|City on a Hill - Writings for Refuge

There is something about human nature that desires to hear the best possible news. We generally don't like facing the truth of our situation if there is even a shred of evidence of something less harsh possibly being true! Ironically, my assignment from heaven mirrors my career assignment. In both spheres my job has been to tell people what they don't want to hear. I have been an environmental consultant delivering bad news for 18 years. At first I hated this aspect of my job. For the first 5 years I became so stressed out by the consequences of what I was finding and having to relay to my clients. Everything that happens underground is expensive...sometimes super expensive...so me finding a potential problem was often met with hostility! I am "wired" to smile and get along with people...not cause problems...why would God lead me to such a tough assignment?! What I see now is that the lessons in human nature I have received are invaluable for a time of intensity. Over

Job 28:27-28 Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out. And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ” Every heart longs for greatness and to be known. We can suppress it, call it prideful, attempt to defeat it by an intentional act of our will, or pretend it isn't there, but the truth is, every heart was made longing for greatness and recognition. To be seen, appreciated, and valued. This was built into every heart. This desire is not bad, it is what we do with this desire that can free us, or enslave us. As we express desire, we get that thing bit by bit. Everyone gets what they want in the end, and worship is the highest expression of desire. Whatever we worship we will eventually become like. We are made to "behold and become." The problem with the human experience is not the things our heart hungers and thirsts for. No! God is the one who takes credit for the hidden

Revelation 14:1-5 Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father's name written on their foreheads. (2) And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. (3) They sang as it were a NEW SONG before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. (4) These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. (5) And in their mouth was found no deceit, for they are without fault before the throne of God. The ”new song”, which is the Old Testament phrase used to describe the end-time worship movement, is the context God will use to “ext

If you belong to Jesus, wherever the enemy is attacking you is exactly the area where God wants to bless you. In every area satan was allowed to touch Job, God restored more than was lost...and, glory of glories, revealed Himself to Job in the process. Don't shrink back, press in with a warring spirit and you will see the enemy retreat and your life will be blessed in exactly that area of assault! Job 42:2-5, 10-12 (this was the most valuable gift Job received) “I know thatYou can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You. You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. Listen, please, and let me speak; You said, ‘I will question you, and you shall answer Me.’ “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, But now my eye sees You... (But the Lord blessed every area of attack)...And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his frie

Revelation 15:2-4 And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints! Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, For Your judgments have been manifested.” Standing on the sea of glass in this scene in Revelation are all of the saints from Adam to today. At the sounding of the 7th trumpet, the "mystery of God" is complete: Revelation 10:7 but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets. Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh ange

Psalms 33:2-4, 11, 17-20 Praise the Lord with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings. Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy. For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in truth.... ... The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations.... ... A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength. Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy, To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for the Lord ; He is our help and our shield. For the last few days, I have been writing about the "new song." The phrase new song refers to the end-time prayer to music (worship) movement promised to be "raised up" by God in the generation the Lord will return to. God is ACTUALLY doing this right now. Hundreds and hundreds of geographic locations all over the globe are operating in

David's Tabernacle raised up globally IS Jesus' plan for His Bride in the last generation, specifically in the last 7 years leading up to Jesus' return. This will be a unique time of trouble intended to convince the world to repent and agree with God. God desires no one would perish but that all would come into agreement with His leadership and live in His light forever...just what He said was "very good" in Genesis 1:31: II Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. So this is the plan of God: allow a time of trouble in which the dark gets darkest and the light gets brightest, so all will choose what they really want. This is what Jesus clearly described His return looking like. This is the essence of the parable of the wheat and the tares: sin and wickedness will mature (you can see this accelerating right before your e

The phrase "new song" is talking about the end-time restoring of David's Tabernacle globally. The Bible is actually clear that the end-time 24/7 worship movement will be global. This is because Jesus is coming to "drive evil off the planet" globally. Wholehearted abandoned love for Jesus is a crucial element to this plan. The new song...and the building of this night and day worship movement...is about wholehearted love expressed in a practical way. Sincere love for Jesus is not the same as wholehearted love for Jesus! This idea of driving "evil" off the planet is really important to understand. Evil isn't a force equal and opposite to God that He needs to defeat in one last show of strength. Evil is actually VERY EASY for God to destroy, because evil isn't a force at all...evil is the absence of God. God is the light...the power source, to use a crude analogy...for mankind. Evil is the absence of God's light...the Bible likens this to the

There is a very specific phrase in the Bible regarding an end-time worship movement. It is called the "New Song." The New Song is for one generation. The Bible is actually quite clear about this. Doing a Word search for the phrase New Song will actually change the way you see the end times, IF you know what to look for. God has promised to raise up night and day "worship to music," called "David's Tabernacle," as part of Jesus' plan to return and begin establishing His physical kingdom on earth. Jesus has a very specific plan He is executing right now, before our very eyes. They key point of involvement for Jesus' Bride is found in night and day worship. This isn't "another neat thing the Church is doing"...this is actually what everyone who is loyal to Jesus will be doing as their primary purpose as the return of Jesus draws near! It is just starting now, but by the time it as all said and done, Jesus' Church will be a seven

Zechariah 10:2 For the idols speak delusion; The diviners envision lies, And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore the people wend their way like sheep; They are in trouble because there is no shepherd. Amos 9:9-12 “For surely I will command, And will sift the house of Israel among all nations, As grain is sifted in a sieve; Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground. All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’ “On that day I will raise up The tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, And repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, And rebuild it as in the days of old; That they may possess the remnant of Edom, And all the Gentiles who are called by My name,” Says the Lord who does this thing. There are several realities that tie together the prophecies concerning the last 7 years leading up to Jesus' return. I have been writing a lot lately about night and day prayer being one of the mo

The world trades power for loyalty. This is the way the kingdom of darkness works: "Do what I want, and I will give you more of what you want." This is what led to satan's fall, and his character, and all those who agree with him, have reflected that same sentiment ever since: Ezekiel 28:13-18 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone — red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone, blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper, blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald— all beautifully crafted for you and set in the finest gold. They were given to you on the day you were created. I ordained and anointed you as the mighty angelic guardian. You had access to the holy mountain of God and walked among the stones of fire. “You were blameless in all you did from the day you were created until the day evil was found in you. Your rich commerce led you to violence, and you sinned. So I banished you in disgrace from the mountain of God. I

There is a VERY specific reason Jesus prophesied night and day prayer will precede His return. God is searching the earth right now to find all those longing for Eden...all those willing to trade a broken life here and now and earnestly DESIRE to live with God where He is. This is what David desired. This is why God showed Him how to do night and day worship, just as it happens around God's throne. This was David's heart-desire: Psalms 27:4-5 One thing I have desired of the Lord , That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord , And to inquire in His temple. For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. David said "I want Eden, God!" "I want me and You, face to face, that is the only safe place." God showed David how to be with Him more and more, by showing Him how to agree on earth wi