Weary in Well Doing

Weary in well doing?

Ps 30: 7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
8 I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

Here we see the same thing as happened to king David in Ps 6.

2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?
4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.
5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
7 Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
8 ¶ Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
9 The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.
10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.

See it? David goes to God in brokeness and humility, with no where else to go. He tells God his problems, and in the midst of his prayer, Holy Spirit shows up, strengthens his heart, and he goes from defeated to more than a conquerer, knowing the Creator of the Universe has heard, acted, delivered, and is on His side!

This is the heart of any true warrior of the cross. Giving everything we have to God, in service, war, prayer, and finding ourselves often, poured out, cored out, humbled, at His feet, with no where else to go…

There is no where else we need to go!

God is Allmighty and when He speaks, He acts, and His power is displayed, and our warriorhood is echoed from heaven. God Himself comes to our aid, to deliver, establish, and promote us.

So Where are you at today?

In that dark morass, that swampy wasteland, of muck, mire, and lack of direction? Giants surrounding you of despair, debt, darkness, and defeat?

Good! Humble yourself before the Lord, in brokenness, tears, and anguish of soul if you need to, and HE will meet you there, and suddenly, there will be a flash of light, the brilliance of His glory, and you are delivered, risen up in violent faith, knowing you have been heard, answered, and suddenly you are chasing your enemies, instead of them stalking you.

This is the victory, that overcomes this world, even our faith!

Let’s Pray:
‘Father I stand with my brother or sister who is so weary in well doing today. I stand for their deliverance, and trust you to meet with them in power and passion today. May the host of heaven smash through their darkness, despair, debt, depression, and explode with the light of your glory, in your name I pray Lord Jesus! Amen”

Chris Karen Walsh's photo.
Chris Karen Walsh's photo.
Chris Karen Walsh's photo.
Chris Karen Walsh's photo.

 

Grief – a process…

Isaiah 53:4

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted

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Today, as I read Warfare by Honor, by Qaumaniq and Suuqiina, I read the chapter on ‘Grief as Honor’.

http://www.amazon.com/Warfare-By-Honor-Restoration-Protocol/dp/096737913X

I encourage you to read the book. In this chapter, they speak about the ‘wiping away of tears’ ceremony practiced by many native tribes. In this ceremony, people are encouraged to speak of the good memories they hold of the deceased, and to pray for the family.

Some have taken this practice to an IMO, (In Memory Of) that sends out an inquiry to all the friends and family of the deceased, to encourage each of them to bring forward good memories of the lost loved one, often monthly, until there is closure from the grieving process.

Isaiah 53:4

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted

There is a time to weep with those who are weeping, to gently walk with them through the valley of the shadow of death.
griefWe must believe that there is a sovereign God who really does love us, and that even this, will bring some good into the world…

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Let’s pray:

‘Father, help us to honor those who grieve, to gently walk with them, bringing comfort, grace, and peace to them and their families, as they process the loss of their loved ones. Help us to be sensitive to You in this Lord Jesus, tenderly loving your people as You show us how. Amen’

The Earth Weeps, so we weep….

The Earth Weeps, so we weep....

The Earth Weeps, and we pray….
Jer 1:5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Ps 139: 13 For You did form my inward parts; You did knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I will confess and praise You for You are fearful and wonderful and for the awful wonder of my birth! Wonderful are Your works, and that my inner self knows right well.
My Theology is very simple on certain things, and this is one of them.
I believe that God gives our spirit into the earth, the moment our fathers sperm hits our mothers egg, at conception.
I also believe that God plans for each and every life, and that when He gives our spirit into the earth, that our unique DNA, is encoded in that very spirit, as is the call of God. He plans for our life, provision, and prophetic destiny, before we are even born.
This is why murder, whether in the womb, or out, is wrong.
Thou shalt not kill means though shalt not murder.
Murder
The unlawful killing of another human being without justification or excuse.
(legal definition)
When someone takes the life of another person, who is defenseless, or who has done nothing wrong towards them, it is murder.
This is the crime perpetrated by abortion. There may be accidental parents, but there are no accidental children, God knows and plans for every human being in the earth.
Killing an unborn child, is, murder.
In the list of things that God hates, we find: Pr 6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Yet, the blood of Jesus, is more powerful than all the innocent blood shed in abortion. God hates it, I hate it, but Jesus died upon the cross for sinners, and we have all sinned.
Whether greatly, or minimally in the eyes of man, sin has consequences, and there is only one cure: looking upon Jesus upon the cross, where He paid the price for sinners, of which I, and you, find forgiveness…
If you have murdered, either through abortion, or some other way, Jesus will forgive you, if you honestly ask Him to, and turn from your wrong doing…
De 21:8 Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.
De 21:9 So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
This verse is not only your solution, but mine, as a man of God. Daily, I humble myself before His throne, for the cry of the slaughtered unborn arising from this nation, is great before Him. My cry for mercy, along with many others, is also great, as we weep, and pray that this bloodshed stop.
And now, I hear another cry, also deep, also painful, also before His throne…this is the cry of the countless innocent red men, that have died upon this land we call the United States of America. Innocent blood, speaking before the very throne of the Creator, for justice…
Re 17:6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
Rev 6:9 ¶ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
Re 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Indians, that cried out, and spoke for peace with the white man, yet were slaughtered in their teepees, for land, gold, racism…
Black men and women groaned under oppression of slavery, and those that spoke out, were killed for it…
Innocent blood, heard before the throne of God, speaking, still….
Ge 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
Ge 4:11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
The Ro 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
The earth groans, and the Holy Spirit, hearing the prayers of the innocent, who still live before His throne, groans, and we, with ears to hear, and hearts to obey, also groan…mourning deeply in prayer, for the sins of this nation…praying for mercy, praying for healing for this blood drenched land…
And it is coming!
Despite the foolishness of proud men who think they rule, heaven rules! Jesus is Lord, and that which is wrought in agony of intercession, is bearing fruit in the hearts of the oppressed. The blood of Jesus is being applied to the lands, and curses are lifted, broken, shattered, and demons, that have held uncontested sway, from the time of Adam, are now being contested by the Church of the Living God!
Here, and only here, can mercy triumph over judgment, as the army of God, takes on and takes out, the very demons of murder, and their reign of terror and oppression.
Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
This is the generation that knows our place, knows our authority, and knows how to use it effectively against the real enemy, satan.
He is the one ultimately behind the violence, murder, injustice, and bloodshed, and he is a defeated foe!
As we stop him, in prayer, wicked people serving him, are also stopped…
Let’s pray:
‘Father, we see, we feel, and we understand, the pain of your heart for the murder of our future, the unborn. We hear the pain in Your heart, for the innocents that have been slaughtered on this soil, both the host peoples, and our black brothers and sisters, in this land we call America, and some of us, feel the groaning in creation, in the very earth itself, from the weight of this sin. Yet, you reign! You rule, and you have given us authority, to bring life from the dead, that they not die in vain. We take our place, and stand before this nation, knowing that you back our authority in Your kingdom. As we sit above this nation, in our station in heavenly places, so we pray that Your mercy would again triumph over Your judgment. That the blood of Jesus, would wash this land, and that You would forgive us…..
Now Father, we take our place, and command every spirit of murder to leave this nation, now! We command abortion, to cease, now! We pray for Your visitation, restoration, and restitution to come to the red man. We stand against racism, and believe we receive your grace upon our black brothers and sisters. We come against the deception, treachery, lies, and blindness over the land, and bind it, declaring the truth, freedom, and love of Your kingdom in every heart, every home, at every level of authority, in the mighty and matchless name, of our King, Jesus. Amen.’

Birthing the call…

The deeper place of prayer…

Is 66:7  Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.

8  Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.

9  Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

Ro 8:26  Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Seems I find myself weeping, groaning, deeply moved by the Holy Spirit in prayer…

Not sure if it is the birthing of my particular calling or intercession for the United States right now, but it sure is wrecking me in His presence…