The North Gate Blog

  God Concerns Himself with our concerns The other day we had misplaced my keys.  These keys were for the church, the house, the car, etc.   Needless to say they were important.  At least they were important to me.   So many times we do the "religious" thing and pray and ask God for others to be touched by Jesus.  We pray for the needs of others, our town, the US and the world.  But, we think it is selfish to pray only for ourselves.  I'm not saying we should just pray for ourselves, but even Jesus prayed for Himself and He knew how to pray.  His prayers impacted the lives of the disciples so much they asked Jesus to teach them to pray.  If you read the Lord's prayer you will see a lot of the prayers regard provision for our personal life. So, if it is important to Jesus to pray for ourselves it should be important to us.  One reason I think it's important to pray for ourselves, is because as with many prayers, the more we...

I am part of the problem-Tim Shade I've heard so many times from either side, if that really is a way to look at it (sides) "You are part of the problem". What does that really mean? What's the problem? Racism? Hatred? Ignorance? Status Quo? I am going to say I am part of the problem and that problem is sin and even bigger problem lack of God (Love). Even one side or one person or whomever says you're part of the problem, reasoning would say that side is right. But if they we re we would have no need for a savior because one side or person is the right way. But if we all would be honest not just to each other but to our own selves we honestly not one of us have it right. Hence again the need for a savior. What does scripture say? Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. ......

  When was the last time you felt you messed up?   I am sure we all have places or times in our lives or even our thoughts that we feel we have failed.   When we fail, many times we think that God is upset with us or even has left us.   Of course, in our heart we know that is not true.   But the way we think about it becomes a different story.   I think so many times we trust Jesus but at the same time we try to do things in our own strength.   Just because we do the will of God does not mean it will turn out how we think it should.   In fact, I have found that it hardly ever turns out the way we think it should.   If we base the success or failure based on the outcome, we will miss the point of it every time.   Think about Jesus, the will of the Father was for Him to die on a cross.   Even the disciples, Peter being one, questioned Jesus and said that you will not die.   And then Jesus said, “get behind me Satan.”   Our j...

2Timothy 3  But know this, that  in the last days  [ a ] perilous times will come:  2  For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,  3  unloving,  [ b ] unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,  4  traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,  5  having a form of godliness but  denying its power. And  from such people turn away! Many of us know the above scripture and many believe it is talking about the last days.  I would say that it does as well.  But, many times we focus on all the bad in the world and equate it what's going on today in the "world."  It is, but in those verses tucked away amongst all of the thing that are going to come is the phrase "a form of godliness but denying its power.   Who is denying this power?  I'll take ...

FREEDOM PROPHECY Monday, April 13, 2020 Dear one attend to my words. When My Word abide in you and you abide in Me, you shall ask anything in My Name and it will be done. Now is the time of abiding- just you and Me together sitting, enjoying each other’s company, laughing, dancing, singing, and prophesying together. We are one even as I and the Father are one because My Spirit dwells in you and you are longing to dwell in me. I know dear one that your flesh is weak and your willpower to resist temptation has been feeble BUT believe me I am quick to forgive when your heart repents in earnestness, my heart longs to set you free indeed. I hear your words that as you throw your hands up in frustration “but Lord these sins, seem so easily to entangle me, these habits and addictions are familiar to me and even seem to bring a measure of comfort to me, at times they even make feel a level of happiness. These sins have been mine and I am familiar with them and although I want to be ...

Patience.  It's one of those words that we rarely equate with joy and excitement or can even conceive that they would belong together.  This word is one of those words  we would rather not experience because it means waiting when seemingly nothing is happening.  When I think of this word I imagine long lines at the DMV and my number I took from the counter when I arrived is 84 and they just called out 13.  We all have our ideas of what patience is and what it means.  But, bare with me for a bit and hopefully God will reveal a little more revelation of what it is and how we should really embrace it.  So, what is it?  The dictionary says:  the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.  This is true and we call probably all relate to this definition.  However, I want to see what the bible says about patience.  Especially, in the times we live in today. Let's take a loo...

Where is God? It's been a crazy few weeks on planet Earth lately.   There are so many thoughts going on inside our minds and questions I'm sure.  I know I have had them.   I remember when the coronavirus was on the news and suggestions not to congregate,among other suggestions, then laws, there was a lot of questions going on. I can say with all my heart God didn't send this.  This isn't His judgement, but it is something that didn't catch God off guard.  But, God will turn what the enemy meant for harm for good for those that love HIM.   Romans 8:28  28  And we know that in all things God works for the good   of those who love him, who [ a ]   have been called   according to his purpose. The first thing that came to me was some fear.  I'm just being honest, but there was some fear in me.   However, the bible says that God didn't give us a spirit of fear.   2 Timothy 1:7  ...

Is Jesus your Lord? Lately, God has been drawing me to spending more time with Him.  For me, this means to get rid of all the distractions that would compete with my time with Him. Don't get me wrong, I do spend time with Him, but so does half a dozen other things, thoughts, projects, etc.    Matthew 6:6 came to mind when I first began this season of spending more quality time with Him. Matthew 6:6   Amplified Bible (AMP) 6  But when you pray, go into your most private room, close the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees   [what is done]   in secret will reward you. This scripture to me is  really to be done literally and not just a suggestion.  What I mean by that is shutting the door, helps me to get rid of all the distractions that would either cause me not to hear Jesus or not hear Him correctly.   Too many times, I would hear things from Him that weren't all He said, or how He sa...

Revial will come when the children and teens are equipped too. Eph. 4:16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. Malachi 4:5- 6 5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 6And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. Too often we have just a few "joints" supplying in the church. But, every joint supplies. And it's not just the adult joints. Woe to the church that doesn't see God's heart for children in these last days. In these last days there's going to be an onslaught towards families and children. Just like when Moses was born.......the enemy knew there was a deliverer being raised up, so he...