Great Commission

How You Can Help Reach All Nations!

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This is the 667th post in 10 years of publishing. What a joy though sometimes it seemed a little Beastly! Actually a lot of posts got removed after they were turned into the 20 eBooks offered free below, so the total was probably more like 800 posts.

Above the world map at the bottom of each post, it says “Thank you for sharing this with friends and family in 156 countries.” Actually it’s now 160 countries but I haven’t taken the time to update the map for just the addition of four more pins.

I made a list of the nations yet to go, and have been praying for about a month about the list each day, telling God how encouraging it would be to add all the rest of the countries. In that time, only one country has responded. You see what we’re up against, and I say we’re because I’m hoping you will help. You would think all countries would have at least some underground accessibility to the Internet. For whatever reason these 30 countries have not yet responded.

Why does reaching all the nations matter? “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14). Of course, the efforts of the combined spiritual Churches of God may have reached all of the nations. I’m banking on you having an urgency from God to take part in this Great Commission! That’s why we’re called to God’s Early Crew. The end is coming, and it sure feels like pretty soon! The answer to everything is not Stephen Hawking theories but the Kingdom of God and His righteousness coming at the return of Jesus Christ!

Here’s my list best as I can determine it (look them up and learn a little geography!):
North America—Greenland
South America—Paraguay, Uruguay
Africa—Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Somalia, W. Sahara, Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Somalia
Middle East—Syria, Yemen, Iran
Asia East—North Korea
Europe—Belarus, Armenia, Lichtenstein, Monaco
Stan countries—Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ubekistan, Kaznakstan
Big islands—Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Kirbati, Tuvalo, W. Samoa

Would you help me pray that this blog can reach them. Would you know anybody in those countries where you could urge them to read or, better yet, subscribe?

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Step into the Water

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Just as Joseph of Arimathea showed coming and taking courage when he undertook the burial of Jesus Christ after His crucifixion on Passover A.D. 31, Joshua and the Israelites also demonstrated this powerful principle when they crossed the Jordan River four days before Passover around 1447 B.C.

As we examine ourselves and prepare for the Passover service Sunday evening, April 21, 2024, we can be motivated by both of these Passover examples.

Above is an artist’s depiction of the Jordan River, that was in springtime flood

God told Joshua that the water upstream would be blocked with the remaining water draining downstream to the Dead Sea. The Israelites would cross not in shallow water or mud but on dry ground.

But that’s not how it was when:

—the people were instructed: “When you see the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD your God, move out from your positions and follow them” (Joshua 3:3, New Living Translation throughout, emphasis mine). Yes, they had to move out from their physical location but also from any ideas, opinions, understandings and other positions that would limit the unity they needed for such a miraculous undertaking.

—the 12 priests were told: “When you reach the banks of the Jordan River, take a few steps into the river and stop there” (verse 8). What did they think when they stood on the edge and looked over the Jordan overflowing its banks as it does during the harvest season? “You want me to drown!?”

When I walk along the Arkansas River here in Canon City, in many places to get into the flowing water you would have to carefully maneuver down an embankment, maybe slide down for me, and then you would take note of all the uneven stones covering the width of the river bottom, and probably “take heed lest you fall.”

It wasn’t until they mustered up whatever faith and courage they had and “their feet touched the water” (verse 13) that the water began piling up. Otherwise, they would have been in a heap all right—of trouble!

The water backed up all the way to Adam (verse 16), about 20 miles up-river, and in considering the geographic levels, it’s been calculated that the waters would have heaped up in a wall about 120 feet high, and probably about 2 miles wide!

Adam is that small orange dot in the center of the photo.

The priests had to be the first ones in, stand in the middle trying to ignore the massive wave threatening to come crashing down on them while the 3 million or so people passed, and then be the last ones out.

It was probably this same place where Elijah and Elisha miraculously crossed (2 Kings 2:7), and then after Elisha received the fallen cape from Elijah, he “smote the waters” with the cape and God parted the Jordan River again for him to return. A group of prophets witnessed the two partings. Bible skeptics stand double-crossed!

Possibly, it was the place where Jesus Christ was baptized by John the Baptist (John 1: 29-34). This time the preincarnate God of the Old Testament had to be immersed in the water instead of parting it! What a change from the two times I visited this tourist spot in Israel, and bank-to-bank was only about 10 feet.

Let this motivate us!

As we prepare and examine ourselves for the Passover service just seven weeks away, let’s be coming and taking courage as both Joseph and Joshua and the Israelites demonstrated in these two historical Passover events.

Let’s move from our positions and follow “them”—God and His priests—His Church (1 Peter 2:9). I can’t stress enough how crucial it is for you to determine where God’s Church is and become a vital part of it in fulfilling the Great Commission. Like John the Baptist, I’m trying to make a straight path to it for you!

Let’s step into the water! If we do our part, for sure God will do His!

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Do We See the Difference?

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“‘They will be my people,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. ‘On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child. Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not'” (Malachi 3:17-18, New Living Translation, emphasis mine throughout).

Do we see the difference? Enough to be one of the righteous who serves God and whom God regards as His own special treasure? Enough to be an obedient child God will spare by His grace?

The difference fundamentally reduces down to God and the Word being love [agape] (1 John 4:8) and satan becoming “a murderer from the beginning” and “a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44). “Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father (James 1:17), whereas satan is the source of evil.

The difference set the course of human experience in the Garden of Eden

And it was much greater than even vive la difference between the male and female God created. Human problems need spiritual solutions, and for 6,000 years we’ve been choosing between the Tree of Life [representing the Holy Spirit way of give] vs. the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil [representing the way of get).

Jesus Christ promises the Philadelphia Church of God, which is commissioned to preach the gospel into all the world as a witness before the end comes [Matthew 24:14) and to make disciples of all nations, teaching them to observe all things Christ commanded [Matthew 28:18-20): “Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world” (Revelation 3:10).

Yes, God’s spiritual Church, who will be found “so doing” when Jesus Christ returns (Matthew 24:46), will be

Making a difference

When we scout out the Promised Land and give our report by how we live, will we have—as Caleb did—a different spirit, attitude and way of thinking? (Numbers 14:24).

When you see the difference and actually begin to live the difference, you will be on God’s narrow, difficult path that few are invited to find now (Matthew 7:14). But borrowing from what Robert Frost penned, “that [will make] all the difference.”

“I send [my word] out, and it always produces fruit.
It will accomplish all I want it to,
and it will prosper everywhere I send it.”
Isaiah 55:11

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Thankfully, Jesus Won’t Be Coming on Southwest

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For Father’s Day weekend, Mary and I flew Southwest Airlines to visit our daughter in Illinois. On our way to Denver International Airport, we found out I left my briefcase behind that had our boarding passes. OK, don’t panic, we can print them out at the airport. It turned out that was quite an easy procedure at one of the Southwest check-in kiosks. Good to know so I won’t worry quite as much about that in the future.

Once through security, we stopped to look at the departure board to see what gate to go to. C27 and on time. I smiled and no sooner turned around to start heading there than it changed to: CANCELLED! What we feared had come upon us because days running up to that, Southwest had been cancelling a lot of flights, and this was the last scheduled flight of the day! We’d have to wait until next day, which would disrupt all of our plans to go see the Van Gogh Exhibit in Chicago and be with our daughter for Father’s Day which was the next day! Plane no go, we no go! I almost resisted the urge to say plane no gogh but at least I didn’t say van.

But thanks to us always going way early for flights so we don’t get so stressed out, when we immediately went to a Customer Service Desk, we were the second party and the lady got us onto a delayed Southwest flight that was also going to Chicago and would actually get us in at about the same time as the later flight would have. Only without our one checked bag! That was irretrievably in the other plane headed to O’Hare instead of Midway where we would arrive! We had wanted so badly to enable our daughter to pick us up at O’Hare instead of Midway to avoid being anywhere near South Chicago and its Bad, Bad Leroy Browns. This meant we would have to make an extra trip to O’Hare on Father’s Day to hopefully retrieve the wayward bag. So our special weekend was saved, but we ended up with a major hours-long challenge the next day thanks to O’Hare giving us bad parking advice and the baggage expert not knowing precisely where the bag would be waiting.

On the return trip from O’Hare to Denver this morning

where we left at 3:30 a.m. to be sure to make the 6 a.m. flight, and as you would probably expect, we sailed through security in the virtually empty airport and were seated in our gate before 4:15. Finally, it was time to board, but just as we made it down the ramp, we were stopped at the door of the plane’s threshold. It turned out a circuit board had gone out in the cockpit and a qualified electrical maintenance person would have to come guarantee it. Hey, we’re all for that! But it ended up delaying us about 1-1/4 hours. A fitting end, I suppose, to suffer bracketing delays.

So all day I’ve been musing as one who fancies he’s Irish is wont to do about how it’s a good thing Jesus Christ will not be returning at His Second Coming via Southwest Airlines

Scoffers will come in the last days saying “Where is the promise of His coming?’ (2 Peter 3:3-4). Even many of those who are supposed to be servants of their Master will be thinking “My Lord delays His coming” and will start beating servants (Luke 12:45). Maybe it’s a good thing to not be able to afford any servants!

If Jesus’ coming were actually delayed, that would be catastrophic for man because “No flesh would be saved alive” unless those days will be cut short (Matthew 24:22).

So thank God the Father that He knows “the set time.” He is the Master Timer who brings about everything He purposes right on time (Isaiah 46:10). We should be passionately and zealously completing the Great Commission God has given His Church individually and collectively (Matthew 24:14, 28:19-20), but hastening the coming of the Lord? The Greek word for hastening, speudo, means watching expectantly like Zacchaeus climbed the tree to eagerly see Jesus’ arrival but he didn’t make Jesus come any faster to his tree.

We can rest easy in relaxed trust that the Father will send Jesus Christ at the exact right time. And thank God He’s coming on a white horse, probably an angel (Psalm 18:10), I’d guess Michael. Not on Southwest. Or any other airline. And thank God Southwest, though beset with problems lately, is still my favorite airline thanks to allowing two free luggage and transporting us to a fabulous Father’s Day weekend with my daughter!

Deliverance Will Arise From Some Other Place

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Last post, Ester called a fast for God’s deliverance of the Jews. A serious one of three days. The most I’ve done was two.

Many of us fasted for God’s deliverance of Manassah Wednesday, Jan. 6. On its outcome would also hinge the ultimate future of the Jews and the other tribes of Israel lost to the world’s view.

Esther boldly attested, “Then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I die, I must die” (Esther 4:16 New Living Translation throughout). Piece of cake! The king had selected her as the finest woman in the realm! Surely he wouldn’t want her to die; surely he would hold out the golden scepter and welcome her! Yes, but as a bad omen, he hadn’t asked for her in 30 days. I’m sure he had his reasons but it looks like he’s lost his mind!

On Wednesday, the hail Mary miracle rested on enough representatives and senators voting as one, and finally on Vice-President Pence lifting his gavel to reject the questionable electors. You’d think he’d want to remain Vice-President! Yes, but as a bad omen, these are Republicans we’re talking about!

“Esther put on her royal robes and entered the royal court,” and looked hopefully toward the king “sitting on his royal throne, facing the entrance …” The king stared back for a few seconds and then reached out for …

His hand fan to cool his brow. He had developed severe dementia in the last month. Esther was put to death. Mordecai was hung on the gallows Haman built for him. All Jews were massacred.

There’s no Bible verse for that fake news!

But there is a sure plan of God

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God has it all under His control. “Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish” (Isaiah 46:10). That’s usually all we quote, but interestingly, verse 11 foretells a key ingredient of what is eventually coming as a guaranteed fruit of leftist, socialist, marxist, progressive policies that ultimately want a one-world government. Additionally interesting, chapter 47 warns of Babylon and chapter 48 warns God’s “stubborn” people. But thank God, chapter 49 promises Israel’s restoration through the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to restore all things (Acts 3:19) and set up the Kingdom of God on earth! This blog expects you to open your Bible and study it for yourself, otherwise it won’t do you any good.

In the meantime, “the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world. He gives them to anyone he chooses” (Daniel 4:17). Read for yourself the rest of that verse and you’d have to wonder why anybody would want the job of trying to lead Israel at the time of the end! And after Jan. 6, it’s ever more obvious we are headed down that perilous road.

Jesus didn’t try to change His world and He tells us to come out of ours (Revelation 18:4)

Jesus taught His Apostles and started His Church, and none of them engaged in politics or tried to overthrow the Romans.

Jesus said to “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar” (Matthew 22:21). Paul directed “Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished” (Romans 13:1-2). Even as Nero raged against Christians, Peter commanded “For the Lord’s sake, submit to all human authority—whether the king as head of state, or the officials he has appointed” (1 Peter 2:13. Yes, even hypocritical ones! Our job is to remove our own beams.

The Church of God must finish the Great Commission while we have time—before a promised “famine of the word” (Amos 8:11, Matthew 24:14, 28:19-20). Yesterday, social media was emboldened to clamp down even more on conservative voices.

There’s no time for the four enemies of faith that want to rage now: human reason , fear, worry, doubt. We need the mind of Christ and His new way of thinking (Philippians 2:5, 2 Corinthians 10:5). We can ask God for love—and the other eight fruits of the Holy Spirit—which cast out all fear (1 John 4:18). Worry only wastes time we could be trusting God. Doubting that God will keep His promises is lining up on the losing side.

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Are We Ready to Be the Ezekiel This World Needs Right Now?

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Probably not.  OK, make that no.

But with God’s help all things are possible, and here I am trying to be an Ezekiel.  I hope you are up for such a magnificent calling too!  And part of an Ezekiel work that God has commissioned to go to “the House of Israel” as their watchman:  a sentry alerting them to danger from without and within (Ezek. 3 and 33).

Yes, another commission!  For any of us having the guts to strive to be a Christian.  Add it to the two great ones in Matt. 24:14 and 28:18-20.   I’m not going to quote them for you because if we are serious to take them on, we need to put out the effort to look them up and internalize them.

Last time we talked about how, to go to the “House of Israel,” we have to know who that is in today’s world.  Many of you following this blog are part of it and don’t know it.  If you don’t clearly understand those two items, please follow the above link and find out, before reading on.

I just watched an interesting 45-minute documentary titled “Europeans Are the ‘Lost’ Tribes of Israel—a Rare Documentary.  The producer appears to be the British-Israel World Federation.

Are we up to these three challenges? 

Leading Us to Our Glorious Destiny adGod’s flock is “little” (Luke 12:32).  The way is narrow and hard and few find it (Matt. 7:13-14).

Well, as the amusing song by Michael Martin Murphey puts it so well, “if we want to walk on water, we have to get out of the boat!”  And if we want to serve as God’s called watchmen, we have to get:  up on the wall!

Both Ezekiel and Jeremiah were priests called to also be prophets.  Ezekiel started at age 30 (Num. 4:3) just like Jesus started His last 3-1/2 year commission.   I’ll have to make do at 69!

When I think of a priest, I wrongly imagine a pious man decked out in holy garb with miter, swinging around a canister of incense and muttering Latin.  So though I took Latin I, it’s hard to see myself as one of God’s priests.  And a prophet?  In my day-to-day life I’m doing good to know what’s happening past a week ahead.

But Peter says God will use us as priest and prophet.  “You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood” (1 Pet. 2:9).  God is preparing us to be His priests who will serve in the Millennium (Rev. 5:10).  And God has given us “the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place” (2 Pet. 1:19).  We must study Ezekiel, live it and teach it!

God encourages and strengthens us to fulfill His commissions

For Ezekiel, God started from birth with his name.  Ezekiel’s name means “God is strong” or “God strengthens.”

It’s amazing how characters in the Bible always seem to have just the appropriate name for what they do.  How did God work that out?  Well, He’s God!

It’s interesting—and easy to do on the Internet—to discover what your name means.  Have you done it?

My Dad and Mom named me:  Robert = “glory, bright, fame”; Earl = “set to rule a territory in a king’s stead”; and Curry = “champion, hero.”  What a name to live up to!  I probably should stick to that instead of Broose the Moose.  I aim to bring God glory by being God’s champion serving wherever the King of Kings positions me to serve in His Kingdom coming to this earth!

So I want to shout from the wall:  Your Kingdom Come!

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Aha! Moment Gives New Focus for Our 6th Year

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We begin the 6th year of Broose the Moose!

We count on God’s promise in Isaiah 55:11, and He makes it happen.   Now, readers in 112 countries!   Unexpectedly—how fitting for this blog—more than double the users and views from last year.

Thank you for sharing this blog with your friends and family around the world and recommending it to others!  There are still nations in South America, North Africa, middle Asia, the oceans—and North Korea—to reach.

My aha! moment last night

I’ve always wanted this to be God’s blog, not mine.  We are nothing short of privileged to participate in the Great Commission (Matt. 24:14, 28:19-20).   Please look these scriptures up for yourself because we really need to know these!

The realization came to me that rather than writing to the world’s masses of unconverted people, without realizing it, I’ve always been writing to readers who are called by God now in this end-time to be disciples.  What a pearl-of-great price privilege to be one of the firstfruits who can be in the First Resurrection, become the Bride of Christ, and serve right-off-the-bat in the Kingdom of God!   All of us must make our calling and election sure.   We must keep our hands to the plow, even though that makes it harder to type.

So shall we go another year?   The key word is

“We” 

God first.  Before writing anything I am determined to ask for His inspiration and guidance, for what I say and also what I don’t say.  God knows exactly what you need to read, and can lead me to write it even if I’m not aware what’s taking place!

Leading Us to Our Glorious Destiny adYou next.  Whatever Broose the Moose will accomplish in 2020, you will have a big say in it by your readership and support.

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Like one of my pastors said, “If you want to be a Christian, let me help you any way I can!”

Thank YOU!  Let’s keep 2020 vision for Building the Family of God!

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