BethElRuach

Letter from a Mother to her Daughter... Honor and preference - The secret to the continuity of life!

2015-01-08T14:20:00.001-06:00

It was all good! By Mettabel Okulaja

2013-12-15T17:35:00.003-06:00

In the beginning You created,

And it was all good.

Saw it through to the end -

You did not give up.

Dead fly in the apothecary,

Stinking savor in Eden sweet,

But you had drawn another plan,

Determined to restore,

You did not give up.

The waters salted for the healing of the nations,

For man would not be discarded,

Bound that we all be saved,

Constrained by love,

You did not give up.

Prophets came, sons were born;

For one purpose, though yet to be unveiled,

Pressing on, goal in sight

Through thick and thin,

You did not give up.

The ultimate delivered,

Absolution served on a platter of straw,

Born without a crown, yet worshipped by kings

Pushing through,

You did not give up.

Some came curiously to inquire, and others scorned;

Others yet stood, aloof and unbending.

Yet through it all and sundry wide,

Stealth deep in the night,

You did not give up.

Shamed and decorated with spittle,

Hide rendered raw by the scourge of men…

Despised, rejected, forsaken,

Alone and separated from truth,

Bravely persevering,

By God–You did not give up!

Once dead now alive, Bent but not broken

Bruised, now healed, bludgeoned, now restored

Servants now sons, Daughters standing tall

Halleluyah! And all because

You did not give up!

Now He stands knocking at the door

Like Rhoda some pick up and flee,

And others like Saul fail to see.

But for those who open their ears

They will hear a voice behind them whispering:

My child, my child, DO NOT GIVE UP!

AMO/12.15.13.

The Story of Jude...

2013-09-03T06:56:00.003-05:00

I wrote this for a dear friend, but it has been resonating with me so much, that I decided to share it with my other friends too. Please feel free to share this note as you may be blessing them more than you could possibly know. This is a testament to the fact that that "With God NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE..."

Let me tell you the story of Jude: Jude (Judy) had stroke that affected the whole of her right side, her right arm was totally paralyzed And she had partial paralysis of her right leg. The attending neurologist told her that she would never regain use of her right arm. She, understandably was very distressed and when I came to see her as her primary care physician I found her crying, and visibly shaken by what she had heard. She said to me "Dr. Okulaja, the neurologist said I would never use my right hand again". As God is my witness this is what I said to her. It was not medically appropriate, neither was it based on any scientific evidence whatsoever, but I said to her: "rubbish, rubbish, rubbish! You can do whatever you want to do. You just focus on getting better, and keep believing". I don't know how it happened, but Jude took me completely at my word. She kept believing and worked really hard. As of today, it has been approximately seven years since I left the state in which I was practicing at that time, and I will tell you that Jude took me out to a farewell dinner, at the end of the evening she signed the check with her RIGHT HAND! And she had eaten her meal totally independently, using a knife and a fork! I looked at Jude and I was inspired!! God has sees you and has been watching over you. And so to you also today, and on your behalf, to all those who have written you off, those who cannot understand the miracle that you are, I say, "Rubbish, rubbish, rubbish! You can do whatever you want to do. You just focus on getting better, and keep believing!"

"With God NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE..."

My name is Mettabel, I am a medical doctor, and I approve this message!

PS This account is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help me God!

"Princi-pearls"

2013-09-02T15:19:00.001-05:00

From the ruins of the waste places of our own greatest failures, rises the greatest gift of God's strength - Beauty from ashes...

2 Corinthians 12:9-10
... And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.

“What do you want Me to do for you?”

2012-07-23T02:56:00.001-05:00

“What do you want Me to do for you?”

Mark 10:46-52

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

46 Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48 Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called.
Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.”
50 And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus.
51 So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.”
52 Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.

The next time...

2012-07-11T12:34:00.000-05:00

The next time someone does not live up to your expectation of them, or does something far beneath your expectation, don't get mad, pull a Julie Andrews in Maria on them and thank them sincerely for the awful thing they have done, calling it it what it should have been i.e. if they left a nasty message for you on the phone, tell them what a lovely phone call you got from them, and mean it! what this does is that it elevates YOU above the murky fray, and deprives your denigrator of the satisfaction of knowing that they "hit their mark" .... In people whom you expect "more" from pull a "Pauline" move on them and praise that which they have done and later on address that which they have not i.e. I thank my God that you fall behind in no gift; but that fornication thing, emmm we're gonna have to talk about that... Having said that, I thank God.... lol just joking! But seriously try it! It works!!!! Peace y'all..

A Word To Live By

2012-07-08T22:56:00.001-05:00

'One hit wonder' or signs and wonders?

One hit wonder
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single.

One-Hit Wonders
1. “The Macarena” by Los Del Rio (1996)
2. “Pass The Dutchie” by Musical Youth (1983)
3. Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin (1988)
4. “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell (1984)
5. “ You Gotta Be” by Des’ree (1994)
6. “ Electric Avenue” by Eddie Grant (1983)
7. “ Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas (1974)

Isaiah 8:18
18 Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Jehovah of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Zion.

Acts 2:43
43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

Romans 15:19
19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and round about even unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ;

MURDER THEY WROTE - EPISODE 2

2012-07-08T06:11:00.000-05:00

Her hands were shaking as she punched in the numbers on her phone… Brring brring it started ringing…. ‘Rizzo here’ the gravelly voice at the other end growled. ‘If you have something to say, say it fast cos you must have something goin’ on that’s why you got this number’… Er er… ‘Spit it out lady I haven’t got all day’… he snarled impatiently…. ‘I would like you to teach someone a lesson, and I understand that you have ways of doing this’…. ‘They don’t call me Mamona Rizziconi for nothing… anything money, I’m your man… I can help you make it, lose it, give it away, or be forced to give it up… so whatchyouwant?’ ‘Well this person has been very mean to me, he has a duty to give me money and to care for me, but he doesn’t do it and he prefers to spend his money on HIS clothes, his cars and his toys so I want you to help him lose his money’. ’Well, it’s gonna cost you’ Rizzo said. 'I’ll pay you!’ She said quickly. ‘I don’t have a lot of money like I said, but I’ll give you whatever I have’. ‘How’d you get my number anyhow?’ Rizzo asked. ‘My friend Offencia gave it to me. ‘Ahh Offencia she has sent many a one my way, and I have taken care of all of them’ he snickers evilly. ‘Don’t you worry Rizzo’ll take care of things...I’ll call you back with the details and I’ll tell you how it will go down…. Don’t call me. I’ll call you.’. Click.

Do you recognize the voices on this recording? The Defendant’s attorney asked Flan who sat in the docket and just kept on weeping with her face buried in her hands… 'How could she have done such a thing?' She thought. How could she have exposed her family to such evil? How could she have known that Mamonia Rizziconi would befriend her husband and lure him into a gambling addiction? How could she have known that they would lose their lovely home and have to withdraw their son from the school he was so excited to have been admitted into? How could she have trusted someone like Offensia? How could she have been so stupid as not to realize that she not to be trusted and would give her up and spill her guts at the slightest sign of trouble? How could she have gone on to hire a man whose business card had read – MAMMONA RIZZICONI – RELATIONSHIP KILLER. ‘THROUGH THE LOVE OF THE DOLLAR WE MAKE AND BREAK EM’ how could she???? ‘Please, answer the question ma’am’. Flan just kept sobbing… The lawyer said: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I present:

THE FIRST WITNESS:

OFFENSIA VALERIA – THE FACILITATOR, ALIAS OFFENSE

Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses.

Matthew 18:7
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

Romans 16:17
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

Offense
1.
a. The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront.
b. The state of being offended.
2.
a. A violation or infraction of a moral or social code; a transgression or sin.
b. A transgression of law; a crime.
3. Something that outrages moral sensibilities: Genocide is an offense to all civilized humans.
4. The act of attacking or assaulting.
Source - The free online dictionary

THE SECOND WITNESS:

MAMMONA RIZZICONI – RELATIONSHIP KILLER #1: AKA MAMMON

Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Luke 16:9
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Mammon: Etymologically, the word is assumed to derive from Late Latin 'mammon', from Greek 'μαμμωνάς', Syriac 'mámóna' (riches),[1] and was an Aramaic loan word in Hebrew meaning wealth[2] or possessions,[3] although it may also have meant 'that in which one trusts'.[4]
The Greek word for "Mammon", μαμμωνάς, occurs in the Sermon on the Mount (during the discourse on ostentation) and in the parable of the Unjust Steward (Luke 16:9-13). The Authorised Version keeps the Syriac word. John Wycliffe uses "richessis".
The Christians began to use the name of Mammon as a pejorative, a term that was used to describe gluttony and unjust worldly gain in Biblical literature. It was personified as a false god in the New Testament.{Mt.6.24; Lk.16.13} The term is often used to refer to excessive materialism or greed as a negative influence.

Source - Wikipedia

Please allow us to take part in your deliberations based on the evidence presented in this singularly disturbing case. Members of the jury?

© OluPero Mettabel Okulaja, July 8, 2012

"Princi-pearls"

2012-07-05T18:14:00.001-05:00

The key to future success lies in not allowing past failures paralyze present action.

The Book - the Voice of one Woman

2012-07-04T13:49:00.000-05:00

The Voice of One Woman
The Book - The Voice of One Woman: A phenomenal book for phenomenal women... Our voices becoming One Phenomenal Voice!

Please share this trailer with your friends, families and loved ones...

Much love,
Mettabel Okulaja

Gethsemane to glory…

2012-07-04T13:38:00.004-05:00

Gethsemane: Meaning – Oil press – A place where through travail in prayer, submission to God’s will brings about supernatural strength and ability that elevates purpose above provocation

Hebrews 4:15
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.

Isaiah 53:7-9
He was beaten, he was tortured, but he didn't say a word. Like a lamb taken to be slaughtered and like a sheep being sheared, he took it all in silence. Justice miscarried, and he was led off— and did anyone really know what was happening? He died without a thought for his own welfare, beaten bloody for the sins of my people. They buried him with the wicked, threw him in a grave with a rich man, Even though he'd never hurt a soul or said one word that wasn't true.
Mathew 26:62,63
62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
63 But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

Mark 15:2-5
2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto them, Thou sayest it.
3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

A beautiful tribute...

2012-06-26T02:10:00.002-05:00

A dear friend wrote this note to me about her thoughts on The Voice of One Woman book launch (excerpted)... I hope she doesn't mind me sharing it... but it was so beautifully written, that I just had to... Thank you.... You know who you are, and the Lord bless you indeed.

The Voice of One woman Book launch:

Saturday was beautiful! The School II Bistro was moderately lit with dim lights and candlelight. Tables were decorated with rose petals. There was a band playing as poem after poem was read. What I liked best about it was that she didn’t just read each poem by herself, she got others to do it and for one of the poems, there was an accompanying dance! The very last poem was done in a call and respond manner and that was very nice…interactive. Hors d'oeuvres served...we got to take leftovers. Need I say more?

Her work was obviously geared towards empowering women and the proceeds from the book sale went to a Charity that works with female victims of domestic violence/abuse etc. I particularly like the verses that reinforced accepting our femininity as beautiful or just teased the senses and here is a verse that just makes me smile all the time:

I am She
Black, White, Latte
Moccachino, Cappuccino
Every creamy delightful shade in between :-)

I wrote the above on Mon to a friend who was unable to attend the book launch. I was high from inspiration on Sat so much so that I read your lines on the phone to friends over and over on Sun.

.... I wanted you to know that what you did on Sat, your prose, seeing you all organized helped me remember and hold on to the fact that God is making something beautiful out of me.

Thank you for being a source of inspiration and a reminder to keep my dreams alive.

Find my page now on FB
https://www.facebook.com/Thevoiceofonewoman

I'm Not Liking This!!!!

2012-06-26T02:09:00.001-05:00

01 The Difference is Change

2012-06-13T23:08:00.001-05:00

01 The Difference is Change

So…You’re ‘Born- again’… So what???

2012-06-11T02:42:00.001-05:00

So…You’re ‘Born- again’… So what???

John 3

King James Version (KJV)

3 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

²The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

³Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

⁴Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

⁵Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Born:

a. Brought into life by birth.

b. Brought into existence; created: A new nation was born with the revolution.

See:

1. To perceive with the eye.

a. To apprehend as if with the eye.

b. To detect by means analogous to use of the eye: an electronic surveillance camera that saw the activity in the embassy yard.

3. To understand; comprehend: I see your point.

4. To know through firsthand experience; undergo: "He saw some service on the king's side"

Enter:

1. To come or go into: The train entered the tunnel.

2. To penetrate; pierce: The bullet entered the victim's skull.

3. To introduce; insert: She entered the probe into the patient's artery.

a. To become a participant, member, or part of; join: too old to enter the army; entered the discussion at a crucial moment.

b. To gain admission to (a school, for example).

5. To cause to become a participant, member, or part of; enroll: entered the children in private school; entered dahlias in a flower show.

6. To embark on; begin: With Sputnik, the Soviet Union entered the space age.

7. To make a beginning in; take up: entered medicine.

8. To write or put in: entered our names in the guest book; enters the data into the computer.

9. To place formally on record; submit: enter a plea of innocence; enter a complaint.

10. To go to or occupy in order to claim possession of (land).

11. To participate in; take an active role or interest in: enter into politics; enter into negotiations.

2. To become party to (a contract): The nations entered into a trade agreement.

3. To become a component of; form a part of: Financial matters entered into the discussion.

4. To consider; investigate: The report entered into the effect of high interest rates on the market.

3. To take possession of: She entered upon the estate of her uncle.

From the above, we can then say:

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be Brought into life again, he cannot perceive the kingdom of God.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be brought into life of water (The Word) and of the Spirit, he cannot participate in; take an active role or interest in, or take possession of the kingdom of God.

Romans 12: 2

Galatians 4:4

Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

Ephesians 5:26

King James Version (KJV)

²⁶That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Reformation Study Bible

John 3:5

Born of water and the Spirit. Some suggest that the “water” is the release of fluid that accompanies physical birth, but linguistic considerations point to understanding “water” and “Spirit” as referring to a single spiritual birth. Many interpreters understand “water” here as the water of baptism, but such a reference, before Christian baptism was instituted, would have been meaningless to Nicodemus. Others find a reference to John’s baptism, but Jesus nowhere makes John’s baptism a requirement for salvation. Probably the statement refers to Old Testament passages in which the terms “water” and “Spirit” are linked to express the pouring out of God’s Spirit in the end times (Is. 32:15; 44:3; Ezek. 36:25–27). The presence of such rich Old Testament imagery accounts for Jesus’ reproof of Nicodemus (v. 10): as a “teacher of Israel,” he should have understood.

Generously provided by Ligonier Ministries

What are you waiting for?

2012-06-05T02:14:00.001-05:00

God Builds Faith by Giving a Dream by Rick Warren

2012-05-31T06:35:00.002-05:00

Now glory be to God, who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes. Ephesians 3:20 (LB)
When God wants to work in your life, he'll always gives you a dream—about yourself, about what he wants you to do, about how he's going to use your life to impact the world.

There are many examples in the Bible of this. God gave Noah the dream of building an ark. God gave Abraham the dream of being the father of a great nation. God gave Nehemiah the dream of building the wall around Jerusalem.

How do you know when a dream is from God or when it's just something you've thought up yourself? The Bible tells us that God, "by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes." (Ephesians 3:20 LB)

In other words, if a dream comes from God, it will be so big in your life that you can't do it on your own. It also will never contradict His Word! If your dream is something that the Bible speaks against, it's not from God.

Talk About It –

God may be speaking to you now, but you just don't recognize it for what it is. Do you have a dream that you believe will serve other people? Where do you think that idea came from?
What dream has God given you? What are you going to do now?

I've got the Power!

2012-05-28T03:38:00.003-05:00

Love Would Not Let Me Be

2012-05-26T11:37:00.002-05:00

"They" could have made me hate myself,
But Love would not let me be

Would have had me filled with self-doubt and fear,
But Love would not let me be

Had me distrusting at every turn,
But Love would not let me be

Love hoped in me, trusted in me.
Kept no record, of my wrongs.

Was patient with me falling short,
Showing me nothing but His kindness and grace

Love loved me in my unloveliness,
Helped me to "see" the beautiful in all things.

Saw through my rudeness, the expression of hurt,
Pulling me closer, than at arm’s length.

Showed me without competition or envy
That there’s room for us all to grow,
Freeing me from all that confined.

Love drew me to the secret of intimacy.
When haughtily puffed up, I would have walked away.

Love looked out for me at every turn.
Refusing to budge, when I provoked no love,
By passion, His gaze solely fixed on me.

Love rejoiced over my every step.
Always; believing in me,
Always seeing the good in me.

When others mocked at my past mistakes
Love cheered me on, till truth prevailed.

What would I have done without you love?
How could I bear this without you there?
Lifting up my head, helping me to endure.

I owe my all to you love; I owe all of me to love.
I owe my heart to the most eminent of hearts.
The greatest of those who do not fail.
The one who by faith, against all hope,
Believed in the hope, that I founded in love,
Would in love at last be found…

© OluPero Mettabel, May 25, 2012

1 Corinthians 13
New King James Version (NKJV)

The Greatest Gift
13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels,
but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge,
and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,
and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;

5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;

6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.

For we know in part and we prophesy in part.

10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.

11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child,
I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face.
Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.

13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

"Princi-pearls"

2012-05-24T18:27:00.001-05:00

The people who make history are the ones who refuse to take no for an answer or accept status quo...

ZEITGEIST! - The 'spirit' of the times!

2012-05-22T02:23:00.001-05:00

Zeitgeist : interesting word this is, meaning: ‘The spirit of the times’ - Zeitgeist is the general cultural, intellectual, ethical, spiritual, or political climate within a nation or even specific groups, along with the general ambiance, morals, sociocultural direction, and mood associated with an era. The sons of Issachar had Zeitgeist:

1 Chronicles 12:32

Of the sons of Issachar who had an understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command; The child of God who catches the zeitgeist of the times, feels the pulse of the universe and the heart of God, feels the direction of the flow of the blood and the Spirit and can move in that flow… they are not afraid of it, neither do they distrust it, for the beat echoes in their hearts and the same blood flows through their veins… Let your prayer, my prayer, our prayer today, be to catch the Zeitgeist of our times and seasons, and the heart of God for the ‘now season’. But he who will catch the Zeitgeist must be well acquainted with the originator of the spirit and must be able to discern the direction and dimensions of His breath…. The ‘Ruach’, interestingly also means Spirit or breath of God… Oh how my heart yearns to catch the wave of His Spirit, for surely He is here, and I MUST know Him! In Him, through Him, and by Him, I MUST catch the zeitgeist of my time, my kairos, my ‘now’ moment….

ZEITGEIST! What a word!

The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age: Mark 13:2-4

2 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” 3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately, 4 “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?”

Shalom,

Mettabel.

The book of Remembrance

2012-05-20T03:56:00.001-05:00

Is there such a thing as 'The book of Remembrance'? Does God actually keep a record of the things we have done for, and in Him with a purpose to reward? The bible records that He does.

In my research, I found the following writing:

'This Book of Remembrance holds every act of faithful service done for the Lord. Every encouraging word, every unselfish deed, every sacrifice made, the Lord has carefully placed there as a witness to the universe that you are indeed His child'. Author: Amazing Discoveries™.

A lot of God’s children, I hear His Spirit saying, at this time, feel, as though they have been forgotten by God, that He is not making, or has not made good on His promises concerning them. Despair and discouragement have become their daily robe, wrapping it around them to protect them from the hope that they feel will Surely be dashed to pieces again….

I write today at the direction of the Lord to these dear people of God, that they should be encouraged, that God says that He is getting ready to open up the ‘Book of Remembrance’ concerning them, to make good on His promises. He says that He is not unfaithful, neither forgetful, but has kept a record of their faithfulness, and acts of kindness, has recorded the deeds, and kept them, that He might establish His promises concerning them, at the set time.

Psalm 102:13
You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come.

It has come, for you who have remained steadfast trusting the Lord, neither looking to the right nor to the left, despite the hardness of the times, and the leanness of the fat…

His Word said concerning Mordecai, who had been faithful to the king and the kingdom, yet had not forsaken God’s people, but sought a deliverer for them – Esther who he carefully groomed for many years, hoping upon hope that there would be a voice for God’s people, raised to prevail against their enemies.

Esther 6:1-12
6 That night the king could not sleep. So one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. 2 And it was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, the doorkeepers who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. 3 Then the king said, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?” And the king’s servants who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.”
4 So the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king’s palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. 5 The king’s servants said to him, “Haman is there, standing in the court.”And the king said, “Let him come in.”
6 So Haman came in, and the king asked him, “What shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?”Now Haman thought in his heart, “Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?” 7 And Haman answered the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor, 8 let a royal robe be brought which the king has worn, and a horse on which the king has ridden, which has a royal crest placed on its head. 9 Then let this robe and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that he may array the man whom the king delights to honor. Then parade him on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him: ‘Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!’” 10 Then the king said to Haman, “Hurry, take the robe and the horse, as you have suggested, and do so for Mordecai the Jew who sits within the king’s gate! Leave nothing undone of all that you have spoken.” 11 So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!” 12 Afterward Mordecai went back to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered. 13 When Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him, his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against him but will surely fall before him.”

He also made it so that the one who had sought to destroy him (Mordecai), was totally annihilated.

Another who had seemingly been forgotten, buried under the dross of broken promises by those around him was Joseph; but did the Lord forget what He had destined concerning him? No… At the ‘set time’, the right time, the records were pulled in heaven and the ‘Book of Remembrance’ concerning him, was opened, catapulting him to his destiny IN ONE DAY!

Psalm 102:13
You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come.

Yes, He will arise, and He will have mercy, He will arise and, He will remember:

Exodus 6:5
And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have REMEMBERED My covenant.

So again I say unto you who have been waiting, seeking, and holding on to my promises, the set time has come! I open the ‘Book of Remembrance’ and will cause that which I have purposed to do, to be established and to be displayed, for all to see. Rejoice this day for on Mount Zion there shall be deliverance, And there shall be holiness; The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. Obadiah 1:17 because a ‘Book of Remembrance’ had been written concerning them says The Lord.

Malachi 3:16

[ A Book of Remembrance ] Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the LORD And who meditate on His name.

What shall we say to these things?

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"Princi-pearls"

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The expression of gratitude without the use of platitudes, changes the attitude, and shifts the paradigm of aptitude, giving one the latitude to attain higher altitude, and the opportunity to affect the lives of multitudes, with greater amplitude....

Don’t sweat it! Everything Has Its Time…

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Ecclesiastes 3:3
3 To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:

Philippians 3:13
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,