I’m experimenting once again. Today, I’m posting a regular Revelation but I’m adding a link to an audio version as well. I find I like to read blog posts but sometimes I’d like to hear it too. We’ll see how it goes. Please comment below with your thoughts. God bless you!

Given September 1, 2002 (Audio Version)
I stepped out on my porch on this beautiful Sunday morning and the birds and squirrels scattered and I was reminded that they share “my property” with me. God made it all and the animals have had use of the property since the beginning. However I, through Adam, was given dominion over it and over the animals too, (Genesis 1:26)

God takes care of the animals, (Matthew 6:26), by providing food and shelter on the land but I can help by planting nut trees, setting out bird seed, and building bird houses. When I jotted this revelation down on that day in September, I also made the note, “I’m not sure what God is telling me about this.”

This evening, I asked God what He meant when He showed me that revelation. After a few seconds, this is what I got:

God made the earth and everything in it and He takes care of the animals. Even though I can help by providing some food and shelter for them, they can get by fine without my help. They, can I say, automatically enter into and follow God’s plan for them. But mankind isn’t like that. We don’t automatically fulfill the plan God has for us. We have to choose.

Now granted, we have a much greater reward and God’s plan for us is better that His plan for the animals but we have to decide to take it. And that’s where each of us come in. Even though the birds and animals don’t need my help, my fellow human beings do. Some of them won’t make it if I don’t help. Some of them won’t know about the love of God if I don’t tell them or show them. And you know, some of them live on my property or the property next to mine. And some of them live on your property too.

You know, it’s easy to put some birdseed out but the birds don’t really need it. Your family, friends, and neighbors do need you though. Look around and see who you can “feed”. You probably already know.

Well, here we go. Try this audio post entitled, “I’ll Clean You Up“.
The recording is not to good but I’d like to know what you think in the Comments section below. Any tips on podcasting would be appreciated as well.

Given December 31, 2005
I’ve heard the expression, “I’m at the end of my rope.” for years and know it means someone’s about to give up or can’t go on. But recently, God showed me another way to look at this expression.

If you feel you’re at the “end of your rope”, which end are you talking about? In gym class, (I barely remember back that far), if you expended much effort and reached the TOP end of the climbing rope, it was a good thing. People cheered for you and you got a good grade. If you’re at the BOTTOM end of the rope, well, just let go and stand on solid ground.

I remember a similar time when I was a teenager at a local swimming lake. Part of the lake was set up for public swimming with sand and everything but the outlying areas were just lake, mud, weeds, etc. A kid’s beach ball had gotten blown into the outlying area and I went into teenage hero mode and swam to get it. But as I got closer, my wake pushed the light ball farther away and I had to swim some more to try and retrieve it. This happened sevral times and I was getting exhausted but couldn’t quit because it was too deep, I thought!

About the time I felt I couldn’t go on and was getting worried for my safety, forget the beach ball, I accidentally hit my foot on something solid. It was the muddy bottom! The darn water was only about four feet deep! How embarassing!

The point is, sometimes we struggle greatly with something when God wants us to abandon our own efforts and put our feet down, (or let go of the rope), and let Him take over. So, at which end of the rope are you? It could be that either end can work out well for you if you “let go and let God”. “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.” Matthew 5:3 The Message

Given December 27, 2005
When the devil calls, don’t answer. You see his name on the caller ID. You know who it is, don’t answer! He wants to tell you some more lies and drag you down again; to get you off the path of light and into the dark places. Don’t answer! Quote the Word of God and just let it ring. It will stop. Keep doing this and the calls will become less and less frequent.

Don’t answer!

“And the Lord God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled (cheated, outwitted, and deceived) me, (she answered) and I ate.” Genesis 3:13 (Amplified Bible)

Given August 10, 2002
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” Romans 3:10. This verse used to bother me. I know we’re supposed to be holy and righteous but this verse seems to say none of us are. What’s the deal?

God showed me, through a minister, what it means.

Picture God and Jesus in Heaven looking down on earth. God says, “Look at those people we created. The devil’s really messed them up. Here we are, totally righteous, no evil in us and there they are, totally evil, no righteousness in them. We need to do something.” God thinks a minute…..then says, “We need to go down there and make things right.” And Jesus says, “Father, I’ll go.”

So Jesus goes to earth and stands majestic and tall before man, you and me. He has on His beautiful, shining, white robe of righteousness and there we are, bent over with filthy rags of sin on us. Jesus says, “Here Son, I want to make an exchange with you. Take my robe and give me your rags.”

He willingly takes off his white robe and hands it to us and puts on our filthy rags. When He does, He becomes bent over and burdened down under the weight of our sin. But, when we put on His robe of righteousness, we raise up strong and tall! The point is…we are not righteous in and of ourselves, no not one of us. But we have been MADE righteous by the exchange of robes! “For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21.

That’s the answer! We’re not righteous in ourselves, Jesus made us righteous! Thank God for that exchange. Don’t stay bent over under the weight of sin. Take the robe, He’s holding it out to you.