Witness Him Now
September 13, 2021
OK. I just deleted my live video. I watched it and it was just a lot of rambling, and I want this to be a clear message. It is too important. This message is over binding on earth so that it can be bound in heaven. When God made man, He made him a little lower than the angels, and He crowned him with glory and honor, and He gave man authority over all things. (Hebrews 2:78) So we are a little lower than the angels - the mighty, powerful spirits, but we were given something that they were not given - a body. Spirits don't have bodies. The only way for them to be able to do anything on earth is for them to find a body to dwell in. But we get to choose which spirits live in our bodies and which do not. God gave us the authority to do this. However, when we sin, we give permission for the spirits that are against us - God's enemies - to enter our hearts. Once they are in our hearts, they can use our bodies to do whatever they want to do. Now the only way to stop a spirit from entering a heart is to not sin. We can make a conscious choice to set boundaries for ourselves that we will not cross. We are BINDING (forbidding) on earth, so it is BOUND (forbidden) in heaven. But because Adam chose to sin, sin entered into the heart of man, and now man is born with a "Sin Nature." We have a natural tendency to want to sin. Just for someone to say, "You can't do that," makes us want to do it. So the other way to BIND (forbid) on earth is to make the consequences so great that we don't want to sin anymore. In Leviticus 19, we find the instructions for what we can not do. In Leviticus 20, we find the punishments for disobedience. A lot of the punishment in the old testament was death. "Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death. Such a person is guilty of a capital offense." (vs.9). "If a man commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, both the man and the woman who have committed adultery must be put to death." (vs. 10) "If a man practices homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman, both men have committed a detestable act. They must both be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense." (vs. 13) "If a man has sex with an animal, he must be put to death, and the animal must be killed." (vs.15) These are just a few that I picked out, but you get the picture. Why were the consequences so harsh? God knows that if we don't stop the madness on earth, it will not be stopped in heaven. The spirits will have free reign to do whatever they want to do. So, the consequences had to be bad enough that no on wanted to sin. This morning God showed me that for my entire lifetime sin has not been bound. In fact, sin has been loosed and encouraged and applauded. And there have been no consequences to anything we have done. With sin comes every kind of evil spirit who wants to kill, steal, and destroy all of mankind. These spirits don't play fair. They lie. They steal. They cheat. They condemn. They mock. They ridicule. They hate. They murder. They hate God, and they hate people. These spirits are the enemies of God and the enemies of mankind, and when we choose to sin and to embrace sin, we give permission for our enemies to come and use us to destroy those around us. And when they get finished doing that, they will turn on us to destroy us, too. That was what they were created to do. Now, we have a problem. We have all sinned. All of us. Just look at the list above - a small list. We have all sinned. We deserve to die. Before Jesus came, the only way to get rid of the spirits was to kill the host (us). That was the only way - if we did not choose to repent. But when Jesus came, He made a way of escape. If we want something different, we just have to open our heart to Jesus and say, "Help me!" Then we confess our sins to Him, holding nothing back. And according to God's word, when we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The spirit leaves, and peace comes. This weekend I got to talk to a young man who had an anger problem. When something pressed his buttons, he would explode and no one could restrain him. When I asked him if he wanted to do those things, he said, "No." I asked him if he wanted to no how to get rid of the anger. He said, "Yes." He opened his heart to God and confessed anger and rage and hate and revenge and unforgiveness. Then he prayed blessings over those who had hurt him. His heart was wide open. Now he knows how to fight his enemies when they try to come again. 1. Face Jesus and say, "Help me." 2. God, forgive me for allowing anger in my heart again. 3. Thank you for rescuing me. 4. Forgive that person who just hurt me. Don't hold his sins against him. 5. Send patience right now. Send self-control. Send mercy. Help me. I hope this helps in some way. Because we are living in the time period we are living in - one where lawlessness abounds - the spirits are on a rampage. We have to start BINDING (forbidding) on earth so that it can be BOUND (forbidden) in heaven. The only spirits we can bind are those in our own hearts. We cannot make those choices for others, only for ourselves. We have to let God heal us, and let Him set us free. We have to lay it down. Then we have to call for other spirits to come and live in us: love and joy and peace and patience and kindness and goodness and gentleness and self-control. Forgiveness. Mercy and grace and light and truth. Wisdom and understanding. Strength and courage. Unfailing love. Thank you, Jesus, for making a way of escape. Terri PS. I have to add more to this post on BINDING (forbidding) on earth. This is so so important. We have to get this one right. We have to stop the madness in our own lives. This is what Jesus says, "You have heard the commandment that says, 'You must not commit adultery. But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with list has already committed adultery with her in his heart. So if your eye - even your good eye - causes you to LUST, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your hand - even your stronger hand - causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for y9ur whole body to be thrown into hell. (Matthew 5:27-30) As you can tell from this passage, stopping the madness is of utmost importance. About a year ago my husband was reading the news headlines, and he read about a place in the Arkansas woods where men went to be castrated. One man got an infection and had to go to the hospital. When the authorities searched this house, they found a freezer full of testicles. I know that sounds crazy, but I think these guys were trying to stop the madness, and they could not figure out any other way to do it. But let me tell you, there is another way. Come to Jesus, and say, "Help me!" Confess your sin. Turn your back on your sin and never look at it again. Never go to the places again. Never look at the things you were looking at. Don't listen to the things you were listening to. EYES ON JESUS. Talk to Him. Ask Him to do what you cannot do. Ask Him to take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ Jesus. Thank Him. Worship Him. Trust Him. Depend on Him. This is His battle. He is the LORD of Heaven's Armies - mighty and invincible. The demons tremble when the LORD appears. And it is written: "Submit to God, resist the devil, and he has to flee." (James 4:7). He has to flee. If we do it God's way, He fights our battles, and we don't have to lose body parts to make it into heaven.
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September 12, 2021
I have been meditating on what has happened in our country in the last 20 years. A lot - most of it not very good. Then this morning this passage showed up in my morning reading. If people crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land, if they deprive others of their rights in defiance of the Most High, if they twist justice in the courts - doesn't the LORD see all these things? Who can command things to happen without the LORD's permission? Does not the Most High send both calamity and good? Then why should we, mere humans, complain when we are punished for our sins? Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the LORD. Let us lift our hearts and hands to God in heaven and say, "We have sinned and rebelled, and you have not forgiven us." "You have engulfed us with Your anger, chased us down, and slaughtered us without mercy. You have hidden yourself in a cloud so our prayers cannot reach You. You have discarded us as refuse and garbage among the nations."(Lamentations 34-45) Everything that is happening in this country is happening because the LORD gave permission for it to happen. We have sinned and rebelled against the Most High. You know we have. And now God is engulfing us with His anger. He is chasing us down, and He is slaughtering us without mercy. That is what is written. BUT - we serve a merciful God! Hallelujah, thank you Jesus! Listen to what Jeremiah said when he was being disciplined by the LORD. I am the one who has seen the afflictions that come from the rod of the LORD's anger. He has led me into darkness, shutting out all light. He has turned His hand against me again and again, all day long. He has made my skin and flesh grown old, He has broken my bones. He has besieged and surrounded me with anguish and distress. He has buried me in a dark place, like those long dead. He has walled me in, and I cannot escape. He has bound me in heavy chains. And though I cry and shout, He has shut out my prayers. He has blocked my way with a high stone wall; He has made my way crooked. He has hidden like a bear or a lion, waiting to attack me. He has dragged me off the path and torn me in pieces, leaving me helpless and devastated. He has drawn His bow and made me the target for His arrows. (Lamentations 3:1-12) Can you see yourself in any of this passage? Darkness? Anguish? Distress? Heavy chains? Helpless? Devastated? If so, let me finish telling Jeremiah's story. The thought of my suffering and homelessness is bitter beyond words. I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss. Yet I still DARE TO HOPE when I remember this: The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, "The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will HOPE in Him!" The LORD is good to those who DEPEND ON HIM, to those who SEARCH FOR HIM. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD. And it is good for people to submit at an early age to the yoke of His discipline. (Are you listening, young people?) Let them sit alone in silence beneath the LORD's demands. Let them lie face down in the dust, for there may be hope at last. Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them and accept the insults of their enemies. For no one is abandoned by the LORD forever! Hallelujah, thank you Jesus!!!! Though He brings grief, He also shows compassion because of the GREATNESS OF HIS UNFAILING LOVE. For He does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow. (Lamentations 3:19-33) I know that the things I have been writing the last week are hard words. Discipline is a hard word - but necessary. Our God disciplines those He loves. Judgment is a hard word - but it is here, and it is only beginning. What I want to leave you is HOPE. No matter what happens, remember that the faithful love of the LORD never ends. His mercies never cease, they are renewed every morning. More mercy every morning. God does not give us everything we deserve. Hallelujah, thank you Jesus. No one is abandoned by the LORD forever. Though He brings grief, He also shows compassion. He is wanting us to turn right now. He is wanting us to come to Him without excuse and confess our sins so that He can forgive us. He is wanting us to trust Him and depend on Him. He is wanting us to search for Him with our whole heart, holding nothing back. In Jeremiah 29:12 God says, "In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for Me wholeheartedly, you will find Me. I will be found by you," says the LORD. "I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land." We are living in "those days," and God's promises are "yes" and "amen." There is a window of opportunity to come to Jesus right now. "Gather together - yes, gather together, you shameless nation. Gather before judgment begins, before your time to repent is blown away like chaff. Act now, before the fierce fury of the LORD falls and the terrible day of the LORD's anger begins. Seek the LORD, all who are humble, and follow His commands. Seek to do what is right and to live humbly. Perhaps even yet the LORD will protect you - protect you from His anger on that day of destruction." (Zephaniah 2:1-3) Blessings, my friends. No matter what happens, fix your eyes on Jesus, guard your heart, and give thanks. God is always up to something good. Terri I have one more thing to say this morning of September 11th - 20 years after we were attacked. We are so politically divided right now. We are also divided in every other way, too. We are all trying to get someone else to do what we think that they ought to do. Stop it.
Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world's standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, "He traps the wise in the snare of their own cleverness." And again, "The LORD knows the thoughts of the wise; He knows they are worthless." So don't boast about following a particular human leader. (1 Corinthians 3:18-21). Did you hear that? Human leaders. Some are still trying to follow a political leader. Don't! Don't follow ANY human leader. Follow Jesus. What human can know what the right thing to do is right now. No one. Only God knows what is right, and we each have to follow what He is telling us to do. It doesn't make sense because He may be telling one person to do one thing while telling another to do something different. Trust Him. Trust Him in your life, and trust Him in the lives of other people. Paul goes on to say in his first letter to the Corinthians, "So don't boast about following a particular human leader. For everything belongs to you." Say what?!?! "Whether Paul or Apollos or Peter, or the world, or life and death, or the present and the future. EVERYTHING belongs to you, and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God's mysteries. Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful. As for me, it matters very little how I might be evaluated by you or by any human authority. I don't even trust my own judgment on this point. My conscience is clear, but that doesn't prove I'm right. It is the LORD Himself who will examine me and decide. So don't make judgments about anyone ahead of time - before the LORD returns. For He will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due. (1 Corinthians 3:21-23, 4:1-5) Blessings, my friends. Can I encourage you to fix your eyes on Jesus and follow Him? He is Wisdom. He is the One who will see you safely home. Terri The LORD has been speaking to me a lot the last few months, but I have been posting it all on Facebook. I am now taking the time to post here.
September 11, 2021 The only thing that matters now is fruit. We need to all check our own tree. What kind of fruit is on it? God is looking for trees with good fruit. Those trees are the ones He has planted in His garden. The people who KNOW their God will be filled with love and joy and peace and patience and kindness and goodness and faithfulness and gentleness and self-control. Even in these changing, uncertain, hate-filled times - no matter what happens, fruit will be there. Light and truth and mercy and grace and unfailing love will make sure this happens. Kindness will keep the fruit fresh. It is God's kindness that leads us to repentance. It does not matter what is happening in Washington. It does not matter what is happening with our jobs. It does not matter what is happening in our families. The only thing that matters is fruit. Jesus said, "I am the true grapevine, and My Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn't bear fruit." - Are you listening to what Jesus is saying? - "And He prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in Me." "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in Me, and I in them, will produce MUCH FRUIT. For apart from Me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in Me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned." - Are you listening? - "But if you remain in Me and My words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are My TRUE DISCIPLES. This brings great glory to My Father. You didn't choose Me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give your whatever you ask for, using My name. This is My command: LOVE EACH OTHER." (John 15:1-8,16-17) It all comes down to us being able to love one another. It is not possible in these chaotic times unless fruit is on the tree - patience and kindness and goodness and gentleness and faithfulness and self-control - mercy and grace - love and joy and peace. So if the fruit on your tree is not what you want, go to God. Face Him with your heart-wide-open. Let Him set you free and heal you. Tell Him you are guilty and sorry for what you have done. When you do this, God plants new seeds - seeds of righteousness and joy. This is VERY serious message because God says in Matthew 3:10, "Even now the ax of God's judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire." This is a warning. The ax of God's judgment is poised. It is about to sever the roots of the trees. God is not playing. Blessings, my friends. May your tree have large, abundant, lasting fruit. My your leaves never wither and your fruit never fail. May your tree bring much glory and honor to our Father in the coming days. In Jesus' name. Terri |
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