Time To PRAY

Today marks an historic time of events for Israel, for the Middle East, for America and all the nations affected and beholding what is taking place. Those yet living, who were held captive against their will following a brutal and horrific warfare assault of death, mayhem and hatred are finally released back to the crying arms of family, friends and their nation. All of this due to intense negotiations with an enemy longing to see a people permanently destroyed, and it took two very long years to accomplish just these first steps. The plans of men come with many compromises for all involved. Will it be an "everlasting" peace as so many governmental leaders hope it will be? Only time will tell what is to transpire in the coming days, months, years ahead. The "covenants" of men are typically broken, and the Bible warns us all of "peace treaties" that will surely be broken, leading to greater events upon the world.  Nevertheless, for the victims of all involv...

The Covering  The sin committed The shame, the guilt, the fear Hiding away from the Presence of their Eternal Father A wrath realized Curses uttered, declared...put into action The banishment looming The awakening to Who they came from One Who sees One Who knows One Who loves beyond imagining One Who covers with the coat of Himself Skins appear Taken from a tender, humble innocent one But before the skin was taken, the blood had to be shed Skin and blood now the covering  For a man and woman, the first of their kind Though banished from the origin garden Placed out in a world now cast down but never forgotten Covered by the Creator The One Who governs their destiny The One Who covers their sin The One Who redeems their souls with the life of a Lamb The Lamb slain before the foundation An innocent for the guilty The covering of the Innocent Blood upon the souls of humanity Then a people, a nation Called from out of strange places and realms A people called Peculiar Raised up to...