The Activity of God
Going through the Bible, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse, phrase by phrase and word by word to give attention to the following:
--the Names of God;
--the word & deeds of God;
--the sayings of God;
--the attributes of God;
Too often the churches weakness and the Christians weakness is found in this one sin, 'we do not know God'. We have not studied the Bible, nor Him to learn more of Him. Seeking that this might be a help for myself and others in this pursuit that each of us 'may grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord.'
PROVERBS
Chapter 1
1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. the fear of the Lord; God is to be feared; fear of the Lord is where knowledge begins;
1:24 Because I have called and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; God called, but men refused; God stretched out His hand and they regarded it not;
1:25 But ye have set at nought all My counsel, and would none of My reproof: God's counsel set at nought by man; God's reproof rejected by man;
1:26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; I will's of God to laugh at their calamity; I will's of God to mock at their fear; God laughs; God mocks;
1:28 Then shall they call upon Me, but I will not answer; they shall seek Me early, but they shall not find Me; God see, hears and knows who will call upon Him; I will's of God to not answer them; God sees, hears and knows those that seek Him; God will not let them find Him;
1:29 and did not choose the fear of the Lord: the fear of the Lord; God knows those that refuse to choose to fear Him;
1:30 They would none of My counsel: they despise all My reproof. God's counsel refused; God's reproofs despised;
1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto Me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. God knows those that will hearken unto Him or not; God shall cause them to dwell safely; God shall keep them from fear of evil;
Chapter 2
2:5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. the fear of the Lord; God to be sought in knowing Him; God is to be feared; God is to be known;
2:6 For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. God gives wisdom; God's mouth speaks and gives knowledge and understanding;
2:7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous; He is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. God lays up wisdom for righteous; God is buckler for them that walk uprightly; God knows who is righteous and walks uprightly;
2:8 He keepeth the paths of judgement, and preserveth the way of His saints. God keeps paths of judgement; God preserves way of saints; God's saints;
2:17 and forgetteth the covenant of her God God's covenant forgotten;
Chapter 3
3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. God sees the ways of man to give find favor and good understanding;
3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. God is to be trusted in with whole heart;
3:6 IN all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. God is to be acknowledged in all ways; God shall direct paths;
3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the Lord, and depart from evil. the fear of the Lord; God is to be feared;
3:9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase. God is to be honoured with our substance; God is to be honoured with our firstfruits;
3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of His correction. God chastens His children; God corrects His children;
3:12 For whom the Lord loveth He correcteth; even as a father the son in whom He delighteth. God loves His children; God corrects those that He loves; God delights in them;
3:19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, by understanding hath He established the heavens. God's wisdom founded the earth; God's understanding established the heavens; God established God founded; God's wisdom; God's understanding; God established;
3:20 By His knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. God's knowledge breaks up depths; God's knowledge drop down dew;
3:26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. God is His children's confidence; God is able to keep our feet from being taken;
3:32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord; but His secret is with the righteous. God holds forward/proud as an abomination; God's secret is with righteous;
3:33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but He blesseth the habitation of the just. God curses house of wicked; God blesses house of just;
3:34 Surely He scorneth the scorners: but He giveth grace unto the lowly. God scorns scorners; God gives grace to lowly;
Chapter 4
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD - 1st in Proverbs; 26th overall;
Chapter 5
5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and He pondereth all his goings. God's eyes see the ways of man; God ponders the goings of man;
Chapter 6
6:16 These six things doth the Lord hate; yea, seven are an abomination unto Him: God hates these 6 things; God counts these 7 things as an abomination unto Himself;
Chapter 7
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD - 2nd in Proverbs; 27th overall;
Chapter 8
8:13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil, pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. the fear of the Lord; God is to be feared; God's fear hates evil, pride and arrogancy and evil ways and forward mouths; God hates (?);
8:22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of His way before His works of old. God posses wisdom in beginning of His ways before His works were created; God's ways; God's works;
8:26 While as yet He had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. God made the earth, fields, highest part of dust of world; God made;
8:27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there; when He set a compass upon the face of the depth: God prepared heavens; God set compass upon face of deep/depths; God prepared; God set;
8:28 When He established the clouds above: when He strengthened the fountains of the deep: God established clouds above, creation; God strengthened fountains of deep; God established; God strengthened;
8:30 Then I was by Him, as one brought up with Him: and I was daily His ddelight, rejoicing always before Him; God is said to have wisdom by Him; and brought up with Him; God's delight was wisdom; God has wisdom rejoicing before Him;
8:35 For whom findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. God favours those that find wisdom; God favors;
Chapter 9
9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. the fear of the Lord; God is to be feared; God being feared begins wisdom; God is Holy; God's holiness is to be known and is understanding;
9:11 For by Me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. God multiplies days of man; God increases years of life; God alone can do these things; (yet I am not sure if reference is to wisdom or God, but only God can do these things);
Chapter 10
10:3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but He casteth away the substance of the wicked. I will's of God to not suffer His children to famish; God can cast away the substance of the wicked;
10:22 The blessings of the Lord, it maketh rich, and He addeth no sorrow with it. God is giver of blessings; God makes rich; God is able to add no sorrow with it;
10:27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: the fear of the Lord; God is able to prolong days;
10:29 The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. God's way; God's ways is strength to upright; God's way is destruction to workers of iniquity;
Chapter 11
11:1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight. God holds a false balance as an abomination; God delights in just weight;
11:20 They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord; but such as are upright in their way are His delight. God holds those of a froward heart as an abomination; God delights in the way of the upright;
Chapter 12
12:2 A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord; but a man of wicked devices will He condemn. God gives favour to good man; I will's of God to condemn wicked men from their wicked devices;
12:22 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are His delight. God holds forth lying lips as an abomination; God delights in those that deal in truth;
Chapter 13
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD - 3rd chapter in Proverbs; 28th overall;
Chapter 14
14:2 HE that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth Him. the fear of the Lord; God is feared by men that walk in uprightness before Him; God is despised by those that are perverse;
14:26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. the fear of the Lord; God feared gives strong confidence by faith in Him; God gives refuge to the children of those that fear Him;
14:27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. the fear of the Lord; God feared is life; God feared departs from snares of death;
14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. God is Maker of all; God's Name - Maker; God reproached by poor oppressed; God honoured by mercy on poor;
Chapter 15
15:3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. God's eyes are everywhere; God sees by His eyes, beholding good and evil of man;
15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is His delight. God holds sacrifice of wicked as an abomination; God delights in prayer of the upright;
15:9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but He loveth him that followeth after righteousness: God holds way of wicked as an abomination; God loves those that follow righteousness;
15:11 Hell and destruction are before the Lord; how much more then the hearts of the children of men? God sees and knows hell and destruction which is before Him; God sees and knows men which are also before Him; All things are before God - Omniscient; Omnipresent;
15:16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord: than great treasure and trouble therewith. the fear of the Lord; God is to be feared with little or much;
15:25 The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but He will establish the border of the widow. I will's of God to destroy house of proud; I will's of God to establish border of widow; God destroy proud; God establishes widow;
15:26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words fo the pure are pleasant words. God holds the thoughts of the wicked as an abomination; God is pleased with words of the pure;
15:29 The Lord is far from the wicked: but He heareth the prayer of the righteous. God is far from wicked; God hears prayer of righteous;
15:33 The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. the fear of the Lord; God gives wisdom for instruction to those that fear Him;
Chapter 16
16:1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. God gives heart preparation and the answer spoken by the tongue;
16:2 All the ways of a man arae clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits. God weighs the spirit of what sort they are of, good or evil;
16:3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. God receives works committed unto Him for His glory; God can establish thoughts of man;
16:4 The Lord hath made all things for Himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. God hath made all things for Himself; God made; God made wicked for evil day;
16:5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. God holds proud as an abomination unto Himself; God shall punish them;
16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil. the fear of the Lord; God sees and knows those that fear Him and causes them to depart from evil;
16:7 When a man's ways please the Lord, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. God sees and knows ways of man that pleases Him; Please God; God makes enemies to be at peace with His people that please Him;
16:9 A man's heart deviseth his way; but the Lord directeth his steps. God directs the steps of man;
16:11 A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are His work. God commands and gives for men to have just weight and balances; God's work is by right weights;
16:20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he. God is to be trusted in in all matters and he shall be happy;
16:33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. God disposes all things that are; I will's of the Lord - dispose; God gives desire and will for all things;
Chapter 17
17:3 but the Lord trieth the hearts God try's men's hearts;
17:5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: God's Names - Maker; God is reproached by those that mock poor;
17:15 He that justifieth the wicked and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord. God holds those that justify wicked as an abomination; God holds those that condemn the just as an abomination;
Chapter 18
18:10 The Name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. God is a strong tower; God's Name - Strong Tower; God receives His righteous ones and they are safe by His hands and protection;
18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord. God grants favour to His children that find a wife;
Chapter 19
19:3 The foolishness of man pervverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord. God knows the foolish heart that perverts his ways and frets against the Lord; God is freetted against by foolish;
19:14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord. God gives man prudent wife as gift; God bestows wife of prudence;
19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. God sees and knows that lend to the poor;
19:21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. God's counsel shall stand; God's counsel;
19:23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. the fear of the Lord; God giveth life to those that fear Him; God satisfies those that fear Him; God keeps men from evil that fear Him;
Chapter 20
20:10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord. God holds those that cheat in their weights and measures as abomination;
20:12 the hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them. God made the ear to hear; God made the eye to see; God made all;
20:22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil, but wait on the Lord, and He shall save thee. God is to be waited upon; God saves from evil and harm;
20:23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord God holds those that cheat with diver weights as an abomination;
20:24 Man's goings are of the Lord; God directs the goings of man;
20:27 The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly. God is the light which is the spirit of man; God searches the inwards of man;
Chapter 21
21:1 The king's heart is int he hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: He turneth it whithersoever He will. God's hand holds the kings heart; God turns him whithersoever He will; I will's of God to turn man;
21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. God ponders the heart;
21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. God accepts justice and judgement more than sacrifice;
21:12 The righteous man wisely consdiereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. God overthrows wicked;
21:30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord. God cannot be gone against with the wisdom or understanding or counsel of men; God is supreme in wisdom, understanding and counsel;
21:31 but safety is of the Lord. God gives safety;
Chapter 22
22:2 The rich and poor meet together, the Lord is the Maker of them all. God's Name - Maker, Lord; God is Maker of rich and poor; God makes all;
22:4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life. the fear of the Lord; God gives riches, honour and life to those that fear Him and humble before Him; God sees and knows those that fear and are humble before Him;
22:12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and He overthorweth the words of the transgressor. God's eyes preserve knowledge; God preserves; God overthrows words of transgressor;
22:14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein. God sees and knows those that abhor Him; God allows and causes those that abhor Him to fall into pit of sin;
22:19 That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. God is to be trust in;
22:23 For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. I will's of God to plead their cause, to spoil them; God pleads the cause of poor;
Chapter 23
23:17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. the fear of the Lord; God is to be feared;
Chapter 24
24:12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it? and He that keepeth thy soul, doth not He know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works? God ponders the heart; God knows intent - Omniscient; God keep the soul; God knows all - Omniscient; God renders according to every mans deeds;
24:18 Lest the Lord see it, and is displease Him, and He trun away His wrath from him. God sees responses and reactions of men; Please God; God displeased; God turns away wrath; God's wrath;
24:21 My son, fear thou the Lord and the kings: the fear of the Lord; God is to be feared;
Chapter 25
25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: God's glory in concealing a thing; God's glory; God conceals;
25:22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee. God rewards those that do right in His sight; God rewards;
Chapter 26
26:10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. God is great; God formed all things, Creator - Omnipotent; God rewards fools and transgressors;
Chapter 27
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD - 4th chapter in Proverbs; 29th overall in bible;
Chapter 28
28:5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things. God is to be sought; God being sought gives understanding to all things; God gives understanding;
28:25 He that is of a proud heart, stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat. God is to put our trust in; God makes fat, he that trusteth in Him;
Chapter 29
29:13 The poor and the deceitful man meet together; the Lord lighteneth both their eyes. God enlightens the eyes of poor and deceitful; God opens eyes;
29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. God is for man to put their trust in Him; God makes safe to those that put their trust in Him; God makes safe;
29:26 Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the Lord. God is Judge; God gives judgement to men, in this life and in the one to come;
Chapter 30
30:3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the Holy. God is Holy; God's Name is Holy; God 's holiness is and gives knowledge of the Holy One; God is Omniscient, all knowing;
30:4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in His fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is His Name, an what is His son's Name, if thou canst tell? God is described and given place through questions; God is in heaven, God's Spirit ascends and descends; Christ ascended and descended; God is able to gather wind in His fists; God's fists/hands; God binds waters; God established all the ends of the earth; God is Creator of all; God's Name; God's Son's Name - Jesus Christs;
30:5 Every word of God is pure; He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him. And God said/spoke; God's word pure; God is a shield to those that put trust in Him; God is to be trusted in;
30:6 Add thou not unto His words, lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. God's words not to be added too; And God said/spoke; God reproves men;
30:7 Two things have I required of Thee; deny me them not before I die: God is asked of two things required from Him; God is asked to deny him not before death;
30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food conventient for me; God is asked to remove vanity and lies; God is asked to make neither rich nor poor; God is asked to give just enough food for necessity;
30:9 Lest, I be full, and deny Thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the Name of my God in vain. God is not to be denied; God is Lord; God is not be questioned of being Lord; God's Name to not be taken in vain; God's Name;
Chapter 31
31:30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. the fear of the Lord; God is to be feared and she shall be praised for it;
ECCLESIASTES
Chapter 1
1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. God gives this sore travail to sons of men;
Chapter 2
2:24 This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. God's hand bestows these things; God gives and grants;
2:26 For God giveth to a man that is good in His sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner He giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that that he may give to him that is good before God. God gives to men; God's sight sees; God gives to them that are good, wisdom, knowledge and joy; God gives to sinners travail; God sees and knows all that is before Him; God declares what is good before Him;
Chapter 3
3:10 I have seen the travail which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. God gives travail to men so that they may be exercised in it.
3:11 He hath made every thing beautiful in His time: also He hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. God hath made everything; God makes everything beautiful; God's time it is made; God set world in heart; God's works from beginning to end are inifnite and cannot be found out;
3:13 it is the gift of God. God gives gifts to men;
3:14 I know that whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before Him. God does it all (2); God's works and deeds; God does it all; the fear of the Lord; God knows and sees those that fear before Him;
3:15 that which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been: and God requireth that which is past. God requires;
3:17 God shall judge the righteous and the wicked God judge men; God judges righteous and wicked;
3:18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. God might manifest men; God manifest that they are no more than beasts;
Chapter 4
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD. 1st of this Ecclesiastes; 30th overall in bible;
Chapter 5
5:1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God God's house;
5:2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let they words be few. God hears, sees and knows the words of men that is uttered before Him; God is in heaven; God knows the words of men;
5:4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for He hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. God hears and knows the vows of men unto Himself; God holds men accountable for their vows before Him; Please God; God hath no pleasure in fools;
5:6 Wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? God angry at voice of men that lie; God destroys works of mens hands;
5:7 but fear thou God the fear of the Lord; God is to be feared;
5:8 for He that is higher than the hightest regardeth; and there be higher than they. God is the Highest; God regards the works of men;
5:18 all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion. God gives men days of life;
5:19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat therof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is the gift of God. God gives gifts; God gives riches and wealth; God gives ability to eat thereof, of their portion; God gives opportunity to rejoice in his labours;
5:20 Because God answereth him in the joy of his heart. God answers man with joys in heart; God gives joy in heart of man;
Chapter 6
6:2 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. God gives riches, wealth and honour;
Chapter 7
7:13 Consider the work of God for who can make that straight, which He hath made crooked? God's works to be considered; God makes crooked;
7:14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should fin nothing after him. God sets the times of prosperity and adversity; God's timing for which happens and why it happens;
7:18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all. the fear of the Lord; God is to be fearred;
7:26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escapte from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her. Please God; God helps and allows for those that please Him to escape sin;
7:29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. God makes men upright in their ways before Him;
Chapter 8
8:2 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. God sees and knows those that take oath before Him and unto Him; God's oaths, vows;
8:3 unclear if references to "he" in this verse are in regards to God or king; Making note of it, but do not believe in reference to God;
8:12 it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before Him. the fear of the Lord; God is to be feared and it shall be well with those that do; God sees and knows those before Him that fear Him;
8:13 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God. the fear of the Lord; God is to be feared; God sees and knows those that do not fear Him and judgement comes upon them;
8:15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry; for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. God gives man the things of his life; God is the giver of all;
8:17 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because through a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. God's works to be beheld ; God's works cannot be found out by man in their life time;
Chapter 9
9:1 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. God's hand holds, keeps and gives the works of the righteous and the wise before him; God's hand;
9:7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. God accepts the works of men; God accepts;
9:9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which He hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity God gives; God gives men their wives;
Chapter 10
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD - 2nd of Ecclesiastes; 31st overall in Bible;
Chapter 11
11:5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God Who maketh all. God is Spirit of life; God's works; God made all; God's works are infinite and cannot be found out;
11:9 but know thou that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. I will's of God to bring to judgement; God will judge everything, whether good or evil; God is Judge;
Chapter 12
12:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not God's Names - Creator; God is to be remembered; God to be remembered in days of youth;
12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God Who gave it. God's spirit of life returns to Him at the death of the person; God gave spirit of life to man;
12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole mater: Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. the fear of the Lord; God is to be feared; the Lord commanded; God's commandments to be kept; God to be feared, God's command to be kept is the whole duty of man;
12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. God brings every work into judgement; God judges every secret thing; God judges good and evil; God is Judge of all;
SONG OF SOLOMON
Chapter 1
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD - 1ST in this book; 32nd overall in Bible;
Chapter 2
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD - 2nd in this book; 33rd overall in Bible;
Chapter 3
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD - 3rd in this book; 34th overall in Bible;
Chapter 4
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD - 4th in this book; 35th overall in Bible;
Chapter 5
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD - 5th in this book; 36th overall in Bible;
Chapter 6
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD - 6th in this book; 37th overall in Bible;
Chapter 7
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD - 7th in this book; 38th overall in Bible;
Chapter 8
NO ACTIVITY OF GOD - 8th in this book; 39th overall in Bible;
Started: November 30, 2019
Continued:12/1; 12/6;12/7;12/8;12/13;12/14;12/15;12/16;12/17;12/18;12/20;12/21;
Finished: December 21, 2019
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Saturday, November 23, 2019
PRAYER BLOG - NOVEMBER 23
Greetings,
"Even from the days of your fathers, ye are gone away from Mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto Me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?" Malachi 3:7
RECIPROCAL RESPONSE - God responds to man's response. Dozens of these are found in the Bible. They are so revealing to our state and hold the key to our future for revival and God's Divine help. Most of these are warning of God's judgment; but there are some with positive blessings behind them of hope. Here is one of these - "Return to Me, and I will return to you".
What we are facing at the close of this year, and will face in 2020 is alarming to whether we will see 2021. The church is not ready for such things. And it is needful that we implement this truth to our daily lives and seek Him, while there is still time and opportunity to do that. Always with failure, hindsight is wonderful, but we cannot afford that now. We are at a tipping point for our nation and future. The response of the church will determine the response of God. God has declared waht His response will be. If we forsake Him, He will forsake us; but if we return to Him, He will return to us.
This is the kind of choice we are facing. And it as needful as ever for the church to return to their first love; to return to holiness; to return to intimacy with Him; to return to the Bible study, memorizing, and meditating; and to return to the prayer closets. And it is not return haphazardly, but whole heartedly. It is not to return sporadically, but daily, continually before Him and with Him. Much time has been lost, and it is needed to restore our lost place before Him and with Him.
The hour of crisis is upon us, and it is imperative for the church to respond to His invitation, "Return to Me, and I will return to you." Why so few baptisms? Why so many leaving the church? Why so much evil? Why so much sin? Why no conviction, or real conversions? Is it not, 'because the Lord is not among us?" For if the Lord was among us, these things would not be. We have forsaken His ways and abandoned His ordinances. It is not just this generation, but the compromising, 'backsliding', lessening of His ways has been generational for some time. But now we are reaping the increase of these things, and it is now at danger level.
The urgency of the response to return should be upon every church leader, every pastor, every prayer warrior. To not have this urgency reveals that they are like the king of Babylon, when the hand wrote on the wall, declaring the kings demise and death. But he knew not what it said; but when he heard what it said, he changed not. The hardness of the heart causes men to hear the warning from God, the inviation from God and still refuse to return and repent. this response is a certain damnation to existence for a nation, for a church, for a family, for a soul. Let this not be named among us.
Therefore, seek Him and find Him and return to Him in all your ways. Pray for the church to do so as well. The nation will follow, once the church returns. But there is no need to expect the nation to return to God, without the church setting the standard.
Brethren, "the hour is late, the need is great, pray so as to prevail'.
Prayer Targets:
--unrest of nations; numerous capitals hit with protests, chaos, and unrest; Hong Kong, bolivia, Columbia, Venezuela, France, Iraq, Iran, Spain, etc.
--STD's in US hit record, historic numbers; HIV continues its toll; all of these due to the sexual sins of our nation, rooted and continued generation after generation; millions affected;
--continued LGBT attacks, advancements, laws, and judicial edicts to attack any Christian, Biblical stance; all leading to persecution of preachers and churches;
--2020 year will be filled with one of our most spiritual warfares we have ever faced on multiple fronts; but remember where the real battle is fought and one;
--continued increase in recent weeks of mass shootings, school shootings, murder-suicides;
--pedophilia will be legalized and embraced as numbers continue to swell affecting 10,000's; stopped for now, but battle will increase as nation is given over to 'reprobate mind'
--persecuted churches attacks in China, Nigeria, India; death, destruction against our brothers and sisters;
--continued health issues on our food; weekly recalls with ecoli, bacteria, sickness and death; rampant rise in these;
--plagues - cancers; STD's; anti-resistant staph affection deaths record number - 55,000 deaths last year;
Updates:
--bible readings - up through II Chronicles; crossed page 500; 800 remaining, 3 months to finish;
-- word study - "rise";
--The Activity of God - Psalms - up through Psalm 139; may finish this weekend; longest battle yet for finishing, over 5 months;
--Concerts of Prayer - looking to send out to states against before December for help in embracing it at the new year;
--close of the year prayer time - 100 straight hours of prayer from Dec. 28 - Jan. 1;
--sermons from Sunday services uploaded to youtube channel; live streamed on facebook; it is only a matter of time before these things are cut off as a means for church useage;
Until,
dan
Started: November 23, 2019
Continued:
Finished:
"Even from the days of your fathers, ye are gone away from Mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto Me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?" Malachi 3:7
RECIPROCAL RESPONSE - God responds to man's response. Dozens of these are found in the Bible. They are so revealing to our state and hold the key to our future for revival and God's Divine help. Most of these are warning of God's judgment; but there are some with positive blessings behind them of hope. Here is one of these - "Return to Me, and I will return to you".
What we are facing at the close of this year, and will face in 2020 is alarming to whether we will see 2021. The church is not ready for such things. And it is needful that we implement this truth to our daily lives and seek Him, while there is still time and opportunity to do that. Always with failure, hindsight is wonderful, but we cannot afford that now. We are at a tipping point for our nation and future. The response of the church will determine the response of God. God has declared waht His response will be. If we forsake Him, He will forsake us; but if we return to Him, He will return to us.
This is the kind of choice we are facing. And it as needful as ever for the church to return to their first love; to return to holiness; to return to intimacy with Him; to return to the Bible study, memorizing, and meditating; and to return to the prayer closets. And it is not return haphazardly, but whole heartedly. It is not to return sporadically, but daily, continually before Him and with Him. Much time has been lost, and it is needed to restore our lost place before Him and with Him.
The hour of crisis is upon us, and it is imperative for the church to respond to His invitation, "Return to Me, and I will return to you." Why so few baptisms? Why so many leaving the church? Why so much evil? Why so much sin? Why no conviction, or real conversions? Is it not, 'because the Lord is not among us?" For if the Lord was among us, these things would not be. We have forsaken His ways and abandoned His ordinances. It is not just this generation, but the compromising, 'backsliding', lessening of His ways has been generational for some time. But now we are reaping the increase of these things, and it is now at danger level.
The urgency of the response to return should be upon every church leader, every pastor, every prayer warrior. To not have this urgency reveals that they are like the king of Babylon, when the hand wrote on the wall, declaring the kings demise and death. But he knew not what it said; but when he heard what it said, he changed not. The hardness of the heart causes men to hear the warning from God, the inviation from God and still refuse to return and repent. this response is a certain damnation to existence for a nation, for a church, for a family, for a soul. Let this not be named among us.
Therefore, seek Him and find Him and return to Him in all your ways. Pray for the church to do so as well. The nation will follow, once the church returns. But there is no need to expect the nation to return to God, without the church setting the standard.
Brethren, "the hour is late, the need is great, pray so as to prevail'.
Prayer Targets:
--unrest of nations; numerous capitals hit with protests, chaos, and unrest; Hong Kong, bolivia, Columbia, Venezuela, France, Iraq, Iran, Spain, etc.
--STD's in US hit record, historic numbers; HIV continues its toll; all of these due to the sexual sins of our nation, rooted and continued generation after generation; millions affected;
--continued LGBT attacks, advancements, laws, and judicial edicts to attack any Christian, Biblical stance; all leading to persecution of preachers and churches;
--2020 year will be filled with one of our most spiritual warfares we have ever faced on multiple fronts; but remember where the real battle is fought and one;
--continued increase in recent weeks of mass shootings, school shootings, murder-suicides;
--pedophilia will be legalized and embraced as numbers continue to swell affecting 10,000's; stopped for now, but battle will increase as nation is given over to 'reprobate mind'
--persecuted churches attacks in China, Nigeria, India; death, destruction against our brothers and sisters;
--continued health issues on our food; weekly recalls with ecoli, bacteria, sickness and death; rampant rise in these;
--plagues - cancers; STD's; anti-resistant staph affection deaths record number - 55,000 deaths last year;
Updates:
--bible readings - up through II Chronicles; crossed page 500; 800 remaining, 3 months to finish;
-- word study - "rise";
--The Activity of God - Psalms - up through Psalm 139; may finish this weekend; longest battle yet for finishing, over 5 months;
--Concerts of Prayer - looking to send out to states against before December for help in embracing it at the new year;
--close of the year prayer time - 100 straight hours of prayer from Dec. 28 - Jan. 1;
--sermons from Sunday services uploaded to youtube channel; live streamed on facebook; it is only a matter of time before these things are cut off as a means for church useage;
Until,
dan
Started: November 23, 2019
Continued:
Finished:
Friday, November 22, 2019
CLOSE OF THE YEAR - 100 HOURS OF PRAYER
Greetings,
"But I give myself unto prayer" - Psalm 109:4
Prevailing prayer by God's people, is needed now more than ever. The rise of evil across our nation, the increase of deaths, the remedial judgements on our nation and the powerlessness of the church of God's Spirit are all revealing of how much we need God. And the only way to be filled with God, receive God's mercy, God's help, is to be before Him in 'broken and contrite" prayer. God's people are to be at one with Him, in 'abiding in Him and He in us' through intercession and humble prayer.
The hour of our need going into this new year has never been greater than. What we face in 2020 is unthinkable without God; but 'with God all things are possible.'
1. The Need - we need God. And due to our nations sins, church sins and personal sins, we have separated ourselves from the very One, that we need. And a needed time of confession, examination and spiritual emphasis is needed to confess and repent before Him. The need is to restore the broken relationship between God and His church. It is for the sake of saving the nation and our future, by restoring this broken relationship. Failure of the church to realize this, only deepens our plight and His wrath against us. The secret prayer chamber and the corporate prayer times of His church are remedy for our great need today. WE EITHER PREVAIL, OR FAIL!
2. The Response - knowing that a prevailing prayer time can remedy our issues is the reason of selecting such a prayer time of 100 straight hours. It is to move God's people, and God's praying people to seek Him at the close of this year, in order that we might begin the New Year with Him. What a difference it would make if God would pour out Himself upon those seek, calling and finding Him. Therefore, we are calling for such ca prayer time to finish this year and begin the New Year before Him.
'Let us come boldly before the throne of grace to obtain mercy and find grace to help in this time of need." Hebrews 4:16
Back in the last week of September and entering October, we joined the churches of Austin, TX for an extended period of prayer. There were 7 churches in Austin praying one full week; with each of the 7 churches taking one full day, 24 hours. Thus, covering 168 hours of continuous prayer. I was so blessed by this, that we joined them for such a continuous prayer times as well. However, our set time was not 168 straight hours, but 80 hours. Many of the church, prayer partners and others joined us to fill those prayer slots with praying 1/2 hour or a full hour over those 3 and 1/2 days.
The focus of the prayer is limited to a set priority of the need for our nation and the church. Recognizing again, that the state of the church impacts the state of the nation. A holy, prevailing praying church, can be Spirit filled and see great impact on that nation against the evils of our day. But a restrained praying church will only see greater evils upon our nation and homes.
100 Continuous Prayer - You are being asked to join us in this great response ti our great need. From Saturday, December 28, at 8 AM (EST), we will be praying for 100 straight hours through January 1, Noon (EST). You are asked to take take a full hour, or a 1/2 hour time slot. Now you may think this is easy, for it would only require 100 people to join and pray. However, any one that knows the prayer life of the church today, knows that finding people that can intercede before the Lord for an hour straight is a rare thing to find. There is a remnant out there that is much before the Lord.
A sign up sheet will be filled out and you are simply asked to contact me and let me know what days and times you will take for prayer. Seeing that many are in different time zones, I will seek to adapt all times to eastern standard times.
You are asked to adapt the 1/2 hour or full hour of prayer to the 3 areas of prayer found in our Concert of Prayer. This is not a prayer time for physical needs of sick and such issues. This is an 100 hours of spiritual warfare to fight for our Lord's Name, Kingdom, and church for the close of this year and the beginning of the New Year. It is to see the kingdom work finished to the nations, to see the church revived and set on fire to purify it from our carnal, worldly stink. It is to see countless souls brought into the kingdom world wide for the glory of His Name. It is to see victory over the evils of our day, 'because greater is He that is within us, than he that is in this world".
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. I await to hear from you. I will be updated as much as I can over the next weeks.
Blessing,
Until,
Dan Biser
rdbiser@live.com
Started: November 22, 2019
Continued: 12/6;
Finished:
"But I give myself unto prayer" - Psalm 109:4
Prevailing prayer by God's people, is needed now more than ever. The rise of evil across our nation, the increase of deaths, the remedial judgements on our nation and the powerlessness of the church of God's Spirit are all revealing of how much we need God. And the only way to be filled with God, receive God's mercy, God's help, is to be before Him in 'broken and contrite" prayer. God's people are to be at one with Him, in 'abiding in Him and He in us' through intercession and humble prayer.
The hour of our need going into this new year has never been greater than. What we face in 2020 is unthinkable without God; but 'with God all things are possible.'
1. The Need - we need God. And due to our nations sins, church sins and personal sins, we have separated ourselves from the very One, that we need. And a needed time of confession, examination and spiritual emphasis is needed to confess and repent before Him. The need is to restore the broken relationship between God and His church. It is for the sake of saving the nation and our future, by restoring this broken relationship. Failure of the church to realize this, only deepens our plight and His wrath against us. The secret prayer chamber and the corporate prayer times of His church are remedy for our great need today. WE EITHER PREVAIL, OR FAIL!
2. The Response - knowing that a prevailing prayer time can remedy our issues is the reason of selecting such a prayer time of 100 straight hours. It is to move God's people, and God's praying people to seek Him at the close of this year, in order that we might begin the New Year with Him. What a difference it would make if God would pour out Himself upon those seek, calling and finding Him. Therefore, we are calling for such ca prayer time to finish this year and begin the New Year before Him.
'Let us come boldly before the throne of grace to obtain mercy and find grace to help in this time of need." Hebrews 4:16
Back in the last week of September and entering October, we joined the churches of Austin, TX for an extended period of prayer. There were 7 churches in Austin praying one full week; with each of the 7 churches taking one full day, 24 hours. Thus, covering 168 hours of continuous prayer. I was so blessed by this, that we joined them for such a continuous prayer times as well. However, our set time was not 168 straight hours, but 80 hours. Many of the church, prayer partners and others joined us to fill those prayer slots with praying 1/2 hour or a full hour over those 3 and 1/2 days.
The focus of the prayer is limited to a set priority of the need for our nation and the church. Recognizing again, that the state of the church impacts the state of the nation. A holy, prevailing praying church, can be Spirit filled and see great impact on that nation against the evils of our day. But a restrained praying church will only see greater evils upon our nation and homes.
100 Continuous Prayer - You are being asked to join us in this great response ti our great need. From Saturday, December 28, at 8 AM (EST), we will be praying for 100 straight hours through January 1, Noon (EST). You are asked to take take a full hour, or a 1/2 hour time slot. Now you may think this is easy, for it would only require 100 people to join and pray. However, any one that knows the prayer life of the church today, knows that finding people that can intercede before the Lord for an hour straight is a rare thing to find. There is a remnant out there that is much before the Lord.
A sign up sheet will be filled out and you are simply asked to contact me and let me know what days and times you will take for prayer. Seeing that many are in different time zones, I will seek to adapt all times to eastern standard times.
You are asked to adapt the 1/2 hour or full hour of prayer to the 3 areas of prayer found in our Concert of Prayer. This is not a prayer time for physical needs of sick and such issues. This is an 100 hours of spiritual warfare to fight for our Lord's Name, Kingdom, and church for the close of this year and the beginning of the New Year. It is to see the kingdom work finished to the nations, to see the church revived and set on fire to purify it from our carnal, worldly stink. It is to see countless souls brought into the kingdom world wide for the glory of His Name. It is to see victory over the evils of our day, 'because greater is He that is within us, than he that is in this world".
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. I await to hear from you. I will be updated as much as I can over the next weeks.
Blessing,
Until,
Dan Biser
rdbiser@live.com
Started: November 22, 2019
Continued: 12/6;
Finished:
Monday, November 11, 2019
AN APPEAL FOR CONCERT OF PRAYER
Greetings,
"Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and DO IT. Then arose Ezra. . . that they should do according to this word. And they sware. Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber. . . and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them . . . " Ezra 10:4 - 6
My word/phrase study is "Rise", in reading through the Bible this time. Coming through Ezra, the Spirit revealed these 3 verses of call and response. Our nation is in one of its worst years of death, destruction and dying; homicides - murder-suicides - suicides - drug overdoes deaths - plagues to name a few that are at record, historic numbers for our nation. We are faced with remedial judgements of epidemic proportions on all sides and places. There is no way that we can continue as a nation unless the grace and mercy of God is given for 'a little reviving.' The church has the answer and solution to our sinful abominations. The church is to respond to God rightly, in order to seek and find His help for this hour of need. But failure of the church to respond, only allows for Satan, sin and evil to have its will and way.
In this passage of Ezra, the sins of the people that have returned from Babylonian captivity have been declared and shared. In Ezra, chapter 9 it is one of the great confessions of the Bible, declaring specifically wherein their sin was. In Ezra, chapter 10, verse 1, the people were set before God to hear from Him due to their sins. Confession and declaration of their sins was pronounced in verse 2. And in verse 4, the command was given to the priest/prophet, 'Arise, for this matter belongeth unto thee. . . ". And in verses 5 & 6, Ezra responds rightly with fasting, obedience, weeping and dealing with wherein their great sin was.
Brethren, are we not in the same plight? Our sins have increased in our nation. Greater sins lie in store for 2020 through laws, judicial edicts and agendas of the LGBT and anti-God groups. The church seems powerless to do anything about it. And it is precisely the Power of God that is needed to stop evil and take back the ground we have lost. The power of God comes through those that wait upon Him in prayer, broken and contrite. Prayer calls have increased, but prevailing in prayer has not happened yet. Homes are broken, hearts are broken, souls are perishing and we need a response that fits the moment of our nations plight. Thus, we are inviting you to consider to join us in our Concerts of Prayer.
We issued this call over 6 months ago. Concerts of Prayer were blessed by God in the 1700's in Scotland and the US to bring about revival among the churches and to see a spiritual awakening among the lost of the nations. This was composed of the first Tuesday of the month for a day of fasting and prayer. And sometime during that first week of the month to have a corporate prayer meeting for the praying remnant and/or church body. This does not seem like we are asking a lot, but it was highly favored by God and is greatly needed among us today. Prayer and fasting is a must in our spiritual disciplines; however, it is a rare thing to find among Christians today. Thank God for the remnant that remains faithful to great and small things.
You are invited to 'arise' and embrace and employ the call and practice of monthly Concerts of Prayer among your state, associations, churches, pastors, schools etc. For the New Year, let us see a greater participation among God's body. A grass roots response of leaders local, regional and state wide to employ this call for prayer and fasting for the plight of our nation, homes, churches and our future . Failure to respond, only allows for evil to amass, claim more souls, destroy more lives and leave the church utterly abandoned, Ichabod; because we did not know the hour. The hand writing is issued upon the wall and we are called to respond now, while there still remains time to respond. For soon, if not next year, time runs out if we have not prevailed with God.
Brethren, arise and let it be said, when the call came, 'they arose. . . and went'.
These prayer times are to engage in 3 areas:
1. worship of the Lord God;
2. confession of sin by our nation, the church, our families and our own hearts;
3. petitions and supplications for Divine help; revival; and 'endued power from on high";
Many are content to wait for someone else to pick up and do; but too much times has been lost. Just a few months ago, 7 churches in Austin hosted 168 hours of straight prayer. Each church hosting 24 hours of continuous prayer. Within my prayer groups, churches and prayer partners we joined them and prayed for 80 straight hours. It is time to initiate prayer and maintain, till "we see the cloud the size of a man's hand coming." We will engage in 100 straight hours of prayer at the close of December into January 1. This is in conjunction with the employment of the Concert of Prayer.
Our situation is dire; our very future is at stake as a nation; and religious freedom has never been more threatened of being removed. You are being asked to consider and engage in these times of prayers. Paul declared, 'I was not disobedient to the heavenly calling"; and you are being asked to be obedient to 'seek My face'; 'call upon My Name'; 'continue in prayer"; 'pray without ceasing"; "I give myself unto prayer".
There are numerous prayer ministries, prayer leaders that stand ready to assist in helping in any way you may need. Please join and make this an united voice of prayer before our Lord on behalf of our nation, His church and His kingdom. Prayer is needed; prayer works!
Brethren, the hour is late, the need is great, prayer so as to prevail.
PREVAIL OR FAIL
Here is the link that was sent out 7 months ago. It contains the history, and gives an overall venue for Concert of Prayer times.
https://danbiser.blogspot.com/2019/06/concert-of-prayer-june-30.html
Until,
Dan Biser
rdbiser@live.com
Started: November 11, 2019
Continued: 12/6;12/7;12/8;
Finished:
"Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and DO IT. Then arose Ezra. . . that they should do according to this word. And they sware. Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber. . . and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them . . . " Ezra 10:4 - 6
My word/phrase study is "Rise", in reading through the Bible this time. Coming through Ezra, the Spirit revealed these 3 verses of call and response. Our nation is in one of its worst years of death, destruction and dying; homicides - murder-suicides - suicides - drug overdoes deaths - plagues to name a few that are at record, historic numbers for our nation. We are faced with remedial judgements of epidemic proportions on all sides and places. There is no way that we can continue as a nation unless the grace and mercy of God is given for 'a little reviving.' The church has the answer and solution to our sinful abominations. The church is to respond to God rightly, in order to seek and find His help for this hour of need. But failure of the church to respond, only allows for Satan, sin and evil to have its will and way.
In this passage of Ezra, the sins of the people that have returned from Babylonian captivity have been declared and shared. In Ezra, chapter 9 it is one of the great confessions of the Bible, declaring specifically wherein their sin was. In Ezra, chapter 10, verse 1, the people were set before God to hear from Him due to their sins. Confession and declaration of their sins was pronounced in verse 2. And in verse 4, the command was given to the priest/prophet, 'Arise, for this matter belongeth unto thee. . . ". And in verses 5 & 6, Ezra responds rightly with fasting, obedience, weeping and dealing with wherein their great sin was.
Brethren, are we not in the same plight? Our sins have increased in our nation. Greater sins lie in store for 2020 through laws, judicial edicts and agendas of the LGBT and anti-God groups. The church seems powerless to do anything about it. And it is precisely the Power of God that is needed to stop evil and take back the ground we have lost. The power of God comes through those that wait upon Him in prayer, broken and contrite. Prayer calls have increased, but prevailing in prayer has not happened yet. Homes are broken, hearts are broken, souls are perishing and we need a response that fits the moment of our nations plight. Thus, we are inviting you to consider to join us in our Concerts of Prayer.
We issued this call over 6 months ago. Concerts of Prayer were blessed by God in the 1700's in Scotland and the US to bring about revival among the churches and to see a spiritual awakening among the lost of the nations. This was composed of the first Tuesday of the month for a day of fasting and prayer. And sometime during that first week of the month to have a corporate prayer meeting for the praying remnant and/or church body. This does not seem like we are asking a lot, but it was highly favored by God and is greatly needed among us today. Prayer and fasting is a must in our spiritual disciplines; however, it is a rare thing to find among Christians today. Thank God for the remnant that remains faithful to great and small things.
You are invited to 'arise' and embrace and employ the call and practice of monthly Concerts of Prayer among your state, associations, churches, pastors, schools etc. For the New Year, let us see a greater participation among God's body. A grass roots response of leaders local, regional and state wide to employ this call for prayer and fasting for the plight of our nation, homes, churches and our future . Failure to respond, only allows for evil to amass, claim more souls, destroy more lives and leave the church utterly abandoned, Ichabod; because we did not know the hour. The hand writing is issued upon the wall and we are called to respond now, while there still remains time to respond. For soon, if not next year, time runs out if we have not prevailed with God.
Brethren, arise and let it be said, when the call came, 'they arose. . . and went'.
These prayer times are to engage in 3 areas:
1. worship of the Lord God;
2. confession of sin by our nation, the church, our families and our own hearts;
3. petitions and supplications for Divine help; revival; and 'endued power from on high";
Many are content to wait for someone else to pick up and do; but too much times has been lost. Just a few months ago, 7 churches in Austin hosted 168 hours of straight prayer. Each church hosting 24 hours of continuous prayer. Within my prayer groups, churches and prayer partners we joined them and prayed for 80 straight hours. It is time to initiate prayer and maintain, till "we see the cloud the size of a man's hand coming." We will engage in 100 straight hours of prayer at the close of December into January 1. This is in conjunction with the employment of the Concert of Prayer.
Our situation is dire; our very future is at stake as a nation; and religious freedom has never been more threatened of being removed. You are being asked to consider and engage in these times of prayers. Paul declared, 'I was not disobedient to the heavenly calling"; and you are being asked to be obedient to 'seek My face'; 'call upon My Name'; 'continue in prayer"; 'pray without ceasing"; "I give myself unto prayer".
There are numerous prayer ministries, prayer leaders that stand ready to assist in helping in any way you may need. Please join and make this an united voice of prayer before our Lord on behalf of our nation, His church and His kingdom. Prayer is needed; prayer works!
Brethren, the hour is late, the need is great, prayer so as to prevail.
PREVAIL OR FAIL
Here is the link that was sent out 7 months ago. It contains the history, and gives an overall venue for Concert of Prayer times.
https://danbiser.blogspot.com/2019/06/concert-of-prayer-june-30.html
Until,
Dan Biser
rdbiser@live.com
Started: November 11, 2019
Continued: 12/6;12/7;12/8;
Finished:
Saturday, November 9, 2019
PRAYER BLOG - Nov. 9;
Greetings,
"It is time for Thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void Thy law." Psalm 119:126
Often coming through bible readings, or when I use my two weeks to re-memorize Psalm 119, it never fails that this verse impacts me for devotion and prayer and meditation. Although I can't remember specifically if I have ever preached it. But in these days we are living, and so close to the end of the year, it is very relevant for us and our future as the church, as a nation to glean this truth from this verse as we go into the new year.
First, time is crucial for us. We have been so long without the Lord and His Presence in fullness, that evil has risen greatly across our nation, within the homes, hearts and churches. Plagues and judgements have risen to major impacts for the impact of our future for this generation as much as for our next generation. God's remedial judgements have been sent wave after wave, with reprieve after them to cause the church to recognize our great need and respond rightly. We have failed to do this. Thus, the next wave came, but still we did not know the signs of our time, we had no Daniel to interpret the handwriting on the wall, nor the impact to our nation. This crucial hour has been upon us for over a decade(s).
It is has left us with legalized abominations, and greater sins to be legalized which are on the horizon. All pointing us to next years election and what that will mean for the church and for our nations future. It has left the church with the results that we have never been less of a nation given to Christianity. The church attended and serving Christ has never been fewer in percentage and numerics. And those serving Christ, are at an all time low of obeying and following spiritual disciplines in their quiet times and as a church. This last statement is to reflect the reason of the low percentage of people coming to Christ and attending church. The church's sin impacts the nations sins. somehow, we have forgotten this, or neglected it.
The Word of God, the ways of God and Presence of God is at an all time low in being sought, followed, feared and embraced. Which is what should alarm us as the church and those given to prayer. Back in Psalm 119:53 should be our same mindset and heart set, 'horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake Thy law." ARe you horrified by what you hear and see? Are you horrified in what is happening day in and day out on our streets, in our homes and in the heart and minds of men, women and children? Fear must return to us of what is happening and what will happen if the fear of the Lord is not restored and returned to our nation and the church.
Second, These things are to promote and create a right response before the Lord. If time is crucial, and it is; then what should be our response? The concert of prayer is set forth to address the cause of our plight, the horror of our day and the necessity of seeking the Lord's help as, He is the only help that we have. Any other answer, initiative, or means is only humanism and self. Seeking, waiting and calling upon the Lord is the only answer to our plight in these days. Therefore, He must be sought as He has said in His Word and as, has been given as an example in days gone by when time was crucial. Seek Him with fervency, urgency and desperation.
Third, if we fail to respond rightly, not only does it intensify the response of the Lord, but it leads us to a critical mass amount of deaths for the lost and perishing. It is clear that 'it is time for the Lord to work', we know this and we pray for it. But it may be a time for the Lord to work in wrath rather than in mercy. We must seek 'in wrath remember mercy'. But it must be sought as if the very next second of life depended on it, for it does. Haphazard, luke-warm, sporadic seeking will not suffice, it must be imperative upon the church to seek the Lord for His mercy. For God is waiting for us to seek Him with an understanding that these things are imperative upon our nation. the church has the answer, their response is the answer and failure to respond rightly will produce one of the most cataclysmic downfalls of a society, nation /empire as history has ever recorded. and it is easy to blame the liberals, the wicked, the agnostics or the atheists, and God will not hold them without responsibility. But He will hold forth, just as much, His church, as is so gravely warned to the 7 church in Revelations 2 & 3. For Christ speaking to His bride sets forth both that which He is pleased with, but just as much HE holds forth that which He is against.
It is an error for church leaders to seek positive reports and testimonies and advance what is happening; without also seeking the other end of the balances and the other half of the pendulum. Both sides are our reality and both sides are the necessity of understanding and responding. Too many are overloaded with the negative and evil things and they simply seek to avert their minds and eyes from it; but does God? No, He sees, knows, hears and responds to the evil that is filling the land. "I will go down now and See, if those things that I have Heard, are true" God responds to what He sees and hears. May it be what He sees and hears from us, rather than them.
It is time Lord for Thee to work, and we seek, cry out, lament for You to help us and to meet us and to fill us with Your Holy Ghost. 'Endue us with power from on high" to do Thy bidding for Thy Own Name sake, the advancement of Your kingdom here on earth, as it is in heaven; and the furtherance to finish the task before us for the nations. For soon, time will end for us here on this earth and what have accomplished this year, this month, this day, this hour that will last for eternity!
Seek to employ the Concert of Prayer next month, in our last month of this yea. Join us for the 100 straight hours of prayer at the close of the year. Both are set froth to help us finish this year well; and begin the new year well in Him and for Him. Pray for me as I continue to seek how to promote state conventions, associations and pastors and churches to join us.
Prayer Targets:
--continual upheaval of nations; marches, protests, unrest, anarchy swelling in over a dozen nations capitals worldwide; leading to something major;
--natural disasters - CA wildfires; earthquakes steady at 90, but still long overdue for 7.0;
--great evil - shootings; TX/Mexico border; continued murder-suicides; suicides; with under two months remaining, these numbers are record setting again; prayer to be fought here is the minds & hearts;
--LGBT - advancement of their agenda, targeting religious freedom and any and all associated against their choice of abominations;
--church - persecution in other lands; NOrth America great need for revival, spiritual awakening and restoration of spiritual disciplines; Holy Ghost power;
--national elections one year away, it will determine our future;
--legalizing of drugs across the board; legalizing of prostitution & sex trafficking and sex with children; it is billion$ business, and as we have learned, since they cant stop it, they legalizing it to make money off it; these are the last morals to fall;
--pestilence - viruses, cancers, and other impacts on health to sweep 10,000's across our nation and global;
--next round of severe judgements to impact land;
Updates:
--setting another time of prayer at end of year for 100 straight hours of prayer for nation & church; tenative time will be Dec. 28 - Jan. 1 Noon (est). start considering 1/2 hour slots, and/or hour slots;
I believe the last one we did was a pre-cursor for us in the need facing our nation and the church; a prevailing spirit of prayer is absolutely necessary for 'such a time as this';
--Concert of prayer - blessed to have led prayer time at WVCSB executive meeting; praying much for other states and churches to embrace this; one more for this year, first Tuesday of each month and followed that first week a set time of corporate prayer of Worship - confession - petition & supplication for nation & church;
--sermons from last Sunday uploaded to youtube page;
--A Word blog - 2 started this month in Isaiah 60:18 & 19; verse 18 is done, first one finished in quite a long time;
--The Activity of God - Psalm still going through Psalm 119;
until,
and
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"It is time for Thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void Thy law." Psalm 119:126
Often coming through bible readings, or when I use my two weeks to re-memorize Psalm 119, it never fails that this verse impacts me for devotion and prayer and meditation. Although I can't remember specifically if I have ever preached it. But in these days we are living, and so close to the end of the year, it is very relevant for us and our future as the church, as a nation to glean this truth from this verse as we go into the new year.
First, time is crucial for us. We have been so long without the Lord and His Presence in fullness, that evil has risen greatly across our nation, within the homes, hearts and churches. Plagues and judgements have risen to major impacts for the impact of our future for this generation as much as for our next generation. God's remedial judgements have been sent wave after wave, with reprieve after them to cause the church to recognize our great need and respond rightly. We have failed to do this. Thus, the next wave came, but still we did not know the signs of our time, we had no Daniel to interpret the handwriting on the wall, nor the impact to our nation. This crucial hour has been upon us for over a decade(s).
It is has left us with legalized abominations, and greater sins to be legalized which are on the horizon. All pointing us to next years election and what that will mean for the church and for our nations future. It has left the church with the results that we have never been less of a nation given to Christianity. The church attended and serving Christ has never been fewer in percentage and numerics. And those serving Christ, are at an all time low of obeying and following spiritual disciplines in their quiet times and as a church. This last statement is to reflect the reason of the low percentage of people coming to Christ and attending church. The church's sin impacts the nations sins. somehow, we have forgotten this, or neglected it.
The Word of God, the ways of God and Presence of God is at an all time low in being sought, followed, feared and embraced. Which is what should alarm us as the church and those given to prayer. Back in Psalm 119:53 should be our same mindset and heart set, 'horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake Thy law." ARe you horrified by what you hear and see? Are you horrified in what is happening day in and day out on our streets, in our homes and in the heart and minds of men, women and children? Fear must return to us of what is happening and what will happen if the fear of the Lord is not restored and returned to our nation and the church.
Second, These things are to promote and create a right response before the Lord. If time is crucial, and it is; then what should be our response? The concert of prayer is set forth to address the cause of our plight, the horror of our day and the necessity of seeking the Lord's help as, He is the only help that we have. Any other answer, initiative, or means is only humanism and self. Seeking, waiting and calling upon the Lord is the only answer to our plight in these days. Therefore, He must be sought as He has said in His Word and as, has been given as an example in days gone by when time was crucial. Seek Him with fervency, urgency and desperation.
Third, if we fail to respond rightly, not only does it intensify the response of the Lord, but it leads us to a critical mass amount of deaths for the lost and perishing. It is clear that 'it is time for the Lord to work', we know this and we pray for it. But it may be a time for the Lord to work in wrath rather than in mercy. We must seek 'in wrath remember mercy'. But it must be sought as if the very next second of life depended on it, for it does. Haphazard, luke-warm, sporadic seeking will not suffice, it must be imperative upon the church to seek the Lord for His mercy. For God is waiting for us to seek Him with an understanding that these things are imperative upon our nation. the church has the answer, their response is the answer and failure to respond rightly will produce one of the most cataclysmic downfalls of a society, nation /empire as history has ever recorded. and it is easy to blame the liberals, the wicked, the agnostics or the atheists, and God will not hold them without responsibility. But He will hold forth, just as much, His church, as is so gravely warned to the 7 church in Revelations 2 & 3. For Christ speaking to His bride sets forth both that which He is pleased with, but just as much HE holds forth that which He is against.
It is an error for church leaders to seek positive reports and testimonies and advance what is happening; without also seeking the other end of the balances and the other half of the pendulum. Both sides are our reality and both sides are the necessity of understanding and responding. Too many are overloaded with the negative and evil things and they simply seek to avert their minds and eyes from it; but does God? No, He sees, knows, hears and responds to the evil that is filling the land. "I will go down now and See, if those things that I have Heard, are true" God responds to what He sees and hears. May it be what He sees and hears from us, rather than them.
It is time Lord for Thee to work, and we seek, cry out, lament for You to help us and to meet us and to fill us with Your Holy Ghost. 'Endue us with power from on high" to do Thy bidding for Thy Own Name sake, the advancement of Your kingdom here on earth, as it is in heaven; and the furtherance to finish the task before us for the nations. For soon, time will end for us here on this earth and what have accomplished this year, this month, this day, this hour that will last for eternity!
Seek to employ the Concert of Prayer next month, in our last month of this yea. Join us for the 100 straight hours of prayer at the close of the year. Both are set froth to help us finish this year well; and begin the new year well in Him and for Him. Pray for me as I continue to seek how to promote state conventions, associations and pastors and churches to join us.
Prayer Targets:
--continual upheaval of nations; marches, protests, unrest, anarchy swelling in over a dozen nations capitals worldwide; leading to something major;
--natural disasters - CA wildfires; earthquakes steady at 90, but still long overdue for 7.0;
--great evil - shootings; TX/Mexico border; continued murder-suicides; suicides; with under two months remaining, these numbers are record setting again; prayer to be fought here is the minds & hearts;
--LGBT - advancement of their agenda, targeting religious freedom and any and all associated against their choice of abominations;
--church - persecution in other lands; NOrth America great need for revival, spiritual awakening and restoration of spiritual disciplines; Holy Ghost power;
--national elections one year away, it will determine our future;
--legalizing of drugs across the board; legalizing of prostitution & sex trafficking and sex with children; it is billion$ business, and as we have learned, since they cant stop it, they legalizing it to make money off it; these are the last morals to fall;
--pestilence - viruses, cancers, and other impacts on health to sweep 10,000's across our nation and global;
--next round of severe judgements to impact land;
Updates:
--setting another time of prayer at end of year for 100 straight hours of prayer for nation & church; tenative time will be Dec. 28 - Jan. 1 Noon (est). start considering 1/2 hour slots, and/or hour slots;
I believe the last one we did was a pre-cursor for us in the need facing our nation and the church; a prevailing spirit of prayer is absolutely necessary for 'such a time as this';
--Concert of prayer - blessed to have led prayer time at WVCSB executive meeting; praying much for other states and churches to embrace this; one more for this year, first Tuesday of each month and followed that first week a set time of corporate prayer of Worship - confession - petition & supplication for nation & church;
--sermons from last Sunday uploaded to youtube page;
--A Word blog - 2 started this month in Isaiah 60:18 & 19; verse 18 is done, first one finished in quite a long time;
--The Activity of God - Psalm still going through Psalm 119;
until,
and
Started: Nov. 9, 2019
Continued:
Finished:
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