SPARKS FROM THE ANVIL OF LIFE

Prayer is having communion with God; and it is an investment of our time that pays major dividends.

Prayer is having communion with God; and it is an investment of our time that pays major dividends…

“The fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom;

and knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.” (Proverbs 9:10)

Below is an inspiring message that contains some wise advice, for anyone who wants to succeed in life, and do better than they have in the past.

It is on the subject of prayer.

What most don’t understand is that prayer is an investment of our time that returns major dividends in many different forms.

George Mueller once said of his prayer life that he got more accomplished in four hours of work that was preceded with one hour of prayer then he ever could have accomplished in the five hours of work, without the prayer.

In other words, he found that just that one hour spent with God, preceding his work, that it paid back major dividends in bringing more wisdom, direction, and decrement to Mueller’s efforts.

I suppose it would be like having your favorite iconic hero, say some successful businessman that you really respected, that was of world renown and reputation, what if he were to call you on the phone and tell you that he had taken an interest in your life and your career, and was sending his personal jet to pick you up, and was erasing his entire calendar just to spend time with you, to help you and mentor you that you could have good success in everything you do in your life and in your business? How valuable would that be to you?

Now what do you suppose your response would be?

Truly if this is someone you knew could be of immense help to you, and save you untold time, work, and money just by showing you the ropes and sharing his wisdom and experience with you; and if you knew that any time at all spent with him, having him mentor you like this would just change your life totally for the better, would you even give it a second thought? I think not.

And yet that is exactly the offer God has given to each of us; and yet how many give Him the response they are too busy, or have too many other important things and obligations?

How dumb is that?!!

So before you elect to turn this offer down, just think for a moment about your past, in how much wasted time and efforts you have made; and had poor discernment on people and business deals you have gotten involved with; or had to go back and redo some job or project again, because it was done incorrectly?

How much money do you suppose all that wasted time and effort, and materials cost you?

Do you think that if you had the advice of someone who is all-knowing, and all-powerful, who sees the future and can give you His wisdom, input and discernment, do you think that would be valuable?

Of course it would be; and all of this comes as a part of the deal, and is a part of our inheritance and reward for being in relationship with our Creator, our Heavenly Father, who is also our God… and for being a part of His heavenly family!

His name is Jesus Christ… Don’t leave home without Him!!!

Shalom,

Skip Barland

Let us pray often in the Holy Spirit…

1 Corinthians 14:4 says,

“He that speaks [or prays] in an unknown tongue edifies himself…”

Please note that our praying in the spirit (in tongues) edifies us, even though we are not conscious of the prayer’s content.

From: Two Listeners
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 2:06 AM
To: theskipper@cox.net
Subject: GC – June 18 – Wait

God Calling

Wait

The world has always seen service for Me to be activity.

Only those near to Me have seen that a life apart, of prayer, may, and does so often, accomplish more than all the service man can offer Me.

If man lived apart with Me and only went out to serve at My direct command, My spirit could operate more and accomplish truly mighty things.

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place … his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray. Luke 11:1

www.twolisteners.org

A very likely last day’s scenario, soon to take place in the Middle East and in the world…

What follows is a very interesting video with Grant Jeffrey, that I believe gives a very likely synopsis of the way I believe the last days events around Israel will unfold… and it all is happening right now, before our eyes!

Grant Jeffery | Israel’s Coming Strike on Iran’s Nukes

Psalm 2

The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom

¹ Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?

² The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord
and against his anointed one.

³ “Let us break their chains,” they cry, “and free ourselves from slavery to God.”

⁴ But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoff at them. ⁵ Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury.

⁶ For the Lord declares, “I have placed my chosen king on the throne in Jerusalem,^[a] on my holy mountain.”

⁷ The king proclaims the Lord’s decree: “The Lord said to me, ‘You are my son.^[b]
Today I have become your Father.^[c]

⁸ Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the whole earth as your possession.

⁹ You will break^[d] them with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.'”

¹⁰ Now then, you kings, act wisely! Be warned, you rulers of the earth!

¹¹ Serve the Lord with reverent fear, and rejoice with trembling.

¹² Submit to God’s royal son,^[e] or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities—

for his anger flares up in an instant.

But what joy for all who take refuge in him!

The madness that is in the world today is about to get a lot worst! The Bible says clearly (in verse 4) that God in heaven laughs and scoffs at the madness of the sons of men who actually think that they can fight a war against God and win!

At the of head of this band of nations is a very evil entity, a spiritual being that once ruled as a chief Archangel and anointed Cherubim, under God… and he is the maddest of all.

It has been through his cunningness and ability to operate stealthy, out of sight, and convince many people, even in the church of his nonexistence; and also to deceive enlist men to follow him, that Satan has been able to build his evil empire… all of which today is illegal!

Satan however does not have free reign in the earth to do as he pleases however; but as we can learn from the account given us in Job, he is as a dog on a leash, who can only go so far.

Not only that, but the Bible clearly says that this position, usurped by him in the Garden, as god of this world has been stripped from him, when Jesus (Heb-Yeshua) defeated him at Calvary.

The Son’s of God, who are the born-again band of believers in the world, they are rightly God’s chosen people to have dominion in the world; but that dominion comes only as we take the land by force that Satan now occupies.

It would appear that as a dog on a leash, Satan’s function is to train and challenge these Son’s of God, and to challenge and test the use of our free will.

This exactly what he did in the Garden with our original parents (Adam and Eve), where God placed them in a garden with two trees in it, one was the Tree of Life, which they were allowed to partake of; and the other was a tree of death, called the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

This latter tree was forbidden, and God told Adam that to eat from it would bring death.

God never tempted Eve or Adam to eat of this fruit, Satan did that, when he tempted Eve, and Adam followed; but the positioning of these two Trees and the Law governing their use, one allowed and the other forbidden, was to test the will of Adam and Eve, whether to submit fully and follow God, or to do their own thing, and go their own way… which is exactly the same sin that also lead to Satan’s downfall.

What I have just described here, in man’s tendency to go his own way and do his own thing, is exactly what the nature of sin is; and it is also the reason why God cannot tolerate it.

God demands totally loyalty from his us, but only by the free submission of our will to follow Him… He does not force it upon it upon anyone.

So now enters Satan into the picture to test the hearts of men, and to see where their true loyalty lies… whether to serve self, or God?

If you have been reading my blogs you have heard me talk a lot about the Globalist conspiracy or agenda that is seeking to rule and take over the world; whose power is centered in the money changers and money brokers of the world, who are the international bankers.

This evil cabala is occult oriented and is headed by the Rothschild’s Family Banking Dynasty; who have over many years used their immense power and wealth to undermine the free democratic governments of the world to influence and undermine governments; and they have also even enlisted the aid of active members of these various governments to serve their cause from the inside.

Many of these people were recruited and have been on board with this Globalist agenda ever since their college years, where they were originally compromised, and today are betraying the countries they have sworn an oath to serve.

You see, Satan understands well the value of corrupting the minds and hearts of the younger generation, and he has done that for years; even as you can see happened in Nazi Germany with the Brown Shirts youth group; and is today happening in our own country, here in America, as children in public schools all across our land today are being taught to sing praises and songs of dedication and loyalty to Obama.

Do you think I’m kidding? Well check out this clip and see for yourself, which ends with a video of the Hitler Brown Shirt youth movement doing the same exact thing.

Golly folk, you would think that with all of this history that I have just mention, that there would be mass uprisings and protests at what is happening in our country; that at the very least indicates that something very sinister and very wrong is going on in our government today; and yet it appears that much of American (even in the church) are absolutely blinded and numb to what is going on right before their eyes.

This malaise that has blinded the eyes of so many people to see the truth is one sure sign of the power this entity, this evil wanna be god, called the Devil, has to deceive; and I believe that even as Jesus was offered the nations of the world, if He would only bow down and worship this being called Satan; I believe that same offer was made to others, and that these Globalist Bankers, headed by this Rothschild’s Dynasty, have bought into Satan’s lie, and are the main instruments among men to implement this coming New World Order.

As I said, these people have over the years used their immense power and influence to destabilize and undermine the free democratic governments of the world, including right here in the United States, and have both enlisted and have corrupted even members of our own government leaders, past and present Presidents, and members of Congress, of people we elected to office to serve our interest; and also they have corrupted our media… and all for just one reason, and that is to serve their cause… which cause is the establishment of this “New World Order!”

Wake up America… and pray!

Shalom,

Skip Barland

Learning about the Matrix of Life… and joining in on the Great Adventure!!!

that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved!

(John 3:16)

Why me Lord?

Because God loves you…

Listen to this testimony of someone I think you will recognize. If you have yet to commit your life to Christ, it’s my prayer that this would be your experience as well:

Do you all remember the movie The Matrix (click link to hear); and how the world that they lived in was not at all what it appeared to be?

Well there is more truth than fiction to that supposition than most realize; and that is true in both the natural realm and also the spiritual.

Even science today will tell you that what you think is solid and physical matter, in reality there is more air and space than there is mass; and that is true in everything you see all around you.

Not only that, but as you go to the most powerful telescopes that we have, and you look out into space; you seen nothing but order and beauty that is just beyond description; and if you go to the most powerful microscope and look inward at the world of molecules and atoms you will find more of the same, only more so, and in spades!

Now the Bible has something to say along these lines as well, and basically it says the same thing, in that it is the unseen world of the Spiritual that is more real than the physical one that we live in, and can see, feel and touch.

In fact the Spiritual world is where the physical world came from… in that all of those little molecules and atoms, electons, neutrons, and protons, and even smaller particles that all are the building blocks of our physical world, they ALL came into existence at the sound of God’s spoken voice!

In fact God is Himself a Spirit, and as Jesus said if you want to commune with Him, you can ONLY do so in Spirit and in Truth!

Understand this, that it is the spiritual world that gave existence to the physical one, and not the other way around; and so if you want to be REAL, then you have to first look to the spirit world, from whence we ALL have come from… and one day we ALL will return!

There are many Christians, who have a form of belief in these things, in a religious sense; but who nevertheless don’t truly grasp the spiritual reality that exists, and only live in the natural and physical dimension.

Sure they have a belief in God, but as the Bible said would be the case in the Last Days, they deny the POWER, and that speaks of the Spiritual… and more specifically they deny the gifts and power of the Holy Spirit; and believe that such things are not for today.

Not only that, but they don’t believe in the Devil either, even though the Bible teaches about him.

These Christians should know better because not only did our Lord teach and speak about Him, there are many other places in the Bible where numerous references are made to his existence; but for whatever reason many Christians do not take any of that seriously.

Such as it is, that is just exactly as the enemy, who is Satan, wants it to be; because those who are of that mindset and opinion are but putty in his hands, and are ripe for deception.

But that being what it is, typically he won’t bother with you as long as you are not a threat to his agenda, and are minding your own business.

In fact if you are proactive in supporting his causes and his agendas, he may even elevate you and prosper you, for a time that is; but that won’t last.

He’ll play along with you just as long as you are being useful to his cause; but make no mistake he is not called the “Father of liars” for nothing… and unless you wake up to that reality before your days on earth are over, you will be in for a very rude surprise!

There are still others, and many Christians also who fall into this camp as well, who although they believe in Satan’s existence; they have nevertheless minimize his influence and have relegated him to some little imp that runs around in a long cape and tights.

Someone once said that life is not a bowl of cherries, and boy is that an understatement!

Certainly life is not a game, and I believe that most people will testify to that fact, owed to all the hassles they are having to contend with, especially in these days and times. And just so you don’t miss my point and think I’m offering you a way out to an easy life, well I’m not!

In fact, let’s get that straight right now, because if you thought your life was hard before you committed your life to Christ, was born-again, and joined God’s team, and God’s family, then let me tell you right now… that you haven’t seen nor experienced anything yet!

Once you become a part of God’s Team, believe me, all hell will be unleashed on you to try and discourage you, and get you to quit; but God will use these hassles, these trials and tribulations to strengthen you and make you strong; to train you and make you fit for His service.

Christianity is not for weaklings, and certainly it is not of the variety you will find practiced in most churches today, with all the religious stuff you will find there.

If you want to know what it truly means to be a follower of Christ, and join the Greatest Adventure of a life time, then you have to turn to your Bible to find out… not to man, nor to man’s denominations, or religion!

Christianity is about denying yourself, meaning your will, your wants, and your ambitious desires, however good and noble you may think they are; and it means laying down your life completely, in order that you may follow Christ!

How do you do that? Again you have to go to the Operations Manual (the Bible) and find out.

I can tell you this, it is much too important a matter to leave to happenstance, and trust what some church denomination or others have told you. God has left us a road map and instructions on how to find our way; but if you don’t read the Manual, how will you know?

After all, this is your life, and you and no one else is responsible for it… and God will hold each of us accountable for how we lived our life, while in this world, and what we did with this matter regarding His Son!

This is not a game folks, and it won’t be easy; but I’m talking to people who want to have their lives challenged to the max; and be tested in every way imaginable; who are willing to cast the total of their life and all their circumstances on the promises of God’s word, and stand there in faith!

This is a life where you are always being tested, trained and condition, for the work God has predestined for your life; it’s a life that is all about endless study and mediation in the Manual (the Bible); and our learning how to listen to, and obey the Holy Spirit.

This is NOT a religion either… as religion is for weaklings… but rather this is about life, as it was meant to be lived!

Are you interested, do you want more information, then check it out for yourself, and come on board.

As an introduction, here is a website that may be helpful (http://needhim.org/); beyond that you are going to have to start reading your Bible every day; and find yourself a Bible believing church that’s filled with crazy people like me, who love the Lord and are all about doing His business in this earth, which is about winning souls for Christ; and also you need to find a place who believes totally in the operation and manifestations of the Spirit, in all signs, wonders, and miracles, just as you read happened in the Bible.

God has NOT changed, and He is the same yesterday, today, and forever!!!

So come along and join the adventure… won’t you?

Shalom,

Skip Barland

URGENT NEWS FLASH… This is a must read!!!

Below is an official Document from Her Majesty’s Treasury,

first recognizing the UNITED STATES CORPORATION…

Please note that Kelby Smith is a personal friend and I have known him for several years, this information has been passed on to me from him:

Please find enclosed the initial claim on BP (British Petroleum), the Crown etc… concerning the Oil Spill ….. included herein is a Document {Queen Signed} AND the original Fax Cover Sheet for the Claim AND an email list, with numerous emails contained on the page for contacting corporate agencies {in our Government}.

~ Kelby Smith, California Coordinator for the Restore American Plan

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND

PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!

(Click here to read the document from Her Majasty’s Treasury)

(Click here to see original Fax Coversheets)

(Here are the email addresses)

What is the History behind the United States Corporation, that was begun in 1871?

(For the history behind the UNITED STATES CORPORATION, click here)

Why the media blackout on this and other important information?

WHAT IS THE “RESTORE AMERICAN PLAN?”

HOW CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?

(http://americandreampreservation.com/)

God Bless America

Please do continue to pray for our nation,

that this information gets out and that…

We can take back our country!

Take a look at the new name they chose for the New World Trade Center…

Pictured above is ground zero, at the construction site of the World Trade Center… Remember how I’ve talked before about the handwriting on the wall… well now you can see it literally!

Now in the video below the media tells you what they want you to believe; but I think certainly Satan is showing us his hand:

I just got this from my friend Kelby.

How much more proof do you need folks? I mean, I think this is pretty obvious!

Based on history, and how Satan has moved in the past, in pre-Nazi Germany and other places, I believe the plan will be to overload the American people with so much stress and problems, until there is mass civil unrest, frustration, and panic… and I believe all of this is part of Satan’s strategy.

Mismanaged or not, if things go according to Satan’s plans, I believe we can expect this administration to take advantage of all the increasing public unrest, as people are being pressed in on all sides by the economy, inflation, lack of jobs, and now we have this oil spill crisis in the Gulf, and it looks like that one may be getting a lot worse, before it gets better; and I also believe we can expect there will be a few more, possibly even more serious problems yet to come, that we don’t know about.

What I think is going on, this administration, on orders from his handlers, is just waiting for the public unrest to escalate to the point of panic, and civil unrest, just so that they can declare Marshall Law, just as they did in pre-Nazi Germany, and then our government will strip us of the rest of our Constitutional rights.

All that will prevent this from happening, in my honest opinion, is for us, who are called by His name, to pray that God will hear from heaven, and heal our land; and for that to happen we will need a mighty move of God, and a Spiritual Awakening, and also a Revival to boot!

God please forgive us of our obtuse stupidity, and our having drifted far from your ways and your laws… and for our having served other gods.

Hear our prayers, O Lord, and heal our land. In Jesus name I pray. Amen

Shalom,

Skip Barland

—-Forwarded Message—-

From: Ted
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 1:28 PM

Friends & Family,

As you may or may not know, I was in NY Sun – Wed this week on business; and, while I was there I took the opportunity to take another look at the clean up and reconstruction progress of Ground Zero, as I have done on numerous trips to NY over the past several years. Unfortunately, they have done a good job of preventing anyone from being able to see whats going on from a street level view (unlike my previous visits) and was unable to get a good look into the MASSIVE hole that was left after the destruction of the Twin Towers.

However, after exhausting myself walking around the entire Ground Zero construction site (in hopes to find at least a single point of view), I happened to notice this banner promoting what the City has named the “new” One World Trade Center, and is under construction now. As for those of us who read, have read, heard and know God’s Word—you’ll quickly realize the significance of the Revelation revealed in this picture. Prophecy of a one world government/system/currency is found in both the book of Daniel and Revelation.

So, in addition to this startling find, there was literally THOUSANDS of people walking hurriedly in all directions in front the banners location, making the possibility of capturing this photograph without at least a dozen or more people in it, nearly impossible. So, for me to have captured a clear photo, with only two people in it (one of which was an Orthodox Jew with his back to this Revelation), would be considered impossible without making the crowds of people stop and wait while I took the picture. And, I can assure you, it would have taken a police force to accomplish that, as there is/was no less then a couple thousand people walking a warp speed in either direction at this time of day.

Anyhow, I feel privileged to have witnessed this and thought I should share.

Just more proof that God’s word is alive and true!

Best Regards,

Two sources are now saying that what everyone has suspected is true… that Obama is a Muslim!

Well, it looks like what everyone has always suspected is true…

Two media reports are serving to fuel speculation about Barack Obama’s religious beliefs.

Since before he was elected, controversy has stirred over the extent of President Obama’s ties to Islam. During the campaign, he spoke openly of both his Muslim upbringing and his adult conversion to Christianity. But now two major Middle East media outlets — Nile TV International and Israel Today Magazine (see below)– are reporting that the president has admitted in recent months that he is a Muslim.

Those outlets say that Obama, in a one-on-one meeting earlier this year with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, told Gheit that he was still a Muslim, the son of a Muslim father, and the step-son of a Muslim step-father; that his half brothers in Kenya are Muslims; and that he was sympathetic towards the Muslim agenda.

Pamela Geller, publisher of AtlasShrugs.com and author of the new book, The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration’s War on America, says this most recent comment by Obama has been ignored by the mainstream media and should be of great concern to U.S. citizens.

“[In] this latest report…Foreign Prime Minister Gheit on Nile Television…said that, in confidence, Obama told him that he was a Muslim,” says Geller, “and that after he straightened out domestic issues would show the Muslim world how to handle Israel.”

Geller also says that while this topic is nothing new, it is further evidence of Obama’s sympathetic tendencies towards those who mean harm to the U.S. and his intent to reshape America’s religious foundation.

“If you look at the man’s record, it’s shocking,” she laments. “[Especially] when you review how he declared an end to the — quote, unquote — ‘war on terror’…how he floated the idea that he would talk to the violent, genocidal Hamas, that he insisted and recruited for Muslims in his administration and created an actual new department that reported to Hillary Clinton for the Muslim ‘ummah’ [the whole Arab world].”

Geller goes on to say that Obama’s embrace of Islam shows his hatred toward Israel and effectively abandons the Holy Land, surrounded by its enemies, to fight its own battles.

We are in trouble today as nation, because we have strayed far from our Judaic/Christian values and roots!

I don’t at all blame Obama or anyone else in politics, who are outside of covenant relationship with God, and who don’t know God, for just doing what comes natural for ALL of us, in our flesh, and that is to look out of #1, and to blazes with everyone else!

After all, babies are born into this world every day singing “It’s all about me,” and so is it any wonder that our country is being run by men and women who never grew up, and never graduated beyond their childhood?

Of course what they are doing is self-serving; and they know the only way that they can get elected to office is by mirroring to the general public what they think we want to see and hear.

What we see today is exactly the result of what is termed situation ethics, where the ends justifies the means; and this is common not only in our government, at all levels; but also in our businesses and corporations too.

We the People need to repent, for having exchanged our faith in God for Mammon, and the lust for money and power.

We have a nation today where our politicians are motivated by hidden agendas, that are based on lies and deceit; and we have a country that is totally divided, that apparently has difficulty distinguish between right from wrong anymore… and so is it any wonder that we are in the mess we’re in?

This is what happens when the people have no moral compass; and who also admit openly that having good character and being honorable and trustworthy is no longer a prerequisite for being a politician… just as long as we have a healthy economy and are making money.

Well, as far as I can see our economy is in the toilet, and our unemployment rate has never been higher… so how is that going for us so far?

This lesson we learned from the Clinton Administration, and we are paying for it with Obama!

Now on this issue of whether or not Barack Hussein Obama is a Muslim or not, the fruit he has exhibited all along, in his words, and his actions, as you can readily see in the above video, have demonstrated nothing else… it’s just that the people didn’t want to see it.

The problem we have in American today are the people who voted for Obama, and all those who are like him, into office; and what we see happening today in both our government and our economy is the result of the caliber of people we have chosen to lead our country.

Once again, I want to remind you that according to Islamic faith and ethics, lying is perfectly okay just as long as you are lying to your enemy, to their hurt and to your advantage.

These ethics have been demonstrated in every peace treaty with Israel, in that the Islamic Palestinians have broken their word and treaty every single time.

What America needs is a TOTAL housecleaning in Washington DC (aka The District of Columbia), and that is in both Houses of Congress, and in the White House!

For that matter, as far as I’m concerned, we could just build a fence around the entire Capitol, District of Columbia and all, and give it over to the International Bankers, since that is the only physical property that they have their lien on; and we can just open shop somewhere else, and elect honest men and women this time.

All of this just points out the absolute necessity and importance that the Church is doing her job, as commissioned by our Lord, in not only preaching the Gospel and discipling people; but also it is just as important that we make sure that we are correctly passing the baton on to the next generation, so that we don’t have these sorts of problems every few generations.

The current lot of politicians that we have, for the most part, are all evidence of how far we as a nation have strayed away from God; and the only solution that will save our nation is for us to turn around, as individuals and as nation, and repent.

Pray for America!

Shalom,

Skip Barland

From: Sheneau
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 12:10 PM
To: ‘Skip Barland’
Subject: Skip have you seen this article?

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Obama, a ‘Strategic Catastrophe’
Israeli officials say it’s not Iran that is Israel’s greatest threat | Aviel Schneider

Although Israeli officials publicly play down the crisis in relations between Jerusalem and Washington, privately the language is much different. Sources close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describe Obama as a “strategic catastrophe” for Israel.

Officials in the Prime Minister’s Office, speaking on condition of anonymity to the nation’s top newspapers, see the Obama administration as a serious threat to the future of the State of Israel. On the record, Israel and the US have a “strategic partnership that is unbreakable”; off the record, the terminology is blunt to say the least.

“President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have drawn a clear line, supporting the Palestinian position at the expense of Israel,” said one Netanyahu confidant. “It is insane, it is sick. Relations between Jerusalem and Washington are simply disastrous; the situation has never been so dangerous. This US President wants to establish a Palestinian state at any price and hand them Jerusalem on a silver platter.”

Netanyahu has repeatedly distanced himself from such statements, but commentators say the government speaks with a forked tongue. “Israel’s relations with the US are at a low point, and Obama poses a danger to Israel,” wrote Nahum Barnea in the nation’s biggest newspaper Yediot Ahronot.

The feeling among the Israeli public is that Obama is appeasing the Muslim world at the expense of Israel.

“The American President told me in confidence that he is a Muslim,” said Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Nile TV.

That could explain why Obama has instructed that the term “Islamic extremism” no longer be used in official government documents and statements.

Furthermore, the US is now accusing Israel of harming American interests in the Middle East. General David Petraeus, the head of US Central Command, said Israel’s intransigence on resolving the conflict with the Palestinians is endangering US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Even the US Congress considers Obama’s behavior toward Netanyahu humiliating. Three-quarters of the House of Representatives, 337 of 435 members, signed a bipartisan letter to Clinton expressing “deep concern over recent tension” between the two countries, and demanding that it be smoothed over quickly and in private.

“Obama is a real problem for Israel,” a senior official told told Yediot. “He is Israel’s biggest strategic catastrophe.”

The newspaper also quoted another official who believes that for the first time Washington has switched sides. “The Obama White House is putting pressure only on Israel but does not expect anything from the Palestinians,” he said. “These American demands are unacceptable.”

“The Americans know very well that Israeli construction has always been happening in East Jerusalem and building in Jewish neighborhoods has never been frozen,” said another official. “The Americans use excuses like [the Jewish neighborhood of] Ramat Shlomo and the Shepherd Hotel [another Jewish building project in East Jerusalem] to confront Netanyahu.”

So during Passover, Netanyahu invited Nobel Prize-winning author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel to his private residence in Caesaria. He urged Wiesel, who is an American citizen, to make it clear to his good friend Obama how important Jerusalem is to the Jewish people.

“Jerusalem was, is and always will be the united capital of Israel,” said Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat. “Construction in all parts of Jerusalem will continue.”

According to a poll by the Independent Media Review & Analysis, 70 percent of Israeli Jews oppose a construction freeze in East Jerusalem, compared to only 19 percent who support it. The survey also found that 69 percent believe the division of Jerusalem with international control of the Old City would lead to ongoing conflict rather than peace.

Officials in Netanyahu’s inner circle believe Obama’s strategy is to force a change of government in Israel. By forcing Israeli concessions on the “settlement” issue, hawks could bolt the coalition, pushing Netanyahu into an alliance with the dovish Kadima party. Kadima is led by former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who, under the previous Olmert government, offered the Palestinians an independent state in 97 percent of the disputed territories with a capital in East Jerusalem.

Obama has been buoyed by his domestic success in passing the historic health care reform bill. And he may believe that he can extend that victory to the international arena by resolving the Middle East conflict. But if Obama continues to underestimate Israeli resolve on Jerusalem, his peace efforts are doomed to failure.
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=128&view=item&idx=2041

Supporting our troops… ever hear of a place called North Platte?

Here’s a little bit of history that I think you will like…

The North Platte Canteen

From December 25, 1941 until April 1, 1946 …

more than 6 million servicemen and women who traveled through Nebraska during World War II fondly remember the hospitality of the North Platte Canteen where every troop train was met by volunteers who prepared and served sandwiches, coffee, cookies, cakes, and other homemade ‘goodies’ during stops there.

This freedom that so few seem to appreciate today, and is so taken for granted, was paid for by the blood, sweat, and tears of a lot of good people.

Let us not forget the awesome price that was paid for our liberty, and let us not forget to pray for and support our men and women in uniform, who are today in harm’s way fighting for country!

God bless America…

Skip Barland

Turning to Jesus in our hour of need!

Turning to Jesus in our hour of need!

God’s Instructions from the Operations Manual (The Bible):

1 Peter 5:5-11

⁵ In the same way, younger people should be willing to be under older people. And all of you should be very humble with each other.
“God is against the proud,
but he gives grace to the humble.” — Proverbs 3:34

⁶ Be humble under God’s powerful hand so he will lift you up when the right time comes.

⁷ Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

⁸ Control yourselves and be careful! The devil, your enemy, goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to eat.⁹ Refuse to give in to him, by standing strong in your faith. You know that your Christian family all over the world is having the same kinds of suffering.

¹⁰ And after you suffer for a short time, God, who gives all grace, will make everything right. He will make you strong and support you and keep you from falling. He called you to share in his glory in Christ, a glory that will continue forever.¹¹ All power is his forever and ever. Amen.

Following my message, there is another really good message (below) about the awesome love which God has for each one of us.

I think you all will agree with me that there are certain experiences that are common to all men and women; and it has been my experience that in the process of our pilgrimage through this life, that troubles and tribulations happen to every person, as everyone in some shape or fashion has been adversely affected by this estrangement that has occurred between each one of us, and our Creator.

This estrangement and separation from God happened long ago, in the Garden of Eden, when our original parents Adam and Eve elected to follow another path, and of their own free will and volition, elected to disobeyed God’s command; with the consequence that ever since that time, all those many years ago, mankind has had to live with a curse, and has been floundering on the shores of life, like fish out of water.

You see, the truth is we all are totally unprepared for this life without that connection with God!

The reason is, we are ALL created to have communion with God, and if you want to understand exactly what God’s purpose and plan is for your life, then you have but to look at the life of Jesus Christ, which in Hebrew is translated: Yeshua Ha’Mashiach —meaning “Saviour, the Messiah“. [Note: the word Messiah means Anointed One; and another name also given in scripture for the Messiah (see Isa 7:14) is “Emanuel,” meaning “God with us!“]

For some people, having never had an introduction nor encounter with their Creator, they struggle by themselves, and often lose hope under the pressure, not having understood that there is a God in heaven, who longs to hear from them, and to touch their lives.

This one thing is true of all of us, and that is we all are the product of our past education and upbringing; and such as it is, whatever that may have been to each one of us, it has molded and shaped the character of the person we are today.

Consequently we each have a foundation upon which we have built our lives, which for each of us is our past experience and upbringing; and how solid our foundation is, while under stress, when we are tested, will depend on the sort of materials that went into building our individual foundation.

For the Believer, it is so important that we center our lives in Jesus and in God’s Word, and that when life’s problems come knocking at our door, as they most certainly will, that we go to our Rock, and that we do what our Life Manual (the Bible) says; with one very important verse to begin with being the one above, 1 Peter 5:7.

For others, of those who would call themselves either atheist or agnostic, their foundation is built upon the shifting sands of whatever belief system they have chosen, and have attached themselves to; and since they don’t believe in any absolutes in life (and have therefore ruled out God and the Bible), their belief system is shaped by the ever changing whims of the culture they live in, and also this “Politically Correct” nonsense, that seems to change with every new generation.

For many of these atheists and agnostics, you will often hear them say that, “God is only a crutch for the weak” as they pride themselves as being self-sufficient, and without need of any outside support.

I’ve even had people tell me, “I’ve got my job, and I make all the money I need… what do I need God for?“

Well all I can say is we each will sooner or later come to a place in our life where our self-sufficiency, our talents and abilities; our bank accounts, our jobs and our business are just not enough. And every person eventually comes to a place in their life where they recognize they need a power outside of themselves!

In fact, I have found in my own life that I need that POWER 24/7, 365 days every year!

Listen up folks, this is the reality that we ALL must face, and that many people are even afraid to look at; and that is, every beat of our heart and even the very next breath that we take, all of it is outside of our control; and each beat and each breath is only by God’s grace; and this truth also applies to ALL of us equally… that tomorrow is guaranteed to no man! We each one day will die… and then what?

Then enters the Gospel Message, which is God’s solution to bring ALL of His estranged children home; and this invitation is extended to every individual, regardless of race, color, or ethnicity… and that message is that God is in love with ALL of us!

In fact the Bible tell us in (Psalms 139) that there isn’t a day or moment that goes by, that we are not on God’s mind, and in His heart!

Our problem is, and this is where the road home begins… we must first be born-again!

Here’s the deal, as the Bible teaches: if you are only born once, through natural birth, then you will die twice; but if you are born twice, once through natural birth, and once again spiritually, through a spiritual birth, then you will only die once!

It is because of this disconnect, that we all have from God, because of sin, that God has provided us a door to reinitiate our fellowship and communion with Himself; but that Door is found only in the propitious work and Blood of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Calvary’s cross; whose sacrifice, there, paid our penalty in full, for ALL our trespasses and sins against God, past, present, and future… and folks, there is no other way!!!

The message of the Bible, on this subject, is very clear, for anyone who will take the time to read it, and that is “No one gets into heaven without a Saviour, without them making that Saviour Lord of his or her life; and also this point is most important that you understand, and that is there is only one name under heaven whereby any of us may be saved, and that is ONLY through Jesus Christ!

For more information on how to initiate your relationship with God, and how to be Born-again, please click here: http://needhim.org/.

Don’t you leave home without Him!!!

Shalom,

Skip Barland

Centered in Jesus!

From: FullnessOnLine [mailto:fcm@fullnessonline.ccsend.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 4:18 AM
To: theskipper@cox.net
Subject: What The Lord Is Saying Today

June 17, 2010. You have no idea how much I love you. The first covenant was sealed with the blood of animals. But that covenant has been superseded by a new covenant, a second one, sealed by the blood of Jesus in his death on the cross for the sins of all mankind.

This was the highest price I could pay to redeem you and give you the benefits of the second and eternal covenant that can never be broken by you or Me.

Think about that and know I love you with a love that no man fully knows. When you received Christ as your personal Savior, you received all my love at that time because you now have Jesus as My word living in you.

Do you see and understand?

Hebrews 10:9-10 (NASB) “Then He said, ” BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second. By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” Ras Robinson

Let us pray for the Shalom of Israel!

Psalm 122:6-9
⁶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you be secure.
⁷ May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels.”

⁸ For the sake of my brothers and friends,
I will say, “Peace be within you.”

⁹ For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek your prosperity.

“I am Israel”

(Documentary Film HD Version)

I am Israel:

I was born millennia before I was renamed Palestine by the conquering Romans, and before the British decided to turn my Eastern lands into Jordan, My people, the Jews, maintained communities here for three thousand years, that is until the Arabs decided to massacre those Jews in 1920 (Nabi musa riots) and 1929 (Hebron massacre).

Hundreds of civilians were murdered, most of them women and children. Meanwhile, their brother Arab states exiled 1,000,000 Arabic Jews, Erasing their History.

I Am Israel – I’ve been attacked four times by five Arab armies in 60 years. I am a survivor; I won every war they waged against me.

I told the Arabs who lived on my land that they were welcome to stay, but their brothers said, “leave temporarily while the Jews are taken care of”.

I have been offering a message of peace since the day I was born; but my enemies answered only in bombs, bullets and blood – our own, and theirs.

Realizing they could not defeat me with arms, my enemies turned to lies. Pallywood Production.

I Am Israel – time and time again my name is smeared. Though like the Muhammad Al-Dura hoax, each lie is eventually disproven.

My enemies continue to claim that I am committing “genocide”.

Tell me, is giving educational opportunities to Palestinian Arabs “genocide”?

20% of the students in Haifa University are Arabs. If I exiled all the Arabs in 1948, why are 20% of my citizens Arabs who vote?

Why did I give up the entire Sinai and the Gaza strip, uprooting my own people from their home, only for the HOPE of peace?

I Am Israel – In combat ops, I risk the lives of my teenagers to minimize civilian casualties.

I make every attempt to target only fighters, often putting my soldiers in harm.

In war, I drop leaflets on areas to be attacked, warning civilians to evacuate – Has any other army in the history of mankind done this for its enemy?

I waited 8 years to stop Hamas from its daily rocket attacks, some fell on my kindergartens, I am patient, but my patience is not infinite.

I Am Israel – I discover new medicines to treat devastating diseases.

I’ve developed technology for the creation of Intel, anti-virus, and cell phones. And I lead the world in scientific publications per capita.

I send humanitarian missions to developing countries, including Muslim countries. I have absorbed hundreds of Muslim refugees who faced genocide in Darfur – refugees no Muslim state would take.

I Am Israel – one of the smallest countries in the world, and probably the most stubborn – I refuse to give up hope for peace.

My friends support me not because of any lobby, but because they see the truth, I am the heart of the Middle East, and the hope for its future.

My prophet said, “Nation shall not lift up sword against nation”, and I will try…

And try…

And try, until those words are true.

Because, I Am Israel

Taking back our Republic… THE RESTORE AMERICA PLAN!

This is your invitation to get involved!

What is the Restore America Plan?

Click on the above link to hear an important interview with Kelby Smith, who is the California State Coordinator for this Restore America Plan; he is also a friend and brother in the Lord, whom I have known for years.

Click on the link below and…

Read the Declaration of the sovereign

people of the United States of American…

(Note this document was sent to all fifty state governors)