Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:9-11, ESV) (Listen)
The article below was sent out by Lamb & Lion Ministries today. I feel that prophetic events line up with God’s Feast for His people andalso how other countries treat His people.
Did you notice that the stock market collapse on September 29, 2008, totaled 777 points and occurred on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year? From my viewpoint, it appears to be a judgment on our nation that has the fingerprints of God all over it.
Keep in mind that President George W. Bush was the first president to propose the establishment of a Palestinian state, and for the past month he has had his Secretary of State in the Middle East trying to force the Israelis to give up their heartland.
The Word of God warns that nations who try to divide Israel in the end times will pay a terrible price. In Joel 3:2 the Lord says that He will “enter into judgment” against those nations that “have divided up My land.”
This is another daily post from my friend Donna’s Kindered Spirit. Kindred Spirits is an internet ministry which is intended to lead Christian women in the spirit of Titus 2:3-5. It is an extension of the Kindred Spirits Journal, and www.biblicalwomanhood.org. Stop by for a visit or better yet join her yahoo group.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kindred_Spirits_/
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Strategy Time
I have been vaguely talking about getting a game plan for the coming days. Each of us is very different in the way we live, the amount of income that comes into our homes, and what the dh’s prospects are for continuing employment. Since we are in a time of lull and we don’t know for sure what will occur in the economy next, get a plan. Since what may be to come is not a reality yet, our chances to think about this thing may best be thought through now. Are there ways to trim the budget even further? Is there another means of bringing in income without going out of the home for work? Can you begin implementing the stuff written on the board for living more simply? Have you placed enough food in your pantry? The money is here now, so put it to it’s best use.
As for what is happening surrounding the bail out, it is everyone’s fault. The Dems, the Repubs, the banks, Wall St., and the private citizen who uses credit. The people in our country placed money before God, and the Lord is straightening out our priorities. Personally, I would much rather live like a pauper for 10 years than to lose my freedom to Socialism or worse.
So, our job now is to adapt to the situation and come out smelling like a rose. Make the best out of what we have and praise God for every little thing we have been given. If we complain about lack, it could only get worse with our grumbling. And most importantly, stay close to the Lord so you can hear His leading.
I was so pleasantly surprised this weekend that I just had to share. We have a local free newspaper called the The Shopper in the GA/S. Carolina area. I normally would never pick up one of these but we have been looking for some items and I wanted to check out their classified adds. (I will now be picking one up every week) As everyone knows last week was a very scary time economically. Also, in the south gas was about gone and police had to oversee the gas stations.The wait to get gas if you could find a gas station that had it was 90 minutes on average. So the following article in The Shopper was so refreshing. I was so blessed to find a newspaper that was willing to print the following article on the front page, giving testimony to the only thing that we as Americans can truly count on in these uncertain times.
http://www.lamblion.com/index.phpAs you and I watch world events unfold, especially during this past week, end-time prophetic scenarios now appear ready to begin. Scriptures often tie a prophesied future event with something that will happen directly to the Jews, and all instances of these world events will directly affect Israel.
Events and outcomes:
The United States is sadly on the brink of bankruptcy and a second Great Depression. With the loss of income comes the loss of political and military power. Because of that and depending on the outcome of the current presidential election, Israel would lose the United States as an ally and protector. Israel will be on its own.
A U.S. financial meltdown would throw much of the world into financial suffering, resulting in world-wide poverty and famine. Countries all over the world already have hurriedly begun calling for a change from the dollar to a one-world currency and an overall world organization to manage it.
Israel is in a disarrayed leadership vacuum. The front-runner for Prime Minister wishes upon taking power to immediately give over a lot of land to their enemies, making Israel almost indefensible.
Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and other terror-supporting nations have rearmed and are ready to invade Israel. Syria’s already moving troops along its border.
Russia roared out of the background to consolidate their interests from Moscow through Georgia and all the way into Syrian ports. They are reaching for the Middle East oil fields and Israel.
Iran and Russia have solidified their political ties. Iran is only months away from being nuclear-armed, ready to act on their promises of annihilating Israel.
All these world events will force Israel to act in the upcoming months. Israel will be forced either into a Psalm 83 scenario where they are under siege and forced to use maximum force against their surrounding neighbors. Or, Iran will follow through on its threats and with the help of Russia fulfill the Ezekiel 38-39 scenario of the Gog-Magog invasion. It will probably be both, one closely after another.
Unless God intervenes and delays what is prophetically inevitable, the world scene appears to be ready for the 7-year Tribulation; a time Jesus said will be “such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall.” In fact, Jesus said it will be so terrible that if it were not stopped at the end of seven years, it would result in the destruction of all life (Matt. 24:21-22).
For the believer in Christ, this life change may mean some suffering in the short term, but believers will be spared God’s wrath and the Tribulation by first being taken up to be with Jesus in heaven (John 14:1-4; Rom. 5:9; 1 Cor. 15:51-52; 1 Thess. 1:10; 5:9).
This is today’s post from my friend Donna’s Kindered Spirit daily emails. Kindred Spirits is an internet ministry which is intended to lead Christian women in the spirit of Titus 2:3-5. It is an extension of the Kindred Spirits Journal, and www.biblicalwomanhood.org. Stop by for a visit or better yet join her yahoo group.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kindred_Spirits_/
One of the biggest challenges for a homeschool mom is to stay consistent with guiding our children on the paths of righteousness. Training our children in righteousness takes time and energy which seems to run short even on the best days. Sometimes we have so many irons in the fire we can’t seem to keep up with everything going on in the home. Many years my little ones got away with more than they should have. I would find myself absorbed in helping the older ones while the little ones would play somewhere else. As I made progress with helping the older ones I could hear the younger ones in the distance treating each other with a disrespectful attitude.Many times I ignored it so we would not lose progress with the older one’s lesson. Then there we those days I was just to plain tired to deal with it!
Through the years I foundI did a much better job if I had offence and consequence charts out thatI could refer to quickly when someone did something that needed corrected.It helped me recall quickly scriptures that needed to be used for explaining their sin and the consequence. Since the scripture was right there it was also easier for the child in offence to copy it as part of their discipline. I keep these charts in my home management binder under a tab called parenting. I have prayers printed out here that I have found on the internet that I want to remember. This is also where I put prayers I have written out specifically for our school year. They are all in clear plastic sheet protectors.
Here are some ideas for sheets you could place in this part of your home management binder:
Wise Words for Moms by Ginger Plowman - Wise Words for Mom is an answer to one of the most frequently asked questions, “How can I find passages of Scripture that will enable me to address heart issues?” Ginger Plowman has identified themes of response we find in our children and located passages of scripture that will address heart issues in richly biblical ways.
Brother Offended Checklist – by Doorpost – 9 steps for an offended person to follow, 5 steps to encourage the offender to confess and forsake his sin, 10 Scripture-based guidelines for parents when they must assume the role of judge in offenses.
In response to the devastation caused by recent hurricanes along the Gulf Coast and flooding in the Midwest, the Home School Foundation is seeking funds for its Emergency Response Program to help homeschooling families who have suffered great losses.
We will use contributions to this program to assist families with replacing lost or destroyed curriculum and meeting emergency needs.
If you know of homeschooling families who need our assistance, please have them call us at 540-338-8688 or email info@homeschoolfoundation.org.
If you would like to make a gift to help these families, here’s how.
Life as a homeschool mom can get overwhelming with all we have to accomplish in our day.Some days it can feel like we are a hamster running on an exercise wheel.One way I have found to help me get off that wheel is to consult my home management binder and reevaluate what I need to be doing or to help motivate me in the right directions.
I would like to share in this column how to set up and keep your own home management binder.Each month I will share ideas on organizing your own notebook.
First I suggest spending the money to buy a quality 3 ring binder notebook. I like the kind with clear pocket covers so I can slip in a pretty title picture and spine title.Next purchase several packs of tab dividers that you like. They come in white, pastel, clear plastic and colored plastic. Also, pick up a box of clear sheet page protectors.
This month work on decorating the outside of your notebook.Hit the scrapbook section of your local craft store. You could put pictures of your family, pretty graphics or just a pretty written title with your favorite scripture printed out.
Then label your tab divers and place in your notebook. Everyone has different needs and wants but here is an example of some of mine. Parenting, Marriage, House, Meals, Web Site, Decorating Projects, Holidays, School, Address Book, Co-op.
Since it is the beginning of a new school year we will start with the school section. I start mine with an at a glance calendar.
We school 6 weeks on and then one week off and take 3 weeks off at Christmas. This has worked well for our larger family. It gives me a chance to let some things go knowing that in just a few weeksI will have some time to do what needs to get done around the house. I mark on the calendar with two different color highlighters a tentative schedule. Some years we stay right on track and other years, well life just happens and we get off track, but at least we have a goal. I then slip this into a clear sheet protector.
Next I have dividers with each child’s name on it. I place a planning sheet for each child behind their divider.
I start these at the end of the school year and jot down in pencil ideas as I get new catalogs in or see something on line that might work well for that particular child.
Also for my kids starting 7th grade and up I place a high school planning guide. This has been very helpful over the years.
Around mid summer I pull these out and make some final decisions and start ordering. Then I take these sheets and make a daily school schedule for each child to keep in their own notebook. Sharing one big lesson planning book does not work well for us, somebody always walks off with it and then the others can’t find it. As they do their assignments they check the lessons off so I know when I can look over their work.
After this section I have a divider that says Mom/School. This is where I keep pages and notes that I refer back to for homeschool encouragement.For example I printed from my Heart of Wisdom e-book pages on teaching. I also place emails and articles from magazines with tips and ideas on homeschooling here. I have all these in clear page sheet protectors to keep them neat and protected.
For a clickable link version of this article and links to many other ladies binders go to my web site: www.homefortheirhearts.com
Check back soon and I will add links to other great notebooks to help inspier you!
