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The Marks Of A God Pleasing Church Lighthouse Groups Invitation Prayer Links 1 Audio Messages Prayer Quotes Send Us An E-mail The Interceders Encourager No. 35 Select LanguageAfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanCebuanoChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEsperantoEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGalicianGeorgianGermanGreekGujaratiHaitian CreoleHebrewHindiHmongHungarianIcelandicIndonesianIrishItalianJapaneseJavaneseKannadaKhmerKoreanLaoLatinLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalayMalteseMarathiNorwegianPersianPolishPortugueseRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwahiliSwedishTamilTeluguThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYiddish Powered by Translate Daniel Nash: Prevailing Prince Of Prayer Daniel Nash pastored a small church in the backwoods of New York for six years, and travelled with and prayed for a travelling evangelist for seven more years until his death. As far as we know, he never ministered outside the region of upstate New York during days when much of it was frontier territory. His tombstone is in a neglected cemetery along an unmade up road behind a livestock auction barn. His church building no longer exists, its location marked by a historical marker in a corn field, its timber used to house grain at a feed mill four miles down the road. No books tell his life story, no pictures or diaries can be found, his descendants (if any) cannot be located, and his messages are forgotten. He wrote no books, started no schools, led no movements, and generally, kept out of sight. Yet this man saw revival twice in his pastorate, and then was a key figure in what can be claimed as the greatest revival in the history of the United States, if not in the world. He is known almost exclusively for his powerful prayer ministry. The great evangelist, Charles Finney, left his itinerant ministry for the pastorate within three or four months after this man’s death. Finney never counted on his theology, messages, preaching style, logic, or methods to save souls. He looked rather to mighty prayer and the resulting powerful work of the Holy Spirit to sweep in with great conviction on his audience, that his conversions might be thorough. This may well explain why 90 per cent of those converted in his meetings stood the test of time. Years later Moody followed a similar pattern but without such a prayer warrior. He saw perhaps 50 per cent of his converts last. Today, a well-known evangelist (well-financed and highly organized) recently stated that he would be delighted if 20 per cent of his converts were genuinely converted. In this day of apostasy with many decisions but few true conversions, with many programmes but little prayer, with much organizing but little agonizing, we would be wise to learn lessons from the past. One of our godly forefathers whose life can teach us such is Daniel Nash. His early years seem mostly lost from the records. We do know, however, that he was born on November 27, 1775 in Cummington, Massachusetts. He became a carpenter before preparing for the ministry. In 1809 he was ordained as a Congregational minister, and in 1816, at the age of 40, he became the pastor at Stow’s Square Congregational-Presbyterian Church in Lowville, New York State. During his first year of pastoring this union church, he saw revival, with at least 70 being converted. One of the first he baptized on December 18, 1816, was a Sally Porter to whom he was married by February of 1817. He baptized five of her children that year, and possibly a sixth several years later. A meetinghouse was built and dedicated on December 13, 1819. There was a group who split from the main group during this period. They located themselves four miles south, where the town of Lowville was beginning to develop. Pastor Nash was able to peaceably work with this group and establish it as a mission throughout the rest of his pastorate. Upon the completion of the meetinghouse and while working with the mission work to the south, he was able to start a Sabbath School in the union church. Such a ministry would seem to be the basis for a long-term relationship. However, on September 25, 1822, a church meeting was called at an unusual time and he was voted out by a vote of nine to three! The only reasons surviving to this day in the records were that they wanted "a young man to settle in." At the age of 46 they felt him too old, and resented his travelling. Even though his term as pastor ended on November 10, 1822, he often went to preach, to act as moderator, to baptize converts and hold communion services over the next few years! During this period, there was a second time of revival (1822-23) when over 200 people were converted. This occurred in a town of only 308 homes with a population of approximately 2,000 people! Imagine God blessing a rejected pastor with such a revival, and the church taking no steps to recall him! Yet, through all of this God was breaking and preparing the heart of His man to leave a public ministry of preaching for a private one of prayer. Such rejection by those he loved and had ministered to, did its crushing work, and by 1824 he was so damaged spiritually that any human hope of a prayer ministry seemed impossible. At that time, Charles Finney was examined for a licence to preach, and he records his first meeting with Daniel Nash as follows: "At this meeting of the presbytery I first saw Rev. Daniel Nash, who is generally known as ’Father Nash.’ A large congregation was assembled to hear my examination. I got in a little late, and saw a man standing in the pulpit speaking to the people, as I supposed. He looked at me, I observed, as I came in; and was looking at others as they passed up the aisles. As soon as I reached my seat and listened, I observed that he was praying. I was surprised to see him looking all over the house, as if he were talking to the people; while in fact he was praying to God. Of course it did not sound to me much like prayer; and he was at that time indeed in a very cold and backslidden state." Finney added that not only did Nash pray with his eyes open, but preached with them shut! It is not surprising that Asa Mahan described Nash as "one of the dullest preachers that ever ascended a pulpit in the United States." But God was preparing His man. After this meeting, Nash was struck with a serious case of inflamed eyes. According to Finney, " Nash was almost entirely blind for about six months." For several weeks he had to be kept in a dark room where he could neither read nor write. During this time, he gave himself up almost entirely to prayer. He went through a complete overhaul of his Christian experience. Daniel referred to this time as his second conversion. He felt that God had called him to leave his family and his farm, and devote himself entirely to the work of saving souls. He made arrangements for his family, but he did not make his home with them again. He felt that his home was in God, and in the work that God had given him to do. As soon as he was able to see, at first with a double black veil before his face, he sallied forth to labour for souls. His labours did not take the form of personal evangelism or of evangelistic preaching, even though he was an agent of a missionary society. Instead he began one of the greatest ministries of prayer evangelism recorded in history. This rejected and broken former preacher gave himself to a work that would influence praying people to this day. Charles Finney’s labours in evangelism began in the region of Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York, and here Daniel Nash started his special prayer ministry. When he arrived, Finney stated, "He was full of the power of prayer. He was another man altogether from what he had been at any former period of his Christian life." Finney found out that Daniel had a praying list of the names of people whom he made subjects of his prayers every day, and sometimes, many times a day. Unbelievers who were put on the list did not remain long as unbelievers. The story is told of Daniel, while he was at Gouverneur, getting up, as his custom was, at a very early hour, to go out to a wood that was about 100 yards away from where he was staying, in order to pray. An unbeliever heard the sound of Daniel praying. He could not tell what was being said, but he knew it was prayer, and he knew who was praying. Just the sounds and that knowledge "lodged an arrow in his heart, and brought a sense of the reality of God" that was so great that he was under conviction of sin until he found faith in Christ. "Praying with him," continued Finney, "and hearing him pray in the meetings, I found that his gift of prayer was wonderful, and his faith almost miraculous. The two men were drawn into a partnership that was ended only by Daniel’s death seven years later. Their goals were stated simply in a letter as follows: "When Mr. Finney and I began our race, we had no thought of going amongst ministers. Our highest ambition was to go where there was neither minister nor reformation and try to look up the lost sheep, for whom no man cared. We began and the Lord prospered. . . But we go into no man’s parish unless called. . . We have room enough to work and work enough to do." The two of them were regarded as an evangelistic team in many places. A report on the revival in New Hartford spoke of "the labours of Mr Finney and Mr Nash." Their union operated on the basis of prayer being essential for the preparation of an area for evangelism. Finney often sent Nash to an area to prepare the place and people for his coming. Often it would take 3 or 4 weeks of prayer to get the area ready. When God would direct where a mission was to be held, Father Nash would slip quietly into town and seek to get two or three people to enter into a covenant of prayer with him. Sometimes he had with him a man of similar prayer ministry, Abel Clary. Together they would begin to pray fervently for God to move in the community. One record of such is told by Leonard Ravenhill: "I met an old lady who told me a story about Charles Finney that has challenged me over the years. Finney went to a place to minister, but before he began, two men knocked on the door of her humble cottage, wanting lodging. The poor woman looked amazed, for she had no extra accommodation. Finally, for about twenty-five cents a week, the two men, none other than Fathers Nash and Clary, rented a dark and damp cellar for the period of the Finney meetings (at least two weeks), and there in that self-chosen cell, those prayer partners battled the forces of darkness." Another record from Finney states: "On one occasion when I got to a town to start some meetings, a lady contacted me who ran a boarding house. She said, ’Brother Finney, do you know a Father Nash? He and two other men have been at my boarding house for the last three days, but they haven’t eaten a bite of food. I opened the door and peeped in at them because I could hear them groaning, and I saw them down on their faces. They have been this way for three days, lying prostrate on the floor and groaning. I thought something awful must have happened to them. I was afraid to go in and I didn’t know what to do. Would you please come and see about them?’"’ No, it isn’t necessary,’ Finney replied. ’They just have a spirit of travail in prayer.’ Not only did Nash prepare the communities for preaching, but he also continued in prayer during the meetings." Often, he would not attend the meetings, and while Finney was preaching, Nash was praying for the Spirit’s outpouring upon him. Finney stated, ’I did the preaching, and Brother Nash gave himself up almost continually to prayer.’ While the evangelist preached to the multitudes, Nash in some adjoining house would be upon his face in an agony of prayer, and God answered. With all due credit to Mr. Finney for what was done by him, it was the praying men who held the ropes. The tears they shed, the groans they uttered are written in the book of the chronicles of the things of God." No wonder cities were stirred and a vast harvest of souls reaped." Nash went before Finney to prepare the way and to break up the fallow ground, and then stayed to destroy the enemy’s strongholds in many places during the 1820s: Evan Mills in Jefferson County, Gouverneur and De Kalb in St. Lawrence County, Rome, Utica and New Hartford in Oneida County, Troy and New Lebanon in Rensselaer County, and, above all, Rochester, in Monroe County. This concept of an evangelistic party made up of praying men has nearly been lost in these days of organizers and promoters. Such praying men not only sustained Finney’s ministry, but explain the power in his preaching and the long lasting results. Charles Finney could always go to Brother Nash when an obstacle arose in the meetings. One such occasion occurred at Gouverneur where some young men seemed to stand like a bulwark in the way of the progress of the work. "In this state of things," wrote Finney, "Brother Nash and myself, after consultation, made up our minds that that thing must be overcome by prayer, and that it could not be reached in any other way. We therefore retired to a grove and gave ourselves to prayer until we prevailed, and we felt confident that no power which earth or hell could interpose, would be allowed permanently to stop the revival." Now there are times when confidence gained in prayer requires action, and this was such a time. Brother Nash was by nature a quiet man, and by practice stayed out of the limelight. Yet confidence in prayer may cause this to change if God so leads. Here is Finney’s own account of what happened in a service shortly after the victory was won in prayer: "The meeting-house was filled. Near the close of the meeting, Brother Nash arose, and addressed that company of young men who had joined together to resist the revival. I believe they were all there, and they sat braced up against the Spirit of God. It was too solemn for them really to make ridicule of what they heard and saw; and yet their shameless boldness and obstinacy were apparent to everybody. "Brother Nash addressed them very earnestly, and pointed out the guilt and danger of the course they were taking. Toward the close of his address he spoke even more boldly, and said to them, ‘Now, mark me, young men! God will break your ranks in less than one week, either by converting some of you, or by sending some of you to hell. He will do this as certainly as the Lord is my God!’ He was standing where he brought his hand down on the top of the pew before him, so as to make it shake. He immediately sat down, dropped his head, and groaned with pain. The house was as still as death, and most of the people held their heads down. I could see that the young men were agitated. For myself, I regretted that Brother Nash had gone so far. He had committed himself, that God would either take the life of some of them, and send them to hell, or convert some of them, within a week. However, on Tuesday morning of the same week, the leader of these young men came to me, in the greatest distress of mind. He was all prepared to submit; and as soon as I came to press him he broke down like a child, confessed, and openly gave himself to Christ. Then he said, ’What shall I do, Mr. Finney?’ I replied, ’Go immediately to all your young companions, and pray with them, and exhort them at once to turn to the Lord.’ He did so; and before the week was out, nearly if not all of that class of young men, were hoping in Christ." We know of at least two of them visiting other places, and being influential in bringing people to the Lord. Nash’s prayer ministry made him "as remarkable a character in his way as Finney himself." The importance of such to Finney’s ministry and success cannot be over estimated. "Finney depended more upon the prayers of Fathers Nash and Clary to bring down Holy Ghost revival than upon his own resistless logic. So accustomed are we to the Laodicean condition of the church that the all-pervading influence of prayer in Finney’s time amazes us." Of the great revival in Rochester from 1830-1831," Finney said that the key which unlocked the heavens in this revival was the prayer of Clary, Nash, and other unnamed folk who laid themselves prostrate before God’s throne and besought Him for a divine out-pouring." Not all the prayers at Rochester were unnamed. We know the names of Billious Pond from Camden, Deacon Truman from Rodman, and Deacon Baker from Adams, but there were many others, both men and women, who spent a great deal of time in prayer for God to move in power.. Considering the souls being saved and the very culture of the area being changed in such a thorough revival, it should be no surprise that persecution came to these co-labourers. Some came from jealous ministers, some from those of other doctrinal persuasions, and some from the lost. False statements were sent to newspapers by his enemies. Nash wrote a letter on May 11, 1826, telling of some of the opposition. Part of it said, "The work of God moves forward in power, in some places against dreadful opposition. Mr. Finney and I have both been hanged and burned in effigy. We have frequently been disturbed in our religious meetings. Sometimes the opposers make a noise in the house of God; sometimes they gather round the house and stone it, and discharge guns. There is almost as much writing, intrigue, lying, and reporting of lies, as there would be if we were on the eve of a presidential election. Oh, what a world! How much it hates the truth! How unwilling to be saved! But the work will go on." In this letter he refers to being hung and burned in effigy. Here is an account of the event: "Swinging above your heads are two distorted figures suspended on ropes. At the touch of the torch they leap into flames and the crowd screams in sheer delight. Is this a scene from a lynching or a race riot? Not at all. It is a religious gathering. The charred creatures smouldering in the air represent the public’s expression of opposition to the preaching and praying of America’s greatest evangelistic team. Charles Grandison Finney and his partner-in-prayer, Daniel Nash, have just been burned in effigy. Preachers and pew-warmers alike joined forces against the two men who did more to spearhead revival than any other pair in American history." The enemies of revival counted Nash a full partner to Finney in the work. They feared and hated his praying at least as much as they did Finney’s preaching. The most remarkable revival of this period in American history was that which occurred in Rochester, New York, in 1830-1831. "Rochester was a young city," wrote Finney, " full of thrift and enterprise, and full of sin." Nash and Clary were well aware of this, as they teamed up for the praying with the assistance of others, as we have noted. These two men were so similar in their praying that one is often described to explain the other. Such fervent praying in agony of soul brought sights that may seem strange to our eyes today. Our gentle prayers accomplish so little, but then they cost us so little. Finney wrote: "I have never known a person sweat blood; but I have known a person pray till the blood started from his nose. And I have known persons pray till they were all wet with perspiration, in the coldest weather in winter. I have known persons pray for hours, till their strength was all exhausted with the agony of their minds. Such prayers prevailed with God. This agony in prayer was prevalent in Jonathan Edwards’ day, in the revivals which then took place." During the Rochester meetings there are several accounts of these two men in deep agony of soul while praying day and night. Some accounts name Nash, some Clary, others both. It seems they were together in fasting and prayer much of the time, weeping and crying out to God. Sometimes they lay prostrate without strength to stand up. Their concern over sinners being lost brought great stress to their minds and souls. They groaned under the load, they risked health and gave up comforts that the battle of the heavenlies might be won. Sometimes they "would writhe and groan in agony" over souls. God honoured their burden-bearing and poured out His Spirit. The Spirit of prayer was poured out so powerfully that some people stayed away from the services to pray, being unable to restrain their feelings under the preaching. Privately they prayed and publicly God answered. The results of this awakening were incredible. One of the first results was the coming together of the different churches, which constituted a huge breakthrough in those days. As the awakening swept through the town, the great mass of the most influential people, both male and female, were convicted and converted. It seems almost impossible to believe, but "it began with the judges, the lawyers, the physicians, the bankers and the merchants, and worked its way down to the bottom of society, till nearly everybody had joined one or other of the churches." Consequently, the public affairs of the city were put, to a large extent, into the hands of Christian men. Because the awakening was so powerful, and gathered in such great numbers of people, especially the most influential people, it created great excitement. Like the Welsh Awakening in 1904-1906, many people came in from near and far to witness the great work of God, and were converted. The New York Evangelist reported that "Almost every town within 40 or 50 miles of Rochester is favoured…with the special presence of the Lord." Finney preached in as many places as he had time and strength to do, asserting that "the work spread like waves in every direction." Wherever he preached, he was astounded that "in every instance, the Lord has come down and commenced a work upon the spot." Finney was only too well aware of the opposition of the evil one, and how that had to be dealt with first. Therefore he knew that a huge breakthrough had been made in the heavenlies, so that the Lord was free to come down and do His work. Years later, Dr Beecher, the renowned preacher of Boston, remarked that the 1830-1831 Rochester Revival was the greatest work of God and the greatest revival of religion that the world has ever seen in so short a time. 100,000 people were reported as having joined themselves to churches as a result of the awakening. "This," he said, "is unparalleled in the history of the Church. Moreover, these were not shallow conversions, but genuine works of God, for the most ungodly sinners had been convicted of sin. "So manifestly were the great mass of the conversions sound, the sinners really regenerated and made new creatures; so profoundly were individuals and whole communities reformed; and so permanent and unquestionable were the results, that almost universally it was acknowledged that this was the work of God. There were so many instances of conversion that were so striking; such characters converted, and all classes, both high and low, rich and poor, so thoroughly subdued by the Spirit, as to silence all opposition." The proof of all this was seen in the effects on society. The only theatre in the city was converted into a livery stable, the circus into a soap and candle factory, and the bars and taverns were closed. But it is in the realm of crime that the most astounding results were seen. The most full and careful census of crime in the city, both before and after the awakening, was taken by the most competent men, including the prosecuting attorney for the city. This census showed that during the period 1830-1842, the number of prosecutions for crime decreased to less than a third of the number prior to the revival. That is amazing enough, but what is astounding is that this took place during a period when the population of the city increased threefold. The population of the city in 1830 was 10,863, so that means the population by 1842 was about 32,000. If the prosecutions in 1829 were about 300, i.e. 3%, this means the prosecutions in 1842 were less than 100, which would be a prosecution rate of only 0.3%! This means that the awareness of the presence of a holy God was so strong and so powerful that it continued for years afterwards, so that all the new people who were coming into the town, who would have included many different kinds of characters, including violent criminals, were so subdued by the manifest presence of God, that almost no crimes were committed. Nothing like this has been seen in the history of the world. And all this was due to a few people, including Daniel Nash, really praying, and one man preaching. Within a few months, Daniel was dead. He, like John Hyde, had literally prayed himself to death. But he had left his legacy. The world would never again see an awakening like that at Rochester. I leave you to draw the obvious conclusion. If we refuse to strive in prayer, we should not be surprised at the lack of God’s mighty stirrings. Is it not amazing that we have no problem with people wearing themselves out in sports for pleasure, work for money, politics for power, and programmes for charity, but think it fanatical to so pray for souls? Is it any wonder we see so little of God’s great working? Daniel Nash would pray until he had to "go to bed absolutely sick, for weakness and faintness, under the pressure." Finney told of this relationship of intense prayer and successful preaching. Speaking of Nash he wrote: "I have seen Christians who would be in an agony when the minister was going into the pulpit, for fear his mind should be in a cloud, or his heart cold, or he should have no unction, and so a blessing should not come. I have laboured with a man of this sort. He would pray until he got an assurance in his mind that God would be with me in preaching, and sometimes he would pray himself ill. I have known the time when he has been in darkness for a season, while the people were gathering, and his mind was full of anxiety, and he would go again and again to pray, till finally he would come into the room with a placid face, and say: ’The Lord has come, and He will be with us.’ And I do not know that I ever found him mistaken." Nash had great confidence in a God who heard and answered prayer. He was not satisfied to stop praying until God answered in mighty power. Praying day and night, great strugglings and weakened health were but prices to be paid that God might move in power. The results were opened heavens, glorious power, souls saved, and God glorified. This may well explain why over 90 per cent of Finney’s converts stood without ever backsliding, and may also explain why less than 10 per cent of today’s converts last a couple of years. We have seen some of the importance of Nash’s prayer life through various events and results. Now let us look a little closer at its principles and concepts. PRIVATE PRAYER "Someone asked Finney what kind of man this Daniel Nash was. ’We never see him,’ they said. ’He doesn’t enter into any of the meetings.’ Finney replied, ’Like anybody who does a lot of praying, Father Nash is a very quiet person. Show me a person who is always talking and I’ll show you a Christian who never does much praying." The majority of prayer for those who would be so used must be in private. They do not seek either the eye nor ear of men, but rather the ear of God. They seek a room alone with God. Nash used a cellar, a room in a boarding house, a nearby house, or a grove of trees where he could pour out his heart to God alone or with just a few others of similar burden and heart. James A. Stewart emphasizes this point. "As in the case of John Hyde and Daniel Nash, it may be a life of isolation from the Christian public for the ministry of intercession." FERVENCY IN PRAYER Though he prayed in private, yet he often prayed with such fervency that others became aware of his praying. This was not intended, but simply was the release of a deeply burdened soul. The lady at the boarding house became aware of his groans as he prayed. His enemies claimed "that it was impossible for him to pray in secret since, whether he went into his room or the woods, he prayed with such vehemence that he could be heard a long way away." PRAYER LIST An organized and systematic list of people and matters to pray for is a common tool of effective prayer warriors. Preparation of our case, listing our requests, and thoroughness in prayer help establish a meaningful ministry. It also helps us rejoice in written evidence of answers to prayer. Nash used such a method: "Daniel had remarkable power in prayer and was in the habit of making a ’praying list’ of persons for whose conversion he daily prayed in secret. . . The answers to his prayers sometimes seemed almost miraculous, for he did not confine his ‘list’ to those whom he thought might be reached by the revival, but the most obdurate and unlikely cases were made the subjects of prayer, with results that were truly astounding." PRAYING WITH OTHERS As has been mentioned previously, Nash customarily sought for a few others to help carry the load in each of the places he went to minister in prayer. Many times he had as a partner Abel Clary who was gifted and exercised in a similar fashion. He knew the importance of praying alone, but he also knew the value of praying with others, for praying together multiplies prayer power: "One [shall] chase a thousand and two [shall] put ten thousand to flight." The efforts of several with such a burden for victory greatly increases the power of prayer. FOCUSING IN PRAYER Strong praying must be effectual praying. There must be a desired effect. This effect must be definite and clear to the one praying. Scattered praying in general directions is of little value. A list is a starting point in this matter, yet the items on the list must be focused on one by one if we are to expect results. Hear Finney tell of Nash’s way in this matter: "I was acquainted with an individual who used to keep a list of persons for whom he was especially concerned; and I have had the opportunity to know a multitude of persons, for whom he became thus interested, who were immediately converted. I have seen him pray for persons on his list when he was literally in an agony for them; and have sometimes known him call on some other person to help him pray for such a one. I have known his mind to fasten thus on an individual of hardened, abandoned character, and who could not be reached in an ordinary way." Such praying required mental effort to aim at the proper effect with true soul struggle. To move from real burden to solid faith often requires the path of soul agony. We too easily avoid our responsibility by blaming others.. It may require a wrestling in prayer until we obtain the desired blessing. This is on a far higher plane than the physical. These struggles of soul and spirit may produce more than weariness in the physical realm. But the body agony is but a result of such praying, and not an integral part. Some would counterfeit this soul struggle by physical manifestations. This may fool man but such hypocrisy is of no help in the courts of Heaven. PRAYER OF FAITH Nash was convinced that we have a responsibility for the destiny of souls. He felt that God has committed great tools to us, and the use or disuse of them was a serious matter for which we would have to give an account to God. His ministry of prayer had this as a basic premise. He was despised by those of a more fatalistic position. He did write a letter on this subject shortly before his death. The only part of the letter to survive, to our knowledge, is a group of excerpts given in a book attacking his position. "Since you were here I have been thinking of prayer, particularly of praying for the Holy Ghost and its descent. It seems to me I have always limited God in this request. I have never felt, till since you left us, that I might rationally ask for the whole influence of the Spirit to come down; not only on individuals, but on a whole people, region, country, and world. On Saturday I set myself to do this, and the devil was very angry with me yesterday for it. I am now convinced, it is my duty and privilege, and the duty of every other Christian, to pray for as much of the Holy Spirit as came down on the day of Pentecost, and a great deal more. I know not why we may not ask for the entire and utmost influence of the Spirit to come down, and, asking in faith, see the full answer. I think I never did so freely ask the Holy Ghost for all mankind. My body is in pain, but I am happy in my God. I have only just begun to understand what Jesus meant when He said, ’All things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.’ I have felt like praying that I might be overwhelmed with the Holy Ghost, die in the operation, and go to heaven thus; but God knows." To our knowledge these are the last recorded words of Daniel Nash. We now come to the scene of his death. In the small village of Vernon during the cold winter of an upstate New York December, when temperatures often run below zero, Daniel Nash continued his ministry of prayer. Charles Finney gives the account of the homegoing of his co-worker: "Said a good man to me: ‘Oh, I am dying for the want of strength to pray! My body is crushed, the world is on me, and how can I forbear praying?’ I have known that man go to bed absolutely sick, for weakness and faintness, under the pressure. And I have known him pray as if he would do violence to heaven, and then have seen the blessing come as plainly in answer to his prayer as if it were revealed, so that no person could doubt it any more than if God had spoken from heaven. Towards the end, he prayed more and more. He used to take the map of the world before him, and pray, and look over the different countries and pray for them, till he expired in his room, praying. Blessed man! He was the reproach of the ungodly, and of carnal, unbelieving nominal Christians; but he was the favourite of heaven, and a prevailing prince of prayer." Thus he entered glory on his knees December 20, 1831, at the age of 56. His body is buried near where he pastored in that former church’s graveyard with a small stone to mark the spot. Oh that God would raise up others to have a similar ministry in these needy days. If God could use someone in such wonderful ways who had become so backslidden and spiritually cold, then He can use every one of us. Ask God to do so and give you a similar ministry.

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Bobby Conner: Ask God for Divine Wisdom and Strategies by Bobby Conner Oct 25, 2013 "Ask God - for Divine Wisdom And Strategies!" "If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God Who gives to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him." James 1:5 This Divine Wisdom isn't reserved for the special few, but is available to all Believers who hunger for intimacy with the Lord and sincerely seek to advance His Kingdom. True seekers of Truth will quickly discover that God has opened wide a door of divine revelation for those who are turning away from the carnal, natural mind and choosing to abide in God's holy Presence (see Psalm 91:1). Specifically, this Divine Wisdom will lift us up to a higher level in the realm of the Spirit so that the Lord may reveal His divine strategies and powerful plans (see Isaiah 55:9). The Lord is extending a very specific invitation to His Bride to "come up here" (Revelation 4:1) to receive His guidance for His Kingdom's advancement on earth. Just as Boaz promoted Ruth, from the corner of the harvest field to the center stage, the Bride of Christ is coming to the forefront of human history (see Ruth 2:15). Divine Wisdom...the Principal Thing Beloved, seeking Divine Wisdom is not an option. Indeed, as Believers, we are commanded to attain Godly Wisdom and prize it as a top priority. Scripture instructs us to obtain Wisdom at all cost. Consider the admonitions of Proverbs 4:5-9: "Get skillful and godly Wisdom, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation); do not forget and do not turn back from the words of My mouth. "Forsake not [Wisdom], and she will keep, defend, and protect you; love her, and she will guard you. "The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation). "Prize Wisdom highly and exalt her, and she will exalt and promote you; she will bring you to honor when you embrace her. She shall give to your head a wreath of gracefulness; a crown of beauty and glory will she deliver to you." We are to seek wisdom above all earthly treasures (Proverbs 16:15-16): "How much better it is to get skillful and godly Wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver." Divine Wisdom...Versus Natural Understanding Great advice is released in Proverbs 23:4: "...cease from your own [human] wisdom." Mere human, natural knowledge and understanding without Divine Wisdom is worthless. Despite our best efforts and intentions, our natural mind and human intelligence, without the guidance and illumination of the Holy Spirit, do not have the ability to understand the Word of God, commune with God the Father or follow the leading of the magnificent Person of the Holy Spirit of God. ...Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him. But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For "who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?" But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Our natural mind is not merely insufficient: Following our carnal thoughts and reasoning is actually enmity toward God. This is a serious matter, beloved. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Romans 8:6-7 As disciples of Christ, we dare not continue to rely on our natural minds, but we must renew our minds to become "spiritually minded." If we don't renew our minds, our lack of knowledge of the Holy One will eventually lead to our destruction. The Spirit of God warns us in an exceptionally blunt truth in Hosea 4:6: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge." Scripture is not speaking about mere human knowledge, but rather Divine Enlightenment, Wisdom from above. We face destruction if we fail to appropriate Divine Wisdom – if we continue to live according to our own human reasoning. This is not the season to stumble about in the maze of human philosophy or psychology, vainly speculating about the future or resurrecting past offenses that have already been forgiven. These mental speculations and examinations may seem righteous and even holy, but Scripture warns us that there is a way that appears right unto man however it is the way of death and destruction (see Proverbs 14:12). We must allow the Word of God to become "flesh of our flesh" by replacing the carnal pathways of worldly reasoning and beliefs with the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ as revealed to us in Scripture: And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2 Divine Wisdom...Through Holiness and the Fear of the Lord No treasure in Heaven or on earth is more precious than this Wisdom from above – Wisdom that is actually the Person of Christ our Lord! This is why Divine Wisdom is so extremely important and indeed priceless. Wisdom, in fact, is Christ Himself. Paul states this fact so clearly in his first letter to the Church at Corinth. ...Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 1 Corinthians 1:24 But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom... 1 Corinthians 1:30 God is offering to each of us a much higher wisdom, released by the Spirit of God. Now is the time to embrace true Wisdom, who is Christ Himself. You might be asking how to obtain this much-desired Divine Wisdom – the passionate quest and resounding question throughout human history. The Holy Scriptures clearly reveal the answer: But to man He said, Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord – that is Wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. Job 28:28 The reverent fear and worship of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom and skill [the preceding and the first essential, the prerequisite and the alphabet]; a good understanding, wisdom, and meaning have all those who do [the will of the Lord]. Their praise of Him endures forever. Psalm 111:10 The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning and the principal and choice part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence]; but fools despise skillful and godly Wisdom, instruction, and discipline. Proverbs 1:7 The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning (the chief and choice part) of Wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight and understanding. Proverbs 9:10 What are the first steps to receiving the wisdom from above? This way of the Lord's Divine Wisdom is entered through two gates: holiness (as expressed in humility) and reverence or fear of the Lord. These are the gates leading to the pathway of Wisdom. God resists the proud but He gives grace to the humble (see Proverbs 3:34 and 1 Peter 5:5). What is this grace that He bestows upon the humble? It is the grace or divine ability to know Him and His strategies for bringing His Kingdom to earth – the grace for Divine Wisdom. Divine Wisdom...Through the Holy Spirit It is indeed the Holy Spirit alone who imparts Divine Wisdom. Notice the Words of Christ recorded in John 16:13: "But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future]." The Teacher who will lead us into wisdom is God's Holy Spirit. The Spirit alone – not our natural minds – can guide us into all truth, who is Christ Jesus. Specifically, the Spirit "will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future]." Why is this truth so vital for today? As world economies implode, retirement savings dwindle and earthquakes, tsunamis, famines and floods devastate communities, it would seem that the entire world is seeking to know what will happen in the future. Without a real relationship with Christ Jesus, humanity cannot find true wisdom. These are days of strong and deep deception. Most of humanity is deluded, blind to the truth, stumbling toward death and destruction (see Matthew 7:13). As men and women continue to reject Christ, spirits of fear, accusation, bitterness, anger, occultism, envy, jealousy and rejection divide and destroy families, neighborhoods and nations. These days that we are facing demand that we all move and speak in a revelatory – not natural – understanding of the times and seasons, receiving Godly guidance as we embrace the promise of Nehemiah 9:20, which assures us that God will release to us the Spirit of God to guide us. As true followers of Christ, we walk as light-bearers in a dark age. Through us, the Spirit of God will release Divine Wisdom to set men and women free from the captivity of satan's lies (see John 8:12). God's children will shine with Divine Wisdom, Christ Himself. We must rely on the revelatory light and illumination of Christ and share His Wisdom with those whose minds are shrouded by lies and deceptions. Divine Wisdom...Through the Word of God A good, practical exercise for gaining Divine Wisdom is to study a chapter in the book of Proverbs each and every day. You will be surprised at the sound wisdom that will be imparted to you by the Spirit of God. The greatest textbook on life is the Holy Bible; within its pages are the insights that will transform your entire outlook on life (see Psalm 119:9-11). Take time each day to feed your soul with Heaven's manna. Approach the Lord with reverence and awe, humbling yourself before His majesty. We come not with our own holiness and righteousness, but clothed in Christ! Approach His throne of grace boldly and ask our Father God with a sincere heart for the wisdom of Christ. Ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten the eyes of your understanding: That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened... Ephesians 1:17-18 If we ask in simple faith, believing His Word, God will liberally bestow this much needed wisdom: If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him. James 1:5 The benefits and blessings of Divine Wisdom are enormous. Wisdom produces understanding, which brings prosperity and favor. He who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good. Proverbs 19:8 Christ Jesus states that it is as we seek first His Kingdom that everything else will be put into proper place (Matthew 6:33). Divine Wisdom...to Preach Christ in Power As we humble ourselves and seek God "with clean hands and a pure heart" (Psalm 24:4), the Spirit of Council will release to us the much needed Divine Wisdom for our day. God desires to release revelation and discernment on a higher level, bringing us out of the world's confusion and chaos. As we renew our minds with the Word of God, we will know God and "will shine ever brighter and do "great exploits" (Daniel 11:32). What are those great exploits? Preaching Christ in the "power" of the Spirit. Our witness of the Gospel is not to be with "persuasive words of human wisdom" (1 Corinthians 2:4-5), but, as Paul continues: "...in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God." To experience the power of God, Paul knew that he required the Divine Wisdom of God – not mere human reasoning. Paul writes that he does not speak "the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age," but rather he speaks "the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory" (1 Corinthians 2:6-7). Beloved, let's all contend for the prize possession of Christ, the Wisdom of God! Earnestly desire this Divine Wisdom, seeking Him above all else, and prepare to witness the mighty power of the Lord to love the addicted and lost, minister to the poor, heal the sick, raise the dead, prophesy to nations and advance the Kingdom of God on earth – through your own hands and heart! Walk in the wisdom of Christ. Bobby Conner Eagles View Ministries Email: manager@bobbyconner.org Bobby Conner: This "Gentle Giant" is uniquely anointed with refreshing humor and razor-sharp prophetic accuracy which has been documented around the world. Bobby's dynamic capacity to release outstanding demonstrations of the miraculous – healings, signs and wonders – reveals the very heart of the Father toward us! Surviving a dramatic abortion attempt by his mother, being rescued again by the hand of God from drug dealing and suicide, the story of Bobby Conner is a display of a man who now walks in his God-ordained destiny to set others free! Highly esteemed as an internationally acclaimed conference speaker, Bobby has ministered effectively to over 45 foreign countries as well as here in the States for many years. Bobby Conner's Itinerary:Note: Events are subject to change at the ministry's discretion. We suggest you always check first with the event contact listed here and/or directly visit their website for latest updates on each event. 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"We don't want to see rockets and missiles streaming into a Palestinian state and placed on the hills above Tel Aviv and the hills encircling Jerusalem. If Israel does not maintain a credible military and security presence in the Jordan Valley for the foreseeable future, this is exactly what could happen again."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Source: Speech at JFNA GA, Nov. 8, 2010

- See more at: http://jcpa.org/why-israel-opposes-international-forces-in-the-jordan-valley/#sthash.z6aLTkS1.dpuf
http://youtu.be/06F4zWz6k5I

Zeitgeist  debunked religious part.

http://youtu.be/JFI6m6Icav4

Christianity and Marxism, Week 43

Rick Joyner

Word for the Week

         This week we continue our study of the basics of Marxism. As we already covered, the two most basic precepts of Marxism are: 1) Individuals have no value, 2) There is no such thing as private property. Under pure Marxism, everything is about the collective, and everything belongs to the collective—the state.
         We may protest that in Communist China now there is a great proliferation of private enterprise and private property. This is true, and the government of China has made a very intentional and systematic break from the basic tenets of Marxism. In their published studies of the West, they began to understand that the power of personal incentive and initiative were the powers that have driven the advance of civilization and that these were released through Christianity.
         Although many Western nations have turned against Christianity, the foundation of their prosperity is built on the basic principles of Christianity, especially through the Reformation. Before the Reformation, even the church had become a giant collective and salvation was attained by becoming a member of the church. The Reformation emphasized that salvation was personal—one had to have personal faith in Christ to be saved. This gave infinite value and importance to the individual, as well as responsibility. This is, of course, contrary to the Marxist doctrine of the collective and the Marxist statement that the individual has “no value.”
         In many basic ways, Marxism and true, biblical Christianity are exactly opposite to one another. Marx realized this, which is why one of his basic goals was the destruction of Christianity. In their pure forms, Christianity and Marxism cannot coexist.
         Marxism cannot exist without absolute control over people, including people’s thought and beliefs. No deviations could be tolerated, which is why Marxist states quickly became police states. In Marxists states, everything belongs to the collective, including and especially people. Therefore, they could come at any time and take you, your children, your spouse, and do with them what they pleased. It was the practice of Marxist states to seize some in every group or neighborhood on a regular basis just to keep the population in fear and, therefore, in check.
         When the Iron Curtain fell and those who had lived behind it could finally talk about their experience without fear, the horror stories of their lives under Communism was beyond the imagination of most Westerners. I spent many hours talking to Eastern Europeans and the stories were virtually identical with each one. They were made to be sub-human automatons. Fear of seizure was constant. Every night they lay in bed expecting to be taken before morning. Almost every night, they heard someone in the neighborhood being taken.
          Nearly half of the world’s population lived under this unprecedented tyranny. They are now gradually experiencing freedom, while those who have lived in freedom are gradually slipping under what will likely be an ever more terrible tyranny of totalitarian control. Applied Marxism now will be much worse than that which dominated Eastern Europe and much of Asia, because the technology for totalitarian control is now so much more advanced. As incomprehensible as it is, Marxist ideology and philosophy is now being taught and praised throughout many Western public school systems, including schools in the United States, and its tentacles are tightening their grip.
          “If you do not change your direction, you will end up where you are headed.” As incomprehensible as it is, without a change of direction, the West is headed for Marxist totalitarian tyranny. The more you understand Marxism, the clearer this becomes.
          Of course, the hope is that we change our direction. That will only come with illumination, which is a basic mandate of the church—to be “the light of the world.” We must stand up against this ultimate darkness, one of the most deadly and evil gates of hell, or the worst of the tribulation’s terror will come upon our own nations. This does not have to happen, but it will if the church does not wake up and become the watchman it is called to be.

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Syrian BEHEADING on video.
http://shoebat.com/2013/10/21/muslims-behead-man-cold-blood/

For out of Zion the Law will go forth, and the Word of Jehovah from Yerushalaim Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. "Son of David" YESHUA Ten times in the book of Mathew we see this phrase "Son of David" Call upon His name     Shalom my friends and fellow prayer warriors. I am writing this article today under the inspiration that came yesterday as a result of our experience yesterday. Linda and I have been looking after a prayer house in Jerusalem called "Apple of His Eye", and it has been an honor and at times a challenge trying to walk this out. But yesterday morning we awoke to discover that the apartment had been broken into over night and that all of our money had been stolen while we were in the bedroom asleep. At first we were in great shock and then came the sinking feeling of having all of our money stolen that we just brought back from north America. This was the money we were to live on for the coming season of time. Some of the first statements out of our mouths were,"that's it I am not staying here anymore" and "how are we going to do it now"? As Linda looked through her purse she discovered that also a piece of recently purchased jewelry was missing, a Star of David which had colorful stones set in Stirling silver. And it just stirred the memories of so many times in the past year of our car being vandalized and stolen from on the same street outside of the prayer house. The prayer house is on the very edge of East Jerusalem which is predominantly an Arab community, and looks out at the Old City of Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives. The Lord knows we have been praying for their salvation for several years and are believing the Lord is and will answer those prayers mightily. I could list several incidents of vandalism and break-ins in our area by Arab youth, which only confirms our need to continue to pray for an outpouring of God's love on our neighbors. Forgiveness But then came the stirring of the Holy Spirit in my inner most being and I immediately began to declare forgiveness to our enemies. Even though my mind was so keenly focused on our immediate great loss, my spirit man knew that we need to trust in the word of the Lord as this verse was being echoed " And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. And so we reported the break in to discover the police were not even interested in coming to investigate. And we ultimately drove up to our place in the Galilee. And were able to join with Karen (the visionary for the Apple of His Eye prayer houses both in Jerusalem and in the Galilee), and have a time of prayer and worship. As we worshipped and prayed both Linda and I became more and more encouraged. We could see how the enemy was working through this event to bring discouragement and fear, which was what prompted us to consider a retreat and to run from the God given assignment and home. Seeing the Evil Devises of satan  But then this morning after a good nights sleep in the Galilee Linda was counting the food coupons that were not stolen out of her purse yesterday. These coupons were provided by a ministry in Georgia to help feed the poor here amongst the body of Messiah, and we were thanking God the thief did not take them also. But then to our surprise Linda discovered that the missing piece of jewelery (Star of David) was taken out of one zipper in her purse and was dropped into the envelope with the food coupons. And when she showed this to me the Lord began to speak to me. Saying I Am your shield and your strong tower (Psalm 61:3). And WOW as I was typing this very moment our apartment building began to shake and sway from an earth quake (11:52 am local time) this is the third earth quake in four days here in the Galilee and all three were centered on the Sea of Galilee. I truly believe the Lord is speaking to us the body of Messiah. I am including here in this article another confirmation that came to me this morning from a dear prophetic sister (Tikkun) in the Lord in Jerusalem. She in her article is reviewing for our understanding of how the enemy works to bring fear and discouragement to God's people, so that they won't labor in faith and prayer crying out in anguish to the Lord to save His people and our land Israel. Friends we are no doubt in the "last days" and we cannot continue to allow the enemy to bring fear and discouragement into our lives. Linda and I are headed back to Jerusalem tomorrow and will chose to stand in faith rather than fear. Faith in what the Lord has spoken to us in His word (the scriptures). Please pray for us and Israel, but also the body of Messiah around the world. We MUST stand on God's promises and word in these days, for our own salvation as well as our very enemies souls. I know this article is a bit lengthy, but please you need to hear what the spirit is saying to us all at this time. And press into a place of prayer where we truely can stand in the gap for those who are perishing with Messiah Yeshua in their lives. Please read this next quote from a former Muslim who was martyred for his faith and know that what he declares must become our hearts cry. Also continue to read Tikkun's article which gives much insight for prayer. Quote Muslims for Christ. "After a young African was martyred for his faith, this writing was found in his room: 'I'm part of the fellowship of the unashamed, the die has been cast, I have stepped over the line, the decision has been made I'm a disciple of Jesus Christ I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure I'm finished and done with low living, sight walking, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals. My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my guide is reliable, my mission is clear. I won't give up, shut up, let up until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up for the cause of Jesus Christ. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till everyone knows, work till He stops me and when He comes for His own, He will have no trouble recognizing me because my banner will have been clear.'" (Re posted from Muslims For Christ) ___________________________________________________ by; Tikkun   “Where can we go? Our brothers discouraged us when they said that the people are bigger and taller than we are. Their cities are tall and fortified to the sky, and we also saw the Anakim there.'  "Then I told you, 'Don't be terrified or afraid of them. The LORD your God is the One who will be going ahead of you. He'll fight for you just as he did in Egypt before your eyes. In the desert you saw that the LORD carried you like a man carries his son, on every road you traveled until you reached this place.'  Deu 1:28-31     This portion of scripture is so pertinent for us today. Islamic neighbors, who want to destroy and to steal her Land, surround little Israel.  These enemies are vast in number, and loom large in international influence. In addition, we have enemies operating within Israel’s own borders … and they too are loud and call for Israel’s demise in one way or another.  Look what is says in verse 28 above: Our brethren have made our hearts melt, saying, “The people are bigger and taller than we; the cities are large and fortified to heaven.   The left-wing, Jewish, Israelis (politicians, media, and regular citizens) have said that we need to submit to the demands of the Palestinians, because our opposition is too great.  They tell us that we can’t win, or even survive if we resist, because the Palestinians are endorsed by the rest of the nations as a just cause.  They claim that we are losing international credibility, and will eventually lose all favor and support.  They say that we are being overwhelmed in numbers by the birth rate of the Arabs. This is factually not true.  In essence some of our own people are saying things in an attempt to make our hearts melt in fear, so that we will give way to acquiescence. The final dread, in verse 28, is the mention that the Anakim are in the Land. What are the Anakim?   The Anakim are the descendants of Anak.  They were giant people, who lived in the area of Hebron and in the territory of the Philistines, at the time when the Israelite s approached the Promised Land to possess it. (see Josh. 11:21, Num. 13:33, Deut. 9:2).  Surely, the Palestinians, currently living in this same geographical area would like to project that they are hugely invincible as well.  If you believe that you can’t win, chances are you won’t try.  The lies of the Palestinians, which are being spewed to the nations, intend to deceive those nations, as well as to discourage the Jews. Surely, there is a constant abundance of threatening decrees and declarations from the Palestinian leadership; intending to terrify the Jews.  If their threats don’t terrify the Jews, they hope that their lies will cause them to bend under a sense of false guilt.    Interestingly, Anak is also the ancient word for NECK.  Consider how that applies.  The neck supports the head through the presence of stacked vertebrae holding the head in the proper position. The neck is also the conduit, which contains the nerves and the blood vessels to the head … vital for keeping the brain (and subsequently the body) alive. If you want to kill someone, the neck is the vulnerable, easily accessible, place to attack.  The Muslims are well known for beheading their enemies by attacking the neck; separating the head from the body, bringing instant death. Think about it! Those, who are trying to project the power of the Anakim are again trying to disconnect the Jews from their inheritance and to take their lives.    Compared to the Lord, these enemies certainly are not giants.  However, the negative report of our left- wing members of the Jewish community have brought forth the expectation that these threatening enemies are too big for us … so, therefore, we need to yield to their demands, and to withdraw from our land.  These nations want Israel to fear them as the Anakim so much, that we will whither and fall into their hands; giving our enemies exactly what they want … causing us to disobey YHVH’s orders to possess and to occupy our inheritance from Him.  We need to hear the voices of our present day Joshua and Caleb. Additionally, Israel MUST truly see and understand what is written in the rest of this portion of scripture.  YHVH said to the Jews then, and He is saying to us now:   --“Do not be shocked, nor fear them.” (i.e., don’t be overwhelmed or intimidated by their size, nor by the power of their threatening words or weapons) --“I, the Lord your God, goes before you, and I will fight on your behalf.” --“You have seen how I preserved you and gave you great victories against Egypt (and against all your enemies in the previous wars)” --“ I have carried you, just as a man carries his son, in all the way, which you have walked until you came to this place.”   Right now, YHVH is saying to us, “Don’t fear Hamas, the PLO, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Russia, the USA, the UN, the EU, any Islamic terrorist, etc.  Trust in Me!  Look at what I have done for you since the moment I brought you back into this Land. See how I have carried you … how I have built you up, and how I have sustained you.  I am greater than the Anakim!  Don’t look at their size, nor listen to their threats.  Believe and obey!  POSSESS THE LAND THAT I HAVE GIVEN YOU!”   blue letters above indicate link to video   To prevent being unsubscribed, use the forward to a friend link below only subscribe to this list | forward to friend | facebook   Copyright © 2013 Word From Yerushalaim, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a result of your subscription, please advise if you did not request.   Our mailing address is: Word From Yerushalaim P.O. Box 2198 Tiberias 14121 Israel Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences