A Dream: The Twirling Girl

Posted on May 6, 2024 by A Whisper, Screamed

I have been sitting on this dream for months, not wanting to post it. The Father, Our King Creator brought it back to mind. To whomever this is for, seek His help daily.

Through a bright sky, a pale girl clad in a two piece, hot pink bathing suit flew sideways, blonde hair swirling about her lanky form. Her body slammed into a cliff’s bulge, bounced, and tumbled towards large rocks by a rushing river.

Before she splattered into a bloody mess, I woke up, annoyed. “Lord, what makes You think I wanted to see something like that?”

“What makes My children think I want to see what they see?”

I woke all the way up. “Oh, Lord, I am so sorry. Forgive us. We still think we have autonomy.”

Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

John 1:3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world knew Him not.

1 Corinthians 8:6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, of Whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom are all things, and through Whom we live.

Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.

Romans 11:36 For from Him, and through Him, and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.

Malachi 2:10 Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another By profaning the covenant of the fathers?

Everything created came from His essence, which is why He is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. Since we made the choice to serve Him, we are in training to become a part of Him again, to me a tool in His hand. This is symbolized by more than a few verses:

Leviticus 26:12 I will walk [work] among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.

Romans 8:10 But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.

Also see Genesis 3:8, Genesis 17:7, Exodus 6:7, Exodus 29:45, Jeremiah 24:7, Jeremiah 30:22, Jeremiah 32:38, Ezekiel 37:27, 2 Corinthians 6:16, Colossians 1:27, Revelation 21:3.

…and His temple not made by human hands:

1 Peter 2 (NKJV) 4Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. … 9But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

This means you are subjecting Him to whatever filth or profane thing you are either watching, reading, or listening to. As He told me years ago, “Do not mix what is profane with what is holy,” for we are to “be holy, as I am holy.” Confirmed by Leviticus 11:44, Leviticus 11:45, Leviticus 19:2, Leviticus 20:7.

At some point, He will take His hand (favor) off and turn His back on you (correction), as in 1 Timothy 4:2, Romans 1:24, Romans 1:28, Ezekiel 20:25, Psalm 81:12, Isaiah 44:18, Acts 14:16, 2 Thessalonians 2:11. He will not continue to waste His Energy (Holiness, Essence) on stuff contrary to His Will and Purposes. However, He will always be there to help you when you come to your sense of self in Him. Prepare to be broken.

Amen.

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Three-Month Bible Reading Notes – Part 17 – 2 Corinthians

Posted on April 19, 2024 by A Whisper, Screamed

– 1:3-7 – Comfort in Suffering – This is where the idea of “you gain authority over what you have suffered” comes from in order to help others endure their suffering in particular areas. Always remember, we are Yah’s tools on this plane of existence as is the Son and the Spirit.

– Chapter 1 15And in this confidence I intended to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit— 16to pass by way of you to Macedonia, to come again from Macedonia to you, and be helped by you on my way to Judea.
– 16:6 And it may be that I will remain, or even spend the winter with you, that you may send me on my journey, wherever I go.

Also see Super Quick Bible Study: Let People Help You Sometimes. We need to let others bless us, so they can be rewarded by Yah.

– 1:17-24 – Yes, Yes and No, No – I am not going to lie, sometimes parts of Paul’s letters are annoying to read. This is one of them.

– 1:21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God…

Anointing is a preparation for performing Yah’s work.

– Chapter 1 23Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth. 24Not that we have dominion [rule] over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.
– Chapter 2 1But I determined this within myself, that I would not come again to you in sorrow. 2For if I make you sorrowful, then who is he who makes me glad but the one who is made sorrowful by me?

This is one of those “breaks by the scrolls, not the thought” sections, meaning it should have been one paragraph in either chapter. These verses declare to me Paul’s desire that they figure out what they should do and seek Yah’s wisdom in matters, instead of him (and others) constantly telling them either what to do or reprimanding them.

– Chapter 2 6This punishment which was inflicted by the majority is sufficient for such a man, 7so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow. 8Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him. 9For to this end I also wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things. 10Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, 11lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

Galatians 6:1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
Ephesians 4:32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Colossians 3:13 Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

1 Corinthians 5 gives instruction for casting out an incestuous man and reprimands their tolerance of him. Some believe it is the same one in 2 Corinthians, but it cannot be confirmed. However, this gives us instructions on how to welcome back a repentant sinner. I don’t think current Christendom has the same power to kick a sinner out of a congregation and this act having an effect upon the person.

– Chapter 2 14Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. 16To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things?

Acts 10:4 And when [Cornelius] observed [the angel], he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?”

So [the angel] said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.”

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
Philippians 4:18 Indeed I have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.

There are a ton of references in the OT about the various sacrifices being “a sweet savor unto the Lord,” so the symbolism of this transitioned from burning formerly living things into our obedience and willful service unto Father Yah under His Son’s precious blood.

– 3:1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you?
– 5:12 For we do not commend ourselves again to you, but give you opportunity to boast on our behalf, that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.
– 10:10 “For his letters,” they say, “are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.”
– 12:11 I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you; for in nothing was I behind the most eminent apostles, though I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 15 9For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

I get the impression Paul had validation issues with the body of believers. Or was it guilt over his persecution of the saints? Was that his “thorn in the flesh” (which comes from people’s behavior – Numbers 33:55, Ezekiel 28:24)?

– 3:3 …clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.

Jeremiah 31:33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Ezekiel 11:19 Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh…

Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Also see Proverbs 3:3, Proverbs 7:3, Psalm 37:31, Psalm 40:8, Psalm 51:10, 2 Chronicles 30:12, Jeremiah 17:1, Jeremiah 24:7, Jeremiah 32:39, Hebrews 8:10, Hebrews 10:16.

– 3:6 …who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
Acts 5:20 Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.

Torah is not dead but transformed into Living Flesh and Blood, which become our new hearts (souls, lives, born again) when we accept the Spirit of Christ.

– 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
Genesis 32:30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
Numbers 12:8 I speak with him face to face, even plainly, and not in dark sayings [riddles]; And he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”

One day, we all will see everything we have gone through on this plane of existence and understand, but not yet. Salvation is an ongoing process until we die.

– 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Job 34:11 For He repays man according to his work and makes man to find a reward according to his way.
Revelation 22:12 And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to his work.

Also see Jeremiah 17:10, Isaiah 62:11 [Matthew 16:27], Psalm 62:12 [Romans 2:6], Proverbs 24:12, Revelation 2:23, Revelation 20:12.

Each one of us will go to His throne alone, to give an account for what we have done.

– 5:14 For the love of Christ compels us…

Why does this remind me of that chant the two priests declared in the movie, The Exorcist?

– 6:5 …in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings…
– 11:27 In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
– 12:10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Also see Acts 16:23, 1 Corinthians 4:11, Philippians 4:12. I wonder if we will have to get to this level of suffering to get the Evangel spread in the West properly. Missionaries into other parts of the world have.

– 6:7c …with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left…
– 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds…

Romans 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Job 29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban.

Isaiah 11:5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist.

Isaiah 59:17 For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, And was clad with zeal as a cloak.

Psalm 18:2c The LORD is… my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

– 6:14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship [in common] has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion [fellowship] has light with darkness?

1 Corinthians 7:39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.

I argue the latter verse contains a stronger statement against marrying an unbeliever. The former describes any binding with unbelievers, not just marriage, due to the power of influence. See 1 Corinthians 5:9, Ephesians 5:1-7, Exodus 34:16.

– 9:6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Proverbs 11:24 There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.
Proverbs 19:17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given.
Proverbs 22:9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed [Matthew 6:22, Luke 11:34], for he gives of his bread to the poor.

Job 4:8 Even as I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.
Deuteronomy 15:10 Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.

Hosea 10 12Sow for yourselves righteousness;
Reap in mercy;
Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord,
Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.

13You have plowed wickedness;
You have reaped iniquity.
You have eaten the fruit of lies,
Because you trusted in your own way,
In the multitude of your mighty men.

Galatians 6 7Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. 9And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

– 10:7 Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ’s, let him again consider this in himself, that just as he is Christ’s, even so we are Christ’s.

1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

John 7:24 Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.
John 8:15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
Proverbs 21:2 All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.

Luke 16:15 And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”

Simply put, leave the judgment of others to the Lord and worry about yourselves.

– 11:14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.

Galatians 1:8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.

Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenlies.

Revelation 6:2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.

Beware! Deception comes in pleasant packages. The Destructive Ride of the White Horse of Revelation

– 12:14a Now for the third time I am ready to come to you.
– 13:1 This will be the third time I am coming to you. “By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.”

Deuteronomy 17:6 Whoever is deserving of death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses; he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness.

Deuteronomy 19:15 One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.

Numbers 35:30 Whoever kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person for the death penalty.

Matthew 18:16 But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that “by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.”

John 8:17 Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.

1 Timothy 5:19 Do not receive an accusation against an elder except from two or three witnesses.

Hebrews 10:28 He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses.

Matthew 26:60 …but found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward…

Years ago, I heard a sermon downplaying this concept, because the focus was on describing how a congregation should handle sin in the camp and how often the second half of Matthew 18:16 is quoted. No, we have take the full counsel of Yah, so every repeat of this idea applies.

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Super Quick Bible Study: Practice What You Preach

Posted on February 27, 2024 by A Whisper, Screamed

Proverbs 12:1 Whoever loves instruction [discipline] loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

Romans 2:21a You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself?

To teach is to learn. The more you teach, the more you learn. Through the Father, constantly examine your acquired knowledge. Never stop receiving, sharing, correcting, and applying what He has taught you.

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Super Quick Bible Study: Faith Bias

Posted on February 25, 2024 by A Whisper, Screamed

I had an epiphany during an early morning Bible study of Romans 14:

1Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. 2For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. 3Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. 4Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

At first glance, one could assume Paul is saying literally “…he who is weak, however, [in faith] eats vegetables.” Verse 3 accuses both the liberal eaters and the vegetable-only of judging one another, saying Yah has accepted each one. Verse 4 drives the point home: Father Yah is the judge over a fellow believer’s lifestyle, not us. In other words, get your perceptions in order and “…remove that plank from your own eye…”

Daniel and his 3 friends ate fruit and vegetables to avoid whatever the king of Babylon wanted them to eat. Yah blessed them with good health and sound minds as a result. Whatever the Lord (and you) would have you either do or eschew in life is between you and Him. Remember He “…desires mercy, not sacrifice.”

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Super Quick Bible Study: Focus on Father, Not Self

Posted on January 26, 2024 by A Whisper, Screamed

Matthew 6 (NKJV) 1“Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 3But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.

5“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 6But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 7And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.

19“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

24“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, Luke 16:13].

25“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

28“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Matthew 10 (NKJV) 34“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 36and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ 37He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. [Luke 14:26-27, Micah 7:6]

Deuteronomy 33:9 [The Levite] who says of his father and mother, “I have not seen them”; Nor did he acknowledge his brothers, Or know his own children; For they have observed Your word and kept Your covenant.

The bolded part came to my mind this morning, as it has for years. It is a reminder that we are to focus on Him—want Him—above all else in life.

We want Him more than the provisions we need to live.
We want Him more than satisfying our flesh.
We want Him more than earthly companionship.
We want Him more than being comfortable.
We want Him more than anything He can do for us.
We want Him more than miracles and blessings.
We want Him more than salvation.
We want Him more than resurrection.
We want Him more than life itself.

A challenge for us all: Do more praise and thanksgiving than asking for what you need. Seek His will before you either act or react. Tell him “Good morning” and “Good night” everyday. Act as though He is always by your side.

Renewing the mind = Practice→Habit→New Nature

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Super Quick Bible Study: Hidden in the Lord’s Prayer

Posted on January 15, 2024 by A Whisper, Screamed

Matthew 6:9-13 (NKJV)
9In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
10Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
11Give us this day our daily bread.
12And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
13And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Luke 11:2-4 (NKJV)
2So He said to them, “When you pray, say:
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
3Give us day by day our daily bread.
4And forgive us our sins,
For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.”

In my blog post, Super Quick Bible Study: Hezekiah’s Prayer, I noted the need for praise before prayer. I recently realized that the first 2 verses of the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew and the first verse of the prayer in Luke are praises unto the Lord Above. When you read through Scripture, the majority of prayers begin with honoring Who He is and what He has done.

The final verses in both versions contain requests according to Father Yah’s Will.

Thank You Yahshua once again for following the patterns in Scripture so we can duplicate Your actions.

Also see Pray Like This and The Lord’s Prayer and the Amidah: A Comparative Analysis.

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Thought Splatters – Tinkle!

Posted on January 4, 2024 by A Whisper, Screamed

From the Lord Yah, you will receive how you believe. If you believe in the gifts of the Spirit, you will receive; if not, you get the promise of faith alone. It is your choice.

Do not limit how Yah operates in your life. Believe everything in Scripture that has happened can happen and will happen again. Take chances. Trust His guidance. Stay connect through prayer. Ask for correction.

Do not compare your spiritual journey with someone else’s. We are all on different levels and unique walks along the Way. Do not use this as an excuse to fail to grow, however.

There are none so blind than those who choose not to see. How can you hear if you choose to be deaf?

Even the self-righteous can have itching ears (2 Timothy 4:3).

Progress in our walk, not [human] perfection, is the key – David Diga Hernandez. Repent quickly. Rejoice for His Mercy and give thanks for His grace.

We have to overcome the fear of man, if it will help someone else. – Christina Psalmist Molloy

Blessed are the flexible, for they are rarely bent out of shape.
Blessed are the flexible, for they will bend but not break.

When correcting someone, (1) pray for guidance and (2) focus on the action, not the person.

What if Adam (mankind) by sin created the opening for the fallen ones to have their way in this realm of creation?

If the Father calls us to do something, trust He will provide the time and resources we need to complete it.

At the bare minimum, a follower of Christ should see His work in their lives. If not, ask Him to open your eyes and praise Him in both the good and bad things He allows in your life.

Who you engage, how you engage, and who you avoid, tells the Father where you heart is.

Defensiveness is just another form of pride.
Anger is just another form of pain.

Remember, we all are subject to evil, even the so-called lucky or wealthy people. Avoid assuming people’s condition (1 Thessalonians 4:11, Proverbs 17:1, Ecclesiastes 4:6) unless He decides to show you.

Everything that happens in our lives is for our refinement: good, bad, indifferent. Ask the Lord what you should be learning (or changing) from each event, even the tiny or mundane ones.

Contrary to popular belief, this Walk we travel is to be enjoyable as it is challenging.

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“Be Quiet,” Saith the LORD

Posted on November 17, 2023 by A Whisper, Screamed

Amos 5:13 Therefore the prudent keep silent at that time, for it is an evil time.

During the COVID and vaccine hoopla, the mainstream media focused on pastors who had spoke out the vaccine but yet died of COVID later. Marcus Lamb was the most prominent of the bunch. The target audience, Christians, took note of this, and many got vaccinated. I only know of one person who prayed about which vaccine to take. That person was told by Yah to take the Johnson & Johnson one.

I saw those stories in the media as a sign to avoid talking about the vaccine and keep what I was doing private. I screwed up a few times, but once I saw people’s reaction, whether for or against the shot, their antagonistic and/or prideful declarations forced me to zip my lips.

This was practice: to prepare us for other things coming down the road; to keep our eyes, ears, and hearts upon the Lord; to seek His knowledge and wisdom as the days grow darker still, to pay attention to the work of the Lord around us, to learn from other people’s mistakes and our own.

Discernment is paramount.

Ecclesiastes 3:7 …a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak….

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Thought Splatters – Gulp!

Posted on September 11, 2023 by A Whisper, Screamed

How do I know the Father loves me? How do I know He is with me everyday? I see His work either in me, through me, around me, or from others, and sometimes, all at once.

Here is a danger of believing the Father does not speak today: the twisting of Scripture is easier when one does not believe in His correction.

Those walking along the Way, which is more important to Yah: having the right belief or having the right conduct?

Will believers be like Israel and the multitude during the tribulation described in Revelation? Make sure your trust and loyalty (faith) is in the Lord.

Sometimes, we must operate as the Father does—incognito. Do not look for either attention or praise. Do not complain to anyone but the Lord. Praise Him in secret as you work in secret.

You won’t be in trouble with Yah for not reading/listening to Scripture, but you limit what He will do through you based on your knowledge. Eat the Word daily; it is your precious food.

When you pray, you are putting the Father, Our King’s Desire into the atmosphere. Even if you feel the prayer has failed, your attention to Yah will always valuable to Him and a loss to the adversary.

Both wisdom and stupidity are repeated into our ears and eyes. Through the Spirit’s help, we decide what is valid and applies to us.

Let our words be few, our opinions, fewer, and our insults, ever rare.
Allow our faith to grow, our hope to blossom, and our love, ever abundant.

A new name/title for the Father—Endless, since He has neither end nor beginning.

View the Lord’s inspiration—the work of the Spirit—as a process, a continuous flow, not a series of events.

Stop complaining about people; pray for them.

Anointings get recycled, not souls nor spirits.

Do you know what your thorn in the side is?

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What I Have Been Up To

Posted on September 6, 2023 by A Whisper, Screamed

I will finish the Three-Month Bible Reading Notes soon, but I got burnt out from doing so many Bible reading challenges. Also, the Epistles don’t flow like the rest of Scripture. I am not going to lie—those letters feel like opinion pieces rather than “thus saith the Lord.” I wish we could find the other letters that the authors were responding to. But you know, the Father leaves things vague in order for Him to be the final authority, to encourage us to seek truth from Him.

I am watching two Biblically-inspired series:
Historical and Chronological Context of the Bible by Rev. Bruce W. Gore (YouTube)

Based on his book of the same name, Rev. Gore creates a timeline of historical events and its parallels within Scripture. Yes, there are mistakes and denominational (with cultural) biases, but the overall work is entertaining and inspirational. The series is complete.

Biblical Series: Exodus by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson (YouTube)

Peterson hosts a roundtable with various men (mostly intellectuals) analyzing the second book of Scripture, pulling from random sources and ideas of the human condition. This is not for either Biblical purists or babes in the faith. The complete 17-part series is behind a paywall (DailyWire+), but on YouTube, each episode is being released every Monday. After a while, the first episode will remain on Peterson’s YouTube channel, but the others will be deleted.

Two books that have my attention:
Experiencing God by Henry and Richard Blackaby, Claude King
It is fascinating to see the various ways Avinu Malkeinu reaches out to us.

Return of the First Church by John Fenn
I need to finish this one. I stopped reading because I didn’t want to get my hopes up this would happen in my lifetime.

Current revelation: Today, I watched/listened to two different videos mentioning Vision of the Woman in the Basket (Zechariah 5:5-11). I don’t believe in coincidence. Two things: 2 female entities with stork wings and the transference of evil from one place to another that wants it. The latter reminds me of Matthew 12:43 where the expelled demon wanders through waterless places, looking for rest. Waterless in this case means “no blood flow;” therefore dust (red dirt, adam) + living (flowing) water = blood (dam), life, soul.

These evil entities are forever drawn to us, which explains one need for the fiery pit in Isaiah 66:24 and Revelation 20:10 (the other being His holiness).

I argue they feed on our negative emotions and sins, as pronounced in the curse on the snake in Genesis 3:

14So the Lord God said to the serpent:
“Because you have done this,
You are cursed more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And you shall eat dust
All the days of your life.

Belly symbolizes the “seat of desire” (fleshly inclinations), or gut intuition (gut instinct). Dust is us outside Yah’s will and purpose. Without the living (flowing) water—His Spirit, His Word—we are the dust He will eventually knock off His feet (Matthew 10:14, Mark 6:11, Luke 10:11, Acts 13:51, Acts 18:6. Nehemiah 5:13), since we exist on His footstool (1 Chronicles 28:2, Psalm 99:5, Psalm 132:7, Lamentations 2:1, Isaiah 60:13, Isaiah 66:1, Matthew 5:35).

Current struggles:
1) Prayer – I don’t know what the deal is, but I strain to get past opening a prayer with praise and thanksgiving. I still say things to Him throughout the day, and around others worshiping I have no problem. I got a hangup somewhere, and I need to identify it and wrest it off me.

2) Two different sources telling me I have decisions to make. What decisions?

3) Keeping my imagination under subjection – that has been the Lord’s work-in-progress for many years. I have improved greatly, but I still have to fill any voids with what He wants me to picture. Thank Yah for YouTube and books to fill in some of those gaps.

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