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  • Battle-cry Prayer

    Six years later and the spiritual war we are in continues on. But God is exposing more and more of the enemy’s tactics. In Jesus Name and by His blood we will prevail! Praise God!

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    “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God…” 2 Corinthians 10:4-5a (NKJV)replica-weapons-4116NQ

    I woke up this morning around 3 a.m. and couldn’t go back to sleep. As I lay there thinking, my mind kept going back to the evening news talking about the decision by a local school district to quietly change their bathroom policy to accommodate transgender students. As I kept thinking about the whole situation, I felt God telling me that these young people are being deceived and used. The true battle is not over who uses which bathroom, but is rather part of a spiritual battle that has been declared over our nation, and our youth and children are in the enemy’s first line of attack.
    I struggled trying to figure out…

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  • Saturday Was Dark

    Saturday morning. The disciples were afraid and confused. The One they had followed, believing He was the Promised One had been crucified and buried. What now? Would the Romans come after them? And what about the promises from the prophets of old that said when the Messiah came He would sit on David’s throne and have an everlasting kingdom[1]? The day was dark, just as dark as it had been the day before when their Messiah had been crucified.

                Saturday morning. Mary Magdalene was grieving. Her Lord was gone. Would the demons He’d cast out of her return to torment her again? Her heart ached as she recalled the joy and peace she’d felt when Jesus spoke and cast them out, all seven of them[2]. She recalled the love she’d seen in His eyes and felt when He told her she was free. The day seemed so dark.

                While the disciples and all of Jesus’ followers were grieving and wondering what was coming, things were happening that they could not know or understand until later. The burial of Jesus’ body was not the end, but just the beginning. A war was going on they could not see nor yet be a participant.

                While His followers were fearing the Romans, Jesus descended into hell[3] and defeated Satan once and for all, taking from him the keys of hell and death.

                While Mary Magdalene was grieving, Jesus went into Abraham’s bosom and announced to the Old Testament saints “I’m here, I’m the One you believed in but never saw” and escorted them into heaven[4].

                While the disciples were hiding in their houses, Jesus was entering the Heavenly Holy of Holy’s with His own blood forever sealing the New Covenant. Their teacher had become their High Priest forever.[5]

                It was dark on Saturday, but Sunday came. And with the light of dawn, Jesus stepped out of the tomb. The plan laid out from the beginning of creation was now complete[6]. Jesus had paid the full debt of sin and defeated death.

                Right now things look very dark in our nation, and the world. Evil appears to be winning. Corruption and confusion seem to be controlling the United States. But there is another war going on that we cannot see. A spiritual war in the heavenlies is taking place over the United States, and this is a war we have authority to be in. Our fight is not with men[7], our fight is in the spirit and God has given us the weapons to win this fight.

                It looks very dark right now, but Sunday is coming. Jesus has conquered all enemies and it is now our job to proclaim the gospel, the Good News of Jesus Christ.[8]            

    The hope for our nation is not in a man. While God does appoint and equip individuals to lead nations, that is not where our hope lies. Our hope alone is in Jesus Christ, the risen Savior, the Lord of Lords and our High Priest. Sunday is coming for the United States of America. Praise and all glory be to God!

    Peace and blessings in our Lord Jesus Christ,

    Dee

    [1] Psalm 145:13

    [2] Luke 8:2

    [3] Acts 2:31, Rev. 1:18

    [4] Eph. 4:8-10

    [5] Hebrews 9:11-15

    [6] 1 Peter 1:20-21

    [7] Eph. 6:12-13

    [8] Matt 28:18-20

  • God’s Special Ops

    “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.  For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

                This blog is a little different from what I usually write on this site. I’m called to be a teacher of the Word, and my gift of writing is also to teach. But the first Sunday of August 2021, God began speaking to me and as that word has marinated in my spirit, I feel convicted to share it here.

                “I’m sending you [and I think the you is plural] out to do the clean-up operations. I have defeated the enemy, now it is up to you to enforce it.

    “Why do you need (spiritual) weapons to use on a defeated enemy? Because there are always pockets of resistance trying to usurp positions they have no right to.”I thought about war movies I’ve seen where the Army had won the battle, but then small bands from the other side would pop up and fire at them and have to be taken out. Then when the enemy moved out they would leave behind their sick and wounded, and sometimes civilians that all had to be taken care of and taken into custody. As I was thinking about this I heard the words, “Special Ops”.  Then that is all I heard.

    When I got home I looked up what does special ops mean and this is what I concluded that applies to believers, God’s Special Ops. Among other things, they deploy unconventional warfare [praying in tongues is pretty unconventional!], counter-insurgency, search and rescue, humanitarian assistance, and peacekeeping.  Wow! 

                Right now we’re seeing videos and hearing reports of what is happening in Afghanistan and feel so helpless. We fear for the Christians who are already being martyred for their faith. Our hearts hurt for the American servicemen whose leaders have let them and our country down, as well as the Afghan people many of whom are being targeted by the Taliban for helping the Americans.

                Not all of us are in a position to help rescue people, or send funds to pay for planes to get them. But there is one thing that as believers we all can, and are called to do and that is to take on the spiritual battle for these people. We’re called to put on the armor of God and pray without ceasing, speaking God’s Word over every situation.

    “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 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 heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

    “Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints” Ephesians 6:10-18

    Peace and blessings in our Lord Jesus Christ,

    Dee

  • PRIDE MONTH IS NOW ABOUT SEXUALIZING OUR CHILDREN.

    PRIDE MONTH IS NOW ABOUT SEXUALIZING OUR CHILDREN.

    Satan takes everything good or innocent and perverts for his own evil agenda.

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    The subject matter covered in this blog may not be suitable for all readers, but it is necessary to shine a light on the evil being promoted by the Left.

    A clip of a Blue’s Clues song celebrating Masturbation and Genital Amputation Month went viral over the last weekend of May, 2021.

    Blue’s Clues also released an episode in May, celebrating LGBT identification.

    Blue’s Clues is a long-running preschool TV show that has played on Nickelodeon Jr. since 1996.

    Blue’s Clues became the highest-rated show for preschoolers on American commercial television and was critical to Nickelodeon’s growth,

    The lyrics of its ‘Pride Month’ song, which is sung by a cartoon character that appears to be a drag queen, include the following:

    “This family has two mommies; they love each other so proudly.”

    “This family has two daddies; they love each other so proudly.”

    “These babas are non-binary; they love each…

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  • A WARNING ABOUT THE REMNANT OF GOD IN AMERICA

    A WARNING ABOUT THE REMNANT OF GOD IN AMERICA

    God is working in America!

    mariomurilloministries's avatarMario Murillo Ministries

    There are some scary people in California. It is 7:30 a.m. Preachers are waiting outside of Christian Worship Center in Manteca, as if they were going to a rock concert. They know lunch isn’t until noon, but here they are, so excited to get one of the 1,200 seats inside that they showed up, four and a half hours early.

    The doors were scheduled to open at 11 a.m. Yet, we have no choice but to open them a full hour early, and by 10:50 a.m. the house is 80% full.

    Inside, megachurch pastors sit beside pastors of smaller churches. Love levels the field. Tears flow. They are singing their hearts out. Why is there so much intensity and joy? It is because of the lockdown.

    For most, this is the first time in a year they have been able to be in a packed church with on-fire believers. It…

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  • REMEMBERING THE SILENCE OF HIS FRIENDS

    REMEMBERING THE SILENCE OF HIS FRIENDS

    mariomurilloministries's avatarMario Murillo Ministries

    Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “In the end, we will remember not the words ofourenemies, but thesilence of our friends”.

    Nothing is more enraging to Americans than the feeling that their government does not care about them. Americans hate feeling powerless. They see entitled elites openly ignoring their pain and acting with total arrogance. It is an arrogance that is utterly unconcerned about consequences.

    They go to beauty salons, but you can’t. Then they use their power to put that salon out of business. The same with restaurants that are forced to close down. They tell you not to travel, and then two hours later, they are on a jet to visit their relatives.

    I say this, because politicians live in a bubble and do not know what you and I think. Mainly because they don’t care. And they don’t care because Washington D.C. is a seductive, soul-sucking atmosphere…

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  • Private hell

    Private hell

    “And pray for every political leader and representative, so that we would be able to live tranquil, undisturbed lives, as we worship the awe-inspiring God with pure hearts.” 1 Timothy 2:2 The Passion Translation

    mariomurilloministries's avatarMario Murillo Ministries

    Vast swathes of the church still bring up his past.  A few who are wearing tinfoil hats call him a devil. Clueless preachers still won’t take a stand. He goes through hell every day protecting the American church and they repay him with indifference.

    I am sure that he would make me take down this blog if he could. How I know that, is my business. He doesn’t want the church to know how our ingratitude hurts and baffles him. Obama silenced pastors and yet many pastors still love Obama. Meanwhile, Trump fought for and won free speech in the pulpit—free speech that is being used by many to castigate the very person who restored that right.

    But no matter how much I am attacked for supporting him, I will not turn my back on President Trump.  Because of his policies, I have been able to win more souls and…

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  • Decorating for Christmas

    “You shall have a song
    As in the night when a holy festival is kept,
    And gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute,
    To come into the mountain of the Lord,
    To the Mighty One of Israel.” Isaiah 30:29

    God instructed the Jewish people to have celebrations and festivals throughout the year, each one symbolizing specific things and reminding them of His goodness and love. As Christians we’re not given instructions for celebrations or holidays, we’re to live daily celebrating His goodness and love. But we have added holidays and if we use them to celebrate Him and to proclaim Jesus, I think He enjoys them too.

    I love decorating and particularly decorating for Christmas. It takes me days and days to complete, if I ever actually do, because over the years I have collected many decorative items. This year it is especially taking time because we’re in a different house and finding just the right spot for each thing takes a little time. But one thing gets finished first – the Christmas tree. As I decorate, I reflect on the meaning of Christmas and how most of the elements on the tree are symbolic of Christ and the reason for celebration. Some are obvious – there are lights on the tree because Jesus is the Light of the world and we use an evergreen tree because He gives us eternal life. And of course the star that lead the way to the new born King. But there are deeper meanings for me too.

    CHRISTMAS TREE – CHRIST’S TREE
    The first reminder for me is the tree itself. Jesus died on a tree because Adam sinned and brought spiritual death because he ate fruit from the wrong tree. So Jesus came to die on a tree that we could have eternal life.
    “who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.” (1 Peter 2:24)
    The tree itself reminds me that through Jesus’ death on the tree, I have eternal life and that by His stripes I was healed.

    GIFTS OF GOLD, FRANKINCENSE AND MYRRH
    Gold. There are many gold ornaments on our Christmas tree. The gold reminds me of the gifts the wise men brought to the infant Jesus, the new born king. On earth gold is a precious commodity. Here men fight for it, hoard it. But in heaven, gold is not as precious as it is here, there the streets are paved with gold. The most precious gift by heaven’s standards is the gift God gave to mankind, His own precious Son, Jesus. Jesus is the most precious gift, and that gift gives us the gift of eternal life.

    HEARLDING ANGELS – GOD’S MESSENGERS
    I have never seen an angel, but because I believe God’s Word, I believe they are here all around us. “Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?” (Hebrews 1:14)
    An angel announced to Mary she would be the one to bear the Messiah. An angel appeared to Joseph in a dream that Mary’s child was of God would save their people. Then the night Jesus was born, an angel of the Lord announced to the shepherds that Messiah had come and instructed them where to find Him.
    “Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.” (Luke 2:10)
    Suddenly then a multitude of heavenly host appeared praising God,
    “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” (Luke 2:14)
    When I see the angel decorations, I am reminded that just as the angels announced Jesus, I am called to be a messenger of God’s love, joy and peace through Jesus Christ our Lord.

    RED AND WHITE
    I put dozens of shiny red ornaments on our tree. For me, the red ornaments are reminders of the blood of Jesus shed on His tree. It is by His blood that my sins, though many, have been paid for and washed away.
    “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” (Ephesians 1:7)
    Isaiah the prophet speaking for God said, “Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.” (Isaiah 1:18)
    The white snow on the tree reminds me that even though I once was a sinner, now through the blood of Jesus, I am made pure, I have been given His righteousness.
    “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
    I love Christmas, everything about it – the music, the food, the decorations, the lights, giving and receiving gifts. I enjoy all of it, but the best part is remembering why I have reason to celebrate and rejoicing in God’s greatest gift, Jesus! He is the reason I have so much to celebrate.

    MERRY CHRISTMAS!

    Peace and blessings in our Lord Jesus Christ,
    Dee

  • God is Faithful, Always

    “O Lord God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O Lord?   Your faithfulness also surrounds You.”     Psalm 89:8

     

                To say I feel a little overwhelmed would be a major understatement. But not necessarily for the reasons you may think, considering the events of the past week.

    First, I’m overwhelmed at the Greatness and Goodness of our God. In the words of King David, who am I Lord that you would be so gracious to me? God took what could have been a tragic event and showed us His love and His protection over Larry’s life. When he fell and shattered the T9 vertebra, it shattered on three sides but the fourth side stayed intact, protecting his spine.

    Second thing, the peace. Throughout Larry’s hospital stay, during the surgery and recovery, we both had a sense of peace and we know it was from all the prayers being offered on our behalf. Overwhelming peace.

    And third thing, the love.  Not only the love of God covering us, the love of our brothers and sisters in Christ. Phone calls, text messages, hospital visits and gifts, each one reminds us that it is the overwhelming love of Christ through believers that bind us together so we never walk through difficult times alone.

    Larry and I still face some uncertainties, decisions that we’ll have to make that will affect our future. When the doctor tells a contractor that he can no longer climb ladders or lift heavy objects, that’s not what he wants to hear. But we know our God is faithful and He has our future in His hands. As our pastor said this morning, it’s not about how big our faith is, but it is about how big our God is.

    “I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread.” Psalm 37:25

     

    Peace and blessings in our Lord Jesus Christ,

    Dee

     

  • Macy, the Sweet Pittie

    “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

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    In the course of my life I’ve had many dogs, but there were only a few that were truly special. The first one was Herbie, a yellow collie that walked me to the bus stop every morning and met me at the bus every afternoon when I was in first grade. The second one was Cubby, a white border collie mix that I had when I was in high school. I just knew he was the only soul on earth that really understood my teen-age girl angst. The last one was Macy.
    Macy was a shelter dog, we adopted her from the Plano Animal Shelter in 2011. She was a Red Nose Pitt Bull mix and one of a group of dogs that had been there too long because no one would adopt a Pitt Bull mix. But when we explained to the girl at the shelter that we needed a dog that would be good with young children as well as other family dogs, she said “I have just the right dog.” It was love at first sight. She looked at us and her eyes seemed to say “I choose you.”
    Macy was the right dog for us. Our grandchildren loved her and she loved them. She liked going on walks but she was also content laying on the floor beside me in front of the fireplace. She kept our house safe from squirrel attack and let me know when it was dinner time. When Lucy, our daughter’s dog, would come over, they would play until they were too tired to keep going. When Deuce, our son’s dog, came to live with us he was just a puppy. But Macy accepted him and even when she started getting sick she would still occasionally play chase or tug of war with him. She brought much joy and unconditional love to our entire famimacy_dee-001_sizedly.
    I thank God for Macy and for sending us to the Animal Shelter at just the right time to find her. I thank God for all the love He showed us through Macy.
    The Bible doesn’t say much about animals in heaven (except Jesus will return riding a white horse!) so I have no proof I will see Herbie, Cubby or Macy again. But in my heart of hearts, I hope that right after I greet all my family and friends who get to heaven before me, that I will be greeted by a bunch of dogs!

    Peace and blessings in our Lord Jesus Christ,
    Dee