I have spent hours in the prayer closet, seeking His will…praying for wisdom way beyond my years and discernment concerning this trip. Begging for direction and revelation. Earnestly seeking truth. This is what I believe He showed me last night and now I am praying for verses to confirm this…I only want to pray His will…. Candace and I will be operating with the spirit of Elijah, to usher in the revival of the land so that their hearts will be turned and they will be reconciled with the Jewish people. The spirit of Elijah is before the anointing of Elisha, who brings about restoration of the land. I Kings 19.. under Elisha, Jezebel was ruling and was judged… The religious spirit of Baal will be fought through this anointing. Malachi 4:4-6 …show more content…
This statue is considered an act of worship to Baal-ultimately Jezebel. The base is constructed on sun rays to worship the Egyptian god of sun and ultimately a god called Isis. Basically, we are up against huge demonic forces: Jezebel, Baal and Isis. Ultimately the last nation and most powerful one which will cause the whole world to fall, Babylon. As we operate in the spirit of Elijah, we need to pray for the turning back of the children to their Father…we need to pray for the restoration of the land, for the physical destruction of the statue of liberty which symbolizes worship to these foreign gods. “Whatever is bound in heaven will be bound on earth”. Elijah prayed fervently for a famine and because of His faith, the Lord granted his request. We need to pray for a double anointing of his spirit…to pray against witchcraft and Jezebel’s lust for power and one world order. We need to be extremely careful that we don’t pray against powers that we have no business touching….that we only go where the spirit leads us….Babylon and Jezebel are the strongest powers to go up against. James 5:16,17. "The intense prayer of the righteous is very powerful. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours; yet he prayed earnestly that that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the land." There you go. Elijah had a human nature just like ours, but he prayed and believed God and that was that.
A statue constructed in the name of liberty arose from the expansive Atlantic more than a century ago. The values of equality and justice coupled with the promises of freedom remain immoveable like the cooper medium and the stone foundation of which the statue arises. An icon ingrained it the spirit of the United States, the Statue of Liberty is the physical representation of American ideals. It is the “light of liberty” that illuminates the path for the “tired,” and the “poor,” seeking shelter from the shadows of tyranny and persecution. The statue has been symbol of hope in a better future and a new beginning to immigrants seeking a fresh start. Ideals, along with the symbols that represent them, however are merely man made. And like the
It assisted me in how to look closely at my journey, vocation, devotional and meditational times. As I take on this journey trying my best to stay on path with God, who will lead me in a righteous way I plan to stay close to him. What is my journey consisted of? Paying attention to my call, make sure I am aware that it is a journey that I will not along in, but I will always feel like I am in the presences of God.
Speaking of oppression, the statues are reminders to the descendants of slaves of what their ancestors endured in the machinations of slavery on a day
In 1865 when the American Civil War was close to the end, a French historian Edouard de Laboulaye suggested that France should create and give to the United States a statue that would symbolize the nation’s success in building a viable democracy. However, because of the lock of money, the work on the statue didn’t start until the end of 1875. The creator of the statue is the French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi who created the statue out of sheets of hammered copper and Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the creator of Eiffel Tower created the statue’s steel frame. The female form represented by the sculpture is based on Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty. The statue was given to the United States and was
Lazarus calls the statue the "Mother of Exiles" which calls with silent lips, "Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Meaning the Statue of Liberty is welcoming all those who need a home, offering a safe haven to all. This then implies that those who come to the statue are looking for a safe haven, for a shared dream of the future which the Statue of Liberty is
In the Introduction section of the book, The Hidden Lives of Congregations, Israel Galindo states that a congregation is a “corporate relationship organization” (3) and is not an organization. He points out that the hidden life of a congregation would depict the “nature” of a congregation. This further identifies the relationships and faith of the congregation. According to him, the universal principles are followed by the congregations so that “systemic relationships” can work. The leaders learn the roles that they have within the people who are the congregation. The journal will focus on Dr. Fowler’s question “what is the purpose of this gathering we call the church?”
As I hold onto his promises, learning in greater measure along the journey; I'm always fascinated with the path that God takes us on. Have you ever read the book Hinds feet on high places? That has been one of my favorite books over the past 20 yrs- and Ajwang has enjoyed reading it too.
In recent years, God has become a very important part of my life. I am determined to learn more about God and look forward to seeing what he has in store for me and my family. At one time God was not a big part of my life, I did not attend church regularly or feel close to him. I have always believed in God and Jesus Christ as our savior, but did not actively seek a closer relationship with him. I feel that much of that changed when I accepted my current job in a church based preschool program. After taking the position in the preschool, I was then offered a position in the church’s nursery on Sunday mornings. I accepted this position also and my son and I started attending Church every Sunday. In the time since, my husband, myself, and our children have all joined the Church, been baptized, and become very active in our Church. I feel that this was God’s plan for us all along. I feel that God guides our decisions each and everyday, and I now use prayer to seek his guidance for our lives.
Not like the Colussus of Rhodes, the statue of liberty is a welcome to America, rather than conquering limbs astride from land to land. Emma Lazarus The New Colossus 1883
The Statue of Liberty, also known as Lady Liberty, for me is the most intriguing part of New York City. It is a symbol of hope, freedom, and a better life in the United States. It is widely known that Lady Liberty was the first thing immigrants saw when they came to America, this architectural structure was a symbol of hope and freedom. What intrigues me the most is, Why would France just give us a an expensive copper statue? I never understood this until right now, everyone knows what she symbolizes, she is the Statue of Liberty. The word 'liberty' is related to the word 'liberated', which means to free. For example, U.S. soldiers helped 'liberate' Jews from the concentration camps in Germany after World War 2. The statue was given to us to represent freedom, the concept on which our great country was born on. Not just any freedom, a true freedom, a freedom in which we are not subservient to a king. In a sense, we are being liberated from being servants to the kingdom. It is our country and we want to protect and defend it because we are fighting for a cause, not just some person who wears a crown because of the family he was born in to.
The first reason the prophets of Baal should not have challenged Elijah and God was that they were demanding. The Baal prophets had to go out of their way to grab the attention of the false gods. The prophets had to shout to get them to listen, dance to get them to watch, and call to get them to help. These gods could not comprehend the things the prophets were asking for. Praising the false gods was also very hard to do. The gods called for many sacrifices and many extraordinary deeds that no one could possibly live up to.
This statue represents when they found Tenochtitlan. We do not know the exact day when they found this cared for people say on March 13 and others say on December 18th. According to the legend the god of the Aztecs told them to build their civilization near a river but specifically above where they would look at an eagle above a nopal and also the eagle eating a snake. And the god told them that when they found him it was the signal where he lives to make his empire. The Aztecs founded Tenochtitlan in 1345 CE Hernán Cortes in 1521 CE destroyed the Aztec civilization. But later they built the city of Mexico under the ruins of Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs were looking for teira to expand their empire. This was also the foundation of Mexico.
This was a former statue of a sun god that stood in the for many years in the harbor of Greek islands of Rhodes (Barnet et al.). Following in the second line the conquering limbs spreading all throughout the lands shows how mighty this symbol was supposed to be. It was to protect from land to land and keep dangers away from the Greek islands. It then became sea-washed, spreading its entire stature throughout the seas due to an earthquake that crumbled the symbolic statue. Now a mighty woman, Lady Liberty, held a high and mighty torch with a flame showing the imprisoned lightning, with a name from the Mother of Exiles.
There are few objects that can be compared to the significance of the figure known as the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the greatest works of its time and still stands today as a meaningful entity of independence to the world. The statue is a great tribute to the concept of global freedom that had its roots in America. It was created to display the worldwide objective of peace and tranquility. The fact that another model of this icon stands today in a world capital shows the effect that this figure has inscribed upon the world. In addition, it represents the ideas that the United States was built upon and those that the people have lived by to this very day. Its most paramount features in its role through American history are its
In the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit is the source of life and creation. The Holy Spirit worked in the lives of men that God placed His Spirit upon such as prophets and kings to perform His service. Therefore, the Holy Spirit was not given universally in the Old Testament but selectively and temporarily for service. However, in the New Testament, the Spirit grants life to God’s people and believers are brought to faith, in Jesus, through the sovereign work of the Spirit.