Saturday, April 25, 2020

Speaking Joshua, Judges & Ruth

Joshua, Judges, Ruth

Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for Joshua, Judges and Ruth.


Joshua Summaries
1-10-2020

As long as they had those who knew the deeds of the Lord in leadership in Israel, the people served the Lord. We must teach our children His deeds, His part in giving us this land. The history books must not deny that, but proclaim the hand of the Lord in giving us this nation.

  • Follow the leader the Lord has chosen and anointed.
  • Prepare for the land He's promised you to become--spy it out.
  • Honor the Lord.
  • Keep His Word.
  • Be strong and courageous.
  • Teach your children. 
  • Remember.
  • May this generation's heart be circumcised before the Lord.
  • The blood of Jesus' cleanses all.
  • Don't touch what is banned by Him, even if everyone else is.
  • The final, major victory is to take the land at the high place.
  • Defeat the kings and kingdoms that were in possession of what the Lord promised to His people. Disable their strength.
  • There are more battles to distribute His allotments, but win the one in the high place.
  • As you take possession, remember to keep your word, your promises.
  • Do what is right. It may not be perfect, but give honor and promise where due, as the Lord has instructed. 
  • Don't wait. Don't hesitate. Go take possession. Survey and move in.
  • When all of God's good promises are fulfilled and all the land allotted, rest.
  • Look ahead to future generations. Teach them to keep the boundaries clearly defined--geographically and spiritually.
  • Teach them to keep divisions properly addressed and not to compromise God's principles.
  • Teach and remember the Lord.
  • Teach your children the history.
  • Teach them what the Lord has done for you.
  • Teach them how He has given you all that He has.
  • Remain faithful to Him. Don't go after false gods and you will be able to stay in the blessed land--you and your descendants.
  • The land is given to God's people, yet there are tests and work along the way to see if they will fight for it, if they will keep Him first in all things. If they will remain strong, determined, and learn to live the right way.
  • The strong and mighty works of God kept them on track.
  • We must learn how to teach our children in such a way of love and admiration for the Lord, while consequences are not forgotten.
Judges Summaries
1-18-2020

It started with war against the inhabitants of the Promised Land. Each generation had to learn to war. They had to be tested to see if they would serve Him or not. It ended with civil war. Fighting against Benjamin for how wicked they had become--like Sodom.
  • Each generation chooses the Lord which is the land of freedom.
  • The boundaries He sets are the boundaries of freedom. 
  • To not choose Him leads to slavery and bondage.
  • Strike with precision as the Lord reveals.
  • Come to know Him and learn how to walk with Him during the good times, not just the bad.
  • Teach your kids how to grow up in times of peace and remain faithful to Him.
  • Don't accept a leader whom God has not chosen. Even if he seems to have a "right" to it.
  • Remain faithful to the Lord for the true leader to arise.
  • Know your history. Know it well. Know the truth. It will be your leader and guide. It will bring deliverance.
  • Do what is right even in the face of loss.
  • Know your strengths and your weaknesses.
  • Know the source of your strength and honor that.
  • Don't play with your weaknesses. Don't reveal the secrets to your enemy.
  • Know who you can trust. Know their weaknesses and strengths.
  • Accused wickedness of God's people must be addressed with evidence and testimony.
  • Desire justice, forgiveness, and righteousness to be done God's way.
  • Take a stand against sin, not arrogantly, hut humbly.
  • Provide for restoration, but honor the Lord first above all.
Ruth Summary
1-19-2020

During the time of Judges, Elimelech and his wife Naomi went to live in Moab due to a famine in Bethlehem. They had two sons who married, and over time Elimelech and the two sons died. One daughter-in-law, Ruth, returned to Bethlehem with Ruth. Ruth met Boaz, a relative of Naomi, who redeemed the land of Naomi which had belonged to her husband. He also took Ruth to be his wife. They had a son Obed, the grandfather of David.

  • The Lord provided a way for redemption and a return of the inheritance. 
  • In a time of trouble, a return to the land brought provision and the seed of a great king was born.


Saturday, April 11, 2020

Inhale, Process, Exhale His Word



I mentioned here before that I am on an assignment which began Nov 1, 2019 and goes until Oct 31, 2020. I am speaking the entire Bible during this time-- reading out loud, writing summaries and making prayers and proclamations daily.

The Lord said that as His spoken word is released it will dispel the darkness, lies, and toxic breath of the land in America. It would be a cleansing of the land through the spoken word like Jesus said (John 15:3).

As His word is spoken--breathed out--its released as a breath of truth and life. With each exchange of breath lies are exchanged for truth. Not driven away, but changed. The inhaled truth is processed through the lungs and heart. As the heart is changed, the breath of the lungs becomes pure and releases life and truth with every exhale (word).

Specifically relating to the virus plaguing us at this time, this breath--His words that we've inhaled or studied and processed--will replace the toxic contaminates in the air (physical or spiritual) with life and truth, bringing both health and freedom. And the freedom will be more than the stay at home bans being lifted!

Psalm 12:6 says the words of the Lord are pure words as silver tried in a furnace of the earth refined seven times. We are the furnace and His words are processed through us--our heart, lungs and mouth--to release breaths of life and truth. As our spirits are filled with the Spirit of God, in alignment with His truth, then what is exhaled from our spirit--our breath--will be life-giving truth.

Take the time to hear and process the Word of God. Study it. Meditate on it. Put it into practice. Align your life with it. Make a point to intentionally inhale, process, and then, after all that, exhale (speak) the word of God.

Father God, we inhale Your Word. We ingest it. We breathe it in and allow it to be planted as seeds within our heart. We nurture it, process it, think about it, meditate on it, seek to understand it and apply it to our lives. We allow it to change our hearts, filling us with Your Spirit, so the fruit of our words that we breathe out are filled with Your life and truth.