Wilkerson's Urgent Message

I saw this Sunday Night - thought I would pass it on. This Guy is usually on the mark!

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I am compelled by the Holy Spirit to send out an urgent message to all on our mailing list, and to friends and to bishops we have met all over the world.

AN EARTH-SHATTERING CALAMITY IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. IT IS GOING TO BE SO FRIGHTENING, WE ARE ALL GOING TO TREMBLE - EVEN THE GODLIEST AMONG US.

For ten years I have been warning about a thousand fires coming to New York City. It will engulf the whole megaplex, including areas of New Jersey and Connecticut. Major cities all across America will experience riots and blazing fires—such as we saw in Watts, Los Angeles, years ago.There will be riots and fires in cities worldwide. There will be looting—including Times Square, New York City. What we are experiencing now is not a recession, not even a depression. We are under God’s wrath. In Psalm 11 it is written,“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (v. 3).

God is judging the raging sins of America and the nations. He is destroying the secular foundations.The prophet Jeremiah pleaded with wicked Israel, “God is fashioning a calamity against you and devising a plan against you. Oh, turn back each of you from your evil way, and reform your ways and deeds. But they will say, It’s hopeless! For we are going to follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart” (Jeremiah 18:11-12).

In Psalm 11:6, David warns, “Upon the wicked he will rain snares (coals of fire)…fire…burning wind…will be the portion of their cup.” Why? David answered, “Because the Lord is righteous” (v. 7). This is a righteous judgment—just as in the judgments of Sodom and in Noah’s generation.

WHAT SHALL THE RIGHTEOUS DO? WHAT ABOUT GOD’S PEOPLE?

First, I give you a practical word I received for my own direction. If possible lay in store a thirty-day supply of non-perishable food, toiletries and other essentials. In major cities, grocery stores are emptied in an hour at the sign of an impending disaster.

As for our spiritual reaction, we have but two options. This is outlined in Psalm 11. We “flee like a bird to a mountain.” Or, as David says, “He fixed his eyes on the Lord on his throne in heaven—his eyes beholding, his eyelids testing the sons of men” (v. 4). “In the Lord I take refuge” (v. 1).

I will say to my soul: No need to run...no need to hide. This is God’s righteous work. I will behold our Lord on his throne, with his eye of tender, loving kindness watching over every step I take—trusting that he will deliver his people even through floods, fires, calamities, tests, trials of all kinds.

Note: I do not know when these things will come to pass, but I know it is not far off. I have unburdened my soul to you. Do with the message as you choose.

God bless and keep you,

In Christ,

DAVID WILKERSON

Faith and stuff I can't see

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about faith. We have been studying the book of Romans on Wednesday nights. And Paul is trying to convince a church full of ex-Pharisees that salvation is by grace through faith not by works. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law - Romans 3:28. So since our salvation (the way we are made good enough for God) is through faith, think how powerful it must be. At least for me, the wickedness of my heart goes deep, so for me to be made righteous, faith must be powerful stuff.

Now I want you to imagine something with me. How sure are you that there is a God and that He sent His Son to save us? How sure are you that Jesus died on a cross and that what He did is able to bring us forgiveness from God? Most likely you are totally convinced of these things even though you have nothing to go on except your belief that these things are true. There is nothing physically that we can put our hands on to prove that God loves us and that He wants to save us. But we are 100% convinced. How? Well some will say that the Bible is proof of these things, but how do you know that what the Bible says is true? FAITH! It is what you believe and no one can change your mind!

Here is the point I am trying to make – This faith, that completely convinces you of the things of God, is truly powerful stuff. Yet I see so many weak and struggling believers. Jesus said “if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you”. – Matthew 17:20. Did you see that! Jesus says “NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU”. Whenever I read this verse I always focus on the mountain part; ok, I can move a mountain, big deal, give me a big shovel and I will get right to it. But Jesus doesn’t stop there He says nothing will be impossible. And this is with a little tiny seed-like faith.

Each of us carries this nuclear bomb of faith within us – able to do the impossible! So what is stopping us!