Day 273 Return of the King

 

9/30/2025

 "For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly
wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ"
Philippians 3:20 

 

A dear friend called me tonight after receiving two phone calls from me. She lives in the southwest, so I don't get to see her as much. In fact I haven't seen her in almost four years, and we don't seem to be able to connect by phone as often. During that time much has happened, for each of us. When she called back she was frantic, on her last nerve, and I could tell she was at the point of implosion as she couldn't relax, was speaking rapidly, hardly taking a breath between sentences, which I can understand after talking with her. The last time we had spoken she was much calmer, but life has a way of swimming up and taking a big bite. People often don't do what they say they will do, even when it comes to medical care for our aged family members. Or, perhaps, facilities paint a much prettier picture than what actually happens on a daily basis. This seems to be a contagious disease within the whole of society, and leadership within these facilities are not holding those in supervisory positions responsible or accountable. In other words, they are not performing the duties of their job descriptions. Years ago I worked for State in the Department of Mental Health and Retardation. We were shown videos of certain mental health hospitals being investigated for abuse of patients. I was appalled at this when I was 20, so imagine as I fast forward to now, and I realize that some things may be worse. My son and I used to have movie night, and on his night to choose a movie, he chose One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with Jack Nicholson. I had heard of lobotomies, but I never realized how debilitating they were. In the movie, Jack's character received one at the hands of an evil nurse who had it out for Jack when he stood up to her repetitive mistreatment of others at the facility. No one knows what goes on behind closed doors, drawn shades, and dark rooms. Fortunately, the problem cited by my friend was not this bad, or who really knows in an Alzheimer's ward?!

Aside from that adventure...I'm still trying to play catch up after my "day off," In spite of the fact that I was busy running errands today, I did get some things done here on the home front. I wrote more in my journal this morning, although I was slower to rise after having more crazy dreams. I tried writing them down, but the dreams  were so "busy" that I could only remember snatches here and there. I've been trying to sort out some personal matters, so sitting alone in the quiet helps to still my mind, and I can listen a bit more intently. I remind the reader that I have "noises" in my head from the last trauma sustained in 2016, so quiet and stillness is sometimes difficult to achieve. Even so, over the years of my life I have grown accustomed to making such challenges "normal," so I can cope successfully without pulling my hair out or tossing the cat across the room. Although it has never come to that point...yet!...adapting to chronic pain, stabbing sensations through my temple, eye, and top of head down into the eye, can be troubling. Disconcerting is my standby word for such descriptions, but my life goes way beyond a single word.  

It's getting late again, as I try to gather my thoughts, but hopefully I won't fall asleep. It seems as if the days move so quickly, and other things, equally important, distract or get in the way totally. I've been receiving more phone calls recently for advice, and I don't give advice. I just say "thus saith the Lord." Works for me!

Today marks Day 9 of the 10 Days of Awe, and our focus is the Return of the King. The focus city is Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the 110 Cities Region is Central and South America. Tomorrow will be our last day as we enter into Yom Kippur, the day of Atonement, in the evening. This is the highest holy day of the Jewish year, a day of repentance, a day of fasting, and rest. It was the only time the high priest was allowed to enter into the Holy of Holies to seek repentance for the sins of the nation. He was only allowed entrance by first repenting of his own sins. A rope was tied around his leg in the event his repentance was insincere, so that he could be pulled out, because if anyone else went in, they would instantly be consumed. But God...! In Hebrews we are told about the new covenant with Jesus as our High Priest who made atonement for our sins by sacrificing Himself as a Substitute for our sins. He left Heaven, to be born of woman, lived a sinless life, in order to become our Passover Lamb. This is why He was born - to do the works of the Father. When He was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, prior to His betrayal and crucifixion, He asked the Father if possible to remove the cup of suffering, then quickly added, not My will but Yours be done:

"Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me;

nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, be done."

Luke 22:42

Scripture speaks of His blood as the better blood sacrifice, because His sacrifice was a once only sacrifice, not annually, as before. He died once for all mankind. All we have to do is to accept the free gift of salvation through faith in and acceptance of Jesus. God gives us His grace and mercy, but many don't receive, and, sadly, many won't. God is a Holy God, Yahweh is His Name. Because He is pure and holy, He cannot coexist with sin. This is why Jesus came, because man in his selfishness continued to reject God's laws. All God desires of us is relationship. He wants to dwell with us, but many oppose that. Just like they oppose the moral laws of our government, established by our founding fathers on godly principles. America was birthed as One Nation Under God, yet people oppose this idea. The minds of so many people have been twisted and turned, people coerced and manipulated. It's is difficult to watch it happen, and yet it has happened since the beginning. I pray that things change.

I had to remind a friend the other day that God showed His mercy and grace on America one more time by putting our President in office and by selecting the right people for the administration and cabinet. This was a divine appointment for this time in history. When God works supernaturally, it is a wonder to behold. God loves America, but our nation needs to return to Him. Time gets shorter each day, and time is running out for the day of the Gentiles may end soon. Romans 11 gives us, as well as any non-Jewish believer in Christ, a description of our purpose and his plan in this chapter. Yet it is not taught in colleges, seminaries or being preached from the pulpit in many churches. Hebrews 13:8 states that Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. So do we believe it? Then why do we twist the words to make them line up to what we want, rather than the way it should as "Thus says the LORD?" 

Pretty soon the King will return for His bride, the church, and we shall be caught up together with Him in the air. It's just too wonderful to think about. I can imagine quite a LOT, as I have a creative mind, and I am a dreamer. But mostly I dream of Heaven, seeing Jesus. The one thousand year reign with Jesus is something I don't linger thinking about. I'm just waiting and watching! Come, LORD Jesus, Come!