Five Steps ....Instructions by Paul

Be on your guard: stand firm in the faith; be men of courage, be strong.  Do everything in love.     1 Corinthians 16:-13

Lord, Today I pray according to Paul’s instruction to new believers who felt pulled in every direction by the culture around them.  I want to be true to You, and to express Your true-ness  all day long.  

Be on your guard - Show me, Lord, the influences, distractions, or downright attacks that could pierce my spirit or get me off track from this spiritual adventure with You.

Stand firm in the faith - Help me remember today the unchangeable truths I’m building my life on: God is real; God is loved; God is life; God has requirements; I can’t reach or please God on my own, but in Christ, God has made a way back to Himself.

Be people of courage - You’ve made me with feelings that fly one way, then another, then hang limp like the flag at the courthouse. Show me when to trust, and when to distrust, my feelings today.  Help me to act brave even when I don’t feel it.

Be strong - Help me reach for Your promised strength today.  Keep me from compromises that weaken my commitment and sabotage my success.  Put Your shield of spiritual safety around me.

Do everything in love - Yes, everything.  But how? ONly by Your presence, which is Love, reaching beyond the stingy limits of my own inclinations today.  Oh, especially help me to love, Lord!  

In Your name I pray. Amen.

Praying The Bible for Your Life...David Kopp

Blessings,

Rev. Martha Turner

Day of Disaster

Jeremiah --

16 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 2 “You must not marry and have sons or daughters in this place.” 3 For this is what the Lord says about the sons and daughters born in this land and about the women who are their mothers and the men who are their fathers: 4 “They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like dung lying on the ground. They will perish by sword and famine, and their dead bodies will become food for the  -birds and the wild animals.”

5 For this is what the Lord says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal; do not go to mourn or show sympathy, because I have withdrawn my blessing, my love and my pity from this people,” declares the Lord. 6 “Both high and low will die in this land.They will not be buried or mourned, and no one will cut themselves or shave their head for the dead. 7 No one will offer food to comfort those who mourn for the dead—not even for a father or a mother—nor will anyone give them a drink to console them.

8 “And do not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down to eat and drink. 9 For this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Before your eyes and in your days I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and gladness and to the voices of bride and bridegroom in this place.

10 “When you tell these people all this and they ask you, ‘Why has the Lord decreed such a great disaster against us? What wrong have we done? What sin have we committed against the Lord our God?’ 11 then say to them, ‘It is because your ancestors forsook me,’ declares the Lord, ‘and followed other gods and served and worshiped them. They forsook me and did not keep my law. 12 But you have behaved more wickedly than your ancestors. See how all of you are following the stubbornness of your evil hearts instead of obeying me. 13 So I will throw you out of this land into a land neither you nor your ancestors have known, and there you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.’

14 “However, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when it will no longer be said, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,’ 15 but it will be said, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them.’ For I will restore them to the land I gave their ancestors.

16 “But now I will send for many fishermen,” declares the Lord, “and they will catch them.After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill and from the crevices of the rocks. 17 My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes. 18 I will repay them double for their wickedness and their sin, because they have defiled my land with the lifeless forms of their vile images and have filled my inheritance with their detestable idols.”

19 Lord, my strength and my fortress,
    my refuge in time of distress,
to you the nations will come
    from the ends of the earth and say,
“Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods,
    worthless idols that did them no good.
20 Do people make their own gods?
    Yes, but they are not gods!”

21 “Therefore I will teach them—
    this time I will teach them
    my power and might.
Then they will know
    that my name is the Lord.

The Holy Anointing Oil

In 1936, a little known Polish Professor, Sara Benetowa (later Sula Benet), did extensive etymological research, showing that both the Aramaic and Hebrew versions of the Old Testament contained references to cannabis as a fiber for rope and cloth, as well as an incense. But most pre-eminently, hemp was the active ingredient in the Holy anointing oil of the ancient Hebrews, a practice likely adopted alongside with their god, from the earlier cult of Dagon/Ea/Enki/Oannes. Referring to the Hebrew word Q'aneh-Bosm (also translated Kaneh-Bosm, and Kineboisin), Benet stated in a later essay;

"The sacred character or Hemp in biblical times is evident from Exodus 30:22- 23, where Moses was instructed by God to anoint the meeting tent and all its furnishings with specially prepared oil, containing hemp. Anointing set sacred things apart from secular. The anointment of sacred objects was an ancient tradition in Israel; holy oil was not to be used for secular purposes... above all, the anointing oil was used for the installation rites of all Hebrew kings and priests." (Benet, 1975)

The book of Exodus records the event of Moses receiving the instructions for making and distributing the hemp enriched holy oil, in the most auspicious tones.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of q'aneh-bosm, 500 shekels of cassia-- all according to the sanctuary shekel-- and a hind of olive oil. Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the sacred anointing oil. Then use it to anoint the Tent of the Meeting, the art of the Testimony, the table and all its articles, the lampstand [sic] and its accessories, the alter of incense, the alter of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand. You shall consecrate them so that they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy.
Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests. Say to the Israelites, "This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come. Do not pour it on men's bodies and do not make any oil with the same formula. It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred. Whoever makes perfume like it and whoever puts it on anyone other than a priest must be cut off from his people." (Exodus 30: 22-23)

As one shekel equals approximately 16.37 grams, this means that the THC of over 9 pounds of flowering cannabis tops, were extracted into a hind, about 6.5 liters of oil. The entheogenic effects of such a solution, even when applied topically would undoubtedly have been intense. Only those who have been "dedicated by the anointing oil of God" (Leviticus 21:20) were permitted to act as priests...

"Around 1980, etymologists at Hebrew University in Jerusalem confirmed that cannabis is mentioned in the Bible by name, Kineboisin(also spelled Kannabosm) in a list of measured ingredients for 'an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of apothecary' to be smeared on the head. The word was mistranslated in King James version as 'calamus' " (Latimer, 1988)

This etymological research was confirmed again that same year by Weston La Barre, who noted that "the term kanebosm occurs as early as both the Aramaic and the Hebrew versions of the Old Testament, hemp being used for rope in Solomon's temple and in priestly robes, as well as ... carried in Biblical caravans". (La Barre, 1980)

- pp. 70 - 72, Sex, Drugs, Violence and the Bible by Chris Bennett and Neil McQueen (2007)

Related Reading:

• Q'aneh-Bosm in the Old Testament
• Kaneh Bosm: Cannabis in the Old Testament

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Show Up In Your LIfe....

This morning I have been thinking about the last 39 years that I have been blessed to teach on the subjects of metaphysics, paranormal activities, and spirituality.  My life has been beyond blessed and rewarding.  The journey has been a roller coaster of emotions, financial situations and relationships, LIFE.  

My life has made a change in direction starting in May of this year and now it is September and through some difficult health issues and realizations I was able to shift through another Doorway on my journey.

There are a couple of things for me I know for sure so I thought I would share them.

First, we must be true to ourselves no matter what other people are telling us, even when it is difficult and sometimes somewhat painful.

Second, We must learn to love ourselves for who we are, as God created us out of love and gave us Free Will to create our lives by making decisions for our own Soul Growth and Spiritual journey.

Third, We are not in control of any life forces that surround us, we must learn flexibility and how to change our perceptions and take appropriate action.  This is Key in surviving the unseen forces of our lives.

Fourth, We must be allow ourselves to feel, sense and know life. We can not sustain our lives in denial of what we know, what we feel, what we sense they are gifts for us to pay attention to the details of our lives, our parents, grandparents, children, partners, friends, community and the world.

Fifth, We are capable of manifestation by accepting the this mantra “With God All Things Are Possible.”

Sixth, It is to live our lives in the present moment, realizing that we do not actually know God’s plan, our Soul has a path and we are on this journey to “become who we already are”...

Once we stop fighting the forces and go with the energy flow that is guiding us.

Seventh, We have the ability to Love, have Compassion, Mercy, Forgiveness, Patience, Tolerance, Joy, Abundance, Giving and Receiving, but, we must Open Our Hearts and Accept our goodness, kindness and allow Grace to Flow Through Us in God’s Name. (your God)

Eight, When we love, love truly, with no lies, no hidden agendas, no false feelings and be who you are.  Never let others tell you how to love or who to be with.  They are not on your journey, they need to keep to their own journey to live it well.

Nine, Live, Love, Dance, Sing, Eat, Make Love, Share your deepest truths with the ones you call partner and those who love you deeply from within their souls.  Accept nothing less for yourself.

Ten, ABOVE ALL OTHERS  “LOVE YOUR GOD”,  and follow this practice “BE STILL AND KNOW I AM’’.

I have found out without a doubt, my path is not your path, your likes and dislikes belong to you. 

 Your faith in God belongs to you, and my faith in God belongs to me.

We are capable of coming together and doing remarkable deeds for each other and our planet when everyone stops trying to be in charge and becoming a know it all and let’s God work through US for the Good Of All.  WE are ONE Unit within the Cells of God our Creator and together We Stand, Divided We FALL...  We have the choice to do it correctly or pretend we don’t know what to do.....

Oneesha

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One Way

In the first, as one that associated with - in the meditation or spirit of - that one guiding same, and those things that have been added to are much in the same manner that was added to in Judaism. Whether in Buddhism, Mohammedanism, Confucianism, Platoism, or what - these have been added to much from that as was given by Jesus in His walk in Galilee and Judea. In all of these, then, there is that same impelling spirit.

What individuals have done, do do, TO the principles or the spirit of same - in turning this aside to meet their OWN immediate needs in material planes, or places has made for that as becomes an outstanding thing, as a moralist or the head of any independent religious force or power; for, as has been given, "Know, O Israel, the Lord thy God is ONE!" whether this is directing one of the Confucius' thought, Brahman thought, Buddha thought, Mohammedan thought; these are as teachers or representatives, or to make more of the distinct change - as was in that as given by the apostle to the gentiles: "I hear there are divisions among you. Some say I am Paul, another I am Apollos, another I am of Caiaphas. Paul may minister, Apollos may have watered, but it's GOD that gives the increase!"

The Spirit of the Creative Force, and as such the Son represented in the spirit in that as was made manifest in the earth. Not as ONLY one, but THE only one; for, as He gave, "He that climbs up any other way is a thief and a robber." As the Spirit of the Master, the Spirit of the Son, was manifest - as was given - to each in their respective sphere. As it is today. As it was of yore.

God calls on man everywhere to seek His face, through that channel that may be blessed by the Spirit of the Son - in whatever sphere this may take its form.

Because there are contentions, because there is the lack of the giving and taking as to others' thought, does not change God's attitude one whit; neither does it make one above another; for, as has been given, there is only one - the others are as those acting in the capacity of the thought that was given to them through that same power, that "In the last days has He spoken unto us through the Son, as one born out of due season." We find the same contentions arising in that called in the present denominationalism, and each one crying, "Lo, here is Christ - Lo, this is the manner of approach - Lo, unless ye do this or that ye have no part in Him." "He that loves me will keep my commandments." What are the commandments? "Thou shalt have no other GOD before me", and "Love thy neighbor as thyself." In this is builded the whole LAW and gospel of every age that has said, "There is ONE God!"

Reverend Gerald