4/30/2025
"O LORD, You are my God. I will exalt You,
I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things;
Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth."
Isaiah 25:1
God instructs us to number our days in Psalm 90:12: "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." This passage speaks to the importance of each day and the brevity of life, urging believers to count the cost of each day living in wisdom and understanding. Psalm 139 speaks to God's great workmanship in creation of man, within whom God has instilled a purpose or plan for their lives, unique to each one of us. However many years, how much time we have been created to live, we each have a God-appointed time, a series of days, He has ordained that we should do good works. Each day I marvel at how quickly time changes, in a wisp of days.
Yesterday I woke up with a deep sense of warning filled with sadness. As an intercessor we are charged to pay attention and be flexible in the service of God. We can be standing on one issue, then deeply embroiled into another. We are living in perilous times as the prophetic clock ticks, we must have discernment and God's wisdom in knowing how to pray. In order to speak the living word of God over a situation, we have to know what the Bible says. Life and death are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21), so we must rightly divide the word of Truth and regard each word carefully. In every part of the day, regardless of where we find ourselves, we must walk mindful of the Word of the LORD.
In the blog yesterday I was exhorting parents to take a role in their children's lives, as they need protection from harmful, and often deadly, influences. I described some instances where guidance is needed, and the raising of the children need to be in the hands of the parents who teach them moral character and warn and protect them from wrong choices, as with every choice, there is a consequence. While each person has a choice whether they will serve God or not, still we are to offer support and instruction as teachers and parents in moral living, respecting oneself, not feeling as if they have to conform to a circle of friends and participate in activities that they consider fun. Truth always prevails, and the condition of that person many times leads to guilt and shame for unwise decisions, often with far reaching results. Still, God sees every heart, and He forgives the one who earnestly comes to Him in humility. He loves us regardless of how we may feel about Him.
I was excited to learn of a teacher who started the Little Red Schoolhouse, "with a mission to restore the education of children founded upon the fundamental principles of faith, family, and freedom." Dennita Miskimen taught school for 23 years serving in various roles and responsibilities. A friend writes "Suppose you were walking down the hall of your public school where you have taught for 23 years, teaching almost every single grade level, and functioning in almost every role that one can do in a public school, and then...then one day, you look down the hallway of your school and you see drag queens, students who claim they are cats or even bats (I am not making this up!), and girls scantily clad. So you go to the principal. There you are informed that you are the one who is wrong. You are informed that the kids who think they are "cats" are allowed to purr, meow, and to use litter boxes, and you have to call boys by girls' names if they want it." From this point, after sobbing, much prayer and waiting upon the Lord, Dennita birthed the Little Red Schoolhouse, and many mothers and children came running. This school is on the family farm, The Little Red Farm, and it is lodged in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, where I live. After voicing my concern in yesterday's post about the welfare and education of children, this email was waiting for me this morning with relevant and disturbing information. The best part is that these schools are being established across America. I praise God for the sheer joy of knowing my prayers were answered in His time. I will learn more about Dennita and this school tonight in a global prayer call. I posted the information on my Facebook page for anyone interested.
In speaking of the brevity of time, after reading good news, I checked to what's happening in Israel today. I had already checked my sources earlier in the morning, but I did not receive information about the fires in the hills circling Jerusalem until our embassy call this morning. Engulfing fires with high winds are burning for miles with the major highway blocked off and many having to evacuate their homes. The flames on the highway caused many to flee on foot to escape the flames. Israel is in such a state of emergency that the IDF soldiers have been asked to help fight the fires. There is suspected arson, one source saying it has been verified as so, and some arrested, caught in the act.
Israel has been observing their Memorial Day, Yom HaZikaron, today in remembrance of those who have given their lives for service to Israel and other countries as well as those murdered. Because of the fires, many events have now been canceled. Tomorrow Israel would be celebrating their Independence Day, Yom HaAtzma'ut, but everything has been canceled, and many are fighting fires. When I see the flames and black smoke, it reminds me of the devastating fires of Los Alamos, New Mexico that destroyed homes, forest, and killed wildlife. To date, the forests have not been restored. It is the same for the ones in the canyons leading to Las Vegas, New Mexico, where I used to live and where my daughter still resides.
Israel needs our prayers more than ever now, as the war continues, and the hostages remain hidden in Gaza. Hamas fails to hold fast to their word regarding cease fires and hostage release. Iran who is the head of the snake, does not want to budge. The families mourn as they wait, and many are still mourning from the massacre of their own families, many children in their beds. But from scriptures we know that God will rescue, restore and rebuild Israel, His chosen people. The scriptures remind us that all the promises of God are yea and amen! So we stand on the solid Rock, knowing He will bring it all to pass.
God hears Israel's and our cries, and He says in Isaish 43:1-7: But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God,The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place. Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life. Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west; I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth—Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him.”
The storms may come, and the wind may blow fiercely, but God will never leave us or forsake us, and He upholds us with His righteous right hand. We can count on it!
New Wine
by Hillsong
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