Month: October 2025

I’ve been listening intently to what the Lord is speaking in this hour. It seems that no matter the prayers lifted up and the cries unto Him by so many faithful, it just seems to get darker. Evil seems to be gaining strength and what was once seen as contrary to His commands in how we live is now acceptable. I’ve been struggling to fight due to my own health issues and maybe that has caused me to stumble in how I stand. On Friday, October 24, at 2PM, I was trying to rest from the thought of another looming heart procedure and just trying to put away prayers in battling what is happening to our country. Then He spoke clearly saying, “Separate the precious from the vile.” So much for the thought of a nap. He was telling me what I must speak and what I also must hear myself.

Jesus spoke of the coming separation of wheat and tares. His love and forgiveness were evident in His telling the servants not, at this time, to gather up the tares, as the wheat would be damaged. But the time is coming, and is not far off, when He shall tell the reapers to gather the wheat into His barn but take the tares, bind them in bundles and burn them. This is one of the more well-known parables, yet the “Church” is still pleading ignorance as they hold fast to the tares. Proverbs 1 warns us that we are to seek His counsel. To not align with the world. To not lurk secretly to hurt the innocent without cause, all the while trying to enrich yourselves. The Lord says you will eat the fruit of your own way and when destruction comes you will seek the Lord, but you will not find Him. We are nearly at that place where we could hear the Lord say what He spoke to His servant in Jeremiah 15:1, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight.” In 1994, I was complaining of those not hearing and making their own path not according to His path, and the Lord sent His servant to speak Jeremiah 12:5 to me. “If you have run with the footman and they have wearied you, how will you contend with the horsemen?” I am still weary.

We are being called to speak to that which is still precious. To extract it from that which looks to kill it. Expose the vile. We must be careful to 1) Distinguish what is truly valuable from that which is worthless 2) Speak precious truths to that which is a false doctrine. If it is contrary to His Sermon on the Mount, it is false. 3) See the spiritual value and extract it from the sinful nature. Preach Christ and Him crucified. 4) Identify the precious truths of Jesus and hold them up. Thereby exposing the contemptible doctrine of lies permeating His Church. 5) Reject all that is evil and corrupting by standing against this rising tide of Christian Nationalism and remain steadfast even when people reject, ignore or look to speak evil of you. If God is with you, who can be against you.

That which is precious to Him should be clearly evident to us. He sent His only Son to die that we might have life. That which is vile is becoming more obvious every day. It is foolishness that causes one to turn from truth. It is spiritual idiocy to align with the morally corrupt, wicked, despicable, dishonorable and depraved. It is madness to reject the words of Jesus in how we treat the marginalized. The poor. How we do not recoil and stand against what we see happening to immigrants or to people of color. Having no problem killing without due process.

We are all called to stand and be accountable. Every word and deed is in His records. I have said in my private time that I’ve found the Lord to be like an unreliable stream. Waters that fail or are uncertain. He corrected me and this is part of what I am now sharing. I and all who are weary can just read Jeremiah 15:19. I must remove the gold from the dross. The precious from the vile. Through speaking His word and by repentance. We are being surrounded by those who believe they have a plan to rule and are ignorantly doing all they can to enact it. Yet now more than ever, we must speak truth to evil. We must be sure to come out from among those who hold onto that which is vile and have no part with them. Come out from among them and be visibly separate. And hold onto His promise from 1 John 1:9 that brings great hope in the midst of vacillation and uncertainty: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Blessings.

Roger Daltry of the rock group The Who sings “Can You See the Real Me.” He asks that same question of a doctor and a preacher. No real answer given. But the question still resonates today. And today we should ask what is real in all that is being projected in the image we’re being asked to accept of Donald Trump. Is he that fighter pilot flying a mission of god and country to rain feces down on the millions marching peacefully in the “No Kings” protest? Thereby showing his disdain for those daring to stand up for our constitutional rights and opposing him. Or is he more like that representation of him depicted as the Robert Duvall character, Lt Col Kilgore, in the movie Apocalypse Now? Giving the warning to Chicago that terror from the sky is coming as he seeks to send troops into Chicago to restore order and round up immigrants. All the while saying the quote from Lt Col Kilgore, “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” The Dept of War is coming for you Chicago and any other “blue state” city. While he may see himself as this all powerful and to be feared dictator, a more apt depiction is that of the ugly Great Goblin King in the Hobbit films. His evil coming forth as ugliness and his abundance as girth with his evil minions running all about him waiting to do the evil he asks. He is cruel, sadistic, self-indulgent. His end is not pleasant.

So many throughout history have sought power with no regard to who they hurt. It’s about ruling by fear and intimidation. Portray oneself as mighty, formidable, and one to be feared. Goliath was one like that. He was said to be over 9 feet tall. A mighty warrior with fear inducing weapons. The offspring of fallen angels and women. But David followed the One with true power. And one stone hitting the center of Goliath’s forehead, the center of his authority, felled him. Our prayers and standing in the midst of adversity can do the same to every high thing that exalts itself against that which is right and good and from Him. It says in Proverbs 16:5, “Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; Though they join forces, none will go unpunished.” And many have joined forces with Trump. A spirit of fear causes them to cast off all they once knew as believers without fear of being held accountable. This wickedness is an abomination.

Romans 12 tells us NOT to think more highly of ourselves than we ought to. We must do our best to live without hypocrisy. To abhor evil. To hold fast to that which is good. To treat all well and with honor. To not give preferential treatment to others. To look to the NEEDS of others. The marginalized. The poor. The immigrant. To serve one another and focus on the Lord and what His word says rather than fixating on our own importance. We are to clothe ourselves with humility and realize that God exalts those that humble themselves. Looking to exalt oneself through any other means is contrary to Him and aligns with the devil. Oliver Cromwell, called the “Lord Protector” of the Commonwealth of England in the 1600s, remarked to a portrait done of him showing him in an overly flattering light. He told the artist that “I desire you would use all your skill to paint your picture truly like me and not flatter me at all; but remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me. Otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it.” Can you imagine an actual portrait of Trump, “warts and all?” I believe it would cause a gastric upset of seismic proportion. But we will be judged for falling prey to this tempting sham. It aligns with all that is demonic. We are not to align with the works of darkness but rather expose them. We are not to look to appear as puffed up. Especially as one against another. God sees us as we are. All the foibles. As it says in 1 John 2:16, “For all that is in the world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father.” Recognize all that is being vomited out before our eyes, depicting a man in Donald Trump who has no thought of what awaits him, but seeks only that which is temporary and fleeting. Turn from this evil and seek Him who has the keys to life everlasting. He can see the real you. Blessings.

A couple of weeks ago at 11:15 am, I was sitting quietly when I heard the Lord speak one word to me. “Beware.” I knew immediately that this wasn’t a warning for something I was or was not doing, but it was a word/thought I was to mull over. Meditate on. To ponder. There is much where this word is so pertinent now.

The word “beware” is spoken by Jesus multiple times in the bible. It was also spoken with urgency by the Apostles. In Matthew, Jesus warns His disciples to “beware” of false prophets and leaders who will come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. Jesus said you will know them by their fruit and likened them to trees. He said a good tree cannot bear bad fruit and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Today I see fruit that doesn’t even belong on certain trees. Yet people eat from these trees. This doesn’t cause indigestion, but death. The Lord warns that so many that claim to have done works in His name, but in actuality embrace the works of another, will hear the words “depart from Me.”

Jesus warned all that heard His voice to “beware” the leaven of the Pharisees which is hypocrisy. They do not practice what they preach. Their hearts were rooted in pride and self-serving. They loved the best seats. They did their works before men looking for a self-satisfying reward. And just like too many today, they accrued wealth and station in the midst of great need among the people. I have seen too many ministers (Pharisees) that have great wealth. Live lavishly. They love to be seen openly making a display of praying while serving a god I do not know. I have seen too many vying for that perfect pic while laying hands on Trump but not speaking one word of correction to him. “Beware” of wrong motives. So many leaders today say they follow Him yet by their actions they align with Herod. One who would claim to be god. One to be consumed by worms. These same call for the release of Barabbas. Turn from them.

In Luke 20 the Message Bible says, “Watch out for the religious scholars. They love to walk around in academic gowns, preen in the radiance of public flattery, bask in prominent positions, sit at the head table of every church function. And all the time they are exploiting the weak and helpless. The longer their prayers, the worse they get. But they will pay for it in the end.” It is imperative that one seek Him for all they are worth. The time is short. If your religious leader aligns with what we see from maga-christianity today, you truly need to reassess your walk. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you. To fill you. Jesus said in John 14 that He would send the Holy Spirit and that He would teach you all things and bring to remembrance all Jesus has said to you. Ask for that good path.

The Apostle Paul warned those he spoke to in Acts 20 to take heed (beware) that you shepherd the flock, for he saw that ravenous wolves will come in not sparing the flock. That men would rise up speaking perverse things to draw many away. Just like the false teaching today that would have one neglect the Cross. False teaching of NAR and 7 Mountain theology that have no part in Jesus. BEWARE. There are numerous leaders that present a path that lead many away from Him, because of false teaching and error. Where does Jesus say to forget the orphan and widow? The poor and marginalized? The foreigner? Yet that is the message today. And our news and TV screens are filled with alt news showing those being brutalized by ICE as if it was deserved. Beware those that align with this evil. Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. (Colossians 2:8)

We are at a place where the word “beware” must cause all the hackles on your neck to stand up in alarming awareness. The word is always spoken as a most profound warning, yet it’s being ignored by too many. It is life and death. We must stand and be counted. Stand for righteousness. Stand for those being seen as insignificant. Of no importance. They are precious to Him. A terrible and mighty judgement will be coming. Align with His way. And as the Apostle Peter wrote to those who have been made aware of His precepts in 2 Peter 3:17, “Beloved, since you know this beforehand, BEWARE lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked.” We must heed this warning. Blessings.

Each day I watch as we get closer to a world resembling one we always fought against. One where voices of reason and hope are being quieted. One where voices of hate are allowed to thrive. One where those who claimed to be followers of Christ would realize they have a responsibility to stand for what our Lord spoke. And realize His words were commands, not suggestions. But each day a new disgust greets me where I see evil and immoral acts perpetrated on those in this country least able to defend themselves. And while those in power plan even more heinous acts, not enough are saying enough! A president sends National Guard troops from one state into another. More division. Tear gas and rubber bullets used on those protesting peacefully, even on a Pastor. Little children being zip tied. Authoritarian policies instituted by Trump and his hand-picked thugs seek to loose a spirit of fear and division unlike any I’ve seen in my life, including the Vietnam war era. At some point there will be one, a citizen, who seeks to defend himself with equal force. Then what?

In Psalm 35, David speaks to those who wrongly seek to harm him by asking God that they be brought to shame and dishonor. He asks that the Angel of the Lord chase them away. Let destruction come upon them suddenly. He asks that the poor would be delivered from those who are too strong for them. From those who plunder. David says these people do not speak peace, but devise deceitful matters against the poor in the land. He asks that those that do this be brought to shame and dishonor. David goes even further in his travail before the Lord. In Psalm 109, David asks that those who did not remember to show mercy and persecuted the poor and needy have the memory of them cut off from the earth and their sin be always before the Lord. He asks that the one who does this evil have their days be few. And that another would take his office. I am not advocating hate against those who continue to devise new and greater evil. But all must be aware that there is nothing new under the sun. And this has been seen before and is gaining strength today.

Psalm 76:6 says, “At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.” The Lord has had this verse before me for a while. This chariot is a vehicle. A means of conveyance for what disguises itself as a form of government today. The horses are all those who cause it to move forward in a direction that steers us as a country to ruin. Hate, division, racism, hoarding wealth to the detriment of others, speaking and doing evil, and doing so under a banner one claims is God, when it is but a mirror image of Baal. In some versions of Psalm 76, the chariot and horse will be cast into a sleep of death. I prefer to see this as the ending of this evil. But unless all stand against this evil it will continue on its path of destruction. Those who call themselves Christians, yet follow and support the evil we see daily in our country, must realize that many years ago the Apostle Peter spoke to them. He said they are those who allure through the flesh, through lewdness. They promise a form of what they call liberty but they themselves are slaves of corruption. And they wish to have you enroll in their path to destruction. Know that the latter end for these people will be worse than the beginning. And so it will be for all who support these ungodly acts. I pray we all come to an understanding of all that is transpiring in our country today and that ALL come to a knowledge of Him. That none perish and all come to repentance. That what Jesus taught no longer be twisted into a gospel that is actually the antithesis of all He stood for. It is incumbent upon us to be aware of what is or is not Him. We have the mind of Christ. The words of another we will not follow. Yet so many today do. I pray that the eyes of our understanding be opened and enlightened. May the horse pulling that chariot in Psalm 76 be like the donkey that recognized the Angel of the Lord and kept Balaam from being killed for his disobedience. We must pray without ceasing. Blessings.

In the HBO series “Band of Brothers,” we see the men of Easy Company ostracize Pvt. David Webster as they felt he fell short in his support for them. He was wounded early in their European campaign and spent more time recuperating than they felt necessary for the severity of his wounds. Webster was one that never volunteered and was more of an observer than a comrade in arms. He had missed the most intense battles that had killed and wounded so many of Easy Company. He would never be fully accepted as one of them again. And today we are in a battle between good and evil and many are sitting on the sidelines. Afraid of repercussion. Unwilling to speak truth to ungodly power. Too concerned with the cares of life and everyday things of no actual consequence. Afraid of rejection.

I recently spoke to this with a person I know. The Lord had me tell them, “You’re late to the front.” This was not a disqualification or even a strong rebuke. I felt the Lord was just saying He’s aware of the timing in all of the turmoil going on in our world/country today and He sees the part we play in it. Throughout biblical history there were those who spoke His truth to that which was in error and those who either did nothing and were complicit, or participated in that which was wrong. In Luke 2 Jesus’ parents found that He was not walking with the caravan and his family. And when confronted by his mother He said’ “Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” Part of that was speaking truth no matter where He was and speaking to that which was contrary to the Word. Standing up for the marginalized. The poor. The weak. His reply to the Pharisees in Luke 10, as to who were His neighbors, caused a bit of a stir. Jesus did not raise His hand to those who wanted Him gone, but He always spoke truth and overturned a few tables. He gave no recognition to Herod. He spoke a strong warning in John 9:4 saying, “I must be about the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.” This should cause everyone to evaluate where you are in standing for righteousness.

The early apostles stated they must do/say the works of the Lord. No matter what man said they could not do. We have many that stand against the evil and injustice we see and hear today but there are not enough. People get worn down. I hear some say they want to step away as they cannot deal with the backlash. We cannot do this. We must take up the armor of God so we can truly stand against this increasing evil. We are to open our mouths boldly and show who we are in Him. And we must be extremely careful with those who speak great swelling words as if they know Him when in essence, they have their own agenda. As the apostle Paul said in 2 Corinthians 11, Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light so do not be surprised if his ministers transform themselves into ministers of righteousness. But fear not for He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world. I’m not saying to use force or speak ungodly things to those who do wrong. But to speak His word. To stand fully encased in His armor. And praying always. The evil being released in His name has no beneficial purpose other than self. And no positive spiritual outcome. It leads only to death. Separation from the Father. Who are you in Him? Where do you make a stand? Do not be late to the front. Speak up! We cannot sit by as an observer. Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. Test all things. Hold fast to that which is good. Hold fast to His word. Abstain from evil. Pray without ceasing. Blessings.