Early this morning, Jess passed away. He was a Christian, a preacher, a compassionate person. My sis and brother in Texas knew him far better than I did so I cannot talk about him as well as they can. However, he believed in the Lord Jesus and that makes him my brother too. He will be mourned but also celebrated for he is no longer hurting like he was yesterday with the nasty cancer that was consuming him. Today, he is with the Father with no pain.
Jess deserves the celebration that is his today. He walked the path we all need to walk, of being a Christian and a witness of our Lord Jesus Who died on the cross for us all. But only those who will accept that fact will be with the Lord. And make no mistake, Jesus is coming back very soon, very soon indeed. Because of the current events, it is possible to know the times and seasons for this event, the return of Jesus Christ. Jess knew this.
Now, in honor of Jess (James/Sonny) Two Moons Moore, here is a beloved song that touches the heart:
Jess would be happy to know that you are interested in this song and being part of the wonderful family of God. He would be thrilled to know that he was part of that event. Please think about asking the Lord into your heart today. Just ask forgiveness for what you have done. Yes, you can! It does not matter what you have done. Go to the Lord with it. Stop running from Him and go to Him! He wants to comfort you and help you right now! Seek the Lord while He may be found!
Most of us talk about this being a future event. Sometimes we do say that it’s close. However, there are some who think that we have been in the last days for a long time. Not so. Not possible actually. Because the reality is that the “last days” which are, by the way, not really the last days except in the fact that they are last days before the visible return of Jesus. They are not, in fact, the last days of the earth.
We are heading into the very last days as defined above. All you have to do to see this is watch the news, read your paper, listen to the national news on the radio or read your internet news pages. With the housing market in sad shape, the credit market just as bad, banks and lending institutions either falling or needing a bailout, banks and lending institutions world wide seeing the effects, stock markets around the world reeling from the financial crunch, it’s pretty easy to see that we are in deep trouble. It will not matter what the news anchors say or the pundits, we are in deep trouble. Today, the Dow sunk below 9000 points which has not been the case since 2003. What is going on? This is terrible, you think. But it’s actually worse than what you think since more and more people are either rejecting the Lord or walking away from the Lord for whatever reason.
These are truly perilous times. Now is not the time to be shaky where the Lord is concerned. You must make up your mind to either accept the Lord and witness or walk away. Unfortunately, if you do not seek the Lord while He may be found, when you see the “Light”, it may be too late. Oh I know, preachers have been saying that for years and nothing has happened yet. That’s true. Sort of. Yet, those who died without knowing the Lord certainly understand now but it’s too late for them. Do not allow the fact that you got away with it up to now to sway you away from God.
This message is too urgent for me right now. I cannot allow another day to go by without saying this to you. Please get straight with God, whatever it takes. If you feel that you have some sin in your life that God will not forgive…please go to Him. He will forgive your sin. There is but one sin He does not forgive and that can only come if you reject the Holy Spirit. The only way you can do that is to completely say no to all of what God has to offer you. These times are so perilous.
Last night, I received what appears to be a prophecy that I wrote up on another blog of mine. I want to quote it here for you:
The time is coming. We are in the time of the last days. It is coming. World leaders are about to seek someone who will lead the nations seemingly with peace. He will make a pact with those in the middle east. He will bring peace to Israel. The pact will be signed for 7 years but he will break it half way through the time. He is a liar and a fake. He will lead those who do not believe into the pit of hell.
Seek God now!!! If you do not, He will reject those who do not find Him. The hour is spent. The time is short. Growing up, I heard it was the eleventh hour. The clock now strikes twelve. There is NO MORE TIME LEFT!!!
The world is falling apart. Financial crisis after crisis. It was foretold in the scriptures. And now it is coming to pass. The time is so short. Seek the Lord while He may be found.
I ask you to consider the possibility that those of us who talk about the last days might just be right. All of what we are experiencing right now in the world was foretold in the scriptures. There are passages about financial downfall of the major players in the financial world. That is not happening as yet. Isn’t that amazing? It is going to get WORSE, much worse. Hard to imagine isn’t it. But the financial capitol has to be located in the middle east. That will come when the person who appears to be the so-called “savior” of the world shows up and moves it all there. This leader is alive and ready to show up right now. Look for that person to be from probably Europe. I have heard that the current President, one or another of the candidates and others were the anti-christ. It is highly unlikely since they should come from somewhere outside the U.S. The individual will be extremely charismatic. None of the people I mentioned are that. They could be to some but not to everyone.
Those are just things to watch for in your life. With what happened today coupled with what has been happening for quite a while, you can probably see that the world is on the brink of a serious financial crisis that could continue because these fixes are not going to do it this time. It will take someone who can “work miracles” to get all this straightened out. Don’t believe me? That’s okay. You will. Things are going to be much, much tougher for those who are Christians. The trouble is that preachers and laypeople have been saying all this for years. People are getting so used to it that they may very well miss the signs of the times. Jesus was clear that we MUST know these things. We MUST pay attention to them so that we know when to look for His return. It will not be long now. I cannot say when. I have no idea. God only knows this information.
Please take the time to go to the Lord, seek Him now, while He may be found. He is waiting for you. If you are a Christian who has simply not done what He has asked of you, go do it. Ask forgiveness and just do that. Right now is the perfect time to get everything straight with the Lord. Now is definitely the time!
The blog, Topshelf, is moving to a new webhost and is getting a new name! But you won’t notice much of a change except the name and, of course, the url. Isn’t that great! Because the name I gave this blog is taken, we decided to change the name to “God’s Topshelf”. I really like that! I pray that God likes it too!!
When it gets up and running again, we….God and I…will be back talking again. Do I hear voices? Well, yes. There is, of course, God’s Voice which does not come in loud and clear but in a small, very gentle Voice that I have learned is also very powerful. Then there is my own voice inside which is constantly trying to get things I want. LOL! And the third voice is sometimes very loud, very intrusive and always wanting it’s own way. You know who that belongs to? The enemy.
So, I will be seeking my Father’s Voice and be back when the blog is once again up and running. God bless you richly!!!
Yes, it’s that time again. It came so fast that I really did not believe it was about to be Christmas again. What a year this has been. I want to remember a few things here before I talk about the season. My husband knew about blogging in 2006 and tried to convince me that it would be a good thing to do. I disagreed since it was essentially a diary online for everyone to see. In January, I took the plunge and here I am. This blog started up a bit later but here we are.
It seems that at this time of year, the reason for the season is often lost in the race to get the best presents or the best vacation spot. We tend to focus on the material things as well. We get wrapped up in trying to find that special thing for this child or that one. And the kids are looking for Santa to fly across the sky because their parents told them that and they trust the parents not to lie to them.
This is truly the time of year to look at yourself and see what is there. Often, we would rather not do that especially right now because, if we did that, we would be more depressed than ever before. No, I do not suggest that. But if we can look inward to see the One Who has sacrificed Himself for us, then we can find the love He has given so that we can also give that love to someone who desperately needs it. I do not agree with the idea that ONLY now is the time to feed the hungry but I do agree that now IS the time to do so.
Now is the time to spread the love of God to each person that you meet, to show them that God lives in you and that He is love. This is the time to give from your heart to someone who needs that from you. Do you have someone in your life that you have ignored or had a fight with earlier in the year? Take the time today and heal that situation. Bring God into their lives. Show them what it means to be a loving, compassionate Christian.
Please see the actual reason for the season, Jesus Christ, and do the right thing by giving of yourself to those who are in need today. This is the true spirit of Christmas.
It is with a great deal of regret that I had to put the comments in moderation for this blog. It is unbelievable how unfeeling people can be especially when I put up an urgent prayer request for a little girl who is in dire need of prayer. The comments came quickly and were incredibly nasty. Not all, certainly, but many were.
I had hoped to see others who would respond and tell me they were praying for her. This was a prayer request from my dear friend who lives in Texas. The little girl is a family member, a granddaughter of my friend’s sister.
How can people be so cruel? So, for now, this blog is in comment moderation. Maybe someday I can release it again.
On another blog that I own, I am talking about the problem in our schools and what it is doing to our children who are not getting the education that they should get. We need to get together on our webpages, our blogs and talk about this subject until people sit up and take notice. It is an absolute horror that our children are being DUMBED DOWN. If you do not believe it, ask your children what they learned in school. If they tell you anything, it will not be much because most school districts are now more interested in the dollars they get from the federal government to care about what our children are not learning. They are teaching how to take the tests that will show the school districts in a better light thereby getting more funding from the federal government. It’s all about dollars, not our children’s education. There is very little actual education going on in the U.S.
Christians, those of you who homeschool, please pray for those who cannot homeschool. Some are not qualified to do so or are unable to do so. Please help us.
Do you know that a lot of the kids do not even know who the vice President is? Do you know that when asked about the war in the middle east, most do not even know where that is? Do you know that even the adults have no idea IF we fought in the Vietnam war not when? Do you know that if you ask a person on the street about our own country that most will not have the faintest idea what you’re talking about?
YOU need to start praying about this subject. We all need to pray for the future of our children and our country because it is already being given away. When the Dumbing Down of America is at an end, none of the people of age will be able to run this country intellegently sort of like it’s going now…only MUCH worse. MUCH worse.
Christians, please pray about this. When you are finished praying, please do something about it.
Blog about it, put it up on your website. Get into action groups that address this subject. Have a VOICE in this. We all need a VOICE about this horrific subject. ACT NOW!!!
The last ten days have been, to say the least, hectic for me. My usual routine is to take the time, first thing in the morning, and study and pray to have the information for the devotional that I want to post on this blog. But, those hectic days…I feel…robbed me of that. I could not take the time for this because of time problems in honoring commitments to my extended family. I apologize to my readers who may feel neglected here.
Believe me when I tell you that I love my family. They are precious to me. However, I really need the time to study and pray for my commitment to my Father too. That is so important. I hope to be able to spend more time with the Lord in the next few days. But for now……
We are called as witnesses of Jesus Christ Who was crucified for us, all of us. Not all will listen and accept but we must witness and do our jobs. Jesus told us to do this.
(Mar 16:15) And He said to them, Go into all the world, proclaim the gospel to all the creation.
As Christians, not just preachers or ministers, but as Christians, we are called to this task. And we can know who is willing to believe. Those who will come and see what God has offered. And those who do accept Jesus as Savior get a major benefit. Those who refuse do not get this:
(Mar 16:16) He who believes and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe will be condemned.
But what does that mean? Jesus died on the cross to save the world but the world does not believe this. But those who do will see the salvation of the Lord. They will be baptized and saved. Those who do not believe, will be condemned to hell with the fallen angels and the devil who is truly looking to pull as many as he can into that pit with him. He is working so hard to do this.
If you have not received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, please consider doing this right now. All you need to do is ask the Lord to forgive your sins. Yes, those things that you know are the wrong things in your life. Then, you ask Jesus to come into your heart and dwell there. He will do this!!! You have not done something so horrible that He will not forgive you. Please consider this.
When you have accepted Jesus as your Savior, find an good church and join it. Be a participant. Witness of Who has given you peace in your life. Enjoy the Lord!!!
I wrote about this on another blog of mine but I had to share this tonight with you. A friend of mine called me a little while ago, crying. I asked her what was the matter and she could hardly talk to me. Having been there before with her, I realized that the Lord had touched her in a major way. When she was able to talk, she told me that NBC Nightly News had done a story on how Jesus is in the prison system now in a big way.
For instance, Angola prison in Louisiana is or has been called the bloodiest prison in America. It is also the largest. For years, the prisoners there, mostly lifers, were extremely violent and mean. Then, apparently about ten years ago, the ministries began to visit. Since then, most of the inmates have turned to Jesus and there is literally no violence there now. What a blessing of God.
This video is one found on Youtube. To get to the report from NBC Nightly News just click on the link above.
While they are having great results in the prisons now, we still need to pray for the wonderful prison ministries that take the time to go and visit those who need Jesus so much.
I am asking God to give me the insight and strength to see it through so that I can place another post on this blog. I have to admit that it has been a bit dry just the last couple of days. There is no excuse for my not having posted except that I do not have a thing to write at the moment. That would be why you see me simply doing a blabby fingers.
If we believe that God is in all we do then why on earth don’t we allow Him to run our lives? I wonder about that. I find myself taking back everything I have put in His hands. Of course, I am able to do that better than He can? That’s ridiculous. I guess I thought that He couldn’t do it fast enough. Sigh. Maybe it’s just that He isn’t doing what I want Him to do. After all, I KNOW what I want done. Doesn’t He know that too? That’s why I prayed for it to be that way. Uh huh.
No, we cannot try to manipulate God. He won’t stand for it. He will do what is best for your life regardless of what you think or want. Yes, He does give you the desires of your heart but only if you follow the Word of God that He has provided.
So, isn’t it time to really give it all to God instead of ripping back into your hands to do your thing instead of waiting on Him to do His?
Normally, I do not endorse any type of commercial venture on this blog unless it’s Christian based and I still am not. But I have come across a company that deserves all the prayer and backing it can get from the Christian community. It’s called One2believe and they are selling Bible based toys on the selected shelves of Walmart and Target.
This venture is worth the time you take to pray for them and for the stores to open up sales throughout the country. They have action figures such as Daniel, Noah, Samson, David and Jesus, all of which are not usually sold in large chain stores. For years, these products have been only sold in Christian stores.
Take a moment to pray for these wonderful folks who believe that children and their parents should have a choice in what type of toys to buy. After all, there are satan dolls and evil things out there too. As we approach the halloween season, wouldn’t it be great to see more Bible toys than the spooky stuff we usually see?
