shalom of the Living
God of Israel.
Consider this matter more
closely and do not dismiss it as just everyday life that you have to live with. We
can and must change our cultures, beginning in our homes, by the grace and love
supplied by the Lord Himself.
We all can have more of life in the Lord. Live it more
fully in freedom and within His expression of love.
(For further study on the subject of demons, Satanic
activity, and the deliverance ministry, I recommend two more books.
One of my favorites on
the subject of deliverance is Don Basham’s Deliver
US From Evil.
Derek Prince, whom I
consider the best Bible teacher I have known, also gave strong, biblical
teaching on the subject of spiritual warfare in his messages. For a complete
look at Derek’s full library on spiritual warfare, check here:Derek
Prince Ministries USA)
Ahava and Shalom,
Steve Martin
P.S. Laurie and I are
volunteering in Jerusalem, Israel, with Christian Friends of Israel for three
months, Oct. 15, 2025 – Jan. 12, 2026. Read all about it! Steve & Laurie -
Time Coming for Jerusalem Volunteers. We
welcome your prayers and support as we together bless Israel and His people in
their Land.
In addition, we certainly are grateful for your support, as
it costs this ministry in order to send these messages each week. For example, Love
For His People’s Constant Contact subscription is $45/month alone. We also have
no paid staff to prepare them, but it does cost. To continue sending these
weekly messages I need your help. Thank you.
Contributions are welcome online by clicking here on our
webpage, when you look for the little DONATE button on each
side column, Love For His People to use. DONATE HERE.
Are you new to these messages, or has another shared
them with you? Sign up here to receive it directly in your email InBox. Click
on the nice, full of brew coffee mug with the Love For His People logo
on it, found on each side column of the webpage. You will be glad you
did! Sign Up for Steve Martin's
Messages
Love For His People
Ministry 12120 Woodside Falls Rd.
Pineville, North Carolina, USA
Message #8 in my new
series (2025): "Snakes in the Garden" July 17, 2025
Watch the action of the snake below. Captured on video by Steve Martin, July 12, 2025, in Stevens Creek Nature Preserve in western Charlotte, NC.)
Something different is happening this month.
The forces of Hell are manifesting in more intense ways. At the same time Heaven is breaking out. It's almost like going into one of those theaters where multiple movies are playing. Go into the wrong theater and you have a front row seat watching Hell. Go into a different theater and you can see Heaven. BOTH are broadcasting right now!
Heaven is inviting you to your front row seat.
Terrorists and Activists are getting their instructions from the spirit realm where they sit. Now it's your turn! The difference between you and others is that you know there are two theaters- the other folks are a captive audience in Hell but think they are bringing Utopia.
People do not realize that these are counterfeit "Reformations" taking place.
Radical race activists and radical Jihadists are both warring to bring their version of Utopia to earth. Think about it. It's a counterfeit of the Reformation we are supposed to bring. It's a counterfeit evangelism going on as well. Activists and Jihadists both hope to build a bigger following by manipulating media to cover their incendiary exploits. From my perspective the leaders behind these counterfeit movements are operating as "angels of light" bringing their followers under a spell. That spell is described by a word - "witchcraft." You can always discern witchcraft when you see blatant "rebellion" manifest. "For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft." (1 Sam 15:23) The two work together: rebellion and witchcraft.
The mistake we make is to think that witchcraft is simply a Halloween, pointy black hat and broom stick phenomena. The greatest platform for witchcraft is wherever a counterfeit leader (angel of light) inspires a counterfeit movement. Hitler was an angel of light. So was Stalin. Politics and people movements are prime platforms for witchcraft- which is why we MUST PRAY to bind Hell and to lose Heaven.
This Month!
Earlier in November I sensed an urgency to change my prayer paradigm. It seemed that I heard the Lord say, "Jacob's Ladder." I sensed that a new grace of access is right now being let down from heaven so you and I can rise up and ride above the manipulation of witchcraft. We do not have to be captive to the storm. Can anything be more important? God is inviting you and me to go higher - to rise up above the "strife" of racial and campus unrest and the "fear" unleashed in Paris terrorism, and whatever other junk the devil is attempting to stir up and serve up to humanity. These are the two spirits at work by the way. In the USA it is "strife" and in EU it is "fear."
The antidote? You have to go beyond soulish, human energy. "Perfect Love" casts out all fear. If you can cast it out - it's a spirit. We are dealing with a "spirit of fear." What about "Love?" Love is a Spirit - GOD IS LOVE. To be filled with God is the goal. "Peace" isn't just a tranquil state of mind - peace is a spirit. Jesus said "My peace I give unto you." Jesus isn't just giving us a philosophy of life - He is giving us an impartation of His Peace. This "Peace of God will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus!" (Phil 4:7)
From a position ABOVE the situation we will access POWER OVER the situation. Learn how to do this now because you will need to practice this in your own life more and more. Especially as the church globally moves into this new season.
This is the danger of America's shift in the role of Government. Washington is not God and the President is not the Messiah. "We the people" of God have got to step into a new role or the Nation will continue to careen off course.
We are literally and spiritually becoming a city without walls.
"A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls." (Proverbs 25:28)
Being "without self-control" is one of the characteristics of people in the last days (2 Timothy 3:3). This is why nations are so easy to manipulate. It's sort of scary in a way, isn't it? You can see more and more how the devil can use incidents and media to manipulate culture at large. He can pretty much control everyone except the person who is under the control of the Spirit of God.
BUILD YOUR OWN ARK. The secret to success in the hour is to build up your inner man - your spirit man - to a strength that is stronger than your mind and emotions. You are a tripartite being: spirit, soul and body. Build your spirit up so your inner man is ruling over your thoughts and feelings.
This is why prayer is such a priority! How do you build up your spirit? Jude 1:20 has the key: "But you, beloved, building up yourselves in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit."
Praying the right way is an exercise that builds your spirit man. This builds your spiritual capacity to "respond" rather than to "react." As we rebuild our spiritual walls inside the church we will be rebuilding our nation. Those who stand on the rebuilt walls are called "Watchmen." They guard the city where they live.
Building up any muscle takes time and repetition.
If we don't learn how to pray and step back into the realm of the Spirit we will be stuck under an increasingly hostile earthly atmosphere. There is a position in the realm of prayer that is ascended above earth and outside of the storm of life. As everything "shakes" we are called to be part of an unshakable kingdom. IF WE LEARN HOW TO ACCESS THE REALM THAT DOES NOT SHAKE, WE CAN ACCESS A REALM OF REVIVAL IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS!
I've been building up my spiritual muscle lately by praying. My problem was that I needed to meet with others of like faith to make the ascended journey work. I used to love to pray - but then I fell away from the experience and became more of a prophetic teacher then a prophetic intercessor. The reason I fell away is because I experienced something in prayer that I lost when I stopped praying with others. There's something about the catalytic power of AGREEMENT with others of similar faith!
THEREFORE every day for the next 21 days I am doing a "Live" Prophecy and Prayer event. Right now it is available on an APP called "Periscope." I just hit the record button and voila there you have it! We meet on my iPhone. I do the call somewhere between 9 PM and 1 AM! Most of these calls are around midnight. I think that is prophetic in itself. The first watch began at six, the second at nine, the third at twelve, the fourth at three.
MEET ME EVERY DAY FOR 21 DAYS on PERISCOPE!
If you miss the "live call" you can still join in and pray by catching it on my facebook page: Lance Wallnau. Strange to say, the anointing is on the call whenever you join in and pray. It's as if we are all firing through an open window and the window stays open for a certain period of time after the broadcast.
Check out my Facebook page for our last prayer session and again - check out Periscope for our "live" sessions!
If you have always wanted to pray more and just need a "kick start" - join me and 400 to 500 others. It's a blast.
Being a Missionary to the Seven Mountains is challenging work. You can't ask for an offering to cover airfare and a hotel from the people you are evangelizing. You simply GO and trust God that someone will stand behind you. Every dollar we make goes into funding this Mission work. When you donate you become AS ONE with us in going and returning. You partake of the harvest and the reward. You align with an anointing to take your mountain!
Being a Missionary to the Seven Mountains is challenging work. You can't ask for an offering to cover airfare and a hotel from the people you are evangelizing. You simply GO and trust God that someone will stand behind you. Every dollar we make goes into funding this Mission work. When you donate you become AS ONE with us in going and returning. You partake of the harvest and the reward. You align with an anointing to take your mountain!