💥 *** Proverbs 19 / Wisdom (Plague # 4)

 

 

The fourth plague of the great tribulation sent by God to judge this world and the apostate churches:

Revelation 8

12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

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Proverbs 19

1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

(pervert:  to turn from that which is right and good)

4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth HIS ways shall die.

17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will HE pay him again.

18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

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It will get much worse in the days ahead on this earth.

No wonder Jesus said:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  (Mt. 24:21-22)

We must learn to operate in God's wisdom, obeying the Holy Scriptures.

Joshua 1:8  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

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*** Matthew 7:21-27

 

Jesus says:

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of MY Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to ME in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

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*** Matthew 6:19-34

 

 

Jesus says:

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and HIS righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

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💥 *** Proverbs 18 / Wisdom (Plague # 3)

 

The third plague of the great tribulation sent by God to judge this world and the apostate churches:

Revelation 8

10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

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Proverbs 18

 

1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. 

 

2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.  

 

3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.  

 

4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

 

5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.  

 

6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.  

 

7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.  

 

8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.  

 

9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.  

 

10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.  

 

11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.  

 

12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.  

 

13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.  

 

14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?  

 

15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.  

 

16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.  

 

17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.  

 

18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.  

 

19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.  

 

20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.  

 

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.  

 

22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.  

 

23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.  

 

24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 

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It will get much worse in the days ahead on this earth.

No wonder Jesus said:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  (Mt. 24:21-22)

We must learn to operate in God's wisdom, obeying the Holy Scriptures.

Joshua 1:8  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

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*** Mark 4:3-20

 

 

Jesus says

3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

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Jesus explains:

Mark 4

14 The sower soweth the word.

15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

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*** Psalm 23

 

 

1 (When) The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

* A few days ago, I found something to be difficult.  When I laid the issue out before God and told HIM how I felt and ask HIM what I was supposed to do about "this", HE gave me an idea.  When I did what HE showed me it worked!  When I pour out the issue before God, HE helps me and then there is no want.

*  It is my assignment from God to edify the church on blogs and on Podcasts and in books. I had just finished a long project in the Book of Proverbs.  I didn't have anything else to say.  When I took the matter to God, HE showed me what to do next.  And I found there was plenty of green pastures for the sheep to strengthen themselves.  And God showed me exactly what to write and which exhortations to present.  

* If I find empty time in my day and don't seem to have purpose ahead of me, when I talk to God about the "lack" HE brings ideas to fill my time and to satisfy me, leading me in the way to go.

When I turn to God with the issue and make the Lord my shepherd, there is no want.

The problems come when I'm not exhorting the church, not engaged in doing my assignment.  Then I begin to get bored and wander from channel to channel on TV finding no thing that is of real interest.  (Trying to put myself in some pasture and finding little to nothing of interest.) When I begin talking to God, making HIM my shepherd, HE leads me to green pastures which are satisfying to me.

If I turn on the TV, I often see turbulent waters.  When I turn to God, we come upon waters that are still, calm, peaceful.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul: 

When I turn to God after having been with other people or having been disturbed by reports of happenings going on in this world, I pray what David prayed ...

Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

I know God can do that for me.  I wouldn't know what to do to restore my soul.  But each time I turn to God for HIM to cleanse my heart and restore my soul, HE knows exactly what I need and HE always helps me ... cleaning the spots from the sayings of the world off my garment, and setting me at peace again when I turn to HIM.

HE leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for HIS name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for THOU art with me; THY rod and thy staff they comfort me.

God uses HIS word to keep me on HIS road so I will not fall off into the ditch.  The key for me is always HIS words.  When I focus on HIS Word which HE gives me, I am stilled, calm, at peace, and restored to truth.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

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💥 *** Proverbs 17 / Wisdom and Plague # 2: The Great Tribulation

The second plague of the great tribulation sent by God to judge this world and the apostate churches:

Revelation 8

8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;

9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

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Proverbs 17

1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. 

 

2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.  

 

3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.  

 

4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.  

 

5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.  

 

6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.  

 

7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.  

 

8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.  

 

9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.  

 

10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.  

 

11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.  

 

12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.  

 

13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.  

 

14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.  

 

15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.  

 

16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?  

 

17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.  

 

18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.  

 

19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.  

 

20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.  

 

21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.  

 

22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.  

 

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.  

 

24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

 

 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.  

 

26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.  

 

27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

 

28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. 

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It will get much worse in the days ahead on this earth.

No wonder Jesus said:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  (Mt. 24:21-22)

We must learn to operate in God's wisdom, obeying the Holy Scriptures.

Joshua 1:8  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

 

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*** The devil can move into our life when we allow him to do so.

The devil often causes us to think the other person is wrong and is the problem.

I Peter 5

6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that HE may exalt you in due time:

7 Casting all your care upon HIM; for HE careth for you.

8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith,

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Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

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*** Bitterness in our hearts? Remove it through God and by doing the following.

 

Hebrews 12:14-15  

14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

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Bitterness against another person or thing can come into our hearts as we watch television (especially TV news), as we become "puffed up" over the story and what other people have done.

We must be aware of when this is happening and turn to God immediately in prayer asking God to help us and to cleanse our heart ... for that story that we object to, can be like an evil seed going down into our hearts and later we will hear ourselves speaking the bitterness to other people, possibly defiling them.

Example:  A few days ago, I was speaking to a woman and she began speaking about President Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.  This woman began to tell negative things, especially about Hunter Biden.

I said to her, "Concerning President Biden I just always fear for him when I see him try to walk to the microphone.  He reminds me of the old people at the Bridge Center who go to the food counter, fill their plates, and head back to their table.  They are so old and wobbly, I was always afraid they would fall."

As she began telling about Hunter Biden, I shuttered, knowing it was evil and I didn't want to hear it.

  

I have no illusions in me concerning politicians.  I know they have to compromise and say things they really don't believe in order to please people to get that vote.  

(And often the children of humans are not godly people so I'm not surprised when they do ungodly things.)

The apostle Paul said: For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.  (Gal. 1:10)

I know how much God has worked with me to have me say things concerning HIM to edify the church when I speak with other people, for it is not my job as a minister of God and servant of Christ to make humans feel good about themselves but rather I speak truth of God that they may repent or be confirmed when they do either evil or good.  But you cannot speak things to please men but must speak truth by the Holy Spirit.

 

I believe every politician says things to get the vote of a human.  This causes personal integrity to be compromised and to melt away.

(I am not Republican nor Democratic.  I do not vote.  I consider myself to be a "stranger and pilgrim" on this earth as the saints did in Heb. 11:9-10  By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

As a Christian, I try to keep myself from evils of this world and I turn to God for HIM to keep me and show me what I am to do.  

I do sometimes pray for rulers as Paul told us to do:  I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; ) 

I Tim. 2:1-3

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So I cautioned the woman who spoke these things to me and God confirmed to her that she must leave politics alone for it was corrupting her own heart.  She had hatred in her heart over those things she had heard about these people.  It was coming from TV news, I felt.  For I was sure she did not personally know these people which she grew to hate and despise. 

Each of us have allowed hatred into our hearts from time to time, and we must guard against doing that, to continue as Christians.  

We do not support the evil.  We do not claim the evil to be "good". We just learn to avoid such things that cause hatred and bitterness in us, and continue with God in pureness, with an uncorrupted heart and mind.  

I have to avoid many things of this present life and I abstain from many news stories on TV which I feel dangerous to me.

Proverbs 4:23  Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

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When I fear something evil has gone into my heart, I often pray this:

Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

For I know God can cleanse my heart!

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For several weeks, at one point in my life, God had me to focus on doing this scripture:

Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

When I am talking to another person, often I start to speak something and then evaluate what I want to say by this:  

If I speak this, will it edify, build that person up in things and ways of God?  Will these words cause "grace" in the hearts of others?

Usually I am stopped from speaking when I do this, and I pray again asking God to cleanse my heart of evil things for God knows the evil when it hides in my heart and God know how to remove that evil that would dwell in me and hurt other people.

The devil will destroy us and others any way we allow him to do so.  

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I Corinthians 10:13  There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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Make no mistake.  If we participate in that which is evil, the evil will come into our own hearts.

Matthew 12  (Jesus says)

33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37  For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

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*** Part 2: Open visions from God

 

(Comments by Joan Boney)

Several years ago, I had a dream about angels:  In the dream I was taken to the place where angels live.  I came to a stone bridge and there was a little chubby man standing at the foot of the bridge. (Angels do not have wings.  They look like regular men.)  He seemed to be the age of late 40's.  He said to me, "Hello, Joan."  I replied, "You know my name?"  He said, "Oh ... every one here knows your name.  We've been waiting for you a long time."

 

 

 

When Pam and I were putting together this writing we were in my bedroom.  I happened to glance at one of my walls and I saw a vision of that stone bridge and angels dancing over those things Pam and I were writing about the experience she'd had and the doctor's report where the inside of her bladder looked "great".  The angels in heaven were rejoicing over what had happened to her!

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Another open vision ...

In approximately 2004, a young man (44-years old) travelled to Lubbock, Texas, where I was living at that time.  He came to change out sound equipment at my house.

As David was leaving and walking out the back door, he turned and came back to me and said:  "I don't know why I'm telling you this but they think I have the physical disease ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).  We are going to MD Anderson Hospital in Houston next week for tests."

(My bridge partner had just died from this same disease recently.)

I was horrified at that which David told me about himself.

During the following weeks, I spoke by phone several times and mailed him Biblical information.  He lived in East Texas, 600 miles, from where I lived in West Texas but we talked many times by phone over the coming year.

David did have ALS and doctors estimated he would live 2 more years.  He had a wife and 2 children, one child a girl, 8 years old, and the other a boy in junior high school.

During that time I was in close communication with David by phone and US mail.

After David became totally paralyzed, God gave me an open vision of David.

💥  I saw David totally healed standing on a golf course.  He was very happy and began waiving to me saying, "Come on.  Join me.  It's great here."

 

 

I knew God was showing me David would die.

But God showed me David's spiritual condition and it was similar to this image.

In the vision, David was very happy and things were wonderful for him.

Shortly after God gave me this open vision and information about David, a man named Clay, who worked for David in the Sound Equipment Business came to Lubbock and visited with me.

Clay was a church person and their church had been praying for David to be healed.

Clay was excited when I told him about the vision given to me by God and Clay said, "Don't you think that means David will live and be healed?"

I replied, "No ... David is dying.  But his spiritual condition is very good!"

(David died within a few days.  I sent a letter to David's wife and children showing them what God had shown me about David's spiritual condition and recommended they read my letter at the funeral to encourage the others who were in the church there.)

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Another open vision ...

💥  On December 6, 2018, I fell at my house in Texas and broke my left wrist and left hip.  As I was in hospital awaiting surgery, I had a strange vision of one of the women in our church group.  She was standing at the foot of my hospital bed staring down at me.  She said nothing at all.  After a few seconds, she turned with her back to me and walked through the wall into the next room, disappearing.  I thought I was having an hallucination from all the drugs they had been giving me.

After surgery they put me into a rehabilitation hospital where I remained for the next 2 1/2 months.

During this time this woman from our church group came to my room and sat down beside my bed and said:  "I need to tell you this.  I don't care about anyone or anything any more.  I no longer read the Bible or blog."

I said:  "But if you go this way, what is going to happen with you?"

She stood up and began walking toward the door to my private bath and she said, "I don't want to talk to 'YOU' about this." (and she disappeared into the bathroom and shut the door.)

A nurse entered my room just as this woman went into the bathroom.  I cried out:  "Don't leave until nurse finishes with me."  But while nurse was working on me I saw the bathroom door open and this woman "snuck" out of my room.

I knew devils had been telling her lies.  I knew I could prove that to her.  But she left my room before I could tell her.

Jesus says;  He (the devil) was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.  John 8:44

The devil had convinced this woman that she didn't care about anyone or anything any more.

But she had a little dog that she really loved.

By that I could have shown her she had taken lies from devils into her heart and what they said to her just was not true.

(Weeks later she apologized and said she was sorry she just had no "charity" at all toward me.")

I knew devils had spoken to her in this and brought great fear to her.  She was afraid she would be stuck with caring for me after I was released from hospital and she was overwhelmed with this thought and couldn't do it.

But God had me move from Texas to Colorado to the home of Pam Padgett and she was in charge of helping me and even has a spiritual gift of "helps".

I also realized the vision I had of this woman disappearing from my room in the hospital was not a drug hallucination but was really an open vision from God showing me that which this woman was going to do.

(This woman is back again in our church group.)

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When I attended the singles class at Word of Faith Church which I once went to, the teacher of that group always said, at some point in the class, "Does anyone have a word from the Lord.  If so you are free to share that word."

God often gave me open visions concerning those in the Bible class and I always shared what God gave me.

Once the teacher who had his own Bible class on a Tuesday night invited me to speak to the class.

As he was leading the singing before the class, I began receiving from God open visions.  One vision after another came until there were so many I had to grab a piece of paper and jot them down so I would not forget them.  There were 23 or 24 open visions that night!

I don't recall speaking anything to the class except all those visions one at a time!

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💥 *** Proverbs 16 / Wisdom (The first plague of the judgment)

 

 

The judgment seat of Christ:

2 Corinthians  5

9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of HIM.

10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;

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At the end of this world, God pours out HIS wrath upon the sins committed by the worldly people and the sins committed by the apostate churches who cast aside specific scriptures to be able to do as they pleased on this earth.

The great tribulation of God comes before the end of this world.

Revelation 8   (Plague # 1)

1 And when HE (Jesus) had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.

3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.

5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

This is followed by 13 more plagues and woes of the great tribulation that is sent by God to judge this earth and the apostate churches.

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Proverbs 16

1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord. 

 

2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.  

 

3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.  

 

4 The Lord hath made all things for Himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

 

5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

 

6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.  

 

7 When a man's ways please the Lord, HE maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.  

 

8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.  

 

9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.  

 

10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.  

 

11 A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are HIS work.  

 

12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.  

13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.  

 

14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.  

 

15 In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.  

 

16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!  

 

17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth HIS way preserveth his soul.  

 

18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.  

 

19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.  

 

20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.  

 

21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.  

 

22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.  

 

23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.  

 

24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.  

 

25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.  

 

26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.  

 

27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.  

 

28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. 

(froward:  stubbornly unruly) 

 

29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.  

 

30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.  

 

31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.  

 

32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.  

 

33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.

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It will get much worse in the days ahead on this earth.

No wonder Jesus said:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.  (Mt. 24:21-22)

We must learn to operate in God's wisdom, obeying the Holy Scriptures.

Joshua 1:8  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

 

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*** Open visions from God (Part 1)

 

 

(Comments by Joan Boney)

The first time God gave me an open vision (word of knowledge):  I was at a local prayer group.  About 10-15 women were praying over something.  We were standing in a circle and had our heads bowed and eyes closed as we prayed.  God said to me, "Look up."  (The women continued praying.) 

I looked up and saw something as if it were outlined on the wall in front of me.  It was part of a human body.  

I said to God, "I know that is part of a human body but I don't know which part."

I heard, "Stomach."

"Oh, yes, It's a Stomach."  I remembered the old Pepto-Bismol commercials on TV.

 

 

 

After the women finished praying, I said:

"Does someone have a stomach problem?"

One woman began jumping up and down and shouted:  "I do!  I do!"

I suppose the women prayed for her.

I was so excited thinking of what God had shown me that I don't remember what happened to her.

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Open vision:  (Word of knowledge)

Spiritual gifts for the church:

1 Corinthians 12

4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

(God shows the spiritual gifts to different individuals in various ways.)

7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as HE will. (As God wills.)

12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

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I Corinthians 12:27-28

27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

28 And God hath set some in the church, (to care for the church), first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

Romans 12

4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

7 Or ministry (serving), let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

1 Peter 4:10-11

10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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After the experience at the prayer group where God showed me a stomach outlined on the wall, God often gave me open visions (word of knowledge) when I attended the Bible class at the church I was attending and sometimes as I sat alone at my home.  He would usually show me these visions on a solid wall.

💥 Pam Padgett was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2022.  (We were in shock!)

One day as I was sitting in my TV room, I saw something in the corner of the wall.  It was a very quick view and seemed to be a "ball-type" mass of something wadded up in the corner of the ceiling of the room.   Suddenly it shrank with a "swooshing" sound,  and it was gone.    

Pam began chemotherapy treatments in 2022.  They were planning to remove her bladder after the chemo.  

Pam began praying asking God if there was any other way this treatment could be done without removing the bladder.

The chemo pharmacist gave Pam some writings explaining what to expect from chemotherapy treatments.  There were over 20 pages of information.  After reading these, Pam decided to read an additional page the pharmacist had included which was about bladder cancer treatment in general.  On this page there was the following statement which stood out to Pam for it fitted what she had been asking God. 

"An approach using chemotherapy with radiation therapy may provide the same benefits as bladder removal."

Pam began asking God if this was the way to go!

A member of our little church group had been trained as a nurse and when she read this statement she said, "Now I have hope!"

Pam asked God how she could deal with her doctors and the medical team who had planned to do surgery to remove bladder, how could she switch to radiation/chemo. 

God gave Pam a dream showing her in the medical office speaking to a doctor while a "man" was sitting with Pam.  She felt this was a man from God put there with her to assist her in speaking to the medical doctors.

5 of the doctors and their assistants felt the radiation was not "ideal" for Pam's case and the best thing to do was chemo followed by surgical remover of the bladder!  But they said they would switch the plan from removal of bladder to radiation/chemo treatments if that is what Pam wanted.

 

(Pam's report)

 

Pam said: Then I met with the chemo doctor.  He warned that the chemo given with radiation therapy for bladder cancer is harder on the body than the initial chemo I had been given and that I might need a blood transfusion and possibly need to be hospitalized.  

The chemo doctor then asked if I had peace about making this change in treatments.  I told him I had prayed and asked God if there was any way I could be spared bladder removal.  After that, I saw the information provided by the pharmacist about chemo with radiation, and I felt this was an answer to my prayer.  He asked if I am a Christian and I told him I am.  He said he is as well.  He then said since I had peace about making this change, he would setup this kind of chemo and coordinate it with the radiation oncologist, and that he would prescribe things to help me get through this chemo as easily as possible.  

After meeting with the various medical people, we stopped the first kind of chemo and the doctors started setting everything up for chemo with radiation. 

 

The chemotherapy with radiation therapy began in mid-December, 2022 and was completed in January, 2023. 

 

Interestingly, the chemo with radiation turned out to be easier for me, not harder as the chemo doctor expected.  I had no serious problems, mostly just fatigue.  But even the fatigue wasn't as much as with the first chemo plan.  And radiation was no problem at all.

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So after the 3rd chemo treatment a switch was made to a plan for chemo/radiation!

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After the chemo with radiation treatments were completed, two procedures were scheduled to be done in April, 2023, to see if there were any signs of the cancer.

 

Everything seemed to be going fine.  But then not long after these procedures were scheduled, fearful thoughts suddenly came to me, such as "What if the tests show more cancer?"   

I was very shaken and turned to God for help, and was given the concept of resting in having done what I had been led to do by God, resting in HIM, in HIS word to me in this matter.  

For God will work everything according to HIS purpose for me.  I just need to go in the way I believe HE is leading me.

Hebrews 4:3 ... For we which have believed do enter into rest,

 

Romans 8:28  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose.  

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I was also given a dream in which I was at the urologist's office to have a scope procedure.  At another point in the dream there were 2 bags with what looked like yard waste in them.  The bags were being examined by scientists or doctors who were looking for disease.  No disease was found! 

When I woke from this dream I prayed about what this dream might mean to me and especially what the 2 bags represented.  The next morning, I was reminded of the 2 upcoming procedures and felt God was showing me that no disease would be found during the procedures in April.

 

The first procedure was done Friday, April 14, 2023, by the urologist looking inside my bladder using a scope.

 

The urologist started out by saying that his understanding is that I had gone to see the specialist/surgeon in Denver and it sounded like I wasn't "keen" on having my bladder removed. I laughed and told him that was correct. 

 

He went on to explain that with the scope he would be checking to see if the chemo had done what was needed, but that if he found a problem it could probably be taken care of with a more minor surgery than was needed last September. (I felt he was trying to prepare me for him finding a problem.) 

 

But as he looked at my bladder, he said "This looks great!"  He said this at least 3 times as he checked various things in the bladder. He did find a small red area, but said nothing needs to be done about that at this time. He'll just monitor it. 

 

Overall, he seemed surprised as he said "This looks great!"

The second procedure, a CT scan, is scheduled for next Wednesday, April 19.

I keep being reminded of the dream I had in which the 2 bags of waste were being examined by doctors or scientists. They were looking for disease but found none. 

The cancer was gone.

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