Behold The Lovely Springtime

"The Lord is my Strength and my Song, and He has become my Salvation."
(Psalm 118:14)

Let's Dance

Cecily Mary Barker

 

Behold the lovely springtime!

We hail its rosy hours,

We welcome back the sunshine

And cool, refreshing showers;

There's beauty all around us,

And music everywhere;

O praise our great Creator

Who makes the earth so fair.

Come, children, join the chorus,

Ring out in joyful strain

A song of love to God above;

The Spring has come again.

Our youth is like the springtime,

Our hearts are like the flowers;

Our smile like playful sunbeams

That cheer its passing hours;

And many our deeds of kindness,

As one by one they fall,

Be like the gentle raindrops

Our Father sends to all.

Come, children, join the chorus,

Ring out in joyful strain

A song of love to God above;

The Spring has come again.

Each tender bud and blossom,

From out its dewy leaves,

Gives back to God who made it

The sweet perfume it breathes;

Then let us give to Jesus

Our youthful hearts today,

And in life's happy springtime,

Begin the heavenly way.

Come, children, join the chorus,

Ring out in joyful strain

A song of love to God above;

The Spring has come again.

"Behold The Lovely Springtime"
(1876)
Frances Jane "Fanny" Crosby
(1820-1915)
American Christian evangelist
and prolific hymn writer

Jewish History In Ukrainian Maps

 

Great Synagogue of Lutsk, Ukraine

Built in 1629, this synagogue was blown up by the Germans during WWII (1942).

It was fully rebuilt after the war.

An interesting presentation regarding the centuries long
 Jewish presence in what is today the nation of Ukraine.

Jewish History In Ukrainian Maps

Henry Abramson

Fare Thee Well Fickle February

The little buds on the trees awakened.

And shook their drowsy heads.

The little buds pulled the covers down.

And climbed out from their beds.

A soft breeze told them winter had gone

Many long miles away.

And the little buds were eager to see

Their first bright springtime day.

Image courtesy/Pixabay

But alas! In half an hour there came

A wind so bitter cold!

The little buds were terrified

For they were just one day old.

They didn't know what in the world to do.

Their little noses were red.

Each bud with a cry turned swiftly back.

And hopped into its bed.

You see it was not spring at all.

February was there.

And sometimes February slyly

Lays a foxy snare.

He had sent this lovely springtime breeze

To hang around and sing.

And make the buds think that it was

The first day of spring.

Then when the buds had all come out

He nipped each little nose.

And sent the little buds back to bed.

Each one red as a rose.

"February's Trick"
A poem by
Lenore Hetrick

How Sweet The Name Of Jesus Sounds

 

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well."
(John 14:1)

Jesus Christ

Original Oil Painting

Vladyslav Zadvorskyi
Ukranian artist

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

In a believer's ear!

It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,

And drives away his fear.

It makes the wounded spirit whole,

And calms the troubled breast;

'Tis manna to the hungry soul,

And to the weary rest.

Dear name! the Rock on which I build,

A shield and hiding place,

My never failing treasury filled

With boundless stores of grace!

By Thee my prayers acceptance gain,

Although with sin defiled;

Satan accuses me in vain,

And I am owned a child.

Jesus! my Shepherd, Husband, Friend,

O Prophet, Priest, and King,

My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,

Accept the praise I bring.

Weak is the effort of my heart,

And cold my warmest thought;

But when I see Thee as Thou art,

I'll praise Thee as I ought.

Till then I would Thy love proclaim

With every fleeting breath,

And may the music of Thy name

Refresh my soul in death!

How Sweet The Name Of Jesus Sounds
(1779)
John Newton
(1725-1807)
English Anglican clergyman
and hymnist

The Watchman Newscast: Russia Nuclear Forces On High Alert/ Israel's Bennett & Putin Hold Call

 

The latest update on the increasingly dangerous situation with Russia.

Russia Nuclear Forces On High Alert/Israel's Bennett & Putin Hold Call

The Watchman Newscast

(February 27, 2022)

Spring Garden

 

"Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone:
The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing
of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land."
Song of Solomon
(2:10-12)

Crocus blooming in the snow.   These beautiful flowers, along with the dainty Snowdrop,

 are often called "the heralds of spring."
Image courtesy /iStock

So when I looked at those flowers,

I was looking at God

For they bloomed in His sun

and grew in His sod.

And each lovely flower

was a "voice from above"

That whispered a message

of kindness and love.

For I feel in my heart

and I know you do, too,

That God speaks to us all

through the kind things we do.

And when I looked at those flowers

I couldn't help but feel

That they brought heaven nearer

and made God so real.

"Spring Garden"
Helen Steiner Rice
(1900-1983)
Inspirational writer and Christian poetess

Zola Levitt Presents The Covenants Of God Part 4: Mosaic

 

Beloved Bible teacher Zola Levitt (1938-2006) present an interesting account
of the Mosaic covenant of commandments, judgments, and ordinances
God made with the nation of Israel.

The Covenants Of God Part 4: Mosaic

Zola Levitt Presents/Our Jewish Roots

(Originally aired in 1998)

You Won't Believe What They Did To An Old Lady In Church...

 

"And because lawlessness is increased, most people's love will grow cold.
But the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved."
(Matthew 24:12-13)

Image courtesy/Cypress Valley Bible Church

Recently, the two young women approached an old woman in church and
 asked to pray with her. Little did she know that she was actually being robbed.
Ray Comfort talks about this disappointing and wicked situation, and then shows
an evangelism encounter with an elderly atheist who is just like the
two young women: desperately in need of the gospel.
-Living Waters

You Won't Believe What They Did To An Old Lady In Church

Living Waters

(February 25, 2022)

A Must Watch! The Thorn In Your Life - Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

 

An inspirational message from beloved brother
in the Lord Rabbi Zev Porat in Israel.

A Must Watch! The Thorn In Your Life

Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches
messiah ofisrael
(February 26, 2022)

On My Mind: The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

 

"Of course in the present situation the Communists have to use various disguises.
Sometimes we hear words like "popular front" at other times "dialogue with Christianity".
For Communists a dialogue with Christianity!  In the Soviet Union, this dialogue
was a simple matter: they used machine guns and revolvers."
-Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Image courtesy/Foreign Policy Institute

I really do not understand the whole conflict between Russia and the Ukraine,
however, I remember my great uncles, who fought in WWII, talking about how
near the end of the war, America could have taken advantage of the weaken state
of the Soviet Army and marched all the way into Moscow to liberate the
Russian people from the tyranny of Communism.

I also remember the words of Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, the Romanian
pastor who spent fourteen years locked in a communist prison, and who later
founded The Voice of the Martyrs Ministries.

In his book, "Tortured For Christ" Pastor Wurmbrand said that he never
understood why, after ridding Europe of Hitler's Nazis, the Western Powers,
primarily the leaderships of America and Great Britain at the time,
allowed communist forces to overrun the nations of eastern Europe
and take possession of what later became known as "The Iron Curtain".

Pastor Wurmbrand and his wife later escaped from Romania and came
to America, where, after being ridiculed while addressing skeptical members
of Congress, he stripped to his waist to show the terrible scars on his back
from the torture he had endured during his incarceration in Romania.

When Russian novelist and historian Alexander Solzhenitsyn escaped to
the West after spending years in a Soviet gulag, spoke at Columbia University
in the late 1970's his warnings to the audience about the significant parallels
he saw between the American government and the Soviet system were 
met with boos of indifference.

In his book, "Warning To The West" Solzhenitsyn observed, "All
Communist Parties, upon attaining power, have become completely merciless.
But at the stage before they achieve power, it is necessary to use disguises."

Does this sound familiar to anyone paying close attention to the
current situation in America today?

Amir Tsarfati: The Last Trumpet

 

"In the Bible, the sounding of the trumpet often indicated that something important
was about to happen-change was going to come or movement was about to take place.
For those of us who are in Christ's church, we eagerly await the sounding of one
particular trumpet, the Last Trumpet, which will bring an incredible change,
translating us from corruptible to incorruptible."
-Behold Israel With Amir Tsarfati

Amir Tsarfati: The Last Trumpet

Behold Israel With Amir Tsarfati

Watchman Newscast: Russia Slams Israel’s Control Of The Golan Heights. Trouble Ahead?

 Russia's recently refused to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
On this episode of The Watchman Newscast host Erick Stakelbeck discusses this
and what may be next in the Middle East regarding the unholy alliance between
Russia, Iran, and Syria and the nation of Israel.

Russia Slams Israel's Control Of The Golan Heights.  Trouble Ahead?

The Watchman With Erick Stakelbeck

(February 25, 2022)

Ukraine: A Harbinger Of The Ezekiel War?

I catch a lot of flak from some Christians these days
 because I firmly believe in the Rapture of the Church.

I am told I have been "deceived" by a "doctrine of demons"
by these professed believers who obviously are not familiar
with nor study the Holy Scriptures.

Although my Bible does not use the word, "Rapture"
 it does declare that we believers "shall be caught up together
 (with the resurrected dead) to meet the Lord in the air

  and so shall we be with the Lord forever."
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-18)

Three little words, "in the air" indicates that the Lord does not come down
to the earth, but, that we will rise from this earth to meet Him in the clouds.

This is the "Blessed Hope" of all true believers in Messiah,
washed clean by the precious shed blood of the Lamb of God.

We are not appointed to the wrath and judgment of God 
 on the unbelieving world, which will come during the Tribulation. 

I believe the definition of faith is taking God at His Word.  Although we do not
know the day nor the hour when Jesus will come "in the air" to take us with Him,
 to be with Him forever, it will happen one day!  Maranatha!

Ukraine: A Harbinger Of The Ezekiel War?

JerusalemChannel

(February 25, 2022)

Reading The Past: Shaping Elizabeth I: Virgin And Goddess

 

Dr. Kat Marchant, gracious host of Reading The Past, takes a look
at how humanoid figures from myth and religion were used to
 shape the public image of England's Virgin Queen.

Shaping Elizabeth I: Virgin And Goddess

Reading The Past

(February 25, 2022)

Friday Flashback Encore: Big & Rich: 8th Of November

 

Image courtesy Pinterest

I always make an effort when I see men who are US military veterans
to thank them for their service and for my freedom.  Recently, I encountered 
 a young man who told me he had served in a branch of the US Armed Forces.
Instead of accepting my gratitude, he curtly brushed me off, saying,
"Don't do that.  I hate that."

I was really shocked and a little hurt by his abrupt response when
usually the men I thank are often surprised and humbly thank me 
 for remembering them and their service to this nation.

When I further questioned this young men, he shrugged and said,
"Well, I volunteered to go into the service."  He then finished his
sentence with a flippant, "It was no big deal."

Perhaps I should have not been bothered by this man's attitude, but then
I could not help but remember all the brave young men of the past who willingly
volunteered to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States because
they loved this nation and preserving freedom in the world, not to
mention here in the United States of America.

Many of these young men never came home again.
Many who did were scarred for life, both physically and emotionally,
especially as many were spit on and treated with hostility by their
fellow Americans when they returned from overseas service.

To me, our soldiers and veterans are real American heroes.  When they
come back from fighting they are rarely treated with the wealth and privilege
 of the politicians who sent them off to war.  Now many of our men and
women dutifully serving in the Armed Forces are being threatened with
losing everything they worked hard for due to unconstitutional vaccine mandates
being imposed on them by orders of the Biden Administration.

My fellow Americans, if there was any time in our 245 years of existence
to support the men and women of our military, the time is now!
The government could care less about the welfare of the American people.
The Far Left is determine to systematically destroy this nation.
And part of this scheme is to weaken and demoralize our military.
We need our fighting men and women who have taken an oath not
only to defend America's interests in the world, but, to uphold and
defend the rights and freedom of all American citizens, and to
protect us from enemies both foreign and domestic.  In these
uncertain and perilous times for our nation, the enemies of
 the American people are lying at lot closer to home.

May God bless the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.

Thank you all for my freedom!

8th of November

(2009)

Big & Rich

Friday Flashback: God Bless America Sung By Kate Smith - This is the Army 1943 HD

 

"From the mountains to the prairies, to the oceans white with foam,
God bless America, my home sweet home!"

Remembering the great nation that use to be.😢

This Is The Army

(1943)
Warner Bros.

And now... the incomparable voice of Kate Smith!

God Bless America Sung By Kat Smith

(1943)

From the motion picture,
"This Is The Army"
Inter-pathe

Let God Arise To Lead Forth Those

 

"Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered; let them also that hate Him flee before Him."
(Psalm 68:1)

Let God arise to lead forth those
Who march to war!
Let God arise, and all His foes
Be scattered far!

So Israel prayed, and Thou, O Lord,
Wast with him then:
Be with us now, who draw the sword
For war again.

Grant Thou our soldiers courage high
When foes are near,
To strive, to suffer, or to die
Untouched by fear.

Grant strength to those who mourn today
Their loved ones lost,
Yea, those who give their best, not stay
To count the cost.

Fight Thou for us, that we may fill
Thy courts with praise;
Then teach us mercy, teach us still
The fallen to raise.

Yet more and more, as ages run,
Bid warfare cease,
And give to all beneath the sun
Love, freedom, peace.

"Let God Arise To Lead Forth Those"
(1899)
Arthur Campbell Ainger
(1841-1919
English Anglican clergyman
and hymn writer

Fall On Your Knees

(2011)

Zemer Levav

This post is dedicated to the people in the nation of Ukraine.

Maranatha!   Come Soon, Lord!

The Watchman Newscast: Russia INVADES Ukraine; More Wars on Horizon?

 

An update on the Russian invasion of Ukraine... and what might happen next.

Russia INVADES Ukraine; More Wars On Horizon?

The Watchman Newscast With Erick Stakelbeck

(February 24, 2022)

Watchman Newscast: Israeli Strategic Analyst Breaks Down Russia’s Move Into Ukraine

 

Another Sign of the Times?

On this episode of The Watchman newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck interviews
Israeli Defense Forces Reserve Major and strategic analyst Elliot Chodoff, who
breaks down why the Russian invasion into the Ukraine has major implications
for the nation of Israel, as Iran and its allies are watching closely to see how
the world responds.  Will this invasion by Russia embolden the belligerency of the
Iranian regime, leading to an acceleration of its terror campaign in the Middle East?

Israeli Strategic Analyst Breaks Down Russia's Move Into Ukraine

The Watchman Newscast

(February 23, 2022)

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior

 

"One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him.
"Are You not the Christ? he said.  Save Yourself and us!"*

But the other one rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God,
since you are under the same judgment?  We are punished justly, for we
are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."
Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!"

And Jesus said to him, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."

(Luke 23: 39-43 

Christ On The Cross Between Two Thieves

(1619-1620)

Peter Paul Rubens

(1577-1640)
Flemish painter

Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.

Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou are calling,
Do not pass me by.

Let me at Thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief,
Kneeling there in deep contrition;
Help my unbelief.

Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou are calling,
Do not pass me by.

Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace.

Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou are calling,
Do not pass me by.

Thou the Spring of all my comfort,
More than life to me,
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in Heav'n but Thee?

Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou are calling,
Do not pass me by.

"Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior"
(1868)
Frances Jane "Fanny" Crosby
(1820-1915)
Prolific American hymn writer

The Story Behind The Song

When she was only six weeks old,  Frances Jane van Alstyne Crosby
caught a cold and developed an inflammation of the eyes. A doctor
treated her with poultices made with mustard which was believed
to have caused irreparable damage to her optic nerves and
causing her to lose her sight, although modern physicians
claim her blindness may have been a congenital defect.

Despite her blindness, Fanny was to become one of the greatest
Christian hymn writers in the world.  Evangelistic singing was her
mission and her hymns were always much in request, even inside
a state prison, which became the inspiration for this song.

As she stood before the crowd of incarcerated men, Fanny claims
that her own blindness gave her the power to witness, as one prisoner,
and then another, would interrupt her, calling out piteously 
for the Lord Jesus "not to pass me by."

Fanny was so moved by these desperately broken men that 
 she could not forget them.  Later, when she composed the lyrics
for "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior" she said, "I wrote the
lines with the men's pleading wail still in my ears."

The Message Of The Two Thieves

*The first thief who challenged Jesus to "Save Yourself and us!"
represents the world's view of unbelief in and rejection of Him
and the finished work of the Cross for salvation.

The second thief represents the heart of a repentant sinner,
guilty as charged, and yet redeemed, through God's amazing grace,
unmerited favor bestowed, by the precious shed blood of His Son,
 our Lord Jesus Christ at Calvary.

Give To The Wind Thy Fears

 

"Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 
 Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: 
 and ye shall find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."
(Matthew 11:28-30)

Never Forsaken

Abraham Hunter

Infinity Fine Art

Give to the winds thy fears,

Hope and be undismayed.

God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears,

God shall lift up thy head.

Through waves and clouds and storms,

He gently clears thy way;

Wait thou His time; so shall this night

Soon end in joyous day.

Still heavy is thy heart?

Still sinks thy spirit down?

Cast off the world, let fear depart

Bid every care begone.

What though Thou rulest not;

Yet heaven, and earth, and hell,

Proclaim, God sitteth on the throne,

And ruleth all things well.

And whatsoe'er Thou will'st,

Thou dost, O King of kings;

What Thine unerring wisdom chose,

Thy power to being brings.

Leave to His sovereign way

To choose and to command;

So shalt thou, wondering, own that way,

How wise, how strong this hand.

Far, far above thy thought,

His counsel shall appear,

When fully He the work hath wrought,

That caused thy needless fear.

Thou seest our weakness, Lord;

Our hearts are known to Thee;

O lift Thou up the sinking hand,

Confirm the feeble knee!

Let us in life, in death,

Thy steadfast truth declare,

And publish with our lastest breath

Thy love and guardian care.

"Give To The Wind Thy Fears"
Words by Paul Gerhardt
(1607-1676)
German theologian, Lutheran minister,
and hymn writer
Translated into English 
by John Wesley
(1703-1791)
British cleric, theologian,
and evangelist.

Happy Birthday President George Washington: Our First Christian President

 

"Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it;
except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain."
(Psalm 127:1)

Picture courtesy/Saint Paul Evangelization Society

"Oh eternal and everlasting God, direct my thoughts, words, and works.
Wash away my sins in the immaculate blood of the Lamb and purge my
heart by Thy Holy Spirit.  Daily frame me more and more in the likeness
of Thy Son Jesus Christ, that living in Thy fear, and dying in Thy favor,
I may, in Thy appointed time obtain the resurrection of the justified
unto eternal life.  Bless O Lord, the whole race of mankind, 
 and let the world be filled with the knowledge of 
Thee and Thy Son Jesus Christ."
-George Washington
First President of the United States of America

George Washington

(1795)

Rembrandt Peale
(1778-1860)
American artist

*"And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you
 to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it;
for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace."
(Jeremiah 29:7)

 President George Washington drew inspiration from the prophet 
Jeremiah when in 1789, he added the words, "So help me God"
to the presidential oath of office prescribed by Article II
of the United States Constitution.

Beloved brother in the Lord David Barton, one of America's foremost
authorities on the Judeo-Christian heritage of our nation, sets the
record straight about President George Washington's faith.

George Washington, A Deist?

David Barton/WallBuilders

(2015)

* The above passage from the Book of Jeremiah was a
message to the Jews of the first captivity, when Israel was
carried away by the forces of Babylon.

Seek Me With All Your Heart

 

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord,

thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Flowers in the snow to remind you that winter is not forever.

Picture courtesy/Woman's World

Then ye shall call upon Me and ye shall go and pray unto Me,

and I will hearken to you. And ye shall seek Me and find Me,

when ye shall search for Me with all your heart."

(Jeremiah 29:11-13)

Monday's Meditation: Knowledge Of The Holy One

 

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge
of the Holy One is understanding. For through me your days will be 
 many and years will be added to your life."
(Proverbs 9:10-11) NIV

"There's a phrase there in those words that has always attracted me
with a peculiar kind of attraction.  It's the phrase, "the knowledge of the Holy One".
Somehow, that pictures to me a place in fellowship and relationship with God
where we come to know God as He really is. And when we come to know
God that way, we find, indeed, He is the Holy One.

Holiness is an attribute of God that is not really shared in the same degree
by any of His creatures. I believe that the ultimate end of life is to know God,
the Holy One.  I believe, in knowing God, there comes wisdom and there
comes also the temporal blessings of life, but it has to be in the right order.
We don't purse the blessings, the temporal, but we purse
 the knowledge of the Holy One.

And then He says to us: "Through me your days will be many and years
will be added to your life.  Make that your aim-make it your aim to know God.

Jesus said, "This is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the only true God,
and Jesus Christ whom Thou has sent."

Out of that knowledge flows life, life in abundance,
life for time and life for eternity.

Derek Vaughan Prince
(1915-2003)
British-American Bible teacher
Founder of Derek Prince Ministries

Let Them Go

 

"Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you;
He will never let the righteous be shaken."
(Psalm 55:22)

He Shall Hear My Voice
Michael Dudash

Let them go-

the things that have

accumulated through the years.

If they are only things

then let them go.

Like barnacles

they but impede the ship

and slow it down

when it should go

full speed ahead.

Why dread

the disentangling?

Does the snake

regret the shedding

of its skin?

When the butterfly escapes

its chrysalis,

does regret

set in?

Ruth Bell Graham
Image courtesy/Goodreads

"Let Them Go"
Ruth Bell Graham
(1920-2007)
American Christian author
Wife of American evangelist Billy Graham

Finding Jesus During The Divided Kingdom

 

Can Jesus Christ be found in the Book of 2 Kings?

Find out in this new episode of Christ In Prophecy.

Finding Jesus During The Divided Kingdom

Christ In Prophecy

(February 20, 2022)

Zola Levitt Presents The Covenants Of God Part Three: The Abrahamic Covenant

 

Beloved brother in the Lord and Bible teacher Zola Levitt
(1938-2006) discusses the Abrahamic Covenant, 
 which founded the nation of Israel.

The Covenants Of God # 3:The Abrahamic Covenant

Zola Levitt Presents/Our Jewish Roots

(First aired in 1998)

Unmissable! Godly Decisions - Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

 

A new inspirational message from beloved brother in the Lord
Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat in Israel.

Unmissable!  Godly Decisions

Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

messiah ofisrael

(February 19, 2022)

On My Mind: The Freedom Convoy

 

I took another poll this morning asking me how I felt
about the Freedom Convoy of Canadian truckers in Ottawa
and other cities across that nation who have been demanding an
 end to the Covid-19 vaccine mandates  and other restrictions there.

Freedom Convoy blocking the streets in Canada
Image courtesy/TRT World

I see the truckers as symbolic of the deep yearning of people everywhere
for freedom, and especially from the overreach of tyrannical government.
The Freedom Convoy's courageous actions have further revealed 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's true colors.

He is a privileged coward, riding the coattails of his family name, who 
went into hiding to avoid facing the wrath of the Canadian people,
before emerging back into the public eye armed with 
 new re-enforcements against them, like invoking the
Emergencies Act, which grants authorities the right to clear
out protest encampments which have blocked traffic in
the streets of the capital city of Ottawa for three weeks.

Trudeau's emergency orders also cut off funds to protestors,
which set off alarms across Canada's financial industry, forcing
both portfolio managers and securities firms to scrutinize 
their business clientele.  Trudeau's new rules will require
Canadian banks, investment firms, credit unions, loan companies,
securities dealers, fundraising platforms, insurance companies
and fraternal benefit societies to determine, according to a
recent Fortune. com report, "whether they're in 
possession or control of property" of a person who's
attending an illegal protest or  "providing supplies to
demonstrators" at the Freedom Convoy rallies.

If they find such as person on their customer list, 
according to Fortune, they must freeze their accounts
and report it to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or
Canada's intelligence service, the regulations say.
Furthermore, any suspicious transactions must be
reported to Canada's anti-money-laundering
agency, known as Fintrac.

It seems that in his brief absence, Justin Trudeau 
 received a "pep talk" from his handlers. He believes these
newly implemented measures taken against the people of Canada
are "reasonable and proportionate" to the threat the country is
facing in the wake of the Freedom Convoy.

In reality, PM Trudeau is just another bought-and-paid for
puppet, like the buffoon Biden, whose timorous strings are
clearly being manipulated by his New World Order
masters at work behind the scenes.

Furthermore, the Canadian news media is a carbon copy of the deceitful
American media, with some outlets declaring that the Freedom Convoy
has been "infiltrated" by protesters bearing Nazi and Confederate flags,
which they wrongly assume links the entire Freedom Convoy movement
with the racial bigotry and hatred of the political Far Right.

   It seems to me that whenever government overreach is
 challenged these days by average citizens, who are simply
reacting to their rights being trammeled on, as with the 
Covid-19 mandates and restrictions, and standing up for
their rights is publicly lauded by conservative lawmakers,
whether in Canada or the United States, the nasty news media
springs into action, and begins circulating stories of "incitement"
by "extreme right-wing groups" within the crowds of relatively
 peaceful protesters, suggesting that the collective demands  
 for justice and freedom are somehow tainted, and should
 be considered dangerous, even criminal, actions
 being taken against the government.

And now we are seeing the results of the media's meddling in
 order to condemn the movement, with many arrests of what they
have deemed "the occupiers" protesting in the streets of Ottawa.

Will the influence of the Freedom Convoy last?  While I applaud the 
 brave stance taken by the truckers and the people in Canada, fighting
 back and standing up for their rights, I am not sure of anything
these days.  I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens next.

Call Jehovah Thy Salvation

"Behold God is my Salvation;  I will trust and not be afraid:
for the Lord Jehovah is my Strength and my Song;
He also is become my Salvation.

Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells
of salvation.  And in that day shall ye say, "Praise the Lord,
call upon His name, declare His doings among the people,
make mention that His name is exalted.

Sing unto the Lord, for He hath done excellent things:
this is known in all the earth.

Cry out and shout, thy inhabitant of Zion; for great is
the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee."
(Isaiah 12:2-6)

"Living Water"

Danny Hahlbohm
American artist
Image courtesy/Fulcrum Gallery

Call Jehovah thy Salvation

Rest beneath the Almighty's shade,

In His secret habitation

Dwell and never be dismayed:

There no tumult alarm thee,

Thou shalt dread no hidden snare;

Guile nor violence can harm thee,

In eternal safe-guard there.

From the sword at noon-day wasting,

From the noisome pestilence,

In the depth of midnight blasting,

God shall be thy sure Defense:

Fear not thou the deadly quiver

When a thousand feel the blow,

Mercy shall thy soul deliver

Thou ten thousand he laid low.

Only with thine eyes the anguish

Of the wicked thou shalt see,

When by slow disease they languish,

When they perish suddenly:

Thee, though winds and waves be swelling,

God, thine Hope, shall bear through all;

Plague shall not come nigh thy dwelling,

Thee no evil shall befall.

He shall charge His angel legions

Watch and ward o'er thee to keep;

Though thou walk through hostile regions,

Though in desert wilds thou sleep.

On the lion vainly roaring,

On his young, thy foot shall tread,

And, the dragon's den exploring,

Thou shalt bruise the Serpent's head.

Since, with pure and firm affection,

Thou on God has set thy love,

With the wings of His protection

He will shield thee from above:

Thou shalt call on Him in trouble,

He will hearken, He will save;

Here for grief reward thee double,

Crown with life beyond the grave.

Amen

"Call On Jehovah Thy Salvation"
Songs of Zion
(1822)
James Montgomery
(1771-1854)
Scottish-born hymn writer,
poet, and editor.

James Montgomery's writings often reflected his concern
for the humanitarian causes of his day, such as the
 abolition of slavery, and the exploitation 
 of child chimney sweeps.

The Three Voices

 

"The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament His handiwork."
(Psalm 19:1)

Camping Under The Stars

Photograph courtesy/the hosteller.com via Pinterest

The waves have a story to tell me,

As I lie on the lonely beach;

Chanting aloft in the pine-tops,

The wind has a lesson to teach;

But the stars sing an anthem of glory

I cannot put into speech.

The waves tell of ocean spaces,

Of hearts that are wild and brave,

Of populous city places,

Of desolate shores they lave.

Of men who sally in quest of gold

To sink in an ocean grave.

The wind is a mighty roamer;

He bids me keep me free,

Clean from the taint of the gold-lust,

Hardy and pure as he;

Cling with my love to nature,

As a child to the mother-knee.

But the stars throng out in their glory.

And they sing of the God in man;

They sing of the Mighty Master,

Of the loom his fingers span,

Where a star or a soul is a part of the whole,

And weft in the wondrous plan.

Here by the camp-fire's flicker,

Deep in my blanket curled,

I long for the peace of the pine-gloom,

When the scroll of the Lord is unfurled,

And the wind and the wave are silent,

And world is singing to world.

"The Three Voices"
Robert William Service
(1874-1958)
British-Canadian poet
Often called, "The Bard of the Yukon"

Zola Levitt Presents This Is Israel: A Place Of Healing/ A Place Of Revelation

 

On location at the Dead Sea, beloved Bible teacher Zola Levitt reveals
how the waters are used by many for healing.  He also talks with the 
manager of a Dead Sea resort hotel before visiting a vegetarian spa 
located in the verdant and beautiful Northern Galilee region.

This Is Israel # 6: A Place Of Healing

Zola Levitt Presents/ Our Jewish Roots

(First aired in 2000)

Senior Theologian and author Tom McCall presents the history
of Caesarea Philippi which is today called Banias.  He focuses on
some of the lessons of Messiah which were taught here.  

This Is Israel #7: A Place Of Revelation
Zola Levitt Presents/Our Jewish Roots
(First aired in 2000)

Faith Foundations: Who Are The 144,000 Of Revelation 7?

 

Dr. Todd Baker of Faith Foundations reveals the
elected body of Jewish believers known as the 144,000.

Who Are The 144,000 Of Revelation 7?

Faith Foundations/Our Jewish Roots

(February 17, 2022)

The Bearded Bible Brothers Discuss The Return Of The Nephilim

 

"The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they
cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."
(2 Corinthians 4:4)

Joshua and Caleb discuss how not all of the B'nai Elohim, which in
Hebrew means, "the sons of God" rebelled the first time. Although
Satan failed in destroying the Messianic bloodline, he will continue to try
to thwart the plans and purposes of God through inferior human endeavors.
The enemy of the souls of mankind is the master of deception and his
  primary goal is to trick fallen human beings into worshipping him.

Joshua and Caleb Discuss The Return Of The Nephilim

Our Jewish Roots

(February 17, 2022)