Fellowship with CindyisHis (4) Part one

[CindyisHis]

Just curious....

Should we read anything into all this stuff that is happening: earthquakes, tornados, fires, cyclones, economic crises, etc? Or is it just all in a day's happening?

The Bible talks a lot about perilous times coming at the end. Jesus' commentary is found in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. Also 1 Thessalonians 5 and 1 Timothy 4.

Here's one verse pertaining to it, but go read it all.
Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

 

[spiritlead]

Just curious....

Should we read anything into all this stuff that is happening: earthquakes, tornados, fires, cyclones, economic crises, etc? Or is it just all in a day's happening?

In Rom 8:18-23 we see that these are birth pangs, because the whole creation is groaning for the manifestation of the children of God, thats US, Christ in us!!! Hallelujah!!! " For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; 21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body

Sorry its been so long, Steve cleaned my computer and i lost my password

 

[Mark2010]

Ok, interesting.

The counter argument, of course, is that these things (wars, natural disasters, revivals, etc.) have been happening all through history. So, I guess my question is, is this any different?

 

[CindyisHis]

Ok, interesting.

The counter argument, of course, is that these things (wars, natural disasters, revivals, etc.) have been happening all through history. So, I guess my question is, is this any different?

There seems to be a frequency and an intensity in these things. Also, prophecy regarding Israel as a nation has been filled, and that is a biggie.

 

[CindyisHis]

Sorry its been so long, Steve cleaned my computer and i lost my password

So good to see you again!

 

[Mark2010]

Ok, so the world is coming to an end, eh? Fine. I doubt it will end in any of our lifetimes. We just get to be witnesses to the mess.

 

[CindyisHis]

Ok, so the world is coming to an end, eh? Fine. I doubt it will end in any of our lifetimes. We just get to be witnesses to the mess.

Technically, it's not coming to an end that soon. Here's what I believe as best as I can tell. I pray the Lord reveal to me if it is any different. First, the rapture of the church will occur, followed by a 7 year period that will begin soon after when the anti-Christ signs a peace treaty with Israel. This will be the most horrid time of all upon the earth since the beginning of time, so much so, men will desire to kill themselves and will not be able to. Revelation is a must read for more detail on this. The 7 year period is clear. After that, Christ will return to set up His millennial reign upon the earth. How we lived our lives here will determine our roles in this time as we reign with Him.

This is it in a nutshell. If anyone wishes to expound, have at it. Better yet, maybe you would consider a thread on it? Or maybe a search on the forum for this?

 

[irenemcg]

Technically, it's not coming to an end that soon. Here's what I believe as best as I can tell. I pray the Lord reveal to me if it is any different. First, the rapture of the church will occur, followed by a 7 year period that will begin soon after when the anti-Christ signs a peace treaty with Israel. This will be the most horrid time of all upon the earth since the beginning of time, so much so, men will desire to kill themselves and will not be able to. Revelation is a must read for more detail on this. The 7 year period is clear. After that, Christ will return to set up His millennial reign upon the earth. How we lived our lives here will determine our roles in this time as we reign with Him.

This is it in a nutshell. If anyone wishes to expound, have at it. Better yet, maybe you would consider a thread on it? Or maybe a search on the forum for this?

Agreed, too late here for me to add anything tonight.

 

[CindyisHis]

Agreed, too late here for me to add anything tonight.

Glad you stopped by before you went to bed. Sweet sleep, Irene. Proverbs 3:24

 

[ralangley]

Hi Friends!

Spiritlead! It's so good to see you!

Regarding end-times:
When I was a new Christian and not familiar with the bible, I had a powerful vision of Jesus on a white horse. The horse was snorting and ready to burst forth, but Jesus held him back. Jesus looked at me and said, "I'm coming soon." Later, I learned how this vision was consistent with the bible.

I strongly believe we are in the last days/years, and we all have a lot of work to do. We need to witness to as many people as we can, and we need to strengthen our own Body. The bible says that many of the faithful will fall away. Too many Christians are lukewarm and sleeping. I think the forces will be too strong and will carry away lukewarm or sleeping Christians. Even the strong need to be stronger - filled with the Holy Spirit and power.

Hey, does anyone know of a good group study for learning about spirit-filled living? My small group will be wrapping up in a few weeks and I think we're ready to go a little deeper. I'm the only spirit-filled holy-roller in the group but now they're all interested (its a Nazarene group). If you know of anything, let me know. Thanks! Ral.

 

[irenemcg]

Hey, my poem was read out at the Lakeland revival last night

FIRE OF PENTECOST

Let coals of Holy Spirit fire fall upon your people today,
And let those burning embers fan into flame,
Make us burn with your holiness, Lord have your way,
Lord ignite us, may we be ablaze with your flame.

Burn us with your Shekinah Glory, let it shine through us,
We want you to come and consume every part of us,
Send us another Pentecost that will flood through the nations,
A greater outpouring of your Holy Spirit than previously seen.

We want to be like fiery coals burning for you forever ablaze,
So baptize us with your power from on High, give us boldness,
Revive us, rid of us all fear, for we walk in Holy Spirit Power,
Burst open the Heavens and let your Glory come down this hour,

We want fire, we want fire; for you Lord are the object of our desire,
More, more, more, more of you Lord, alight the fire,
Fire of God fall on the nations, north to south, east to west,
And may we in this hour of Pentecost start to give you our best.

Fire of God fall on us, fire of God come fall on us,
Let us burn with fire and passion for you Lord Jesus,
Glory, glory, glory, precious Heavenly glory coming down on us,
Touching down upon each of us where we are in our home town.

We are ruined for anything else but living for you and you alone,
And we come this day longing for another glimpse of your Heavenly Throne,
Holy, Holy, Holy are you Lord,; Worthy, worthy, worthy are you Lord,
And we cry “More Lord,” “More Lord” with voices of one accord.

More of your presence, more of your glory Lord is what we crave,
Holy Spirit come in power and bring us another wave,
Let your kingdom come in fullness, may heaven touch this earth,
As we see you Holy Spirit move in power and fires of revival birth.

Irene McGough 2008

 

[Glenda]

Hey, my poem was read out at the Lakeland revival last night

FIRE OF PENTECOST

Let coals of Holy Spirit fire fall upon your people today,
And let those burning embers fan into flame,
Make us burn with your holiness, Lord have your way,
Lord ignite us, may we be ablaze with your flame.

Burn us with your Shekinah Glory, let it shine through us,
We want you to come and consume every part of us,
Send us another Pentecost that will flood through the nations,
A greater outpouring of your Holy Spirit than previously seen.

We want to be like fiery coals burning for you forever ablaze,
So baptize us with your power from on High, give us boldness,
Revive us, rid of us all fear, for we walk in Holy Spirit Power,
Burst open the Heavens and let your Glory come down this hour,

We want fire, we want fire; for you Lord are the object of our desire,
More, more, more, more of you Lord, alight the fire,
Fire of God fall on the nations, north to south, east to west,
And may we in this hour of Pentecost start to give you our best.

Fire of God fall on us, fire of God come fall on us,
Let us burn with fire and passion for you Lord Jesus,
Glory, glory, glory, precious Heavenly glory coming down on us,
Touching down upon each of us where we are in our home town.

We are ruined for anything else but living for you and you alone,
And we come this day longing for another glimpse of your Heavenly Throne,
Holy, Holy, Holy are you Lord,; Worthy, worthy, worthy are you Lord,
And we cry “More Lord,” “More Lord” with voices of one accord.

More of your presence, more of your glory Lord is what we crave,
Holy Spirit come in power and bring us another wave,
Let your kingdom come in fullness, may heaven touch this earth,
As we see you Holy Spirit move in power and fires of revival birth.

Irene McGough 2008

I heard Pastor Stephen read your poem.. only didn't realize it was yours!

It's wonderful..

 

[irenemcg]

A friend suggested I send it in and I did, never dreaming they would read it.

 

[Glenda]

A friend suggested I send it in and I did, never dreaming they would read it.

God has blessed you with such a lovely gift.. and by sending it, so many others were blessed as well..

 

[CindyisHis]

Regarding end-times:
When I was a new Christian and not familiar with the bible, I had a powerful vision of Jesus on a white horse. The horse was snorting and ready to burst forth, but Jesus held him back. Jesus looked at me and said, "I'm coming soon." Later, I learned how this vision was consistent with the bible.

I strongly believe we are in the last days/years, and we all have a lot of work to do. We need to witness to as many people as we can, and we need to strengthen our own Body. The bible says that many of the faithful will fall away. Too many Christians are lukewarm and sleeping. I think the forces will be too strong and will carry away lukewarm or sleeping Christians. Even the strong need to be stronger - filled with the Holy Spirit and power.

Hi! It's good to see you again!

This is powerful. You summed up very important points regarding the end times, ral.

About the study, I'll see what we're doing at church. I believe something along those lines was started last night. Whatever the topic is, they're using John Bevere's materials. He is a great author. So is his wife, Lisa, for that matter.

 

[CindyisHis]

A friend suggested I send it in and I did, never dreaming they would read it.

It fits perfectly. It is no wonder it was read. You are gifted and empowered with the Spirit.

 

[peacechild4]

Wow wonderful Irene.. Praise the LORD!!

Perhaps some of us could start studying here along with our fellowship or in another thread.. I don't meet any other place and with any others.. I would like some deeper connections.. if that makes sense.. I am looking for people to pray daily with and fellowship with on a deeper connection..

I know maybe everyone here has other places to go.. but for me right now.. this is it..

 

[J4Jesus]

Originally Posted by spiritlead

Sorry its been so long, Steve cleaned my computer and i lost my password
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Hi there! How are you?

How did you resolve that? My password on my other pc expired and wouldn't let me do anything. I have to put in the old one to change to a new one. I don't know what is and dont know how to find out.
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[CindyisHis]

Perhaps some of us could start studying here along with our fellowship or in another thread. I would like some deeper connections.. if that makes sense.. I am looking for people to pray daily with and fellowship with on a deeper connection..

I'm all for it. This is what it's all about. Therefore I'd like to share what I've been meditating on.

As we, as a family, have been going through a difficult time, taking a downward turn financially, I heard this is my spirit, "I'm going to recover all." I am not satisfied with things only getting better, but in taking back what the enemy has taken from us. I knew David believed he would recover all, and I found it in the Word from 1 Samuel 30.

Talk about a problem, the enemy had taken the wives and children of David and his men. The Amalekites had besieged Ziklag. David had problem after problem! Saul had unjustly sought after his life. Now this. As was his custom, David inquired of the Lord. Our first move when up against a problem is to seek the Lord.

1 Samuel 30:8 And David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them? The Lord answered him, Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all. AMP

Seeking the Lord was not an isolated incidence for David; it was his way of life. Looking into the Psalms he had written during this great time of stress, I discovered what he prayed as he encouraged himself in the Lord.

Psalm 17:7 Show Your marvelous loving-kindness, O You Who save by Your right hand those who trust and take refuge in You from those who rise up against them. AMP

Psalm 108:12 Give us help against the adversary, for vain is the help of man.
13 Through and with God we shall do valiantly, for He it is Who shall tread down our adversaries. AMP

David put his hope in God. His trust was in the Lord.
Psalm 56:9 Then shall my enemies turn back in the day that I cry out; this I know, for God is for me.
10 In God, Whose word I praise, in the Lord, Whose word I praise,
11 In God have I put my trust and confident reliance; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? AMP

David had the right perspective. He kept in mind the greatness of God, not the severity of greatness of what he faced. And the Lord showed Himself strong on David’s behalf, giving him the victory.

These are the psalms he wrote just before this.

• Psalm 17
• " 23
• " 59
• " 34
• " 56
• " 57
• " 142
• " 52
• " 54
• " 63

And possibly,

• 11
• 108
• 27
• 120
• 140
• 121
• 35
• 18

They make for very good meditation in the time of trouble, in addition with reading of David's life in 1 Samuel, cross referencing with the account in 1 Chronicles. That's been my study for several mornings now, maybe for about 2-3 weeks.

Back to David, and the 600 men with him, when they faced this horrible situation of their wives and children taken captive. As we read, the Lord said, "Pursue, for you will recover all." v. 9-17 give the details, but for now, I'll skip to the outcome.

1 Samuel 30:18 So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives.
19 But nothing of theirs was missing, whether small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that they had taken for themselves; David brought it all back.

Is there anything the enemy has taken from you? Let's get it back and recover all. And we too will say this along with David.

Psalm 35:9 Then I shall be joyful in the Lord; I shall rejoice in His deliverance.
10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like You, You Who deliver the poor and the afflicted from him who is too strong for him, yes, the poor and the needy from him who snatches away his goods?

 

[Mark2010]

Good on you, Cindy. I know what it is like to go through difficult times. I've always admired your attitude.