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Re-Revelation, Raise The Standard

July 30, 2012 by Bill Leave a Comment

Occasionally, I go back and read some of my past posts and see something relevant to the current time which is what I’ve done today. This post from October 2007 is more

Stand Firm — From the book by Rev. Daniel Blair

relevant today than it was five years ago. Our country is in desparate need for someone to stand up for goodness. Read on.

Given October 19, 2007

There are lots of things wrong in our country, no doubt. We can read the paper, watch TV, or look on the magazine rack at the grocery store and see the influence of evil everywhere. It seems there is a flood of lawlessness growing stronger every day. Who will stand up for what is right?

“When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. Isaiah 59:19“. I heard this scripture today and it reminded me of the men and women through the years who have taken a stand against spiritual wickedness in high places. Many will complain about the problems but few will do anything about them. But when someone does stand up for what’s right, others are more willing to get in line behind them.

We, as Christians, should be the ones taking the stand, stepping out from between the pews and encouraging others to join in. If we don’t, our freedoms will slowly and methodically be taken away. We can all agree that the enemy is coming in like a flood so why isn’t God raising a standard against him? The revelation for today is that Isaiah 59:19 says, “the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard”. Where is the Spirit of the Lord today? He’s in us!

We, as Spirit-filled Christians, are the ones who must raise up the standard of righteousness in the face of the flood and turn this country back to God. Just like in facing a natural flood, we will get wet, dirty, maybe injured, maybe even drowned but when we make the commitment, others will get behind us. Someone has to step out and raise that standard high! Will it be you?

Why Do We Celebrate?

December 18, 2011 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given December 18, 2011

God created the Garden of Eden, placed man and woman there, blessed them and told them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion..”, (Genesis 1:28). God’s plan was for His creation to live under His blessing and to improve from there on. But Adam and Eve gave all that away and we don’t celebrate the creation of the earth.

Things got worse and worse because of the sin and death that entered the earth in the Garden but God had another plan. “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord” (Genesis 6:8). God saved Noah and his family so they could start over and get back what Adam gave up. “And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.” (Genesis 9:1). Have we heard that before? The Blessing! One of Noah’s sons followed the Blessing but the other two did as Adam had done and took the path of evil. We do not celebrate the landing of the ark on Mount Ararat.

Things on the earth were still not as God had intended. Ten generations after Noah, God found another good man, Abraham, and told him, “That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed, and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;” (Genesis 22:17-18). God wanted His original blessing to be on His people. He saw that the only way for man to be redeemed from the original sin in the Garden was for His offspring to be born of a woman on earth, live a sinless life, and die taking ALL sin on Himself to the grave. Jesus was that offspring. He made the way for us to get back the Blessing planned in the Garden. “That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” (Galatians 3:14). We DO celebrate the birth of Jesus! Merry Christmas and be Blessed!

Re-Revelation – Bill I Know

September 25, 2011 by Bill Leave a Comment

This is another blog post I did years ago that I thought might be helpful to someone today. From September 2007.

Given September 5, 2007
During the closing prayer at church last night, our pastor made mention of us, as believers, being able to cast out devils, speak with other tongues, and lay hands on the sick and see them recover, Mark 16:17-18. It reminded me that we should be taking more control over things in the earth than we are.

The verse in Acts 19 came to mind where seven sons of Sceva tried to cast out a devil using Jesus’ and Paul’s credentials and got whooped, (a southwest Virginia term). The evil spirit said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?” Acts 19:15“. As a believer, I want to be known by the evil spirits and have them say, “Uh oh, there’s that Dotson guy. Don’t mess with him, let’s get outta here.”

Do we really believe we can get to that point? What did Jesus say? “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” John 14:12. He that believes, those who believe…

I heard it said by a famous preacher regarding Mark 16, “These signs shall follow those who believe that these signs shall follow them.” We’ve got to believe! Jesus I know, Paul I know, and Bill I know. May it be so Lord.

The Devil Is A Bully! – Part 1

September 10, 2011 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given September 8, 2011

“The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy;” (John 10:10). Jesus said, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.” (Luke 10:18). Lucifer was like the head worship leader in Heaven until he wanted to be equal to God and got kicked out. Along with him went 1/3 of the angels who were sympathetic to his cause. They ended up on earth where Satan began by lying to and tricking Eve and Adam, (oh Adam was there and should have stopped his wife from listening), into giving up the blessing of God. They did and sin and death entered the world. Noah found favor with God and was chosen to help set things straight again but two of his sons blew off the blessing just like Adam did which set the stage for Jesus. Jesus came and took us back to square one with the devil’s defeat at the cross but even though he’s a defeated foe, he is still lying to and deceiving God’s people. He can’t stand us because we created beings look like God and sing praises to him like Satan used to. But the only way he can steal, kill, and destroy is to bully us.

The Bible says we are to, “Resist the devil and he will flee from us.” (James 4:7). But what does the first part of that verse say? “Submit to God…”. Yes, submit to God, get close to Him, learn His word and , “Put on the full armor of God..”. Why? “..so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” (Ephesians 6:11). We’ve got to know our rights and authority which are stated in the Word in order to resist the devil. Otherwise, we’ll get bullied.

I had a vision once of a little demon harassing me telling me all these lies trying to get me to doubt and fear which was beginning to work. I put my hand to my forehead and said, “Oh Jesus.” Suddenly, the demon’s eyes got big, he stepped back trembling with a look of fear on HIS face. I turned and saw Jesus standing behind me who said, “Son, I’m always right here. I’ll back you up.” We can’t be bullied if we have Jesus with us. Is he with you? Are His words in your heart?

We’ll look at some more about this topic and some offensive strategies in the next Revelations From The Road. Be blessed!

Heaven On Earth?

April 25, 2011 by Bill 3 Comments

Given April 22, 2011

Is it possible to have Heaven on earth? The original plan was that the Garden of Eden would be the perfect place and God would use it to fellowship with the humans He created. He came down from Heaven and fellowshipped with Adam and Eve on a regular basis, (Genesis 3:8). You might think of Eden like another dwelling place for God. There was no evil, no bad weather, the animals got along with each other, and Adam and Eve had dominion over the whole place. They were to replenish the earth so you might say Eden was the beginning and would eventually be like it was in Heaven. Adam and Eve were supposed to be the overseers of the Garden and develop it according to God’s plan and direction. But Adam and Eve messed that plan up by allowing sin to enter their perfect situation. When sin entered, and death with it, things started going downhill from there. However, God has another plan!

Think about Heaven on earth. What would it cost to move Heaven to earth? Trillions, quadrillions, or whatever-zillions? It would cost a lot but actually… it’s already been paid for. The cost? The life of God’s only Son, Jesus. God’s plan was for Jesus to come to earth, live His life as a man showing us how we should live, at some point to die a horrible death but rise from the dead in order to defeat the devil and make things right again for God’s creation. To give God’s creation (us), dominion over the earth again, if we choose to accept the gift Jesus paid His life for. He did that for us! Now we can have fellowship with God like in the original plan. That’s what we celebrate on Easter.

Jesus said in the Lord’s Prayer, “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” (Matthew 6:10). Just as with any major move, there has to be some site preparation. Jesus will return to earth to get His people and take them to be with Him for awhile. “This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”(Acts 1:11). This is the rapture and while God’s people are away, the earth will be in tribulation for seven years, then undergo major changes in preparation for the saints to return to rule and reign with Jesus. Heaven on earth…it’s going to be good. Are YOU ready? Please leave a comment. Be blessed!