Encouragement

We wanted to share this moving testimony from an 8th-grade student that Ziad Kazan from TMM is teaching in Lebanon. He wrote about salvation and the power of the Lord! (A local school invited Ziad to teach a Bible class. This was sent to him via email)

Hello Mr Ziad,

i hope ur doing well and that god is pouring his grace and peace over u and ur family i’ve been praying and thinking a lot lately especially after our lessons and i wanted to write u something from deep inside my heart it’s about salvation and how ur class helped me understand it in a way that changed me forever;

salvation is everything without it we are nothing we were born with original sin and separated from god but god is so merciful so full of love that he couldn’t leave us like that he sent his only begotten son Jesus to save us to suffer and die on the holy cross for our sins to rise again on the third day and open the gates of heaven for us that’s not just a story it’s the most real truth and the most beautiful gift we could ever receive

we didn’t deserve it but he gave it anyway out of pure love and mercy not because we were good but because he is good we are saved by grace a gift that we could never earn on our own it’s only through god’s mercy through Jesus christ that we have the hope of eternal life

but salvation doesn’t end with baptism it’s a journey we have to live every day saying yes to god every morning picking up our cross like Jesus said and following him no matter how hard it gets that’s why we need the sacraments they are our lifeline they give us strength and grace to keep going

in confession we receive God’s forgiveness like the prodigal son being welcomed back with love no matter how many times we fall and in the eucharist we receive the real body and blood of jesus it’s not just a symbol it’s him it’s heaven touching earth and when i receive it i feel like i’m being held by god himself.

salvation is not just about going to church or saying prayers it’s about living in god’s presence all the time being pure of heart forgiving others staying away from sin loving god above all things and always remembering that heaven is our true home

Mr Ziad i just want to tell u thank u with all my heart ur class helped me fall more in love with god u didn’t just teach Bible u showed us how to live it we’re still young and god has a purpose for each of us i really feel like God used u to talk to me and wake me up spiritually i’ll never forget that

thank u for planting the seed of God’s truth in my heart please pray for me that i keep growing in faith and stay close to Jesus forever

god bless u always and may he reward u in heaven for every soul u helped lead to him

with prayers and love,

Matthew 9

The biblical Greek word for “welcome” is most often translated as δεχομαι (dechomai), which means “to receive,” “to accept,” or “to welcome”. It can also be translated as “to receive favorably,” “give ear to,” “embrace,” or “approve”. Another relevant word is aspazomai (ἀσπάζομαι), which can mean “to greet,” “bid welcome,” or “receive joyfully”. Additionally, proslambano (προσλαμβάνω) can be used to mean “to welcome” or “to take in addition”. 

In Scripture, it is also used to describe Jesus taking a child into his arms, an embrace, or the act of listening carefully to what someone is saying.

“Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” -Matthew 18:4-5 NIV

On this Father’s Day, these words of Jesus have touched my heart. We know that mothers are nurturing and caring, but our perception of fathers in our nation is lacking in so many ways.

The word “welcome” leaped off the page, and Jesus says not to welcome or receive a child is not to receive me.

Our nation has become one of the most unwelcome places for a child. Over 60 million babies aborted, families divided by divorce, fathers abandoning their children, child pornography, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and child sex trafficking. We see everyday children’s lives cut short in drive-by shootings. Not to mention the godless indoctrination of Woke.

Here, Jesus speaks concerning children’s value and how they should feel in our lives—WELCOMED! Jesus told His disciples that He came to show us the Father. The welcome mat of the Godhead, lead by the Father, is: whosoever will may come, freely come.

Jesus also says with great promise, “He that cometh to me I will in no way cast out.”

I believe we have missed this truth concerning children and how the kingdom of God is increased. Suffer the little children to come unto Me. You are Welcome, welcome, welcome!

This morning, as a father, is the spirit of welcoming seen in me? There is so much truth here, such as the Father waiting for the prodigal to return. The Father waits on us, ready to welcome His children no matter what condition they find themselves in.

My prayer this morning is that the children of our nation will be welcomed by their fathers, accepted and valued once again. Men of this nation, fathers, repent. That once again the welcome mat of the kingdom will be rolled out and, receiving these little ones in His name, we will welcome Him. Jesus.

-KC

This morning’s song is a wonderful victory song of Moses. I am so blessed that the Holy Ghost awakens me with song. So many choruses, hymns, and spiritual songs mark our journey along our path. David says several times in Psalms, “I will sing to the Lord.” One verse says it clearly,

Psalms 104:33 – I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

Song should be a daily part of our relationship with the Lord. He does not say listen to a song, but sing to the Lord as long as you live or hath breath. I believe when David said He encouraged himself, he did it with song.

This morning I sang this chorus, rejoicing in the wonderful victory and victories we have in Jesus. The devil hates us, as believers, reminding him of Jesus’s victory over Him. He has no authority, power, or place in our lives, He has been defeated. We know this according to the word of God,

Thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of Him everywhere. -2 Corinthians 2:14  

For me, do I smell of His victory in my life? This aroma accompanies us as believers everywhere. It is the fragrance that removes the stench and stink of the world and the devil.  The aroma of the victory of Jesus is VICTORY!

Recently, the Triple Crown Horse racing finished. It is interesting the victory circle celebration drapes, blankets, and flowers over the horse while the Jockey remains mounted. Kentucky Derby red rose, Preakness Stakes black-eyed susan, and Belmont Stakes white carnation. I am sure the aroma and fragrance fills the air for all those celebrating.

The Song of Moses is one great and glorious victory song. I Will Sing Unto the Lord, as David exhorts us to do so.

Hallelujah to our VICTORIOUS KING!!!

-KC

I am celebrating with joy being home for a week now. His strength continues to work in me—He is our joy. My celebratory anthem with and in the Holy Ghost is a declaration I have sung since I was seven: Victory in Jesus.

Hallelujah, He has won the victory!!!

Sing it out today, declare His victory over death, hell, and the grave, and Satan and his kingdom of darkness!

-KC

Celebrating our courageous fallen heroes who have laid down their lives for freedom and liberty.

The Captain of the hosts commanded Joshua to be of good courage. The best way for us as citizens is to demonstrate in our daily lives our own good courage.

Jesus said fear not and be of good courage.

Honoring courage and our fallen who showed us the way.

Be thou courageous says the Lord.

Hallelujahs!!!!

-KC

Today, could people say of you and me, “They are followers of Jesus.”? Yes, believers, but carried out in following Jesus?

When my mother was being promoted to heaven, she would sing and confess, “He leadeth me.” Over and over, “He Leadeth Me.”

These last 8 weeks, I know that I know, “He Leadeth Me,” and I have been following Jesus, by the power of the Holy Ghost.

When we follow we cannot take any credit or glory in what is done in us and for Him. So He is glorified; all glory is His.

As I come through this leading, there is no doubt that without the Holy Ghost’s power, strength, and help to follow Him all would have been loss.

Thank you Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. To You be all honor and glory forever and ever. After all, it says that Jesus is the Way—we must follow Jesus!

-KC

Qatar and the rest of the Arabs can use their riches to try to make all things right. With Iran, Qatar supported Hamas from the beginning, having played a major part in the hostage negotiations. The blessed one of God using the blessing of God and His promise to Hagar, the bondwoman, for her son Ishmael. 

Islam cannot deny their Father Abraham, yet cannot accept Issac as the promised one. This is at the heart of Islam’s ideology to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. This is the only way to legitimize their doctrine. The illegitimacy of Sarah and Abraham’s failure to believe God has continued this age-old conflict. The spirit of rejection is rooted in Islam and its road map is the Quran and Sharia law. 

As Trump goes into the Middle East, he alone has been prepared by God because riches do not tempt him. I am not saying he is totally exempt, but things, wealth he has. 

Hagar’s blessing was that her descendants would wander in the desert but become the richest nations in the world — black gold. 

I have been going into the Middle East since 1994. During this time the leaders of Islam saw they could no longer have an isolationist mentality. They saw they had to unify their religious and political platform. The Imams foresaw that Christianity would be spread among them. Thus they vilified the West, USA, with Israel and named us the great Satan. They intensified Jihad which will never make peace. 

Their abundance of oil and new inclusion in the world, especially with sports, has brought a renaissance of modernization. 

Make no mistake, the spirit that is the Prince of Persia is named by God Himself. In Genesis 16:12, God foretells that Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar, will be like a “wild donkey of a man.” The phrase “wild donkey” (Hebrew: pere adam) is a metaphor used in the Bible to depict someone who is untamed, independent, and potentially disruptive. Donkeys are often associated with freedom and a rejection of constraints. 

This prophecy signifies that Ishmael will be free and wild, unable to be subdued by any authority. His descendants would be known for a life of conflict and struggle, often in opposition to others. This prophecy is also linked to the idea of freedom and resisting subjugation. Their only hope, as well as all of us born into sin, is Jesus the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. 

The call out to everyone is, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. (Matthew 11:28-29)

JESUS!!!!

-KC

Omnipotent means having unlimited power, while omniscient means having unlimited knowledge. Here, we see our God as awesome, with all power. Nothing is out of His control, yet He knows me intimately, and He knows me in every way. Such power and yet such intimate knowledge of our every move, our every thought, and every way. David says simply that He knows it all. He knows us all.

He has made Himself available and calls us to know Him. His great power is manifested in His creation; we can see His wisdom in countless aspects of His great work. The heavens declaring His glory, the oceans displaying His power, the mountains His strength: all wisdom and might come together in Him. All of these demonstrate His greatness.

The one thing they cannot do is make Him available to us. His word governs nature, but He has given us His Word and His name—He is available to us. He knows us and desires to be known by us. All omnipotent and all omniscient. His beckoning us to, “Come unto Me and I will in no way cast you out.”

Keep on coming, keep on seeking, keep on being hungry and thirsting for His righteousness and Him alone. To know God and make Him known to others to glorify Him.

Thank You, Jesus, for Your name and Your word. Hallelujah to the Lamb!

This morning all over the media much is being touted concerning the incredible women in the world. So many women I myself have encountered through my travels over the years, to five continents. So many believing women of faith have enriched my life and encouraged me. God, when He created woman saved the best for last. She is the coupe de gras of creation. God had seen it was not good to be alone, so He created the woman and brought His goodness to man. 

Years ago, I was convicted about giving only messages concerning women on Mother’s Day and Mary on Christmas. There are so many woman of faith in the Bible that are testimonies to our God—Godly women. In fact, this week will be Purim, in which Esther saved the Jews from genocide. Women full of faith, courage, and great love for God. Such as the woman who broke the vile of perfume and poured it on Jesus. 

“Truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the entire world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.” – Mark‬ ‭14‬:‭9‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

This woman will be unforgettable. This one-time act of worship and love for Jesus has been preached in my hearing many times in many places as Jesus said it would be.

As I listened, many media outlets declared the greatness of woman from motherhood to every aspect of life. Not one mentioned the value of wives; mothers, yes, but wives, no. The world’s view, since feminism has been championed, has devalued the woman as a wife in the world. 

Of course, for various reasons in her struggles. Yet the word of God holds her in high esteem.

“He who finds a wife finds a good thing And obtains favor from the Lord.” – Proverbs‬ ‭18‬:‭22‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

So when God saw creation was incomplete, and created Eve, for man, Solomon writes, concerning woman’s  first introduction, she is good and brings favor into our lives. 

Today I honor and appreciate all woman everywhere, especially those of the Father’s house, and cannot go without acknowledging my wife Betsy and three daughters Olivia, Hannah, and Norah. I love you sooooo much. Thank you Jesus!

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But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you. You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear; for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either. See then the kindness and severity of God: to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness; for otherwise you too will be cut off.” – Romans‬ ‭11‬:‭17‬-‭22‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

The phrase “grafted into Israel” is an analogy from the Bible that refers to the inclusion of Gentiles into the spiritual blessings of Israel. It’s based on the agricultural practice of grafting, where a branch from one tree is inserted into another. As Paul writes, the grafted-in branch has become a rich partaker of the root. 

For me, as part of the grafted-in wild olive branch, the revelation of this truth became so real to my spirit beginning October 7,  2023, when I was ministering in Lebanon. The Holy Ghost spoke to my heart: 

“No longer just stand with Israel, but identify with the inclusion, as a believer.” 

I am now part of the same spiritual family as Jews and share in the promises of God. Yes, it is absolutely based on my faith in Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, who happens to be a Jew who sits on the throne of God.

Since the ceasefire and hostage exchange, I have been getting up around 4 am to watch i24 news while watching and praying. During this time, I have been meditating on the verses above. Recently, as I prayed in the spirit—because I have run out of words in my own understanding—the Holy Ghost impressed upon me this word: 

“It is not enough for me to stand with Israel, but to know I was grafted in, to identify as a wild olive, and partake of the rich root.” 

I have never felt so grafted in.

It’s been over 500 days since Hamas began this horrific war. So many people have been lost due to the terrorists’ barbaric slaughter of Jewish civilians. Oded Lifshitz, Shiri Bibas, Ariel Bibas, and Kfir Bibas are four of those innocent lives now murdered and gone. The arrogant and celebratory transference ceremony that their family, their nation, and the world had to witness, just to receive back their remains, shows you everything you need to know about who these people are. They are controlled by a demonic spirit, a culture of hate, torment, and death. They revel and glorify in the death of Jews and anyone who supports them. They indoctrinate (train) their children, also. They brought whole families to watch the transfer of the Biba’s children’s bodies, Ariel and Kfir. They celebrate all death and long for their own. Especially if it means they’re able to take other people with them. It is a total disregard for life, satanic to the core. 

In Proverbs 30:15 and Habakkuk 2:5, Sheol is described as being insatiable, always hungry, and never satisfied. This is because Sheol is the state of death and death is humanity’s final enemy. It cannot be satisfied.

In the book of Revelation, the angel of the bottomless pit is Abandon, whose name means “destruction” in Hebrew. In Greek, his name is Apollyon, which means “destroyer.” The pit is cracking open in the Middle East. 

Maranatha!

-Keith Curlee

Peace, Peace becoming an idol. Man is incapable of bringing peace without the Prince of peace.

This is such a critical time in the last days. The illusion, the utopian peace, man’s idea, world peace, will never be. The danger that is before us is the wariness and weariness of war and conflict in the world— it is taking its toll. The war in Ukraine and the Iranian assault by its proxies on Israel and Lebanon is dragging on. The nations of the world have not the will to take on wickedness and evil. Instead, they are fulfilling scripture:

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Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! – Isaiah‬ ‭5‬:‭20‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

This cry for peace comes from those who talk peace but have war in their hearts and it is prophetic in its end. The spirit of prophecy is the spirit of Jesus.

This is what Jesus, Paul, James, Peter, and John all warned concerning the last days. “Let no man deceive you.” It is interesting that in Matthew 24 Jesus did not speak of the deceiver, the devil, “but let no man deceive you.”

The continual conflict between Israel and Muslims advocating Sharia Law and world domination cannot be resolved. The sword of Allah has no sheath. First priority, the destruction of Israel and taking its land, then believers in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son. There is no peace with such evil and violence. The spirit of antisemitism is rolling out the red carpet and will usher in “The Anti-Christ.”

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But evil people and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. – 2 Timothy‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

Paul is warning Timothy, the younger generation, that it will go from bad to worse. After ministering and laboring in the Middle East since 1994, this is absolutely true.

Unless this spirit is met head on with resolve and strength, it is like leaven. Just a little spoils the whole loaf. There has not been one agreement, ceasefire, or boundary set that is not violated. Biden told them “Don’t,” and Iran did, firing an unprecedented barrage of 200 missiles directly into Israel on October 1, 2024. Hamas has launched 8500 missiles from the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah 10,000 from Southern Lebanon into the North. What country or nation of the world could endure such an onslaught? The UN would have called an emergency security council meeting and condemned it and would have put together a coalition to deal with it. Instead, we have the World Court accusing Israel of genocide and Netanyahu of war crimes. While Hamas and Hezbollah armed themselves, by Iran, for years, building a network of weaponized tunnels.

Israel, as well as Lebanon, have given way to both the Palestinian Authority and Hezbollah and their people. Yet these negotiations continue for kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered civilians, in which two innocent children were strangled, not condemned by the nations of the world, and not giving them an ultimatum, backing it up with action. Why is there not a Coalition of forces joining Israel and routing out this infestation of evil terrorists? It would be done quickly, they would surrender in no time and not be emboldened. Iran would stand down in a month and the network of weapons and tunnels would be irradiated.

The diplomats, no matter how good their intentions, could prepare for a real peace agreement, although it would only be for a time. Israel could have security and a season of peace. The gospel could go forth and a great end-time harvest would be gathered.

Since 1994: Gaza under the Palestinian Authority

In May 1994, following the Palestinian-Israeli agreements known as the Oslo Accords, a phased transfer of governmental authority to the Palestinians took place. Much of the Strip came under Palestinian control, except for the settlement blocs and military areas. How have they been relayed? Another failed cry for peace, only for sudden destruction to follow.

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And those who repay evil for good, They become my enemies, because I follow what is good. – Psalm‬ ‭38‬:‭20‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

And those who repay evil for good, They become my enemies, because I follow what is good. – Psalm 38:20 NASB2020

Goodness is under attack and of course, the obvious conflict is, “God is Good!” Evil will always repays good with total disregard. No matter how hard you try or appeal, it cannot overcome the love of evil it is consuming, full of deceit and lies. It is the spirit of anti-Christ, lawlessness.

The love of many is growing colder and colder, as Jesus prophesied.

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You love evil more than good, Lies more than speaking what is right. Selah You love all words that devour, You deceitful tongue. – ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭52‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

There is a time for peace and a time for war.

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Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! – Isaiah‬ ‭5‬:‭20‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

Woe is a judgment that is coming if what is being done is evil. It is inescapable. “Woe unto you” means “great misfortune or misery is coming to you,” essentially serving as a strong warning or condemnation, often used in a biblical context to express a severe judgment upon someone or a group of people for their actions.

This is the spirit of the antichrist that is gaining momentum in the world. The spirit of antichrist is in every generation and is manifested in many people, places, and things. It will finally be revealed in one man of lawlessness and one world system.

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Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour – 1 John 2:18

The message of the anti-Christ is false peace. Paul describes his coming on the scene in his letter to Thessalonians as follows:

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No one is to deceive you in any way! For it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. – 2 Thessalonians‬ ‭2‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

As the spirit of antichrist, which has been moving in the world since Jesus ascended to the throne of His Father and sat down at His right hand until He makes His enemies His footstool, have been manifesting themselves in every generation, as the gospel has been going around the world, and now has come full circle. This I believe I can say—the more we are deceived, or are not sobered, or on alert, or sleeping, and dull of hearing, we are vulnerable to already have taken the spirit of the mark of the beast, long before the actual manifestation. It will seem very natural and beneficial to do so.

It may seem farfetched, but who would have believed we would be confused by gender identification? Because of the proliferation of prophets and prophesies, we are in danger of discounting prophetically what is happening in the world. Paul tells us, “Do not quench the Spirit, do not utterly reject prophecies, but examine everything, and hold firmly to that which is good.” To discount prophecy is to quench the Holy Ghost. He that has an ear to hear, let him hear what the Holy Ghost is saying to the people of God, Jesus’ Bride. Blessings.

-Keith Curlee

Foundations, the beginning, the First Thing.

The uproar in our nation over the long overdue call for accountability of our government spending is indefensible. How many election promises by all candidates and all platforms have called for the end of wasteful spending and corruption? No one in Washington can cast the first stone. It is being shouted from the housetops. The light has come and the exposing of all representative parts of government and its bureaucracy must be transparent. As of February 7, 2025, the national debt of the United States is $36.22 trillion. This is the total amount of money the federal government owes, including debt held by the public and debt held by federal trust funds.

$36.22 trillion….and mounting interest.

This defies all financial reason or budget principles that anyone lives by. What economist or anyone who lives by their earnings can continue to exist without going bankrupt? The US government has violated, in a sense, counterfeiting laws. Printing money based on the tax-paying citizens and the working class tax revenues. Counterfeiting is against the law. How can our government make good on any loans? They have robbed one budget fund for another. The latest example is the FEMA funds for illegal immigrants. The American taxpayer has been reduced to a voter and a cash cow. We have become their honeyhole.

Let’s take the tax rate from 2013 – 2017. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 increased the highest income tax rate to 39.6 percent. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act added 3.8 percent to this making the maximum federal income tax rate 43.4 percent.

From 2018-2024 the highest income tax rate was lowered to 37 percent for tax years beginning in 2018. The additional 3.8 percent is still applicable, making the maximum federal income tax rate 40.8 percent. To think that anyone, or body, or entity could think that overseeing such a trillion dollars is the height of arrogance. To think that the USA is not on the verge of financial collapse is total denial.

In 2023 there were 418,724 bankruptcy filings in the United States, a 16.2% increase from 2022. It is time the cash cow, the golden calf, of Washington DC, is melted down. The god of mammon will never be satisfied and if we, as a people, do not repent from our neglect of holding all of our elected officials to their vow to the constitution and to God, we will fall. You cannot take an oath, a vow to God, and not uphold it.

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”

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Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. As a dream comes when there are many cares, so the speech of a fool when there are many words. When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it. – Ecclesiastes 5:2

The continued delay of our government to keep its promise to God and the people they represent warrants the solemn warning of this truth. If we, as a people, do not see the enemy of our national debt and do not put this nation first, the final consequences are inevitable. Perry’s words after a naval battle:

“We have met the enemy, and they are ours.”

The updated version was first used in the comic strip “Pogo,” by Walt Kelly in the 1960s and referred to the turmoil caused by the Vietnam War. Which will it be: the defeat of our enemy or the defeat of us?

My Lord and my God save us from this corrupt and wicked generation.

Respectfully submitted. This came to me after I heard an interview with Senator Tubberville this morning!

As was spoken years ago, the Authorship of God. In the beginning God!

Hallelujah!

-Keith Curlee

Jesus releases us to the Holy Ghost. He has more to say:

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“I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them at the present time. But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take from Mine and will disclose it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine; this is why I said that He takes from Mine and will disclose it to you.” – John 16:12-15 NASB2020

As Jesus walked on the earth, He realized how vulnerable and helpless man is in his daily life. Often, He is taken aback by the disciples’ inability to see and hear the words of life from day to day.

“Have I not been with you this long, and you do not know what I am saying.”

So vulnerable to doubt and unbelief and, no matter how many times He told them about His death and that He had to leave, they were not able to comprehend. Just as the men of old, when the Holy Ghost came on them they ascended and did great exploits, but when the Holy Ghost lifted, they returned to their own ways.

In the book of Judges, Sampson is an example of the ups and downs of Israel. So often such victory was short-lived, and then came defeat.

Circumstances changed but not their ways.

Jesus, in His last days with them, spends time introducing them to the Holy Ghost, the third person of the Godhead. When He, the Holy Ghost, comes, the spirit of truth, He will lead you into all truth. Our lives are the laboratory where the Holy Ghost’s primary purpose is to lead us into, not about the truth, but a continual revelation of all truth: Jesus.

There was so much that Jesus had to say, but they were maxed out and could not bear any more. Without the Holy Ghost, everything was going to end with them. Oh, they would have lots to remember, and while He was with them their hearts burned within them, but they would be lost. To go back into the old system would not be possible. In their minds, it was over. It did not matter that He was so clear that He would send to them another Helper. They would not be without leading, they would not be without truth, and they would not be without knowing what is to come. It was to their advantage that Jesus should go. God the Holy Ghost would take up from where Jesus left off, and now they would know who Jesus was, is, and is to come.

Our lives are to be lived by the Holy Ghost leading us into the truth of knowing Him. We so often look for our circumstances changing rather than being led into the truth that is hidden in them. Jesus said He will take from Me and give to you. Not theology, not doctrine, but all things that pertain to life and godliness. He, the Holy Ghost, leads us INTO truth, which one could say is deeper into Jesus, who is the truth.

Paul writes,

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…that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner self, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth… – Ephesians 3:16-18 NASB2020

May our comprehension take hold of and contain, to enlarge our capacity. This is what going wider, longer, higher, and deeper in Him means. He, the Holy Ghost comes, and will lead you into all truth! John prophesied, He, Jesus, will baptize you in the Holy Ghost and with fire, His truth is fire. Hallelujah to the Lamb!

-Keith Curlee

Good morning, Holy Ghost spoke a word in me. The nation has been in winter these last four years. The hard freeze these past couple of weeks is a sign that the hearts of this nation have grown cold. Hardened like frozen, and a thawing has begun. I will thaw out hearts and there will be a return to me. This will not be a warming, but my fire shall melt the hearts of many. The melting away will wash the hearts and those that are mine who have been cold and indifferent will return to me as their Lord again. Bring your fire that I have put in you near them, I will bring those to you and in your path. Now is the time, the cold heart I will thaw. Hallelujah!

-Keith Curlee

52 years ago we declared, before God, our love for one another, and believed it was His Will. Today I am even more certain she was and is the only one for me. I love you Elizabeth Jane Heard Curlee. You are God’s confirmation of His love for me. I love you now and forever. Thank you my Lord for your covenant promise to us, the two shall become one. Hallelujah!

-Keith Curlee

“Washed by the water of the word” is an expression from the Bible describing one of the truths that godly marriage is built on as well as our first relationship with our God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. The important place, responsibility, and function of husbanding. It appears in Ephesians 5:26. It refers to the truth that God’s word cleanses people’s souls, thoughts, motives, and consciences. 

When a husband neglects God’s word and expects his wife to submit, it makes it difficult to endure. Paul says this is a picture of how the Bridegroom and His Bride function. We know there is no neglect in our Bridegroom for His Bride concerning His washing and cleansing of her. The letters to the seven churches in Revelation confirm this.

Marriage is designed from the beginning, before the fall of Adam and Eve, and their relationship becoming dysfunctional. Blame and accusations come from one source: the serpent: Marriage cannot survive this demonic onslaught. The picture in Ephesians of a husband washing His wife speaks of beautiful intimacy in the marriage covenant.

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…so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. – ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭26‬-‭27‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

This is the Bride He is coming for, who will rule and reign with Him.

The promise of the Holy Ghost and His sanctifying truth comes only by His leading us into all truth. Jesus said,

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It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh provides no benefit; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and (they) are life. – ‭‭John‬ ‭6‬:‭63 NASB2020

It is the two, each one’s own desires, their flesh, that is detrimental and of no benefit. They are in juxtaposition to becoming one. They need the Word, to do so.

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Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. – ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭11‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

• The word is linked to water baptism, (washing) which calls a believer’s death to sin and new life in Christ and His word.

• The word emphasizes the power and authority of God’s word to change our soulish minds. Renewing us and our lives. 

• The early Church believed that the word of God was central to spiritual growth and maturity. It is living and active. 

• The word brings spirit and truth, God’s word brings cleansing power, renewing people’s minds, character, attitude, and conduct. It feeds the spiritual man in all of us.

On Monday 1/13/2025, Betsy and I will celebrate 52 years of covenant. I am grateful to the Holy Ghost who was sent from heaven and led us together. He sealed us and has kept us and guided us all these years. Hearing His word to us and remembering our vows before Him has kept our covenant that cannot be broken. He is the messenger of the covenant,

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“Behold, I am sending My messenger, and he will clear a way before Me. And the Lord, whom you are seeking, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of armies. And He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may present to the Lord offerings in righteousness. – Malachi‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬, ‭3‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

It is He and only He who is able to keep covenant and two people, man and woman, husband and wife, God’s mystery, to walk together for a lifetime.‬‬

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Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His faithfulness to a thousand generations for those who love Him and keep His commandments; – Deuteronomy‬ ‭7‬:‭9‬ ‭NASB2020

I thank you for Betsy, for finding her for me and I for her, according to Your unchanging will. I want to thank so many brothers and sisters over these 52 years who have been friends to our covenant, who prayed and stood with us and blessed us. So many to thank. Hallelujah!

-Keith Curlee

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Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it; for the time is near. – Revelation‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

As John records this revelation of who the ascended, victorious King Jesus is. So changed, transfigured, and transformed to the point He did not recognize Him.

He encourages us to read this book by declaring a blessing when we do. I would venture to say that if we don’t, I wonder if we really believe in His prophetic return.

There is so much to hear and keep and to stay ready, for the time is near. I would encourage us all during this time of prayer and fasting to read this wonderful revelation of Jesus our coming King and our Bridegroom, the Head of His Body.

Maranatha!

-Keith Curlee

This Christmas, my family gave me this new bird feeder. It not only feeds but videos them as they come to feed. How wonderful the tech world can be.  

I have always been a bird watcher and my favorite urban bird is a cardinal. When I lived in Nashville for eight years, a male and female cardinal came to my office window every morning. Cardinals are generally monogamous and mate for life, reminding me of my covenant with Betsy.

When Jesus first appears and begins to teach and show us the Father, He speaks about two of the most delicate and vulnerable species in creation: The birds of the sky and the flowers of the plant kingdom. I want to share concerning the birds.

Some years ago, a very dear brother was led to get up very early, just before daybreak, and walk his dog. In our fellowship, he shared how at a specific time the birds would begin welcoming the morning. He was astounded by how loud they were and the silence of the night being broken with their singing.

At least once a week I am up at around 4:30 and the birds of our neighborhood begin their chorus of greeting the day.  It is not just a few peeps, but every bird making its powerful sound filling the dawning of the day. Jesus reveals their complete freedom from worry. They are a sign to us of their total trust in the Heavenly Father.  He says,

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”For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather crops into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more important than they? You of little faith! “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” – Matthew 6:25-26, 28-30, 34 NASB2020

Webster’s 1828 definition of reason: “The cause, ground, principle or motive of any thing said or done; that which supports or justifies a determination, plan or measure.” All of creation declares and reveals the glory of God.

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For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse. – Romans 1:20 NASB2020

In Genesis 1:28, the first time God blesses, are the birds of the air and fish of the waters. Be fruitful and multiply is also His first command, as He later spoke to Adam and Eve. They are blessed and are a sign of the Father’s eternal power and divine nature given to every part of creation. Every morning, they faithfully declare and sing His praises for His faithful provision.  

The Bible includes passages that describe creation praising God, such as Psalm 148, Psalm 69:34, and Luke 19:40.  Psalm 148 records a list, including the winged fowl, of all of creation praising Him, declaring, “Praise The Lord!”

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Heaven and earth shall praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them. – Psalm 69:34 NASB2020

So, every morning the smallest of creation sing their chorus of praise and their message includes the reminder to not worry. For if He cares for the birds, how much more important are you than them. Oh you of little faith, see the birds praising the Father as the great provider.

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It is good to give thanks to the Lord And to sing praises to Your name, Most High; To declare Your goodness in the morning And Your faithfulness by night, – Psalm 92:1-2 NASB2020

Praise the name of the Lord! Hallelujah!

-Keith Curlee

1. Don’t worry

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Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. – Philippians 4:6 NASB2020

At Jesus’ first public teaching, Matthew records,

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Do not worry then, saying, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear for clothing?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.- Matthew 6:31-32 NASB2020

Worry leads to doubt and doubt to unbelief and then the cares of this world spring up in us as weeds and thorns, choking out the word of God. As in the parable of the sower, the cares of this world.

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And the one sown with seed among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. – Matthew 13:22 NASB2020

Worry and anxiety are a constant pricking of thorns. They immobilize you and keep you from moving on, causing you to turn to the god of mammon, the deceitfulness of riches, the god of this world. Uproot the thorns of worry and anxiety in our mind in the name of Jesus!

2. Don’t live in the past

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Do not call to mind the former things, Or consider things of the past. “Behold, I am going to do something new, Now it will spring up; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.” – Isaiah 43:18-19 NASB2020

Seeing we are a new creation by being reconciled to God, old things have passed away: BEHOLD, ALL THINGS HAVE BECOME NEW. The old man has been put to death, our sin nature canceled, he has been buried, never again to live. We are not only raised to a new life, but we are now in Him, Jesus Christ, righteous, holy, living eternally now and forevermore. Father, cast off the chains of my past, who I was, I renounce in Jesus’ Name!

3. Don’t please man

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For am I now seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ. – Galatians 1:10 NASB2020

Paul’s letter to the Galatians concerning our relationship with the Holy Ghost for our times is all the more vital. When the disciples asked Jesus what the sign, not signs, of His coming would be, His response was, “Let no man deceive you.” He did not refer to the devil, as before, but to man. Man-pleasing and living one’s life to do so is detestable to God.

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And He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of people, but God knows your hearts; because that which is highly esteemed among people is detestable in the sight of God.” – Luke 16:15 NASB2020

Trust the Lord with all your heart, and love the Lord with all your heart and strength. Pleasing man is impossible to attain, Jesus proved this every day during His time on earth. How many times have we thought, “There is no pleasing him or her.”

Some years ago, the Holy Ghost spoke to my heart, “Go get your heart back.” Our hearts are made to belong completely to Him and Him alone. If that is not so, Jesus would have not commanded us to do so. Love God with all your heart! Besides, He never intended for anyone to get man’s love, but His love, Agape. He will love through us as shed about in our hearts by the Holy Ghost.

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…equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. – Hebrews 13:21 NASB 2020

Father, I take back my heart from any man or woman who I gave it to by trying to be a pleaser of them. In Jesus Name!

4. Don’t blame others

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Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much. – James 5:16 NASB2020

Blaming others is one of the clearest signs of immaturity, childish and adolescent. This was the first reaction of Adam and Eve’s fallen state in the garden. The denial of our accountability for our behavior and actions in our lives keeps us from maturing spiritually as sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father. We are His children, yes, but His intention in sending Jesus was to take many sons and daughters into glory.

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For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the originator of their salvation through sufferings. For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one Father; for this reason He is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,” – Hebrews 2:10-11 NASB2020

Blaming is shaming someone else for your shame; hiding from our own shame. How this age-old spirit has continued in generation after generation. It was not me, but the……. Ultimately we are blaming God, which, as in the beginning, keeps us from Him and grieves the Holy Ghost who is the spirit of truth. Father, make me a lover of truth and when I am convicted help me quickly confess my sin. I renounce the spirits of blame and shame in Jesus’ Name.

5. Don’t try to be perfect

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And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. – 2 Corinthians 12:9 NASB202

There is a vast difference between perfection and maturation. Even when a man came to Jesus and called Him Good Master, He deflected the praise,

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But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.” – Mark 10:18 NASB2020

As long as we are in these mortal bodies we are subject to our daily struggle of denying ourselves, taking up our cross, and following Him.

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For I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. – Romans 7:18-19 NASB2020

The true prize is to know God intimately and be His friend.

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So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. – 2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV

Father deliver me from self-righteousness and my own perfection. I renounce my zeal and works in Jesus’ Name!

May we cast off every encumbrance that so easily besets us and fix, focus, our eyes on Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.

Happiest Heavenly Blessings in the year to come.

-Keith Curlee

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And now, O man, remember, and perish not. – Isaiah 4:30

It would be difficult to overstate the importance of the word ‘remember’ in the standard works. ‘Remember’ is used 352 times in the scriptures. When its variants are counted, that number jumps to more than 550. The root of ‘remember’ is to keep in mind or to be mindful. It has the sense of being “concerned about” and is related to the word “tradition.”

The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘remember’ as “to retain in, or recall to, the memory; to bear in mind; to recollect.” ‘Remember’ also means “to think of or to recall the memory of something with some kind of feeling or intention.” ‘Remember’ can also mean “to have mind of and mention someone in prayer.” Importantly, ‘remember’ can mean to commemorate or “to preserve in memory by some solemnity or celebration.”

‘Remember’ is often used in connection with covenants between God and man. The word ‘remember’ is first used in the Bible in Genesis 8:1, when God remembers Noah and the passengers on the ark after the flood. God set a “bow in the cloud” as “a sign of a covenant” to not again destroy the earth by water and “that I may remember the everlasting covenant between me and every living creature” on the Earth.

We are to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy “as a perpetual covenant … between (God) and the children of Israel forever” (Exodus 31:16-17).

When Abraham entered the promised land of Canaan, he built an altar to commemorate the Lord’s appearance to him and the renewal of the covenant the Lord made with him (Genesis 12:6-8).

This could be one of the most overlooked commandments. All of us have made covenants, vows, promises, and commitments to God and one another and our greatest need is to remember.

‘Remember’ is the word.: “This do in remembrance of me.”

God has a perfect memory. It is so perfect He can even forget, as in our sins. Clearly remembering is a choice we can make, as well as forgetting.

Genesis 19:29 tells us that, “God remembered Abraham” and rescued his nephew Lot. “God remembered Rachel,” Isaac’s wife, and she conceived (Genesis 30:22). Psalm 9:12 tells us that God “remembers…the afflicted.” Many times God is said to remember His covenant or His promises.

This attribute is plainly seen in the Godhead. Jesus says this concerning the Holy Ghost:

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But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. – John‬ ‭14‬:‭26‬ ‭NKJV

‬‬Jesus told them there were many things He wanted to share with them, but they could not bear it now. Sometimes we lose perspective because we are thinking concerning tomorrow. This is detrimental to remembering and we forget all that He is and has done.

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Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren – ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭4‬:‭9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Communion has been reduced to a small part of our services. We read what Paul wrote, the blood and wine, pray, and move on. Little reflection, recollection, or giving the Holy Ghost time to move on our hearts. To take communion without introspection is most grievous. We are explicitly told not to take with unforgiveness in our hearts. There is a stern warning: many sleep because of not taking it in the fear of the Lord.

As we approach the New Year, take time to remember not just what was difficult, or trying, but what He did to bring us through.

He always leads us in triumph! Hallelujah!

-Keith Curlee