Being Strong

Being Strong:

As Caleb heart-linked with the Timeless-One, the Word came to him and said, “The littlest of gods wishes to put you and your holy regime to the test. He hates you, Caleb, with a great hate.”

“As I do him,” replied Caleb.

“Be ready, My beloved Caleb,” continued the Word. “Be strong and courageous. I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Caleb stood alone in the temple. He brought his hands down and with authority he said,

“To be tested, is to be made strong!

To be attacked is to crush the head of Satan!”

The above from the story, “Corridors” from, “The Caleb Chronicles”.

Joshua 1:9"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

The Timeless-One tells Joshua that He is always with him, and he is to be, “Be strong and of good courage;” also He says, “do not be afraid.” Look at the first part of this verse closely; God asks the question, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid.” God is not saying, “Try not to be afraid.” No, He is saying, “DO NOT be afraid.” Time and again, Jesus would say, “Do not Fear.” Between the book of Matthew and Luke, Jesus is quoted seven times saying, “Do not fear.” I think then, we are not to fear, for “The Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

Though at times we may feel alone, or isolated, or even trapped where we are, the Timeless-One is with us and will never leave us. So, be strong, be of good courage, and do not fear.

Psalm 46:1, 2 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

There is no fear in Love for God is Love. Fear has no place in us for Christ dwells in us. He is with us wherever we go.

Selah, I.H.G.

Pastor D W Riffe

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Of God and gods and the littlest of gods:

Of God and gods and the littlest of gods:

Raising his left hand, Baphomet said, “Don’t think I am some naive magician sitting in a protective circle, casting black spells, and invoking demons to do my bidding. I am a god. Witches, warlocks, and magicians worship me. I am full of all the power that exists in the darkened spirit plane. My power is great, and my words bring death!”

Caleb calmly and firmly replied, “A god you may be, but God you are not. I serve the Timeless-One, and only He do I serve. He has called me to be a high priest and a warrior. He has touched my heart, my mind, and my soul. He that is touched by the Timeless-One cannot be touched by evil. You, Baphomet, are pure evil and have no business being on this planet. But then again, maybe you do have a reason—to show everyone that the Timeless-One is all powerful and you are nothing more than a fly that needs to be squashed.”

The above is taken from the story, “The Invitation” from the book The Caleb Chronicles.

Caleb confronts a creature by the name of Baphomet. This demon creature claims to be a god of the occult world, and he is, but he is not God. There are many gods in this world, but there is only One True Living God, and He is the Creator of all that exist. All other so called gods are either man (a created being), myth (imagination of a created being), idols (objects crafted by the hands of a created being), or lies (spawned by Satan himself, claiming that he himself is God).

In The Caleb Chronicles Satan is referred to as, “the littlest of gods”. Why? Because, he is a created being that wants to be the Creator, he is hate that wants to rule over the Author of Love, and he can speak nothing but lies about Truth. His goal is to get God’s creation to worship him instead of God, and to remove the Timeless-One from His throne. That's not going happen.

God is real, God is not dead, God lives, God reigns, God is Love, God is big, God is Truth, God cannot lie, God is God, God wins.

 

Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.

 

Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.

Selah, I.H.G.

Pastor D W Riffe

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Our Delight

Our Delight:

“Blessed is the man

Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly

Nor stands in the path of sinners

Nor sits in the seat of the scornful

But his delight is in the Law of the Lord

And in his Law he meditates day and night”

(Psalm 1:1, 2, NKJV).

Our counsel is our Father in heaven, Jesus His only begotten Son, and the Holy Spirit through the Holy Scriptures. We do not pay heed to the “knowledge” of the ungodly, the world, those who have made earth their home (our home is not of this world). We do not walk the path, the road of knowledge, the way of the sinner, for their path leads to destruction. And we do not sit and watch, listen, and take delight in the seat of those who are scornful, defiant and hateful toward God and His Authority.

Our Delight is in the Law of the Lord. We take pleasure in His Holy Word. We bathe in His Goodness. Day and night we meditate, study, consume His Mighty and Powerful Holy Word. So, then we are Blessed.

Selah, I.H.G.

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Enthroned in Praise

Enthroned in Praise:

“Your glory is here,

Your power is great,

Your Spirit shines,

And You are never late.

Blessed be the name of the Lord,

Blessed is the Lord Most High,

Blessed is the Ancient of Days,

Blessed are You, oh God!”

The above is taken from the story, “The Garden” from, “The Caleb Chronicles”.

Here Caleb sings a song of praise to the Timeless-One, the Lord Most High. This is one thing we must remember to do every day, praise and worship the Lord. I know, we get busy with our jobs, school and families, but we can still praise the Lord. Remember, He can hear our whispers, our shouts and our thoughts. Praise Him on the way to work, praise Him on the way to school, praise Him waiting on the doctor and absolutely praise Him in line at the checkout.

You can think on the praises, sing and even hum His praises, and while you do a smile will come on your face and people will think you’re on something.

And lastly, as you praise the Timeless-One, He will be in your very words, your hums, your thoughts, whispers of praise and your shouts of worship. The Timeless-One dwells in, resides in, and inhabits the praises of His people. Wow, right!?

Psalm 22:3But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.

Deuteronomy 10:21 "He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.

Selah, I.H.G.

Pastor D W Riffe

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Hold the Weak

Hold the Weak:

“When Caleb got to the temple yard, Wah’li’si and Eli’Zur were already there waiting for him. Caleb greeted Eli’Zur with a hug, and then Eli’Zur said, “What are we going to do?”

Caleb answered, “Fast and wait on the Lord. We will know tomorrow at noon.”

“Plague will not see another midnight,” said Eli’Zur.

Wah’li’si then prayed a prayer of protection over Jessica and Petra.

All three lifted their hands as she prayed:

“Mighty God, ruler of the universe and beyond.

Strong in battle, power with no end.

With the hands that hold the lightning, hold the weak.

With the arms that threw the stars in space, hold the weak.

With the breast that holds the breath of life, hold the weak.

Selah. Amen.”

The above is taken from, “The Garden” from, “The Caleb Chronicles”.

Caleb and his holy regime are waiting on the Timeless-One. That’s hard to do isn’t it? To wait, I hate to wait, just being honest here. We have gotten that way as a society, everything has to be fast and now. We have fast food, fast internet, fast and “smart” phones. If we have to wait for more than sixty seconds for anything our blood pressure climbs to astronomical heights.

It’s that way when we pray as well. Someone needs healing, we need financial help or what have you, and we pray, “God you know our needs, so we just pray that you will meet our needs. Oh, and we need this by Wednesday. We wait on you Lord.” True? We give God a time limit. And why do so many prayers have the word, “just” in them, so many times? “Just”, wondering.

The Timeless-One is in control, He knows what we need, when we need it, even before we ask.

Mat 6:8 "Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.

Wah’li’si prays a prayer for the weak. We should never forget those who are weak physically and spiritually. And remember, those who are lost, those who don't know Jesus are the weakest of all. So, let's pray for the weak. Let's love the weak, let's laugh with them and cry with them, and be there for them. Let's show them Jesus, let's give the weak the strength that's in His love.

Selah, I.H.G.

Pastor D W Riffe

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The Black Dome

The Black Dome:

“They have been blinded, blinded by the darkness. They are spiritually blinded to the Truth. Darkness has blinded them with their dark light of evil,” replied Caleb.

Eli’Zur spoke again. “Be on your guard. Be sober in mind and in heart. The evil inside that dome is powerful and will try to deceive you. They will try to entice you, seduce you, and trick you. They will try to kill you. They do this in vain. The Timeless-One has given us a spirit of discernment and power. Inside the dome the spirit world becomes physical for us. You will be able to see and hear the tormenting demons. Fear not! The Timeless-One is with us. Use the Spirit sword. Speak the words of the Timeless-One.

Stay strong. All will be well. This rescue will not fail!” The men stood to their feet and clapped and shouted with excitement.

The above is from the story, “The Black Dome”, from The Caleb Chronicles.

In the story, “The Black Dome”, the black dome represents the world. The world has been blinded by Satan's dark lies, so that they believe that his lies are truth.

In the story, “The Black Dome”, Caleb and his holy regime go in to the black dome to rescue their friends. We although live in a black dome but we are not part of it. The demons in the story, “The Black Dome” attack Caleb and his men with fire-balls, curses, spitting vomit and so on. But, to get people to want to dwell in the black dome the demons entice, seduce, deceive and trick them in to thinking this is right, normal and true.

The Black Dome we live in does the same thing. The way our black dome tries to entice, seduce, deceive, trick and tempt us is through, movies, television, music, teachers, government, and even the pulpit. Pushing, teaching and even mandating evolution, homosexuality, abortion, sex outside of marriage, and the list goes on.

Remember we have a mission just as Caleb and his men did. Our mission is to rescue the unsaved from this Black Dome we live in by sharing Jesus with them. Right? Let's do it!

So, as Eli'Zur said to the men from, “The Black Dome”; “Fear not! The Timeless-One is with us. Use the Spirit sword. Speak the words of the Timeless-One. Stay strong. All will be well. This rescue will not fail!”

^{Mark 16:15}And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

Selah, I.H.G.

Pastor D W Riffe

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A Prayer of Caleb

A Prayer of Caleb:

Oh, Timeless-One,

I am here. You are here.

You called; I came.

You touched my soul

With the holy ember

And filled my eyes with fire.

I know You know

My heart, Your temple.

Selah. Amen!

The above is a prayer from, “The Sound of Silence” from The Caleb Chronicles.

The buildings we see on street corners that have signs that read out front, “First Baptist Church”, “First Assembly of God”, and so on, are places for the Church to gather. The followers of Christ are the Church, not the buildings. Now, the cool thing is, your body, my body, our bodies are the Temple of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit resides in each one of our bodies. Amazing! So, the Church gathers in buildings to learn about and worship the Timeless-One our God, and each part of the Church body has within them, which is the Temple of the Holy Spirit . . . the Holy Spirit. Wow!

Selah, I.H.G.

1Co 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

Pastor D W Riffe

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