BeLOnGings

I thought I had cleaned the toilet, but the other morning Hilary pointed out that it had not been ‘properly’ cleaned. So consistent with the wisdom that you should always begin the day by doing the thing you are least enthusiastic about first so that you then can move on to the things you like to do, I went straight to work in the ‘wee room’

It’s not what you do, but who you are doing it with that determines whether something is play or not, so as I engaged with my playful Dad we had a fun conversation!

I realized being honest that I don’t enjoy cleaning….but that I do enjoy getting things clean! There is a great satisfaction in looking at something that is pristine again, just as it was to begin with….maybe even better!!

“……that we may be holy and blameless before Him.’ (Eph.1:4) was the phrase that came to mind.

Our Father’s stated goal for each of us is that we become again as we were in the garden……..and even better…..for we will have through the experience of living this life, in a time and space world of good and evil, learned and grown into what it really means to be a ‘son of the Most High God’

For our heavenly Father as for us the cleansing process may not be ‘fun’ but then again it’s not what you do, but who you are doing it with, and so it is a joy just to be doing stuff, any sort of stuff, together…….as I wrote in a poem to my own first born son, 26 years ago…

“a father and a son… each delighting in the other one.”

As I continued to scrub and check and scrub again and check, and flush and scrub, and flush and check, and scrub and scrub again…… I realized I had moved far from the “Let’s get this over and done with so that I can get to something else…” mentality to “Yes Dad! this is really great!”

He reminded me of another experience of ‘High Praise’ No it wasn’t at a conference of thousands with a brilliant worship band and crescendoing chorus, it was at 3 am on a cold Minnesota winter morning alone in the ladies toilets of the local Computer City store. Cleaning toilets was the job Father had assigned for that season, and knowing I was in the right place at the right time doing what Dad had ordered, it was once again an experience of

“A father and a son….each delighting in the other one.”

Time flies when you are enjoying yourself, so after 30 minutes on this simple job I stood back once more to inspect my handiwork,

“Almost perfect” I thought, “Well as good as I can get it…… I ‘m not you Dad : – ) ”

“I wonder will Hilary be satisfied? …….So glad I’m married to someone who likes things done ‘perfectly’….. because I know that’s like our Father…….he will not stop short of,

………..‘holy and blameless before him.’ “

“What a day that will be……… when perfection is not just ‘imputed’ but finally ‘imparted’!!!!!!!”

I am so glad our Father gave me this experience to share with you this week. My blogs of late have contained material revealing how the human race is ‘in the toilet bowl’ so as to speak.

Could be a depressing place to be……….unless we live in the constant awareness that we are not alone.

…..we are with our Dad….. and we are exactly where we are meant to be on this journey

” …as we take the hand of our Father, as we take the hand of our King”

and ‘step farther out‘ ….and then ‘step further in’**

…….to a glorious future, filled with hope!

What an opportunity for ‘High Praise‘

Psalm 149 says,

“Let the HIGH PRAISE of God be in their mouths
    and a double-edged sword in their hands,
 to inflict vengeance on the nations
    and punishment on the peoples,
 to bind their kings with fetters,
    their nobles with shackles of iron,
to carry out the sentence written against them—
    this is the glory of all his faithful people.

Praise the Lord.”

WOW! (Worship Of Wonder!)

…….So that means when we personally feel we are in the ‘toilet bowl’ but choose to trust God and express that trust in “High Praise” we are not only reconnecting personally with our Dad

….. but are effectively participating in the overthrow of the evil empire, and in the establishment of His kingdom on earth!

“Ours is this privilege to serve, (as we clean the toilet bowl) before our Father’s face!”***

Please accept this simple song below as my Thanksgiving gift to you……

** On The Day You Were Born. The Ascent CD. *** I Am Your Son O God. Come Lord Jesus CD.

As I was finishing off sending Sunday’s “The Road Less Travelled” blog, I noticed an email arrive from a friend. So after hitting the “Send” button I opened it up. He had parsed the names Kyle Ritten-house and Ken-osha and come up with some intriguing results including this,

“Kyle meaning narrow or strait also syncs with Matthew 7:14 – Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”

“As for the saints in the land. They are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.” (Ps.16:3)

The widely publicized Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse has concluded and the first person I described as a “Noble Kyle”, has now been found “Not Guilty” by the US justice system.

The second “Noble Kyle”, Kyle Warner, has been also been undergoing his own ‘Trial’ as this post shows……..

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWJwZLeN1Ze/

As I watched and listening to both these young men men they struck me as compassionate and courageous. They have both journeyed along “The Road less Travelled” This of course is the title of a bestselling book by the Christian psychiatrist, M. Scott Peck.

I have always identified with this title because of the unusual journey the Lord has taken us on in life, but had never read the book, not until this week that is, when I read not only Peck’s first classic, but also his second, “People of the Lie”, a study on evil.

“The Road” is the road upwards to spiritual maturity. Peck believes the reason so few make this journey along the ‘highway of holiness’ is because of original sin expressed in “Laziness”. By this I believe he means the unwillingness to experience the discomfort of doing the work of discovery and debate in order to find the truth and thus to ‘remap one’s view of reality’, becoming more one with God, who is the Way the Truth and the Life

Developing this further in “People of the Lie” he identifies “Pride” as the root of those he considers ‘evil’ which finds expression in their unwillingness to acknowledge any personal flaw and their need to be in total control. As he points out EVIL is simply LIVE spelt backwards. The evil one, ‘the father of lies’ was ‘a murderer from the beginning’. Evil people destroy other people, and in the end of the day, themselves

We live once again in ‘the days of Noah‘ when “God saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.” We see it demonstrated for example in the hateful responses to the two ‘Noble Kyles’

Facts no longer matter. Name calling as a ‘white supremicist’ or ‘antivaxxer’ have been used to demonize these two who do not ‘fall in line’ with the dominant and divisive narrative spun by ‘the father of lies’. The suffering of these two has been as a result of evil at work in opposing their ‘nobility’

I found the most intriguing chapter in “People of the Lie,” the one entitled MYLAI: An Examination of group Evil.

This refers to the indiscriminate massacre of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians that went unreported.Many who were considered ‘ordinary decent’ people participated in the atrocity.

It helped answer the objection I often hear, “How could what you believe about evil and corruption on such a grand scale be so, when there are so many ‘good people’ in the medical profession.”

Having trained as a doctor I know dozens of ‘good’ people in the medical profession. I was embarking on a career in psychiatry but God had a different idea.

What a gift to then find someone who with the same Christian faith has synthesized in these books valuable information gained from lifetime of psychiatric practice about how good and evil manifest in humanity!

Although written 40 years ago, like Lewis’ “The Silver Chair” or Orwell’s 1984 it is incredibly illuminating as to what we are all going through at this time. In MYLAI it was the military, but of all ‘specialized groups’, Peck writes,

“The specialized groups therefore are particularly prone to narcissism – that is to experiencing themselves as uniquely right and superior in relation to other homogenous groups.”

in these days of ‘medical tyranny’ it is the medical ‘specialists’ who have featured.

He continues….

“For the reality is that it is not only possible but easy and even natural for a large group to commit evil without emotional involvement simply by turning loose – it’s ‘experts’.

It happened in Vietnam, It happened in Nazi Germany, I am afraid it will happen again.”

The conditions for this to happen again have been greatly enhanced over the past 40 years. With the disappearance of objective journalism and real education as people are dumbed down, brainwashed and bullied, bribed and blackmailed, truth has been the casualty.

I say this not to condemn but merely explain why I have had such negative feedback from most of my medical friends who seem unwilling to ‘do the work’ of opening up to a different ‘map of reality’ to the one they have dedicated their lives to. I wonder if but for the grace of God in taking me along a different road in life I might well have found myself in their position.

There are only a few of my medical friends, that we know of, who have heroically been willing to ‘do the work’ of asking the hard questions and with an open mind seek out the truth, discovering that we are in fact currently facing – a global demacide***

……..another OURLIE massacre.

When Hilary and I had our dramatic ‘visitation’ from the Lord a few months ago, I wrote an account of it called, ‘Consider then the Kindness and Severity of God.”

As it was a ‘pearl’ we had received from the Lord, we did not feel at liberty to just publish it for anyone and everyone to see. Rather we said if you had personal questions or doubts we would be happy to send it to you. Two reached out to me. They were looking for help. They were ready to do the work.

In return I can say they both received from the Lord ‘miraculous’ aid in their different but equally difficult situations.

Interestingly these two ‘NOBLE’ ladies were also called by a form of the name KYLE!!

Why these two ? The scripture comes to mind,

“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

The grace they experienced preceded current events. One confided with me that from a very young age the scripture that forms the basis for the FREEDOM! song , “On the day you were born I danced over you…” has been a living reality to her.

She is secure in her identity as a child of God. Her identity as ‘a medical worker’ is secondary!

There is indeed a Cost of Noblity, whether being maligned and ostracized as a ‘white supremicist‘ like Rittenhouse or an ‘antivaxxer‘ like Warner or a ‘conspiracy theorist‘ like my doctor friend.

This however is what we must bargain for if like Paul our disposition is to, “… press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Phil.3:14)

This is “The Road Less Travelled”

As Paul said elsewhere,

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?

……..Run in such a way as to get the prize.” (1 Cor. 9:24)

***https://www.brighteon.com/7d55613e-a983-4b52-b884-23d423771900

from yesterday’s blog…….

“The Lord looked and was displeased
    that there was no justice.
¹⁶ He saw that there was no one,
    he was appalled that there was no one to intervene;
so his own arm achieved salvation for him,
    and his own righteousness sustained him.”

Hosannah!

….So our surname is Kyle. Right?

That has caused some confusion and not a little laughter since moving from Ireland where it is usually a last name to the US where it is usually a first name!

As I intimated on the last blog 11/11 (would that be 4?) did turn out to be an interesting day, certainly from our personal point of view.

In the afternoon I had my usual bible study with 3 of our 9 grandsons. We had been discussing what we should call ourselves and had settled on WW4K standing for Warriors of the Word 4 the King. The 4K also doubled for the fact we were 4 Kyles. We always have a good time studying the truth and applying it to our lives and today’s crazy world! We also have a lot of fun together….plenty of Kyle smiles!

My attention then has over the last few days been drawn to 2 American ‘first name’ Kyles in the public eye.

The Kyle Rittenhouse trial has been getting a lot of media attention. While he has been portrayed by the Main sewer Media as ‘a villain’ he has always struck me as a ‘Noble Kyle’ It has become clear to all at the trial that this ‘community minded’ young man was rendering help and acting in self defense when his life was threatened by three convicted felons. The prosecution was devastated when their key witness confessed the he had indeed pointed his gun at Kyle, who then shot in self defense. Isaiah 59 comes to mind….

So justice is driven back,
    and righteousness stands at a distance;
truth has stumbled in the streets,
    honesty cannot enter.
¹⁵ Truth is nowhere to be found,
    and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.

The Lord looked and was displeased
    that there was no justice.
¹⁶ He saw that there was no one,
    he was appalled that there was no one to intervene;
so his own arm achieved salvation for him,
    and his own righteousness sustained him.

The second Kyle popped up on Dr John Campbell’s videos. You might remember my concern about the good doctor’s myopic view of reality. I dip in occasionally to his chats, so was encouraged to sense an openness and empathy toward another ‘Noble Kyle‘, This young man with a great attitude has been V injured and is seeking to advocate for others who have also been damaged, after receiving ‘the jab’.

On the evening of 11/11 we had arranged to go to our God daughter Ellie’s for dinner. Her husband’s first name also happens to be Kyle! He is what I would call another,‘Noble Kyle‘

You might remember at the end of our road I noticed two streets one after the other………

We brought a number of belated birthday and housewarming gifts since Ellie Kyle and little Hosannah have just moved into and radically restored a new home.

Ellie along with Abby and Josh (now Gilbert) as little tikes, used to be our cute Irish dancing trio in Kieran’s Irish pub, back in the days of St. Brendan’s Launch. Ellie is still a dancer (more Hebrew now) and so was delighted with her ‘decorate your own tambourine’ gift from Israel via Paddy and Breda in Ireland, but as you can see above, it was now her little tike, Hosannah, who employed it right away.

“I get so inspired by the story of Miriam leading the women in dance with the tambourine.” Ellie enthused.

I recalled the blog I posted that morning was about the great victory at the Red Sea with Moses celebratory, song which was then echoed by Miriam who lead the tambourine wielding women as they danced singing…..

“Sing to the Lord,
For He has triumphed gloriously!
The horse and its rider
He has thrown into the sea!”

It was an inspiring evening as the joyful couple told story after story about how God had miraculously answered prayer and provided for them even as they had chosen to “seek first the kingdom of God” The large home he had entrusted to them reminded us of The Big Green House. Their hearts are also for kingdom hospitality and as we finished the evening in prayer I was drawn to the fireplace.

“That is the one thing we would have liked at Rivendell“. I said, “But it looks like our Father has given it to you : – )”

I recalled The Flame*** painting and how these two have each received from their parents that flame of faith and love which they in turn are faithfully passing on to their daughter, and Kyle, who teaches at a Christian school, to his students.

He said all such schools are bursting with long waiting lists as people flee the anti-God and anti-family public school system. The fact that he mentioned incidentally to his class about the new house and a few days later was presented with a very generous gift, after a whip round by the families, spoke of how highly he is regarded and how his love is being reciprocated by these believing families.

Hence the blog title….

3 young Kyles + me

3 ‘Noble Kyles’ + me

= (2) 4 Kyles

………..and cause for smiles!

When we got home, and I checked GKM, the day was rounded off with this good news………

https://forbiddenknowledgetv.net/goodbye-premier-dan-andrews-the-melbourne-rebellion-has-begun/

Australia was the country for which The Flame song was originally given, and Melbourne the city that I blogged about on September 29th.

As my friend Brian would say, “Happy days” and as my friend Tom would say, “The best is yet to come!”

“Let the flame burn bright within you.”

***https://www.paulkyle.org/music

Last month we joined a few friends from the Victory neighborhood to pray with a good and godly man called Victor Martinez. A local Latino Pentecostal pastor he had felt God leading him to run for City Council. For several weeks he had been going door to door, often 8 hours a day, listening compassionately to heart breaking story after story.

Our part of North Minneapolis has been particularly hard hit since the George Floyd incident last year which was nefariously used by external forces, and sparked the nationwide, ‘Defund the Police’ movement. A black cop who is a friend of ours told of the dire consequences for ordinary people, and how with the force reduced by 30% even reported homicides, which have skyrocketed by over 100%, have to wait in line for a response! These local deaths have included several children caught in crossfire.

A servant of God with a big heart for the ordinary people, Victor’s support grew. It became obvious driving around the ward. His VICTOR yard ‘Signs’ vastly numbered those of the others running against him.

The Lord gave us an old song that became our anthem.

Lift high the banners of love. Hallelujah!

Sound the trumpets of war

Christ has gotten us the VICTOR – y Hallelujah

Jericho must fall.

We reinterpreted Jericho as ‘Jeremiah and Company’. because Jeremiah Ellison, the son of Congressman Keith Ellison, was the incumbent. It was he who had instigated the ‘Defund the Police’ movement.

Although Victor was (for various reasons) not declared the winner, the voice of the people on the ground was clearly heard and the ‘Defund the Police’ issue (i.e. Jeremiah’s Company) on the ballot was soundly defeated.

We look forward to the outworking of the ‘words’ we had received in prayer that God had awarded Ward 5 in North Minneapolis to His shepherd Victor, as his new ‘parish’

A second ‘old’ song that has been resonating again is,

“I will sing unto the Lord for he has triumphed gloriously

The horse and rider thrown into the sea.”

This is from ‘The Song of Moses’ which was the theme of a recent prophecy given by Johnny Enlow (below) He interpreted the ‘horses’ as being those institutional bodies that have shown themselves to be corrupt and oppressive such as the CDC, NIH, FBI, CIA, DOJ, WHO, UN, FDA IRS, Facebook, Twitter, MSM etc. This would also include corrupt political parties.

Another remarkable turn around in the recent elections happened in New Jersey where a truck driver with no political experience, but who was ‘mad as hell’ about the abuse of political power, chose to run against the long standing, career politician, and won!!

What got my attention was the fact that he had spent only $153 on his campaign. The number 153 represents ‘the sons of God’ …….Another ‘Sign’ of the good things that are coming as authority is now transferred to “the saints of the most High”!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc5QolgKs3I

One morning last week as we were getting up, Hilary was as usual listening to the Bible being read when what I heard was………

“You will find a CULT tied there, which no one has ever ridden.” (Maybe blame an Englishman’s rendering of ‘colt’ : – )

Heretofore when anyone has talked about ‘a cult’ we have imagined a small group of people who have been ‘hoodwinked’. We would never have thought in terms of the cult consisting of a majority of the people!

Many of the most astute commentators on the global ‘psychosis’ surrounding the Covid 19 ‘plandemic’ realized what was happening from the outset, because they were former ‘cult’ members themselves (myself included!) The truth that was clear to them, is becoming evident to more and more people as the false Mainstream narrative continues to unravel, and people realize how they have been duped and ‘brainwashed’

As I continued to listen, the next phrase that stood out to me was “….Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts.”

I realized, this (Covid 19) CULT is going to serve God’s purposes as a vehicle, as King Jesus is seen to take mastery over it, and ride it into town!!

The third song that came to mind was the old hymn,

“Ride on, ride on in majesty!
Hark! all the tribes hosanna cry;
O Savior meek, pursue your road
with palms and scattered garments strowed.

Ride on, ride on in majesty!
In lowly pomp ride on to die:
Bow your meek head to mortal pain,

………THEN TAKE O GOD YOUR POW’R AND REIGN!.“

…and the ‘Sign’?

Well you might remember in the “Two Weddings and a Funeral” blog the Lion’s ROAR by Mark, was the first of God’s two ‘exclamation’ Marks” (i.e. Mark !!)

The second wedding I discovered later, also featured a Lion, for our new daughter in law in her days of searching for God felt he had told her to “Follow the Lion” So wherever she saw a lion….she went. It was only after the wedding that she discovered this banner, gifted to us by a sister who was an Ojibwe chief, in our Upper Room……..!

The Lion is the symbol of Mark’s gospel

I realized. The first cult/colt scripture was Mark 11.1. heard on 11/1.

The second scripture was Mark II:II which is why I chose to post this today, II/II……..

So “Watch and Pray……..and see…… the Lion COME FORTH!!

P.S. I just noticed this was Part 17.…the number for VICTORY : – )

I came across this message just after posting the song, “The Innocents” on the last blog.

I smiled, because the Indian name, given me by my Ojibwe brothers, translates into, “Wild Horse”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT0NSjFHBsE

https://rumble.com/vot6jn-critically-thinking-with-dr.-t-and-dr.-p-episode-69-nov-04-2021.html?mref=6zof&mc=dgip3&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CriticallyThinking&ep=2

I was originally planning to do a blog to encourage you about many of the positive developments that I see taking place at this time. However as I was driving home today I decided to check in to the National Propaganda Radio station, only to hear it being reported as ‘good news’ that tomorrow begins the rollout of 28 million dose of the ‘shot’ for 5 -11 year olds!

I arrived home to the latest “Critically Thinking” episode were the fifth doctor, who was absent last week, Dr Sherri Tenpenny, together with Dr P offer their perspective on this development. (Click on the above link) I felt I should post it at this time in case any of you are intending to have your children injected, so that you might think again. If you do not have time to listen to the whole conversation I would recommend from the 44 minutes mark to the end. ( I just highlighted yesterday the same verses from Proverbs Dr. T reads at the end!)

I wrote, recorded and posted (below) the song, “The Innocents” several months ago. Like “All Will Be Well” it has proven to have been increasingly ‘prophetic’ as events have unfolded over the last few years. It’s a ‘one take’ recording with a view from our bedroom window… so you’ll not be distracted by the ‘slick’ production and can focus on the words and message : – )

While pointing out the depth of evil, that it is essential we GLANCE at, the ‘bottom line’ in both songs is the ultimate inevitable victory of God and the good, which we should by faith GAZE at………..even as we join Dr T in her closing prayer, confident that our “Dear Heavenly Father” is indeed working ALL things together, for our good, and for his glory.

So Yes! Do be greatly encouraged : – )

I just watched the latest conversation between the 5 docs. It was wide ranging, from the ominous contents of the injections to the transhumanist agenda to non humans walking among us to genetically targeted bioweapons to the escalating deaths in Ireland to the upcoming worldwide mass walk outs.

These are troubling times.

These docs are not Bonhoeffer ‘stupid’ while also being intellectually ‘brilliant’, but most of all, they are ‘good’ human beings.

Another ‘good’ man who is also not ‘stupid’ and has been data analyzing and forecasting with great accuracy said,

“Nothing makes sense…....

until you understand the depopulation agenda. We are in ‘The Final War’ engineered by an evil elite. This time instead of pitting nation state against nation state, they have pitted the world governments against their people with the goal of eliminating all but 500,000. (see the Georgia Guidestones). When you grasp this…..

Then it all makes sense!”

On a few occasions the docs talked about people having or needing to have ‘A Jesus moment’.

I pondered all of this in the middle of the night.

One of my favorite verses remains,

“Be mad or sad, but do not sin. Ponder in your heart (dialogue with Dad) on your bed….. and be still. Offer right sacrifices (of thanksgiving) to God….. and trust in him.” (Ps.4:4 PK version)

In the stillness and silence and solitude God speaks. We can have, “A Jesus moment”

Psalm 46 floated up, “God is our refuge and strength an ever present help in trouble….therefore we will not fear though the earth give way…..””

The words “God is” lingered.

Then further on, “Be still and know that I am God.”

“I am” lingered.

“God is”

“I am”

Last night he told me, “I want everyone to LIVE in a ‘Jesus moment'”

………where there is uninterrupted communion with the mind of Christ and the heart of God knowing a peace that has not been given to us nor can be taken from us by this world.

Maybe an hour later……up from the depths of memory rose a song in my spirit from the 60s,

“Ask the Savior to help you, comfort strengthen and keep you. He is willing to aid you. He will carry you through.

….and from the 70’s,

“I’ve got confidence God is gonna see me through. No matter what the case may be I know he’s gonna fix it for me.”

…and finally from this decade

“You are here. You are here. In our hearts, Oh so near. You are here. You are here. In our hearts, Oh so dear. Yeshua.”

“Glance at the evil. Gaze at the ‘good’.”

…..was something else Father whispered.

“With that balance you will remain at peace and in joy”

As I open my eyes reengaging a physical sense, the figures on the clock spell out a smiling reassurance that what I have just received from heaven is witnessed to on earth.

I smile back.

….then drop off to sleep once again.

“He gives to his beloved sleep/in their sleep/while they sleep” (Psalm 127) .

Thank you Father.

I’ll take all three : – )

P.S.

A reader from Ireland told me the second video from the last blog had been blocked with an ‘incitement to violence‘ warning. That is not surprising for this powerful testimony about a man finding peace with God certainly will do violence……to the kingdom of darkness. I hope this reposting of an earnest priest’s Jesus Moment is available for Ireland now!

Yesterday I was working away in the kitchen when all of a sudden I heard a loud thud, and simultaneously a gut wrenching scream of anguish!!!

I TURNED

…..and racing to the front room arrived a split second before our grandson Ajay, who had also immediately TURNED from what he had been doing, to run upstairs from the basement. We found ‘Nana’ lying on the floor in agony.

While doing her exercises using resistance bands, at the peak of the Deadlift stretch, the heavy steel bar had slipped out of both her hands and catapulted downward releasing the tension onto her unprotected feet and bringing the full force of what must have been nearly 100 lbs crashing down on her toes.

“The Storm is Upon Us.”

…….our present day world in a battered, broken and painful condition.

…….and yet the title scripture expresses God’s desire to heal us, and ‘fix’ this crazy mixed up creation!

In Jim Caviezel’s powerful testimony, he describes how he yielded to a godly prompting, saying ‘Yes’ to the role of Jesus in ‘The Passion of the Christ’,

He says, “I made the choice to trust Jesus and take the part……. But I didn’t play Him. He played me!”

….for as the actor subsequently experienced, the “unquenchable fire” of searing pain in his body and soul, he tasted to an infinitesimally small degree what it was that Christ suffered in order to heal this world.

The purpose of humanity’s current pain, is the same transformation that I see in this one man, who was destined to act the part of ‘Jesus’, and was through brokenness and pain made all the more Christlike…. as he was ‘played’.

The above words in the title are part of Paul’s exhortation to the Jews in Rome where he arrives at the end of his life’s journey. He quotes Isaiah,

‘”You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed hear see but never perceive.” For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; least they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart.’

This is the ‘stupidity’ that Deitrich Bonhoeffer described so well in the brief video I posted last week.

But as C.S. Lewis said, “Pain is God’s megaphone to awaken a sleeping world.” and we know that God has also committed, in the end, through whatever means, to open every person’s ear, eye and heart to the truth, the whole horrific truth about evil as depicted in the soon to be released movie about child trafficking,”Sound of Freedom” and the whole glorious truth about the utterly amazing goodness and grace of God to rescue and heal.

….that in being jolted by pain to TURN

….they might then be healed

This is beautifully illustrated in the following confession of a Greek Orthodox priest whose agony in sensing his spiritual separation from God after yielding to human pressure rather than a godly prompting, propels him to TURN…. and so, to be healed.

This priest, like Jim Caviezel, has been drawn closer to Jesus – through suffering.

His particular experience maps onto a profound encounter with God Hilary and I had one night a few weeks ago. I recorded it in the piece I wrote, “Consider then the Kindness and Severity of God.” In the essay I subsequently applied the biblical principles we teach at the FREEDOM! retreat to this same situation in order that those who, like this priest, regret this specific action, might access the grace of God… to find healing and PEACE.

“Now may the God of PEACE marry you through and through.”

When I found my injured bride, I took the same action we have taken in similar situations for 25 years. It is recorded in James 5:14, “Is any one of you sick? ….pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.”

I immediately applied from God’s medicine cabinet the essential plant oils we have learned are both “safe and effective” to the affected area, and laying hands (ever so gently!) on the injured toes, released God’s healing power.

She also asked for something to distract her from the pain. I had watched Jim Caviezel’s speech inspire Ajay his brother and cousin the day before. Hilary began to watch, and tears started rolling down her cheeks. This was beyond physical.

I sensed she like Jim was experiencing like Paul a deeper intercession…..

“Now I rejoice in what was suffered……and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s suffering for the sake of his body.” (Col.1:24)

We were not surprised when this morning we looked down and instead of ‘bruised and broken’ we saw ‘healed and (for the most part) “Happy Feet”‘ : – )

It was an amazing improvement, and Hilary’s residual limp reminded me of Jacob who having been “Played by God” was transformed and freed from fear as he beheld at ‘Peniel’ (= face of God) – His Father’s true – ‘smiling’ face, yet forever carrying the sobering reminder of that humbling and life changing encounter.

“By faith Jacob…….worshiped God as he leaned on his staff.” (Heb.11:21)