HERESY IN THE MARKET PLACE

Sony Pictures’ post-apocalyptic thriller “Legion”. According to press reports, “Legion” had a good launch.  Sony’s low-budget genre label Screen Gems, sold $18.3 million worth of tickets in the U.S. and Canada. According to the LA Times, a good debut for a movie that cost about $25 million to produce.  The thriller drew a mostly male crowd, according to press reports.

On a rainy, cold day, bored and listless, I am. I went to the movies. I like movies. I like the craft of making movies, the story telling, quality of acting, and my alter ego, wishing upon wishing I was an actor of sorts.

I have been known to be an actor in real life, that is, being somebody (or acting) like someone whom I think you will like. The scriptures with lucid accuracy shout me out. It is called the fear of man. For me my fear is extreme self centered fear, and irrational. Well moving on……..

LEGION

I have wondered why Sony has lost so much market share in their electronic business (remember the Sony walkman). For the record I am not anti Sony or anti entertainment.

My viewing experience of Legion was lackluster. I am a fan-boy of Dennis Quaid who stars in this film, so that was a incentive to go see. I like the special effects, the cinematography and I enjoy some post apocalyptic movies.  But this movie…..is visual heresy and  some might say, blasphemy. Let me give you some clues to it blasphemous eschatology and distortion of biblical revealed truths

• GOD HAS GIVEN UP ON MAN
• GOD SENDS HIS (GOOD) ANGELS TO DEMONIZE EARTH PEOPLE
• MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL REBELS AGAINST GOD. (Get this, he is cast as a “good guy” having faith in people and  God is not playing fairly)
• A new “savior” is born.
• GABRIEL THE ANGEL IS CAST AS A MEAN ANGEL AND COMES TO DESTROY MICHAEL.

No where is God (our Father) is portrayed as a father, merciful, loving and kind. So enough of my rants. For the record, I am not the sheriff in God’s Kingdom, nor a movie hater, or even a movie critic. I like movies. What bothered me is this. In our culture, a studio has no compunction or 2nd thought about portraying my Father or your Father as evil.  Not withstanding, it eviscerates the Western Church’s influence in modern American culture.

In closing, I feel some shame in my heart. Truth be told, my own life has been a life of Spiritual compromise. I really love my papa, Holy Spirit and Jesus. Sadly, this “love” is riddled  with my personal preference’s and my heart is void of biblical convictions. Mercy has kept me, plain and simple

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EVE OF 2010 – FEEL LIKE PART OF THE HERD?

Matthew 3:17 (NIV)And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

From my experience and observations, American Christians suffer a lot in what the helping professions call (CD) contact disorder. This disorder starts in childhood. From my perception, this disorder spring boards into rejection, abandonment and a worthless state of heart and mind. Following that, demons enter resulting in torment.

My perception is this; a religious spirit, if you will, a religious church culture, pours cement onto the garden of our hearts, covering it. These paved hearts look really good, clean, but flat. No one sees the weight on the heart.

Our Father does and that is our good news for 2010.

Living in the Kingdom Of God, the Father offers us a remedy of our disorders, that is, His disorders.  From a personal perspective, mine (disorders) are plentiful. You see, His orders always bring disorder….pun intended.

One of the marvels of our Father is His ability to have his hand across the heavens, know the precise  number of stars, fish, grains of sand, and and every living creature, and and the same time, show a personal interest in each one of us.  That is Good News to a guy like me. I heard someone say, “I feel like I am  quart low on about everything….including real love”. That is me to a tee and I sure identified with that person who said that.

When our Father’s heart goes from our heads (what I call knowledge) goes to our hearts, the longest 18 inches there is, most of our “stinking thinking” goes away, for good.

Here is what I see our Father doing in 2010 for us, his kids. There will be very real and tangible  shifting in the church; A shift to a culture of  faith-graced based life  from a  performance based faith-grace life. Personality based churches will have  tremendous  turmoil. Our Father is going to step on the cement and crush it. A resurgence, anointing teaching of the “priesthood of the believer will emerge”. So called “seeker sensitive” groups true motives will be exposed and shifted to models of ; the  priesthood culture, that is graced based, and not activity based evangelism.  Old models of the “priesthood of believers”  will begin to shift  from an over emphasis on individualism to corporate community lifestyle. As our Nations economy sinks further, this will help us, not harm us, but will hurt.

1. He will affirm us
2. He will confirm us
3. He will validate us

Remember Jesus stopped the whole herd of sheep for one lost one. That’s Jesus, one on one, that is His style. That is the Kingdom of God. Church culture does not and is unable to do this. Unless……they allow Him to “run the deal”. If you let Jesus “run your deal”. Expect this;  messy, slow, painful, a lot of crying, weeping, broken hearts, cussing, no “fixers allowed”, no “enablers allow”,oh, the mockers will increase. Scandal and offense will be everywhere.

See, its Jesus putting His house of prayer to work, His way. Have we not been clamoring “He is the way, the only way”, not just to the Father, but the way……”. Let us surrender in 2010 and let Him have His way, the best way, the only way…….

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CHRISTMAS 2009

I awoke the other day and thinking of our Father and His Son, Jesus, Our Lord. Holy Spirit is the other person in what we call the Trinity.

Colossians says this about Jesus; He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross

Theologians say the unity (transparency) of the Trinity is so clear, lucid, and transparent; it is almost impossible to tell them apart, apart from revelation.  A believer has deep and profound conviction in this truth. The latin word Sola scriptura. (Latin ablative, “by scripture alone”) is the doctrine that the Bible is the only infallible and inerrant authority for Christian faith, …

For Christmas 2009 my imagination writes this. Our Father awakens in 2010. A father can have a different perspective about life than a son. A son cannot see what a father sees. When a father is moved by his will and emotions it is different than a son who is moved by his emotions or will. A loving son will always prefer the will of his father.

A brother most likely will respond to harm done to his sister or brother in a manner,  that will very different than the father of his sons and daughters.

OUR FATHER WHO IS ON EARTH

Christmas 2009

Perilous days awaits our land, what we call the “land of the free”. Our Father who is in heaven, whose name is hallowed in heaven……, awakened with the cry of children who very lives were ended in vicious and brutal attacks. It is called abortion. Our Father’s feet will soon step into the affairs of human events. His aborted children, their blood cover His feet.  In a time space world which we humans are help captive, Our father is not. His memory is the alpha and omega.

Our Nation sits, oddly enough, but prophetically accurate on  the eve of Jesus birth, to pass Federal laws that will further promulgate evil deeds. On the eve of our true life giver, pass a law to be a life killer. Our Fathers heart is bleeding with pain. He is arising, our Father. Jesus always pointed to the Father. What is in my heart is this. Our Fathers will is about to be done, and we, Americans are going to be undone.

It is our Fathers love that will shake the Nations Capitol and the law givers. Enough! is what I hear. I was taught that our Father made a agreement with America in the ancient of days. We have not agreed with our Father, and we have no legitimate excuse. I know personally, I have not agreed with Him. I cry for Mercy for myself and my family, then my country.  The Church cries out; “where is the God of Elijah, God cries out, where are the Elijah’s in the Church”. In 2010 it will be like the “ride of the century”

GOD IS THROWING A PARTY – AGAIN

In the quiet, peaceful town of Grandview, MO, about 20 minutes from downtown Kansas City, MO, Holy Spirit has began to throw a party. It was like a party I attended when God threw for the people in Toronto, Canada in 1995.

This party became so big, people came from all over the world to join the party. God’s party was so much fun, the party offended many. The peace and joy police were sent to quell the disturbance. These party crashes insisted on order, so Holy Spirit turned up the music and joy. It’s hard to upstage Holy Spirit when He has creation on His resume.

A ragging voice came out of California in those days calling this party demonic and ill advised. Hank was his name, a man who thought he was right. So right, he thought, Hank would rather be right than feel good.

I do not know what happened to Hank and all his followers. Hanks rage, did not seem to bother Holy Spirit, He (Holy Spirit) kept coming to the party and tickling, laughing, crying and rolling His sheep in the meadows. In winter, rolling in the snow. I was there, and this was my experience.

I remember John Arnott ( sounds like, “are not”, God’s pun of that year) a party leader was quoted when asked why Holy Spirit decided to throw a party in his field. “I think because we were the closest to the Airport where people could have easy access to our facility”.

I keep wondering why Holy Spirit is throwing His party in Grandview, MO. I hear the leaders talk about the 10 years of 24 hours of praying/worship/and crying out to God. As if to imply, they had something to do with starting the party. I suspect, Holy Spirit looked out and saw a Grand View in Grandview.

I can imagine something like this, “Papa where do you want to throw your next party?”. Papa rolls out of His bed, looks around, and talks with Jesus. “Papa,” Jesus says. “These folks here in Grandview are really broken, a sorry lot to be honest, but they keep crying out day and night. I think they really, really want us to come!” “Yes that’s right Papa, I heard it too”, Holy Spirit said.

Papa looks down, “a promise is a promise when I talkrd to my friend Bob years ago.” “So, go ahead, pick a date and lets begin”. “Will it be, well, like when we went to Canada?”, Jesus asked. “Yes and no Jesus. I am going to expand myself in America, so I think this is a good place to start. Besides, These guys down in Grandview are such a broken lot, I will need to offend a lot of peoples minds so my kids can see what is in their hearts, and then, I will teach them to come clean with one another.”

“After that time”, Papa said. “what time”? Jesus asked. “In time, I will teach them not to fear the voice of men/women and the evil one” Papa said.

“The spirit of mother earth will arise in these days, and the queen of bogs will arouse her sensual appetite”. “This effeminate spirit will be exposed by my laughing ones, my broken ones”. Papa laughing as has He drinks his coffee. “Please prepare the angelic forces and summon the ones not yet known to earth”, Papa grins across the heavens. I am in the mood to apprehend my lost ones”, His voice thunders. “Lets begin here” Papa shouts out. The wind blows, the earth trembles, and only a mist of His voice has yet, hit the earth.

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STREET PREACHING ARISING ON THE CROSS STREETS OF AMERICA

I fresh band of street preachers, offending the masses, will be hitting the streets soon. There will be a “unusual”  anointing come on these “street preachers” unlike in the days of old time street preachers.

With a outrageous boldness, thousands will come to know the Love of God. Signs and Wonders will happen in the streets. When you see this occurring in your community, join them. I see bands of groups gathering on the cross streets of America. These groups will preach when no one is present to hear to hear.  As they preach, hundreds will gather like a magnet.  They will just “show up”. Roving bands of intercessor street preachers, like clouds of mist blowing by the  sovereign winds of Holy Spirit moving at will on the corners of America.

In the next 12 months, men and women, both young and old, will, at will, be called of Holy Spirit in dreams and Angelic visitations across America to “leave father, mother, family, church, college, and hit the streets”. The body of Christ will endorse and support this new band of street preachers.

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FRESH MERCY IN KANSAS CITY

Isaiah 34- verse 15 The owl will nest there and lay her eggs, she will hatch them, and care for her young under the shadow of her wings; there also the falcons will gather, each with its mate. Look in the scroll of the lord and read: None of these will be missing, not one will lack a mate. For it is his mouth that he has given the order, and his Spirit will gather them together.

“True shepherds of God’s heart are coming forth to pastor the new owls and falcons. No more will His beloved be left alone to fight for their food”

I have been watching the fresh outpouring of  Holy Spirit falling at the International House of Prayer. I think it started November 5, 2009.

6 healing’s of hearing restored.  Stomach issue healed.  An older man just got healed of left deaf ear. Something is in the “air” there. The sound of permanent rings in my heart  about these healings.  Something is different about this fresh mercy falling. I wonder if this is the start of the “Great one” coming to our nation. My heart tells me the healings and creative miracles are exponentially expanding, in my view a epicenter center of this fresh mercy is Kansas City.

A friend (Lexington, KY) tells me when he went to his office, his staff was crying and worshiping the Lord. The Holy Spirit fell on him and broke out in tears.

Shame and self hatred are falling like flies off hundreds of young people. I can feel the anointing come through my notebook as I watch the meetings live. Here is the link IHOP. 40 people are being water baptized tonight in their facility.  A horse trough has been brought in to facilitate the baptism.

John Arnott, pastor from Toronto Fellowship is coming in December. This church had a outpouring in 1995, which was dubbed the Toronto Blessing. Bill Johnson from Bethel church is coming also. His church is in Redding, CA.

Beloved, I think a great day of awakening is upon us. Every town in the US will be hit with Holy Spirit. I look for Harvard, Yale, and Big East schools will begin to yield to the love of God. Look for creative miracles to break out in our nation.

What about us ole timers? I want to get in with this, is my heart; where He will let me serve and drink from this fountain. I have been “hit” with a lot of joy. I am grateful, so grateful.

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THE HEALING ISLAND

An Infinite God can give all of Himself to each to His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others. – A.W. Tozer

51,146 square miles, about the size of Alabama, Mykonos, Greece belongs to the island group known as the Cyclades, since they form a rough circle around the sacred island of Delos, one the religious centers of ancient Greece.

In this area there are terms like, The Sacred Way, and temples galore. Temples to Apollo, and the temple of Artemis, Apollo’s sister. Upon the slopes of Mount Mykonos is a terrace of foreign Gods, with shrines to Egyptian and Syrian deities.

My personal Goal as I visited each port on my journey of 12 days was to take time and pray and seek Holy Spirit on how and what to pray in each port.

Here is my experience of my day in Mykonos. I cranked up my IPod and played some worship songs by a musician at IHOP, John Thurlow. As I entered into worship standing next to the sea, I began praying for various people I know who have gone through or going through extreme emotional shifts and healing intercession for many who are sick. I was surprised to be following this vein of prayer.

Then, I felt a shift in my prayers to proclaim this island, Mykonos, Greece a refuge of healing and rest for Papa’s children. As in all Spiritual wars, casualties do happen, and it seemed to me, in Papa’s humor, to redeem this “island of gods” to display his power and mercy for His kids and a kind of anointing will be resident on this island to heal all who come. God is a good God. This island is awash in religious shackles. Things are about to change.

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OCTOBER 2009 – THE MONTH OF SUDDENLY

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. ¹⁶For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. ¹⁷He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. ¹⁸And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. ¹⁹For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, ²⁰and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Toward the end of September, I started to sense a shift. As I pondered this “sense” I started to see a roll out of events. I see very dimly, and this sense is like a fog. It will be this way I think. This October the fog will rise and clearly many will see and interpret the times. What I sense is shock to the body. Let Colossians be one of your anchors.

1. Another shift in the financial markets
2. Look for warning shots from the financial Asians countries
3. The US dollar is fast losing its value; as the number one currency in the world
4. Smart money is now moving to the east
5. I suspect to see the Dow Jones to drop during October.
6. It is the season for the United States to be realigned with the Heart of God
7. The church at large does not seem to “get it” just how our Father views willful abortions. His Heart is in great pain. This pain is so immense the church will feel His emotions.

All of Gods ways are redemptive. So be of good cheer we serve a good God, a loving and merciful God who does not give us what we deserve.

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GOD’S CREATIVE HEART – ONE NIGHT BEAUTY

The Cereus Plant takes up to 17 years to first bloom. Then it blooms once a year, at night, then wilts.

First discovered by early navigators in the jungles of Central and South America, cuttings were taken to Europe. The first record of these plants is 1753. The name “Epiphyllum” was given to them, meaning “upon the leaf” in reference to their habit of sending out their flowers from the edges of the “leaf”. Hybridizing of these cacti from the new world can be traced back to England in 1811.

Blossoms remain open only one night. After they close, they form showy red fruits, about four inches long, which are said to be edible.

1 Corinthians 1:27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

I was on “the job” doing a real estate shoot for a client. A kindly man who lived across the street told me of this unusual flower that was on his front porch. He said the plant would bloom soon, and then he told me the nature and history of this flower.

The wonder of God’s creation is so amazing to me. He (God) is amazingly creative, to have a beautiful flower to bloom only once a year, and to top it off, it blooms at night. The flower so beautiful, is saved only for those of the night.

This flower is a  prophetic  parable of His Grace that is so amazing.

I shot this flower at 11:15 p.m. in Lexington, KY on September 26, 2009

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GOD TALKING TO A FLAKE

Major change came into my life today. It just happened. What does it mean? I don’t know. It just happened. Ken L

My mother celebrated her 90th birthday several weeks ago. My dear sister picked the tab on the whole event. About 25 or so in attendance. All the food, drinks, professional photographers, flowers, catering, a rented home, all the works on her dime for our Mother. A generous woman my sister is.

I took a lot of photos of the event. I worked hard to assemble the collection. I ordered a hard cover, custom made photo book for a keepsake, as a gift for my mom. I delivered my gift to my mom today, a labor of love for my mom. Surprisingly, my mom seemed unimpressed and her only comment was; that I made here look fat in the photos. I was crushed, my expectations were shattered. I was hurt. I made a special trip just to deliver it. My perception then changed and I did not feel welcomed. I left in about 20 minutes.

When faced with self reliance faltering, my ego bruised, my pocket book and my self  esteem are in effect, affected. I have only one place to look for my solution.The scriptures.

First Corinthian’s 13: ⁴Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.  ⁸Love never fails. This Scripture is my base line of my life. This is a way to measure my heart when confronted with being human who is “wrapped around his own axle” . I failed today, but love does not. In that context, I hear hope.

GOD TALKING TO A FLAKE

I am driving back to Lexington having this conversation with God.  I said to God, “I got some resentments today.” And furthermore, “I got a resentment at the Catholic church cause I can’t take communion there, cause I am not a Catholic”. “I feel left out”. He says to me, “Your right, you are left out”. “But God”, I said, “my wife has become a Catholic and I don’t like it”.  Silence………………Then I heard this. “Ken, I can’t go there either”. Shocked I said,  “What!”. “Ken, I am Jewish, and I did not go through their program either”, “Therefore, according to their customs, I cannot take communion in that facility”. Softly He says to my heart, ” How does that make you feel?”. Contented I said, ” I feel better”. Musing, I thought, “Ain’t nothing like identification to feel accepted.”

Later, looking for some dust to shake off my feet. I looked down and saw clay. I looked over at God’s feet and saw nothing.

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