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2-28-23 Come Unto Christ

1 Chronicles 16:34 “O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.” “Being grateful in our circumstances is an act of faith in God. It requires that we trust God and hope for things we may not see but which are true. By being grateful, we follow the example of our beloved Savior, who said, ‘Not my will, but thine, be done.’ “True gratitude is an expression of hope and testimony. It comes from acknowledging that we do not always understand the trials of life but trusting that one day we will.” —Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

2-28-23 Rapture Ready News

Rapture Ready End Times News 28 Feb 2023 Published on: February 28, 2023 by RR7 Hezbollah-backed terrorists form ‘dozens of cells’ on Syrian border Hezbollah has established dozens of terrorist cells in southern Syria, just over the Israeli border, composed of local recruits, a Galilee-based defense research group says. They could soon begin to use drones in operations against Israel, added the Alma Research and Education Center. The assessment followed the Israel Defense Forces’ Feb. 20 announcement that on Jan. 27, soldiers apprehended two suspects who crossed the Alpha Line from Syria into Israel. The Alpha Line is near the Israeli-Syrian border barrier on the Golan Heights. The Plan To Wreck America Establishment elites and their media not only stood foursquare behind Russiagate, the Trump impeachment, the BLM riots and the January 6 fiasco, they also had a hand in the Covid hysteria and the host of repressive measures that were imposed in the name of public health. What we’d like

2-28-23 Daily Prayer

Daily Prayer for February 28 CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BLUMHARDT For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth. Psalm 57:10-11, NIV Dear Father in heaven, we thank you that you have always been gracious to us, revealing your great goodness and power in ages past and in the present. In this revelation we live, O Lord our God. You are the almighty One, who works wonders on earth and who rules the heavens so that we can be blest and helped on our earthly paths. Let your goodness and your justice be revealed throughout all the world. Arise, O Lord our God. Let your light shine in us who believe in you. Let your light shine into the whole world. Let your name be glorified. You are indeed our Father, both in heaven and on earth. You give our lives security now and in eternity. Amen.

2-28-23 Today in the Word

Imitating What Is Good Tuesday, February 28 | 3 John 9–14 Early in the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Jane is sent to Lowood School, a charitable institution that educated orphans and poor girls. A victim of various injustices, she arrives angry and wanting revenge. At the school, however, she makes friends with a girl named Helen Burns. From Helen, she learns about perseverance, kindness, and forgiveness. She resolves to imitate her friend instead of nursing her grudges. Imitating good is a biblical principle for Christian behavior. While Gaius would have been a good example to follow (3 John 1), Diotrephes was clearly not (vv. 9–10). John describes him as a person who “loves to be first” (v. 9). He didn’t have a servant attitude but a prideful one. He didn’t practice the hospitality or missionary support described yesterday, but went so far as to forbid it and to excommunicate those who disobeyed him. He’d ignored a letter from John and was spreading “malicious nonsense” abou

2-28-23 Daily Dig

Our Appetites CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BLUMHARDT When did the collision between our appetites and the needs of our souls happen? Was there a heart attack? Did we get laid off from work, one of the thousands certified as extraneous? Did a beloved child become a bored stranger, a marriage fall silent and cold? Or, by some exquisite working of God’s grace, did we just find the courage to look the truth in the eye and, for once, not blink? How did we come to know that we were dying a slow and unacknowledged death? And that the only way back to life was to set all our packages down and begin again, carrying with us only what we really needed?

2-28-23 Daily Devotion

Sowing to the Spirit Are you planting seeds that result in a good harvest for you and others? February 28, 2023 James 3:13-18 Yesterday we discussed how, in all of our choices, we either sow to the flesh or sow to the Spirit (Gal. 6:8). We plant seeds that affect what kind of person we’re growing into and the level of impact our life will have for the Lord. The “flesh” is the part of us that wants to live and act independently of God. We all must deal with the strong pull of this attitude; it doesn’t simply vanish when we’re saved. However, the Holy Spirit ensures that we’re not enslaved to the flesh. He begins to change us so we can live according to the truth. The choices we make contribute to the process of transformation, and when they’re in alignment with the Spirit’s work, they plant good seed that results in even more new growth. When you’re sowing to the Spirit, you’re accepting God’s truth into your mind and heart. The fruit of the Spirit grows naturally from this seed of

2-28-23 Is China Attacking US?

Is China Attacking US? - by Bill Perkins - https://compass.org/is-china-attacking-us/ With all the lies coming from our government, from the news and from the Internet, we have to be careful what information we trust. I had a politically well-connected good friend once tell me not to pay attention too much to the news because that's what they want you to think about. Instead, he said it was more important what they don't talk about. He told me this 20 years ago and I'm just now understanding what he meant. Today we see the big media networks all talking about elections. They poll different things and talk about the Democrats or Republicans losing or gaining house seats. They talk about the Supreme Court rulings like Roe vs. Wade and the protests at their personal homes... and now even their neighbors' homes. They'll talk about ridiculous things like men having babies or the push to change men into women or vice-versa. Or other issues like inf

2-28-23 Mideast Review: Straight Out Of The Pages Of Ezekiel

Mideast Review: Straight Out Of The Pages Of Ezekiel - Amir Tsarfati - https://harbingersdaily.com/mideast-review-w-amir-tsarfati-straight-out-of-the-pages-of-ezekiel/ For those of you who watched my Breaking News on Monday, you know that Iran has finally announced that they are nuclear weapons ready. I have been warning about this over and over these past months, but the time has now arrived. Kamal Kharazi, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations and an aide to Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei, announced Sunday that “we have the technical capabilities to manufacture a nuclear bomb…. We can easily produce 90% enriched uranium.” They have the technology for a bomb and they can easily manufacture weapons-grade uranium. The only thing that’s stopping its creation is their decision to do so. Both the US and Israel have pledged that Iran will never build that nuclear weapon. During President Biden’s visit to Israel last week (more on that below), he vowed that the US will “

2-28-23 Will You be...

Will You be... – Pete Garcia - https://www.rev310.net/post/will-you-be-marked-safe-from-the-rapture Mere moments after the Rapture of the Church, people will turn to social media to see what just happened. People who, just moments before, lived their lives up until that moment caught somewhere between full-blown normalcy bias and varying shades of laissez-faire, to outright contempt of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, will have just had their worlds turned upside down. From the sheer volume of motor vehicle accidents that choke every road and highway in the seconds following to the jarring discovery of the disappearances of children, family, friends, and co-workers, this day will be marked and remembered even down to the hour and the minute. To those left behind, there will be the way life was before it happened, and the way life changed forever because of it. The Rapture of the Church will no longer be mocked as a joke or a punchline because it will become a life-changing reality f

2-28-23 The Greatest Sacrifice of All

Daily Devotion: The Greatest Sacrifice of All - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ —Philippians 3:8 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/the-greatest-sacrifice-of-all/ - Listen Telling your story, or sharing your testimony, is a powerful bridge for the gospel message. Your story is also known as your testimony. You tell people how you came to faith, because sometimes, nonbelievers don’t realize we weren’t born this way. When you share your personal story, however, don’t glorify or exaggerate the past. The testimonies of some people get more dramatic with the telling. Don’t make your past sound better than your present. Someone might be listening to you and thinking, “I want your old life, not your new one.” I love the perspective that the apostle Paul had on his

2-27-23 Rapture Ready News

Rapture Ready End Times News 27 Feb 2023 Published on: February 27, 2023 by RR7 Jordan: Israel and Palestinians affirm need for ‘de-escalation’ Israel and the Palestinian Authority affirmed the need to “commit to de-escalation on the ground” at a meeting in Aqaba, Jordan on Sunday, according to Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. They also agreed to work toward a “just and lasting peace,” Elite Russian Forces Suffer Losses In Ukraine Britain’s Defense Ministry said Sunday that imagery shows concentrated Russian vehicle losses in the Vuhledar sector of the Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. These vehicles were likely elements of Russia’s 155th Naval Infantry (NI) Brigade that has been at the forefront of recent costly offensives. Russia to UN: Ukraine Conflict Is A “War With The West For Survival” Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, argued that the war was one against, not only Ukraine but the wider West. “As for our country, we see all of this as a

2-27-23 Daily Prayer

Daily Prayer for February 27 CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BLUMHARDT Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor's crown. Revelation 2:10, NIV Lord our God, we come into your presence. Hear our prayers, we entreat you. Let your will be done among us; let your will be done for each one of us individually, and for our time. Let everything go according to your will, even if the way leads through tribulation, fear, and need. For in the end your goal will be reached. In the end you will fulfill your purpose, and your kingdom will come. Your kingdom will come to the honor of your name and for the redemption of all people still suffering on earth. Let your Word bring us blessing. May we go forward joyfully in the patience of Jesus Christ until times change, until a new day dawns and we are allowed to s

2-27-23 Today in the Word

What Brings Us Joy? Monday, February 27 | 3 John 1–8 What brings you joy? I find great pleasure in listening to live music. Last summer, my wife and I attended a concert by the Emerson String Quartet. They played pieces by Barber, Brahms, and Schubert with precision and passion. My wife and I drank it in with great joy. What brings a person joy reveals something about them. For the apostle John, his joy was hearing that “my children are walking in the truth” (v. 4). In this third epistle (the shortest book in the New Testament!) John refers to himself simply as “the elder” (v. 1). “Gaius” appears to have been a specific person, probably a pastor or other church leader. As in 2 John, he loved him “in the truth” by which they both lived. John’s greeting showed concern for both physical and spiritual health (v. 2). Most of all, he rejoiced to hear that Gaius was “walking in the truth,” meaning that he was living, growing, and ministering in faithful love and obedience (vv. 3–4; see 2

2-27-23 Daily Dig

Alive Like Him CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BLUMHARDT Jesus always remained himself, whether he was with tax collectors or with Pharisees. He had true life within him. Therefore, society did not infect him, rather he infected society. And we, too, should be alive like that: people with life, who are sent into the world. When we are alive, people take notice.

2-27-23 Daily Devotion

The Principle of Sowing and Reaping Each new day brings the opportunity to choose the path of blessing and to rely on the Holy Spirit's strength. February 27, 2023 Galatians 6:7-10 Satan wants us to believe the lie that our actions have no natural results or consequences. But the truth is that you can’t rebel against God without reaping the fruit of that choice later. You also can’t obey God without eventually receiving His blessing. The choices you make are the seeds you plant, and they determine the kind of crop you’re going to harvest in the future. The heart of this principle is that all our choices are important. How we think and act matters. At some point, we all have made choices we’ve regretted. Since consequences never simply evaporate, you may find yourself harassed or even governed by things you’ve seen, said, or participated in. Yet God will forgive everything you genuinely repent of, and He will work with you to redeem those past choices. The road to redemption ofte

2-27-23 Come Unto Christ

James 4:10 “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” “Humility is essential to gain the blessings of the gospel. Humility enables us to have broken hearts when we sin or make mistakes and makes it possible for us to repent. Humility enables us to be better parents, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, neighbors and friends.” —Elder Steven E. Snow

2-27-23 Prophecy Wars, Pt 1: War Against Prophetic Truth

Prophecy Wars, Pt 1: War Against Prophetic Truth :: By Jeffrey C. Ady, Ph.D. Published on: February 22, 2023 by RR10 Category:General Articles Introduction to the Prophecy Wars Series “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come” —Jesus Christ (John 16:13). “What is truth?”—Pontius Pilate (John 18:38). “And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy” (Revelation 19:9-10). As a Christian, I cannot read or write the passages from John 18 and Revelation 19 above without a thrill of joy or tears of gr

2-27-23 The Russia Iran Turkey axis

Daily Jot: The Russia Iran Turkey axis - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com The leaders of Turkey and Russia met in Iran to discuss oil supply chains and mutual security. The Jerusalem Post reported that the gathering “signifies a new era of Turkey- Iran-Russia relations.” No doubt, this meeting has significant prophetic meaning as the three countries continue to build stronger ties both economically and militarily. This meeting drew little public attention beyond Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei telling Russia’s President Vladimir Putin that had he not started the war in Ukraine, NATO would have done it eventually. But the three countries went behind closed doors to discuss several matters including terrorism, military campaigns, and mutual security—all having prophetic significance. Ezekiel 38:2 says, “…set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against them.” Magog, Meshech, Tubal are all located in what is now mo

2-27-23TANSTAAFL

TANSTAAFL – Jack Kinsella - https://www.rev310.net/post/tanstaafl For your edification, I am posting one of my favorite articles from my late-spiritual mentor Jack Kinsella. Please take time to read this as it is profoundly simple, yet highly impactful. Lord bless, Pete When I was a young man, among my favorite books were the early works of a science-fiction writer named Robert Heinlein. A Marine buddy introduced me to them by lending me a book called, “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.” Throughout the book, whenever it fit the story plotline, one of the characters would utter the catchphrase, “There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch” by its acronym, ‘TANSTAAFL’. It was one of those oddball phrases that stuck in my head because of the simple truth it conveyed; in this world, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Everything comes with a price tag. It is a basic law of physics as expressed by the phrase, "for every action, there must be an equal and o

2-27-23 The End Times are Here

The End Times are Here - Nathele Graham - twotug@embarqmail.comssa Too many Christians walk around with blinders on. They are being led by blind shepherds who follow the latest trend found in books that aren’t God-breathed. That leads to a malnourished flock. God spoke His words to men who honored Him and wrote those words as a guide. From Genesis through Revelation, God wrote it all. If we study and pay attention to the Holy Spirit’s guidance, we will be better able to understand things we read in Scripture, and why many pulpits are dead. Sadly, many Christians have little, if any, knowledge of Scripture. They trust pastors to speak God’s truth, but we are in the final days, and many pastors don’t preach the pure word of God. Ask a fellow Christian who won last night’s baseball game, and you’ll get an enthusiastic recount of the game. Ask that same person about their faith in God and you get an offhand answer like “I go to church”. “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the l