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Today I had two new wheel bearings put on my car, and as I waited in the mechanic shop, my mind roamed back to a blog I posted on July 9, 2017, and I am pasting it below as I feel it "bears" repeating!
We are holding much before the Lord right now for His discernment. He is teaching me once again to ask questions as I experience things in my normal, daily life. My car was making a loud noise in the front wheel so I took it in for repair. The mechanic told me, "You don't just need one new bearing, you need two. They are both worn out." The car got two new bearings and then my dryer broke down, after a few weeks of loud squealing and moaning! The mechanic came out. "It's a bearing problem." I sat in the Colorado sunshine and mused, "What is a bearing anyway, and what does it do?" Wikipedia offers this definition: A bearing is a machine element that constrains relative motion to only the desired motion, and reduces friction between moving parts. Constrains motion to only the DESIRED motion. Reduces friction. Oh, how the Spirit speaks to me in these ways that are seemingly small and yet so profound! This last season has been one filled with friction. Have you noticed? The enemy has been waging a total assault on the people of God, constraining their ability to move in HIS desired motion! The friction manifests in discouragement and weariness. I sat for a moment with that word: DIS-COURAGEMENT. Yes. I see it more clearly that way. The enemy has stolen our courage. And it is courage and faith that allows us to move in God's desired motion.The Spirit led me to Hebrews 12:12-13: "Therefore strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. Make level paths for your feet so that the lame may not be disabled [discouraged], but rather healed!" We went through a year of pain and illness and weariness. Friction! We were squealing and failing. Our forward motion - what God DESIRED for us - was disabled. We had a "BEARING PROBLEM!" Does this resonate with anyone else out there? I have heard from several people who operate in prophetic ministry that this past season was an "all-out assault of the enemy to literally TAKE OUT the pastors, teachers, evangelists and called-ones of the LORD." And it is not going to get easier; the friction is going to increase, constraining and disabling more and more people. But we have called the High Mechanic and He has shown us the problem. We will use His Word to strengthen our feeble arms and weak knees and make a level path to come against the friction! We will move forward, by faith, in HIS desired motion, and we will prevail! I pray that this word speaks to others who are under much attack. It is a bearing problem!
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,In my last blog I illustrated both the call from God to modern Israel to rebuild the temple that had been destroyed, and also the spiritual understanding of our own bodies/hearts/minds as the "temple" that needs to be restored (1 Corinthians 6:19). Today I want to focus on the literal rebuilding of the Jewish Temple (which will be the "third temple" in Jerusalem). Because I am a watcher, I do have my eyes and heart riveted on the recent news in this regard.
It has been reported even by the governate of the Temple Mount that some 4,800 Jewish worshipers ascended the Mount on the day of Tisha b'Av. Jewish people around the world observe this day each year to commemorate the day of the destruction of both Jewish temples, and to fast and pray against Jewish persecution. For many, many years Jews have not been allowed to go up on the Temple Mount, and if they were found praying or worshiping in that area, they were arrested. Ever since Israel occupied the Old City of Jerusalem during the Six Day War of June 1967, the site has actually remained under the control of the Jordan-based Jerusalem Islamic Waqf. So, the startling news that over 4800 Jewish people ascended the Mount on that holy day, openly praying and worshiping the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is remarkable! And that was not the only day this has happened. There have been many recent reports of Jewish presence on the Temple Mount with no push-back from Muslims or Israeli police. John and I were privileged to visit the Temple Institute where the silver trumpets, the showbread stand, the altar of incense, the golden menorah, the priestly garments, and even the shovels and tools for the sacrificial offerings are all sitting there...just waiting. Waiting for God's perfect time to begin building! So, what is suddenly happening regarding the Temple Mount, this hotly contested location, which is the trigger point for most violence and contention in Israel? I have learned that even the United States of America has recently taken steps to encourage Israel's sovereignty of the Temple Mount. Apparently on October 31, 2025 a member of Congress submitted H.RES.852, a bill "expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Israel maintains sovereignty over the Temple Mount and recognizing the importance of religious freedom for all on the Temple Mount." The author, Rep. Tenney spoke to the House ahead of the vote and said, "It is unconscionable that Jews do not enjoy the same access rights to visit and pray at their holiest site that other religions do." Then the U.S. House of Representatives adopted Rep. Claudia Tenney's amendment, calling on the U.S. to defend Jewish religious freedom on equal access at the Temple Mount. You can read the entire amendment here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/852/text Further news that may be aligning with biblical prophecy came yesterday when a new alliance of three nations - Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia - was announced. These three countries signed an agreement they are calling "The Mecca Defense Agreement." Although that sounds like a very simple mutually supportive defense agreement, on the very next day the Defense Minister of Pakistan made a public statement in which he urged the entire Muslim world to unite against Israel! Wow. Things are moving quickly, friends. I've shared with you that my very favorite bible teacher is Joel Richardson and he is now posting almost every day on youtube with his excellent program called "The Winepress." Here is a link to his post today regarding this Mecca Defense Agreement and what it might be leading up to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0UbnYK0u8Q As we consider these geopolitical shifts that are happening in the world today, we are reminded that the day WILL come when Israel will sign an agreement - or make a covenant - as spoken of by Daniel in Daniel 9:27 (He will confirm a covenant with many for one week [seven years]). The "he" spoken of here is, of course, the Antichrist figure, who will get Israel to make this "covenant with death" (read Isaiah 28: 14-15) and then break it in the middle of the seven years. Are nations jockeying around to get into place for these final events? That's how it appears to me; and Joel gives much more thought and understanding in the video. I don't know about you, but these things do NOT bring fear to my heart; they bring great excitement and anticipation because, as Jesus told us, "when you see these things, LOOK UP for your redemption draws near!" |
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