|City on a Hill - Writings for Refuge

STAND Psalm 48:1A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain. 2Beautiful in elevation, The joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, The city of the great King. 3God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge. 4For behold, the kings assembled, They passed by together. 5They saw it, and so they marveled; They were troubled, they hastened away. 6Fear took hold of them there, And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs, 7As when You break the ships of Tarshish With an east wind. This is a strange Psalm until you grab ahold of what it is describing, which is the New Jerusalem on earth again. The kings of the earth will bring the wealth of their nations to Jesus in the New Jerusalem: Revelation 21:23The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. 24And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and ...

This is a picture. The Bride is like the moon, and the Bridegroom, Jesus, is like the sun. The Bride is coming into a time where she will mature and rule over the darkest night in anticipation of her groom. Day and night is very important. We learn in the brightness of day, as we hear the words of our beloved, but we show that we have obtained knowledge in the night, in the seeming absence of our groom. Psalm19:2Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is a reason God spent the "cool of the day" with Adam and Eve. Heaven is not like many imagine. It isn't forced presence. It is an eternity of hearing, and learning, and releasing revelation. Day unto day... As heaven emerges, our capacity to be one will increase until there is no separation...until there is no Night. And Jesus' prayer will be answered...to completely share His inheritance with His beloved. Night is falling even as the day is breaking. Do you know what to release in the ...

Follow the Biblical pattern, and you'll see world war about to break out: Russia and Iran are from the north and the east. At the beginning of the great tribulation, they will conspired to rebel against Babylon, along with Egypt, Libya, Syria, et al. US is end time Babylon. She will occupy Israel for "her own protection" in an arrogant attempt to bring peace to the most troubled place on the planet: Daniel 11:40- Daniel 12:1. 40“At the time of the end the king of the South (Egypt) shall attack him (antichrist, leader of Babylon); and the king of the North (Syria) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them, and pass through. 41“He shall also enter the Glorious Land (Israel), and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of Ammon (all of these describe modern day Jordan) . 42“He shall stretch out his hand against t...

Someone emailed me a great question today. I thought others might have the same question, so I am sharing it here: Question: Please put the nine beatitudes into simple terms. Example- 1. Admitting spiritual poverty 2. Mourning those deficiencies 3. In meekness, receiving the increases of the Spirit 4. Developing a hunger and thirst for righteousness * this is where I get lost...please fill in 5 through 9: My answer: 5. Blessed are the merciful – as you grow in hunger, its easy to see those closest to you with a more critical eye. Hard problems suddenly seem obvious to solve. Worries you used to have go away and its easy to think they should just go away for others too. Be merciful. Remember where you were. Walk in the light you have, but be merciful towards those who aren’t in the same amount of light. 6. Blessed are the pure in heart – This mercy will begin to unlock places in your heart that are darkened. As you fight the tendency to control your own quick judgments and mouth, you st...

Psalm 27:1A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? 2When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell. 3Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident. 4One 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. 5For 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. 6And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD. My enemies might talk about wanting this one thing, but they don't actually do it. This is why they alwa...

So amazed by the love of the Father. I want to be clear...see through... unhidden. For years I tried to be whitewashed, cleaned up on the outside, but inside was still dark...afraid...hidden...ashamed. Im in an intense season of heart change, but it is so good. It is giving me a boldness to be clear and transparent. It is free, unafraid, unashamed. God loves me even in my immaturity and imperfections. He enjoys me. He wants me uncovered... Whitewash looks white from the outside but it is opaque...it keeps the light from really penetrating. The light of God is clean, bright, pure...it comes from the inside out, not the outside in. I'm getting a vision to shine...as a human...for real...held to God by His standard...by His vision of what He wants...His evaluation. He is a really good dad....He really likes me. He likes me clear... unashamed. Satan hates clear...he tries to cover things up...hide the truth. He's fine to let it look proper...religious...polite...but uncovered, clea...