Living in a Time of Prophets and Prophesy
Today is day 2 of the 40 Days and 40 Nights Challenge.
I began thinking about my next entry immediately after posting the first. I read my bible before bed and woke up countless times with ideas running through my head. Of course--as most mornings--I watched the news. A dust storm had swept through Phoenix, Arizona.
"A vast dust storm, up to 50 miles wide and gusting as fast as 60mph, swept across the US city of Phoenix on Tuesday night, choking the streets, toppling trees and briefly closing the local airport. The storm began near Tucson, the local Arizona Republic newspaper reported, before rolling more than 100 miles north-west towards the state capital."
2011 thus far has been a year of natural disasters--not to mention those created by man. Currently, America is facing an administrative political agenda that is not aligning our Nation with Israel, our friend and ally. Obama wants Israel to return to its 1967 borders which would divide Jerusalem.
Day 2: 7 July 2011
Scripture: Psalm 100:01 - 100:04
"Raise a shout for the Lord, all the earth;
worship the Lord in gladness:
come into His presence with shouts of joy.
Acknowledge that the Lord is God;
He made us and we are His
His people, the flock He tends.
Enter His gates with praise,
His courts with acclamation.
Praise Him!
Bless His name!"
(from Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures)
When I read this psalm, I can not help but to think of the woman taking shelter with others in a cooler during the recent Joplin tornado. She shouted, "JESUS, JESUS...Heavenly Father.." As tragic as the moment was, she was praising the Lord.
Prayer
"Lord our God, our praises are nothing compared to Your holiness, yet You hear and even rejoice in our shouts of joy dedicated to you. Help us to praise You even in times of great trials and to remain focused on what You did for us on the cross which brings ever lasting joy" Amen (contributed by my daughter, Jessica).
Night 2: 7 July 2011
Scripture: Daniel 8:26
"The two-horned ram [signifies] the kings of Media and Persia; and the buck, the he-goat--the king of Greece; and the large horn on his forehead, that is the first king. One was broken and four came in its stead--that means: four kingdoms will arise out of a nation, but without its power. When their kingdoms are at an end, when the measure of transgression has been filled, then a king will arise, impudent and versed in intrigue. He will have great strength, but not through his own strength. He will be extraordinary destructive; he will prosper in what he does, and destroy the mighty and the people of holy ones. By his cunning, he will use deceit successfully. He will make great plans, will destroy many, taking them unawares, and will rise up against the chief of chiefs, but will be broken, not by [human] hands."
Prayer
God, help us to see clearly and protect us from the enemy. We pray for Your protection. Amen.
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