Millennial Jerusalem

““Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭60‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The whole book if chapter 60 speaks of a future Jerusalem inhabited by Jesus. It paints a glorious picture.

Many Christians take this verse and apply it to themselves. Whilst we are called the lights of the world and encouraged to see ourselves as light this chapter in Isaiah is about Jerusalem.

This encourages me to see what Jerusalem will be like in the Millennial period when Jesus rules and reigns for 1,000 years. I often think what it would be like to be on earth during Jesus’ reign and what it would be like to experience 1,000 years. I am almost 72 and to me this has been a long life with many memories. What would 1,000 years be like? Especially serving Jesus! It would be a glorious time.

Eternity then begs recognition. Those who die in Christ will experience the joys of eternity with Jesus in a heavenly home described in The Book of Revelation. What a glorious place!

Be ready

“You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.””

‭‭Luke‬ ‭12‬:‭40‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Are you ready? The time draws near! Many are coming to Christ! The worldwide revival has begun and will culminate in the coming of Jesus. 

This does not stop me! I will continue to work until Jesus returns. I want to usher in the revival here in Nepal.

We need an open heaven over areas we minister to, this is needed in Australia, as well as other parts of the world. We can usher this in in heart felt worship and living a God-focused life. We can leak the presence of God, as Bill Johnson puts it.

Come Lord Jesus come in power and might!

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A woman of God

“Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭31‬:‭30‬ ‭NLT‬‬

A woman who fears the Lord says and does what He is doing. To be able to say that she seeks Him and follows His ways.

A woman who cares onky for her looks, is consumed with self and spends all her time amd money on image.

Being caught in the web of deceit is not a good place. In that place the enemy controls much like having puppets on strings. However, a woman who fears the Lord is free in His presence.

A woman of God prays instead of giving opinions. She waits for God to speak and then she talks out of His reserve. I do not always do this and can recognise the hollowness when it is just me.

Scripture tells us think on what is good and clean and lovely and things above, not things of the earth. We are all going into eternity and will live there forever. The life on earth is a learning place. We prepare for eternity.

Choose life!

The cross

“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.”Matthew‬ ‭16‬:‭24‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I just watched Roland Baker speak about the cost of serving the Lord in Madagascar. He, and Hedi his wife, have been on their desth beads several times. They have face climatic disasters, financial disasters, threats by terrorists and more. Whilst he did not say all this I know from following them they are true.

I have a dear friend here in Nepal who is under attack, again, as one of her young charges is in hospital and the tests done and to be done are costing a mountain of finance. I was there myself four weeks ago. It looked like I had a mini-stroke. After much expense and tests showing nothing serious I was discharged on blood thinners.

There is a cost of following the Lord! There is a cost in serving Him. We know this and still we follow. We could not fathom a life without Him. In all things He provides and is with us.

The trial is not fun but we live to tell the tale of what God is doing because of our faithfulness. That is the adventure!

What is sin?

“But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬

We may not like the title ‘sinner’ but that is what we were and still struggle with. We were born into sin and apart from the free gift of salvation we are unable to be sinless . However, as one who Christ died for I have been given the priveledge of being filled with the Holy Spirit. This Holy Spirit is a deposit of God’s power enabling me to walk in a way that is sinless. By the power at work in me I can be free from the dictatorship of sin.

Sin is, basicaly, missing the mark of sinlessness. I have no power in myself to be holy. It is Jesus who is holy. I must walk in faith in the work He has done in me.

Jesus died for us all, we do not have to earn His free gift of salvation, but accept it by faith. Salvation is being rescued from certain death, spiritual death . Spiritual death sends us to eternal fires, spiritual life to eternal life with Jesus.

We can reject all this as ‘mumbo jumbo’ and determine to live for ourselves, however, we are deceived by the one who would take us to eternal death. Satan hates God and hates us. Our destruction is all he seeks. He knows his end and wants to destroy humanity by taking it with him.

Choose life! 

No judgement

“God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.”

‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬

We judge! We have opinions about every one and everything! Social media sharpens our pencil! Yet, the God of heaven never did. He mentioned various events happening in Israel only to highlight God’s lack of judgement. His main target were religious leaders who He did unload on calling them white washed walls. These people were supposed to shepherd His people and He called them ‘blind guides’.

We need our Lord’s opinions. He never criticised the Romans, and they ruled Israel. He was interested in the souls of mankind. How different! He was here to do the will of His Father.

Father, what is your will today? May Your kingdom come, your will be done! Amen!

Do not grow weary

“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.”Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Weariness can be caused by many things, some medical, some spiritual, some emotional. We can carry an expectation that our age makes us weary. However, there is another: information overload and grief.

Of late I’ve become upset with my country and its support for Hamas, the sending of funds they cannot afford to Gaza in the belief they are the saviours of the Gazans. The world has blamed Israel for all that is happening and foolishly bought all Hamas’lies.

My new government is pursuing al the foolishness in f Europe and not thinking or researching things for themselves. I am ashamed!

Nevertheless, I am in Nepal to serve the Lord and serve Him well I will. It involves caring for the young and sexually abused and the poor. I am learning the language so that I can speak to them. Good progress is being made.

My heart is for a harvest and I am trusting the Lord for that.