Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Merciful One will lead them - Israel365

Their Merciful One will lead them, and along streams of water will He guide them.

ISAIAH (49:10)

כִּי מְרַחֲמָם יְנַהֲגֵם וְעַל מַבּוּעֵי מַיִם יְנַהֲלֵם

ישעיהו מ’’ט:י


kee mi-ra-kha-MAM yi-na-ha-GAYM vi-AL ma-bu-AY ma-YIM yi-na-ha-LAYM

Today's Israel Inspiration

In this verse, God is referred to as “The Merciful One” or מְרַחֲמָם / mi-ra-kha-MAM in Hebrew. The Hebrew word for mercy, רחם / ra-KHAYM also means a ‘womb’ because of a mother’s natural mercy for her offspring. Isaiah is teaching us that God will provide for us and show mercy just like a mother has great compassion for her child. Unfortunately there are close to 40,000 abortions in Israel every year. More than 80% of them are due to economic concerns. If you think that financial worries should not lead to abortion, make your voice heard!

Israel's Northern Paradise

See the beauty of the Gan HaShlosha Nature Reserve (also called Sachne), and understand why many visitors are convinced this is the real world Garden of Eden!

A Modern Miracle

In a small office in Jerusalem, sits one of the greatest modern day miracles of Israel. The EFRAT organization and its affiliate, Save a Jewish Baby, is responsible for saving the lives of over 57,000 Israelis to date.

Passover Cup of Elijah

This beautifully handpainted Passover cup depicts the Exodus from Egypt. With special lacquer, it may be hand washed and enjoyed for years to come.

Today's Israel Photo

Thanks to reader Vincent Morgan for sharing this photo of his favorite place to relax in Israel - Gan HaShlosha (or Sachne). With natural spring water flowing from Mount Gilboa, this is one of the most beautiful spots in northern Israel.

Yesterday's Photo Trivia

Ilan Rosen's photo features the magnificent Gamla in northern Israel. One look at the hump-like shape of the hill is enough to understand why it was called Gamla, which comes from the Hebrew word for camel/ גמל ("gamal").

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Love For His People, Inc. Celebrates Our 4th Year of Ministry

Love For His People, Inc. 
(Facebook page shown above)


In November of 2009, the Lord had spoken to us about starting a ministry to bless Israel, the Jews, and His people in the nations. On April 10, 2010, LOVE FOR HIS PEOPLE, INC. received our 501(c)3 non-profit status from the USA. We are now celebrating our 4th year in ministry. 

Our main purpose is to bless our Jewish friends and organizations in Israel, and those in India, Kenya, Pakistan (Lehore) and here in the USA. Through March 31, 2014 we have raised over $30,000 for direct financial support sent to families and organizations in these countries.

We have also given away over 530 copies of the books (retail value of over $5,300 - total of  7 titles thus far) we have authored and published, since Sept. 2013.

Following are some photos covering the social media work we do, books written and published by Steve, logos designed and our main website for LFHP by Ben Martin (Possible Marketing Web), logos of our Ahava Adventure trips to Israel  - part of that which has been accomplished in Jesus' (Yeshua's) Name.

We appreciate all those who have stood with us in these early years - Lila Martin Parker, Michael & Mary Ann Blade, Bob & Mary Smith, Ben Martin, Peter & Joy Wyns, Curtis & Carolyn Loftin, Doug Williams, Cathy Hargett, Dr. Bill and Cindi Duerfeldt, Edgar & Indira Persad, Sandra McCain, Clark & Natasha Walker, Geoff & Susan Graham, Andrew & Christen Martin, Josh Martin, Hannah Martinand others. Their ongoing encouragement and support continues to give us the push and momentum as we go forward. 

Thank you Lord!

Ahava and shalom,

Steve & Laurie Martin
Co-Founders

LOVE FOR HIS PEOPLE, INC. 
Board members 2014 (L-R)
Geoff Graham, Steve & Laurie Martin, Sandra McCain
Clark & Natasha Walker, Indira & Edgar Persad


Following are pictures from the social media sites we have established over these past four years to get His word out to the nations. We are amazed at the different people groups that have visited our sites, seeking His word and His truth. From the Middle East, the Far East, Europe, Africa, South America - even Cedar Falls, Iowa and Chicago!

Ahava Love Letters Blog - est. 2010

- over 391,200 views as of 04.09.14



- over 247,000 pageviews (04.09.14)


(140 messages of encouragement as of April 10, 2014)

- 833 pins 04.09.14

- 4,558 friends on April 9, 2014
Over 19,700 photos posted

- over 1700 contacts



BOOKS PUBLISHED SINCE Sept. 2013
(All are available on Amazon.com)

Xulon Press - Sept. 2013

Martin Lighthouse Publishing - Oct. 2013
  
Martin Lighthouse Publishing - Jan. 2014

Martin Lighthouse Publishing - Feb. 2014

Martin Lighthouse Publishing - Sept. 2013

Martin Lighthouse Publishing - March 2014

Martin Lighthouse Publishing - April 2014


Our trips to Israel - Ahava Adventures


First two: Oct. 2010, Nov. 2013




Steve's Regular Messages
(found on our Blogs, Facebook and Cross.TV websites)


 1st one - Nov. 2010
New title & logo - Jan. 2014


Giving thanks, as we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach, the Author and Finisher of our faith. We go forward, standing on His Written Word, with His Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) as our guide. Sharing His love to and in the nations, we proclaim His truths and walk in His faith.

Blessings on ye heads,

Steve Martin

Love For His People Booklets - WHY ISRAEL? and PROPHETIC STORIES - Signs Along The Way by Steve Martin

Booklets to encourage 
and also support the work of
Love For His People, Inc.


WHY ISRAEL? 

Buy now at Amazon 
Paperback $5.58 
Kindle $1.99

Click here: WHY ISRAEL?




PROPHETIC STORIES
- Signs Along The Way

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Please note that all purchases will help support our humanitarian work in Israel, Kenya, India and Pakistan (Lehore). Thank you for yours today. We appreciate this.

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin

Founder/Author
Love For His People

Where You lead, we will follow.


Where You lead Lord, we will follow.
What better path is there for us?

His refreshing water will be provided.

Adventures in the new assignment.


Follow the path set before you.


Walk on the path the Lord sets before you. As you go in obedience, it will open new adventures and provision in His plans and purposes for you and those who are to come also. It may look uncertain at first, but as in all new assignments, they are just that way. Have faith in God.

His Holy Spirit is with us always, to guide and direct our steps. Provision, encouraging faith, signs and understanding will be ours as we go forward.

We will do Your will O Lord.

Steve Martin
Love For His People

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

'Shields Up!' A Prophetic Warning for America - CINDY JACOBS

Cindy Jacobs

'Shields Up!' A Prophetic Warning for America

Several months ago, I began to feel a great unease again about the safety of America. As I prayed, I felt the Lord warning me that there were attacks being planned on America in attempts to strike terror in the heart of the nation. These would be planned on a systematic level and carried out by radicalized persons.
What I saw at the time were the kinds of bombings that occurred in England and Israel at public places. We know that we already dodged a major bullet when one such attempt was averted in New York's Times Square through what I believe to be God-ordained sequence of events.
This is what I am hearing today:
For the Lord says, "Shields up! This is the time for the watchman to have keen eyes and discernment. The enemy is at the door and wants to stir up havoc, but I will give My people eagle eyes to see what is being planned."
After I heard the Lord give this warning and admonition, I received the email below from the Times of Israel that gives details of the kind of attack I had seen (follow the link below to the full news article). Please read it prayerfully. If you are in one of the areas mentioned, perhaps you might want to take a prayer walk and ask the Lord for a strategy to uncover everything being hidden.
Mark 4:22 says, "For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open" (NIV).
As quoted in a recent article from The Times of Israel, "Al-Qaeda Magazine: Strike NY, DC With Car Bombs":
"New issue of 'Inspire' lists specific targets in America, Britain, France—with a bizarre emphasis on tennis matches
"America is al-Qaeda's primary target for car bombs, specifically Washington, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, according to the latest issue of Inspire, a slick online English-language magazine published by the global terrorist organization.
In the section entitled 'Car Bombs inside America,' instructing readers how and where to carry out car bombings, a writer going by the name of 'AQ Chef' writes that 'America is our first target, followed by United Kingdom, France and other Crusader countries.'" 
Thank you for reading and praying!
Cindy Jacobs is a respected prophet who travels the world ministering not only to crowds of people but to heads of nations. Her first calling is and always will be prophetic intercession. Each year, she travels and has spoken on nearly every inhabited continent to tens of thousands. Yet in her heart is the memory that Jesus left the ninety-and-nine to go to the one. Generals International is an international church movement, reforming the nations of the world back to a biblical worldview. It achieves societal transformation through intercession and the prophetic. Jacobs has authored seven books and loves to travel and speak, but one of her favorite pastimes is spending time with her husband, Mike, and their children, Daniel and Mary Madison, along with her five adorable grandchildren.
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God Don’t Make Junk - Now Think On This by Steve Martin


God Don’t Make Junk
Now Think On This
Steve Martin

  
“So God created humankind in his own image; in the image of God he created him:
male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 CJB

  
A few years ago, maybe even in my high school days, back in “the” day, there was a popular saying, “God Don’t Make Junk.” Any of you remember that? (Proves you too are over 30!)

It seemed to be a real encouragement to people. T-shirts, posters and artwork creations used it quite well and quite often. I know it was an inspiration for me, when I was the one who was a mere 5’0” in my freshman class and everyone else, even that pretty freshman girl that I liked, was just a bit taller than I was. Or like several others, who because the grade school we came from didn’t carry the “popular” status that the other ones across town did, and thus did “those kids”, our social standing was, well, a bit lower on the ladder ranking. Yes, sometimes we felt just a bit below the ground, and sometimes even wanted to dig a hole and crawl in it.

I know it is true today with young people, and even adults. We have this great image laid out before us, on TV, in print, in the movies, of how we are supposed to be, and yet it is hard to not have that affect you personally, deep in your thoughts and heart. Some even resort to taking their own life, as they are told theirs isn’t important because of this or that ungodly lie.

But no one has to accept those lies. We can believe the truth - we have been created in His image. Because God is good, because God IS Love, because GOD IS OUR CREATOR, He doesn’t make junk. Our worth, our importance, our self-esteem is to be established in Him, because of Him and Jesus’ redemptive work on the cross on our behalf.

No life is to be rejected. No person, born or unborn, is to have their worth determined by some standard that man has chosen to establish, to set themselves on high, to the detriment of all others. No Jew, Gentile, black, white, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, or anyone else is to be rejected. All are loved by the Lord and sought by Him, so that each can receive and know His Son Jesus as their Savior, and live with the full knowledge that He is their Father and Perfect Creator.

And as we walk in His love, acceptance and understanding of our worth in Him, we will see our lives become even more and more brighter and beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like Him.

For as the truth in Scripture is written, “Whenever, though, they turn to face God as Moses did, God removes the veil and there they are — face to face! They suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. We're free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him.” 2 Cor. 3:16-18 THE MESSAGE

As we look to Jesus, Yeshua HaMashiach, our Messiah, who is the Author and Finisher of our faith, our eyes with meet His eyes. That is the look we need to focus on. He is the One we need to declare to our heads and firmly place into our hearts, that “God don’t make junk.” He certainly doesn’t, and you can stand tall in that truth.

Now think on this,

Steve Martin
Founder
Love For His People. Inc.






  

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Now Think On This #140 “God Don’t Make Junk” by Steve Martin 
Date: In the year of our Lord 2014 (04.08.14) Tuesday at 6:30 pm in Charlotte, NC.


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