Aroused From Your Sleep

In 1Peter 5:8, it talks of the need to be VIGILANT.  In it’s original meaning this word means...’to be aroused from sleep’.  We need to be watchful in these days.  We need to be humble.

When Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem, there came a point when an enemy tried to stop the process.  In this case Nehemiah made sure that every person building also armed themselves.

When Gideon's army was going forward  after the Midianites they where told to come down to the river where they drank.  The way in which they did this was interesting.  Those who got right down to the water and lapped like a dog where thirsty and occupied by this.  However some merely got on their knees and scooped water to their mouths.  These satisfied their thirst but kept an eye out for an enemy.  These were the chosen warriors because they were VIGILANT.  They were meeting their own needs and at the same time they were looking out and watchful.

There is a fine line between being watchful and fearful.  FEAR is a big problem today.  We need to look at the motivation and root of some of our thoughts and actions.

The enemy has paralysed much of the body of Christ.  It is sleeping and unaware.  Paul talks a lot in Ephesians about the need to be alive and awake. As a result of this condition for many christians, the enemy is alive and well... LYING AND CHEATING.

God wants to heal us.  Do not be proud.

Daniel Chuter

What do you say, Lord?

We must develop a trust in these days. We follow a God who can make us feel very insecure, if we need to know continually every option and outcome. All around us are well meaning people with good ideas and ways of seeing. However...

In Hosea 2 it talks of God’s relationship to His people at the time. His people had been running after different ideas and options, which very often indicated their insecurity. They pursued alternative ways of achieving the things that God had suggested . This was boldly described as similar to the relationship of a man to his wife. She was being unfaithful. This study goes on to talk of how God’s people would be stopped from doing this by being brought to a place where she had no alternatives... She was to be STRIPPED and EXPOSED. Graphic language here but describing our condition in this world. In Genesis 3 the first people sinned and the consequence was that they hid and felt naked. So, in this way we feel exposed at the root of our being.

This is a tough place to be. But in the end it draws us back to a safe place. The secure place of being set on the rock that is the Lord. When storms occur in life we need a rock.

So it is really a case of coming to the end of our plans and options, in as much a they limit the Lord.  Anxiety and fear can result from a continual need to control.

God WANTS US TO GO ON AN ADVENTURE... He wants us to be delighted and excited. He wants to surprise us.

But it means working with His specification. Submitting to His ways. 1Peter 5, talks of young mens pride. We are young in the ways of the Lord. HIS HAND IS MIGHTY AND WEIGHTY. We get into the position of embarking on adventure by working with His suggestions... in the meantime.

The ideal then is to say like Peter... WE HAVE FISHED ALL MIGHT BUT AT YOUE WORD WE WILL GO AGAIN... We will try again not knowing the outcome, because we trust you and know that you have good things for us. You have plans. You have HOPE.

So we just turn up and invite the Holy Spirit... What does God want to do. Who does He want to speak to. Who has been crying out and THE LORD HEARS THE CRIES. How does he want to do things.  What are His parameters. What is His order.

But surely we must have some STRUCTURE... what does that really mean. But surely we must work with some king of plan... Over the years god has trained us and given us specific things to work with in our characters. We can overcome negativity and develop Hope as well as respect and Honour each other. We know not to point the finger.

God has heard our cries. He knows our needs. He knows where we hurt. He made us so surely He knows how to put us back together. He is loving and kind and gentle. He knows what needs to be done... HE IS WITH YOU, MIGHTY WARRIOR... GO IN THE STRENGTH OF HIS MIGHT.

Daniel Chuter

Uploading Our Minds By 2045

UPDATES to the Remote Control article:

"We'll be uploading our entire MINDS to computers by 2045 and our bodies will be replaced by machines within 90 years", Google expert claims.

Ray Kurzweil, director of engineering at Google, believes we will be able to upload our entire brains to computers within the next 32 years - an event known as singularity.
Our 'fragile' human body parts will be replaced by machines by the turn of the century, and if these predictions comes true, it could make humans immortal...  ...humans?

So... they'll be racist, violent, rebellious computers? Passive/Aggressive iPads and Smart phones taking "selfies" of themselves? - scary days.

You can imagine reminiscing to virtual grandkids "Call me Old Fashioned, but I remember when we had to experience life in all it's fullness, feel the wind and sun on our faces... have a cuddle, go for a swim in the sea... them were the good old days... aw, look at your little avatars, you don't know what I'm talking about. You 'versions' today, you don't know when you were born!" (Literally)

The greediest, most selfishly ambitious get the best seats in this new world... those that can afford the biggest hard drives and network... they would rule such a world, but in nanoseconds - nothing changes in that respect. So what's the point?

It's Satan's old scam from eden, "ye shall be as gods"!

"Ohhh gotta get the new upgrade... gotta get the new upgrade!"

Think for a minute... while you still can!

David Robinson

His Hand Is Upon Us

At a time when it seems that breakthroughs are occurring and things are changing quickly it is very important to stay HUMBLE.


For Moses God revealed His glory.  He said that He would COVER THEE WITH MY HAND (Exodus 33:21).  There was something about this time that required God grace and revelation that we can never fully withstand.

In 1 Peter 5:6 we are encouraged to HUMBLE OURSELVES UNDER THE MIGHTY HAND OF THE LORD.  This statement is in the context of addressing the pride of young men.  As we grow it is important that we appreciate that we don’t have the full picture of what is going on and must go through stages of development, which can be quite inward looking at times.  This scripture goes on to talk about needing to express ALL our anxieties to the Lord.  HE CARES FOR US.  Although in a difficult time it seems hard to believe that God loves us... The image of the teenager who is convinced that everyone hates him, comes to mind... LETS GET HEALED.
In Psalm 32 it talks of David in a time of distress but it makes a similar point.  This context is of needing forgiveness.  We all need forgiveness.He states that his situation seemed to hinge on his need for the Lord to forgive.He says... WHEN I KEPT SILENT... my bones ached... things were worse for him.  We must know when to speak and when not to.  What we speak is becoming so important.   But David was talking about expressing all his deep and hidden fears and sins to the only one who can heal.  God knows our real fears and motivation.  It is time to tell Him EVERYTHING... AND BE HEALED.

We betray our true feelings when we are under pressure... the enemy wants us under pressure... but staying offended and broken... Go wants to heal ALL our pain so that the enemy has no point of access.

Submitt to Him.  If it seems unfair He will help us.  But be sure of this... HE CARES FOR YOU despite how you might believe otherwise, certainly the enemy will reinforce this.  The enemy LIES... WE HAVE BEEN LIED TO BECAUSE HE CARES FOR US... but remember that statement is in the context of needing to HUMBLE OURSELVES.

He came to brings us LIFE.  Even if your life seems to be awful... HE IS WITH YOU AND... HE CARES FOR YOU... the enemy wants us to be bitter... SUBMIT TO GOD RESISTING THE DEVIL... WHO ROAMS ROUND LOOKING FOR THOSE THAT HE MAY DEVOUR.

THE HOPE IS THAT HE FORGIVES ALL OUR SINS.

Daniel Chuter

The Only Way Forward...

THE ONLY WAY FORWARD IS TO STOP STRUGGLING AND LET THE FLOW CARRY YOU.

We are living in days of great revelation. God has indeed chosen the foolish things to confound the proud. The despised things are beautiful in His eyes. He will have the LAST LAUGH.

The flow of God’s spirit causes eyes to be open. It causes healing to occur. It causes wisdom and direction. It EXPOSES.

Sometimes the reality of God’s Spirit working amongst us is uncomfortable. It cleanses and puts right things that are wrong and unhealed. Sometimes it is all we can do to deal with everything. The irony is that many of us cry out for God to move. When He does start doing so we are very insecure. We want to be able to CONTROL what God is doing and to dictate the pace at which He does it.

Things ‘just happen’ under God’s anointing. Yet we want to analyse.

We don’t know as much as we think. We would like to tell God how He must turn up and what He must do. We look for certain criteria as evidence. We must HUMBLE OURSELVES AND KEEP QUIET WITH OUR OPINIONS.

God’s Spirit flowing has been likened to a river. God seems to like to do things in a fairly orderly and fluid way. It is like being in the flow of a river sometimes. In Ezekiel, it talks of a river flowing from the temple, which increased in volume and depth. At the outset God’s flow is gentle and manageable. As God begins to move the flow seems to increase.

Have you ever had that feeling of being out of you depth or even the discomfort of having your feet swept from beneath you. Sometimes the move of God’s Spirit is hard to define. Maybe it is for the benefit of other people. I hear you say that God is concerned about the things that concern us... that’s true... but perhaps THE EMPHASIS IS STARTING TO CHANGE. Perhaps we need the full force of flowing water to BREAK THROUGH the strongholds in cities and regions not just individuals.

So we can feel as though we are drowning.

Over the years we have been blessed to receive instructs that help us navigate through some difficult areas.  We have received instruction that didn’t seem to make sense, but it may need be important.  In terms of this analogy... we have had SWIMMING LESSONS over the years... YET IT SEEMED THAT THE LAND WAS DRY...well now you know why... because we must swim now. The river of God’s Spirit must smash through stronghold on a much larger scale.

So if we didn’t have the lessons when they were offered to us we are gonna find it tough going. BUT there is always HOPE but the hope comes through REPENTANCE. God cares for us deeply and wants to help us. When we cry out He is there for us. He has a place for us. He wants the best for us... but HE RESISTS THE PROUD AND GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. We are all out of our depth compared to God. But He has made a way for us. He has made an invitation to a feast. Are we going to make excuses.

Daniel Chuter