Like A Mighty Rushing Wind
Like a Mighty Rushing Wind…
Spirit of God, beginning and end…
Gently lights upon these women and these men…
Fire that does not burn
Sending disciples to preach and yearn
To know more of the Living God who sends
Healing
Deliverance
Redemption…
Demons run,
By the authority of, Yeshua, God’s son
This mighty rushing wind
His Promise He did send
Holy Breath, breathed upon everyone
Praying in the Upper Room…
Tongues of fire begun
Each spoke in a different tongue…
From nation to nation
New hope, new power; won!
Ask and you’ll receive
Have faith; believe
Testify of what you see
God’s Holy Ghost and fire
Breathe, on me!!!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill January 31, 2018
The Soul Takes Flight Poetry, by: MS O’Neill
Acts 2:2-11 The Message (MSG) A Sound Like a Strong Wind
When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force—no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building. Then, like a wildfire, the Holy Spirit spread through their ranks, and they started speaking in a number of different languages as the Spirit prompted them.
There were many Jews staying in Jerusalem just then, devout pilgrims from all over the world. When they heard the sound, they came on the run. Then when they heard, one after another, their own mother tongues being spoken, they were thunderstruck. They couldn’t for the life of them figure out what was going on, and kept saying, “Aren’t these all Galileans? How come we’re hearing them talk in our various mother tongues?
Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; Visitors from Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene; Immigrants from Rome, both Jews and proselytes; Even Cretans and Arabs!
“They’re speaking our languages, describing God’s mighty works!”
Like A Flood God Will Lift A Standard
When the enemy comes into your camp…
Like a flood, the Spirit of God lifts a standard against him…Isaiah 59:19
We are all in this battle. It’s a battle of life and death! It’s a battle of fear and doubt! Good and evil! Human vs. an unseen foe!
Who you know, really know; will determine the outcome in this battle!
This battle cannot be fought and won with carnal weapons. No amount of physical artillery can defeat this enemy. The armies of man cannot defeat this enemy. This is an enemy that knows our weaknesses our fears and struggles. He knows strategies far beyond our wisest Generals and Commanders; and he knows he can win… if… we are left to our own wisdom and devices…
But the Spirit of the Living God has said he will fight for you. He will lift His standard and like a mighty flood he will win the battle for you, in fact the battle has already been won. If you know Him and call upon His name, the name above all names, Jesus the Messiah. The one who was born, died, resurrected, ascended and sits at the right hand of God and is coming again…He said when we pray believe that we have what we ask and it shall be done…Do you believe? Have you asked? Are you seeking Him with all your heart, body, mind and soul? Are you living in faith? Are you defeating the enemy by the word of God? Do you know Jesus? Are you a friend of God? Do you know his character and what he likes; do you know how much He loves you?
We are all broken, lost, sinners…But Jesus came to heal the broken-hearted, save the lost and set at liberty all those who will call on His name. He came to break the chains that bind you. He came to set us free from sin and death! He offers life to anyone who will accept Him.
The weapons to defeat the enemy are Spiritual. You cannot defeat this enemy unless you have the armor that God has designed to defeat him. It is a Spiritual girdle of Truth, Spiritual Helmet of Salvation, Spiritual Breastplate of Righteousness, Spiritual Shield of Faith, Spiritual Sword of the Spirit the Word of God, Spiritual Shoes of Peace and most importantly Spirit of Prayer and Praise!
This is how you fight…you fight in the Spirit with the Spiritual weapons of God, to defeat a spiritual demonic enemy…and Stand! When it looks like all Hell is coming against you…Stand…in Faith. Do not look with your eyes, do not doubt in your heart, but PUT ON THE GARMENT OF PRAISE FOR THE SPIRIT OF HEAVINESS, LIFT UP YOUR VOICE TO GOD…PRAISE IN THE SPIRIT AND WITH UNDERSTANDING, OH, MAGNIFY THE LORD! (Isaiah 61)
Make God bigger than your war!
Isaiah 55:8-9 New King James Version (NKJV)
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
..I heard my Pastor say recently to look down at the ground then look up into heaven as far as the eye can see…that’s how far our thoughts are from God’s thoughts…
It is He who is fighting for us!
Make the Lords presence your dwelling place…keep him forever before your eyes and then watch the enemy retreat and run…This is how you fight and win!!!
Not in the flesh with flesh…but with the Holy Spirit to defeat the invisible spirit demons you can’t see…but first you have to Know Jesus the Commander-in-Chief!! And you get to know him by confessing with your mouth that he is Lord and with the heart believe in his salvation…then study his word, be in community with others who know him…
He said you will know him when you seek for him with all your heart!
Are you at the end of your rope? Are you tired of being beat up? This doesn’t mean that life will not be without struggles but it does mean that you will have a host of angels, an army of believers and a triumphant Savior who will fight together with you against the enemy of your soul and you will be Victorious in this life and the life to come!!
Most Holy God we welcome you and give you praise. We lift up your name and shout with a voice of triumph. We declare that you are the Lord of our life. You are the one who gives us peace and hope! You are our war cry…you are our strong tower and we run into it and we are safe…Thank you Jesus for your love and for the standard that defeats our enemy…All honor, All glory, All power is yours. In Jesus Name Amen!!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill January 31, 2018
Ephesians 6:10-18 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Whole Armor of God
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
All Things New
Everything changed…
From destined to Fulfilled!
From death to Life!
From fallen to Redeemed!
From broken to Restoration!
From defeat to Victory!
From lost to Found!
From exiled to Promised Land!
From orphan to Heir!
From slave to King!
From sinner to Saint!
From flesh to Spirit!
From unclean to Holy!
From earth to Heaven!
From old to New!
Changed…in the twinkling of an eye…
Yeshua the Son of God
The Way, the Truth, the Life!!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill January 30, 2018
The Soul Takes Flight Poetry, by: MS O’Neill
Hebrews 1:1-4 English Standard Version (ESV)
The Supremacy of God’s Son – Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Isaiah 43:18-25 New King James Version (NKJV) “Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. 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.
John 14:6 New King James Version (NKJV) Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
The Turtle-Dove
Gardens laden with turtle-doves
Melancholy music tunes of love
Tender, gentle turtle-dove…
Surrounding Jordan new life is born
Melodies of happiness in the sunlit morn
Low rising coos with the peace that it brings
The turtle-dove connecting, all, as she sings
A love song orchestrated by the King of kings…
Where will you go when your heart is torn?
Who will you embrace when life is forlorn?
Noah in his wisdom sent a dove to explore…
Is life to be given to mankind once more?
Turtle-dove returning through a window not a door…
Land was proven they would live forevermore…
Then down through the ages God’s love He would pour,
Through Jesus His son; whom He loved and adored…
A dove was sent to praise the Lord
When you hear the coo of the turtle-dove
Know you’re not forgotten you are forever loved!
Turtle-dove cooing, coo, coo, coo…
God is saying, “My precious child, I love you!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill January 25, 2018
The Soul Takes Flight Poetry by MS O’Neill
Psalm 68:13 New King James Version (NKJV) Though you lie down among the sheepfold, You will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her feathers with yellow gold.”
Luke 3:22 New International Version (NIV) …and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
Genesis 8:8-10 New King James Version (NKJV) He also sent out from himself a dove, to see if the waters had receded from the face of the ground. But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned into the ark to him, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her, and drew her into the ark to himself. And he waited yet another seven days, and again he sent the dove out from the ark.
Logos
Words spoken
Words reveled
No longer cloaked
By the disobedient will
Covenant made
By blood, sweat and tears
No more death, no more fear
Guiding Star
Stable, manger
Birth of Messiah
A cross
A Hill
Transfiguration
Holy Breath, breathed
Redemption given
Man set free
Simply obey and believe
Death vanquished
Hell unlocked
Savior Victorious
We are forgiven
Through heart repentance
Flesh overcome
Finished
Won
Eternity
Begun
Spirit restored
Glory borne
Family of God
Transformed
New Heaven
New Earth
New life
New birth
Just say, yes, to forgiveness!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill January 23, 2018
The Soul Takes Flight Poetry by: MS O’Neill
Revelation 21 Living Bible (TLB)
Then I saw a new earth (with no oceans!) and a new sky, for the present earth and sky had disappeared. And I, John, saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven. It was a glorious sight, beautiful as a bride at her wedding.
I heard a loud shout from the throne saying, “Look, the home of God is now among men, and he will live with them and they will be his people; yes, God himself will be among them. He will wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor pain. All of that has gone forever.”
And the one sitting on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true: It is finished! I am the A and the Z—the Beginning and the End. I will give to the thirsty the springs of the Water of Life—as a gift! Everyone who conquers will inherit all these blessings, and I will be his God and he will be my son. But cowards who turn back from following me, and those who are unfaithful to me, and the corrupt, and murderers, and the immoral, and those conversing with demons, and idol worshipers and all liars—their doom is in the Lake that burns with fire and sulphur. This is the Second Death.”
Then one of the seven angels who had emptied the flasks containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come with me and I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
In a vision he took me to a towering mountain peak, and from there I watched that wondrous city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of the skies from God. It was filled with the glory of God and flashed and glowed like a precious gem, crystal clear like jasper. Its walls were broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates. There were three gates on each side—north, south, east, and west. The walls had twelve foundation stones, and on them were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
The angel held in his hand a golden measuring stick to measure the city and its gates and walls. When he measured it, he found it was a square as wide as it was long; in fact it was in the form of a cube, for its height was exactly the same as its other dimensions—1,500 miles each way. Then he measured the thickness of the walls and found them to be 216 feet across (the angel called out these measurements to me, using standard units).
The city itself was pure, transparent gold like glass! The wall was made of jasper, and was built on twelve layers of foundation stones inlaid with gems: the first layer[c] with jasper; the second with sapphire; the third with chalcedony; the fourth with emerald; the fifth with sardonyx; the sixth layer with sardus; the seventh with chrysolite; the eighth with beryl; the ninth with topaz; the tenth with chrysoprase; the eleventh with jacinth; the twelfth with amethyst.
The twelve gates were made of pearls—each gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure, transparent gold, like glass.
No temple could be seen in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are worshiped in it everywhere. And the city has no need of sun or moon to light it, for the glory of God and of the Lamb illuminate it. Its light will light the nations of the earth, and the rulers of the world will come and bring their glory to it. Its gates never close; they stay open all day long—and there is no night! And the glory and honor of all the nations shall be brought into it. Nothing evil will be permitted in it—no one immoral or dishonest—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
The Soul Takes Flight
