An Apology

Writing a book is not what I thought it would be. I thought you begin in the beginning, and write your way to the end, but it is not so; it is rather like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. You get to a point, and suddely remember things that happened earlier. I have added a lot stuff to my first chapter. I realized that I couldn't share with you bits every day, if I keep adding...

 

I didn't post anything yesterday, even though I promised I would, as I didn't know what to do. Please forgive a broken promise. I really meant to keep it.

 

Also, my mind is absorbed in the book I am writing, and so I decided I needed to take o few days off, just to write. I prmise to share it with you as soon as I stop adding :)

 

Forgive me!

 

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

 

Alpha Omega

My childhood where thinking was prohibited

Growing up in an Orthodox Jewish home - cont.

From that day on, I read every book around the house. I began with the children's books, but was soon done with those, as they didn't contain much text, and so I turned to the rest of the books around the house. I devoured every piece of paper like a starving wolf. My home didn't contain many books, beside religious books and medical guides, so after learning all there was to know about the rabbinical laws and all the possible illnesses the human body can experience as well as the common treatments, I turned to the local library.

 

Although thinking was frowned upon, my parents, unaware of the danger it held to their way of thinking (Possibly because both of them were in their early twenties, and too young to understand), gave me permission to read all the books in the library. Mind you, it was a religious library, so the selection of books was indeed limited.

 

In the meanwhile, my eyes grew wider, and so did my mind. But I was not satisfied!

 

"Clear the table please, and wash the dishes!" I remember my mother commanding. We had just finished our dinner. My father, who was hardly ever around because he worked long hours at his office, retired to his armchair to read the local newspaper, and my brothers ran to play. I was left to clean up after them, while they seemed to ignore my very existence. I felt humiliated, but did what I was told.

 

My mother was not very close to me; mostly because she didn't have the time to give me proper attention. She cleaned the house obsessively, making sure everything was always tidy and spotless; probably because it was my father's idea, and so hers, that this was the meaning of being a good housewife.

 

She was always in the kitchen too, cooking something. She began preparations for the Sabbath on Thursday already... 

 

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

Alpha Omega

Growing up in an Orthodox Jewish home

Yesterday I negan to write my life story, and my testimony. I decided to do it after i clearly heard the instructions to start writing down what happened to me, and what my eyes have seen. I am doing it for His glory, and know, that in the last chapter, no matter what the story is, Jesus comes back in glory.

I am not going to name my book yet. But I will start telling my story, and sharing some with you each day.

Growing up in an Orthodox Jewish home

Big eyes; I always had big eyes. I swallowed the world with my eyes ever since I can remember… I needed to see everything and know everything. I was a very curious child and a very clever one as well. I never accepted things as they seemed, and always looked for what was lying underneath.

Life in the Orthodox Jewish world raises many questions, which most people suppress. But I didn’t know how to suppress. Knowledge is a curse, so I was told; or as the headmistress at my school put it, "Who thinks? Horses think…" I didn't mind being a horse; in fact, I thought horses were glorious. I envied their freedom to roam free in the open fields, while I felt chained to a seat at a dreary classroom, with a stern looking teacher; and so, I thought…

Unfortunately for my parents, although they didn't know it at the time, I learned to read when I was three years of age. My mother used to read me nursery rhymes from a book, and apparently, my mind interpreted the strange symbols and recognized them as letters. I remember the day my mother found out I could read…

We were waiting outside the post office. It was me and my older brother, who is 10 months older than I. My mother was inside, getting a package containing a book she had just won in some radio competition. She came out, and handed us the book, because she needed to tend to my newborn brother. My older brother and I were very excited. We had never won anything before. We tore up the paper wrapping, and looked at the shiny new book. "Look, Mommy," I exclaimed, "It says, Tom Sawyer detective…" My mother froze, and glared into my innocent three year old eyes. "What did you say?" She asked, puzzled. I repeated patiently, "It says, Tom Sawyer detective…" My mother was shocked. She opened the book and asked me to read it; and so I did.

From that day on, I read every book around the house...

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

Alpha Omega

Glorious liberty

Romans 8

 

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

 

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

 

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

 

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

 

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

 

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

 

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

 

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

 

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

 

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

 

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

 

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

 

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

 

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

 

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

 

But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

 

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

 

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

 

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

 

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

 

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

 

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

 

Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

 

Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

 

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

 

As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

 

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

 

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

 

 

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

 

Alpha Omega

I will be still and know You are God

I must confess; I'm going through a very difficult period of persecution. I find it very hard even to keep this blog. But I will not surrender! I know I have shared this song with you before, but I'm going to share it again... It is so very encouraging for me, and I hope it is too for you...

 

 

Hide me now
Under Your wings
Cover me
Within Your mighty hand

When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with You above the storm
Father you are King over the flood
I will be still and know You are God

Find rest my soul
In Christ alone
Know His power
In quietness and trust

When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with You above the storm
Father You are king over the flood
I will be still and know You are God

 

Stay blessed, in these troubled times, and stay tuned; because hope is right here, in Jesus Christ alone... Although you may be suffering, as I do, fail not; for Jesus is near... Listen to his footsteps... He is coming for you soon; and when he does, you will know pain no more...

 

 

Alpha Omega

 

BTW, if you wish to support my ministry, please get in touch. I'm not very good at raising funds; so feel free to suggest... God bless you! Humbly, me.



He's alive!

This song fills me with hope and joy every time I listen to it:

 

 



 

He's alive / Don Francisco

 

The gates and doors were barred
And all the windows fastened down
I spent the night in sleeplessness
And rose at every sound
Half in hopeless sorrow
And half in fear the day
Would find the soldiers breakin' through
To drag us all away

And just before the sunrise
I heard something at the wall
The gate began to rattle
And a voice began to call
I hurried to the window
Looked down into the street
Expecting swords and torches
And the sound of soldiers' feet

But there was no one there but Mary
So I went down to let her in
John stood there beside me
As she told me where she'd been
She said they might have moved Him in the night
And none of us knows where
The stone's been rolled away
And now His body isn't there

We both ran toward the garden
Then John ran on ahead
We found the stone and empty tomb
Just the way that Mary said
But the winding sheet they wrapped Him in
Was just an empty shell
And how or where they'd taken Him
Was more than I could tell

Oh something strange had happened there
Just what I did not know
John believed a miracle
But I just turned to go
Circumstance and speculation
Couldn't lift me very high
'Cause I'd seen them crucify him
Then I saw him die

Back inside the house again
The guilt and anguish came
Everything I'd promised Him
Just added to my shame
When at last it came to choices
I denied I knew His name
And even if He was alive
It wouldn't be the same

But suddenly the air was filled
With a strange and sweet perfume
Light that came from everywhere
Drove the shadows from the room
And Jesus stood before me
With his arms held open wide
And I fell down on my knees
And I just clung to Him and cried

Then He raised me to my feet
And as I looked into His eyes
The love was shining out from Him
Like sunlight from the skies
Guilt in my confusion
Disappeared in sweet release
And every fear I'd ever had
Just melted into peace

He's alive yes He's alive
Yes He's alive and I'm forgiven
Heaven's gates are open wide
He's alive yes He's alive
Oh He's alive and I'm forgiven
Heaven's gates are open wide
He's alive yes He's alive
Hallelujah He's alive
He's alive and I'm forgiven
Heaven's gates are open wide
He's alive He's alive He's alive
I believe it He's alive
Sweet Jesus

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

 

Alpha Omega

Don't give up!

This parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule praying or whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his neighbors together, told them what had happened, and enlisted them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery.

 

Initially the old mule was hysterical! But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back, HE WOULD SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP!

 

This he did, blow after blow. “Shake it off and step up…shake it off and step up…shake it off and step up!” He repeated to encourage himself. No matter how painful the blows, or how distressing the situation seemed, the old mule fought panic and just kept right on SHAKING IT OFF AND STEPPING UP!

 

It wasn’t long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, stepped triumphantly over the wall of that well! What seemed like it would bury him actually helped him . . . all because of the manner in which he handled his adversity.

 

THAT’S LIFE! If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity.

 

 

 

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

 

Alpha Omega

There's power in the blood

 

A great modern version of an old hymn. What an awesome and inspiring song!

 

 

 

There's power in the blood

 

Would you be free from your burden of sin?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you o'er evil a victory win?
There's wonderful power in the blood.

There is power, power, wonder-working power,
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder-working power,
In the precious blood of the Lamb.

Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Sin-stains are lost in its life-giving flow,
There's wonderful power in the blood.

  

There is power, power, wonder-working power,
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder-working power,
In the precious blood of the Lamb.

Would you do service for Jesus your King?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
There's wonderful power in the blood.

 

There is power, power, wonder-working power,
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder-working power,
In the precious blood of the Lamb.

 

 

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

 

Alpha Omega 

Hold on!

...After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Revelation 7:9-17

Jesus is coming soon! Although times are hard, and may even get harder; do not despair! He's coming for us soon!

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

Alpha Omega

Good tidings unto the meek

Isaiah 61

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.

For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

Alpha Omega

Oil of gladness

These last few days have been very difficult for me. Apart from the fact that the media is flooded with terrible news from all around the world, I, personally too have experienced hardship in just about every area of my life – emotionally, physically and financially.

At home, I spend many hours crying out to God, but when I go out, I wear a different attitude.

Although I could go around sad and grumpy, I decided not to do that, and instead to be especially nice to people. I decided to smile to everyone, even to the rudest person, and to spread kindness.

You know what – the results are amazing. It seems to affect people and even spread. I noticed that the person to whom I was nice was after nice to another person, who also became nice… It seems that kindness is infectious.

Life is very hard, and people's hearts are in pain. It makes them angry, impatient and unkind. But when someone treats them with kindness, for no apparent reason, it triggers something inside them, which is lying dormant, just waiting to wake up – their need to love and be loved.

It reminds me of the story I read not too long ago:

An old man carried a little can of oil with him everywhere he went. If he passed through a door with squeaky hinges, he put a little oil on the hinges. If the gate was hard to open, he poured a little oil upon the latch.

Every day he found a variety of ways to use his pocket oilcan to others' advantage. Neighbors thought he was eccentric, but he went on his way, doing all within his power to lubricate the hard places and make life easier and more enjoyable for others.

We can do the same for others with our love and kindness. There is so much suffering in the world. We can share the love of Jesus and make the hard places a little easier to bear.

Let us live our lives as Jesus taught us, and be kind to one another, even if our hearts are aching…

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

Alpha Omega

For my thoughts are not your thoughts

Isaiah 55

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

Alpha Omega

I will stand upon my watch

Habakkuk 2

I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.

And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.

For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

Let us keep silence before him...

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

Alpha Omega

Take no thought for your life

Times are hard. People are suffering, lacking, hungry and poor. Jobs are scarce, and even then - the pay is not enough. Prices are high; food and accommodation are expensive. Times are scary.

But Jesus told us how to deal with that. he gave us instructions long ago:

Matthew 6 :19-34

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

Alpha Omega

Who shall be able to stand?

Revelation 6

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Why am I sharing this with you? Because I think it is ever so relevant!

Be on your guard, stay blessed, and stay tuned,

Alpha Omega

With his stripes we are healed

Today, I received this message in my YouTube inbox. It really touched my heart, and I wanted to share it with you:

Hello Dear Brother/Sister,

Firstly, let me introduce myself. My name is Nicholas or Nikky for short.

Below is my written testimony and I have attached a video copy as well so that our Lord Jesus Christ will be glorified for the works He has done in my life. Can you kindly share this testimony with your congregation or anyone that you know that have gone through sexual abuse or any kind of abuse as a matter of fact. Let them know that there is a solution to their problems. My life is a testament to that. Please read and view the video of the testimony and you will know what I am talking about.

TESTIMONY 

My Childhood was not one of the ordinary. I didn't experience the love, joy and innocence of childhood. From the age of 4, I was being sexually abused by my cousins. I didn't know it at the time. They used to call it "Playing the Game". Life went downhill from that point. I was now being raped by some other cousins; it was four of them in total. I was bullied at school, called all kinds of different names. It was at the age of 12 yrs I only then comprehended what had happened to me in my life. I was going to tell my parents but I was threatened by them and even choked one night.


I became a living corpse from then on. I was a living dead. I was cold. I was just an entity in a body. Nights on end I cried myself to sleep from my demise. I felt dirty. Constantly bathing, trying to cleanse off their touch from my body. I felt like someone poured acid on me; it was eating me away daily, bit by bit, piece by piece. I was full of hurt, pain, anger and rage. Years past, and the pains grew stronger and stronger. Nothing quelled the raging inferno burning inside me. Day by day, I was becoming less human. I tried everything and nothing worked such as different religious prayers etc. Suicide was the only way out, the only solution to ease my pain. It would all soon go away I thought.


One night I put a tape around my neck, and I was going to strangle myself, but something pulled me back. My teacher had told me about Jesus. I had nothing to lose, I had already lost the will to live, was too tired fighting to survive and too weak from daily battling. So I closed my eyes and prayed to Jesus. When I closed my eyes......I saw Jesus himself and He was holding a door ledge. He grasped it tightly and was looking towards the sky praying. I said "Jesus, I need u in my life, I cannot carry these burdens again for they are too heavy, come into my life and take them and wash me from my sins." Then I saw him kneel down in front of me and said "If you had called me earlier, I would have come." I looked into His eyes and I cannot describe what I saw. It was so full of compassion, love, peace, joy and reassurance and most of all care. He touched me, and everything just vanished. All the pain, anger, hurt, broken heartedness, everything just vanished immediately, like it never happened! What I was searching for all these years, Jesus came and did it in seconds.


I don't know what about some of the pains that you have gone through, but I know what it is to be broken hearted, abused, alone and rejected. The thought of getting up after this sounds impossible. But I did it; I found my strength in Jesus. I encourage you, if there is any one here, whose burdens are too heavy and whose legs have given up, give your life to Christ and He will come and heal you and make you complete. I once thought that God had forgotten about me because he allowed this to happen but when Jesus came to me Himself and I looked into those precious eyes saw His undying love for me, I understood that He had to wait until I invited him. His love is unconditional, it is eternal.


He taught me how to love myself first when I hated what I saw in the mirror, how to forgive my transgressors when I only had hate for them and how to love His people, just as He loves me. This is my testimony, my testimony of truth of the great works that Jesus did in my life. He can do the same for you. Invite him in and accept Him as your savior if you haven't yet. He is all too willing to come and carry ALL your burdens as He always care for ALL HIS PEOPLE. Accept God's gift of redemption today before it is too late. I have a reason to live now................his name is JESUS.


Your brother in Christ. God Bless You always. Peace be with You in the name of Jesus.

There is enough hope and healing in the arms of Jesus for the entire world!

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

Alpha Omega

That's what we came here for

That's What We Came Here For

We come into Your presence with singing

Come into your presence with praise

Enter your gates with thankful hearts

We are going to celebrate

All of heaven's waiting

Power's on its way...

So we shout Hallelujah

Lifting to ya

A mighty roar of praise

You deserve the highest praise

That we can give and more

Lord we give you our praise

Thats what we came here for

Everything within me reaches out to You

Your power and Majesty

Grace and mercy too

There'll be singing and dancing

Hearts and voices raised

You have set Your people free

Now the house is filled with praise

You deserve the highest praise

That we can give and more

Lord we give you our praise

Thats what we came here for

You deserve the highest praise!!!

Stay blessed, and stay tuned,

Alpha Omega