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Issue No: 259 Published: 09 Oct 2006
BIRTHING OF THE EAGLE
The eagle is born! How do I know? I have seen him! In 3 churches. In the first, as a huge carving in front of the pulpit. In the second, a tent church, as a drawing pinned to the wall. And for the third time, etched into the glass top of the pulpit, in my hosts’, Colin and Val’s, church!What an huge encouragement for me! For on 2 August 1999 I commenced writing the book, “Eagles Fly High!†It took 1 year to complete. Two and a half years ago I came to minister in South Africa and heard similar teachings being spoken for the very first time! I met some who were moving in the revelation of the apostolic and was comforted to make both friends, sharing experiences, both good and bad, and to see that the Lord was revealing these same end time truths to people around the world.
This last trip was like viewing the laying of the eagle’s egg. There was the hope of new birth, but it hadn’t actually yet happened.
However, on this trip, in some of the churches I have been ministering in, the eagle has burst out of the egg and is truly starting to grow in peoples lives! Wow! Fantastic! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! I am so excited to meet and fellowship with like minds, both amongst ministers and, best of all, the people of the church!
What a difference in the congregations between those of the eagle and the dove revelations! One is a bit of ‘God in church’ while the other is ‘a church in God’! To find people hungry for and eagerly seeking the deeper truths of God has been a revelation in itself!
For many years ministers have been coming to South Africa to bring the Word and teach the people. But now are returning to learn from the locals!
Why is this? I don’t fully understand. But I can see that part of the reason is that the people here, as conditions in the country deteriorate in so many ways, have to dig in more to the Lord. The church isn’t under any more persecution here than elsewhere in the West, in fact probably less, but the country itself has huge medical (30+% with AIDS), economic, law and order and yes, still racial, (but in a different way), problems that truly seem insurmountable in the natural.
So many are seeking more of God for He is seen as the only answer. A lesson to us all!
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FROM THE WORD
THE MIGHTY LORD REIGNSPsalms of intimacy, encouragement, healing and comfort.
Psalms updated from the King James Version by David Tait.
PSALM 23
A Psalm of David.
The Lord is seen as the shepherd of his people.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the midst of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over. Surely, goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
PSALM 8
A Psalm of David.
Celebrating the Lord's glory in creation while, at the same time, prophesying the coming of Jesus.
O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens! Out of the mouth of children and infants, you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained: what is man, that you remember him? And the son of man, that you care for him? For you made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honour. You made him to have dominion over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet. All sheep and oxen, yes, even the animals of the field, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea, and all that swims through the seas. O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth!
PSALM 9 (1-10)
A Psalm of David.
A prayer of thanksgiving, given for the righteous judgements of the Lord.
I will praise you, O LORD, with my whole heart! I will tell of all your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O most High. When my enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at your presence. For you have upheld my right, and my cause. You sat on the throne judging righteously. You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked. You have removed their name for ever and ever. Endless ruin has overtaken the enemy. You have destroyed cities; their memory has perished with them. But the LORD shall endure forever! He has prepared his throne for judgment. He shall judge the world in righteousness. He shall govern the people with justice. The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And those who know your name will trust in you: for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those that seek you.
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HEAVENLY TRUTHS GOD HAS SHOWN ME739. - 809. God has shown me that...
... to go down is to go up.
... He can do it better than me.
... to strive is to ensure failure.
... to rest in Him brings success.
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CRANWELL'S CARTOON
15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.†(Mark 16:15-18)
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TUESDAY TEACHINGS
A REVELATION OF....... THE SEVEN REVELATIONS OF 'THE LAMB' Part 8LAMB OF INHERITANCE
Of the Kingdom
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LAUGHING AT OURSELVES
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538.PALM SUNDAY
It was Palm Sunday and, because of a sore throat, 5-year-old Johnny stayed home from church with a sitter. When the family returned home, they were carrying several palm branches. The boy asked what they were for.
People held them over Jesus' head as he walked by."
"Wouldn't you know it," the boy fumed. "The one Sunday I don't go, He shows up!"
537. BACKWARDS
One Sunday after the morning service the vicar asked his verger, "Should I put more fire into my sermons?" The verger replied, "In my opinion, vicar, you should put more sermons into your fire."
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AN AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
After getting off the plane in Johannesburg, South Africa and catching up with some friends, Peter and Melodie in Pretoria, I caught the bus down to Durban, where I was to minister in a small city, 1 hour to the north, called Stanger.After hopping off the bus, and seeing the people, I thought I must have been supernaturally supported across the sea to India! For, in this area of the country, the population is overwhelmingly Indian, the descendants of Indians who came from India in the 19th century to work as labourers on the sugar cane plantations for which the area is famous. Today they own many of the farms!
This area is truly ‘Little India’, with the largest concentration of Indians outside India. Going into many of their churches, you could well be in India, with a small Western influence.
India’s most famous son, Mahatma Ghandi, was born and bred in South Africa! He went to a white church in the days of apartheid and was told, none too kindly, to leave, He once commented that he would have become a Christian, had it not been for Christians! What an indictment! What an opportunity lost!
The effect of inborn culture is readily seen, even though Indians have lived in South Africa for 150 years. The way they worship, in particular, reminds you of India. This has been a real lesson to me about the huge influence of culture in our worship. Much as we may think we are worshipping the way God desires, the reality is, we do it ‘our way’!
An interesting and enlightening African experience!
FACTS FOR FUN
LAST WEEKS QUESTION: Does your skin shrink in water?ANSWER: If you spend time in water, you'll notice that the skin on your hands and feet appears to shrivel. But that's not because the skin is shrinking, rather that the skin is expanding from the absorption of water. The skin on our hands and feet is thicker, so when these areas of thicker skin become saturated, they expand. Because of their denseness, wrinkles appear and the skin becomes whiter with the increased water content. The thinner skin elsewhere in our body has more room to absorb water, so wrinkles take longer to appear. Surprisingly, skin does not wrinkle from seawater, seawater being so similar to the fluids in our body. (If we dry out can we get rid of ageing lines too?)
THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: What literary sisters used male names when they published their novels?
Answer Next Week.
SOME FUN FACTS448. RUN AND DIVORCE?
A study of New York marathoners a few years ago found that their divorce rate – male and female – was twice the national average. Persons engaging in solitary endurance sports are the ones most likely to be compulsive exercisers – for example, joggers, long-distance swimmers, weight-lifters, and cross-country skiers. Occasionally, devotees of these activities set unrealistic, ambitious goals, then drive themselves mercilessly to reach them. (But it’s not another excuse to be a couch potato though!)
449. FRUITY
Scientists with the Oxford University's Imperial Cancer Research Fund found that people who eat fresh fruit daily had 24 percent fewer heart attacks and 32 percent fewer strokes. (An apple a day does indeed keep the doctor away.)
450. NO FUN LEFT
In Kentucky, it is against the law to throw eggs at a public speaker. (Must make a good job of getting egg on their own faces!)
A WORD PUZZLE FOR YOU
Make another word from this word using all the letters.
RATCHETS
Answer at the end of A David Musing
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BIBLE QUESTION - THE PARABLES
In the Parable of the Wheat and Weeds, in Matthew 13:24-30, Jesus tells a story of a farmer who planted a wheat field. In the night, an enemy came and planted weeds to try to take over the field and spoil the crop. The farmer's servants wanted to pull the weeds, but the farmer said, "No, ... let them grow together until the harvest."Who did the enemy represent?
a. The devil
b. The Pharisees
c. The Romans
d. Those people with evil in their hearts.
Answer at the end of A DAVID MUSING.
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IF ONLY I'D THOUGHT OF IT!
"""OTHER'S SAYINGS TO ENLIGHTEN, AMUSE, OR BEMUSE"""!!!!!!! It is better to keep your mouth shut and look like a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
!!!!!! If you ever quit being a kid at heart, you'll get old.
!!!!! I Love You because . . . you only sneak neat stuff into the grocery cart.
!!!! It is always helpful to learn from your mistakes because then your mistakes seem
worthwhile.
!!! "People and things" do not upset us. Rather we upset ourselves by believing that
they can up upset us.
!! Many go to their grave with their music still inside of them.
! Firmness is that admirable quality in ourselves that is merely stubbornness in others.
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TILL DEATH DO US PART
97. THE NEW EARSA man lost both ears in an accident. No plastic surgeon could offer him a solution.
He hears of a very good one in England, and goes to see him. The surgeon examines him, thought a while, and says, "yes, I can help you."
After the operation, bandages off, stitches out, he goes to his hotel. The morning after, in a rage, he calls his surgeon, and yells, "You swine, you gave me a woman's ears!"
"Well, an ear is an ear. It makes no difference whether it is a man's or a woman's." "Are you having problems hearing with your new ears?" asks the Doc.
"No, Doc... I can hear just fine... but I don't understand a thing!"
98. OUCH!
Nina came home rather late. "Oh, Sweetheart," she called out to her husband, "your car's on Main Street." What's it doing on Main Street?" He replied. "Why didn't you bring it home?"
"Couldn't" Nina said. "It's too dark out there to find all the parts."
99. LOGIC
After a particularly rough argument, the wife says to her husband, "I'll tell you what. I'll admit I'm right, if you'll admit you're wrong."
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ANOTHER AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
Of all the countries in the world, South Africa probably has the greatest diversity of different cultures and races. From black to white, from coloureds to Indians, there are radical racial and cultural divides.Honestly speaking, and sadly, since my last visit, the country seems to have gone backwards both economically and particularly, in law and order.
Colin, my host, and I were walking down the main street of Stanger this morning when 2 shots rang out down an alleyway. The people around simply carried on with what they were doing and we walked quickly away. It simply summed up the social situation today.
On the other hand, spiritually, in the area of apostolic revelation, South Africa is leading the world. Americans, and others used to come to teach the locals, but are now coming back to learn from them!
Reality continues to be that Christianity thrives under difficult conditions, where people are forced to be dependent upon God. Truly a sobering thought in our comfortable Western world.
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS IN BIBLICAL LANDS
WINEWine was the commonest alcoholic drink, being mentioned throughout the Bible. Examples of vineyards and the wine making process are common in Jesus' teachings, as they were familiar to the people.
Adapted from: '1001 Surprising Things You Should Know About The Bible' MacGregor & Prys
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PSALM 32A Psalm of David.
David, celebrating the joy of God's forgiveness.
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CENTRAL AMERICA: MEXICO: GROWING PROTESTANT CHURCH
In the United States, an influx of Mexicans is transforming Roman Catholic churches. But in Mexico, it's Protestants who are on the rise, led by evangelical churches like the Universal Kingdom of God Church, which runs the Sanctuary of Faith. Protestants accounted for 8% of Mexico's believers in the 2000 census, up from 2.3% in 1970. Their numbers are growing 3.7% each year, twice as fast as the Catholic population, according to the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Information Processing.Protestant churches are especially strong in rural, Indian areas of southern Mexico. And it's not just U.S. missionaries bringing the faith. Many of the new evangelical churches have their roots in Central or South America. [ARIZONA REPUBLIC 06](Via World Missions Global News)
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WAXING LYRICAL
A FRIEND IS THEREOne of the first poems I ever wrote. Written in a time of trouble - as most of the best
poetry is.
A friend is there to lend an ear,
To listen while you shed a tear,
To understand while others scorn,
To give you comfort as you mourn.
Yes, a friend is there.
A friend is there about you to care,
The one with whom you can always share,
Is there to help you carry your load,
As you walk along life’s wearying road.
Yes, a friend is there.
A friend is there when your burden is great,
You’re crying out inside, ruing your fate,
Desperately wanting to tear out your hair,
Because life, it seems, is just not fair.
Yes, a friend is there.
A friend is there to help you through,
To be with you when you’re feeling blue,
To support you as you come to terms,
With that stinking, rotten, can of worms.
Yes, a friend is there.
A friend is there to gear you vent your spleen
As you look back, wondering what might have been,
Had you done this or had you done that,
You wouldn’t be in the place you are at.
Yes, a friend is there.
A friend is there to help heal the sores,
To turn you away from settling old scores,
To look at life in a different light,
Helping you separate day from night.
Yes, a friend is there.
A friend is there both on heaven and in earth,
Waiting, yearning, to help with the rebirth,
One who is precious both above and down here,
The one in whom you can confide, without fear.
Yes, a friend is there.
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A DAVID MUSING
South Africans love their ‘brie’ or BBQ. Last time I came here I enjoyed fish spiced and cooked over coals which was truly delicious. But, the ‘king of the BBQ’ is always a thick steak! And every country prides themselves that they have the best steaks! Well Peter, you did a really good job with that superb T-bone! Thank you so much!Now it is up to the British and Americans to beat the experience!
While I look forward to this in a couple of month’s time, this week I will move to the heart of Africa in Nigeria, where I will undoubtedly experience an intensity of worship not found anywhere else in the world.
Bring it on! Far better food than steak, any day!
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MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOU BLESS GOD.
His servant and yours
David Tait
Today's 'Word Puzzle' Answer: CHATTERS
TODAY'S 'DO YOU KNOW?' ANSWER: a. The devil. Matthew 13:39. like the farmer who sowed good seed, Jesus has brought God's kingdom into the world. However, it will not be totally fulfilled in this age. Like wheat growing among weeds, God's kingdom will exist and grow amidst the forces of evil that are so prevalent in our world. Jesus seems to be warning us that Satan will continue to do his work among us and will try to fool us into thinking his evil "weeds" are really good "wheat."
Jesus also warns, in verses 28-30, that we may be fooled about what is truly good (the wheat) and truly evil (the weeds). Therefore, we must be not be overzealous in trying to root out all we presume to be evil; we are likely to end up doing more harm than good. While we can and should make the world a better place, we cannot expect to rid the world of all evil; only God can do that and only in His good time.
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