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A Quick Overview of Beta 1, 3-D Glucan
Anyone who has done any studies at all realizes that in order to stay healthy, or get healthy, one must have a strong, well functioning immune system and anytime our immune system is weakened we open ourselves up to a wide range of diseases. That's where Beta glucan shines the best. High quality Beta 1, 3-D Glucan has been proven to be the best immune support material ever discovered. It is constantly being tested on various conditions and against other immune support products and time and time again it is always proven to be the best immune support product available.
Here is just a small sampling (there are well over 1000 peer-reviewed studies conducted on Beta glucan) plus 1000s of articles and research papers. Of the peer-reviewed studies conducted using Beta 1,3-D Glucan on various conditions (Please remember these peer reviewed studies are not associated with any one Beta Glucan product nor is it an endorsement of any product. This is a good overall view of the historical literature available on Beta 1, 3-D Glucan);
ABDOMINAL OR THORACIC SURGERY - HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL (USA) "There were no adverse drug experiences... it is safe and appears to be effective in the further reduction of the morbidity and cost of major surgery."
CANCER, LUNG AND BREAST - NATIONAL CANCER INST (USA); "Always when glucan or glucan and RF fraction were administered intralesionally, the size of the lesion was strikingly reduced in as short a period as 5 days."
CANCER - CHEM PHARM BULL (Japan); "Antitumor and immunomodulating activities of beta-glucan...."
CANDIDA ALBICANS - DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, TULANE UNIVERSITY; "Biologic Response Modifiers such as glucan may be effectively employed in patients who are at risk for post-operative infections."
CHOLESTEROL (LDL) - OTTAWA CIVIC HOSPITAL (Canada); "CONCLUSIONS: "significantly reduced the total and LDL cholesterol levels of hypercholesterolemic adults without changing HDL cholesterol."
DIABETES - NESTLAE RESEARCH CENTER (Switzerland); "Diabetic individuals can benefit from diets that are high in beta-glucan..."
E. COLI, STAPHYLOCOCCUS - DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL (USA, Mass) "Mice challenged with Escherichia coli or Staphylococcus aureus were protected against lethal peritonitis..."
HEPATITIS, VIRAL - SCIENCE (1980); "Thus glucan is capable of increasing survival..."
HIGH RISK SURGICAL PATIENTS - HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL (USA); "decreased intravenous antibiotic requirement (10.3 days vs. 0.4 days, p = 0.04) and shorter intensive care unit length of stay"
INFECTION PREVENTION - GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS, 177:383-388. (1993); Glucan decreased pneumonia and sepsis to a significantly lower level of 9.5%....The mortality rate related to infection decreased from 30.0 to 4.8%.
PARASITES - TULANE UNIVERSITY (USA); "increased survival rate as denoted by 60%...."
RADIATION SURVIVABILITY- ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (USA); can enhance hematopoietic and functional cell recovery after irradiation."
STAPHYLOCOCCAL WOUND INFECTION - VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (USA); "We conclude that PGG Glucan reduces the risk of staphylococcal abscess formation."
WOUND HEALING - EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (USA); "These data indicate that macrophage modulation with glucan phosphate will increase tensile strength in experimental colon and skin wounds."
As you can see it has been tested on almost every condition (the studies above are only 14 of the over 1000 that have been completed to date) and time and time again it has proven itself. Please remember that the Beta 1, 3-D Glucan used in these tests were most likely created in the lab/university in which the test was conducted.
After reviewing all of the articles about Beta 1, 3-D Glucan we easily come to the conclusion that it is the greatest immune system support ever discovered.
And please remember Beta 1, 3-D Glucan is not a treatment and/or cure for any disease or condition. It simply helps support proper immune system function.
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Conclusion to the number 11
I am attempting to try and finish up some of the things I have learned about the number 11 in the Bible, so here goes…
The third, fourth and fifth time 11 is found in the Bible is in Exodus 26:7. These were 11 outer curtains on the Tabernacle of Moses. The outer curtains on the Tabernacle were of 11 goats skins and the inner curtains were 10 of fine linen. With the knowledge that 11 symbolizes transition/transformation, we see that outside the Tabernacle (the dwelling place or abiding presence of the Lord) there 11 goat skins. Goats in the Bible symbolize a stubborn, unyielding, rebellious nature, of which we are trying to change from. The 10 fine linen curtains on the inside are symbolic for practical purity and righteousness (see Rev 19:8). This purity is what we are changing into.
The next times 11 is found is concerning the time of the Tabernacle dedication. The last offerings of the Temple before it was anointed by God was on the 11th day, which is found in Numbers 7:72-77. After the 11th day offerings, the Word mentions that the temple was anointed on the 12th day in Numbers 7:78 and 84...“On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered” and (84) “This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:”. Notice all the 12s and multiples of 12s that show up on the 12th day of this dedication, which is the day of anointing. Remember, twelve signifies God’s order for things, and of course brings with it His anointing.
11 is also found twice in Duet 1:1-8. This speaks of the Journey from Mt. Horeb (meaning a waste land) to Kadesh-barnea (meaning holy, clean), which was 11 days. Again, this is consistent with the concept of transformation (tranistion). It also mentions that on the frist day of the 11th month the Lord spoke to the Israelites and told them they had stayed too long on Mt. Horeb (the waste land) & they were to now go and possess the promised land He had for them. The question is "What is OUR promised Land?"
Before I mention more on that, lets jump over to Hebrews chapter 10, 11 and 12 to show again the relationship concerning the meanings behind these numbers in the Bible. I have explained that scholars agree we can see in scripture that 10 symbolizes the highest order (state, government) man can attain to naturally, they agree that 12 is symbolic of God’s way (Divine order, Divine government) - which is a higher way than what man can do on his own, and then finally that I believe that 11 is symbolic of the transition from the first state to the second, as mentioned above. We can see this spelled out in Hebrews 10, 11 and 12, just like it was in Genesis 10, 11 and 12.
In Hebrews chapter 10 we see the argument that the Law is not the highest way as it cannot once and for all forgive sins… Heb 10:1 “1For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near. And in 10:9 “He takes away the first in order to establish the second.” That we are not to shrink back from this transitioning God is bringing us into. For if we hold on, we will reap the reward. This requires faith. Faith allows us to hold on to what God has promised to bring us into (His highest - His divine will and way of things) and faith allows us to make it through this transition… 35Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 37For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay. 38But my righteous one shall live by faith; and if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him. 39But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.
In Hebrews chapter 11, the great Faith chapter, we see how many saints held on to what God had for them through faith. As you read, you begin to see how Faith is so very important to a person being able to make a transition or to be transformed from what they were, to what they are destined to be. In this chapter we see that faith was the key of each of these persons' transition, and because transition involves disorder, confusion and/or judgment, I would like to mention a couple of these examples where this can be easily seen. In verse 7 it reads "By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world (judgment), and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith". In verse 8 it reads "By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going"(confusion). There are many, many of these, and you can read about them on your own.
Well, I've come to the most important point that I can make concerning the number 11 and why it stands for transition/transformation in the Bible, but first let me lay a little ground work. When a person begins to study the deeper truths in the Bible he can see that there will be a group of people (who-so-ever will) who will come into the likeness of Christ on this earth. They will have the goods to set the world free! This remnant, this many member man, this bride company, this overcoming company will, by faith, not love their lives to the death (death to self) and instead lay them down and allow God's will to be done. They will not taste of spiritual death and will ultimately rule and reign with Christ on earth in the new millennium. This is OUR Promise Land.
What does it require for them to get there? Faithfulness that keeps them from giving up so they make a complete transformation (transition). We see the mention of Enoch in verse 5, who is a forerunner, or a type, of this remnant... “By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; AND HE WAS NOT FOUND BECAUSE GOD TOOK HIM UP; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God.” We also see that the promise God is talking about in Hebrews chapter 11 is, not being rescued from your circumstances but, that God will reestablish His will on the earth through a people. What Adam fell from, and Jesus made available to us WILL be done in a people who allow their transition or transformation. We see the reference to that in 11:39-40... “And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised, because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect.” We are only perfect together because then we are a whole body and a bride without spot or blemish.
Lastly, in Hebrews chapter 12, we read how we must look to our example, Jesus, and do as he did (endure the cross) in order to reap the reward. He did it and now we can too! This chapter explains how we can make it also, if we don't faint. How in the end of those trials and tribulations that change us, we cause us to come to that city who’s builder and maker is God and not man. Chapter 12:22 describes the end of this journey and our transformation... “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect”. Perfection! Also, as we read in the last few versus in 12, we read that everything that can be shaken will be shaken, but that this is what it takes to bring us into perfection. Verse 27 reads... “This expression, "Yet once more," denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.” So, we know that which remains in us is perfect because it cannot be shaken.
Can you see how the number 11 is so important to understanding God’s purposes for man on this earth? How the number 11 includes disorder, confusion and judgment, and they are all by products of going through this door of transition? It is interesting to note that even the New Age people believe 11:11 signifies a doorway. They have their own teaching on it, but this is just a counterfeit to the real message God is trying to tell them. But, it is a door to what God has for us...His best. In conclusion, there are three more quick points to think about: 1. Right after the death of Christ, there were 11 apostles. This was a time when our Heavenly Father was in the process of birthing “The first Church”. A time when the followers of Christ lost their earthly leader and they were confused and out of order. But they would transition and eventually learn to be led by the Holy Spirit instead. 2. In the natural, there are 11 miles from the earth’s crust to outer space. This is where our atmosphere transitions to outer space. 3. The most well know 11 is concerning the 11th hour being the last hour before the coming of the Lord. It is upon His arrival after the 11th hour, in the 12th hour (midnight hour), that He establishes His governmental kingdom on the Earth during the millennial reign.
So with all this said, let us run our race as to receive the prize. Don't give up. Don't be like Esau who did not value his birthright. This journey is is worth it, even unto death of self. So let us be full of faith and faithfulness and transition into what God has in store for us in both character and the rewards that go with obedience.
The third, fourth and fifth time 11 is found in the Bible is in Exodus 26:7. These were 11 outer curtains on the Tabernacle of Moses. The outer curtains on the Tabernacle were of 11 goats skins and the inner curtains were 10 of fine linen. With the knowledge that 11 symbolizes transition/transformation, we see that outside the Tabernacle (the dwelling place or abiding presence of the Lord) there 11 goat skins. Goats in the Bible symbolize a stubborn, unyielding, rebellious nature, of which we are trying to change from. The 10 fine linen curtains on the inside are symbolic for practical purity and righteousness (see Rev 19:8). This purity is what we are changing into.
The next times 11 is found is concerning the time of the Tabernacle dedication. The last offerings of the Temple before it was anointed by God was on the 11th day, which is found in Numbers 7:72-77. After the 11th day offerings, the Word mentions that the temple was anointed on the 12th day in Numbers 7:78 and 84...“On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered” and (84) “This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:”. Notice all the 12s and multiples of 12s that show up on the 12th day of this dedication, which is the day of anointing. Remember, twelve signifies God’s order for things, and of course brings with it His anointing.
11 is also found twice in Duet 1:1-8. This speaks of the Journey from Mt. Horeb (meaning a waste land) to Kadesh-barnea (meaning holy, clean), which was 11 days. Again, this is consistent with the concept of transformation (tranistion). It also mentions that on the frist day of the 11th month the Lord spoke to the Israelites and told them they had stayed too long on Mt. Horeb (the waste land) & they were to now go and possess the promised land He had for them. The question is "What is OUR promised Land?"
Before I mention more on that, lets jump over to Hebrews chapter 10, 11 and 12 to show again the relationship concerning the meanings behind these numbers in the Bible. I have explained that scholars agree we can see in scripture that 10 symbolizes the highest order (state, government) man can attain to naturally, they agree that 12 is symbolic of God’s way (Divine order, Divine government) - which is a higher way than what man can do on his own, and then finally that I believe that 11 is symbolic of the transition from the first state to the second, as mentioned above. We can see this spelled out in Hebrews 10, 11 and 12, just like it was in Genesis 10, 11 and 12.
In Hebrews chapter 10 we see the argument that the Law is not the highest way as it cannot once and for all forgive sins… Heb 10:1 “1For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near. And in 10:9 “He takes away the first in order to establish the second.” That we are not to shrink back from this transitioning God is bringing us into. For if we hold on, we will reap the reward. This requires faith. Faith allows us to hold on to what God has promised to bring us into (His highest - His divine will and way of things) and faith allows us to make it through this transition… 35Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 37For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay. 38But my righteous one shall live by faith; and if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him. 39But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.
In Hebrews chapter 11, the great Faith chapter, we see how many saints held on to what God had for them through faith. As you read, you begin to see how Faith is so very important to a person being able to make a transition or to be transformed from what they were, to what they are destined to be. In this chapter we see that faith was the key of each of these persons' transition, and because transition involves disorder, confusion and/or judgment, I would like to mention a couple of these examples where this can be easily seen. In verse 7 it reads "By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world (judgment), and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith". In verse 8 it reads "By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going"(confusion). There are many, many of these, and you can read about them on your own.
Well, I've come to the most important point that I can make concerning the number 11 and why it stands for transition/transformation in the Bible, but first let me lay a little ground work. When a person begins to study the deeper truths in the Bible he can see that there will be a group of people (who-so-ever will) who will come into the likeness of Christ on this earth. They will have the goods to set the world free! This remnant, this many member man, this bride company, this overcoming company will, by faith, not love their lives to the death (death to self) and instead lay them down and allow God's will to be done. They will not taste of spiritual death and will ultimately rule and reign with Christ on earth in the new millennium. This is OUR Promise Land.
What does it require for them to get there? Faithfulness that keeps them from giving up so they make a complete transformation (transition). We see the mention of Enoch in verse 5, who is a forerunner, or a type, of this remnant... “By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; AND HE WAS NOT FOUND BECAUSE GOD TOOK HIM UP; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God.” We also see that the promise God is talking about in Hebrews chapter 11 is, not being rescued from your circumstances but, that God will reestablish His will on the earth through a people. What Adam fell from, and Jesus made available to us WILL be done in a people who allow their transition or transformation. We see the reference to that in 11:39-40... “And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised, because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect.” We are only perfect together because then we are a whole body and a bride without spot or blemish.
Lastly, in Hebrews chapter 12, we read how we must look to our example, Jesus, and do as he did (endure the cross) in order to reap the reward. He did it and now we can too! This chapter explains how we can make it also, if we don't faint. How in the end of those trials and tribulations that change us, we cause us to come to that city who’s builder and maker is God and not man. Chapter 12:22 describes the end of this journey and our transformation... “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect”. Perfection! Also, as we read in the last few versus in 12, we read that everything that can be shaken will be shaken, but that this is what it takes to bring us into perfection. Verse 27 reads... “This expression, "Yet once more," denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.” So, we know that which remains in us is perfect because it cannot be shaken.
Can you see how the number 11 is so important to understanding God’s purposes for man on this earth? How the number 11 includes disorder, confusion and judgment, and they are all by products of going through this door of transition? It is interesting to note that even the New Age people believe 11:11 signifies a doorway. They have their own teaching on it, but this is just a counterfeit to the real message God is trying to tell them. But, it is a door to what God has for us...His best. In conclusion, there are three more quick points to think about: 1. Right after the death of Christ, there were 11 apostles. This was a time when our Heavenly Father was in the process of birthing “The first Church”. A time when the followers of Christ lost their earthly leader and they were confused and out of order. But they would transition and eventually learn to be led by the Holy Spirit instead. 2. In the natural, there are 11 miles from the earth’s crust to outer space. This is where our atmosphere transitions to outer space. 3. The most well know 11 is concerning the 11th hour being the last hour before the coming of the Lord. It is upon His arrival after the 11th hour, in the 12th hour (midnight hour), that He establishes His governmental kingdom on the Earth during the millennial reign.
So with all this said, let us run our race as to receive the prize. Don't give up. Don't be like Esau who did not value his birthright. This journey is is worth it, even unto death of self. So let us be full of faith and faithfulness and transition into what God has in store for us in both character and the rewards that go with obedience.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Number 11 Again - Gen 37:9
The second time 11 is found in the Bible is in Genesis 37:9. This is where Joseph had his second dream that his relatives would bow down to him: 9Now he had still another dream, and related it to his brothers, and said, "Lo, I have had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me."
10He related it to his father and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have had? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow ourselves down before you to the ground?"
The first dream made them mad, but the second dream sent his brothers over the edge and set up a situation that forced Joseph in slavery for many years. Both dreams indicated a disordering of the natural order which created confusion (lack of peace) in the situation.
We often speak of the years Joseph was in bondage and how he came forth in the end. Obviously it was a time of great transition. He went from being a beloved, favored, probably cocky child of God to a humble, broken man of God. Joseph was judged by his brothers and forced into a time of transition used by God to make him the ruler he was meant to be. Boy, I don't wish for myself any type of transition lasting this long, but I must say sometimes I have felt it has been this way for me. How about you?
10He related it to his father and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have had? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow ourselves down before you to the ground?"
The first dream made them mad, but the second dream sent his brothers over the edge and set up a situation that forced Joseph in slavery for many years. Both dreams indicated a disordering of the natural order which created confusion (lack of peace) in the situation.
We often speak of the years Joseph was in bondage and how he came forth in the end. Obviously it was a time of great transition. He went from being a beloved, favored, probably cocky child of God to a humble, broken man of God. Joseph was judged by his brothers and forced into a time of transition used by God to make him the ruler he was meant to be. Boy, I don't wish for myself any type of transition lasting this long, but I must say sometimes I have felt it has been this way for me. How about you?
Monday, November 1, 2010
Genesis 10, 11 and 12
As I continue to think about the number 11 in the bible and consider it, I have to consider chapters 10, 11 and 12 of Genesis. Even though we know there are no chapters in the original manuscipts, still we can consider the soverenty of God, and we can see a pattern in each of these.
In Genesis chapter 10 we see spelled out the natural lineage from the time of Noah until the Tower of Babel. With the understanding that 10 signifies the highest level of natural order, we see the natural ordering of life as time passed and men re-populated the earth. Even though this bleeds into 11, we see how they were trying so hard to naturally order themselves that they were reaching for the heavens in their endevors.
In chapter 11 we see the confusion the Lord sent to man that caused a scattering because they were trying to build, in there own strength, a tower to reach into the heavens. As we consider 11 meaning transition (which encompases judgement: judging something as needing to be changed or falling short, disorder: as to begining to make changes and things have not come back into alignment yet, and confusion: as to things are not totally clear yet as to what will be), then we can see how the Lord judged what man was doing as needing change and brought confusion and disorder on them so they would have to transition into what he had for them (or at least a remnant of Noah's decendants).
Finally in chapter 12 we read how the Lord called Abram (and a remnant) to leave from his father's house and go to the land the Lord would show him, which was Canaan. He went there and built an altar to the Lord. It was in this new place of God's choosing that the Lord said He would make Abram a great nation, and bless him and all the families of the earth. The ultimate blessing to the world was not in man building a tower to the heavens in their own strength as Abram's forefathers had tried.
There is so much more to be understood in looking up the names of all the places, people and things in these chapters. I don't have time right now to go into it but I encourage each of you to do it yourself. What I can say is that even if the above were not located in chapters 10, 11 and 12, the pattern is still one of transitioning from the highest order man can accomplish in his own strength to what God has planned for man. This is not the only place in the Bible that chapters 10, 11 and 12 lined up to form this pattern, but then that is for another day.
In Genesis chapter 10 we see spelled out the natural lineage from the time of Noah until the Tower of Babel. With the understanding that 10 signifies the highest level of natural order, we see the natural ordering of life as time passed and men re-populated the earth. Even though this bleeds into 11, we see how they were trying so hard to naturally order themselves that they were reaching for the heavens in their endevors.
In chapter 11 we see the confusion the Lord sent to man that caused a scattering because they were trying to build, in there own strength, a tower to reach into the heavens. As we consider 11 meaning transition (which encompases judgement: judging something as needing to be changed or falling short, disorder: as to begining to make changes and things have not come back into alignment yet, and confusion: as to things are not totally clear yet as to what will be), then we can see how the Lord judged what man was doing as needing change and brought confusion and disorder on them so they would have to transition into what he had for them (or at least a remnant of Noah's decendants).
Finally in chapter 12 we read how the Lord called Abram (and a remnant) to leave from his father's house and go to the land the Lord would show him, which was Canaan. He went there and built an altar to the Lord. It was in this new place of God's choosing that the Lord said He would make Abram a great nation, and bless him and all the families of the earth. The ultimate blessing to the world was not in man building a tower to the heavens in their own strength as Abram's forefathers had tried.
There is so much more to be understood in looking up the names of all the places, people and things in these chapters. I don't have time right now to go into it but I encourage each of you to do it yourself. What I can say is that even if the above were not located in chapters 10, 11 and 12, the pattern is still one of transitioning from the highest order man can accomplish in his own strength to what God has planned for man. This is not the only place in the Bible that chapters 10, 11 and 12 lined up to form this pattern, but then that is for another day.
Monday, October 25, 2010
GLORY CHAPEL CHURCH: Transition and 11:11 by Susie Lawhorne
GLORY CHAPEL CHURCH: Transition and 11:11 by Susie Lawhorne: "Friday night at Narrow Way I was able to share 'just a very little' on what the Lord has showed me about transitioning from the best I could..."
Transition and 11:11 by Susie Lawhorne
Friday night at Narrow Way I was able to share 'just a very little' on what the Lord has showed me about transitioning from the best I could be or do with my natural life to what He had divinely purposed for my life. The definition of transition is "a passage from one place to another. A movement, development or evolution from one form, stage or style to another". The original meaning is from the Latin word, transitionem, meaning “a going across or over”. I want to cross over into what God has for me here. I want to cross over into a new nature. I want to cross over and see His Kingdom come on this earth, don't you?
It all started around the number 11. For five years I had seen on my clocks 11:11. No matter what time of night or day it was, there was always a digital clock some where showing me 11:11. Now, I know that sounds crazy, and I am aware of Brother Sam's exhortation on the crazy prophetic stuff but, never-the-less, this did happen to me for five years. What did I do about it? I searched the scriptures for the meaning of 11 or 11:11. Was it a scripture the Lord was trying to tell me about? Was it the eleventh hour? Was it judgment, disorder, confusion or was it something else? This is only the first scripture which backs up what I found out...
It all started around the number 11. For five years I had seen on my clocks 11:11. No matter what time of night or day it was, there was always a digital clock some where showing me 11:11. Now, I know that sounds crazy, and I am aware of Brother Sam's exhortation on the crazy prophetic stuff but, never-the-less, this did happen to me for five years. What did I do about it? I searched the scriptures for the meaning of 11 or 11:11. Was it a scripture the Lord was trying to tell me about? Was it the eleventh hour? Was it judgment, disorder, confusion or was it something else? This is only the first scripture which backs up what I found out...
The first time the word 11 appears in the bible is in Genesis 32:22. This is talking about the 11 sons of Jacob as he took them and fled crossing the river Jabbok, which means to empty, to pour out, to depopulate. As you are probably familiar with, Jacob had done the dirty deeds to Esau and fled to stay with his uncle Laban. There he took two wives, had 11 sons, and had gotten very rich in stock (live stock that is). His life was naturally about as good as it could get, but it wasn't God's purpose for his life. An angel in a dream said... "I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred (Gen 31:13). As said before, he passed over the river Jabbok after this command. He was ready to empty himself, to be poured out, to depopulate, as it may have cost him everything to go back and face Esau. And he was broken and poured out during this time of "transition" in which he wrestled with the Angel "until the break of dawn". The evidence was a crippling of the strongest part of his body, his thigh, but there Jacob transitioned into a new name because he prevailed. "And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed" (Gen 32:28). If we also prevail during our time of transition, we too can get the reward of a name change! Name in scripture always speaks of character. Wrestle is defined as "to contend or struggle for mastery".
We too can leave behind our old life and nature, as good as it seems, and get the character and destiny that God has intended for us. If God has to touch us in the strongest part of ourselves in order to get there, then so be it! Uncle Arthur Burt says "that the best of our flesh is the worst of our flesh". It is our enemy! Don't settle for the best you can be. It will never be enough. Give up and let God take over and bring you into His Divine Order for your life. Transition into your destiny by holding on to God and not letting go until He blesses you with that new way of life and that new nature!
Friday, February 19, 2010
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