Ezekiel 43:2 stood out for me recently and reminded me of the moments when the scene lights up.. photographers have described it too!
I drove by Parliament last week and was stunned by the veil over the West Wing. It seemed to speak of a veil over Parliament and our people. ""And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ. 2Cor 3:14The interesting part of this journey is also in taking this photo..
I had borrowed a high power lens and was a bit nervous of heading out at night. So my spouse embraced the opportunity to try the walkie talkies I gifted at Christmas. I was dropped off while the family parked nearby waiting to pick me up when done. We confirmed a few times that I was fine.. as I finished a long winded I am ok message I noticed a man walking by that made me uncomfortable. Then my spouse said they were on their way and I gladly accepted and the man sent a quick text message to someone as he walked on slowly. Then I looked the other way and saw a man dressed in black who had stopped his black bike. He turned back around and went away and they both went on their way, away from me, one to the left, one to the right. When my family arrived, they had not heard the message that I was fine and were worried, so they came to get me. That was enough to, I believe, dismantle whatever operation these two shady figures seemed to have hatched. I simply praised God not knowing whether I was paranoid or perceiving but I am amazed how hard it is to recognize these God-incidences after all this time of admiring God's handy work. The making of the photos speaks of the veil also, in how we cannot always see what God is doing for us. I stumbled upon this site regarding the veil I alluded to in the photos and I am mostly posting this here in hopes to remember to finish reading: https://bible.org/seriespage/11-lifting-veil-daniel-101-21 The bits I have gleaned are rich and worth reading further, as time allows. What’s worse than a mosquito buzzing in your ears all night? A silent mosquito nibbling your face all night. I heard a mosquito once earlier in the day, it didn’t buzz when it was right beside my ear, until it was in distress when I brushed my ear. There must have been two because I got one but was pestered by another throughout the night. I even felt and brushed away something silent near my ear at one point before finding bites on the bags under each of my eyes. So most of the night I was perplexed by two questions. If they only bite to feed larvae, why did this skeeter keep biting me several times while trapped indoors? Did it have hope to get outside or did it lay its young in the house? It returned for more several times and tried several spots like my wrist which it didn’t seem to like as much as my eye bags. Does it really only feed the young? Do skeeters choose the sounds they make? This article suggests only for mating but yesterday’s experience suggests to me that they have a distress sound (I get a higher pitch when I am anxious too). I think this critter also knew to keep quiet around my ears. http://www.mosquitoreviews.com/mosquitoes-buzz-ears.html I think there’s more to skeeters than these scientists suppose. Lodging room during first Jerusalem visit When I returned from my first of two trips to Jerusalem and around, I couldn’t speak of the trip for a month. I was quiet and I was processing. I still am. I met a woman of God, who when she spoke of God or read His word, my heart burned. She was just about to be told by God that she would start a church there in that area. I just received word that the church she established has been threatened. I feel in praying that God showed me that he raised a thick wall like the wall around David’s city and a hedge of protection around the church. It reminded me of an incident that occurred while I was touring the Holy City. A young man appeared as I was seeking my way somewhere in Jerusalem. Maybe an internet café. He offered to lead me there and I accepted. He knew I was wearing a cross and said I should not fear, I should take it out and wear it and not hide it. Along the journey he had taken my hand to lead me and I liken this to when in the bible an angel takes the prophets or subjects by the hand to lead them to a vision or destination. Along the way he explained that he had been orphaned early in his life, he had lost both of his parents in the war that was taking place. I asked how he managed to be so full of love after such a horrible experience. He held his hand to his heart and said that the people who had taken him in had shown him such love he could not have any hate. He had forgiven the incident or the people. I was astonished. As we approached our destination I became uneasy about him holding my hand, I became aware again of how I heard that older middle aged women, even those on pilgrimages, were known sometimes to have exploited the young local men and I shook off his hand politely but awkwardly out of propriety and a sense of not misleading or exploiting him. Shortly after we reached the destination he encouraged me again not to be afraid and to wear my cross openly. I always asked myself whether he was an angel but today I realize that even, were he human, he was led by the Holy Spirit and God’s love filled him as he shared God’s message and guided me. I am not sure who he was, yet I am reassured, he is among the army of God walking that city. And then, after jotting this down, I followed the link in her message to this video.. I haven't been able to view it yet except the title yet I know it is worth posting. |
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