- Pastor Troy Brewer
- OpenDoor Church, Burleson, TX
round the clock
Psalm 16:5
O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You maintain my lot.
6
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7
I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel;
My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
8
I have set the Lord always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
9
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will rest in hope.
10
For You will not leave my soul in Sheol,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
11
You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
The idea for 24/7 worship was first explained and operated by King David. Many people miss the fact that his kingdom was based in ceaseless worship and prayer, which took place directly before the Ark of the Covenant.
The very first thing David did when He took the throne of Israel in Jerusalem was bring the Ark of the Covenant back to Jerusalem (2 Sam 6-7, 1 Chron 15-16).
David set the Ark in a tent and commanded Asaph, the song leader, along with specifically trained singers and musicians, to worship the Lord before the Ark night and day
24/7 Worship
(1 Chron 16:37).
David had 288 singers and musicians whose sole job was to worship the Lord before the Ark. There were 24 worship teams all led by a family elder, with 12 members each who served the Lord in this manner. This worship and prayer meeting was the centerpiece of His government and the nation of Israel for the entirety of his reign. (1 Chron 25:6-7)
The number of singers and musicians ultimately grew to 4,000. (1 Chron 23:5) Consider the implications of having a governmental emphasis on worship and prayer that was so significant that 4,000 musicians and singers were financially underwritten to worship the Lord night and day!
It was in this place of worship that the majority of the Psalms of David were written. David’s Tabernacle started a new order of worship that didn’t previously exist in the earth. God gave David the vision to match the throne room in heaven with ceaseless worship on earth. It was truly “on earth as it is in heaven.”
We have not comprehended the level of dynamic spiritual activity that took place in the tabernacle of David. The glory of God dwelt in plain sight above the mercy seat on the Ark of the Covenant. As the singers and musicians sang and worshipped in the beauty of the Lord’s glory there was an incredible spirit of revelation manifest in that place. David rightly said, “I will meditate on your glorious splendor and on your wondrous works.” Psalm 145:5)
He would sit before the Ark of the Lord and as the spirit of revelation would break forth He would slip into prophetic sight. It was in these encounters that He would prophesy of Jesus’ crucifixion (Psalm 22) and resurrection (Psalm 16) and the fullness of His kingdom reign (Psalm 2).
Fast forward to the New Testament and we find that at the first church council in Jerusalem, James quoted the prophet Amos, declaring that God will, “RETURN AND WILL REBUILD THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID, WHICH HAS FALLEN DOWN… SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD, EVEN ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, SAYS THE LORD WHO DOES ALL THESE THINGS.”
I believe James quoted this verse very intentionally in order to identify 1) that the Gentiles were welcomed into the New Covenant, but also that 2) the New Testament Church was to be organized around the presence of God just like the Tabernacle of David. 3) He was pointing to the day in which the Lord returns and rules from Jerusalem –
HE WILL REIGN FROM THE REBUILT TABERNACLE OF DAVID
(Isaiah 16:5).
5 And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
HE WILL REIGN FROM THE REBUILT TABERNACLE OF DAVID
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
(Amos 9:11)
Beginning day – Expectancy: “What are the ten things I can do outside the box today?”
Middle day – Stewardship: “Having the Manifest Presence of the Lord.”
End day – Takeaway: “Owning the Takeaway.”
1. Beginning of Day – Expectancy:
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Its very important that your morning be full of worship and wonder
1. Beginning of Day – Expectancy:
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early and diligently shall find me.
Proverbs 8:17 AMPC
“The Kryptonite to creativity is STRESS and ANXIETY. Dealing with the Lord in the constant tension, you have to have the manifest presence of the Lord with you throughout the day.” ~Pastor Troy
Worship brings Prophetic insight and the revelation of the heart and mind of God
Stillness makes room for creativity
Collosians 3:23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
Romans 12:6
6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith;
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.
● You need to displace the fear you feel with the Love of the Lord.
● Throughout the day, if anything brings you shame, you need to remember your Sonship with the Lord. There is no shame in the game.
● Ask yourself what are the ten things you can do today that are radically out of the box for the Kingdom?
“and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— exodus 31:3
○ Have a close relationship with God
a. Pray constantly
b. Read your bible daily
c. Fellowship and worship with other Jesus lovers
○ Follow God’s commandments
a. Focus on things above and resist temptation
b. Treat and speak in love to others
c. Take care of the weak
d. Forgive others
e. Listen to God’s directives
f. Be zealous for King Jesus
2. Middle of Day: Stewardship
Isaiah 43:18-19 18 “Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
The Frog in the Pot
Numbers 32:23 (NKJV) But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.
● Sin is TOXIC: if you choose to engage or even tolerate sin, like the rest of the world, you will be sitting in a hot seat for the rest of your life.
● This story is a good example of most of Christianity today, they are living comfortable lives in sin and with sin around them.
● The water represents our “spiritual apathy,” where we just sit back on our couch and complain about the world but do nothing about it.
● The ‘Boiling Frog’ syndrome is based on an urban legend describing a frog being slowly boiled alive. The premise is simple: if a frog is suddenly put into a pot of boiling water, it will jump out and save itself from impending death.
What is the moral of the story of the frog and the boiling water?
● Believers need to be aware of even gradual change lest they suffer eventual undesirable consequences.
● This day and hour is like a slippery slope argument for people to be cautious against creeping normality.
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/feb/22/boiling-frog-syndrome-christians/
https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-life/is-the-american-church-the-frog-in-the-kettle-11603220.html
Creeping Normality
Daniel 12:2 (NKJV) And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt.
● Creeping normality (also called landscape amnesia) is the way a major change can be accepted as a normal situation if it happens slowly through unnoticeable increments of change.
● The change could otherwise be regarded as objectionable if it took place in a single step or short period.
● The phrase creeping normality was coined by American scientist Jared Diamond in his 2005 book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.
● The church has lived with this creeping normality since its inception in woke-minded America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_frog
● Stay vigilant of the presence of the Lord throughout the day.
● Situational awareness –
the ability to perceive, understand, and effectively respond to one’s situation. It involves comprehending a given circumstance…
There are four main characteristics of situational awareness
● Observation
● Orientation
● Decision
● Action
Situational awareness in the area of error prevention and performance improvement
Observation involves constantly monitoring the people and actions taking place around you. Is someone around you exhibiting violent behavior? A high level of situational awareness ensures that unsafe situations are recognized as critical, are addressed, and that countermeasures are implemented.
1. Perceiving
one of the key requirements of level 1 SA is communication and proper visualization.
When we aren’t informed about an issue that will cause compromise, we can’t initiate countermeasures to mitigate it. As a consequence, we lack
level 1 SA, which makes it hard to make the right decisions.
How does the Holy Spirit help us in our daily lives?
● The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, comforts us, guides us, gives us spiritual gifts and the desire to obey God, and He enables us to pray and to understand God’s Word. How does the Holy Spirit work in our lives in our concrete day to day life as disciples of Jesus?
3. End of Day: Own the Takeaway
Every single day ask your self what the thing that made the biggest Impact on you and own the responsibility of it
What opportunities were given to you today that you didn’t have yesterday?
What did God do that was a fulfillment to a promise or an answered prayer?
Did you learn something about God that you never knew?
How was I blessed today by God’s kindness and goodness
The conclusions you come to matter and your management of the things that impact you and the level they impact you matter
Additional notes:
ODX.TV
https://nypost.com/2024/01/11/lifestyle/10-foot-tall-strange-beings-seen-traversing-brazilian-island-as-alien-rumors-swirl/
● January 1, 2024 – Florida Mall claims a giant was walking around the mall. Police and helicopters showed up right as the Nephilim was seen in the mall. End time coverups are here and happening in this day.
https://nypost.com/2024/01/06/news/miami-police-dispel-rumors-of-an-alien-at-shopping-mall/
According to Reader’s Digest – In an Hour 60 Minutes:
● 250 babies will be born around the world
● UPS will deliver 11,319 packages
● Your heart will beat 60 to 100 times
● Apple will make $70,466
● Blood will circulate through your entire vascular system three times
● You will blink 15 to 20 times
● 144 people will move to a new home
● Four earthquakes of magnitude 2 or greater will occur around the world
● The world will consume 11.5 million pounds of food
● 950,186 pounds of trash will be thrown away in the United States
https://www.rd.com/list/what-happens-in-60-seconds/
What Happens on the Internet Every Hour
According to go-global.com—
● More than 430,000 Tweets sent on X (Twitter)
● 120 new accounts opened on LinkedIn
● More than 48,000 apps downloaded on iPhone
● More than 69,500 hours of video watched on Netflix
● More than 300 hours of video are uploaded on Youtube
● More than 150,000,000 e-mails are sent
● More than 2,315,000 searches on Google
● 3,125,000 likes and 243,055 new photos are uploaded on Facebook
(DAY) According to Every Day On Earth: Fun Facts That Happen Every 24 Hours—
● Your taste bud cells are replaced at a rate of 50,000 a day.
● Almost 40,000 trees are cut down every day just to make paper bags.
● And a mayfly lives its entire life in a single day.
(DAY) According to Butch Furse’s Article on Aurora News-Register—
https://www.auroranewsregister.com/commentary/youd-be-surprised-what-can-happen-24-hours
● Americans get through 4,000 tons of chips, 300,000 tins of Spam, and over 15 million burgers.
● Over 17 million celebrate their birthday.
● Lightning strikes 8.5 million times.
● The world’s beards grow 485 miles.
● The average person loses and replaces 100 hairs.
● All the bodies in the world produce enough sweat to fill 16 supertankers.
● 30,000 breaths are taken by each person.
● 173 million blood cells are created and destroyed.
● Your eyes produce a teaspoonful of tears.
● Hens lay nearly 2 billion eggs.
● Each person blinks 9,365 times.
● Each oak tree drinks 20 gallons of water.
● 52,000 tons of cotton is harvested.
● 160,000 oranges are harvested.
● 134,000 apples are harvested.
● 900,000 golf balls are sold.
— “Day” is found 1,248 times in the Old Testament, that’s 24 x 52. (KJV)
— 24 Hours in a Day
— 52 Weeks in a Year
1248th Scripture in the OT
Genesis 41:52 NKJV
And the name of the second he called Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
– In Joseph’s “day” of affliction, He found the goodness of God.
1248th Scripture in the NT
Mark 5:28 NKJV
For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”
– In the woman’s “day” of affliction, she sought after and encountered the healing power of King Jesus.
Jeremiah 16:19 NKJV — O LORD, my strength and my fortress, My refuge in the day of affliction…
Genesis 1:16 NKJV– And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
A full 24 hours contains two different time periods – day and night. Each requires different ways of operating. Each offers different ways to seek the Lord.
Psalm 19—
Day – “Day unto day utters speech”
● atmosphere is opaque
● We seek Him
Night – “And night unto night reveals knowledge.”
● atmosphere is transparent
● God reveals to us
Every 24 hours, there is a constant conversation between God Almighty & His people going on—
Psalm 19:2 NKJV
Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge
Interesting Facts about how the early Christians formed the church after Christ’s Resurrection:
● The final book in the New Testament, Revelation, describes a vision and prophecies that will occur at the end of the world, as well as metaphors to describe the state of the world.
● According to the Bible, the first church organized itself 50 days after Jesus’s death on the Day of Pentecost—when the Holy Spirit was said to descend onto Jesus’s followers.
● Most of the first Christians were Jewish converts, and the church was centered in Jerusalem. Shortly after the creation of the church, many Gentiles (non-Jews) embraced Christianity.
● Early Christians considered it their calling to spread and teach the gospel. One of the most important missionaries was the apostle Paul, a former persecutor of Christians.
● Paul’s conversion to Christianity after he had a supernatural encounter with Jesus is described in Acts of the Apostles. Paul preached the gospel and established churches throughout the Roman Empire, Europe and Africa.
● Many historians believe Christianity wouldn’t be as widespread without the work of Paul. In addition to preaching, Paul is thought to have written 13 of the 27 books in the New Testament.
https://www.history.com/topics/religion/history-of-christianity
Supernatural Awareness,
Discernment For The Day In The Place That We Live In
● Senses are heightened
● New lenses: New eyes, new ears, new tongue, new touch
● ( THE ART OF WAR) New Battle Strategy We can’t fight the same in the valley as we do on the mountain
● Know your spiritual weapons that the Lord has armed you with!
● Reconnaissance -military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
● If our military goes through such extensive training to know how to use their weapons, HOW MUCH MORE should we know how to use the weapons King Jesus has provided for us?
● II Corinthians 10:4-6 NKJV – For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
● The giants that step into the middle of your path HAVE TO BE CONFRONTED
● David stands up against the giant
● This is a dangerous place, and you’re gonna have to get tough in the midst of it all.. YOUVE GOT TO HAVE COURAGE.
● The Lord has already declared you as Victorious
He just needs you to engage in the battle
● Jeremiah 33
● 1 Samuel 17:47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord ’s, and He will give you into our hands.”
● Joshua 5:12
● Joshua 1
● Acts 10:44
● Expectancy -Look Up
● Stewardship- Be battle ready NOW
● Owning the Take Away – Confront the Giant that steps in the middle of your path
● Psalm 131 is titled “Simple Trust in the Lord” and is a song of Ascents, the staircase, or “going up.”
● El Nath is a prophetic picture of grabbing the bull by the horns on the brazen altar. These horns are symbolic of God’s great mercy and breakthrough power to rescue us.
● SHOFAR IS A RAM’S HORN!
● Alcyone is the brightest of the Pleiades and the third-brightest star in Taurus.
● Alcyone means “Kingfisher.”
● The absolute magnitude of -2.62
● Only one 2:62 verse in scripture:
● 2:62 – These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore, they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.
● Alcyone is 440 light-years distant. In Strong’s Greek Concordance, 440 is associated with the word “anthrax: coal, charcoal” and is found in Romans 12:20.
● Romans 12:20 – Therefore, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.”
The Magnificent Seven
● In the neck of Taurus, the Bull is the cluster of stars known as the Pleiades, which means “the congregation of the judge.” It is the same as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. It represents the seven stars or the seven churches in the book of Revelation. They are always seen as the “seven sisters” and the “daughters of the King.”
● When you overlay a map of the Pleiades with the location of the seven churches of Revelation 2 and 3, you’ll be amazed.
● PLEIADES IS TRULY A RIGHT NOW WORD AND MAYBE EVEN A MARKER IN THE END DAYS TIMELINE:
● AKA MESSIER 45
● In 2023, it has been 969 years since the exploding of the “Ephesus Star” in the Crab Nebula (July 4, 1054 AD). Ephesus was the church where Jesus said he would take away their lampstand because they had lost their first love.
● Revelation 2:4 – Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent. 6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
● They had a religious spirit and no love for people. They mistook righteousness as love for God. This is so true of many Christians in the church of today.
● Methuselah was 969 years old when he died. He was the grandfather of Noah, and His name means “when he dies, judgment comes.” The day Methuselah died, Noah went into the ark, and the Lord closed the door.
PROPHETIC NUMBERS
● 1 – UNITY
● 4- CREATIVE AND THINGS THAT ARE MADE
● 11- HEROS RISING / IN THE NEGETIVE THE BONDAGE OF SIN
● 18- LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY / NEG THE BONDAGE OF SIN
● 25- GRACE FOR GRACE
111 REFERENCES
● JOSHUA 1:11
● DEUTERONOMY 1:11
● 1 SAMUEL 1:11
● JEREMIAH 1:11
● NEHEMIAH 1:11
● MARK 1:11
● ACTS 1:11
● ROMANS 1:11
● REVELATION 1:11
● PROPHETIC MEANING OF #7
7 MEANS – SPIRIT OF GOD
● 7 CHURCHES
● 7 CITIES
● Ephesus: Casual/Complacent Church—“Left its First Love”
Revelation 2:4-5 – Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember, therefore, from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.
● Smyrna: Conflicted Church—Faithful in Trials
Revelation 2:8-10 – “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, ‘These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life: 9 “I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10 Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
● Pergamos: The Compromising Church
Revelation 2:12-16 – “And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write, ‘These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword: 13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. 15 Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
● Thyatira: The Corrupt Church
Revelation 2:18-21 – “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, ‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: 19 “I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. 20 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.
● Sardis: The Corpse Church—Looked alive because it was financially rich, but inside it was dead.
Revelation 3:1-3 – “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, ‘These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. 2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God. 3 Remember, therefore, how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
● Philadelphia: The Consistent Church—Persistent and Faithful
Revelation 3:7-10 – “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: 8 “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. 9 Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. 10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
● Laodicea: Calloused Church/Lukewarm
Revelation 3:14-19 – “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things say the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
1. Beginning of Day – Expectancy:
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
“The Kryptonite to creativity is STRESS and ANXIETY. Dealing with the Lord in the constant tension, you have to have the manifest presence of the Lord with you throughout the day.” ~Pastor Troy
● You need to displace the fear you feel with the Love of the Lord.
● Throughout the day, if anything brings you shame, you need to remember your Sonship with the Lord. There is no shame in the game.
● Ask yourself what are the ten things you can do today that are radically out of the box for the Kingdom?
2 Timothy 4:7 (NKJV) I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
● Because you don’t know the day and the hour should increase your urgency to get right with God:
Matthew 24:36 (NKJV) “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.”
○ Have a close relationship with God
a. Pray constantly
b. Read your bible daily
c. Fellowship and worship with other Jesus lovers
○ Follow God’s commandments
a. Focus on things above and resist temptation
b. Treat and speak in love to others
c. Take care of the weak
d. Forgive others
e. Listen to God’s directives
f. Be zealous for King Jesus
https://www.wikihow.com/Live-a-Good-Christian-Life
2. Middle of Day: Stewardship
Isaiah 43:18-19 (NKJV) 18 “Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
The Frog in the Pot
Numbers 32:23 (NKJV) But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.
● Sin is TOXIC: if you choose to engage or even tolerate sin, like the rest of the world, you will be sitting in a hot seat for the rest of your life.
● This story is a good example of most of Christianity today, they are living comfortable lives in sin and with sin around them.
● The water represents our “spiritual apathy,” where we just sit back on our couch and complain about the world but do nothing about it.
● The ‘Boiling Frog’ syndrome is based on an urban legend describing a frog being slowly boiled alive. The premise is simple: if a frog is suddenly put into a pot of boiling water, it will jump out and save itself from impending death.
What is the moral of the story of the frog and the boiling water?
● Believers need to be aware of even gradual change lest they suffer eventual undesirable consequences.
● This day and hour is like a slippery slope argument for people to be cautious against creeping normality.
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/feb/22/boiling-frog-syndrome-christians/
https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-life/is-the-american-church-the-frog-in-the-kettle-11603220.html
Creeping Normality
Daniel 12:2 (NKJV) And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt.
● Creeping normality (also called landscape amnesia) is the way a major change can be accepted as a normal situation if it happens slowly through unnoticeable increments of change.
● The change could otherwise be regarded as objectionable if it took place in a single step or short period.
● The phrase creeping normality was coined by American scientist Jared Diamond in his 2005 book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.
● The church has lived with this creeping normality since its inception in woke-minded America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_frog
● Stay vigilant of the presence of the Lord throughout the day.
● Situational awareness –
the ability to perceive, understand, and effectively respond to one’s situation. It involves comprehending a given circumstance…
There are four main characteristics of situational awareness
● Observation
● Orientation
● Decision
● Action
Situational awareness in the area of error prevention and performance improvement
Observation involves constantly monitoring the people and actions taking place around you. Is someone around you exhibiting violent behavior? A high level of situational awareness ensures that unsafe situations are recognized as critical, are addressed, and that countermeasures are implemented.
1. Perceiving
one of the key requirements of level 1 SA is communication and proper visualization.
When we aren’t informed about an issue that will cause compromise, we can’t initiate countermeasures to mitigate it. As a consequence, we lack
level 1 SA, which makes it hard to make the right decisions.
How does the Holy Spirit help us in our daily lives?
● The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, comforts us, guides us, gives us spiritual gifts and the desire to obey God, and He enables us to pray and to understand God’s Word. How does the Holy Spirit work in our lives in our concrete day to day life as disciples of Jesus?
Why would we want the constant companionship of the Spirit?
What is the mission of the Holy Ghost? 17 broad categories
Is a witness and testator
Is a witness of God’s covenant promises (Heb. 10:15; 2 Nep. 31:18)
Is a witness of the entire atonement (Acts 5:32)
Brings Testimony
Testifies of Christ (John 15:26; 1 John 5:6)
Testifies of the Father (Moses 7:11) and the Son (3 Nep. 28:11)
Bring knowledge and fear of the Lord (Isa. 11:3)
Changes Us
Sanctifies individuals who come unto Christ (3 Nep. 27:20)
When we seek Jesus, the grace of the Godhead abides in us (Ether 12:41)
Quickens us (Moses 6:65)
Provides the baptism the Holy Ghost (John 3:5; 2 Nep. 31:17; Moses 6:65; D&C 39:6)
Reproves (convicts) us of our sins (John 16:8)
Pricks our conscience to take action (Acts 2:37)
Renews us (Titus 3:5)
Receives of Christ’s glory and imparts it to us (sacred knowledge and light) (John 16:14)
Comforter
The Holy Ghost is the Comforter (John 14:26)
Dwells in our heart as our companion (D&C 8:2)
Sheds forth the love of God in its role as comforter (Rom. 5:5)
Can be our constant companion (D&C 121:46)
Direction
Directs our words and gives us knowledge of others’ thoughts (Eze. 11:5)
Helps us walk in the statutes of the Lord (Eze. 36:27)
Leads us where we need to go (Luke 4:1)
Guides us to all truth from the Father (John 16:13; Jacob 4:13; Moroni 10:4-7)
Gives commandments (Acts 1:2)
Is our guide. Leads us to do good, walk humbly, judge righteously (D&C 11:12; D&C 45:57)
Moves us to correct others in clear and loving ways (D&C 121:43)
Fills with Power
Bring counsel and might (Isa. 11:3)
Fills with power (Mic. 3:8)
Gifts of the Spirit (all these things are truly gifts of the Spirit)
Incredibly enhanced discernment. The mind experiences Godlike awareness. (Moses 1:27)
Brings “fruits” into our lives of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance (Gal. 5:22-23; Mosiah 4:3). IE. Evidence of constant companionship.
Gives prophecy (Acts 1:16; Acts 28:25)
Teleports people and can act with physical power (1 Nep. 11:1; Moses 6:64)
Brings gifts of the spirit to individuals (D&C 20:27)
Brings forth scripture
The ability to write by the spirit of inspiration. (Moses 6:5)
When moved upon by the Holy Ghost, what we speak is scripture and the will, mind, word, and voice of the Lord, and power of God unto salvation (D&C 68:4)
Holy Spirit of Promise
Special role to seal up the faithful to eternal life (D&C 76:53; D&C 132:7)
Ministry Work
Bring proper judgment directed by the spirit, not with our mortal eyes and ears (Isa. 11:4; Matt. 12:18)
In the absence of a literal descendant of Aaron, the Holy Ghost brings the ministry of temporal things to Melchizedek High Priests (D&C 107:71)
Mission, Gentiles
The Holy Ghost is the manifestation of the Godhead to Gentiles until it changes them and prepares them for a manifestation of Christ. (3 Nep. 15:23)
The mission of the Holy Ghost to the Gentiles brought about the scattering of the house of Israel (3 Nep. 20:27)
Mission, Individuals
Appoints individuals to missions (D&C 72:24)
Directs us on personal missions (1 Nep. 13:12; 2 Nep. 32:5) (we are “wrought upon” and motivated to certain action)
Mission, National/Global
Works upon leaders of nations to accomplish the Lord’s will upon that nation (1 Sam. 16:13)
Inspire prophets to warn the people (Neh. 9:30)
Communicates God’s commandments to his servants (Acts 1:2)
Mission, Telestial Kingdom
Directs the work of ministry to inheritors of the Telestial kingdom (D&C 76:86)
Prayer
If we ask in the Spirit, we HAVE the petitions we desired (1 John 5:14-15)
Assists us in prayer to get the words out of our hearts that we cannot otherwise speak (Rom. 8:27; D&C 46:30)
Preaching
Carries the spoken word into the hearts of people (2 Nephi 33:1)
Confounds enemies of truth (Jacob 7:8; Alma 12:3)
Assists us when we preach (1 Pet. 1:12; 2 Peter 1:21; D&C 14:8)
Makes plain (manifests) to people the mission of the Messiah (1 Nep. 10:11; 2 Nep. 26:13; Jacob 7:12)
Moves prophets to testify to the people (Neh. 9:30)
Inform you with what to say in the moment (Mark 13:11; Luke 12:12)
Only preaching by the Spirit is of God (D&C 50:17-18) Why? 2 Nephi 33:1
Is the teacher when we teach (D&C 42:14)
Revelator and teacher
Is a revelator of the deep things of God (1 Cor. 2:10)
The Spirit is a revelator (1 Cor. 2:10; Alma 5:46 “fasted and prayed many days that I might know”)
Manifests and reveals all things (D&C 39:6; Moses 8:24)
Brings all things to our remembrance (John 14:26)
Bring quick understanding (Isa. 11:4; D&C 6:15)
Bring wisdom and understanding (Isa. 11:3)
Show us things to come (John 16:13)
Shows us all things (D&C 39:6)
Instruct us (Neh. 9:20)
Teaches us all things (John 14:26; 1 Cor. 2:13)
How do we obtain the Spirit? By the prayer of faith (D&C 42:14) (and obedience).
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48 Bible results for “perceive” from (NKJV)
Deuteronomy 29:4
Yet the Lord has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day.
Joshua 22:31
Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh, “This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because you have not committed this treachery against the Lord. Now you have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord.”
Judges 6:22
Now Gideon perceived that He was the Angel of the Lord. So Gideon said, “Alas, O Lord God! For I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face.”
1 Samuel 3:8
And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. So he arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you did call me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord had called the boy.
1 Samuel 12:17
Is today not the wheat harvest? I will call to the Lord, and He will send thunder and rain, that you may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking a king for yourselves.”
1 Samuel 28:14
So he said to her, “What is his form?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a mantle.” And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and bowed down.
2 Samuel 12:19
When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is dead.”
2 Samuel 14:1
Absalom Returns to Jerusalem
So Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was concerned about Absalom.
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2 Samuel 19:6
in that you love your enemies and hate your friends. For you have declared today that you regard neither princes nor servants; for today I perceive that if Absalom had lived and all of us had died today, then it would have pleased you well.
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Nehemiah 6:12
Then I perceived that God had not sent him at all, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
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Nehemiah 6:16
And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was done by our God.
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Job 9:11
If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
Job 14:21
His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.
Job 23:8
“Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
Job 33:14
For God may speak in one way, or in another, Yet man does not perceive it.
Proverbs 1:2
To know wisdom and instruction, To perceive the words of understanding,
Proverbs 7:7
And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding,
Proverbs 14:7
Go from the presence of a foolish man, When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
Proverbs 31:18
She perceives that her merchandise is good, And her lamp does not go out by night.
Ecclesiastes 1:17
And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, But the fool walks in darkness. Yet I myself perceived That the same event happens to them all.
Ecclesiastes 3:22
So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his heritage. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?
Isaiah 6:9
And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
Isaiah 64:4
For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
Jeremiah 23:18
For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord, And has perceived and heard His word? Who has marked His word and heard it?
Matthew 13:14
And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: ‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive;
Matthew 21:45
Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He was speaking of them.
Matthew 22:18
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?
Mark 2:8
But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to them, “Why do you reason about these things in your hearts?
Mark 4:12
so that ‘Seeing they may see and not perceive, And hearing they may hear and not understand; Lest they should turn, And their sins be forgiven them.’ ”
Mark 7:18
So He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,
Mark 8:17
But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?
Luke 1:22
But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless.
Luke 5:22
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
Luke 6:41
And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye?
Luke 8:46
But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.”
Luke 9:45
But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.
Luke 20:23
But He perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test Me?
John 4:19
The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.
John 6:15
Jesus Walks on the Sea
Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.
Acts 4:13
The Name of Jesus Forbidden
Now, when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.
Acts 10:34
Preaching to Cornelius’ Household
Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.
Acts 17:22
Addressing the Areopagus
Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious;
Acts 23:6
But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
Acts 27:10
saying, “Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives.”
Acts 28:26
saying, ‘Go to this people and say: “Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand; And seeing you will see, and not perceive;
2 Corinthians 7:8
For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while.
Galatians 2:9
and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
Level 2 SA: Comprehending
The second level of situational awareness refers to the requirement to comprehend the relevant information properly. Depending on the specific situation, this requires the right knowledge to deal with the acquired information. Mental models play an important role in level 2 SA (Jones and Endsley 1996).
This is because the person creates a new mental model or updates an existing one based on how the information is interpreted. When there is anything important missing or the information is incorrect, the mental model is flawed.
Level 2 SA issues as the second most important reason for incidents. Examples include a lack of knowledge, wrong assumptions or simply errors in the way procedures are implemented.
6 Bible results for “comprehend” from (NKJV)
Job 37:5
God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
Job 38:18
Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.
Psalm 139:3
You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.
Luke 24:45
And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
John 1:5
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
Ephesians 3:18
may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height
Level 3 SA: Predicting Owning and Taking Action
The last and final level 3 SA refers to predicting the future state based on the information perceived and comprehended. This is especially critical
1 Scripture in the Bible that references PredictionRebellionPrediction of Israel’s
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, the days approach when you must die; call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of meeting, that I may inaugurate him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tabernacle of meeting. dynamic processes are projected into the future based on wrong assumptions.
What benefits are associated with situational awareness?
There is also a wealth on research about how a breakdown in situational awareness contributes to human errors (Situational Awareness and Patient Safety 2017). Consequently, measures to improve situational awareness are associated with an increase in safety performance.
The same applies to task performance. Situational awareness is an important prerequisite to identify what needs to be done in order to perform a task in a complex and dynamic environment. This makes it an important element of agility and agile leadership. Only when you continuously align your activities with environmental changes and implementation progress will you achieve your desired objective.
Be Watchful:
● Ephesians 6:18
praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
● 2 Timothy 4:5
But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
● 1 Peter 4:7
Serving for God’s Glory
But the end of all things is at hand; therefore, be serious and watchful in your prayers.
● Revelation 3:2
Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God.
● 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 GWC
● Be watchful and alert, stand — for you can stand — in the faith alone, without our help; be brave, and master yourselves. Then you will have nothing to fear.
● Colossians 4:2, “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.”
● 1 Peter 5:8, “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”
● What is the command to be watchful? ESV Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. NIV Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. NASB Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
● Proverbs 8:33-34 NKJV
● Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.
● Joel 2:17 Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts. . Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
● Ezekiel 43:8
● Verse Concepts
● by setting their threshold by My threshold and their door post beside My door post, with only the wall between Me and them. And they have defiled My holy name by their abominations which they have committed. So I have consumed them in My anger.
● Exodus 12:7
● Verse Concepts
● Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.
● Exodus 21:6
● Verse Concepts
● then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl, and he shall serve him permanently.
● 1 Samuel 1:9
● Verse Concepts:
● Then Hannah rose after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli, the priest, was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of the Lord.
● Amos 9:1
● Verse Concepts
● I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said: “Strike the doorposts, that the thresholds may shake, And break them on the heads of them all. I will slay the last of them with the sword. He who flees from them shall not get away, And he who escapes from them shall not be delivered.
● Final hour word from Pastor Alan Didio: the enemy has been wearing the crown of our nation and towns; he’s being struck down and Challenge to the body of believers, Who is brave enough to go pick it up and put it on the head of King Jesus
● 1 Peter 4:7 (NKJV) But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers.
● 1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV) Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
● Ephesians 6:18 (NKJV) Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
● Romans 13:12-14 (NKJV) 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
● Matthew 24:36 (NKJV) “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.”
3. End of Day: Own the Takeaway
● Are you keeping careful watch for possible danger or deception in this final hour? Ask God to give you the spiritual eyes to see the dangers around you.
○ 1 John 2:18 (NKJV) Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
● Are you aware of the areas where the devil is controlling your life? Have you cried out to King Jesus for the restoration of your spirit? Repentance of all your sins is essential in this final hour.
○ Galatians 6:1 (NKJV) Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
● Are you devoting yourself to an everyday prayer life with God? In order to survive these last days, you will need His guidance and strength.
○ Mark 1:35 (NKJV) Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
● Are you asking yourself if your decisions in your daily walk will glorify God? You need to edify everything and everyone you come into contact with and always make everything turn back to King Jesus.
○ 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NKJV) Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
● Are you clothing yourself with Jesus Christ daily and staying sober-minded? You need to die to yourself daily, pick up your cross, and walk in your resurrection power through Jesus Christ.
○ Luke 9:23 (NKJV) Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
● Is your daily walk witnessing the goodness of God? How you live your life and the words you say determine if you are being a good witness for Christ. Your witness is one of the most powerful things you can show the world.
○ Psalms 90:14 (NKJVRound the clock
Psalm 16:5
O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You maintain my lot.
6
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7
I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel;
My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
8
I have set the Lord always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
9
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will rest in hope.
10
For You will not leave my soul in Sheol,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
11
You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
The idea for 24/7 worship was first explained and operated by King David. Many people miss the fact that his kingdom was based in ceaseless worship and prayer, which took place directly before the Ark of the Covenant.
The very first thing David did when He took the throne of Israel in Jerusalem was bring the Ark of the Covenant back to Jerusalem (2 Sam 6-7, 1 Chron 15-16).
David set the Ark in a tent and commanded Asaph, the song leader, along with specifically trained singers and musicians, to worship the Lord before the Ark night and day
24/7 Worship
(1 Chron 16:37).
David had 288 singers and musicians whose sole job was to worship the Lord before the Ark. There were 24 worship teams all led by a family elder, with 12 members each who served the Lord in this manner. This worship and prayer meeting was the centerpiece of His government and the nation of Israel for the entirety of his reign. (1 Chron 25:6-7)
The number of singers and musicians ultimately grew to 4,000. (1 Chron 23:5) Consider the implications of having a governmental emphasis on worship and prayer that was so significant that 4,000 musicians and singers were financially underwritten to worship the Lord night and day!
It was in this place of worship that the majority of the Psalms of David were written. David’s Tabernacle started a new order of worship that didn’t previously exist in the earth. God gave David the vision to match the throne room in heaven with ceaseless worship on earth. It was truly “on earth as it is in heaven.”
We have not comprehended the level of dynamic spiritual activity that took place in the tabernacle of David. The glory of God dwelt in plain sight above the mercy seat on the Ark of the Covenant. As the singers and musicians sang and worshipped in the beauty of the Lord’s glory there was an incredible spirit of revelation manifest in that place. David rightly said, “I will meditate on your glorious splendor and on your wondrous works.” Psalm 145:5)
He would sit before the Ark of the Lord and as the spirit of revelation would break forth He would slip into prophetic sight. It was in these encounters that He would prophesy of Jesus’ crucifixion (Psalm 22) and resurrection (Psalm 16) and the fullness of His kingdom reign (Psalm 2).
Fast forward to the New Testament and we find that at the first church council in Jerusalem, James quoted the prophet Amos, declaring that God will, “RETURN AND WILL REBUILD THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID, WHICH HAS FALLEN DOWN… SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD, EVEN ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, SAYS THE LORD WHO DOES ALL THESE THINGS.”
I believe James quoted this verse very intentionally in order to identify 1) that the Gentiles were welcomed into the New Covenant, but also that 2) the New Testament Church was to be organized around the presence of God just like the Tabernacle of David. 3) He was pointing to the day in which the Lord returns and rules from Jerusalem –
HE WILL REIGN FROM THE REBUILT TABERNACLE OF DAVID
(Isaiah 16:5).
5 And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
HE WILL REIGN FROM THE REBUILT TABERNACLE OF DAVID
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
(Amos 9:11)
Beginning day – Expectancy: “What are the ten things I can do outside the box today?”
Middle day – Stewardship: “Having the Manifest Presence of the Lord.”
End day – Takeaway: “Owning the Takeaway.”
1. Beginning of Day – Expectancy:
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Its very important that your morning be full of worship and wonder
1. Beginning of Day – Expectancy:
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early and diligently shall find me.
Proverbs 8:17 AMPC
“The Kryptonite to creativity is STRESS and ANXIETY. Dealing with the Lord in the constant tension, you have to have the manifest presence of the Lord with you throughout the day.” ~Pastor Troy
Worship brings Prophetic insight and the revelation of the heart and mind of God
Stillness makes room for creativity
Collosians 3:23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
Romans 12:6
6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith;
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.
● You need to displace the fear you feel with the Love of the Lord.
● Throughout the day, if anything brings you shame, you need to remember your Sonship with the Lord. There is no shame in the game.
● Ask yourself what are the ten things you can do today that are radically out of the box for the Kingdom?
“and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— exodus 31:3
○ Have a close relationship with God
a. Pray constantly
b. Read your bible daily
c. Fellowship and worship with other Jesus lovers
○ Follow God’s commandments
a. Focus on things above and resist temptation
b. Treat and speak in love to others
c. Take care of the weak
d. Forgive others
e. Listen to God’s directives
f. Be zealous for King Jesus
2. Middle of Day: Stewardship
Isaiah 43:18-19 18 “Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
The Frog in the Pot
Numbers 32:23 (NKJV) But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.
● Sin is TOXIC: if you choose to engage or even tolerate sin, like the rest of the world, you will be sitting in a hot seat for the rest of your life.
● This story is a good example of most of Christianity today, they are living comfortable lives in sin and with sin around them.
● The water represents our “spiritual apathy,” where we just sit back on our couch and complain about the world but do nothing about it.
● The ‘Boiling Frog’ syndrome is based on an urban legend describing a frog being slowly boiled alive. The premise is simple: if a frog is suddenly put into a pot of boiling water, it will jump out and save itself from impending death.
What is the moral of the story of the frog and the boiling water?
● Believers need to be aware of even gradual change lest they suffer eventual undesirable consequences.
● This day and hour is like a slippery slope argument for people to be cautious against creeping normality.
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/feb/22/boiling-frog-syndrome-christians/
https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-life/is-the-american-church-the-frog-in-the-kettle-11603220.html
Creeping Normality
Daniel 12:2 (NKJV) And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt.
● Creeping normality (also called landscape amnesia) is the way a major change can be accepted as a normal situation if it happens slowly through unnoticeable increments of change.
● The change could otherwise be regarded as objectionable if it took place in a single step or short period.
● The phrase creeping normality was coined by American scientist Jared Diamond in his 2005 book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.
● The church has lived with this creeping normality since its inception in woke-minded America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_frog
● Stay vigilant of the presence of the Lord throughout the day.
● Situational awareness –
the ability to perceive, understand, and effectively respond to one’s situation. It involves comprehending a given circumstance…
There are four main characteristics of situational awareness
● Observation
● Orientation
● Decision
● Action
Situational awareness in the area of error prevention and performance improvement
Observation involves constantly monitoring the people and actions taking place around you. Is someone around you exhibiting violent behavior? A high level of situational awareness ensures that unsafe situations are recognized as critical, are addressed, and that countermeasures are implemented.
1. Perceiving
one of the key requirements of level 1 SA is communication and proper visualization.
When we aren’t informed about an issue that will cause compromise, we can’t initiate countermeasures to mitigate it. As a consequence, we lack
level 1 SA, which makes it hard to make the right decisions.
How does the Holy Spirit help us in our daily lives?
● The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, comforts us, guides us, gives us spiritual gifts and the desire to obey God, and He enables us to pray and to understand God’s Word. How does the Holy Spirit work in our lives in our concrete day to day life as disciples of Jesus?
3. End of Day: Own the Takeaway
Very single day ask your self what the thing that made the biggest Impact on you and own the responsibility of it
What opportunities were given to you today that you didn’t have yesterday?
What did God do that was a fulfillment to a promise or an answered prayer?
Did you learn something about God that you never knew?
How was I blessed today by God’s kindness and goodness
The conclusions you come to matter and your management of the things that impact you and the level they impact you matter
Additional notes:
ODX.TV
https://nypost.com/2024/01/11/lifestyle/10-foot-tall-strange-beings-seen-traversing-brazilian-island-as-alien-rumors-swirl/
● January 1, 2024 – Florida Mall claims a giant was walking around the mall. Police and helicopters showed up right as the Nephilim was seen in the mall. End time coverups are here and happening in this day.
https://nypost.com/2024/01/06/news/miami-police-dispel-rumors-of-an-alien-at-shopping-mall/
According to Reader’s Digest – In an Hour 60 Minutes:
● 250 babies will be born around the world
● UPS will deliver 11,319 packages
● Your heart will beat 60 to 100 times
● Apple will make $70,466
● Blood will circulate through your entire vascular system three times
● You will blink 15 to 20 times
● 144 people will move to a new home
● Four earthquakes of magnitude 2 or greater will occur around the world
● The world will consume 11.5 million pounds of food
● 950,186 pounds of trash will be thrown away in the United States
https://www.rd.com/list/what-happens-in-60-seconds/
What Happens on the Internet Every Hour
According to go-global.com—
● More than 430,000 Tweets sent on X (Twitter)
● 120 new accounts opened on LinkedIn
● More than 48,000 apps downloaded on iPhone
● More than 69,500 hours of video watched on Netflix
● More than 300 hours of video are uploaded on Youtube
● More than 150,000,000 e-mails are sent
● More than 2,315,000 searches on Google
● 3,125,000 likes and 243,055 new photos are uploaded on Facebook
(DAY) According to Every Day On Earth: Fun Facts That Happen Every 24 Hours—
● Your taste bud cells are replaced at a rate of 50,000 a day.
● Almost 40,000 trees are cut down every day just to make paper bags.
● And a mayfly lives its entire life in a single day.
(DAY) According to Butch Furse’s Article on Aurora News-Register—
https://www.auroranewsregister.com/commentary/youd-be-surprised-what-can-happen-24-hours
● Americans get through 4,000 tons of chips, 300,000 tins of Spam, and over 15 million burgers.
● Over 17 million celebrate their birthday.
● Lightning strikes 8.5 million times.
● The world’s beards grow 485 miles.
● The average person loses and replaces 100 hairs.
● All the bodies in the world produce enough sweat to fill 16 supertankers.
● 30,000 breaths are taken by each person.
● 173 million blood cells are created and destroyed.
● Your eyes produce a teaspoonful of tears.
● Hens lay nearly 2 billion eggs.
● Each person blinks 9,365 times.
● Each oak tree drinks 20 gallons of water.
● 52,000 tons of cotton is harvested.
● 160,000 oranges are harvested.
● 134,000 apples are harvested.
● 900,000 golf balls are sold.
— “Day” is found 1,248 times in the Old Testament, that’s 24 x 52. (KJV)
— 24 Hours in a Day
— 52 Weeks in a Year
1248th Scripture in the OT
Genesis 41:52 NKJV
And the name of the second he called Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
– In Joseph’s “day” of affliction, He found the goodness of God.
1248th Scripture in the NT
Mark 5:28 NKJV
For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”
– In the woman’s “day” of affliction, she sought after and encountered the healing power of King Jesus.
Jeremiah 16:19 NKJV — O LORD, my strength and my fortress, My refuge in the day of affliction…
Genesis 1:16 NKJV– And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
A full 24 hours contains two different time periods – day and night. Each requires different ways of operating. Each offers different ways to seek the Lord.
Psalm 19—
Day – “Day unto day utters speech”
● atmosphere is opaque
● We seek Him
Night – “And night unto night reveals knowledge.”
● atmosphere is transparent
● God reveals to us
Every 24 hours, there is a constant conversation between God Almighty & His people going on—
Psalm 19:2 NKJV
Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge
Interesting Facts about how the early Christians formed the church after Christ’s Resurrection:
● The final book in the New Testament, Revelation, describes a vision and prophecies that will occur at the end of the world, as well as metaphors to describe the state of the world.
● According to the Bible, the first church organized itself 50 days after Jesus’s death on the Day of Pentecost—when the Holy Spirit was said to descend onto Jesus’s followers.
● Most of the first Christians were Jewish converts, and the church was centered in Jerusalem. Shortly after the creation of the church, many Gentiles (non-Jews) embraced Christianity.
● Early Christians considered it their calling to spread and teach the gospel. One of the most important missionaries was the apostle Paul, a former persecutor of Christians.
● Paul’s conversion to Christianity after he had a supernatural encounter with Jesus is described in Acts of the Apostles. Paul preached the gospel and established churches throughout the Roman Empire, Europe and Africa.
● Many historians believe Christianity wouldn’t be as widespread without the work of Paul. In addition to preaching, Paul is thought to have written 13 of the 27 books in the New Testament.
https://www.history.com/topics/religion/history-of-christianity
Supernatural Awareness,
Discernment For The Day In The Place That We Live In
● Senses are heightened
● New lenses: New eyes, new ears, new tongue, new touch
● ( THE ART OF WAR) New Battle Strategy We can’t fight the same in the valley as we do on the mountain
● Know your spiritual weapons that the Lord has armed you with!
● Reconnaissance -military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
● If our military goes through such extensive training to know how to use their weapons, HOW MUCH MORE should we know how to use the weapons King Jesus has provided for us?
● II Corinthians 10:4-6 NKJV – For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
● The giants that step into the middle of your path HAVE TO BE CONFRONTED
● David stands up against the giant
● This is a dangerous place, and you’re gonna have to get tough in the midst of it all.. YOUVE GOT TO HAVE COURAGE.
● The Lord has already declared you as Victorious
He just needs you to engage in the battle
● Jeremiah 33
● 1 Samuel 17:47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord ’s, and He will give you into our hands.”
● Joshua 5:12
● Joshua 1
● Acts 10:44
● Expectancy -Look Up
● Stewardship- Be battle ready NOW
● Owning the Take Away – Confront the Giant that steps in the middle of your path
● Psalm 131 is titled “Simple Trust in the Lord” and is a song of Ascents, the staircase, or “going up.”
● El Nath is a prophetic picture of grabbing the bull by the horns on the brazen altar. These horns are symbolic of God’s great mercy and breakthrough power to rescue us.
● SHOFAR IS A RAM’S HORN!
● Alcyone is the brightest of the Pleiades and the third-brightest star in Taurus.
● Alcyone means “Kingfisher.”
● The absolute magnitude of -2.62
● Only one 2:62 verse in scripture:
● 2:62 – These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore, they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.
● Alcyone is 440 light-years distant. In Strong’s Greek Concordance, 440 is associated with the word “anthrax: coal, charcoal” and is found in Romans 12:20.
● Romans 12:20 – Therefore, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.”
The Magnificent Seven
● In the neck of Taurus, the Bull is the cluster of stars known as the Pleiades, which means “the congregation of the judge.” It is the same as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. It represents the seven stars or the seven churches in the book of Revelation. They are always seen as the “seven sisters” and the “daughters of the King.”
● When you overlay a map of the Pleiades with the location of the seven churches of Revelation 2 and 3, you’ll be amazed.
● PLEIADES IS TRULY A RIGHT NOW WORD AND MAYBE EVEN A MARKER IN THE END DAYS TIMELINE:
● AKA MESSIER 45
● In 2023, it has been 969 years since the exploding of the “Ephesus Star” in the Crab Nebula (July 4, 1054 AD). Ephesus was the church where Jesus said he would take away their lampstand because they had lost their first love.
● Revelation 2:4 – Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent. 6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
● They had a religious spirit and no love for people. They mistook righteousness as love for God. This is so true of many Christians in the church of today.
● Methuselah was 969 years old when he died. He was the grandfather of Noah, and His name means “when he dies, judgment comes.” The day Methuselah died, Noah went into the ark, and the Lord closed the door.
PROPHETIC NUMBERS
● 1 – UNITY
● 4- CREATIVE AND THINGS THAT ARE MADE
● 11- HEROS RISING / IN THE NEGETIVE THE BONDAGE OF SIN
● 18- LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY / NEG THE BONDAGE OF SIN
● 25- GRACE FOR GRACE
111 REFERENCES
● JOSHUA 1:11
● DEUTERONOMY 1:11
● 1 SAMUEL 1:11
● JEREMIAH 1:11
● NEHEMIAH 1:11
● MARK 1:11
● ACTS 1:11
● ROMANS 1:11
● REVELATION 1:11
● PROPHETIC MEANING OF #7
7 MEANS – SPIRIT OF GOD
● 7 CHURCHES
● 7 CITIES
● Ephesus: Casual/Complacent Church—“Left its First Love”
Revelation 2:4-5 – Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember, therefore, from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.
● Smyrna: Conflicted Church—Faithful in Trials
Revelation 2:8-10 – “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, ‘These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life: 9 “I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10 Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
● Pergamos: The Compromising Church
Revelation 2:12-16 – “And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write, ‘These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword: 13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. 15 Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
● Thyatira: The Corrupt Church
Revelation 2:18-21 – “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, ‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: 19 “I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. 20 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.
● Sardis: The Corpse Church—Looked alive because it was financially rich, but inside it was dead.
Revelation 3:1-3 – “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, ‘These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. 2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God. 3 Remember, therefore, how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
● Philadelphia: The Consistent Church—Persistent and Faithful
Revelation 3:7-10 – “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: 8 “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. 9 Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. 10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
● Laodicea: Calloused Church/Lukewarm
Revelation 3:14-19 – “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things say the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
1. Beginning of Day – Expectancy:
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
“The Kryptonite to creativity is STRESS and ANXIETY. Dealing with the Lord in the constant tension, you have to have the manifest presence of the Lord with you throughout the day.” ~Pastor Troy
● You need to displace the fear you feel with the Love of the Lord.
● Throughout the day, if anything brings you shame, you need to remember your Sonship with the Lord. There is no shame in the game.
● Ask yourself what are the ten things you can do today that are radically out of the box for the Kingdom?
2 Timothy 4:7 (NKJV) I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
● Because you don’t know the day and the hour should increase your urgency to get right with God:
Matthew 24:36 (NKJV) “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.”
○ Have a close relationship with God
a. Pray constantly
b. Read your bible daily
c. Fellowship and worship with other Jesus lovers
○ Follow God’s commandments
a. Focus on things above and resist temptation
b. Treat and speak in love to others
c. Take care of the weak
d. Forgive others
e. Listen to God’s directives
f. Be zealous for King Jesus
https://www.wikihow.com/Live-a-Good-Christian-Life
2. Middle of Day: Stewardship
Isaiah 43:18-19 (NKJV) 18 “Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
The Frog in the Pot
Numbers 32:23 (NKJV) But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.
● Sin is TOXIC: if you choose to engage or even tolerate sin, like the rest of the world, you will be sitting in a hot seat for the rest of your life.
● This story is a good example of most of Christianity today, they are living comfortable lives in sin and with sin around them.
● The water represents our “spiritual apathy,” where we just sit back on our couch and complain about the world but do nothing about it.
● The ‘Boiling Frog’ syndrome is based on an urban legend describing a frog being slowly boiled alive. The premise is simple: if a frog is suddenly put into a pot of boiling water, it will jump out and save itself from impending death.
What is the moral of the story of the frog and the boiling water?
● Believers need to be aware of even gradual change lest they suffer eventual undesirable consequences.
● This day and hour is like a slippery slope argument for people to be cautious against creeping normality.
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/feb/22/boiling-frog-syndrome-christians/
https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-life/is-the-american-church-the-frog-in-the-kettle-11603220.html
Creeping Normality
Daniel 12:2 (NKJV) And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt.
● Creeping normality (also called landscape amnesia) is the way a major change can be accepted as a normal situation if it happens slowly through unnoticeable increments of change.
● The change could otherwise be regarded as objectionable if it took place in a single step or short period.
● The phrase creeping normality was coined by American scientist Jared Diamond in his 2005 book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.
● The church has lived with this creeping normality since its inception in woke-minded America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_frog
● Stay vigilant of the presence of the Lord throughout the day.
● Situational awareness –
the ability to perceive, understand, and effectively respond to one’s situation. It involves comprehending a given circumstance…
There are four main characteristics of situational awareness
● Observation
● Orientation
● Decision
● Action
Situational awareness in the area of error prevention and performance improvement
Observation involves constantly monitoring the people and actions taking place around you. Is someone around you exhibiting violent behavior? A high level of situational awareness ensures that unsafe situations are recognized as critical, are addressed, and that countermeasures are implemented.
1. Perceiving
one of the key requirements of level 1 SA is communication and proper visualization.
When we aren’t informed about an issue that will cause compromise, we can’t initiate countermeasures to mitigate it. As a consequence, we lack
level 1 SA, which makes it hard to make the right decisions.
How does the Holy Spirit help us in our daily lives?
● The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, comforts us, guides us, gives us spiritual gifts and the desire to obey God, and He enables us to pray and to understand God’s Word. How does the Holy Spirit work in our lives in our concrete day to day life as disciples of Jesus?
Why would we want the constant companionship of the Spirit?
What is the mission of the Holy Ghost? 17 broad categories
Is a witness and testator
Is a witness of God’s covenant promises (Heb. 10:15; 2 Nep. 31:18)
Is a witness of the entire atonement (Acts 5:32)
Brings Testimony
Testifies of Christ (John 15:26; 1 John 5:6)
Testifies of the Father (Moses 7:11) and the Son (3 Nep. 28:11)
Bring knowledge and fear of the Lord (Isa. 11:3)
Changes Us
Sanctifies individuals who come unto Christ (3 Nep. 27:20)
When we seek Jesus, the grace of the Godhead abides in us (Ether 12:41)
Quickens us (Moses 6:65)
Provides the baptism the Holy Ghost (John 3:5; 2 Nep. 31:17; Moses 6:65; D&C 39:6)
Reproves (convicts) us of our sins (John 16:8)
Pricks our conscience to take action (Acts 2:37)
Renews us (Titus 3:5)
Receives of Christ’s glory and imparts it to us (sacred knowledge and light) (John 16:14)
Comforter
The Holy Ghost is the Comforter (John 14:26)
Dwells in our heart as our companion (D&C 8:2)
Sheds forth the love of God in its role as comforter (Rom. 5:5)
Can be our constant companion (D&C 121:46)
Direction
Directs our words and gives us knowledge of others’ thoughts (Eze. 11:5)
Helps us walk in the statutes of the Lord (Eze. 36:27)
Leads us where we need to go (Luke 4:1)
Guides us to all truth from the Father (John 16:13; Jacob 4:13; Moroni 10:4-7)
Gives commandments (Acts 1:2)
Is our guide. Leads us to do good, walk humbly, judge righteously (D&C 11:12; D&C 45:57)
Moves us to correct others in clear and loving ways (D&C 121:43)
Fills with Power
Bring counsel and might (Isa. 11:3)
Fills with power (Mic. 3:8)
Gifts of the Spirit (all these things are truly gifts of the Spirit)
Incredibly enhanced discernment. The mind experiences Godlike awareness. (Moses 1:27)
Brings “fruits” into our lives of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance (Gal. 5:22-23; Mosiah 4:3). IE. Evidence of constant companionship.
Gives prophecy (Acts 1:16; Acts 28:25)
Teleports people and can act with physical power (1 Nep. 11:1; Moses 6:64)
Brings gifts of the spirit to individuals (D&C 20:27)
Brings forth scripture
The ability to write by the spirit of inspiration. (Moses 6:5)
When moved upon by the Holy Ghost, what we speak is scripture and the will, mind, word, and voice of the Lord, and power of God unto salvation (D&C 68:4)
Holy Spirit of Promise
Special role to seal up the faithful to eternal life (D&C 76:53; D&C 132:7)
Ministry Work
Bring proper judgment directed by the spirit, not with our mortal eyes and ears (Isa. 11:4; Matt. 12:18)
In the absence of a literal descendant of Aaron, the Holy Ghost brings the ministry of temporal things to Melchizedek High Priests (D&C 107:71)
Mission, Gentiles
The Holy Ghost is the manifestation of the Godhead to Gentiles until it changes them and prepares them for a manifestation of Christ. (3 Nep. 15:23)
The mission of the Holy Ghost to the Gentiles brought about the scattering of the house of Israel (3 Nep. 20:27)
Mission, Individuals
Appoints individuals to missions (D&C 72:24)
Directs us on personal missions (1 Nep. 13:12; 2 Nep. 32:5) (we are “wrought upon” and motivated to certain action)
Mission, National/Global
Works upon leaders of nations to accomplish the Lord’s will upon that nation (1 Sam. 16:13)
Inspire prophets to warn the people (Neh. 9:30)
Communicates God’s commandments to his servants (Acts 1:2)
Mission, Telestial Kingdom
Directs the work of ministry to inheritors of the Telestial kingdom (D&C 76:86)
Prayer
If we ask in the Spirit, we HAVE the petitions we desired (1 John 5:14-15)
Assists us in prayer to get the words out of our hearts that we cannot otherwise speak (Rom. 8:27; D&C 46:30)
Preaching
Carries the spoken word into the hearts of people (2 Nephi 33:1)
Confounds enemies of truth (Jacob 7:8; Alma 12:3)
Assists us when we preach (1 Pet. 1:12; 2 Peter 1:21; D&C 14:8)
Makes plain (manifests) to people the mission of the Messiah (1 Nep. 10:11; 2 Nep. 26:13; Jacob 7:12)
Moves prophets to testify to the people (Neh. 9:30)
Inform you with what to say in the moment (Mark 13:11; Luke 12:12)
Only preaching by the Spirit is of God (D&C 50:17-18) Why? 2 Nephi 33:1
Is the teacher when we teach (D&C 42:14)
Revelator and teacher
Is a revelator of the deep things of God (1 Cor. 2:10)
The Spirit is a revelator (1 Cor. 2:10; Alma 5:46 “fasted and prayed many days that I might know”)
Manifests and reveals all things (D&C 39:6; Moses 8:24)
Brings all things to our remembrance (John 14:26)
Bring quick understanding (Isa. 11:4; D&C 6:15)
Bring wisdom and understanding (Isa. 11:3)
Show us things to come (John 16:13)
Shows us all things (D&C 39:6)
Instruct us (Neh. 9:20)
Teaches us all things (John 14:26; 1 Cor. 2:13)
How do we obtain the Spirit? By the prayer of faith (D&C 42:14) (and obedience).
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48 Bible results for “perceive” from (NKJV)
Deuteronomy 29:4
Yet the Lord has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day.
Joshua 22:31
Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh, “This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because you have not committed this treachery against the Lord. Now you have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord.”
Judges 6:22
Now Gideon perceived that He was the Angel of the Lord. So Gideon said, “Alas, O Lord God! For I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face.”
1 Samuel 3:8
And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. So he arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you did call me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord had called the boy.
1 Samuel 12:17
Is today not the wheat harvest? I will call to the Lord, and He will send thunder and rain, that you may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking a king for yourselves.”
1 Samuel 28:14
So he said to her, “What is his form?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a mantle.” And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and bowed down.
2 Samuel 12:19
When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is dead.”
2 Samuel 14:1
Absalom Returns to Jerusalem
So Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was concerned about Absalom.
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2 Samuel 19:6
in that you love your enemies and hate your friends. For you have declared today that you regard neither princes nor servants; for today I perceive that if Absalom had lived and all of us had died today, then it would have pleased you well.
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Nehemiah 6:12
Then I perceived that God had not sent him at all, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
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Nehemiah 6:16
And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was done by our God.
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Job 9:11
If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
Job 14:21
His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.
Job 23:8
“Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
Job 33:14
For God may speak in one way, or in another, Yet man does not perceive it.
Proverbs 1:2
To know wisdom and instruction, To perceive the words of understanding,
Proverbs 7:7
And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding,
Proverbs 14:7
Go from the presence of a foolish man, When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
Proverbs 31:18
She perceives that her merchandise is good, And her lamp does not go out by night.
Ecclesiastes 1:17
And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, But the fool walks in darkness. Yet I myself perceived That the same event happens to them all.
Ecclesiastes 3:22
So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his heritage. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?
Isaiah 6:9
And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
Isaiah 64:4
For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
Jeremiah 23:18
For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord, And has perceived and heard His word? Who has marked His word and heard it?
Matthew 13:14
And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: ‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive;
Matthew 21:45
Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He was speaking of them.
Matthew 22:18
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?
Mark 2:8
But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to them, “Why do you reason about these things in your hearts?
Mark 4:12
so that ‘Seeing they may see and not perceive, And hearing they may hear and not understand; Lest they should turn, And their sins be forgiven them.’ ”
Mark 7:18
So He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,
Mark 8:17
But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?
Luke 1:22
But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless.
Luke 5:22
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
Luke 6:41
And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye?
Luke 8:46
But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.”
Luke 9:45
But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.
Luke 20:23
But He perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test Me?
John 4:19
The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.
John 6:15
Jesus Walks on the Sea
Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.
Acts 4:13
The Name of Jesus Forbidden
Now, when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.
Acts 10:34
Preaching to Cornelius’ Household
Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.
Acts 17:22
Addressing the Areopagus
Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious;
Acts 23:6
But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
Acts 27:10
saying, “Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives.”
Acts 28:26
saying, ‘Go to this people and say: “Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand; And seeing you will see, and not perceive;
2 Corinthians 7:8
For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while.
Galatians 2:9
and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
Level 2 SA: Comprehending
The second level of situational awareness refers to the requirement to comprehend the relevant information properly. Depending on the specific situation, this requires the right knowledge to deal with the acquired information. Mental models play an important role in level 2 SA (Jones and Endsley 1996).
This is because the person creates a new mental model or updates an existing one based on how the information is interpreted. When there is anything important missing or the information is incorrect, the mental model is flawed.
Level 2 SA issues as the second most important reason for incidents. Examples include a lack of knowledge, wrong assumptions or simply errors in the way procedures are implemented.
6 Bible results for “comprehend” from (NKJV)
Job 37:5
God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
Job 38:18
Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.
Psalm 139:3
You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.
Luke 24:45
And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
John 1:5
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
Ephesians 3:18
may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height
Level 3 SA: Predicting Owning and Taking Action
The last and final level 3 SA refers to predicting the future state based on the information perceived and comprehended. This is especially critical
1 Scripture in the Bible that references PredictionRebellionPrediction of Israel’s
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, the days approach when you must die; call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of meeting, that I may inaugurate him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tabernacle of meeting. dynamic processes are projected into the future based on wrong assumptions.
What benefits are associated with situational awareness?
There is also a wealth on research about how a breakdown in situational awareness contributes to human errors (Situational Awareness and Patient Safety 2017). Consequently, measures to improve situational awareness are associated with an increase in safety performance.
The same applies to task performance. Situational awareness is an important prerequisite to identify what needs to be done in order to perform a task in a complex and dynamic environment. This makes it an important element of agility and agile leadership. Only when you continuously align your activities with environmental changes and implementation progress will you achieve your desired objective.
Be Watchful:
● Ephesians 6:18
praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
● 2 Timothy 4:5
But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
● 1 Peter 4:7
Serving for God’s Glory
But the end of all things is at hand; therefore, be serious and watchful in your prayers.
● Revelation 3:2
Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God.
● 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 GWC
● Be watchful and alert, stand — for you can stand — in the faith alone, without our help; be brave, and master yourselves. Then you will have nothing to fear.
● Colossians 4:2, “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.”
● 1 Peter 5:8, “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”
● What is the command to be watchful? ESV Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. NIV Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. NASB Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
● Proverbs 8:33-34 NKJV
● Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.
● Joel 2:17 Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts. . Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
● Ezekiel 43:8
● Verse Concepts
● by setting their threshold by My threshold and their door post beside My door post, with only the wall between Me and them. And they have defiled My holy name by their abominations which they have committed. So I have consumed them in My anger.
● Exodus 12:7
● Verse Concepts
● Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.
● Exodus 21:6
● Verse Concepts
● then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl, and he shall serve him permanently.
● 1 Samuel 1:9
● Verse Concepts:
● Then Hannah rose after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli, the priest, was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of the Lord.
● Amos 9:1
● Verse Concepts
● I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said: “Strike the doorposts, that the thresholds may shake, And break them on the heads of them all. I will slay the last of them with the sword. He who flees from them shall not get away, And he who escapes from them shall not be delivered.
● Final hour word from Pastor Alan Didio: the enemy has been wearing the crown of our nation and towns; he’s being struck down and Challenge to the body of believers, Who is brave enough to go pick it up and put it on the head of King Jesus
● 1 Peter 4:7 (NKJV) But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers.
● 1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV) Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
● Ephesians 6:18 (NKJV) Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
● Romans 13:12-14 (NKJV) 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
● Matthew 24:36 (NKJV) “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.”
3. End of Day: Own the Takeaway
● Are you keeping careful watch for possible danger or deception in this final hour? Ask God to give you the spiritual eyes to see the dangers around you.
○ 1 John 2:18 (NKJV) Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
● Are you aware of the areas where the devil is controlling your life? Have you cried out to King Jesus for the restoration of your spirit? Repentance of all your sins is essential in this final hour.
○ Galatians 6:1 (NKJV) Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
● Are you devoting yourself to an everyday prayer life with God? In order to survive these last days, you will need His guidance and strength.
○ Mark 1:35 (NKJV) Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
● Are you asking yourself if your decisions in your daily walk will glorify God? You need to edify everything and everyone you come into contact with and always make everything turn back to King Jesus.
○ 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NKJV) Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
● Are you clothing yourself with Jesus Christ daily and staying sober-minded? You need to die to yourself daily, pick up your cross, and walk in your resurrection power through Jesus Christ.
○ Luke 9:23 (NKJV) Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
● Is your daily walk witnessing the goodness of God? How you live your life and the words you say determine if you are being a good witness for Christ. Your witness is one of the most powerful things you can show the world.
○ Psalms 90:14 (NKJV) Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days!
● Are you allowing the Holy Spirit to meet the temptations in your daily life and defeat them? If you meet temptation and do not rely on the Holy Spirit, you will wind up giving in to that temptation.
○ Psalms 119:9 (NKJV) How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.
● Question: What are the heavens declaring?
THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD
2nd Great Eclipse April 2024
● QUESTION: IS TIME SPEEDING UP?
The Lord is shortening time for the benefit of the believer.
● QUESTION: WHAT KIND OF WITNESS ARE YOU IN THIS HOUR?
WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT, WE ARE ILLEGAL WITNESSES
● QUESTION: ARE YOU PROPERLY EQUIPPED AND ARMED FOR THIS HOUR?
● Luke 24:49 The Holy Spirit will come upon you and overcome you with power.
) Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days!
● Are you allowing the Holy Spirit to meet the temptations in your daily life and defeat them? If you meet temptation and do not rely on the Holy Spirit, you will wind up giving in to that temptation.
○ Psalms 119:9 (NKJV) How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.
● Question: What are the heavens declaring?
THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD
2nd Great Eclipse April 2024
● QUESTION: IS TIME SPEEDING UP?
The Lord is shortening time for the benefit of the believer.
● QUESTION: WHAT KIND OF WITNESS ARE YOU IN THIS HOUR?
WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT, WE ARE ILLEGAL WITNESSES
● QUESTION: ARE YOU PROPERLY EQUIPPED AND ARMED FOR THIS HOUR?
● Luke 24:49 The Holy Spirit will come upon you and overcome you with power.