Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
Rom 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Prayer
Lord , we understand if it was not for the Holy Spirit , Resurrection Sunday would have not Taken Place . If Jesus was not Baptized with The Holy Spirit at His Water Baptism , He would have remained in the Grave , We need the Holy Spirit Baptism lord to be Resurrected and Changed at the Rapture at the 2nd Coming of Jesus . Please Lord we need the Baptism of the Holy Spirit . we Pray this in Jesus name , amen and amen
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Jesus teaches more about prayer
John 17:1 These words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.
11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
13 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
Look up to God when praying.
Praise and worship God during prayer.
Pray for others.
Don’t pray for the World, pray for the release of the World.
Pray for family and friends.
We need to confirm the Sinful World hates us as Christian.
Pray – Keep us safe from Satan and his followers.
Pray – God please reveal yourself to us.
Paul confirms what Jesus teaches
Heb 5:7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
God will answer your prayers, tears, pleadings when you come to Him in the name of Jesus Christ.
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Rom 8:11 Maar as die Gees van Hom wat Jesus uit die dode opgewek het, in julle woon, dan sal Hy wat Christus uit die dode opgewek het, ook julle sterflike liggame lewend maak deur sy Gees wat in julle woon.
Gebed
Here, ons verstaan as dit nie vir die Heilige Gees was nie, sou Opstandingsondag nie plaasgevind het nie. As Jesus nie gedoop was met die Heilige Gees by Sy Waterdoop nie, sou Hy in die Graf gebly het, Ons het die Heilige Gees Doop Here nodig om opgewek en Verander te word by die Wegraping by die 2de Koms van Jesus. Asseblief Here ons het die Doop van die Heilige Gees nodig . ons bid dit in Jesus naam, amen en amen
Gebedswenke:
Jesus leer meer oor gebed
JOHANNES 17:1 Hierdie woorde het Jesus gespreek en sy oë na die hemel opgeslaan en gesê: Vader, die uur het gekom; verheerlik u Seun, sodat u Seun U ook kan verheerlik.
2 Soos U Hom mag gegee het oor alle vlees, sodat Hy die ewige lewe kan gee aan almal wat U Hom gegee het.
3 En dit is die ewige lewe, dat hulle U kan ken, die enigste ware God, en Jesus Christus, wat U gestuur het.
4 Ek het U verheerlik op die aarde: Ek het die werk voltooi wat U My gegee het om te doen.
5 En nou, o Vader, verheerlik U My by Uself met die heerlikheid wat Ek by U gehad het voordat die wêreld bestaan het.
6 Ek het u Naam geopenbaar aan die mense wat U My uit die wêreld gegee het; en hulle het u woord bewaar.
7 Nou het hulle geweet dat alles wat U my gegee het, van U is.
8 Want Ek het aan hulle die woorde gegee wat U My gegee het; en hulle het hulle aangeneem en sekerlik geweet dat Ek van U uitgegaan het, en hulle het geglo dat U My gestuur het.
9 Ek bid vir hulle: Ek bid nie vir die wêreld nie, maar vir die wat U My gegee het; want hulle is joune.
10 En alles wat myne is, is joune, en joune is myne; en Ek is in hulle verheerlik.
11 En nou is Ek nie meer in die wêreld nie, maar hulle is in die wêreld, en Ek kom na jou toe. Heilige Vader, bewaar in u Naam dié wat U My gegee het, sodat hulle net soos ons een kan wees.
12 Terwyl Ek by hulle in die wêreld was, het Ek hulle in u Naam bewaar; die wat U My gegee het, het Ek bewaar, en nie een van hulle het verlore gegaan nie, behalwe die seun van die verderf; sodat die Skrif vervul kan word.
13 En nou kom ek na jou toe; en hierdie dinge spreek Ek in die wêreld, sodat hulle my blydskap in hulleself vervul kan hê.
14 Ek het u woord aan hulle gegee; en die wêreld het hulle gehaat, omdat hulle nie van die wêreld is nie, net soos Ek nie van die wêreld is nie.
15 Ek bid nie dat U hulle uit die wêreld wegneem nie, maar dat U hulle van die bose moet bewaar.
16 Hulle is nie van die wêreld nie, net soos Ek nie van die wêreld is nie.
17 Heilig hulle deur u waarheid: u woord is waarheid.
18 Soos U My na die wêreld gestuur het, so het Ek hulle ook na die wêreld toe gestuur.
19 En ter wille van hulle heilig Ek Myself, sodat hulle ook deur die waarheid geheilig kan word.
20 Ek bid ook nie vir hulle alleen nie, maar ook vir die wat deur hulle woord in My sal glo;
21 sodat hulle almal een mag wees; soos U, Vader, in My is en Ek in U, sodat hulle ook in ons een kan wees, sodat die wêreld kan glo dat U My gestuur het.
22 En die heerlikheid wat U My gegee het, het Ek aan hulle gegee; sodat hulle een kan wees, net soos ons een is:
23 Ek in hulle en jy in My, sodat hulle in een volmaak kan word; en dat die wêreld kan weet dat U My gestuur het en hulle liefgehad het soos U My liefgehad het.
24 Vader, Ek wil dat hulle wat U My gegee het, ook by My sal wees waar Ek is; dat hulle my heerlikheid kan aanskou wat U My gegee het, want U het My liefgehad voor die grondlegging van die wêreld.
25 O regverdige Vader, die wêreld het U nie geken nie, maar Ek het U geken, en hulle het geweet dat U My gestuur het.
26 En Ek het u Naam aan hulle verkondig en sal dit verkondig, sodat die liefde waarmee U My liefgehad het in hulle kan wees, en Ek in hulle.
Kyk op na God wanneer jy bid.
Prys en aanbid God tydens gebed.
Bid vir ander.
Moenie vir die wêreld bid nie, bid vir die vrylating van die wêreld.
Bid vir familie en vriende.
Ons moet bevestig die Sondige Wêreld haat ons as Christen.
Bid – Hou ons veilig teen Satan en sy volgelinge.
Bid – God openbaar jouself asseblief aan ons.
Paulus bevestig wat Jesus leer
Heb 5:7 wat in die dae van sy vlees, toe Hy gebede en smekinge met sterk geroep en trane geoffer het aan Hom wat Hom uit die dood kon red, en verhoor is deurdat hy gevrees het;
God sal jou gebede, trane, smekinge beantwoord wanneer jy na Hom toe kom in die Naam van Jesus Christus.
Bible Teaching of the Day
Concentrate on the Cross – Part 21
During the lifetime of Jesus, the holy temple in Jerusalem was the center of Jewish religious life. The temple was the place where animal sacrifices were carried out and worship according to the Law of Moses was followed faithfully. Hebrews 9:1-9 tells us that in the temple a veil separated the Holy of Holies—the earthly dwelling place of God’s presence—from the rest of the temple where men dwelt. This signified that man was separated from God by sin (Isaiah 59:1-2). Only the high priest was permitted to pass beyond this veil once each year (Exodus 30:10; Hebrews 9:7) to enter God’s presence for all of Israel and make atonement for their sins (Leviticus 16).EIL
Solomon’s temple was 30 cubits high (1 Kings 6:2), but Herod had increased the height to 40 cubits, according to the writings of Josephus, a first-century Jewish historian. There is uncertainty as to the exact measurement of a cubit, but it is safe to assume that this veil was somewhere near 60 feet high. An early Jewish tradition says that the veil was about four inches thick, but the Bible does not confirm that measurement. The book of Exodus teaches that this thick veil was fashioned from blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.
The size and thickness of the veil make the events occurring at the moment of Jesus’ death on the cross so much more momentous. “And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom” (Matthew 27:50-51a).
So, what do we make of this? What significance does this torn veil have for us today? Above all, the tearing of the veil at the moment of Jesus’ death dramatically symbolized that His sacrifice, the shedding of His own blood, was a sufficient atonement for sins. It signified that now the way into the Holy of Holies was open for all people, for all time, both Jew and Gentile.
When Jesus died, the veil was torn, and God moved out of that place never again to dwell in a temple made with human hands (Acts 17:24). God was through with that temple and its religious system, and the temple and Jerusalem were left “desolate” (destroyed by the Romans) in A.D. 70, just as Jesus prophesied in Luke 13:35. As long as the temple stood, it signified the continuation of the Old Covenant. Hebrews 9:8-9 refers to the age that was passing away as the new covenant was being established (Hebrews 8:13).
In a sense, the veil was symbolic of Christ Himself as the only way to the Father (John 14:6). This is indicated by the fact that the high priest had to enter the Holy of Holies through the veil. Now Christ is our superior High Priest, and as believers in His finished work, we partake of His better priesthood. We can now enter the Holy of Holies through Him. Hebrews 10:19-20 says, “We have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body.” Here we see the image of Jesus’ flesh being torn for us just as He was tearing the veil for us.
The profound significance of the tearing of the veil is explained in glorious detail in Hebrews. The things of the temple were shadows of things to come, and they all ultimately point us to Jesus Christ. He was the veil to the Holy of Holies, and through His death the faithful now have free access to God.
The veil in the temple was a constant reminder that sin renders humanity unfit for the presence of God. The fact that the sin offering was offered annually and countless other sacrifices repeated daily showed graphically that sin could not truly be atoned for or erased by mere animal sacrifices. Jesus Christ, through His death, has removed the barriers between God and man, and now we may approach Him with confidence and boldness (Hebrews 4:14-16).
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Konsentreer op die Kruis – Deel 21
Gedurende die leeftyd van Jesus was die heilige tempel in Jerusalem die middelpunt van die Joodse godsdienstige lewe. Die tempel was die plek waar diere-offers gebring is en aanbidding volgens die Wet van Moses getrou gevolg is. Hebreërs 9:1-9 sê vir ons dat in die tempel ’n voorhangsel die Allerheiligste – die aardse woonplek van God se teenwoordigheid – geskei het van die res van die tempel waar mense gewoon het. Dit het aangedui dat die mens deur sonde van God geskei is (Jesaja 59:1-2). Slegs die hoëpriester is toegelaat om een keer elke jaar verby hierdie voorhangsel te gaan (Eksodus 30:10; Hebreërs 9:7) om God se teenwoordigheid vir die hele Israel in te gaan en versoening te doen vir hulle sondes (Levitikus 16).
Salomo se tempel was 30 el hoog (1 Konings 6:2), maar Herodes het die hoogte tot 40 el verhoog, volgens die geskrifte van Josefus, ’n eerste-eeuse Joodse geskiedskrywer. Daar is onsekerheid oor die presiese afmeting van ‘n el, maar dit is veilig om te aanvaar dat hierdie sluier iewers naby 60 voet hoog was. ’n Vroeë Joodse tradisie sê dat die sluier omtrent vier duim dik was, maar die Bybel bevestig nie daardie maat nie. Die boek Eksodus leer dat hierdie dik voorhangsel van blou, pers en bloedrooi materiaal en fyn gedraaide linne gemaak is.
Die grootte en dikte van die voorhangsel maak die gebeure wat plaasvind op die oomblik van Jesus se dood aan die kruis soveel belangriker. “En toe Jesus weer met ‘n groot stem uitgeroep het, het Hy die gees oorgegee. Op daardie oomblik het die voorhangsel van die tempel van bo na onder in twee geskeur” (Matteus 27:50-51a).
So, wat maak ons hiervan? Watter betekenis het hierdie geskeurde sluier vir ons vandag? Bowenal het die skeur van die sluier op die oomblik van Jesus se dood dramaties gesimboliseer dat Sy offer, die vergieting van Sy eie bloed, ‘n voldoende versoening vir sondes was. Dit het aangedui dat die weg na die Allerheiligste nou oop was vir alle mense, vir alle tye, beide Jood en nie-Jood.
Toe Jesus gesterf het, het die voorhangsel geskeur, en God het uit daardie plek getrek om nooit weer in ‘n tempel te woon wat met mensehande gemaak is nie (Hand. 17:24). God was deur met daardie tempel en sy godsdiensstelsel, en die tempel en Jerusalem is in 70 nC “verlate” (vernietig deur die Romeine) gelaat, net soos Jesus in Lukas 13:35 geprofeteer het. Solank as wat die tempel gestaan het, het dit die voortsetting van die Ou Verbond aangedui. Hebreërs 9:8-9 verwys na die tydperk wat verbygegaan het toe die nuwe verbond tot stand gebring is (Hebreërs 8:13).
In ‘n sekere sin was die sluier simbolies van Christus self as die enigste weg na die Vader (Joh. 14:6). Dit word aangedui deur die feit dat die hoëpriester deur die voorhangsel die Allerheiligste moes binnegaan. Nou is Christus ons meerdere Hoëpriester, en as gelowiges in Sy voltooide werk, neem ons deel aan Sy beter priesterskap. Ons kan nou deur Hom in die Allerheiligste ingaan. Hebreërs 10:19-20 sê: “Ons het vrymoedigheid om die Allerheiligste in te gaan deur die bloed van Jesus op ‘n nuwe en lewende weg wat vir ons oopgemaak is deur die gordyn, dit is sy liggaam.” Hier sien ons die beeld van Jesus se vlees wat vir ons geskeur word net toe Hy die sluier vir ons skeur.
Die diepgaande betekenis van die skeur van die voorhangsel word in heerlike besonderhede in Hebreërs verduidelik. Die dinge van die tempel was skaduwees van dinge wat sou kom, en hulle almal wys ons uiteindelik na Jesus Christus. Hy was die sluier vir die Allerheiligste, en deur Sy dood het die gelowiges nou vrye toegang tot God.
Die voorhangsel in die tempel was ‘n voortdurende herinnering dat sonde die mensdom ongeskik maak vir die teenwoordigheid van God. Die feit dat die sonde-offer jaarliks gebring is en tallose ander offers wat daagliks herhaal word, het grafies gewys dat sonde nie werklik versoen kan word of uitgewis kan word deur blote diere-offers nie. Jesus Christus het deur sy dood die grense tussen God en mens verwyder, en nou kan ons Hom met vertroue en vrymoedigheid nader (Hebreërs 4:14-16).
Daily Devotional
CLOSER TO THE FATHER
Fanny Crosby wrote the song “Just a closer walk with Thee” The lyrics of verse one read.
Just a closer walk with Thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to Thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
I often pray or say that it is my desire to draw closer to the Lord or to dwell in His holy presence. But in all honesty, I have realized that this is not something I can do or achieve in my own strength.
But how can I draw closer to God, if I cannot do it on my own? Doesn’t the Word say that as we draw closer to God, God will draw closer to us?
The first thing we must realize is that it has always been God’s desire to walk with us. In Genesis 3:8 we read that Adam and Eve heard the Lord God as he walked in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God. In Jeremiah 29:14, the Lord also declared His willingness to be found.
It is also of utmost importance to know that God has made it possible for us to draw close to Him, through the death and resurrection of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Through Jesus Christ we now have access to the Father. (See Ephesians 2:18) Paul also affirms in Ephesians 3:12 that we can have boldness in Jesus and access with confidence through faith in Him.
Our walk with God begins when we acknowledge that we are sinners, repent of our sin, and accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. To walk in closeness with God, however, we must walk out of darkness into the Light, for “God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. (1 John 1:5–10)
Let us walk in the Light, and let the Light shine in and through us. Let us live lives dedicated to the Lord, abstaining from all sin and unrighteousness. And so we will we also experience the closeness of God.
Vandag se Toewyding / Bemoediging
NADER AAN DIE VADER
Fanny Crosby het die liedjie geskryf “Just a closer walk with Thee” Die lirieke van vers een lees.
Just a closer walk with Thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to Thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
Ek bid of sê dikwels dat dit my begeerte is om nader aan die Here te kom of in Sy heilige teenwoordigheid te woon. Maar in alle eerlikheid, ek het besef dat dit nie iets is wat ek in my eie krag kan doen of bereik nie.
Maar hoe kan ek nader aan God beweeg, as ek dit nie op my eie kan doen nie? Sê die Woord nie dat as ons tot God nader, God tot ons sal nader nie?
Eerste ding wat ons moet besef is dat dit God nog altyd begeer het om saam met ons te wandel. In Genesis 3:8 lees ons dat Adam en Eva die Here God gehoor het terwyl hy in die koelte van die dag in die tuin wandel, en hulle het vir die Here God weggekruip. In Jeremia 29:14 het die Here ook sy gewilligheid verklaar om gevind te word.
Dit is ook van uiterste belang om te weet dat God dit vir ons moontlik gemaak het om nader tot Hom te kom, deur die dood en opstanding van Sy eniggebore Seun, Jesus Christus. Deur Jesus Christus het ons nou toegang tot die Vader. (Sien Efesiërs 2:18) Paulus bevestig ook in Efesiërs 3:12 dat ons in Jesus vrymoedigheid kan hê en toegang met vertroue deur die geloof in Hom.
Ons wandel met God begin wanneer ons erken dat ons sondaars is, ons bekeer van ons sonde, en Jesus Christus as ons Here en Verlosser aanneem. Om in nabyheid met God te wandel moet ons egter uit die duisternis na die Lig stap, want “God is lig, en geen duisternis is in Hom nie. As ons sê dat ons met Hom gemeenskap het en in die duisternis wandel, dan lieg ons en doen nie die waarheid nie. Maar as ons in die lig wandel soos Hy in die lig is, dan het ons gemeenskap met mekaar; en die bloed van Jesus Christus, sy Seun, reinig ons van alle sonde. As ons sê dat ons geen sonde het nie, mislei ons onsself en die waarheid is nie in ons nie. As ons ons sondes bely, Hy is getrou en regverdig om ons die sondes te vergewe en ons van alle ongeregtigheid te reinig. As ons sê dat ons nie gesondig het nie, dan maak ons Hom tot ‘n leuenaar en is sy woord nie in ons nie. (1 Johannes 1:5–10)
Laat ons dan in die Lig wandel en die Lig toelaat om in en deur ons te skyn. Laat ons ‘n lewe lei wat aan die Here toegewy is, terwyl ons ons weerhou van alle sonde en ongeregtigheid. En sodoende sal ons ook die nabyheid van God ervaar.
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MEET – Janet Paschal
Janet Paschal (born October 18, 1956) is an inspirational gospel vocalist. She has released numerous albums in that genre and has received multiple fan awards and Grammy and Dove Award nominations. She is also a songwriter and published author. In May 2019, she was inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. Paschal was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in October 2022.
Personal life
Paschal was born in Reidsville, North Carolina. Paschal grew up in a musically inclined Christian family; her father and his brothers played bluegrass instruments and sang in area churches as the Paschal Brothers. Paschal’s grandfather was a minister who served as an inspiration in her life as she attended his church growing up. As a teenager she, her sister, Kay, and a cousin formed their own gospel singing group called The Gospel Classics. Paschal started her professional career as a vocalist after graduating from high school.
In 1998, Paschal met John Lanier, a commercial airline pilot. They married in 1999 in Reidsville.
Paschal was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and took a year off from touring to undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatments at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.
In 2017, Paschal earned a master’s degree with honors in Accounting from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, as well as induction into the Beta Gamma Sigma international honor society for collegiate schools of business.
Career
At eighteen, Paschal was hired for her first professional singing job, as the featured soprano with The LeFevres, an Atlanta-based family singing group. After two years, the group changed its name to The Rex Nelon Singers. She sang with the group from 1974 to 1981.
In 1982, she was invited to perform as a soloist for televangelist Jimmy Swaggart’s international crusades. During her five and a half years with Swaggart, Paschal appeared weekly before 100 million viewers and traveled the world singing at crusades. During this time, she performed for more people worldwide than any other female vocalist in any genre. Paschal also began her solo career, releasing her first album, titled I Give You Jesus, on Swaggart’s ministry label, Shiloh Records, in 1984.
In 1987, Paschal began touring full-time as a soloist. She signed with Word Records and began composing songs such as “Another Soldier’s Coming Home”, “God Will Make A Way”, “The Body and Blood”, and “If I’d Had My Way”. Shortly afterwards she was invited to tour with Bill and Gloria Gaither, and became a featured artist on the Gaither Homecoming Tour.
Paschal’s self-titled debut album with Word was nominated for a Dove Award for “Inspirational Album of the Year” in 1990. Her Simple Trust album featured her No. 1 inspirational radio hit “Take These Burdens”. Her single “Hide Me Sweet Rock of Ages” was No. 1 on The Singing News Top 80 Chart in August 2009. She has earned multiple Diamond Awards and numerous Grammy nominations, and she is consistently named among Gospel Music’s favorite soloists by the genre’s top trade magazines.
In 1998, Paschal performed her song “Another Soldier’s Coming Home”, written as a tribute to her grandfather, upon invitation for the National Memorial Service of First Lieutenant Michael Blassie, the first unknown soldier from the Vietnam War to be exhumed and positively identified.
In 2009, Paschal started a radio program focused on cancer awareness, Walking The Good Road, that aired on more than 30 stations in the U.S. and Canada. She also began the Annual Cancer Walk at Gospel Music’s premier weeklong festival NQC.
In May 2019, Paschal was inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the association’s highest award, recognizing trailblazers that have made a profound impact on Christian & gospel music.
In October 2022, Paschal was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The event recognizes the musical legacy of the state’s greatest music makers.
Other work
Paschal served as the spokeswoman for an international Christian relief organization “Mission of Mercy”, founded by missionaries Mark and Huldah Buntain.
Paschal has written two books:
1997: The Good Road (Multnomah), a collection of her own writings and reflections on life, based on the biblical book of Jeremiah;
2008: Treasures of the Snow (Maplesong), which chronicles her triumphant battle with cancer and stories from three decades in gospel music. The title of the book is from a passage in the book of Job in which God asks Job if he has seen “the treasures of the snow.”
Paschal was a contributing writer to Homecoming Magazine with a monthly feature called “The Good Road”
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Bible Prophecy in the News
When Fiction Predicts Reality: Preparing For The Coming Global System
The phrase “predictive programming” might sound like something straight out of a conspiracy theory blog, but beneath its surface lies a stark reality aligning closely with biblical prophecy.
When Fiction Predicts Reality: Preparing For The Coming Global System
Predictive Programming in Media: Preparing Hearts and Minds for the Beast System
The phrase “predictive programming” might sound like something straight out of a conspiracy theory blog, but beneath its surface lies a stark reality aligning closely with biblical prophecy. At its core, predictive programming refers to the intentional embedding of certain ideas and scenarios into popular culture through movies, television, and video games. The goal? Desensitization and gradual acceptance of concepts that, in a previous generation, would have seemed unimaginable or even abhorrent.
Desensitization through Entertainment
Movies and TV shows regularly depict a world united under a single global authority, often in the context of alien invasions, pandemics, or ecological disasters. Blockbusters like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Elysium illustrate societies ruled by global elites or centralized governments that promise order at the cost of freedom. The message subtly implies that global governance could be humanity’s salvation. This echoes the forewarning of Revelation 13:7:
“It was also given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.”
Digital Currencies: The Gateway to Control
The rise of digital currencies is heavily promoted in mainstream media, celebrated as convenient and inevitable. Films and series frequently highlight cashless societies as progressive or even utopian, yet scripture indicates a darker potential. Revelation 13:16-17 warns of economic manipulation through centralized control:
“And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark.”
Video games have particularly normalized this idea, with digital economies and currencies becoming integral to gameplay. Games like Cyberpunk 2077 or Watch Dogs present technological dominance over every aspect of human life, preconditioning players to accept total digital dependence and control as a norm.
Transhumanism: Humanity’s Ultimate Deception
Perhaps most alarming is the normalization of transhumanism–the merging of technology with human biology. This is prominently featured in movies such as Upgrade, Ghost in the Shell, and Transcendence, promoting the notion that humanity’s next step in evolution is through technological enhancement. The underlying message suggests humans must transcend their natural state, a dangerous echo of the serpent’s ancient promise in Genesis 3:5:
“For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God.”
Spiritual Vigilance Required
These examples of predictive programming are not merely entertainment but subtle spiritual warfare designed to soften resistance and ease the population into accepting the prophesied Antichrist’s global system. Paul warned believers to be discerning and alert, stating clearly in 2 Corinthians 2:11:
“…so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.”
Christians must remain spiritually awake and scripturally grounded, recognizing the insidious nature of these cultural narratives. While technology itself is not inherently evil, its ultimate use in the prophetic future will be to exert unprecedented control, fulfilling the precise conditions foretold in the Book of Revelation.
As prophetic signs continue to intensify, let us hold fast to the truth of God’s Word, recognizing predictive programming not just as entertainment, but as subtle conditioning for the dark days ahead. Stay awake, keep watch, and anchor yourselves firmly in the Word of God.
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INTRODUCTION TO YOUR BIBLE
Summary of the Book of 1
Chronicles
Author: The Book of 1 Chronicles does not specifically name its author. The tradition is
that 1 and 2 Chronicles were written by Ezra.
Date of Writing: The Book of 1 Chronicles was likely written between 450 and 425 B.C.
Purpose of Writing: The Books of 1 & 2 Chronicles cover mostly the same information
as 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings. Perhaps the biggest distinction is that 1 & 2
Chronicles focus more on the priestly aspect of the time period. The Book of 1
Chronicles was written after the exile to help those returning to Israel understand how
to worship God. The history focused on the Southern Kingdom, the tribes of Judah,
Benjamin, and Levi. These tribes tended to be more faithful to God.
Key Verses:
1 Chronicles 11:1-2, “All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, ‘We are your
own flesh and blood. In the past, even while Saul was king, you were the one who led
Israel on their military campaigns. And the Lord said to you, “You will shepherd my
people Israel, and you will become their ruler.”‘”
1 Chronicles 21:13, “David said to Gad, ‘I am in deep distress. Let me fall into the hands
of the LORD, for his mercy is very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.'”
1 Chronicles 29:11, “Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and
the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O
LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.”
Brief Summary: The first 9 chapters of 1 Chronicles are dedicated to lists and
genealogies. Further lists and genealogies are scattered throughout the rest of 1
Chronicles. In between, the Book of 1 Chronicles records David’s ascension to the throne
and his actions thereafter. The book concludes with David’s son Solomon becoming
King of Israel. Briefly outlined, the Book of 1 Chronicles is as follows: Chapters 1:1-9:23 –
Selective Genealogies; Chapters 9:24-12:40 – David’s ascent; Chapters 13:1-20:30 –
David’s reign.
Foreshadowings: In David’s song of thanksgiving to God in 1 Chronicles 16:33, he
refers to the time when God will come “to judge the earth.” This foreshadows Matthew
25, in which Jesus describes the time when He will come to judge the earth. Through the
parables of the ten virgins and the talents, He warns that those who are found without
the blood of Christ covering their sins will be cast into “outer darkness.” He encourages
His people to be ready because when He comes, He will separate the sheep from the
goats in judgment.
Part of the Davidic Covenant which God reiterates in chapter 17 refers to the future
Messiah who would be a descendant of David. Verses 13-14 describe the Son who will
be established in God’s house and whose throne will be established forever. This can
only refer to Jesus Christ.
Practical Application: Genealogies such as the ones in 1 Chronicles may seem dry to
us, but they remind us that God knows each of His children personally, even down to
the number of hairs on our heads (Matthew 10:30). We can take comfort in the fact that
who we are and what we do is written forever in God’s mind. If we belong to Christ, our
names are written forever in the Lamb’s book of Life (Revelation 13:8).
God is faithful to His people and keeps His promises. In the Book of 1 Chronicles, we see
the fulfillment of God’s promise to David when he is made king over all Israel (1
Chronicles 11:1-3). We can be sure that His promises to us will be fulfilled as well. He has
promised blessings to those who follow Him, who come to Christ in repentance, and
who obey His Word.
Obedience brings blessing; disobedience brings judgment. The Book of 1 Chronicles, as
well as 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings, is a chronicle of the pattern of sin, repentance,
forgiveness, and restoration of the nation of Israel. In the same way, God is patient with
us and forgives our sin when we come to Him in true repentance (1 John 1:9). We can
take comfort in the fact that He hears our prayer of sorrow, forgives our sin, restores us
to fellowship with Him, and sets us on the path to joy.
BEKENDSTELLING NA JOU BYBEL
Opsomming van die Boek 1
Kronieke
Skrywer: Die Boek van 1 Kronieke noem nie sy skrywer spesifiek nie. Die tradisie is dat 1
en 2 Kronieke deur Esra geskryf is.
Skrywedatum: Die Boek van 1 Kronieke is waarskynlik tussen 450 en 425 vC geskryf.
Doel van Skrywe: Die Boeke van 1 en 2 Kronieke dek meestal dieselfde inligting as 1 en
2 Samuel en 1 en 2 Konings. Die grootste onderskeid is miskien dat 1 & 2 Kronieke meer
fokus op die priesterlike aspek van die tydperk. Die Boek 1 Kronieke is na die
ballingskap geskryf om diegene wat na Israel terugkeer te help verstaan hoe om God te
aanbid. Die geskiedenis het gefokus op die Suiderryk, die stamme van Juda, Benjamin
en Levi. Hierdie stamme was geneig om meer getrou aan God te wees.
Sleutelverse:
1 Kronieke 11:1-2 , “Die hele Israel het by Dawid by Hebron bymekaargekom en gesê:
Ons is jou eie vlees en bloed. In die verlede, selfs toe Saul koning was, was jy die een
wat Israel gelei het. En die Here het vir jou gesê: “Jy sal my volk Israel herder, en jy sal
hulle heerser word.”
1 Kronieke 21:13 : “Dawid het vir Gad gesê: ‘Laat my val in die hande van die HERE, want
sy goedertierenheid is baie groot, maar laat my nie in die hande van mense val nie
. en die majesteit en die heerlikheid, want alles in die hemel en op die aarde behoort
aan U, o HERE, die koninkryk is verhewe as hoof oor alles.
Kort opsomming: Die eerste 9 hoofstukke van 1 Kronieke word aan lyste en
geslagsregisters opgedra. Verdere lyste en geslagsregisters is deur die res van 1
Kronieke versprei. Tussendeur teken die Boek 1 Kronieke Dawid se troonbestyging en sy
optrede daarna aan. Die boek sluit af met Dawid se seun Salomo wat koning van Israel
word. Kortliks uiteengesit, is die Boek van 1 Kronieke soos volg: Hoofstukke 1:1-9:23 –
Selektiewe Genealogieë; Hoofstukke 9:24-12:40 – Dawid se opgang; Hoofstukke 13:1-
20:30 -Dawid se regering.
Voorspellings: In Dawid se danklied aan God in 1 Kronieke 16:33 verwys hy na die tyd
wanneer God sal kom “om die aarde te oordeel”. Dit voorspel Matteus 25 , waarin Jesus
die tyd beskryf wanneer Hy sal kom om die aarde te oordeel. Deur die gelykenisse van
die tien maagde en die talente waarsku Hy dat diegene wat gevind word sonder dat die
bloed van Christus hulle sondes bedek, in “buitenste duisternis” gewerp sal word. Hy
moedig sy volk aan om gereed te wees, want wanneer Hy kom, sal Hy die skape van die
bokke skei in die oordeel.
Deel van die Dawidiese Verbond wat God in hoofstuk 17 herhaal, verwys na die
toekomstige Messias wat ‘n afstammeling van Dawid sou wees. Verse 13-14 beskryf die
Seun wat in God se huis gevestig sal word en wie se troon vir ewig gevestig sal wees. Dit
kan net na Jesus Christus verwys.
Praktiese Toepassing: Geslagsregisters soos dié in 1 Kronieke mag vir ons droog lyk,
maar hulle herinner ons daaraan dat God elkeen van Sy kinders persoonlik ken, selfs tot
by die aantal hare op ons koppe ( Matteus 10:30 ). Ons kan troos in die feit dat wie ons
is en wat ons doen vir ewig in God se gedagtes geskryf is. As ons aan Christus behoort,
is ons name vir ewig in die Lam se boek van die Lewe geskryf ( Openbaring 13:8 ).
God is getrou aan sy volk en kom sy beloftes na. In die Boek 1 Kronieke sien ons die
vervulling van God se belofte aan Dawid wanneer hy koning oor die hele Israel gemaak
word ( 1 Kronieke 11:1-3 ). Ons kan seker wees dat Sy beloftes aan ons ook vervul sal
word. Hy het seëninge belowe aan diegene wat Hom volg, wat in bekering na Christus
toe kom en wat Sy Woord gehoorsaam.
Gehoorsaamheid bring seën; ongehoorsaamheid bring oordeel. Die Boek 1 Kronieke,
sowel as 1 & 2 Samuel en 1 & 2 Konings, is ‘n kroniek van die patroon van sonde,
bekering, vergifnis en herstel van die nasie Israel. Net so is God geduldig met ons en
vergewe ons ons sonde wanneer ons in ware bekering na Hom toe kom ( 1 Johannes 1:9
). Ons kan troos in die feit dat Hy ons gebed van droefheid hoor, ons sonde vergewe,
ons in gemeenskap met Hom herstel en ons op die pad na vreugde sit.
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