

Known Only Unto God…
Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living. And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to one, and half to the other. Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no way slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. ~ 1 Samuel 3:23-27
I was preparing this week’s P&FW Invite centered on how God is proving us (Judges 3:1-4) by offering His church, under the thumb of growing persecution, a revival (Promised Land) it must ARISE for in order to claim. As this was developing, brother George texted me his scripture of the day. When I heard the ding I knew it would fit before I opened 1 Kings 3:23-27. Brace for impact…the Lord had me in Genesis 3:15, seed of the serpent enmity with seed of the woman! George’s text revealed Solomon’s wisdom to discern and rule over the seed of the serpent in favor of the seed of the woman.
Which seed is it that seeks to use the 1 Kings sword to correct God’s perfect creation, cutting the baby in two in our day?
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. ~ St. Matthew 13:25
Many are starting to realize that not only did man sleep, he’s been fast asleep for nearly half a century now. When he closed his eyes fifty years ago the first half of this meme applied. Today he is rapidly waking up amidst the strangling tares to realize the ultimate rude awakening…

Unfortunately, far too many men, including most pastors and church leaders have grown too comfortable in the darkness behind closed eyelids. So much so in fact, they will side with the enemy against those who would dare turn on the lights! Is there any greater evil than the one that would make you feel guilty for doing the right thing in a world gone so very wrong?
Houston, we have a problem here in “the land of the brave”. “A man-eating lion would starve!”
God wasted no time in proving Jesus immediately following His baptism in the Jordan. What is a baptism if not the awakening to the new life within? Well, my dear brothers and sisters, He is wasting no time in proving each of us, here and now, in our own hour…
Those with a pro-God worldview must become reengaged in society. They must not only vocally and politically reassert their support and approval for the public religious liberties expressions that Americans have enjoyed and cherished for four centuries, but they must also denounce those who attack and seek to abolish those liberties and expressions. If we do not, we will continue to lose them by default —by silence and inactivity. Remember that even though God told His people that He had given them the Promised Land, they still had to keep fighting the giants. In fact, the lesson the lesson of the children of Israel clearly demonstrates that if you don’t like fighting, get used to living in the wilderness; but if you want to enjoy the richness of what God has promised, learn to battle hostile forces. We must stand up and do all we can to preserve the national treasures that God has placed into our hands. ~ We Won’t Be Silent, The Founders’ Bible
Justice means rightness with God, nothing is just until it is adjusted to God. (Moral Found.)
“There are no victories at bargain prices.” ~ Gen, Dwight D. Eisenhower
It’s a very sobering experience to wake up in a world where every single pixel of sensory evidence is screaming DUCK, while God is whispering stand…Jesus refused the Luke 4 offer in His obedience to the Father. Abraham was proved as well…
Personal acquaintance with God shows itself in separation, symbolized by Abraham’s physical separation from his country and his kindred. Jesus Himself emphasized this need for separation (see Luke 14:26). Nowadays, such separation often involves a moral rather than a physical severance as we detach ourselves from the way those nearest and dearest to us think and look at things, if they do not have a personal relationship with God. ~ Oswald Chambers, The Calling of Abraham
I encourage you to listen to the full interview with Lt. Col. (retired) Brad Miller, former battalion commander of the 101st Airborne. A man who chose to walk away after 19 years of service to his country and give up his pension rather than abandon his oath. Courage and the Oath
The rest of you can continue to hide…Good luck with that! “There is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.” It is God’s law that men cannot hide what they really are. If they are His disciples it will be publicly portrayed. ~ Oswald Chambers, The Power of Publicity
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. ~ Matthew 7:13-14
FAITH…in the darkest hour before the dawn. How many will endure?
Psalm (Heart) & Proverb (Wisdom) a Day Drives the Tyrant Away! PS 114:3 The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back. PR 14:11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
I never served or stood on a foreign battlefield. But I am standing on one now on my own native New York soil…exactly where my 4th great grandfather Andrew Murray stood over 240 years ago, chosen for a time such as this, knowing and trusting the God I serve, and truly blessed with the only friend I need…
Who was that man we did not know?…he was a friend o’ mine…Honor sang a different song and danced to a different tune. So long ago, how would we know the blind would lead the blind. Who was that man we did not know?…he was a friend o’ mine. ~ Honor
Dedicated: To the men and women in uniform who gave their lives for the sake of our liberty and posterity, and to Lt. Col. (retired) Pete “Doc” Chambers, Lt. Col. (retired) Brad Miller, Commander (former) of the 101st Airborne Battalion, and all those standing in the gap who’ve honored, and continue to honor their sworn oath. God Bless America!