Sunday Update - The Corbett Report

Isaiah 25:8-9

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

Shake it off

"And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was consenting unto his death" Acts. 7:58-8:1.

"And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and SLAUGHTER against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the High priest, and desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem." Acts 9:1-2.

Saul was a bad guy originally. We first hear of him as he is consenting unto Stephens death. That word consenting is the Greek word - syneudokeō - which literally means:
1) to be pleased together with, to approve together (with others)
2) to be pleased at the same time with, consent, agree to
a) to applaud

Paul basically clapped his hands in pleasure at the death of Stephen. BUT we know that Paul repented and the Lord Jesus Himself witnessed to Paul on the road to Damascus. I'm only bringing it up for the context of what I'm going to talk about next:

"And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live." Act 28:3-5

No doubt.

This was an orchestrated, targeted attack from the adversary with a view to assassinate Paul. The viper (the agent of satan) came out of no-where and latched onto Paul's hand and started pumping lethal poison into his body. This was a set up.Because the first thing the locals do, instead of running up to him and saying, "Are you hurt? Are you ok?" just assume that Paul must be a murderer and suffering the consequences of his own sin. But how did Paul react?

"And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm." Acts 28:5

Paul shook it off. Why? Because Paul knew his position in Christ. He knew that he was no longer that man consenting unto the death of Stephen. He knew he had been washed by the blood of Christ and that those past sins were forgiven. He recognized it as an attack by Satan and understood that Satan had no authority over him. Satan had no right to attack Paul and Paul knew it and so he was able to shake it off.

About a month ago I posted a dream that I had called The Nightmares of Children Part 2At the time I believed the dream was from the Lord showing me I had an open door to sin in my mind. Later when I told a friend the dream, she said, "The Lord doesn't remind us of old sins, he doesn't remember our old sins," I gasped! She was right, that dream was an attack by the adversary! There was no open door to sin in my mind, it was Satan showing me an open door and trying to entice me to go back through it, because Satan had me right where he wanted me while I was engaging in that activity. I'm sure he would love for me to go back down that road.

But I had assumed because it was a dream, that it was from the Lord. The devil loves to attack us in our sleep. The Lord showed me why it is so important to test the spirits whether they be of the Lord.

Dear Heavenly Father, help me to be a better believer, help me to remember your promises and to shake it off when the devil attacks. In the name of Yeshua, Jesus Christ. Amen.

New World Next Week

Grrrr...

I had to go see the doctor today. My thyroid medicine prescription has run out of refills and the doctor would not write me a new prescription until I came in for a blood test and an exam. Last year, I decided I didnt need my thyroid medicine anymore and I stopped taking it.

I swelled up like a big fat balloon. Especially my hands. Ow.

so, since they basically had me over a barrel, I had to go in. Luckily I asked for the naturaopath doctor and she was really nice. So I had some blood drawn and I will find out from the doctor what my new prescription is. We talked about more natural options such as changes in diet (gluten-free etc.) in order to make changes to the prescription, but that would mean I would have to go in every couple weeks. I told the doctor that I was a Christian and that I believe the Lord is going to heal me and I will not have to take this thyroid medicine anymore. She was really nice about that and was totally willing to work with me on alternatives.

I do believe the Lord will heal me. Last time my prescription was 175 milligrams, then it went down to 150 milligrams. Maybe it will just keep going down and down. Yeah. Lets pray and believe for that.

Thank you Heavenly Father, for healing me of all my infirmities. I rebuke any spirits of infirmity and evil spirits of thyroid in the name of Jesus Christ. Thy Will be done Lord, in Jesus' name. Amen.

A noise like a dog

As I was reading in Psalms this morning, I came across this verse:

Psalms 59:5-6, "Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah. They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

Farther down it states again:

Psalms 59:12-14, "For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak. Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah. And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city."

Anytime a verse is repeated like that in the Bible, it means that it is established and it is God's way of saying THIS IS IMPORTANT. These verses establish the fact that making a noise like a dog is something that the heathen and wicked transgressors do, NOT righteous people.

Barking like a dog or making ANY animal noises are all FALSE manifestations. Oh, they are real manifestations but NOT of the Holy Spirit, but deceiving demonic manifestations. If you have participated in this activity please seek the Lord and repent. It is one thing to be deceived, but now you know.

Also be aware that speaking in tongues in a worship service is only allowed biblically if it is interpreted. See 1 Corinthians 14. The reason is, witchcraft spirits and tribal spirits can also speak in tongues and when they do, they are cursing people or casting spells, and because no-one corrects this, these spirits have been able to invade our churches.

Don't be so naive that you think that Satan hasn't infiltrated your church. Satan has infiltrated EVERY SINGLE organization on this planet. Ignorance is no excuse. This is the main reason the Lord is calling people out of the organized churches, because they have all been infiltrated with false doctrines and false manifestations.

Read your bible. Repent. Seek the Lord.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you so much for your rich amazing Word, that we can learn of you what is true and what is false. Thank you in the name of Jesus Christ! Amen.

The Wedding Planners...

My parents and I spent the better part of yesterday making lists of things that still had to be done for the wedding. Stuff like:
Catering details
Florist
Cake
Bridesmaids outfits - alterations? Hair? Nails?
Rehearsal dinner
Etc. Etc. Etc.
It was amazing how quickly three hours can go when you work on a project like that. Then we gave my sister that is getting married the lists so she knows what needs to be done (my sister really appreciated it because she has been very busy with her new job.)

My mom said that we should set the lists in front of the Lord and pray for all the details to be taken care of. I said, "mom! that is an excellent idea!" The Lord has already shown that He is involved in the details of this wedding. All of us bridesmaids are a size 18. The dress lady said she had never heard of such a thing. Then my sister found the flower girl and jr bridesmaid dresses at a garage sale for $3 dollars each.

My sister told me that my future brother in law puts little notes in her lunch with the countdown on how many days left before the wedding. That is so sweet it makes me cry. As of today: 40 days till the wedding.