Archive for the ‘Christ’ Category

HOW I SPENT MY ALMOST SUMMER VACATION

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

“Oh Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!” Psalm 8

Friends, last week we talked about the ant, and how I spent one morning considering the ant (referring to the scripture in Proverbs). Well, this week, I’m blessed to have a few days away from airplanes and hotel rooms (not that I’m complaining because that is part of my vocation), and can look out at the beach every morning, and hear the waves every night.The beauty of God’s handiwork is so awesome!

You may not know that I also enjoy cooking, and just some plain peace and quiet so that God can “speak to my heart.” Also, there are a few new books in the hopper, and this is the time to reflect and prepare for that.

By the way, the new National Black Prolife Coalition book, LIFE AT ALL COSTS is out. Please look for it at Xlibris, (several of my other books are there) for the ebook, paper back and hard cover. There will be a release and several book signings around Juneteenth.

Thanks for your prayers. You are in my prayers as well. Jesus is Lord, Holy Spirit is an awesome teacher. God is soooooo good.

Love and blessings, off to the beach for now! Wish you were here!

Jesus is the ROCK – Let the Truth roll! March on Mighty WARRIORS!

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

When Rush Limbaugh recently called a young lady a slut for wanting to support the HHS Mandate that would pay for free birth control I was dismayed to hear a young lady called a slut because I know that you don’t win women to the Kingdom of God by calling us sluts.

There’s a website out called “Rock the Slut Vote” and it has a long list of categories that would perhaps cause a woman to be a slut. When I look at that list, I see that I have done many things on there in my lifetime before I got on my journey into the Kingdom of God in 1983 – a journey that started with repentance. Yes, repentance from my sinful mistakes, many of which are listed here.

So I was dismayed by the women celebrating being called a “slut” – not that I don’t sympathize with their need for expression – but do want to say to ladies that it’s not a badge of honor to be called a slut.

Ladies should not be called bad names. We house the wombs of the world and the wombs of the future. And so we should be regarded and cherished and respected as every human being should be respected. That’s why I found the “slut” website to be so disturbing.

The “slut” website just begs for attention from WARRIOR women; women of compassion – many of us who have been called sluts or worse, and have lived and overcome to tell our stories.

Why clear thinking women, strong women with directional purpose and goals would choose to wear a slut banner is kind of odd to me. I understand their pain, But I have found along my journey in life of over sixty years now that repentance is good for the soul.

And yes, much of the conduct is sin and not a badge of honor. No woman should want to have taxpayers pay to subsidize her sexual conduct of choice. That’s what the HHS mandate calls for by the way. Free birth control.

Ladies, if we are woman enough to choose to have sex, we should be woman enough to not require other people to foot the bill. Fair is fair.

So, again, there can be no revival without repentance. There are young women who basically need to hear the truth that there are certain kinds of behavior that will bring us greif including what we experience with the birth control, the abortions which are linked to breast cancer, cervical cancer, birth control that’s invasive leading to heart attacks and strokes. Top that off with knowing that when birth control fails, women sometimes get pregnant and choose to get abortions. There’s a long list of all these problems.

I can give you a few links from my own website, from my own research.

So anyway, I find the slut website disturbing. I find Rush’s terminology of the young lady disturbing. It’s time now to put away the injurious words and bring about healing. After all, JESUS ROCKS!

That’s why I’ve joined with my sisters at Silent No More Awareness and we are also joining with the WARRIOR women. I’m also a WARRIOR woman with the National Black Pro-life Coalition.

The Bible says that the older women should teach the younger women. I’m an old lady now, and I speak this truth in love, cuz love never fails.

Love,
Mama King

Blessings or Curses, Life or Death? The Thin Line Between Repentance, Revival and Rebellion

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

“When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. Can wicked rulers be allied with You, those who frame injustice by statue? They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.” Psalm 19-22

During a time of meditation, this scripture turned my attention to the current debate regarding abortion, artificial invasive and harmful birth control methods, and the Roe vs Wade decision which legalized the killing of little innocent babies in the womb. I find myself wondering yet again, why does America allow laws that uphold abortion, and use tax dollars to support the abortion agenda?

Often, during the day to day exploits and activities of the pro-life movement, we come into contact with friends and foes. The thin line comes in when we consider that pro-choice today can always become pro-life tomorrow. That’s what happened to me, not quite overnight, but I was once pro-choice and now I am pro-life.

What causes someone to turn from being pro-choice (which includes the agenda of abortion and euthanasia), to becoming pro-life? There are many, many testimonies about women and men who were once pro-choice and are now pro-life.

Abby Johnson
Dr. Philip Ney
Dr. Noreen Johnson and Dr. Haywood Robinson
Dr. Alveda King

How does one turn away from the rebellion of the pro-choice agenda to the repentance and affirmation of the pro-life mission? I would strongly urge us to consider that such a transformation can only occur when there is a “change of heart.” God, by the Power of the Holy Spirit causes us to repent and turn to Him. In turning to God, we realize that the pro-death agenda is just that. Death.

In the scripture above, we read that there are those who frame injustice by statue (law.) Roe vs Wade, the proposed HHS mandate to pay for distribution of harmful “birth control” drugs and devices, millions of tax dollars to Planned Parenthood, America’s largest abortion provider, all are part of the framing of injustice in America. As my uncle once said: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

My friends, Planned Parenthood has launched a 40 days for abortion prayer campaign. Is this unbelievable or what?

America needs revival. God isn’t playing with us. There can be no revival without repentance. This won’t be the time for pointing fingers at one another, this must be a time of speaking up and out for life, for protection of our religious freedoms, and for repentance. We must love and encourage one another in this battle, and we must also love those of the pro-choice persuasion. We must fight to win them with love and truth. Amen? Amen!

Joshua and Rachav!

Monday, April 16th, 2012

Did you ever wonder why G-d uses the lives of “fallen” and then “restored” women as testimonies of victory?

Friends, during my personal Bible study, reading the Bible accounts of Joshua, and consequently “Rahab the Harlot,” I came across yet another account of a woman of repentance. Yes! Rahab the Harlot!

Often, as a post-abortive woman, whose testimony is of sin and redemption, I compare myself to the “Woman at the Well,” and the “Woman caught in the Act.” Meaning by this, that due to my unwise and sinful choices of abortion, sexual promiscuity, dishonoring G-d and my parents, I sowed some really bad seeds! In many ways, I did reap what I did sow, in that I experienced things in my body from the harmful abortions and abortion and birth control drugs and procedures. I also experienced divorces, as I was confused about life and about God’s plan for my own life. Yet, once I repented, G-d in His infinite mercy forgave me, and restored me.

Friends, not all women can say that we lived a righteous life from the start. Sometimes, life’s circumstances lead us to some strange places. Queen Esther is my favorite example of a righteous woman who fell into a compromising situation, and yet, she remained faithful to G-d. By this I mean that the Queen lived in a harem and shared her husband with many beautiful women. Yet, she never forgot her purpose in life. As a result, her prayerful life led her to be a vessel used to redeem her people!

Also, after much study, it becomes clear that David was not alone in his sin of adultery. Bathsheba had her part in the matter. After all, why did she move her bathtub to the roof, and take off her clothes while King David was on his rooftop which overlooked hers? She was lonely, and her husband was away, and Bathsheba had to pay the consequences along with her second husband, David.

Women play a major role in G-d’s plan. We can either be like Mary, the Holy Mother of Jesus, or we can learn our lessons the hard way, on the road to repentance and redemption. Yet, even if we are of the latter group of women, please know that G-d forgives us and is so good and gracious to allow our testimonies to be helpful to others.

Here is a little known story of the romance and marriage between Joshua, Son of Nun and Rahab the Harlot. Yes, the Talmud seems to report that Joshua married her! Rahab is noted in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. Wow! Another “I didn’t know that” moment!

Joshua Bin Nun, the Successor to Moses

By Avi Lazerson

 

Joshua Bin Nun, the successor to Moses, never seemed to reach the fame-success ratings that Moses enjoyed. The book of Joshua, the sixth book of the Bible, which follows the five books of Moses, is not the best seller that the first five are. Never the less, there are scholars who believe that Joshua was a better leader of the Jewish people than Moses was.

Whereas most people recall Joshua with miraculously taking the Jewish people across the Jordan River into the land of Israel and also the miraculous crumbling of the walls of the fortified city of Jericho, few people realize that Joshua was a man of extraordinary personality.

Joshua was first mentioned in the Bible as the dedicated attendant of Moses. He completely nullified his personality to insure that his master, Moses, was well taken care of and able to perform his important public and spiritual functions. Moses in turn selected him while in the desert to lead a delegation of twelve representatives of the Jewish nation to ascertain the feasibility and true benefits of the divinely promised land of Israel. Of the twelve spies, only Joshua and Caleb returned with a positive report; the other ten told of the difficulties that the “new” land has for them – thereby turning the hearts of the people from G-d and incurring divine wrath and punishment.

Joshua was divinely chosen to lead the Jewish people into the Promised Land. He led in successfully fighting against the inhabitants who had to be destroyed or driven out, and he divided up the land of Israel for the various tribes. All of this without any rebellion and with only one incident of sinning (Achan) as opposed to Moses’ very difficult period of leadership. This led Rabbis’ to comment that although Moses was likened to the sun and Joshua to the moon, because of Joshua’s “closeness” to the people, as opposed to Moses’ closeness to G-d, Joshua enjoyed far greater popular appreciation from the masses. Joshua had a closer understanding of the people, hence developed a more dedicated and a more disciplined people who came into the land of Israel.

One of the most amazing stories of Joshua is not the famous battle in which the sun stood still in the heavens until the battle was won, but that of Rachav, the prostitute.

Rachav, a non-Jew, lived in Jericho. Prior to the Jews entering Israel, Joshua sent two spies to seek out the land. They came to Rachav’s house to seek shelter from the king of Jericho. Rachav risked her own life and hid the Jewish spies from the king’s soldiers. In return, they promised to spare her life and her family’s lives in return for her saving their lives.

The Talmud describes at length the attractiveness and sexual powers that Rachav possessed. The Rabbis of the Talmud said that all the important ministers and rulers of the world would come to visit her in order to experience her charms. The Talmud goes so far to state that in Rachav’s time, if a man were to utter her name aloud he would come to have a seminal ejaculation – such was the beauty and sexual powers of Rachav.

But there is more:

The Talmud also relates that Joshua married her! Can you imagine today (with the exception of Bill Clinton) a distinguished head of state, or even more so, a major religious leader marrying the most famous prostitute in the history of the Bible?? Well Joshua married her! Plus it is related that many great men were descendent from her.

Our question is obvious: How could the number one Jewish leader, the successor to Moses, the representative of G-d on earth pick a gentile, the number one prostitute in the world to marry? Couldn’t he find a nice Jewish girl?? Plus, we do not see any mention of revulsion from the Rabbis!

In this perhaps signifies Joshua’s unique inherent strength and character.

Perhaps outward dress and actions may deceive us. We tend to give honor to those who dress and act in manners to elicit from us honor with out really knowing if this person is indeed worthy of the honor that we give him. We can’t real see who is really true on the inside, we can’t see behind every facade.

Many people can fool us into believing that they are truly G-d fearing, when perhaps they are lacking in this area. We can be deceived into thinking some one is a friend when in reality he has an ulterior motive for his friendship.

Joshua saw from Rachav’s actions that she was really deeply G-d fearing. Instead of turning these two Jews over to the king’s soldiers and garnished a reward, as any normal person would have done, she risked her life because of her belief in G-d, to save them. She believed with a deep conviction that G-d was leading the Jews back into the Promised Land. She believed deeply in the G-d of the Hebrews and that He would fulfil His promise to give the land of Canaan to the children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. She entertained no doubts of this and she desired to be a part of it.

That she was a prostitute perhaps was not the most desirous trait one looks for in a wife, yet, circumstances can cause many to seek living in a manner that seems unforgivable. Yet she robbed no one, killed no one. When she had the opportunity to join G-d’s chosen people, even if it meant a possible life as a status-less individual, she was willing to accept the unknown. She asked for nothing, like Ruth, yet she merited the best.

All of this for being willing to sacrifice one’s life for the benefit of others!

Perhaps this is the message that this story brings to us: to be willing to give of ourselves to G-d’s master plan of the world.

JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN! HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY!

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but shall have everlasting Life.” John 3:16

Is She Crazy?

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

WINNER BEST US DOCUMENTARY SHORT – SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN FILM FESTIVAL

Is She Crazy?! Mary James: The Preacher Lady of Riverdale – Short Film

If you ask anybody in the Riverdale, GA area about “The Preacher Lady” on Highway 85, nine out of ten people will know who you are talking about and you are guaranteed to spark some interesting conversation. Most have seen her but few have bothered to talk to her to find out their number one question…”Is She Crazy?” This 20 minute documentary leaves you to draw your own conclusion about Mary James also known as “The Preacher Lady of Riverdale.”

This film is a co-production of:

Prepare The Way For GOD!!!

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Prepare the way for the New Year and remember to pray.

I’ll be at a prayer rally on New Year’s Eve with Prepare The Way For God prayer movement in Atlanta.

2012 will be another eventful year. Start the year off right, in prayer.

Resume of Jesus Christ

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Address: Ephesians 1:20
Phone: Romans 10:13
Website: The Bible . Keywords: Christ, Lord, Savior and Jesus

Objective

My name is Jesus – The Christ. Many call me Lord! I’ve sent you my resume because I’m seeking the top management position in your heart. Please consider my accomplishments as set forth in my resume.

Qualifications

• I founded the earth and established the heavens, (Proverbs 3:19).

• I formed man from the dust of the ground, (Genesis 2:7).

• I breathed into man the breath of life, (Genesis 2:7).

• I redeemed man from the curse of the law, (Galatians 3:13).

• The blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant comes upon your life through me, (Galatians 3:14).

Occupational Background

• I’ve only had one employer, (Luke 2:49).

• I’ve never been tardy, absent, disobedient, slothful or disrespectful.

• My employer has nothing but rave reviews for me, (Matthew 3:17).

Skills & Work Experiences

• Some of my skills and work experiences include: empowering the poor to be poor no more, healing the brokenhearted, setting the captives free, healing the sick, restoring sight to the blind and setting at liberty them that are bruised, (Luke 4:18).

• I am a Wonderful Counselor, (Isaiah 9:6). People who listen to me shall dwell safely and shall not fear evil, (Proverbs 1:33).

• Most importantly, I have the authority, ability, and power to cleanse you of your sins, (I John 1:7-9).

Educational Background

• I encompass the entire breadth and length of knowledge, wisdom and understanding, (Proverbs 2:6).

• In me are hid all of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, (Colossians 2:3).

• My Word is so powerful; it has been described as being a lamp unto your feet and a light unto your path, (Psalms 119:105).

• I can even tell you all of the secrets of your heart, (Psalms 44:21).

Major Accomplishments

• I was an active participant in the greatest Summit Meeting of all times, (Genesis 1:26).

• I laid down my life so that you may live, (1 John 3:16).

• I defeated the arch enemy of God and mankind and made a show of them openly, (Colossians 2:15).

• I’ve miraculously fed the poor, healed the sick and raised the dead!

• There are many more major accomplishments, too many to mention here. You can read them on my website, which is located at: www dot – the BIBLE. You don’t need an Internet connection or computer to access my website.

References

• Believers and followers worldwide will testify to my divine healing, salvation, deliverance, miracles, restoration and supernatural guidance, (Romans 10:9-10).

In Summation

Now that you’ve read my resume, I’m confident that I’m the only candidate uniquely qualified to fill this vital position in your heart. In summation, I will properly direct your paths, (Proverbs 3:5-6), and lead you into everlasting life, (John 6:47). When can I start? Time is of the essence, (Hebrews 3:15).

The Difference

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

With everything that’s going on in our everyday lives, it’s always good to find the time to step away with the Lord.

I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish that I didn’t have time to pray.

Problems just tumbled about me, and heavier came each task.
“Why doesn’t God help me?” I wondered. He answered, “You didn’t ask.”

I wanted to see joy and beauty, but the day toiled on, gray and bleak;
I wondered why God didn’t show me. He said, “But you didn’t seek.”

I tried to come into God’s presence; I used all my keys at the lock.
God gently and lovingly chided, “My child, you didn’t knock.”

I woke up early this morning, and paused before entering the day;
I had so much to accomplish that I had to take time to pray.

See our pro-life prayers at Priests for Life!

11.11.11 Releases a new song at THE CALL DETROIT

Monday, November 14th, 2011

The numerical series 11.11.11 received much attention. Of course, this is just one of countless numerical configurations that point to the truth of the Intelligent Designer of all Creation including the universe as we are discovering it. Actually, 11.11.11 is more powerful that 9.11 which traumatized and confounded the world for almost a decade.

In the unfolding saga of the greatness of Almighty God, the truthful power of Jesus Christ the Son of God and the Awesome Mystery of the Holy Spirit of God, there was a sign, a convergence in Detroit, Michigan for 24 hours on 11.11.11. Yours truly was there as a witness.

The theme of THE CALL DETROIT 11.11.11 was all about Occupy the Kingdom of God and let GOD’s Son Jesus be revealed in the earth. It turned out to be an incredible repentance and forgiveness; for racism, sexually immorality, abortion; shedding of innocent blood including gang violence. We prayed for America, for governments, families, loved ones, strangers, healing, and so much more… Goodness, you had to be there. Maybe GOD TV will re-air it.

When an ex-Muslim terrorist kneeled before his Jewish brother in Christ and repented for the ancient tribal war of Ishmael and Isaac, the crowd was amazed and fell into deep worship of GOD. When the tribes of the globe mutually repented for sins of racism to each other, the healing deepened. When the truth about abortion was revealed, when fathers repented to the mothers of the aborted children, when the wounded women repented and held up our heads free from shame, the healing mercy of GOD washed us all.

When the revelation of the always living, never dying DNA and RNA of THE BLOOD OF JESUS was released in the meeting, we all sang THE BLOOD THAT JESUS SHED FOR ME WILL NEVER LOOSE ITS POWER. That old traditional hymn became a NEW SONG!

Again, you had to be there—but then again, you didn’t. There was much released into the atmosphere, causing the Praying Church, the Worshipping and Praying Church to rise to a new level. The impact is permanent and universal.

Below is the text of remarks from the meeting:

Dr. Alveda King
Remarks at THE CALL DETROIT: 11/11/11
November 12, 2011

Dear Heavenly Father, it’s us. We, Your people who are called by Your Name. Wash us in the Blood of Your Dear and Precious Son, Jesus in Whom You are well pleased. Guide us by the Power of Your Holy Spirit to humble ourselves and pray, and seek Your face that we and our land may be healed. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

First, let’s revisit a little history, going back even before the 300 terrible years of the Willie Lynch Saga, which we all know is about the dark time of racism and slavery in America. Let’s go back even further to visit a man named Jacob. His great-grandfather Abraham is the ancient Father of Many Nations. Joseph’s grandfather Isaac sowed in times of famine and became a very rich man. Joseph’s father Jacob wrestled with the angel of GOD and his name was changed to Israel. Anyway, a spirit of miscommunication caused spirits of jealousy, greed, murder and slavery to be released into Joseph’s life. His brothers – who by the way were the same color as he was, so slavery isn’t just about skin color- Jacob’s brothers threw him into a pit and Joseph became a slave and later by the grace of God, he became a liberator.

And then there was Moses, a Hebrew baby who was adopted by an Egyptian Princess. The brown Hebrew nation was oppressed by the brown rulers of Egypt. God raised up Moses to be the voice of liberation for His “chosen people.”

Then there is Africa of a more modern day, which found the same brown skinned descendents of Abraham, Isaac, Israel and Joseph in bondage for hundreds of years, still singing the freedom Bible songs, GO DOWN MOSES, JOSHUA FIT THE BATTLE OF JERICO… They were still singing THE LORD’S SONGS in a strange land – Africa.

Again, brown-now-black skinned people sold the FREEDOM SINGERS to another land, this time to people with pink and beige skin, called Caucasians. The slaves were transported to a land called America and met the Willie Lynch slave system, and Jim Crow and a host of horrors.

Today, we are gathered together, and we are still singing the Bible Freedom songs, which you will hear at THE CALL DETROIT 11.11.11

Today, as human beings, many of us have lived in two centuries. We have experienced the presence of Almighty God across the ages. In the 20th Century, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was called as a modern day Moses to lead a spiritual movement that would be historically labeled as the Civil Rights Movement of the 20th Century. The hub of the 20th Century Movement was in Birmingham, Alabama. Called the “Sons of Thunder,” my father, Rev. A. D. King is brother to Martin. They have been compared to John and Robert Kennedy in that they both gave their lives as Freedom Fighters. Both men love the Lord, and they live in heaven together today.

Uncle M. L., Daddy, and their earthly father, Daddy King were preachers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They were Freedom Fighters, and they were also Pro-Life Warriors. Daddy King rescued me from abortion in 1950. You can read the story in my book: HOW CAN THE DREAM SURVIVE IF WE MURDER THE CHILDREN?

Even though I had two secret abortions in the nineteen sixties and seventies, and a miscarriage due to the ravages of sin and secrets, God did not give up on me. In the mid-nineteen seventies, Daddy King and the father of the fifth child I was carrying convinced me spiritually, scientifically, medically and socially that the baby in my womb was truly a human being entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

In 1983, I gave my life to Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, and in the 1990’s became a “Voice for Life,” working today with Priests for Life Ministries.

Last night, I met a young woman who sat on the knee of Daddy King when she was 2 years old. She is 32 years old today. She shared with me that she was slated for abortion, and her father and mother let her live. Daddy King said she would have a spiritual destiny, and that her life would help many people.

You see, Daddy King, like his sons M. L. and A. D. and like many in our family, was a prophet. All those years ago when my mother wanted to abort me, Daddy King told her: “No. They are lying to you. She is not a lump of flesh. She is a little girl, with bright skin and bright red hair. She will be a blessing to many.” So you see, this little girl who is part Irish, part African and part Native American is standing before you today to bear witness of Acts 17:26, that of One Blood, God made all people to live on earth in a Beloved Community, and one day, to live in Eternity with Him. So we are one human race, not separate races. Racism is the spawn of a divisive lie. We are one human family in need of the Blood of Jesus!

Amos 5:24 says: But let justice roll down like waters And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. My Uncle ML quoted that in his MOUNTAINTOP speech. He had a dream that we would all be free one day. Our prayers today are for repentance and freedom. For all human beings, from conception until natural death.

As Dr. Levonne Yuille, the Father of the Black Pro-Life Movement of the late 20th Century prepares to come to you, please allow me to say that I am Dr. Alveda King. I too have a dream. It is in my genes.

Here in Detroit, Michigan, a focal point of the 21st Century Civil Rights Movement, we lift up the banner of JESUS, coming against the lie of abortion, eugenics, genocide, euthanasia, and all that would destroy abundant life that our Lord and Master Jesus promises us. We bind murder in the womb, we bind sexual immorality, we bind idolatry. We chose Life In Jesus’ Name!

Friends, we are standing at the river. Justice and Righteousness flow together at the ford before us. For some the crossing is shallow, for some the crossing is deep. There is a river whose streams make glad the people of God. Agape Love is the bridge across the rushing streams. Let us launch out into the deep without fear. The freedom rides of the 20th Century meet the pro-life freedom rides of the 21st Century. The witness of the Dreamer Joseph of the ancient Bible days, the witness of the Prophet Moses of those times, the witness of the Sons of Thunder and all the beloved apostles of the early century all are with us today in the cloud of Heavenly worshipers. We gathered here and across the globe join together at this THE CALL DETROIT, 11/11/11. We Occupy this Planet today in our prayers. We resist the forces of darkness that try to wrest the knowledge of our Kingdom Inheritance from us. We resist their violent attacks against the Kingdom of our Heavenly Father. Their force must bend, bow and break before the Power of Almighty God! We draw near to God. We resist the devil. Flee Satan! As Jesus teaches us, by the Power of God’s Holy Spirit, and the ministry of the Holy Angels of God, we Occupy Until Jesus comes!

Loose the sound of true worship! Let the sound of the worship of the people who love the Lord fill the atmosphere, drowning out the ancient songs of the enemy that have once ruled this place.

Father, we give you all the glory, all the honor and all the praise. In Jesus Name. Amen

Poetry by Alveda King

Ripples (In Time and Space)

I

Libations, fluids rippling on the sands bringing time and space together; Bringing souls and spirits together… pebbles on the water, water making ripples,
Ripples in time.
“Behold I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump;
For the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised
Incorruptible
And we shall be changed.”

II

Libations, shadows rippling on the sand
The earth beneath my feet changes from my dark and musky
Mother, becoming red and alien, harsh,
As the waters ripple and the great ship rolls.

III

I am carried away from my familiar jungle of fruits and passion flowers, wild animal friends and even wilder beasts;
Four legged animals, predators and yet, magnificent creations of God, with skins and furs …and fangs.

IV

Yet, change carries us over waters that no longer
Ripple.
The water becomes an awesome, rolling jungle of waves
That carries us on in the Middle Passage
Washing us away from our home ground to a new land of tears and sorrow,
Our newfound home in a new world.

V

And yet, wherever we were bought,
Beaten and scattered, over continents and islands,
New blood was added to our veins; and yet the Blood of our Motherland remained,
True and deep.
In our new world, we learned to harvest new crops;
Some not quite so different from our jungle fruits and vegetation.
We tamed fields of cotton and tobacco
Even as our wild, free spirits were tamed by the new predator; Two-legged beasts, still creatures of God, yet not quite so magnificent in their borrowed skins and furs. But still their fangs, though changed Remain deadly.

VI

The libations continue
The spirits that were summoned bring new birth to memories
Reflections of time itself.
We see ourselves in a new jungle– still a part of God’s creation,
And yet, the earth has changed.
The soil is not dark and musty between our bare and braceleted feet,
Nor is it red and cracked beneath our chained and callous feet.
It has become rock, concrete,
A machine-made improvement on nature,
And yet still part of nature.

VII

The tribal dancers before the sun, the wind, the rain and the Moon
have become whirling disco bodies beneath a myriad of simulated starlight,
Lightning and thundering electro phonic sounds.

VIII

The hunter’s spears and darts have become a mania for Money;
And guns bring down men and the bloodthirsty prey upon the weak who become Homeless, Jobless, and
Dreamless.

IX

The savagery continues, though times and methods change. The lie of racism causes us to forget that we are all of one blood. Slaughter begins in the womb, and the terror rains down across the ages. Humanity seems to have forgotten why we are here.

Humankind has changed, and yet has not changed, only
Shimmered and rippled in the reflections of time.

X

For though one generation passeth away, another generation cometh.
As the sun rises, it sets only to rise again.
The wind goes to the south only to return to the north,
Whirling continually, returning again according to its circuits.
And the rivers run to the sea, yet the sea is not full,
For the rivers return again to that place from which they came.
For that which has been, shall be again, and that which has been done,
Shall be done again.
For as all things change, they remain because: “There is no new thing under the sun.” There are only rippling images of change, all belonging to the universe, The Old, the New created by the Omnipotent
The Lord GOD! Who changes not.