United in God We Will Stand! Divided we will fall!
I was praying and I remembered Abraham’s prayer, “God if you find ten righteous will you spare the city?” We all know the outcome of that account…but my prayer this morning is, “God, remember your covenant with your people, and Father, I know there are hundreds of your righteous children who have been crying out to you for Victory! You said, IF MY PEOPLE, your people God…I believe we have humbled ourselves under your mighty hand. We have repented and prayed and turned from our wicked ways…those who are your people, Lord…yes, there are many who have not repented…but you hear the prayer of the righteous. Your people…and the covenant you have made is with them. You keep your, promises! Lord, I’m asking you to expose the enemy and his cohorts…I’m asking you to reveal and let be seen the lies, the deceit, the treason towards you and this country. You are the founder of this land and it belongs to you God…bring to light all that has been hidden and let us live in your statutes and promises. That we will live peaceable lives now and for future generations.
David had a few stones but more than that, He had the favor of His God and he knew who His God was and he didn’t run away. He ran towards the giant! Be a David!
Daniel knew who his God was and even though he was put into a den and slept with lions, God kept the lion’s mouths shut and they could not eat him. Be a Daniel!
Three, Hebrew, young men, were put into a fiery furnace made seven times hotter, but there was a fourth man in there with them. They didn’t even smell of smoke when they were released. Be a Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego!
John the revelator was boiled in oil. Exiled to the Isle of Patmos but he didn’t die at that time. He gave us the revelation of Jesus. Mysteries for our world, that are still to come. Be a John!
Most of all be like Jesus!!
We have faced almost a whole year of challenges. A world lockdown by an unseen villain of death. Chaos in the streets. Unjustifiable murder! Businesses closed and no longer exist. Loved one’s lives cut short by a demon called Covid19.
Even now…our country is divided because of fear and lawlessness. So much unrest and turmoil. Just as we have masked our faces to try to protect ourselves…there is a mask that is hiding a danger more terrifying than anything we’ve seen. Only God can remove the mask and expose what’s done in secret…!! Jesus, I ask you to remove the masks and show the world the true enemy!
But through it all…if we as the Church, God’s people, will stop looking at the circumstances and begin looking at the Living God. Not the fake god’s parading around in sheepskins of an unnatural kind, if the true worshipers of God continue to cry out, “Praise God for His Mercy endures forever.” The Enemy cannot stand. Goliath will fall. The fiery furnace will be shut down. We will see the promised land restored. And the enemy, the real enemy, Satan and His demons will be exposed and will run with their tails between their legs and Victory will be obtained! Because God is on The Throne of Heaven and the Kingdom of heaven is within us!
Don’t run away…run forward in Love, Peace, Joy, Faith, be brave and courageous…for Our God is not weak…he does not lie…he is greater than any enemy flesh or spirit! GOD IS GOD!! And He will prevail!!!
Stand true and strong. Walk in the Spirit so you will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh and we will be restored to, One Nation Under God!
Amen and Amen!!!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill November 11, 2020
John 17:20-23
New International Version
Jesus Prays for All Believers
20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
God’s Little Black Book
The Ancient of Age, gave instructions to the sage
Write plain what I will tell you.
That all who read will know and understand
My word, is my command!
Now in my book, I’ve written down
The names of those who are mine.
Rejoice in this that my little black book
Is where I write and continually look
To see citizens of my Country…
Prophets, priests and kings are they
Those who seek me and obey
Inherit eternal life!
The demons are subject to my authority by my name
This is serious it is no game…
But read my little black book and you’ll find
A world of a totally different kind…
Where up is down and down is up
Come drink the bitter-sweet over-flowing cup
And when your time is finally up…
Rejoice! Your name is written in my little black book…
Not made by human hands…
It’s in a place, where no one can steal it, and it will never ever depart…
It’s sealed, until that day,
You see; it is written upon the heart!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill November 7, 2020 TYHS!!!
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven! Luke 10:20 KJV
Malachi 3:16, NIV: “Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other, and the LORD listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the LORD and honored his name.” Malachi 3:16, ESV: “Then those who feared the LORD spoke with one another.
The Joy-Tree
Roots of this amazing tree, are planted by the one…
Who looks, and beholds, a glorious spot, to plant inside of me
It’s watered by the rain that falls, by my Heavenly Father’s loving hand
Sustained by the sun-that-shines throughout this promised land…
Leaves, full, that overflow with the deepest green, more lovely than I’ve ever seen
This tree is treasured, its fruit is sweet…
Just one bite and I’m complete…
A fragrant flower that buds in spring… produces a fruit only He can bring…
The fruit of the Joy-Tree is a gift from God to me!
It sustains me in sickness
Gives life to a withered soul…
Takes away my sadness and leaves me content and whole…
The world can’t give it to me and the world can’t take it away…
So, let the love that God gives, plant the Joy-Tree in you today!
Joy, everlasting joy, is a fruit of the Spirit…
It’s contagious when you are near it…
Come, taste and see that it is good!
Paid in full, one Joy-Tree for anyone who will believe!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill November 4, 2020
John 15:5-11 New International Version
5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
9“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
The Good News
Beautiful are the feet of Him,
The Son of God, who would lead them…
Disciples, he called, brothers…
Loved and adored by His humble, mother.
Born, as a wee babe, she counted each of His toes
Every mama knows…the sweetness of those…
Beginning his ministry, He walked the dusty roads
From Galilee to Jericho, then down the Via Delarosa
Feet, so beautiful, took him on His way,
Walking on the water, over mountains and valleys…
And carried him to pray
Teaching others, Our Father who art in heaven…
Proclaiming the good news, while spreading the Gospel
Some believed, but others were deceived by their own pride and greed.
They took the man, who was King from another land
And they nailed his feet to an old weathered tree…
But the story doesn’t end there, oh no, listen and believe…
He walked out from a darkened tomb; feet scared but soon
Was seen walking with His disciples…
Stepping into heaven…
And walking streets of pure gold…
Behold!
Beautiful are the feet of those, who carry, the Good News…
~Marla Shaw O’Neill October 21, 2020
Autumn Leaves
Like autumn leaves falling to the ground
The wind blows them all around…
To far off places, where they are found, in heaps of colors
With rustling sounds…
Our lives similar, for we are bound…
To earth’s seasons, we too, go round and round!
Cycles of life, in a span’s length of time…
Here for a while and then gone…
Leaving memories in scattered heaps…
Embedded in loved ones hearts they keep…
A remembrance like leaves, blown upon the wind…
Watching as new life begins…
Again, and again!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill – October 14, 2020
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 New King James Version
Everything Has Its Time
3 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:
2 A time ]to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted; 3 A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to throw away; 7 A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak; 8 A time to love, And a time to hate; A time of war, And a time of peace.
His Presence
Child, I want to say something to you…listen with all your heart and hear me as I speak to you. Lean in close, because I’m going to whisper.
I AM your Papa God…even though you feel as if you are all alone…listen to me…I AM here with you, right now. I hear your heartbeat. I see your chest rise and fall as you breathe. I can smell the fragrance of your skin and I feel your tears as they fall, because I catch them and hold onto them. You can’t see me or hear me or even recognize my presence because you are caught up in your own hurt and confusion. But child, I am right here with you!
I hold you in the night. I rock you in your sleep. I watch over you and protect you I will not let you fall. I’ve heard others as they’ve prayed for you and I’ve answered every prayer. Not in the way you may have expected but my no is sometimes a yes and my yes is sometimes a no. But I’ve always had your best interest at heart. I know and see what you can’t see. In your times of anger, and disappointment I’ve been right there. I held the hand of your loved one as they passed from this life into the next and I welcomed them with a great big hug. Home, they are now safely home.
Listen, see the wind blow over all the earth it moves in ways that are incomprehensible. That’s me. I move in ways that are incomprehensible. When you think there is not going to be an answer and you feel that all hope is gone and despair begins to set in…child don’t give in to those feelings…have faith and remember to draw near to me…be aware of my presence for I am in you and with you and all around you. You only need to be aware and step into my realm of peace and joy and love and strength and faith and grace. Yes, My Grace, is sufficient for you.
I’m that friend that is always available 24/7. Do not neglect our friendship. Stop, right now, and acknowledge me for who, I AM. I am here with you right now. Let my presence wash over you and receive the joy you are longing for. Receive the love I long to bestow upon you. Receive the help that is here for you right now, by setting your mind and heart in that serene place with me. Lean in closer child. Let me make known to you the joy of life by embracing me in this moment. For in my presence if fullness of joy. Jesus first, other’s second, yourself last. The first shall be last and the last first.
You are not alone. You are not defeated. You are not a loser. You are my child, and I love you totally and completely. I do not condemn you. I forgive you and I hold you in the palm of my hand.
Take my hand child. Let’s walk and talk together for a while. It’s in the stillness of my presence that you will gain power and love and strength to face every obstacle. All you have to do is make the conscious effort to listen and embrace me.
I love you more than the air you breath…I am only a heartbeat away…
Love forever,
Your Papa God…
You make the path of life known to me. Complete joy is in your presence. Pleasures are by your side forever. Psalm 16:11 GOD’S WORD Translation
~Marla Shaw O’Neill October 12, 2020