Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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Friday, March 2, 2012
Are You Ready?
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Volcanoes, venting, and more...
25 The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe. #Bible http://j.mp/fmPIx1
Monday, April 11, 2011
The Lord is my Shepard.
What an absolutely gorgeous day the Lord provided today! Not only was the weather nearly perfect, the Lord saw fit to bless everything we undertook. We realized early (6AM) that we weren't going to make it to the gym today so that was no real disappointment. There were just too many other things going down.
First, I fired up the tractor mower and used the bagger attachment to suck up the leaves and whatnot left from last Fall. Our two grandsons showed up about the time I finished so I took them both for a ride up the gravel road and back...twice!
Second, the lady showed up to buy our hot tub for $700 and she didn't quibble about the price one bit. She looked it over, made sure it ran good, and wrote out the check. The Lord's blessing on that deal was that they did the advertising in the paper. All we had to do was send them a picture of our tub and it was sold!
Finally, we took one grandson and drove to Rapid City and did some shopping with the proceeds from the sale. I got two, much needed, pairs of walking gym shoes (yesterday my foot was bleeding from walking for an hour at the gym), we got a booster seat for our grandson for in the car, and we also bought him some much needed pairs of short pants (as Bobby Hill calls them).
The Lord provided everything we needed to provide for ourselves and our extended family. We are truly blessed to have Jesus on our side watching over our affairs and our wellbeing. He even had a police car, with sirens blaring, go by us so we had to pull over and wait. A little while later, a deer ran across the road right in front of us! Had we been a few seconds sooner, we would have hit it for sure.
The more I understand our Lord and how He works, the more I find myself becoming aware of His helping hands in everything we do. I find myself thanking Him time and time again every single day. Amen!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Gulf Disaster...a path to heaven or hell?
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When this disaster first happened, I had a long prayer session with our Lord Jesus concerning the possible outcome. I came away from that session of prayer with the definite belief that the oil was not the most devastating result (even though turning the Gulf into a new La Brea Tar Pit is no minor happening). Jesus made it abundantly clear that the real problem was going to be the gases being released into the atmosphere and Oceans. Now, in order to add some validity to this, I immediately told my wife and a few others so that later, when people expressed their disbelief, I had witnesses to this revelation. Now, before going a step further in my article here, I suggest you read the Linked article above "How BP oil disaster may have triggered a World-Killing event."
When I read that article, my mind's worst conceivable scenario was literally "blown out of the water" (no pun intended). I had visions of air pollutants mixing with moisture in the atmosphere, condensing, and falling as acid rain laced with oil and sulfur ruining people's health and killing crops. Never in 55 million years did I expect anything as devastating as what is predicted in Aaron Davis' article.
I should also mention that the good Lord Jesus has also made it clear that this is not simply the "beginning of the end"....it is the end. I do not claim to be a psychic or prophet. Nor do I claim to have any insider information or personal liaison with the Lord God Almighty other than the same path that is freely given to all humanity...prayer. I can say that, since I became a born again Christian in 1996, I have prayed over many things and, without exception, every single prayer has been answered. Often, it is not the answer I would prefer. I recall asking for patience as I was easily drawn into anger and impetuosity. It seemed as though my situation became a thousand times worse in the next few months. When I asked my mentor, Gary, what was happening, he laughed and said, "Don't you see that Jesus is teaching you the lesson of patience by putting you in situation after situation that requires you to be PATIENT?" Well, once I realized it was a lesson and not a miraculous cure, I quickly began learning to deal with life more patiently.
I blog on a semi-regular basis at For Heaven's Sake but have not been able to fire up any new ideas since this Gulf turbulence began. I have found myself engrossed in efforts to resolve the multitude of differences that are keeping many of my friends and family from turning to Christ for Salvation. Thus the reason for telling my wife and others about my prayer sessions and results. I maintain the hope that I may influence them if I can verify enough important matters being answered through prayer. They prefer the term "coincidental timing" or the ever popular "the mind can do miraculous wonders if one knows how to use it properly" (i.e. mind over matter theory).
I had smoked for...well for ever. I quit once for eight years and craved cigarettes the entire time. Finally, I gave it up to Jesus. On January 13, 2001, the Lord Jesus hushed all the sounds around me and said, quite clearly, "You will never have to smoke again son." I awakened the next morning to the news of the El Salvador earthquake that devastated the country killing thousands. It was late in the morning before it dawned on me that I had not smoked a cigarette. Suddenly, I realized that I did not have any urge to smoke whatsoever. It has been nine years plus now and I have never...not even once...had an urge to smoke. It is as though I never smoked at all during my life. To me, this is a miracle generously bestowed upon me by Christ Jesus because I had enough faith in Him to give up my habit to His timing while truly believing in my heart that He would help me. I finally quit trying to "run the show" and do it on my own. I relinquished my human ego of being capable of solving my own problems to my Higher Power and Christ answered that act of faith with a miracle. However, when I tell my disbelieving friends and family about this event, they put it off as "mind over matter" or simply say, "I guess it was your time to quit...eh?"
I am telling you this because, since this Gulf Disaster happening, with each passing day, I become more weepy and sorrowful knowing how many of my lifetime friends and loving family will be missed for an eternity. As I await the Rapture, I pray that somehow I can reach them and break through their defenses and denial while realizing that sometimes God says, "NO." On the one hand, I am greatly saddened by these events while, on the other hand, I rejoice in the knowledge that I shall soon meet the wonderful man who allowed me to quit smoking. God bless each and every one of you and, it is my opinion, you had best get all your ducks in a row because the path to Heaven is very, very narrow.
Much love...
David K. Irwin
Sunday, February 28, 2010
To take or not to take...The Mark (of the Beast?)
With the recent earthquake in Chile so soon after the one in Haiti, do you find yourself wondering where and when the next one will occur? The USA has offered to help, but how many more world disasters can we afford? I don't believe we can afford any as America is broke...financially bankrupt...operating in the red...belly-up, flat-ass, penniless! If you take time to think about it, we are facing a Spring filled with home-grown disasters of its own such as flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, and drought. Add to that our seemingly impossible-to-solve health care problems and you begin to see just the frosting on the cake. Our national debt is higher than ever in history, we have the longest running war in history (and most expensive), and we have a pretty healthy number of poor and uneducated citizens that deserve more than they are getting. When is enough, enough? When do we say, "Hey, we're broke. Fix it on your own." I know it sounds heartless, but our economy will falter and collapse soon if we continue to spend without any ability to recover or recoup our losses.
Now, add to all that the Biblical aspect of the End Times Prophecy and you begin to have a pretty dismal picture of the future...if you are not a Christian that is. True believers in the resurrection of Christ by His death on the Cross at Calvary have the luxury of knowing that they are already saved. But, that salvation is not without restrictions and responsibilities, as some New Age/New Spirituality believers would have you thinking. What are you, as a Christian, going to do when you are told to take the Mark or die? VeriChips are being implanted into humans worldwide already and, just as the Bible predicted, they are being placed in the right hand or forehead (best areas for scanning). What are you going to do when they say you have to get a chip implanted in order to drive your car and get a license or in order to buy anything at all? It's already in the works. 2010 marks the date that mandatory state licensing find a new method of licensing that will be safer and less easy to duplicate or forge. VeriChip is leading the field in security systems for humans and is being used in offices, government buildings, and other places worldwide where persons are implanted with the chip to gain access to secure sites. Granted, this is not "The Mark of the Beast" that the bible warns us about...but, it is a step closer. Is it a step you are willing to take? Is it a step a Christian should accept? Are there grounds for refusal on terms of one's beliefs? When it happens...and it will...I believe the answer to all those questions will be an adamant "NO!
I'll be posting more on this subject in the very near future so stay tuned to this page or my Facebook Advanced Link.
Yours in Christ, friendship, and LOVE...
Hipster
Thursday, October 22, 2009
The "New Holocaust" (New Spirituality?)
Good friends & fellow believers in Christ Jesus...
In my unceasing search for the truth, I have come upon a website that has presentations (both video and audio) from many of today's comtemporary authors, theologians, and church leaders. Warren Smith, Ray Yungen, and Roger Oakland are among these. As I was perusing the titles, I came across a speech by Roger Oakland called "05 The Emerging Church: Revival or Return to Darkness?" (bottom of page). This well documented speech explains the concerns I have with the Emergent Church, which is infiltrating many of our churches across America and the world, much better than I could ever explain myself to you, the reader. I hope you take the time to listen to it...it is about 50 minutes in length...I think.
Warren Smith's "Signs of the Times; A Course In Miracles" is another excellent talk that relates many of my concerns about Rick Warren's continual use of terms that are misleading, some his "more than questionable" associations with New Age authors and evangelists, and his past association with Robert Schuller (will Schuller ever admit he is really a "new-ager"?). This speech is bit lengthy at 70 minutes...but, again, well worth the time. Once you are on this website, be sure to check out the tons of other excellent videos pertaining to nearly every topic of concern to your walk with Christ in today's world. I promise, if you do, you will soon be looking to read a few of these authors and theologians.
I fully understand a reluctance to read apologetics...they can be burdensome and tend to be repetitive, but they are an excellent source of information about current topics concerning Christianity. It is crucial to Satan's plan that he "re-invent" Christianity in a way that will be attractive enough to people so as to entice them into changing their concept of Salvation without them even knowing that they have also changed their beliefs. Today's authors are on one side of this topic or the other...good...or evil. Both claim to be on the side of Christ. One is the True Christ of the Bible...the other is the antichrist of the Bible.
My life-long friend, Gary Hammer, who is now in prison for two years for embezzlement (from his mother...something he would never have done normally, yet did under the influence of the New Age) recently read Warren Smith's book "The Light That Was Dark", which explains how he (Warren Smith) got into, then out of, the New Age, told me, "David, you have no idea how widespread this really is! Andrea (his ex-wife...who is still in the New Age and dying of cancer...hmmm...New Age christ & Reiki didn't help?) and I encountered "Readings", "Spiritual Healing (Reiki)", "Channeled Voices", and "Meditative Prayer (occult)" everywhere we went for four years. From New Mexico to South Dakota and California to Illinois...it was everywhere!" He told me that the selling points are:
- Guilt-free lifestyle (there is no sin, no devil, no evil...therefore, no need for salvation).
- Increased well being (better health through meditation, Reiki healing touch, and therapeutic massage).
- Increased wealth (through meditation you will meet your "Inner Self" or "Higher Being" who will guide you to wealth and happiness.)
- Less stress (also through meditation).
- A secure feeling of belonging and knowing you are "one with God" (concept of "Oneness" or idea we are all gods...although they do not come right out and say this). This a general state of "overall well-being" and happiness.
Who wouldn't want to feel better, get rich, not worry about sin or what you do unto others to succeed in life (very big in business world today), have less stress doing it all, and know that, no matter what happens, you are always saved because you are a part of God (after all, God can't sin!). This movement is sweeping our country. I truly believe it is the great falling away the bible warns us about. The reinvention of Christianity by means of the oldest trick in the book..."Hey...you there...you can be a god." Instead of taking a bite of an apple, all you have to do this time is meditate and allow Satan's spirit guides to talk to you and guide you out of Eden and straight to hell. The Emerging Church is following this path with symbolical faith that says we need to go back to the "Old Ways" to find a "New Faith". What's wrong with the old faith? I told my friend in prison that my local pastor does not believe this New Spirituality Movement (Emergent, New Age, Contemplative...take your choice) is as serious as I make it out to be...he laughed and said, "You have NO IDEA how seriously massive it is!" Warren Smith, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland and others reiterate the same warning!
I read one very interesting article by Jack Hook (website: Babylon the Great Is Falling - read "What's New") relating how this "Falling Away" from Christianity much resembles the methodology used by Hitler to reinvent Christianity during his time to win over German Christians in the 30's. Although Hitler did not use meditative prayer as his main tool (he did dabble in the occult though), his intentions were basically the same...to change people's perception of what Christianity is expected to do for people. He basically united state and church (Roman Catholic Church) so that they were inseparable before the war ever started. That way, once the fight actually began, the church (and thereby the majority of people) was obligated to back him up. In order to do this, Hitler had to make people believe that Jesus was on Germany's side and wanted the German people (who were, at the time, much depressed and repressed due to world-wide depression of the 1930's) to "regain a sense of nobility" as a nation.
He actually sold the idea that Christ had a vested interest in the recovery, nobility, and notoriety of the German state and that it was the duty of the Roman Catholic Church to back him up for the betterment of German society as a whole (other churches would have to follow suit of course). What an ingenious plan! As it turned out...truly demonic. Much the same as is Satan's plan today...to reinvent Christianity in the minds of the masses. The Holocaust will be a bee sting on the butt of humanity compared to what is happening today. New Age Spirituality believes that anyone who cannot realize that they are part of God are "separate" and are holding back the rest of humanity from achieving their ultimate goal of "Oneness with God" and the Kingdom of God on Earth. Therefore, they must be removed...dealt with...exterminated (sound familiar?). Oneness cannot be obtained as long as there is even one separatist alive. So, the great persecution of True Christians begins...we must be fully informed, discerned of God's Truth (Holy Scripture), and protected by the Full Armor of God in these coming days lest we be "caught sleeping."
Imagine, if you will, the Rockefeller (I used this tree because he is a Mason...hmmmmm) Christmas Tree being lit. Wait a minute! One bulb does not work so the whole tree doesn't lite up. This is much the same principle as "Oneness" in the New Spirituality Movement. That one bulb is holding back the entire tree from illustrious birth (heaven on earth) and MUST be immediately removed WITH PREJUDICE! If you hold out for a belief in a solitary Christ, Jesus, you too will be singled out and removed....PERMANENTLY.
I hope this letter finds you in good health and good spirits...the "Truly Good Spirit of Christ" that is...
David K. Irwin