”On Getting God’s Ear” A “Word” from Pastor Stephen Benton

                                   

A “Word” from the Pastor…

                                                                  

”On Getting God’s Ear”

 Hi Saints,

I hope you found Wednesday's class helpful in your daily prayer life.  In case you missed a note or two, here are the highlights of the class with a little extra information.  For ease of identifying the extra info, I will put that information in italics. I found much of the class not only to be informative but somewhat entertaining as well.  For instance, in the early part of the class when Abraham addresses God:

Abraham appealed to God as the "judge of all the earth," and reprimanded God somewhat by telling him "that be far from thee."  What was important was that we come to understand that God is not some distant, far off stranger.  He is nothing less than our Father and for that reason alone we should feel comfortable communicating with him.  I was a grown man before I felt at ease talking with my father but as I came to know him I was surprised that we had a lot in common and more, I came to realize that he wanted me to talk to him and actually anticipated meeting any request I made.  I think about my own children.  My concern has nothing to do with denying any request they may make, I am concerned that I may not be able to accommodate their needs.  Our heavenly Father never has to concern himself with His ability to perform our requests.  If any, He might have to give some thought as to whether or not our request is for our benefit or not.  And that thought does not pose any problem for the one who asked Abraham "Is anything too hard for the Lord?"

                                       I was thinking over Abraham's request about making the righteous exempt when destroying the cities.  I think, without Abraham's intervention that God may very well have destroyed the righteous with the wicked.  But the destruction of the righteous would have ultimately been handled differently.  We get a glimpse of what I am trying to say in the information surrounding the communion supper.  We are told there, that because they did not take communion “discerning the Lord's body” that many were sickly and further, some slept, meaning that some died.  The same passage makes it clear that they did not die in the eternal sense but the euphemism 'sleep' was used to show that they would not be condemned with the world.  Check it out in I Corinthians 11.

My point is that in the judgment of the righteous with the wicked God could have put the righteous to sleep while at the same time putting the wicked to death.

Another point crossed my mind. Why did Abraham stop bartering at ten?  The language clearly shows that each time Abraham lowered the number he felt that he was pushing God so perhaps he figured that ten was as low as God would go.  But based on the logic of his argument, for God to destroy even one would not have been just.  What's my point?  Don't pursue a course of logical argument with God without taking it to the limit.  In the case of healing, don't settle for less than what is actually available merely because we feel that we have pushed God too far.  Go all the way to the 'one.’  As it turned out, God's grace allowed for the escape of four before destroying the city and they did not merit salvation.  It looked as if God was willing to save the sons-in-law as well if only they believed Lot's warning.

Now let's take a look at Moses.  I enjoyed the part where Moses reminded God of his promise to Abraham.  He even went so far as to remind God of the oath He made in swearing himself by himself to keep the promise made to the patriarchs  What Moses did was to present indisputable facts to God regarding his promises and character.  The part about the Egyptians was thrown in for good measure because, let's face it, I don't think the Egyptians would have bothered to report on God seeing as how they didn't have anything to gain by doing so.  Such an action would have probably worsened their already tenuous situation.  It shows the intent of God's heart to have communication with his people. 

After we came home Wednesday my wife asked me how can we approach God with something that He hasn't already heard.  Good question!  I think that would be a difficult task also.  On further consideration of that point I believe the Holy Ghost gave me this answer.

It's not originality that God is expecting from us, although each of our situations being different, originality is still an open option, but rather God will respond to our urgency and sincerity in our petitions.  I had someone come up for prayer a couple of weeks ago and in making their request they specified that they had an emergency crisis.  Naturally I presented the case to God with the same urgency.  And guess what? They reported that before they arrived home God had already interceded on their behalf. 

Let me remind you again what God said to Abraham, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?"  That might be a line to use in reasoning with God when you present Him with a difficult, out of the normal situation.  Should you do so, please don't forget the message about "What's in it For Him" and praise God in the congregation of the saints.  

To read more current revelations from Pastor Steve, check out his book published September of 2017 on Amazon.com.  It gives crucial revelations about the rapture, strong delusion and the Lie.

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END TIMES - John Macarthur, David wilkerson, Carter Conlon, Derek prince

It sounds to me like they are setting the Church up to go through the tribulation.  None of them quoted from 1 Cor 15:51, where Paul says, we shall not all sleep but we shall all be changed. No one quoted II Thess.2:1-12 that explains the order in which these events will happen. No one rightly divided Matthew 24, events that will happen to the Jews and events that will happen to the Church. And no one quoted Rev. 2:10 where Jesus tells us that we shall have tribulation for 10 days. or Rev. 3:10 where Jesus says: Because thou has kept the word of my patience, I will also keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. They are determined to ignore the fact that Jesus took God's wrath on the cross FOR us! I don't understand it.  These are all bible scholars that I've learned from yet they seem to have a block when it comes to the rapture of the Church.  Thank God he has given us a prophet for these times that he has revealed hidden manna to give us so that we can escape all these things!!  Thank you, JESUS!!!

 Comment By:Shelley Benton

They Told It!

They Told It!

A "Word" from the Pastor      Pastor Stephen Benton
The Weekly Word   7.31.11

Finally, this past week, the History Channel ran a series of programs focusing on aliens.  Unless I was asleep last year, and I do not recall getting much sleep at all during 2010, the programs aired were not the same rehashed material but this time they went to the heart of the issue and actually moved into the issue that God told us about back in 1996 when He first broke the news to this congregation about the presence of alien information in the scriptures.  Looking back, I can now really appreciate the degree of insult when Jesus' enemies called him "Beelzebub," (Mat.12:24) Lord of those who fly.  Seeing as how Satan is the "prince of the power of the air" (Eph. 2:2).) that title properly belongs to him and him alone.  The next time someone takes a verbal shot at your faith by way of name calling, remember what they called our Lord and…shake it off.

Do you remember the phrase, "rising up early?" that's exactly what the Holy Ghost did for us when He first informed us about the presence of aliens in the scriptures  Jesus spoke of Satan's Kingdom.  He said that a kingdom divided against itself could not stand. that is enough information to let us know that Satan's kingdom will fall because it is riveted with fractures, splinters and opposing agendas.  Since our initiation into the subject we have learned about the Greys, Reptilians, Insectoids, the human hybrids ad a fw other species making up the alien community and they all have their own agenda and for the most part, enemies of one another.  One thing is certain: Satan has had his hands full keeping his kingdom in line and from all appearances, his job will not get any easier in the days to come.  A common story plot involving a band of criminals, usually thieves, reflect on the fact that they never trust on another and a s a result they try to eliminate each other.  Well, before Satan moves on in his career as the leader of his kingdom, he will have to eliminate a lot of the factions in his own kingdom who would have no problem taking him out of the picture if the opportunity presented itself.

It is interesting to see how many movies have presented extra-terrestrials as benevolent creatures who mean humans no harm whatsoever.  Don't fall for the hype.  The movie, Independence Day, expressed their real desires as well as any.  The alien responded to
the president's question of "what do you want us to do?"  "Die, we want you to die!" was his answer. And, of course, we went to war and won.  Trust me, it will not be that easy in the real showdown.  Earthlings are no match for the alien civilization, (AKA, Satan's Kingdom.)  Our most recent career on this planet is only 6,000 years old.  That makes the human race mere infants by comparison to a kingdom that has been around for hundreds of millions or billions of years.  Satan does not want to assume command of Earth's current residents, they remind him too much of his nemesis, God.  No, like a lion taking over a new pride, he will attempt to eliminate the creation of God and replace them with his own products.  His attempt to hybridize the world back in Noah's day revealed his true intentions.  That story is found in the early chapters of Genesis and this morning, Lord willing, I will be visiting that territory as we take a look at those who must come down before we can go up.

Food For Thought....

  “And his Lord was wroth and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due him.” Mt.18:34

“The one who does not forgive becomes tormented.”                                                                   Stephen Benton

Only God Can....

Only GOD Can.

Only God can love the unlovable, seek out the unsearchable, resist the irresistible, call on the uncalled, give gifts to the un-gifted, prepare the unprepared, attain the unattainable(s), train the untrained, preserve the un-preserved and forgive the un-forgiveable... all at once. ~How Great is our God~
Mr. Marchelo

Food For Thought...

“Many Christians mistakenly believe that the Bible was written to teach people how to live and be a better person.  The reality is that the Bible was written as a blueprint to show us who God is and give an account of his track record in keeping his word so that we can have faith in Him based on the facts of His Word.”    
Stephen Benton

Are You Being Tracked?

  In the NEWS!       
         
                   10 ways ‘the police state’ tracks you
from Activist Post:
The war on terror is a worldwide endeavor that has spurred massive investment into the global surveillance industry, which now seems to be becoming a war on “liberty and privacy.” Given all of the new monitoring technology being implemented, the uproar over warrantless wiretaps now seems moot.
High-tech, first-world countries are being tracked, traced, and databased, literally around every corner. Governments, aided by private companies, are gathering a mountain of information on average citizens who so far seem willing to trade liberty for supposed security. Here are just some of the ways the matrix of data is being collected:
GPS — Global positioning chips are now appearing in everything from U.S. passports and cell phones to cars. More common uses include tracking employees, and for all forms of private investigation. Apple recently announced they are collecting the precise location of iPhone users via GPS for public viewing in addition to spying on users in other ways.

Internet — Internet browsers are recording your every move forming detailed cookies on your activities. The National Security Administration has been exposed as having cookies on their site that don’t expire until 2035. Major search engines know where you surfed last summer, and online purchases are databased, supposedly for advertising and customer service uses. IP addresses are collected and even made public. Controversial websites can be flagged internally by government sites, as well as re-routing all traffic to block sites the government wants to censor. It has now been fully admitted that social networks provide no privacy to users while technologies advance for real-time social network monitoring is already being used. The Cybersecurity Act attempts to legalize the collection and exploitation of your personal information. Apple’s iPhone also has browsing data recorded and stored. All of this despite the overwhelming opposition to cybersurveillance by citizens.

RFID — Forget your credit cards which are meticulously tracked, or the membership cards for things so insignificant as movie rentals which require your Social Security number. Everyone has Costco, CVS, grocery-chain cards, and a wallet or purse full of many more. RFID “proximity cards” take tracking to a new level in uses ranging from loyalty cards, student ID,  physical access, and computer network access. Latest developments include an RFID powder developed by Hitachi, for which the multitude of uses are endless — perhaps including tracking hard currency so we can’t even keep cash undetected. (Also see microchips below).
Traffic cameras — License plate recognition has been used to remotely automate duties of the traffic police in the United States, but have been proven to have dual use in England such as to mark activists under the Terrorism Act. Perhaps the most common use will be to raise money and shore up budget deficits via traffic violations, but uses may descend to such “Big Brother” tactics as monitors telling pedestrians not to litter as talking cameras already do in the UK.

Computer cameras and microphones — The fact that laptops — contributed by taxpayers — spied on public school children (at home) is outrageous. Years ago Google began officially to use computer “audio fingerprinting” for advertising uses. They have admitted to working with the NSA, the premier surveillance network in the world. Private communications companies already have been exposed routing communications to the NSA. Now, keyword tools — typed and spoken — link to the global security matrix.
Public sound surveillance — This technology has come a long way from only being able to detect gunshots in public areas, to now listening in to whispers for dangerous “keywords.” This technology has been launched in Europe to “monitor conversations” to detect “verbal aggression” in public places. Sound Intelligence is the manufacturer of technology to analyze speech, and their website touts how it can easily be integrated into other systems.

Biometrics — The most popular biometric authentication scheme employed for the last few years has been Iris Recognition. The main applications are entry control, ATMs and government programs. Recently, network companies and governments have utilized biometric authentication including fingerprint analysis, iris recognition, voice recognition, or combinations of these for use in national identification cards.

DNA — Blood from babies has been taken for all people under the age of 38. In England, DNA was sent to secret databases from routine heel prick tests. Several reports have revealed covert Pentagon databases of DNA for “terrorists” and now DNA from all American citizens is databased. Digital DNA is now being used as well to combat hackers.       

Microchips — Microsoft’s HealthVault and VeriMed partnership is to create RFID implantable microchips. Microchips for tracking our precious pets is becoming commonplace and serves to condition us to accept putting them in our children in the future. The FDA has already approved this technology for humans and is marketing it as a medical miracle, again for our safety.

Facial recognition — Anonymity in public is over. Admittedly used at President Obama’s campaign events, sporting events, and most recently at the G8/G20 protests in Canada. This technology is also harvesting data from Facebook images and surely will be tied into the street “traffic” cameras.

All of this is leading to Predictive Behavior Technology — It is not enough to have logged and charted where we have been; the surveillance state wants to know where we are going through psychological profiling. It’s been marketed for such uses as blocking hackers. Things seem to have advanced to a point where a truly scientific Orwellian world is at hand. It is estimated that computers know to a 93 percent accuracy where you will be, before you make your first move. Nanotech is slated to play a big role in going even further as scientists are using nanoparticles to directly influence behavior and decision making.

Many of us are asking: What would someone do with all of this information to keep us tracked, traced, and databased? It seems the designers have no regard for the right to privacy and desire to become the Controllers of us all.