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Friday, November 16, 2018
The Jews and Jerusalem Are One ✡ "Let Your Wrathful Fury Turn Back From Your City Yerushalayim" - Israel365
Hollywood Actress Whose Property Was Miraculously Saved from Deadly Fire Says God is Bringing Revival to California - CBN
Actress Brenda Epperson who lives in the region affected by the fires. She once starred in the daytime drama The Young and The Restless.
Hollywood Actress Whose Property Was Miraculously Saved
from Deadly Fire Says God is Bringing Revival to California
from Deadly Fire Says God is Bringing Revival to California
11-15-2018
CBN News Emily Jones
California officials say they've identified 59 people who died in the wildfires that have ravaged the state for more than a week.
Governor Jerry Brown is calling on the National Guard to help search for more victims and the death toll is expected to rise.
CBN News spoke with actress Brenda Epperson who lives in the region affected by the fires.
CBN News spoke with actress Brenda Epperson who lives in the region affected by the fires.
She once starred in the daytime drama The Young and The Restless. She has been posting videos on Facebook about the flames and the destruction, how God spared her home miraculously, and what she's doing to help others in the aftermath.
Epperson says in a Facebook video that she prayed Psalm 91 over her home, and the fire miraculously stopped right at the border of her property.
"I just kept praying Psalms 91 over our home, 'whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in his mighty shadow. I will say of the Lord he is my refuge and my God in whom I trust. Surely, he will save you from the fowler's snare and the deadly pestilence. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand but it will not come near you."
Epperson's home is an oasis of green and life in the midst of her scorched neighborhood. Even the horses from other farms took refuge at her home during the fire.
"We could only evacuate the horses that could fit in our trailer which was three horses. And then all of our neighbors had borders so all of their horses, 25, 30, horses went in that pen. And so there were 35 horses there and the fire stopped. God stopped that fire, Wendy, right at our property line," she said. "Every horse was okay. They had water, they didn't even have ash on them."
"We could only evacuate the horses that could fit in our trailer which was three horses. And then all of our neighbors had borders so all of their horses, 25, 30, horses went in that pen. And so there were 35 horses there and the fire stopped. God stopped that fire, Wendy, right at our property line," she said. "Every horse was okay. They had water, they didn't even have ash on them."
Now, Epperson and her family are helping anyone who's lost their homes. They're helping drive people to their homes and providing food, supplies, and whatever they need.
"Two gentlemen we drove down...it was just so devastating to watch, to drop them off and to watch them walk down this dirt road. Everything was burnt and they just said, 'My home is gone,' and they just walked into the distance," she explained.
Despite the devastation, Epperson believes God will turn tragedy into an opportunity for people to know Him.
"The good that's going to come out of it is I believe that revival, that God is going to wake us all up. I know my life is changed and I just want to share the love of God even more with everybody," she shared.
"I just want to say that God's love is there for each one of us if we would just simply say, 'Yes.' And it's been an honor helping friends and neighbors," Epperson added.
"Two gentlemen we drove down...it was just so devastating to watch, to drop them off and to watch them walk down this dirt road. Everything was burnt and they just said, 'My home is gone,' and they just walked into the distance," she explained.
Despite the devastation, Epperson believes God will turn tragedy into an opportunity for people to know Him.
"The good that's going to come out of it is I believe that revival, that God is going to wake us all up. I know my life is changed and I just want to share the love of God even more with everybody," she shared.
"I just want to say that God's love is there for each one of us if we would just simply say, 'Yes.' And it's been an honor helping friends and neighbors," Epperson added.
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Thursday, November 15, 2018
Israel Still Importing Gaza Produce, Sparking Furious Online Reaction - Israel Today
Israel Still Importing Gaza Produce, Sparking Furious Online Reaction
Thursday, November 15, 2018 | Israel Today Staff
Palestinian Arabs living in the Gaza Strip infamously demolished all the farming equipment and facilities left behind by Israelis evacuating the coastal enclave in 2005. But that doesn't mean the now-Hamas-ruled territory has stopped producing fresh vegetable and fruits.
In fact, Israelis were shocked to discover that a large portion of the produce appearing on their supermarket shelves still comes from Gaza, despite Hamas and its terrorist allies routinely using the Strip as a launch site for rocket attacks on the Jewish state.
"Ever day you [Israelis] are eating vegetables from the same fields of terror from which they just fired 535 rockets in just two days," reported the online news service 0404, referring to the latest round of Gaza fighting in which Hamas pounded southern Israel.
"They are attacking in order to eliminate us, and we continue to spoil them with our money," the report continued, as a video clip showed boxes of fresh produce with stickers indicating that it was a "Product of Gaza" from a farmer named Ahmed Khaled Astel. Those stickers, noted 0404, are usually removed before the produce is sent to Israeli supermarkets so that customers won't know from where it came.
Indignant commenters on Facebook demanded that all such produce be destroyed until such a time that Gaza stops being a threat to the residents of southern Israel.
The report also called into question portrayals of Gaza as an impoverished territory incapable of feeding its residents.
If Gaza is producing enough fresh produce to actually export to Israel, then surely it has enough to feed local Gazans? Or, perhaps like in the case of other goods, the best produce is being sold so that Hamas and its cohorts can rake in the cash, while local residents are left to starve.
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How to React When the Church Fails You - J. LEE GRADY CHARISMA NEWS
During the 1980s I was part of a vibrant Christian ministry that focused on reaching university students. The people involved were passionate for Jesus, excited about evangelism and eager to send missionaries to the world. There is no question that we were a revival movement. But flawed human beings were involved—and because most of us were under 30 we had no idea what we were doing!
We were idealistic, untrained and horribly naive. As a result, many mistakes were made. Scripture was misused. Judgments were hurled. People got hurt. Marriages fell apart. Churches closed. And some people never got over the fact that Christians did mean things to each other.
Everywhere I go, I meet Christians who were hurt in church or wounded by the words and actions of leaders. Some of these people are bitter. Others have given up on church. Some have even left the faith. And a few suffer from the spiritual equivalent of post-traumatic stress disorder. If you or someone you love has been hurt in church, I recommend taking these steps:
1. Forgive from your heart. The first step is always forgiveness. Don't fall into the trap of justifying your right to be offended. You may be tempted to scream: "But you don't understand what they did to me!" God understands—but He requires you to let go of the hurt. The Word is clear: "Even as Christ forgave you, so you must do" (Col. 3:13b).
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2. Learn from the other person's mistakes. I have mentors who taught me much about God, leadership and ministry. But I also have learned a lot from watching the mistakes leaders make. If someone in ministry hurts you, make a mental note: "That is not the way I want to treat people." You can actually turn your disappointments into blessings if you learn from them.
3. Remain humble. Pride thrives in bitter soil. If you allow anger or resentment to lodge in your heart, it won't be long before your character is completely poisoned. Your desire to prove your point will inflate your ego—and God will resist you. Paul told the Galatians: "For if someone thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself" (Gal. 6:3). Don't let someone else's mistake turn you into a monster.
4. Try to make peace. Never let an offense destroy a relationship. It's childish just to walk away. Does the leader know how he or she hurt you? Make an appointment and share your heart. Give the other person a chance to apologize or give an explanation. Our tendency is always to magnify the other person's mistakes while we excuse our own behavior. It's never wise to break a relationship without making every effort at reconciliation. If you feel you can't talk to the person because of intimidation, write a letter and explain the situation.
5. Stay in fellowship. The devil is a wolf—he isolates his victims before he attacks. Many people who are hurt by leaders leave church altogether. It's OK to take a short break to recover. But if you go two months, then six months, then a year without being in close fellowship with other Christians, you are making yourself vulnerable. You may be tempted to believe that there are no healthy pastors or churches in your area—but I dare you to disprove that.
6. Get godly counsel. It is never wise to walk through a relationship breakup without getting an outside perspective. You may think you are the victim—until a friend points out your own blind spots. Share what happened with trusted, spiritually mature people and ask them how you should respond. If what a leader did to you was criminal (like sexual abuse or financial exploitation), you may have to consult a lawyer. But in most cases, you will simply need to forgive and renounce any desire for revenge. Practice Romans 12:17a: "Repay no one evil for evil."
7. Break free from manipulation. Sometimes immature leaders make harsh judgments against church members. Other leaders use their authority to punish what they perceive as disloyalty—and the person feels cursed. Inappropriate words like this have the power to maim people spiritually. If this has happened to you, ask a pastor or mature friend to pray for you and break the power of these words so you can be healed.
8. Move on. I've met Christians who still nurse the same grudges after 30 years. They keep their pain alive by reliving the offense over and over. As a result. they are stuck in a time warp, and no one wants to be around them because their sarcasm is so toxic. You must let go. Say what Jesus said on the cross: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34).
Don't let disappointment in others lock you in an unhappy past when God has a joyful future for you. Leave your offenses at the cross, and don't let anyone's mistakes prevent you from being a part of a healthy church.
J. Lee Grady was editor of Charisma for 11 years before he launched into full-time ministry in 2010. Today he directs The Mordecai Project, a Christian charitable organization that is taking the healing of Jesus to women and girls who suffer abuse and cultural oppression. Author of several books including 10 Lies the Church Tells Women, he has just released his newest book, Set My Heart on Fire, from Charisma House. You can follow him on Twitter at @LeeGrady or go to his website, themordecaiproject.org.
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