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September 10, 2005
Pelicans in Iowa
Hello, and as always I welcome you. I know that there are a lot of other sites that you could be visiting today, but I thank you for being here.
I want to talk to you today about faith and prayer. First of all let's see what the Lord says about faith.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
This is how we all should live our prayer life. We each need to be able, when we come before God, to see the thing we are praying for finished in our minds and more importantly in our hearts; believe it to be so while we are asking for it and trust God enough that if it is in His will He will answer our prayers. I would like for us to all think about something for a moment, Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Folks, I would like for us ALL to see that each one of us has an infirmity in the flesh; we really don't know how to pray as we ought and the Lord knows that and has made provision for us to talk to Him by the Spirit. Sometimes if you don't know what or how to pray, ask the Holy Spirit to make intercession for you and your prayer will get to the Lord. It has nothing to do with saying a beautiful prayer or having someone who thinks they're better at praying to pray for you. I have to pray this way all the time, if not I get myself in the way. Try to always ask and pray if it is the Lord's will.
Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
If you will read the entire 11th Chapter of Hebrews, it is great for all of us.
Have you ever noticed in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John how many times the Lord remarked to the apostles about having little faith or not enough faith? While I was reading those books the last few days, I realized that when the Lord was remarking about faith, it was before he was buried and resurrected. It was before he sent the Holy Spirit back. What I am trying to say is that I believe the Lord meant what He said. I also know that every man is dealt a measure of faith. I wish I knew the exact way to exercise it because I believe that through God, it still has the same power it did 2,000 years ago.
I am pleading with the American public to stop all these divisions in the country, starting with our own neighbors all the way up to the political structure. Katrina seems to have further divided our country rather than uniting it. I would to God that if we all pray at the same time each night, say, 6 p.m., wherever you are and that we stand united as the Body of Christ and not politics. Pray for this country's protection from future catastrophes either man-made or by terrorism. This world we live in is all we got until the Lord delivers us out of here.
I would also like to say to pray for Peace in Jerusalem and pray that our President realizes this road map to peace is tied to our utter and complete destruction and to drop it. Do you have the kind of Faith it will take to change international events? Do you believe it possible that it can be changed if enough of us are praying for it? I do. I pray the president back off this road map to disaster and I would pray Israel would begin to turn back to the Lord and see what's best for them. I am not saying we should abandon them, rather for the U.S. to back out of the road map part of it, lest destruction we can't imagine come upon this country. I would say indeed, we should protect them militarily, but not force the road map to peace down their throats.
Have you ever read the parallels in the Birth of Israel and the Birth of the United States? They are similar; we seem to be spiritually connected to them somehow. I also know that most of you have seen the similarities between Katrina and the removal of the settlements in Gaza. I believe that there are going to be "sheep" nations in the tribulation that help Israel in her time of need and the will be blessed of Christ at the second coming. I'm not sure if our nation will be blessed by helping Israel when the road map to peace seems to be escalating terror. Besides, that is God's land over there and it should never have been divided.
I only want to make a point here, We should help Israel militarily but we should back off the road map.
Folks, I've seen things in the last week I have never seen the likes of: Iowa is full of pelicans, I am sure they flew here to flee the hurricane. It would also seem they know of more because they not leaving. This world is getting worse and I believe we are entering into the beginning of sorrows spoken of by the Lord. Solar flares, Ice cap degeneration, lower areas of Europe's ski resorts are barren, it's still in the high 90s up here and it will have a severe impact on further melting. The melting combined with volcanic activity can heat and cool the waters and whip the jet steam out of its course, sending further calamities upon us.
I do sincerely hope you all are praying for the victims of Katrina and pray also to blow this other hurricane out to sea.
I wish this country could abide by the motto on the Kentucky State flag, "United We Stand, Divided We Fall."
Let this not be our fate, Lord.
Thank you all,
michael
Posted by michael at September 10, 2005 07:49 PM