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Posted on July 30, 2015 at 5:03 PM |
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Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Well, we find ourselves in the middle of the summer, in the middle of the year 2015 (and prayerfully, I find myself in the middle of my life). It has been my observation that the majority (present company included) are usually spending more time dwelling on past exploits of life's journey or looking to the future, be it dread or hope, for what's next over the horizon, while neglecting the present position in the midst of the two tenses. This misappropriation of focus can even be considered a tactic of the enemy who means to do nothing less than distract us from the "present" (gift) that is called "Today", also known as "NOW". Be it the middle of life, the middle of the year, the middle of summer or the middle of the moment, we can do justice to amend or build on the past and prepare properly for the future by making the best of our current situation. So take some time today to smell the coffee, smell the roses, enjoy a conversation, feel some sunshine, appreciate the rain, savor a breath of fresh air, embrace your freedom, reach, teach and encourage a child, respect and support a senior, and generally live, laugh and love more --- TODAY! My family just recently commemorated 16 years since we emerged from our wilderness experience...then officially proceeded in ministry. Our official ministry, ie. Christian practice, began in August 1999 at the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission. It was here that our faith walk continued and GOD showed us why we had to go through the previous 3 years the way we did, resulting in our week of homelessness. Those formative spiritual years prepared us to be effective ministers to others who were homeless. It also prepared us to deal with various aspects of ministry and to effectively cross denominational barriers. Those invaluable lessons that we learned served as a template for how to plan to proceed in our service unto the Lord globally. "Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.” Zechariah 4:10 NLT |
Posted on December 30, 2014 at 8:54 PM |
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On the December 2014 “Naomi’s Daughters” broadcast we had two
amazing and insightful guests; Sister Maranda Forney and Brother Mawejje
Joseph all the way from Kenya. They brought a mighty message about giving that
struck me so much that I had to write about it. The need that they shared with us can be found at www.generationyouthuganda.org.
This ministry was brought to Brother Joseph in a dream and we all know that God
uses many avenues to show us our purpose in the Body of Christ. This dream told
him that he was called to help girls and young women. He had the opportunity to speak to some
youths and he was told that one of the larger needs for the young women was
monthly sanitary products. That dirty rags was what they primarily used at that
time. Now to women here in the United States, this is something that we have
never needed to do, nor could we imagine, but ladies, the need does exist. This
man, a man who has no need for the products, has taken this project on, among
others, to help these needy young women. Christ has called His believers to rise up and to take on
the task of showing His love through them. He wants the world to see that the
love of Christ is not just a tagline but that it is a real and a tangible
thing. So much so, that He is calling us all to action. Just as the disciples
in Matthews 14, Christ ministered to the 5000 that gathered around Lake Galilee
upon his crossing. He healed the sick and then He gave them a word. In verses
15 and 16, the disciples suggested that the time had come to disperse the crowd
so that they could go home and have a meal and Christ said, “No, you feed
them”. I love the way that Christ gives
us the word and an example of how to love people in need. Jesus did not agree in passing that the crowd
maybe hungry, He did ask the disciples what could be done for the people, No.
He told them to contemplate no longer and to feed the crowd. Just as Jesus told
Peter in John 21:17 “Peter, do you love me? Feed my sheep.” It is our job to
feed His sheep, to clothe the naked to visit the sick and imprisoned and to
proclaim the Good News. So, this is a call to action! I ask that everyone reading;
everyone that is within the sound of my voice, open their hands and hearts to
someone in need. Find a ministry, like Kingdom United Ministries Network, that is
good soil and plant a seed! KUMN is good soil that has an honest heart (Luke 8:15 CEV). They listen and they obey the
voice of God, being led by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Generation Youth is an organization that is
clothing the naked and welcoming the stranger (Matt 25: 35) The're many
other ministries out there who’s greatest gift to the world is that they show
the Love of Christ by caring for his sheep. Find good ground, sisters and brothers and sow a seed. Reach
out to your local church and get involved. I know that it can be a daunting
task to find where your gifts are best put to use, but I challenge you to do as
it is given to us in Ecclesiastes 9:10 and “do what your hands find to do.” Get
busy spreading love abroad. Let’s not hide our light under a bushel but let our
light shine! Amb. Kathy Thompson |
Posted on November 18, 2014 at 12:28 PM |
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No Ordinary Storm Mark 4:37-39 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the
ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and
they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace,
be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. This was no ordinary storm.
Previously, Jesus had been teaching on the kingdom through a series of
parables. It was in this very ship that
he taught by the sea side because of the multitude that had come to hear him. Have you ever been given a dream, a word that resonated in
your spirit that you knew, was more to it than met the eye? You knew God was telling you something. Something that took seeking Him to get an understanding? “It is the Glory of God to conceal a
thing. But the glory of kings to search
a matter out.” Proverbs
25:2 Jesus was the master
teacher (orator). He could give a
parable that man’s wisdom had no grasp of understanding. But it was not in the telling that they would
learn, but rather in the test that followed. After teaching many parables that day (lessons on various
aspects having to do with the Word of God, the one who teaches it, enemies of
the Word, those who receive it and those who don’t, why and what the word will
produce) in verse 35b, the teacher is ready to give them the test saying “Let us
pass over unto the other side.” The scene is set. It is evening and along with the boat that
Jesus and his disciples are on are several other smaller boats. Then comes an unusual storm. A storm so fierce that on the sea, it is of
hurricane proportions. This in and of
itself is unnatural as hurricanes are common only in large bodies of water such
as the Atlantic Ocean. But this storm
sends their boat reeling as the waves beat ferociously against it. The waves are so relentless, they lift the
boat high almost touching the sky and with the tumult of the violent winds,
send the boat crashing to depths of the sea. The deep looming sound of the
creaking of the helm and the cracking of lightening overwhelms the men’s hearts
as the waters that were once on the outside of the boat have now come inside
and their boat is now full. Although a
few of them are seasoned fisherman and have gone through storms before, they
have never experiences anything like this. These see the works of the
Lord and His wonders in the deep. For He commands and raises
up the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves of the sea. [Those aboard] mount up to
the heavens, they go down again to the deeps; their courage melts away because
of their plight. They reel to and fro and
stagger like a drunken man and are at their wits’ end [all their wisdom has
come to nothing]. Then they cry to the Lord
in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses. He hushes the storm to a
calm and to a gentle whisper, so that the waves of the sea are
still. Then the men are glad
because of the calm, and He brings them to their desired haven.” So the
men cry out to Jesus and awake him from his rest. Now its one thing for them to be going
through all of this and after all, wasn’t it Jesus who said “Let us pass over to the other side?” We wouldn’t be going through this if it
weren’t for us following him! And to
make matters worse, when we need him the most, he’s in the back of the boat (uh,
class room) sleeping! Have you
ever felt like when all hell was breaking loose in your life that Jesus was
somewhere asleep? But even the answer to
this question (I’m sorry, test) had
been given to them when he said in verses 26-29 of Mark 4: So is the
kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should
sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he
knoweth not how. For the earth
bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the
full corn in the ear. Now the master teacher is ready
to reveal the lesson that he’d spent all the day teaching them. How well did they do? Did they pass? He arises (gets up out of his chair at the
back of the class room) and does two things:
He rebukes the wind and says “Peace, Be Still!” then turns to the
disciples and asks them “Where is your
faith?” Jesus never asks a question to
get information. But this was a question
of “location” (what ground are you?) for his disciples to answer. All the day he’d been
teaching them how faith operates and that there are enemies at work to steal the
word it produces. He’d told them that
depending upon the type of ground (condition of the heart), the measure of word
they’d receive would yield the same measure of return. He had taught them that when the harvest (the
test) came, that what they’d received would be manifest. It would seem that Jesus would
only need to speak Peace or to simply tell the winds to “Be still”, but upon
looking closer at the lessons he’d been teaching them, there were two points of
interest being addressed in this lesson: “Be still” was to the elements
that surrounded them (the winds, the waves).
“What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea
obey him?” Mark 4:41b This storm was not an ordinary
storm. It was a lesson in faith that
Jesus ordered and because he initiated it, he also controlled it. All along, as impending, dismal and horrific
as it may have been for his disciples, it was all happening in a “controlled”
environment. It came for them to “pass”
over to the other side. "Then they cry to the Lord
in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses. He hushes the storm to a
calm and to a gentle whisper, so that the waves of the sea are
still. Then the men are glad
because of the calm, and He brings them to their desired haven.” Psalm 107:28-30 You may
be going through a storm right now.
Speak peace over your soul and tell the winds to “Be still!” You are not alone, and this is no ordinary
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Posted on October 31, 2014 at 6:19 AM |
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Romans 8:28 King James Version (KJV)
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose "And we know that all things work together for the good to those who love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose"Romans 8:28 It is in the knowing that Joshua and Caleb declared they were well able to dispossess the giants in the land that the ten coward away from. Numbers 13:30 In spite of the word of the Lord that He'd given them the land, they couldn't receive the "Truth" for looking at the facts. Having the "know" factor is what guarantees your victories when situations look impossible. It silences the evil forebodings that keep watch 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift assigned to keep you anxious and fearful. It gives you the bold confidence to speak and declare your outcome and initiates your help in bringing it into fruition. It is the determining factor that allows you to acknowledge your failures and shortcomings but not be limited by them. The know factor will give you the ability to look death in the eye and decree and declare "Not today! Not like this! I will Live and Not Die! This is the will of The Lord!" It will cause you to dare to step out into what God has divinely called you in to. No fear, guilt or shame will ever hold you back again when you know who you are. |
Posted on October 15, 2014 at 1:43 AM |
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Isaiah 43:21 The Message (MSG)16-21 This is what God says, the God who builds a road right through the ocean, who carves a path through pounding waves, The God who summons horses and chariots and armies— they lie down and then can’t get up; they’re snuffed out like so many candles: “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands. Wild animals will say ‘Thank you!’ —the coyotes and the buzzards— Because I provided water in the desert, rivers through the sun-baked earth, Drinking water for the people I chose, the people I made especially for myself, a people custom-made to praise me." All to often, we have relegated praise to a feeling, an expression of gratitude and appreciation for the one being praised and haven't realized that it is more than this. Much , much more. In Proverbs 18:20 the psalmist states that a mans belly shall be satisfied by the fruit of ones lips and the writer of Hebrews 13:15 teaches us that we are to offer up to God "the sacrifice of praise which is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His Name" We were created to make manifest the glory of God on earth, unique to his design and purpose, operating from a power source not of this world. 2 Corinthians 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) When we offer the "sacrifice of praise" we are doing more than confusing the enemy, we are declaring and bringing into remembrance previous victories and recreating the atmosphere for what was done before, to be done again. Our praise solidifies our victory both to our enemy as well as to us. There is "customized" power made accessible through our praise. It is in this place of praise, where our weapons are custom made for the current battle we are in, may encounter later in the day or thwart an attack that was being formed against us. Isaiah 54:17 This is indeed the most powerful weapon against the enemy and the reason it is so often the most difficult to use. The enemy knows that if he can get us caught up in how we "feel", we will not enter into this secret place. Psalm 91 But for the believer, this is the safest, most powerful and effective position to be in. As we begin to change our perspective to focus on the true power and authority we have when we offer up the sacrifice of praise and embrace that more than any other time, God is more with us when we praise Him, we will begin to see more victories in our lives. We will walk in a greater peace in knowing that our prayers are heard and we will begin to see those we encounter to also walk in greater victories. So don't wait, PRAISE HIM NOW! |
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The following day, he pays for the duration of his anticipated stay and leaves instructions to bill him for any additional costs. Sometimes, (if we are not careful) we may get so wrapped up in the blessings of God that we forget just where he has brought us from. We can even suffer from a "spiritual amnesia" and loose patience with those who are yet where we once were. What causes us to become apathetic to the afflictions of others? Have we become a glorified "Club" rather than a outreach of compassion? Jesus has given us an example as to what and how we should be in the world. As the servant is not greater than the Master, we are to be the Jesus that they see: On our jobs, in the schools, in our homes and wherever we have been planted. And what He has delivered us from and brought us through is not to be a worn as a garment of pride, but rather as a testimony of His Glory. praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. The only way anyone will know that He is real is by our love. Not the love we talk about but the love we walk about. We are living examples of who Jesus is by demonstration. And though some will remember what we say, most will remember what we did. So the next time you see someone in need (on the street, on your job or in your home) or you hear of something that pricks your heart to move into action, don't silence the voice that speaks to your spirit and tells you "You are My hands and feet today!" Move into the flow of the Spirit within you to make a difference and allow the light of Christ to shine through you. You never know, you may be the only "Jesus" they see today! |