Step Up,...And Step Into His Holiness!

In 2020, the Lord spoke to me and revealed that the enemy had demonic spirits he has held in reserve until this time we are now in. Kind of like “on deck” for this season we are living in, and he has been waiting to release. He has now released them, and one only needs to look around at society to understand what kind of demons they are through the sins they are manifesting. However, the Lord also has an abundance of grace and anointing to counteract those demonic spirits and the evil they incite. Paul informs us of this wonderful formula of God! It’s found in Romans 5:20--”...Where sin abounds, grace does much more abound!” There is a fresh new anointing being given out by the Holy Spirit during these last of the Last Days. It is being given to His Followers who are willing to consecrate themselves completely to Him, and to walk in Holiness. We in the Church of God believe in Holiness. In fact, our Declaration of Faith declares that...”We believe Holiness to be God’s standard of living for His People!” It is not only our “STANDARD” of living, it is absolutely necessary to be successful against the demonic onslaught that satan has unleashed upon the world! Whatever secret sin your harboring; whatever battle with the flesh your fighting; STOP making excuses and get it under the control of the Holy Spirit. He will come along side of you to COMFORT you; HELP you; STRENGTHEN you; and change your mind concerning that…….”THING” that has tripped you up so often. CALL OUT TO HIM! There is no more time left for Ministers and Ministries to be lifted up by the Lord, only to have a “secret-sin” scandal to topple them over. No more embarrassing the precious Name of Jesus! Let’s step into HOLINESS and FINISH this thing for the glory of Jesus Christ! God bless you!

A Matter of Hate!

Supernatural hate that is. I recently had a debate with a Younger person who considered Israel the “occupier” of the land. I did my best to explain to him that they were not occupiers, but the land of Israel belonged to the seed of Abraham, the Jewish people. However, the young person had been indoctrinated by college professors who spouted antisemitic rhetoric that filled his mind with confusion. We are seeing this all around us spilling out like sewage from many of our college campuses. Interesting to note that Nikita Khrushchev declared: “We will take America without firing a shot!” The means to do this was to insert within our institutions of Higher Learning, professors with Socialistic/Communistic beliefs to indoctrinate our precious young people. They have succeeded in doing just that. And an entire generation of our sons and daughters cannot discern good from evil. The truth of the matter is, this war is a war between good and evil. Israel, as the only Jewish state, occupies the land not because they are “bigger” or “stronger” but rather because God Himself GAVE Israel the land they now live in! We see this in Genesis 15:17-21… “After the sun went down and darkness fell, Abram saw a smoking firepot and a flaming torch pass between the halves of the carcasses. So the Lord made a covenant with Abram that day and said, “I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt[a] to the great Euphrates River— the land now occupied by the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.” The Lord reiterates this to Joshua in Joshua 6:1-6… “After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, “Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelite's, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them. I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you— from the Negev wilderness in the south to the Lebanon mountains in the north, from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, including all the land of the Hittites.’ No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you. “Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them.” As you can see, the Jewish people are not “occupiers” of the land, they are the land OWNERS! The level of antisemitic hate we are now seeing, reminiscent of Nazi Germany, is a “supernatural” hate spawned from demonic beings that have now been released in the last of the Last-Days. They have been in reserve and “on deck” until this time, and have now been released against the Jewish people. Our place, as Christian Believers, is to support Israel; pray for Israel; and remember all of this come election time! We need STRONG Pro-Israel leaders who do not hesitate to stand with Israel! For when we take a strong stand for Israel, we are blessing our very own country! Remember the words of the Lord that He said to Abram in Genesis 12:3,…….”I will bless those that bless you, and I will curse those who curse you!” Have a Blessed Day!

Can You Feel It?

I got up this morning to take my Grandson to school. As we stepped outside, you could feel that our Tennessee Summer was beginning to fade. I had to put the defrosters on to clear the windows of the dew that had settled upon the car. Soon, clusters of red and orange leaves will decorate our house as my Wife Kelley begins to decorate for Autumn. We will make our annual pilgrimage to the Apple Barn in Pigeon Forge to get a fried pie, some cider, and of course some cider donuts. It is an anticipation that I look forward to every year! But, I also sense something else. Something a lot more serious than color-changing leaves and cider. Like so many others, I can sense in my spirit that the last of the Last Days are advancing at an ever-increasing rate. And also like many others, you can see the “signs” of this advancing since 2020. Jesus said in Matthew 24:36---”...No one knows the day or hour when these things will happen.” But He also said in the parallel passage of Matthew 24, in Luke 21:29-31---”Then he gave them this illustration: “Notice the fig tree, or any other tree. When the leaves come out, you know without being told that summer is near. In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that the Kingdom of God is near.” The recognition of the “signs!” A recognition based upon what we read from the Word of God. But I do not believe it is merely just a recognition of the Biblical signs that Jesus told us about, I believe it is also the “witness” of the Holy Spirit with our spirit that the time of the eschaton is quickly advancing! We our moving towards THAT time; THAT day, at an ever-increasing pace. Our Presiding Bishop, Dr. Tim Hill, (Church of God, Cleveland, TN.) has issued the “Finish Commitment.” A Prophetic pronouncement and directive, to “finish” the Great-Commission! I sense in this Holy Spirit directed commission, a sense of urgency, for the Eschatological trees are “budding!” Again, quoting our Lord in Matthew 24:14, He said: “And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.” No more business as usual! No more status quo! No more comfortable sermons preached to comfortable saints, because the leaves are changing! It is time to FINISH, and FINISH strong! I sense in my spirit, we are rapidly advancing, and the time is SHORT!…….Don’t you sense it?…….Don’t you feel it? God bless you all!

Asbury and Lee Revivals!

For years now, I have prophetically declared that the next great revival would be led by Young People. That is not to say that those of us who are older would be on the sidelines, absolutely not! We are the Spiritual Mothers and Fathers; the mentors to this Revivalistic generation seeking Jesus. But the zeal these Young People have will pierce through the heavens through prayer and worship of Christ, and we who are older will be able to “ride along with” them as they seek Jesus. Interestingly enough, just like in the 1970 Asbury Revival, these Young People are crying out to God for more of Him! No high-paid Evangelist; no well-known Pastor; and no Dove award-winning Singer, just a hall filled with hungry and thirsty Young People who are seeking “More of YOU, Lord!” The Young People that God is using to usher in this Revival, which will ignite the Last Reformation before the return of Jesus, may not look like you and me. They may have green hair, they may be “tatted-up” and they may have piercings, but God is seeing the hunger in their hearts! And isn’t that what we have preached all along? I am 60, and I cannot recall the number of times I have quoted 1 Samuel 16:7---“…The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” My Brothers and Sisters, do not be guilty of the sin that was perpetrated against us in the Church of God, in the early days of the Pentecostal outpouring; where people identifying as “Christian” maligned us; persecuted us; and spoke evil over us! Now is not the time for analysis…...that will come later. Now is the time to join these Young People in prayer and worship in repentance and seeking MORE of Jesus and the power of His Holy Spirit! Revival rivers are flowing………..LET’S JUMP IN WITH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE,…….THE WATER IS FINE!

What is Truth?

In the Gospel of John chapter 18 verses 37-39, we see this dialog between Jesus and Pilate… ”Pilate said, “So you are a king?” Jesus responded, “You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.” “What is truth?” Pilate asked?” Pilate’s response to Jesus is not the response of someone who is in search of truth, but rather that of agnosticism. Pilate’s agnostic response is that of one who was seeking to excuse himself from moral responsibility to God and also to humanity, or even to truth by implying that truth cannot be known. This is the exact same agnostic error that those who are embracing and/or advancing Gender change are engaged in. Similar to Pilate, they choose not to recognize the truth of their own gender. So, following in the same path as Pilate, they say: “What is Male?” “What is Female?” And in doing so, are repeating the same agnostic error that Pilate did…….”WHAT IS TRUTH?” They are following the same old humanistic attempt to alleviate themselves of morality and responsibility towards God. God, and His absolute TRUTH, are hindrances to their agnostic agenda. They need healing, deliverance, and salvation; and they need to embrace the Truth of God!

Are We Guilty of the Sin of Complicity?

Recently we concluded the Midterm elections in the United States. Our next major Federal election will be in 2024 for the President of the United States. The question then is…”Have we as Followers of Jesus, been complicit in the sins perpetuated by politicians we have voted for?” By that, I mean, have we, because of Family or Personal traditions, voted for candidates that have promoted the murdering of babies through abortion or the promotion of the LGBTQ+ agenda? And while I have, like you, heard some Christians on Facebook complain about the demeanor and language of some politicians. We must understand that that is not on the same level as murdering children and promoting policies that destroy the very fabric of the family. The days of following a Political Party simply because our parents or Grandparents did are not viable anymore. And while we cannot expect Politicians to have a lifestyle similar to that of our Church Leaders, we must never be complicit in the murder of children nor the promotion of Homosexuality by casting our votes for candidates that promote the same. If Complicity is enough to get a person convicted of a crime, it is also enough to cause us to sin before our Holy God!

IT CAN NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN…….

In the heart of 2020 during the pandemic, the Lord gave me a word that I shared with the church I pastor. The word the Lord gave me was: “Churches cannot return to business as usual! Those that try to, will soon die a death of irrelevancy, and soon after, will die out all together!” Brothers and Sisters, this is a very strong Prophetic word from the Lord! It has been said that we are “beings of habit.” This is true, and in addition, we are beings that like that which is familiar and comfortable, this is true even for Followers of Jesus. Even as Spirit-Empowered Believers, we seek the familiar and comfortable. I am not ashamed that I am a Pentecostal and I LOVE Pentecostal style preaching and worship! BUT, Worship services that are energized,…….Preaching that is exuberant and excitable, all of which are intrinsically good things, can become, if we are not careful, a “return” to that which is “familiar” and “comfortable;” and “NORMAL.” So many of our Pastors started broadcasting on Facebook and other media outlets, but were eager to get back to “normal.” Often times not realizing (unfortunately) that God had given to each Pastor broadcasting, a brand new “CAMPUS” and an opportunity to participate in the “Finish-Commitment” in a manner not previously engaged in. However, we LOVE “FAMILIAR;”…we love “COMFORTABLE;”…we love “NORMAL!” But our “normal” is never returning! Demonic spirits that have been kept in “reserve” for these Last of the Last-Days have now been released! And with them, manifestations of perversion and evil, the likes of which we have never seen before! Who, other than people deceived by demonic deception would look at a Young Elementary School child and think…”Hey, I wonder if they would like to be a different gender other than what they were biologically born as?” What society, other than a demonically deceived one finds an inability to describe what a woman is? Who would ever think that a person can “choose” to “identify” as whatever pops up in their mind each day? What type of society rescues dogs but cheers for, and passes legislation to kill human babies? I’ll tell you what kind society, a society experiencing the onslaught of demonic spirits now released that have been “on-deck” waiting for this Eschatological time we are now living in. Familiar?...Comfortable?...Normal?...NO my Brothers and Sisters, that is a fantasy stooped in a “Norman Rockwell” type of longing for a more simpler time; …….and it’s NOT coming back! So, what do we as Pastors do, and what are our Churches to do? We adjust! Not the Message, not the power of the Holy Spirit, not holiness; but rather, instead of longing for the “return to normal,” embrace the Eschatological time we have been blessed to live in! Go ahead and pastor your new online campus that God has given you, don’t complain about it,…embrace it! Don’t give into the temptation to “return-to-normal” but seek a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit! Pray that God pours out on YOUR congregation(s) the Gifts of the Spirit; Signs and Wonders; Miracles; and Healings! LET THE HOLY SPIRIT HAVE HIS WAY!!! REPENT AND PRAY FOR…….REVIVAL!!! God bless you ALL!