LIFE EXPERIENCES FROM MY SPIRITUAL JOURNEY



MARKED
I'm marked!
I'm marked by God's clear hand!
He signed His name on me.
His autograph of Love reveals ...
My true Identity.

My finger prints, each tiny hair,
Set me somehow apart.
I am not like another soul
I have no counterpart.

He made me as I am because
He wanted me this way
A product of His workmanship
His image to portray.

I stand amazed that He who made
The universe and all
Should care so much! I'm only Me!
And Oh, I feel so small.

When I consider all His mind
Has authored and decreed
To think He loves me as I am
And sees me in my need.

But Oh, He does! He really does!
He signed His name on me!
His marks of ownership reveal
My true identity.
      by Mary Mason



As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; For soon it is gone and we fly away. Psalm 90:10

When I was around five my mother had an accident with me and my sister in the vehicle. I just recently recalled this incident so thought I'd share it.


We were in a truck and the roads were snowy and slushy. Mom lost control and started sliding, then we went over an embankment. We would have landed in a river had it not been for one back tire catching on a guard rail.

When taken to the doctor to be checked physically after the accident he found that I had a heart murmur. It was watch all my life and even if I go to a dentist to this day they have me take penicillin before they will work on my teeth.

When I was around thirteen a doctor wanted to do open heart surgery. My mother refused the risk. Her faith and God's hands are still upon my life and I am very thankful to both of them.

Toward the end of this year I hope to turn seventy-- I have "walked through the valley of the shadow of death" (Psalms 23) many times by her faith and prayers over me and by God's loving protection that has never left me.

Psalms 139:16
Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.

James 4:14
Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts into wisdom. Psalms 90:12



When I left high school one of my first jobs was in a bus depot (it was also a café/coffee shop where local business men gathered) -- many a poor man (wino, apple-knocker, hobo, bum) with a kind heart I have had the pleasure of chatting with -- (amazingly they were often extremely bright and well educated) some had been overtaken in life by depression or drinking or sorrow over a divorce or death or business failure. I saw out the front window one day a man fall and I shouted for someone to go check on him-- not one business man moved -- I remember saying "get your own darn coffee" and walked out to care for the man -- He had a heart attack and died right there; I was too late or not knowledgeable enough to save him before he was gone to his eternal rewards (some experiences just never leave us because they are visitations I believe from ANGELS UNAWARE).

The hardness of those business men's hearts never has left me either -- I think HE WAS A TEST for them and me to soften hearts. In my view there was no brave hearted hero to be found that day and I wonder if there could have been had someone done CPR? I do hope God gave those businessmen more opportunities to respond in kindness to humans in need somewhere down the road! Many times I too have wrongfully judged and hardened my heart at times out of ignorance and lack of knowledge or compassion. Help us all to Love as you Love Lord!

Hebrews 13:2
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.




When I was 18 I went to beauty school with my 1 1/2 year older sister. I was then a made-up bleached platinum blond person. I hated it! You always had to stay on top of it with polishing nails, plucking eyebrows, etc.
I've leaned that ladies are vain and beauty can't be bought.
Through my aging process, I've learned to accept myself along with all my warts, gray hair, and wrinkles and (now at 70 years old) I also know what the Bible said is so very true "Vanity of vanities, vanity of vanities; all is vanity."
I've learned to watch for the natural eye twinkles to really tell me what's going on in myself and others.
And as Matthew 6 says, "“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!"
I've learned that people who look at outside appearances and judge others by current beauty trends usually aren't really true friends after all and that they are inclined to abandon others when the storms and trials of life come for fear they will have to deal with taking off their own mask and accept themselves just as they are, not as they or others wish them to be.



Marie Brown, my homeless friend.

I remember Marie so well -- I found her out of concern when I saw this old beat up vehicle continually parked at the old Pamida parking lot.

One day I saw her out of the car & decided to stop and check on her. She was delightful. She had come from Seattle to enjoy our summer and scenery. She had chosen to live a homeless life because she had a dog and cat and wanted to travel but couldn't afford housing too; so her vehicle became her home.

Gradually we became better and better friends. She attended church with me and shared her many strange stories with me. As she traveled she always told people she was writing a book and doing a study on homelessness -- the truth was she had cancer and didn't want to be institute bound.

She was wise with her funds from Social Security and ate well. Daily she went to Super One just as the deli was closing because they then sold everything for half price. Once I had baked her an apple pie and she insisted we go into Super One and eat it there so she could introduce me to the wonderful ladies at the deli who were always so kind to her. And yes they were kind, they provided us with plates and forks to eat the pie since we were buying ice cream to go on top.

One time I flew to see my friend Midge in Seattle and she even came to the airport to visit me and meet my friend.

I enjoyed her company 3 summers in a row then one day she never returned. She had called me many times from Seattle area to let me know her cancer had progressed and she was living until death with her animals in someone's camper in a back yard near Tacoma.

She was rough around the edges, but truly a sweet sister in Christ.

I've never looked at the homeless the same since being blessed by her inspiration and joy for living life to the fullest.




When I was around 27 I lived in Seattle and although raised in a Christian home I was searching to know that I really knew there was a God. A young man we were friends with had committed suicide and it really devastated me spiritually.

I was not poor I was a business manager in Northgate Mall -- but each Sunday I deliberately dressed like I was poor and went from church to church hoping to feel accepted and loved. It was difficult to see the ugly hearts turn ...from me (especially the pastors) -- but I came to one called the Philadelphia Church (Ballard) and I was over come by the love of God flowing there-- I only attended once -- but then read the complete New Testament (my sister had given me for Christmas) I found truth in Christ and I never again was looking to people's acceptance but to God's -- I had forgotten this part of my journey long ago but now I need to take time to send a little note to thank that church for making a difference in my life just by their kind welcome when I walked into their church back in 1972!

I left Seattle in 1975 a better person because of a simple true kind welcome in my searching years. The same Holy Spirit they had was imparted to me at that visit that has never left me.

Favoritism Forbidden James 2: 1 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. 2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. 3 If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” 4 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? 7 Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong? 8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right. 9 But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11 For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker. 12 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, 13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.



When I was in the 5th grade I lived in Spokane.

My older sister (who's husband was in the military and stationed in Germany) came to live with us along with her 3 children, she cared me and 3 of my siblings..

Mom had given birth to our youngest brother, he was what they called a Blue Baby and the doctors were concerned that neither Mom nor him would live.
Mom took him and 3 other siblings and they went to in Montana with Dad while he was logging there.

I had always been insecure and held tight to my Mom's apron strings, as I sucked my thumb and twirled my hair, I never let her out of my site.

I was sad and depressed and missed her a lot -- one day I had this plan -- if I could find my way to the train depot they would surely allow me to ride free to find my Mom in Montana. Talk about the faith of a child!
I started walking toward downtown where the train depot is and a police car with two officers pulled over to talk to me about where I was going and what I was doing out alone.
I told them my plan and that I didn't want to live with my big sister anymore.
They said if I got into the car they would see what they could do to get me to my Mom.

What they did or how they contacted my Mom or my sister I do not know.
The only thing I know is they took me to juvenile detention and I was kept there for several days until my Mother could arrive and get me out.

I was locked up! I cried all night every night and was so scared and alone (it's so real even as I write this tears begin to fall).

The people were really nice to me there (especially the older children there) as I certainly was the youngest they'd ever encountered.
There was a classroom and so during the day I was in there doing school work.
The food was good and they did give me snacks in my cell at night.

I don't remember details of being picked up or anything after coming home -- I think no one ever spoke of it again (unless behind my back). I always felt really bad considering the financial costs for my Mom coming all the way from Montana and health risk to her & my brother while their health was fragile. And of course my sister must have been frantic when I ran away and she was looking for me.

I was always an independent thinking little brat. Likely would be called Oppositional Defiant in this generation.

What I do know from the experience is that I have always had a heart of compassion for anyone locked up for any reason -- and yes I do think lock-up helped me and has helped many people by protecting us from our self and our bad decisions.

My Mom nor my brother died they became healthier once again  -- life went on my sister, went to Germany to be with her husband, and we all moved to Montana with our parents.

I know God was watching over me and still is with His grace, mercy, and love.

I wrote this poem a few years back birthed from that experience in my life's journey.

INNER MAN
Inner man within that jail
Open up
Your heart is no cell.

Inner man within that jail
You have tasted
Satan's hell.

Inner man within that jail
Receive His hands
Pierced and bloody
by a nail.

Inner man within that jail
He did it all
He paid your bail.

Inner man within that jail
No cop, no bars, no lockup
Can make you fail.

Inner man within that jail
The gospel is the way I tell.
The gates of hell shall not prevail.

Inner man within that jail
One day -- heaven bound
We all shall sail.

Inner man within that jail
Receive this truth
by Holy Spirit mail.



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FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT -- FRUITFUL -- GALATIANS 5: 22-23




Genesis 1:27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." 29Then God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;…


Life by the Spirit

Galatians 5 13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b] 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever[c] you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.


You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. 17 This is my command: Love each other. John 15: 16

 

 

Colossians 1:10  We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: BEARING FRUIT IN EVERY GOOD WORK, GROWING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD.
11 BEING STRENGTHENED WITH ALL POWER ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS MIGHT SO THAT YOU MAY HAVE GREAT ENDURANCE AND PATIENCE, 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

 

You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorn-bushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will recognize them by their fruits. Matthew 7:16-20



Father, in Jesus’ name, I thank you that the love of God has been poured forth into my heart by the Holy Spirit Who has been given to me. I keep and treasure Your Word. The love of and for You, Father, has been perfected and completed in me, and perfect love casts out all fear.

Father, I am Your child, and I commit to walk in the God kind of love. I endure long, am patient, and kind. I am never envious and never boil over with jealousy. I am not boastful or vainglorious, and ...I do not display myself haughtily. I am not rude and unmannerly and I do not act unbecomingly. I do not insist on my own rights or my own way for I am not self-seeking, touchy, fretful or resentful. I take no account of an evil done to me and pay no attention to a suffered wrong. I do not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but I rejoice when right and truth prevail. I bear up under anything and everything that comes. I am ever ready to believe the best of others. My hopes are fadeless under all circumstances. I endure everything without weakening because my love never fails.

Father, I bless and pray for those who persecute me – who are cruel in their attitude toward me. I bless them and do not curse them. Therefore, my love abounds yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment. I approve things that are excellent. I am sincere and without offense till the day of Christ. I am filled with the fruits of righteousness.

Everywhere I go I commit to plant seeds of love. I thank You, Father, for preparing hearts ahead of time to receive this love. I know that these seeds will produce Your love in the hearts to whom they are given.

Father, I thank You that as I flow in Your love and wisdom, people are being blessed by my life and ministry. Father, You make me to find favor, compassion, and loving kindness with others.

I am rooted deep in love and founded securely on love knowing that You are on my side, and nothing is able to separate me from Your love, Father, which is in Christ Jesus my Lord. Thank You, Father, in Jesus’ precious name. Amen.

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Joy is not dependent upon our circumstance

“For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock. Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the Lord. Hear my voice when I call, Lord; be merciful to me and answer me. – Psalm 27:5-7


 
Psalm 46
1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way...
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

 3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.

4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.

5 God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.

6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

7 The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.

8 Come and see what the Lord has done,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.

9 He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields[d] with fire.

10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”

11 The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
 


Patience in the dictionary
1. The suffering of afflictions, pain, toil, calamity, provocation or other evil, with a calm, unruffled temper; endurance without murmuring or fretfulness. Patience may spring from constitutional fortitude, from a kind of heroic pride, or from Christian submission to the divine will.
2. A calm temper which bears evils without murmuring or discontent.
3. The act or quality of waiting long for justice or expected good without discontent.
4. Persevera...nce; constancy in labor or exertion.
5. The quality of bearing offenses and injuries without anger or revenge.
Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
“Have PATIENCE with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them– every day begin the task anew.” ~ Francis de Sales
“If I have not the PATIENCE of my Saviour with the souls who grow slowly; if I know little of travail (a sharp and painful thing) till Christ be fully formed in them, then I know nothing of Calvary love.” ~ Amy Carmichael
“Cast not away your confidence because God defers his performances. That which does not come in your time, will be hastened in his time, which is always the more convenient season. God will work when he pleases, how he pleases, and by what means he pleases. He is not bound to keep our time, but he will perform his word, honour our faith, and reward them that diligently seek him.” ~ Matthew Henry
Hebrews 6: 10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized. 12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and PATIENCE inherit what has been promised.

 
GOODNESS IS LIKE A SHADOW --
IT FOLLOWS YOU ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE
PSALMS 23

Goodness...
in man is not a mere passive quality, but the deliberate preference of right to wrong, the firm and persistent resistance of all moral evil, and the choosing and following of all moral good.

Matthew 7:12 - "Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets."

Matthew 7:12 is often called "The Golden Rule," because it defines how we should treat one another. Sometimes we need to put effort into how we speak and act toward one another. We need to ask ourselves how we would feel if we were treated the way we were treating others.



Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

Psalms 40:10 I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.

Matthew 25:21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the... joy of your master.’

Luke 16:10 One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

1 Corinthians 4:2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

2 Timothy 2:13 if we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.



1 Peter 3:15
In your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect

Titus 3:2
To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people....

 James 3:17
The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

Galatians 6:1
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.

1 Corinthians 13:4-5
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;



Peter 5:8 “BE SELF-CONTROLLED and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around looking for someone to devour.”

Peter 1:5-8 “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge, and to knowledge, SELF-CONTROL; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being in...effective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Here are some of the definitions of what the quality of self-control is all about:
1. Temperance, rational restraint of natural impulses
2. Sober, temperate, calm and dispassionate approach to life, having mastered personal desires and passions
3. Calls for a self-disciplined life following Christ’s example of being in the world but not of the world
4. Restraint or discipline exercised over one’s behavior





SELF CONTROL
What is love without self control but lust!
What is joy without self control but permissiveness!

What is patience without self control but passively!
What is kindness without self control but indulgence.
What is goodness without self control but naivety!
What is faithfulness without self control but fanaticism!
What is meekness without self control but timidity!
Without self control it is impossible to exhibit the true character of Christ as worked in us by the Holy Spirit. So without self control there is no real joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, or meekness.






To Bear Fruit
Lord Jesus, You chose me and appointed me to go and bear fruit — fruit that will last. Then the Father will give me whatever I ask in Your name. Father, You are the Gardener. You prune every branch that bears fruit, so it will be even more fruitful.

The Apostle Paul said to be filled with the fruit of righteousness and that he desired that fruit might abound to our account. Therefore, I commit myself to bring forth the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. I renounce and turn from the fruit of the flesh, because I belong to Christ and have crucified the flesh with its affections and lusts.

A seed cannot bear fruit unless it first falls into the ground and dies. I confess that I am crucified with Christ: Nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me. And the life that I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Father, I thank You that I am good ground, that I hear Your Word and understand it, and that the Word bears fruit in my life — sometimes a hundredfold, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty. I am like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth fruit in its season. My leaf shall not wither, and whatever I do shall prosper.

Father, in Jesus’ name, I thank You for filling me with the knowledge of Your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding that I may walk worthy of You, Lord, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of You. Amen.
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SINS THAT ARE DEFILING THE LAND OF AMERICA - incest, adultery, idolatry, Satanism, homosexuality, bestiality, uncleanness


SINS THAT ARE DEFILING THE LAND OF AMERICA

If my people, which are called by my name, 
shall humble themselves, and pray, 
and SEEK MY FACE, 
and TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS; 
then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, 
and WILL HEAL THEIR LAND.
2 Chronicles 7:14

Heavenly Father,
I ask for your wisdom & discernment for the leaders of America.
I ask for forgiveness of the sins throughout our land (the known and the unknown errors we make from following man's ways rather than yours).
I ask for blessings upon the children (the born and the unborn).
I ask for deliverance from the evils that are permeate from the market places of sex industries & greed industries.
I ask for blessings upon our crops and livestock of our food chain and blessing upon the hands that diligently work to provide.
I ask for water & sun in due season to make for good produce and feed/food for the livestock and the people of America.
I ask for healing of the hurting hearts, the broken spirits and weariness of those who have served to protect this great nation from terrorists and for the families who have suffered loss of life of their loved one in service or mission work abroad.
I ask blessing upon Godly teachers, preaches, physicians, peacemakers & public servants throughout the land who try to stay true to self and conscience in spite of the word and thought police as they lie and tell half truths that the media and what false polls portray.
I ask for your own very special care upon the homeless, the sick, the handicapped, and the lonely elderly.
I pray for strength, jobs, health, and provisions for families, parents and married couples to get back to basics of life as they tend their children and watch over their elderly relatives.
I ask for the Holy Spirit conviction and revival to America.
I ask for mental, social, physical, and spiritual blessings upon every true citizen of the USA.
Please forgive my own personal sins and hear my prayer.
In Jesus mighty name, Amen
THIS ARTICLE EQUIPS YOU WITH A LIST THINGS TO PRAY FOR AS YOU HUMBLE YOUR SELF BEFORE GOD AND PRAY FOR AMERICA TO RETURN TO GOD AND HIS WAYS FOR MANKIND WHICH HE CREATED IN HIS IMAGE.
Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
MANUFACTURER'S HANDBOOK
MANUAL FOR MANKIND
CREATOR'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR SMOOTH OPERATION
creator....
a person or thing that brings something into existence.
synonyms: author · writer · designer · deviser · maker · producer · originator
used as a name for God.
Leviticus 18:25-28 King James Version (KJV)
25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:
27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)
28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.
The Land Is Defiled
Lev. 18: 25-28
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We find several references in the Bible to the land being defiled by the sins of men in the land.  The first of these references is found in Lev 18:25-28 which says that the land is defiled by the following sins:
  • Lying carnally with near kin – Lev 18:6-18 – incest
  • Lying carnally with a woman in her uncleanness – Lev 18:19 – uncleanness from separation
  • Lying carnally with thy neighbor’s wife – Lev 18:20 – adultery
  • Letting thy seed pass through the fire to Molech – Lev 18:21 – idolatry, Satanism
  • Lying with mankind as with womankind – Lev 18:22 – homosexuality [Rom 1:26-27]
  • Lying with a beast – Lev 18:23 – bestiality
According to Num 35:30-34 the land is defiled also by:
  • The failure to execute a convicted murderer – Num 35:30-34 – capital punishment
The Lord gave Israel specific instructions not to allow any of these sins in their country so that the land would not spew them out.  But when reading the history of Israel in the land, you know that they ended up violating everyone of these laws and defiling the land [Jer 2:7].  Just as surely as the Lord had promised, they were vomited out of their land [Ezek 36:17-20].
Now notice carefully that the nations in Canaan had defiled the land with these sins in Lev 18:24 and 27 before Israel ever showed up – so, the land was not defiled as the result of violating the written law of God; the land was defiled by violating the natural, God-given law of the land.  The land was defiled by what the inhabitants had done even without the knowledge of God’s written law.
In the United States, the government has been removing Biblical law from all government related public places.  In so doing, the laws that you are hearing today and that you can read in your Bible are not prominently displayed and not widely known.
Nevertheless, the law of the land is being violated.  Even the laws of our country have legalized some of this sinful behavior.  It is just a matter of time, therefore, before the inhabitants of this country who commit such abominations and those who have allowed it will be vomited out of the land.  Unfortunately, if this happens before the Lord returns, we who are against these defiling sins are going to be adversely affected, as well.
I am an American and I like being an American but I hate to see what is happening to our country.  The officials and citizens who are allowing and even promoting [like Hollywood does] this defiling behavior are ruining our country.  They don’t see it as ruining the country; they see it as upholding civil rights and liberties.  Yet since there is no immediate apparent detrimental consequence, they assume that what you are hearing is just a religious reaction and not the truth.  In time they will know what you and I already know.  These defiling sins will bring this country to ruin.
Thank God that we know our home is in the heaven above and nothing defiling has ever entered there and nothing defiling ever will.

Numbers 35…33 'So you shall not pollute the land in which you are; for blood pollutes the land and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it. 34'You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the LORD am dwelling in the midst of the sons of Israel.'"
What Defiles a Man
Matthew 15: 10 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, "Hear and understand. 11"It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man." 12Then the disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?"…
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-dictionary/defile.html

KJV Dictionary Definition: defile

defile

DEFILE, v.t.
1. To make unclean; to render foul or dirty; in a general sense.
2. To make impure; to render turbid; as, the water or liquor is defiled.
3. To soil or sully; to tarnish; as reputation, &c.
He is among the greatest prelates of the age, however his character may be defiled by dirty hands.
They shall defile thy brightness. Ezek. 28.
4. To pollute; to make ceremonially unclean.
That which dieth of itself, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith. Lev. 22.
5. To corrupt chastity; to debauch; to violate; to tarnish the purity of character by lewdness.
Schechem defiled Dinah. Gen. 34.
6. To taint, in a moral sense; to corrupt; to vitiate; to render impure with sin.
Defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt. Ezek. 20.
He hath defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. Numb. 19.
DEFILE, v.i. L. A thread. To march off in a line, or file by file; to file off.
DEFILE, n. A narrow passage or way, in which troops may march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long narrow pass, as between hills, &c.

defiled

DEFILED, pp. Made dirty, or foul; polluted; soiled; corrupted; violated; vitiated.

defilement

DEFILEMENT, n.
1. The act of defiling, or state of being defiled; foulness; dirtiness; uncleanness.
2. Corruption of morals, principles or character; impurity; pollution by sin.
The chaste cannot rake into such filth without danger of defilement.

defiler

DEFILER, n. One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that which pollutes.

defiling

DEFILING, ppr.
1. Polluting; making impure.
2. Marching in a file, or with a narrow front.
Leaders of Our Country
Father, thank You for the United States and its government. I pray for the president, the national and local government, the judges, the policemen, the business leaders and all those who are in leadership positions in this country. Please protect them from the evil that is in the world and keep them safe and free from all harm.
Your Word says that when good men are in authority, the people celebrate, but when wicked men are in authority, the people are unhappy. I pray that You will keep good men and women in authority over my country. I ask that You promote and raise up a generation of able politicians who are men and women of truth, full of wisdom and respectful towards You.
You have promised to bless any nation that follows after You. Help us to live quiet and peaceful lives so that we can continue to spread the Good News of the Gospel throughout the United States and the world.
I also pray that You give the men and women in leadership positions the understanding, wisdom and ability to keep this country in order. I ask that You guide the president’s heart and cause him to make decisions that will promote godliness. Please keep evil and wicked men from influencing the president. Keep his office based on things that are right.
Father, I pray for my brothers and sisters in the Lord who are in positions of leadership. I ask You to strengthen them in their hearts with all might by Your Spirit. Cause them to be bold and courageous. Surround them with favor as a shield, and expand their godly influence.
I pray for those in leadership positions who are not born again and who do not have a personal relationship with Your Son, Jesus. I pray that You will send someone to share Jesus with them and open their eyes to the light.
I pray for the Supreme Court. I ask that the men and women make righteous judgments, that they reach just and fair conclusions. Help the judges to inquire diligently, that they may make sound decisions. Turn their hearts to change past decisions and make new decisions that uphold goodness and godliness in our nation. If there is anyone who refuses godliness, I ask that he/she be removed and replaced by the one who respects godliness.
I ask that You cause the leaders of this country to make decisions that increase the integrity of our nation. Grant them the wisdom and insight needed to deal with this nation’s finances, that You may cause us to prosper and be a blessing to other nations.
May Your Word multiply in our nation’s capital so that our leaders may be better able to cooperate with Your plan and purpose.
Father, use this nation and its leaders in this great harvest of souls that will take place in the last days. I praise and thank You for blessing my country. I pray that our nation will accomplish the things that You want us to accomplish. I thank You that Jesus is Lord over the United States of America.
In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen
I Timothy 2:1-3
Matthew 13:39
Proverbs 29:2 KJV
Proverbs 25:5
Psalm 33:12
Proverbs 4:10–14
Proverbs 21:1
Proverbs 2:10–14,20,21
Proverbs 20:28
If you would like to continue to pray on this topic, Germaine suggests that you pray the Prayers for the Peoples and Nations to be found in the Prayers That Avail Much Commemorative Edition.
http://www2.prayers.org/prayer-search.html
 
American Government
Father, in Jesus’ name, we give thanks for the United States and its government. We hold up in prayer before You the men and women who are in positions of authority. We pray and intercede for the president, the representatives, the senators, the judges of our land, the policemen and the policewomen, as well as the governors and mayors, and for all those who are in authority over us in any way. We pray that the Spirit of the Lord rests upon them.
We believ...e that skillful and godly wisdom has entered into the heart of our president and knowledge is pleasant to him. Discretion watches over him; understanding keeps him and delivers him from the way of evil and from evil men.
Father, we ask that You compass the president about with men and women who make their hearts and ears attentive to godly counsel and do that which is right in Your sight. We believe You cause them to be men and women of integrity who are obedient concerning us that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. We pray that the upright shall dwell in our government — that men and women blameless and complete in Your sight, Father, shall remain in these positions of authority, but the wicked shall be cut off from our government and the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.
Your Word declares that “blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Ps. 33:12). We receive Your blessing. Father; You are our Refuge and Stronghold in times of trouble (high cost, destitution, and desperation). So we declare with our mouths that Your people dwell safely in this land, and we prosper abundantly. We are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus!
It is written in Your Word that the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord and that You turn it whichever way You desire. We believe the heart of our leader is in Your hand and that his decisions are divinely directed of the Lord.
We give thanks unto You that the good news of the Gospel is published in our land. The Word of the Lord prevails and grows mightily in the hearts and lives of the people. We give thanks for this land and the leaders You have given to us, in Jesus’ name.
Jesus is Lord over the United States! Amen.
1 Timothy 2:1-3 Deuteronomy 28:10,11
Proverbs 2:10-12,21,22 Romans 8:37 AMP
Psalm 33:12 Proverbs 21:1
Psalm 9:9 Acts 12:24
If you would like to continue to pray for the Peoples and Nations, Germaine suggests the prayers on this topic found in the Prayers That Avail Much Commemorative Edition.
http://www2.prayers.org/prayer-search.html
MORE TEACHINGS ON DEFILING THE LAND:
http://www.ccipublishing.net/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Defiling_the_Land_3_4_2010.62183918.pdf

http://www.openbible.info/topics/defile
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