Friday, February 11, 2022

Turnaround Tuesday - Praying for Prodigals

 

I'm sharing something heavy on my heart today:  prodigals / lost family members.  The article below my comments is by Nancy Campbell and is used with her permission.

Up until about seven years old, I stayed with my aunt while my parents worked.  Their family prayed together and it left a deep impression on me.  Also, praying together with my husband is the high-light of my day.  We already read the Word and pray in the morning, but will begin evening prayer. 

I hope you'll join in this on all points:  the family alter, fasting and praying for prodigals on Tuesdays, and that these prayers will bring revival.

This really lit my fire.  I believe in prayer and am burdened for four family members who have gone astray.  The graphic above really speaks of the state they are in.  Let's pray and believe that our prodigals will "come to their senses" and return to their Father's House.  (See the parable of Yeshua in Luke 15:11-32).  

Let's remember this:  the prodigal did not bring the pig pen home with him.   He had hit bottom.  Living and eating with the pigs is about as low as a Jewish boy can go.   He was humbled and repentant. He returned to the Father in surrender and obedience to His Laws.  This is important!  He understood that the Father would not allow his son to wallow in sin like before. 

If you'd like us to pray for your prodigal, please let me know in the comments section below.  And if you join in, please pray for four members of my family to return to the Father's House.

I hope you will share Nancy's article with others.

THE FORGOTTEN PHRASE
 
At the beginning of this year a member of our church fellowship shared some insights she had read from the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders, a group of intercessors who meet together every year to pray and seek God for what He is saying to the body of Christ.
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One of the things she shared was that they felt there would be a return to the “family altar.” She stopped and said, “Well, I don’t know what that means. I have never heard of it.” But I did know what it means, and my heart leapt to hear these words because they are forgotten words in the body of Christ today. Even archaic words. But they shouldn’t be archaic because the truth comes from the Living and eternal Word of God.
 
I decided to check out what she was saying and found it on the Internet. In one of the paragraphs I read:
 
“During this Era of the Holy Spirit, many prodigals will come back to the Lord. We are backing the Turnaround Tuesday movement where the Body of Christ fasts on Tuesday for the salvation of families and for prodigals to come home. God will also shake and prune the church to prepare to receive them, along with the great harvest. (I had not heard about Turnaround Tuesday but it sounds great. I am sure that families who have prodigals would love to check this out and join in this fasting and prayer).
The vision continued: “There will be a special emphasis in 2022 on the family. God is calling families to “build the family altar” in their homes and pray with and for their families.”
 
There was the phrase in writing. What does it mean? “The family altar” was one time part of the daily life of every Christian family. Every morning and evening they would gather as a family to meet with God—to hear His words and to pray and worship together. 
 
It comes from the passage in Leviticus 6:8-13 where God gave the instructions of how to conduct the burnt offerings on the altar. He told them that the fire on the altar was NEVER to go out. He told them to keep it going by attending to it every morning and every evening. If we want the fire of God to keep burning in our lives and each member of our family, we must attend to the fire every morning and evening. Fires go out easily if they are not constantly refueled. 
 
God wants each family burning brightly for Him. O, how I was encouraged to hear that God is calling His families again to the family altar. 
 
THE MODERN CHURCH MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN BUT GOD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN! 
 
Will you hear His call? Are you ready to rearrange your family lives to incorporate the family altar into each day? To meet with Him morning and evening is the very least that we can give to Him in the 24 hours He gives us each day. I have found in my own experience that I cannot hope this will happen. I must make it happen. I make it happen and everything else fits around it. If other things don’t get done, it doesn’t matter. But if we let this go, the fire will go out.
 
Let’s respond to God’s call. This is the beginning of revival. If a move of God does not begin and CONTINUE in the families of God’s people, it will be something that comes and goes but does not last.
 
Oh, let’s turn back to His ways, Nancy Campbell
 
These links are from Nancy. 
 
I would encourage you to check out the following materials:
To read more about the Morning and Evening Principle in the Scriptures go to:
BOOKS:
FAMILY DEVOTIONS - The Husband's and Wife's Role E-Booklet (mybigcommerce.com)
HOW TO HAVE A FAMILY ALTAR
 
 
**Personally, I recommend a daily reading of Proverbs - there's one for every day of the month. I've been doing it monthly for twenty-seven years.  

Also, it is a practice in Judaism to study through the Torah (the first five books of the Bible) yearly.

Jem and I  also use a daily devotional with a Messianic Jewish focus titled  The Voice of the Lord.  It is a collection of meditations written by various authors, and is edited by David J. Rudolph.
 
 If you have some recommendations, I'd love for you to share them with us.

Shabbat Shalom to you all, dear Gail-Friends.

Friday, January 7, 2022

Be Brave - Do Something / Say Something

 

 

Yesterday was the one year anniversary of the election protest at the Capitol.  Hearings were held.  More lies were told.  I don't even know if the hearings were televised - and I won't watch them if they were taped. 

 

I did watch interview with Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.  They shared information that is not being talked about in the hearings.  I encourage you to watch it. YouTube has removed it, but Right Side Broadcasting has it on their website:  https://www.rsbnetwork.tv/apps/3578/142705/166960/36886535

 

Speaking of the election, audits have been done in Arizona, Georgia, and others.  Fraud has been well documented - so much so that the electors votes will belong to President Trump.  Also, over 100 poll workers have testified (under penalty of perjury) that they saw fraud committed.

 

You may not know it, but the mainstream media is a propaganda machine for the leftist agenda.  I find it very telling that some news show have the tagline, The News You Need To Know.  Believe me, Gail-Friends, there is much more you need to know, but they won't tell you.

 

Here are some alternatives: (I will update these in the days ahead)

FreeRepublic.com

Right Side Broadcasting Network

One America News - we watch this on our Roku device

Rep. Gaetz spoke of a new one for me:  https://www.revolver.news/

Breitbart News

 

 I also recommend these websites:

Prager U

The Gateway Pundit

The Epoch Times

Townhall 

The American Thinker 

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MeWe - alternative to Facebook

Gab - alternative to Facebook

Rumble - alternative to YouTube

Telegram - alternative to Twitter

Following is the post I wrote the day after January 6.  I re-read it today and it really encouraged me.  I hope it will do the same for you.  It's long, but be sure to read the article by James O'Keefe about what we can do...and don't miss the rabbi's comment I included at the bottom.

Thursday, January 7, 2021

Take Courage - Be Strong!

Yesterday was an day we will never forget.  The assault on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. was horrible.  In no way would I, or anyone, condone the violence and murder we saw. 

Also horrible are the lies the news media is telling people about the whole situation.  There was massive fraud with a huge mountain of evidence.  The violence was led by infiltrators with ulterior motives.  Some of the people have been photographed at other violent riots over the past year.  Social media giants are censoring photos and videos of what happened.  They have decided "they" will tell us what we "need to know." 

The fact that the senators and representatives voted to approve of a fraudulent election was also horrible.  The evidence was never presented on the floor, but given to them behind closed doors with no cameras recording the sessions.  How do we know they even saw or heard any evidence and from what sources? It's very concerning.

Our wonderful president is being treated horribly, with more threats of impeachment and of being declared incompetent to serve.  

I've spent today in quiet reflection, praying, ministering to myself and restoring my soul...dealing with the anger and the fear that all of these events have generated.   He has ministered to me through His voice and His Word.  I'm so thankful for His love and comfort.  

I know this:  God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of peace, and of love, and of a sound mind.  He is still in control, and come what may, I trust Him to lead, protect, and provide.  

Today, I have reflected on the many, many times I've gone through hard things and come through with a knowledge of Him that no one can take away from me.  This is one of those times, Gail-Friends.  I am encouraged to continue my mission:  to do my duty, out of a deep love, to my Almighty God and Heavenly Father by obeying His Torah and telling people about Yeshua the Messiah as the payment for sins.  I'm also committed to do my duty to my beloved country by doing spiritual battle against the corruption that has almost destroyed us. 

Where do we go from here?  I, for one, will not give up.  I love my country and will continue to work to make America great again.  I will speak truth and encourage others to do the same.  I was greatly inspired this evening when I read this article from James O'Keefe of Project Veritas.  I was privileged to hear him speak in person years ago, and have followed his work since that day.  He is brave.  He is a role model for us all in this battle.  I hope his words will encourage you, too.

Chazak, chazak, ve-nit chazek

(Be strong, be strong, and let us be strengthened!)

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James O'Keefe Today- January 7, 2021

"Turning and turning in the widening gyre

The falcon cannot hear the falconer;

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;

Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,

The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere

The ceremony of innocence is drowned;

The best lack all conviction, while the worst

Are full of passionate intensity.” - Yeats, the 2nd coming.

Most of the messages I’ve been getting over the last 24 hours are the most hopeless and cynical things I’ve ever seen in my life.

“Nothing matters” “Nothing will come of exposing them” “Nobody is ever arrested or held accountable” “Your work is of no use” “We have already exposed them, and nothing happens” “You’re naive, there is no more hope” “The truth will set you free is pure bullshit because the other side has no morals”

My perspective is, the only thing we have to fear is hopelessness itself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRdNkqcsz1Q&t=58s To the people who say nobody is held accountable...

People are worried about political prosecutions now. Targeted audits. Liberties violated.

“They’re going to ban you and jail you” is what I am hearing.

People are willing to throw in the towel and say, “I’m done. Now it’s time for me to look after #1.”

Justice is a pipe dream, utterly impossible to manifest and unattainable. Because of this, the truth itself no longer exists.

I understand “the conservative movement” (which I do not condone) has failed you.

Buy my books, read our white paper, buy the products our advertisers sell, sponsor these conferences, or give us more money.

These are not the most effective means of persuasion and influence anymore. In reality, these are probably the least effective means.

To a certain extent, elections have failed almost everybody, depending on who is in power at the moment. Or at least they have become less meaningful as there is a permanent administrative state, a government in sclerosis, and an amoral political elite.

Power becomes an end itself, the pendulum swinging back and forth as deficits rise and our rights diminish.

A small minority of our own supporters are even calling Project Veritas futile, upset that enemies of political freedom are not in jail, upset elections didn’t turn out their way.

And in the depths of this spiritual, moral, legal, and political crisis in our country, I see things differently. So differently, maybe I’ve gone completely mad, or at least behaving like a ridiculous man.

Dostoevsky wrote in the “Dream of a Ridiculous Man” about the hopeless man who had a great spiritual awakening after experiencing a transformative dream. When the man awoke again in this benighted world, he understood universal timeless truths that awakened his spirit. He understood how important it was to love others as much as he loved himself.

“Nothing else is required. That would settle everything. Yes, of course it's nothing but an old truth that has been repeated and reread millions of times - and it still hasn't taken root.”

Dostoevsky also wrote in “The Brothers Karamazov”:

“Not respecting anyone, he ceases to love, and having no love, he gives himself up to the passions and coarse pleasures, in order to occupy and amuse himself, and in his vices reaches complete bestiality, and it all comes from lying continually to others and to himself.”

For me, the fight for the truth is so much bigger than this moment in time. Holding people’s feet to the fire and shaming them by creating righteous indignation matters. Fighting for what is right and standing on principal matters. Exposing them is the only thing they fear:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmpTV6ZE_d8&t=12s James O’Keefe speaks at the New York Young Republicans 108th Gala

We must make a conscious choice to “live not by lies” otherwise we become a nation of feckless cowards giving into corruption. Feelings of nihilism and futility, “Looking out for #1,” ratting on our brothers and sisters, is not where we want to go in our society.

We can choose to say “nothing matters” if our vision of life is reduced to material pleasures and political outcomes. But we must choose integrity regardless of outcome, because otherwise, what’s the point of existence? Is life without integrity and purpose even worth living?

As for the concerns from all of you regarding our political prosecution or the effect losing power will have on our own liberties and well-being, let me say this:

I’m ready to stand trial, to be falsely accused, and go to jail. I’m willing to have my reputation shattered and take flak. So are my colleagues. I’ve been through this previously. I know the hell and wrath such events can put upon my loved ones. I know the brutality of trials by media. I know attacks sometimes hurt.

But I also understand it will take more than this to actually stop this movement of transparency and accountability. I understand the path to truth includes suffering and sacrifice. Whitaker Chambers wrote, “life is pain, that each of us hangs always upon the Cross of himself.” But I don’t think it’s the worst of all possible outcomes. The worst outcome is this dream of an army of exposers not coming to fruition. The worst possible outcome is a society without faith. “Human societies, like human beings, live by faith and die when faith dies.”

Said Dostoevsky, “in one day, in one hour - it could all be set up at once!”

Just imagine, if all of us stood up together, took out our cameras and exposed them all!

Imagine people with “skin in the game.” FBI agents, school administrators, Silicon Valley engineers, federal court whistleblowers and three-letter agency people followed their conscience.

Imagine infiltrating the bunker of a dark enemy regime and shining light in the darkness. That would change things, create consensus, inform the populace -- it would be the end itself instead of a means to a political end.

I know this will succeed and I know the only thing that can stop it from succeeding is, well, stopping.

When I was going through my darkest days on federal probation a decade ago, unable to travel and unable to work, and all hope was lost, I was told by family members, “even if there is one person who will listen, tell the truth.”

For it is “the courage to continue that counts.” I will never give up or give in as long as there is oxygen in my lungs and brave people willing to blow the whistle.

These brave souls are the fuel that gives me hope. They are, we are, our political leadership now, and our will to tell the truth despite the outcome is what makes our political leadership impotent.

I could see yesterday, among the 10,000 cynical emails, a few Brave souls were reborn. This is a birth of energy from a lot of people who were sideline warriors and are no longer on the sidelines.

While I was in DC yesterday, in a meeting with a federal employee, we watched live as the Capitol building was taken over. They turned to me and said, “that’s it, I’m going to record everything.”

“As long as it’s not classified, people have a right to know. They must know about this corruption.”

I asked them if they were worried about what would happen to them.

“Let them come after me, I’m ready for that, as long as you don’t stop, I won’t stop,” they said.

This whistleblower believes in their heart in the concept of “Veritas to the vulgate,” or truth to the people.

They understand this is now bigger than all of us.

Our job is to expose the truth.

Why does the truth matter? On a basic level, public sentiment “is everything,” said Abraham Lincoln. “With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed. Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes or pronounces judicial decisions.”

Remember too, that there is great joy in fighting. May we die doing what we do or lose our livelihoods for the noble fight. For that is all we could ask for, “to die on our feet rather than live on our knees.”

“Then outspoke brave Horatius,

The Captain of the Gate:

To every man upon this earth

Death cometh soon or late.

And how can man die better

Than facing fearful odds,

For the ashes of his fathers,

And the temples of his Gods”

The investigative reporter is the propagandist’s natural enemy. Tyrants fear, above all else, a free press for a reason. The media is everything, so stop complaining about the media. Be the media. And if they ban us, we’ll distribute our content via a proxy of patriot distributors.

BE BRAVE. DO SOMETHING.

James

VeritasTips@protonmail.com "

6 comments:

  1. When your culture, liberties and country have been taken from you, and feel that all is lost, then it's time to resist. Bravery does not always mean charging head on into the enemy and sacrificing your life. It's wiser to appear meek and let your enemy think of you as harmless, then strike a dozen times when they are off guard. Sometimes bravery may appear to be cowardice to those around you. Do not let that bother you. Victory may take years to achieve, but the wait is well worth the sacrifice. Look to the Maccabees!
    Shalom,
    a rabbi

Friday, December 24, 2021

The Purpose of Christmas is Worship

 


We acknowledge You, Yeshua (Jesus)....the one day when stores are closed  & we remember that You were born. Your name  is proclaimed. Songs about you, our Savior, are played on television and radio. You are lifted up. Your salvation is proclaimed. May it always be so in America. Glory to God in the highest...thank you for coming to save us. Thank you for the JOY you have brought to my life.

 I pray that all my Gail-friends have a wonderful time of worship and celebration of the birth of the Messiah.  Haleluyah!

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Here's a beautiful gift of song for YOU, dear friends.  A playlist of worship songs by my daughter.