Sacred Signatures

Bits and Bobs from Newark Beach

The pockets of my black windbreaker are almost always full.  There is something about the 'bits and bobs' at the beach that I find irresistible.  Shards of sand-worn sea glass add a splash of color, but it is the myriad of perfectly patterned seashells that draws me back, again and again.  The evidence of Design is everywhere at the beach. Even on the stormiest days, wind-whipped sand bears the rippled signature of the Master Creator. 

Cloudless nights reveal distant galaxies, ceaselessly declaring His glory.  The Father of Lights continually cries out to us through Creation. calling us back to Himself, Our Source.  He has set eternity in our hearts, the signature of His image.  He created us for Himself, and longs for each of us to find our Home in Him.  I think of Dickens' character, the Ghost of Christmas Present, beckoning Ebenezer Scrooge:  "Come in!  And know me better, man!"  


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There is only one Way 'home'.  Jesus paid the price of admission by taking on Himself the punishment for our sins...by dying the death I deserved and rising again, once and for all.  What is my part?  To trust Him...always to trust, and to follow.   The journey is sweet, but rarely easy.  I can attest to this, as I sit at my desk on an island in the North Sea.  We have called this 'home' since last November.  Never in my wildest imagination could I have foreseen His plans for us.

Mercifully, God has given us the Bible, a Manual and a Map of sorts...a framework for following.  He reveals Himself, shares His Story with us, and outlines His Design for our destiny. Through the Prophets He has left guideposts, something like markers on a mountain trail.  From time to time as we study, the Spirit whispers: 
                                                              
                                                               "YOU ARE HERE:" 

Lately I have been seeing more and more of these signposts in Scripture.  It is high time to awake from slumber, to dismiss distractions!  Jesus has told us ahead of time, urging us to be found faithful.  He warns us not to be like the 'foolish virgins', who were unprepared for the arrival of the Bridegroom...It is His desire that NONE should be lost!


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Many of you are aware of the frenzy of speculation that has seized the Christian community regarding events later this month.  These include the Blood Moon (coinciding with the Jewish Fall Feasts and the year of Shemitah), the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York City (with the goal of implementing and expanding Agenda 21), the Pope's historically unprecedented address to the Congress of the United States and the U.N. General Assembly (which will include his assessment that the Declaration of Independence is outmoded), the destabilization of the world economy...it goes on and on.

Is it possible that we are witnessing the fulfillment of prophecies written thousands of years ago?  Fulfilled prophecy is the signature of His Wisdom and Sovereignty!  In the coming days I will be sharing observations from my studies in the Prophets.  For the most part I will leave you to draw your own conclusions, but I am interested in YOUR perspective and  invite you to comment!

First up?  Daniel.

                                                         Soli Deo Gloria!