AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE PART TWO

Greetings Warriors...O Ye Wrestlers for the Lord...Karatekas of the Spirit... Contenders for the Faith.

NOTE: Our first picture...we see our friends..."On a mission from God." They are in a place called WAR West Virginia. Note...that this is a staged photo op... where Mr. Hart...has the gawgeous Mrs. Hart in a head lock. In real life...I have a feeling that it might be a reversed situation.

Well...in our last Rambling...we discovered that we are Amphibious beings... between the Glory and the flame...walking out our faith in the Land of Nitty Gritty. We are IN the world...but not OF it. Whether we acknowledge it or not... we are in WAR.

"For we are not WRESTLING with flesh and blood--contending only with physical opponents--but against the despotism's, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness IN THE HEAVENLY (supernatural sphere). (Ephesians 6:12 The Amplified Bible)


NOTE: In this next picture...we see that age is NOT an issue in the fight. Here we have Ms Betty Coleman who is a third degree black belt and just happens to be 80+ years old. On the receiving end of her fist...is my jaw.


One of the keys to Spiritual Warfare...is the need for PREPARATION. If you just go out swinging without preparation...you may get in some lucky punches...but the end most likely will be... a lost battle.



In The Book of Joshua...we see God speaking to Joshua and Joshua passing on the command to his men..."Pass through the camp, and command the people..PREPARE YOUR PROVISIONS... for within THREE DAYS yo shall pass over this Jordan...to GO IN TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE LAND...which the LORD YOU GOD IS GIVING YOU TO POSSESS." (Joshua 1:11).



They were NOT suppose to just cross over and possess the land...there was a PREPARATION. Without the PREPARATION...there would be NO POSSESSION. Note also that the Lord was giving the land to be possessed...but the STILL HAD TO POSSESS IT...from inhabitants of the land...the enemy...the resistance forces.


Since 1970...I had instilled within me...that The Word of God...is imperative in my life.

NOTE: This picture is the first Bible that I bought for myself. When I thumb through it...I see place along the early part of my journey underlined...with notes written out to the side...worn pages from multiple readings. Some say the B.I.B.L.E. means Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.

One of the best PREPARATIONS for this WAR is to RENEW your mind with the Word of God. We see that "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for (1) teaching [facts presented] (2) reproof [pointing out where we got the teaching wrong]
(3) correction [by practice] (4) for training in righteousness [although we are righteous by nothing we can do...we work out our salvation by training].
(II Timothy 3:16) QUESTION: Why is the Word of God so important? ANSWER: "That the ma of God may be adequate...equipped for every good work." (II Timothy 3:17)

A companion PREPARATION FACTOR for the WAR is...THE BAPTISM IN/OF/WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. "But you shall receive POWER/DUNAMIS/DYNAMIC ABILITY--ability, efficiency and might--when THE HOLY SPIRIT has come upon you...and you shall BE my witnesses (not necessarily witness...but will actually BE a witness by what you say and do) in Jerusalem, and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends--the very bounds/boundaries--of the earth." Acts 1:8)

COMMERCIAL BREAK: Starting on Wednesday night, March 2nd 2011, at Springhouse Worship and Arts Center...we will start a class called THE BAPTISM IN/OF/WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT (Have You Received Since You Believed?) For more information you can contact me at 415-7577. Check our our website at www.ruminators.net


We see that we are in WAR...and there must be PREPARATION for WAR. We need (1) renewed minds with the Word of God (2) The Holy Spirit as our POWER SOURCE (3) we need to IDENTIFY THE ENEMY. (4) Fight the enemy in proper order. Let's check out Ephesians 6:10-20 for the WAR PLANS.

NOTE: This last picture is a picture of me in my Black Belt exam. It represents YEARS OF PREPARATION and blood (mine) sweat (mine) and tears (also mine). If I would only prepare myself in my spirit...in training and being prepared for the spiritual attacks...Oh how the kingdom would flourish.

1. Be strong IN THE LORD.

NOTE: Where we draw our strength from will determine how we fight.


2. Be strong IN THE STRENGTH OF HIS MIGHT.

NOTE: Do not rely on your might, you talent, your ability for strength.

3. PUT ON the the FULL (not partial) armour of the Lord.

NOTE: In our preparation...don't go out partially prepared.

4. THAT

NOTE: The reason for putting on the FULL ARMOUR

5. You may be ABLE TO STAND firm against the SCHEMES of the devil (little d)

NOTE: There are well orchestrated schemes by the stealer, killer, destroyer, liar, accuser...aka devil, d-evil, satan, the dragon, the serpent, prince of the power of the air

6. For our STRUGGLE is NOT against FLESH and BLOOD, but the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

NOTE: We tend to focus on what we SEE and expend all of our energy in the battle against manifestations of the problem BEFORE we cut at the ROOT of the enemy. When we become weary..the enemy can then waltz in and take us out...and I don't mean for dinner.

NOTE TO THE NOTE: The battlefield is identified...the heavenlies. The battlefield is also identified in Philippians 4:6-8 as the heart and the mind...where peace stands as guard.

7. THEREFORE

NOTE: Therefore...refers to the previous verses...and we need to see what they are THERE FOR...because that effects and is the reason what the next verses talk about.

8. Take up...put on...the FULL ARMOR OF GOD.

NOTE: The first notice to put on the full armor of God is that you may be able to STAND FIRM against the schemes of the devil (not turn tail and run). The second notice to put on the full armour of God is what is underscored next.

9. That you may RESIST IN THE EVIL DAY.

NOTE: Again...we are NOT running away from the battle...but fully armoured up and prepared to STAND and RESIST. We are the RESISTANCE FORCE for the KINGDOM OF GOD...for righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.

10. And having done EVERYTHING

NOTE: We give it all we got...and do everything that can possibly be done.

11. TO STAND FIRM

NOTE: Once you have done everything...this is NOT the time to LET DOWN YOUR GUARD. Keep on STANDING FIRM.

NOTE TO THE NOTE: We have talked before of the place between the point of prayer and the point of provision...as the LAND OF NITTY GRITTY. This is where you need to take your STAND OF FAITH. "Faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title-deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] DO NOT SEE and the conviction of their REALITY--faith PERCEIVING as REAL FACT...what is NOT REVEALED TO THE SENSES." (Hebrews 11:1 The Amplified Bible)

We see in Ephesians 6:14-17 a listing of the armour and weaponry and it's meaning. We have at our access: (1) girded loins/truth (2) breastplate/righteousness (3) the footwear/Gospel of peace (4) shield/faith (5) /helmet/salvation (6) sword of the Spirit/the Word of God.

Being fully armoured...fighting the true enemy (and then we may engage on earth)...we are called to:

"PRAY at ALL TIMES--on every occasion, in every season--IN THE SPiRIT, with ALL[MANNER OF] PRAYER and ENTREATY. To that end...KEEP ALERT and WATCH...with STRONG PURPOSE and PERSEVERANCE...INTERCEDING in behalf of ALL SAINTS (God's consecrated people. (Ephesians 6:18)

When we pray, entreat, intercede...as part of our warfare...we open the door for freedom...for the saints to open their mouths, to proclaim boldly the mystery of the good news...the gospel. They will be able to do it boldly and courageously...as they OUGHT TO DO. (Ephesians 6:19-20)

FINAL THOUGHTS...FINALLY

Amphibious Warfare is where you are able to fight on two levels. Start in the heavenlies... and then when He speaks to you...strategically strike on planet earth..as we bring His will...His kingdom on EARTH as it is in HEAVEN.

Love and Armoured Kisses
Rodney "Rumbling Rod" Boyd

AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE (Part One)

Greetings and Salutations O Ye Amphibious Beings...how's it hopping? "Froggy went a courtin'."

AMPHIBIOUS: (1) living or able to live both on land and in water; belonging to both land and water.
(2) capable of operating on both land and water; amphibious vehicles
(3) of or pertaining to military operations by both land and naval forces against the same object, especially to a military attack by troops landed by naval ships.
(4) combining two qualities, kinds, traits, etc. of or having a mixed or twofold nature.

The first picture/collage is a collection of fighters, warriors, defenders of the weak...with the battles taking place with some on planet earth...while others practice KNEEOLOGY and fight first in the heavens...and then on planet earth. NOTE: The smiling, baldhead man...is my pastor's dad...Mr. Harvey Meek...a true warrior of the Kingdom...now in the presence of the Father.

This picture is a group of fighting Missionaires (including my wife Brenda in the far right hand corner of the ring) in a little place called WAR West Virginia.

Years ago...Brenda and Me (or is that Brenda and I...I/Me can never remember)...were at a retreat called CFO (along with Gary and Rena next to Brenda in the picture). CFO stood for CAMP FARTHEST OUT...and it was. At this place called CFO there was an old man by the name of Glenn Ellis who was a naturist...and would take us on walks in the woods and walk and talk about the Creative God and how we could see Him everywhere we looked.

"For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal POWER and GODHEAD/DIVINE NATURE, so that they are without excuse." (Romans 1:20)

At one point Glenn made a comment of how we were really amphibious beings...living here on planet earth, and seated with Christ in heavenly places. The saying is...derived from Scriptures is that we are IN this world...but NOT OF IT. Randy Stonehill had an album a few years ago called BETWEEN THE GLORY AND THE FLAME..speaking of our walk on this 3rd Rock from the sun...as we walk out our faith. Petra had an album called NOT OF THIS WORLD (II Peter 2:11; John 15:18-19; John 16:33; Matthew 16:18; John 14:3) In the Ruminator Sunday School Class we call this THE LAND OF NITTY GRITTY...where we walk by FAITH and not by SIGHT or THINGS REVEALED TO THE SENSES. This is the place where real stuff happens to both Christians and non-Christians alike. This is the battlefield where things are manifested like sickness, death, dying, pain, suffering, economic roller coasters, wars and rumours of wars, political upheaval, selfishness, hedonism, overt and covert sins, transgressions, and iniquities....and the devil (ruler of earth and prince of the power of the air).

As AMPHIBIOUS BEINGS...we are CALLED as emissaries of the KINGDOM OF GOD...where we continue with the commission of Jesus and pray down the Kingdom of God on earth as it is heaven. We are ministers of reconciliation, envoys, ambassadors...representing God and his will, wishes and desires. For this to take place...we are fighting in two locations...we are trained or organized to fight on both land and sea...on earth and in the heavens...but before the first blow is struck on earth...we must fight in the heavens. If we don't...we will be wearing ourselves out...by fighting the wrong enemy...flesh and blood.

At Bushido School of Karate...run by Sensei Bill Taylor...we are trained to fight, defend, and deal with the enemy. In Wado Ryu (our style of karate) there are no wasted movements, but subtle shiftings, twists, turns. On thing Mr. Taylor tells us...that "FIGHTING IS A GAME OF ADJUSTMENTS." If you don't adjust...and try to fight with a mind set on one way...then you will lose. A fight that starts out on your feet can easily end up on the ground...and if you are fighting with a standing mindset...you lose. You must ADJUST to the attack of the enemy... to be able to defend appropriately.

We are at WAR...that takes place in the heavenlies...and is manifested on earth. Two places of battle...but NEVER FEAR...we are AMPHIBIOUS (A.B.). We are on a mission (Go-Mission) from God...Spiritual Operations (S.O.) have been...and continually are being trained and organized to fight.

In Wado Ryu karate...everything begins and ends with respect...or as I like to call it...REI-spect. Rei simply means to bow. We can either bow standing or down on our knees... in preparation for our workout. In the kingdom of God...I like to call this KNEEOLOGY.

NOTE: In my 10+ years...I have never been taught, encouraged, forced to bow down and worship or pledge my allegiance to any man or deity. I bend my knee to NO human, false God, demon. The bow is a sign of REI-spect.

FINAL THOUGHTS...FINALLY

Next time we will be looking at the (1) battlefield (2) enemy (3) armour (4) weapons
(5) schemes (6) how to counter the schemes

Love and Amphibious Kisses
Rodney "Let's Get Ready To Ruuuuuuummmmmmmmmbbbbllle" Boyd

THE WONDER OF BRENDA

Happy Hallmark Card Day...will you be my Valentine? I'm not the obligatory return card...just because your mother made you buy me one...but will you be my Valentine?

Oh I know...hearts, arrows, candy, Saint Valentine, cards with mushy sentiment, chocolates, expensive gifts, going out to eat...all the trappings of a programmed people.

Some live for this day...while others loathe this day. Those who have someone put the day on a pedestal...while those who are alone...avoid the day like a plague.

I remember the day that Brenda Sue Williams walked into my life on a Sunday afternoon in 1969...in a garage on Nancy Avenue in Murfreesboro Tennessee, as the band I was in...THE BLIND DISTORTION (aka THE BLACK ROOM)...was practicing. Here we are in 2011...still together...still in love.

Valentine's Day is merely one day...another day...that I get to express my love to the woman that God has place in my life.

While February 14th is just another day...like the 364 that precedes it...I appreciate the special quality of this day to focus on L.O.V.E.

"Love me tender...love me true...never let me go...I will spend my life with you and I love you so..." (Elvis Presley)

"I will spend my whole life through...loving you...yes loving you." (Elvis Presley)

"She loves you yeah yeah" (The Beatles)

"Love, love me do...you know I love you...I'll always be true...so pleeasse, love me do...oh yeah...love me do." (The Beatles)

Back on June 15 1959 there was a song released by Ray Peterson...called The Wonder of You. Ray...who had a 4 octave voice range...had hits like Tell Laura I Love Her, Corrina Corrina, Goodnight My Love and others. I had the honor of getting to know Ray and his lovely wife Claudia through church. Ray past away on 1/25/05...and Claudia leads the worship dance team (Praise In Motion) as Springhouse Worship and Arts Center. Elvis Presley asked Ray if he could record The Wonder of You...and Ray responded in the affirmative...after all you are Elvis...to which Elvis responded..."You're Ray Peterson."

NOTE: If you get a chance...check out the album...THE OTHER SIDE OF RAY PETERSON...in my opinion...far superior to his "big hits".

NOTE: Ray was also a true RUMINATOR attending THE RUMINATOR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS. He would come in...kiss me on the cheek...call me a sweetheart...and then open up his Bible and moo and chew on the Cud of the Word of God. I miss Ray.

Ray once told me (an others)...that he sings The Wonder of You as a worship song unto the author of love.

THE WONDER OF YOU (Baker Knight)

When no one else can understand me
When everything I do is wrong
You give me hope and consolation
You gave me strength to carry on

And you try to show...your love for me
(Elvis version: And you're always there to lend a hand)
In everything you do
That's the wonder....the wonder of you

And when you smile the world is brighter
You touch my hand and I'm a king
Your kiss to me is worth a fortune
Your love for me is everything

I guess I'll never know the reason why
You love me like you do
That's the wonder...the wonder of you

I guess I'll never know...the reason why...you love me like you do...That's the wonder...the wonder of you.


When I hear the song THE WONDER OF YOU...of course I think of Ray, Elvis, and the Lord...but I always, always, always, think of Brenda.

NOTE: Brenda and Phillip got to go down to Florida and went to the Yankee Training Camp one year...and also was able to go to a Ray Peterson concert...that was fantastic.

Well...I have said all of the above to say this.

"God demonstrated His own love for us in that while we were YET sinners...Christ died for us."
(Romans 5:8)

"For God so loved the world that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal..everlasting life." (John 3:16)

"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. IN this is love, not that we love God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has beheld God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us." (I John 4:7-12)

In the fall of 1970...Brenda Sue Williams introduced Rodney Lewis Boyd to the Author of Love. I remember like it was yesterday...when we were parked in her driveway at 426 4th Avenue Murfreesboro Tennesse..."What do I have to do to be saved." Her good Baptist girl instincts kicked in...and she led me down the Romans Road to Salvation...and I accepted the Lord...I received the Lord into my life...and my life has never been the same. I walked the aisle at church next Sunday...got baptized...and the rest is HIStory in our lives.

Brenda has stuck by, supported me, prayed for me, lifted me up, encouraged me...and still does to this day...as I stumble along on this journey...seeking God's will. That's why the song THE WONDER OF YOU...always makes me think about Brenda.

Valentines Day may be just another day....but it is a special day...like everyday is a day that we should be loving the Lord...but Sunday is a special day...to gather together and celebrate.

I love you Brenda.

Love and Wonder Kisses
Rodney "Loves St. Brenda" Boyd

23: (The Cud of Psalm 23)

Greetings...he said with a sheepish grin. How's the flock. Oh I know...you're thinking that maybe...there should be a reference to a cow...since this is a Ruminator Rambling....an extension of The Ruminator Sunday School Class...where we be mooin' and a chewin' on the Word of God...like a cow chews the cud....like the ruminant they are. Well...BAAAAAAAAAAA. Some would say that maybe a sheep would have been more Biblical...since...after all...the children of Israel did worship a GOLDEN CALF. Well...BAAAAAAAAAA.

"For every beast of the forest is MINE, and the CATTLE on a thousand hills." (Psalm 50:10) MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

But for this Rambling....we look at the Shepherd...and the sheep.

In these six short verses...there are 17 references to ME/I. There are 12 references to the Lord. So what we have here is a song sung to the plucked psaltry...akd PSALM...about a relationship between...
ME (the sheep)-------->and--------->THE LORD...(our Shepherd)

O.K....O.K....let me get this out of the way. The first picture is a reference to ME being in the Bible. "Your ROD and Your Staff...they comfort me." (Psalm 23:4) I had no idea that I was in the Bible. I am YOUR Rod...I am HIS Staff. NOTE: Be sure to see the tongue faced firmly in my cheek before you write back with a stinging rebuke for being so arrogant) : )

1. The Lord is MY Shepherd: Insert your name where it says my. Make this one personal...because it is personal. It is not just a relationship between sheep and shepherds...or between David and God...but it is an intimate relationship between YOU and GOD.

2. I shall NOT want: If you are in the throes of WANTING...check out your relationship with the Shepherd...or check out you checklist of your wants. "My God shall supply all your NEEDS (not your greeds) according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (and their ain't no shortage in Christ Jesus). (Philippians 4:19) NOTE: As I am writing this...I am listening to and recording the album REAL TO REEL by Noel Paul Stookey (yes...Paul, of Peter, Paul and Mary). The first song is 23rd Psalm. He adapted and arranged this Public Domain Foundation song back in 1977. I have since adapted and arranged it adding in Isaiah 40:31 and Amazing Grace)

3. He makes me to lie down in green pastures (pastures of tender grass). We are now talking about what we "SHALL NOT WANT"...that our shepherd will provide. I don't know about you...but I go and go and go and go and go...until my body finally screams out...REST!
When I lay down...I can almost hear my body release with an audible...aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh. Well our Shepherd...knows that we need REST...and he makes us lie down in a place of tender grass. Sure...grass is good for eating...as we chew...process...digest...regurgitate and begin to chew on the cud...BUT...I see a tender place to rest...not on hard, dirty, muddy soil...but tender grass.

NOTE: The picture of the man jumping for joy with guitar (a 2nd cousin to the Psaltery/Lute twice removed on it's mamma's side)...is Phil Keaggy from his album WHAT A DAY. Wouldn't you leap, jump, cavort, rave on if you realized your needs were met? I would.

4. He leads me beside still waters: Sheep...are...well...they/we...are sheepish. If the waters were RUSHING...it would be hard to take a long, leisurely, drink of cool, clear...water, water, water. NOTE: To be sure...there is a place for rushing, mighty waters in the life of the believer. Rivers of Living (lively) waters will be flowing of us as the inside wells of salvation overflows... speaking of the Holy Spirit. But WATER represents...not only the Holy Spirit but also The Word of God...and we drink deep of the Words of The Shepherd. We become RENEWED by the washing of the water of the Word.

5. He restores my soul: Oh for the restoration of our minds, our will....choices we make and our emotions. The Rolling Stones sang about an Emotional Rescue...but they have no clue about true rescue that we have because of our Shepherd restoring the totality of who we are...our souls. "The Kingdom of God is not meat nor drink...but (1) righteousness (right standing) (2) peace (wholeness/rest (3) joy (emotional overflow)...IN THE HOLY GHOST."
(Romans 14:17)

6. He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His names sake: As one of His children... as one of the heirs of salvation...as one of His namesake...we have a promise of being led down a path. Everyone is being led down a path. Those who don't have the sheep's best interest at heart will lead us down paths of destruction. But our Shepherd...who loves us...has our best interests at heart...leads us down a path of right standing...RIGHTousness...NOT WRONGeousness. NOTE: Dogwood (the group not the tree) has a song called REMEMBER WHOSE CHILD YOU ARE. We need to remember that we are His NAMESAKE...and when we take those paths of WRONGeousness (aka unrighteousness)...we smear His name in the mud... and their ain't nothing worse than a muddy sheep over all of that white as snow wool.

7. Yea (yes indeedy)...though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death...I will fear no evil: Hey...this path of RIGHTEOUSNESS...that we are being LED on BY THE SHEPHERD... may lead through VALLEYS...where there are SHADOWS of DEATH. The first thing you need to remember...that even though there are shadows in this world...shadows can only mean that there is a LIGHT. We must keep on walking...THROUGH the valley...don't set up camp and dwell there forever. Jesus was led...by the HOLY SPIRIT...into the wilderness (a lonely place) to be tempted by the devil. Jesus in the physical was depleted of ability...but he was repleted with the Word of God, The Spirit of God, and the Authority of God to face the temptation. The two fold aspect of these valleys....is devil temptation (designed to pull us away from who we really are)...and God testing (to strengthen us as we press into Him). Jesus CAME OUT the other side of the wilderness experience...returning being ministered to by angels...and be IN THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. (devil 0 God 1). In the valley of the shadow of death... be sure to come out the other side.

8. I will fear no evil...for You are with me: In the valley of the shadow of death...or for that matter whatever you are going through right now...you will have every opportunity to fear...BUT...He speaks..."Fear not." NOTE: In the Ruminator Sunday School Class...we have been studying Psalm 27...the question is...with the Lord as our LIGHT and SALVATION... "whom shall I fear." The expected answer...is NO ONE! I asked the class...what would Jesus say to you...IF He was here with you today...in your situation, circumstance, sickness, financial difficulty? The answer was..."Fear Not." I had the class close their eyes...and I walked around and touched various people and spoke calmly..."fear not." Then I had the class...with their eyes still closed...touch the person/persons around them...and speak..."fear not" to them...because... it is a fact that Jesus...by the Holy Spirit in us...is still speaking. We are the BODY OF CHRIST... the hands of Christ...the extension of Christ...so there is no need for fear...He is with us.

He is with you. He has a ROD (not me) used to prod us along as we need to keep on moving... and a STAFF with a crook...to pull us back for potential danger...or if we swerve off the path of righteousness. Be glad that I am not the shepherd...I would be beating you with the rod...and yanking out of anger with the staff. Our Shepherd...uses these tools to COMFORT us...in times of shadows of death...because...He has NOT turned-tail and run away from the evil...but is RIGHT THERE WITH US.

9. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: The table represents a place of worship. The table represents a place of eating, food, fellowship. The table represents a place for us to recline and relax. The table is promised IN THE WILDERNESS. When we...as sheep DON'T believe that God can prepare a table in the wilderness...it angers God.

"Yes, they spoke AGAINST God: They said, can God prepare a table in the wilderness? Behold, He struck the rock, so that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed. Can He give bread also? Can He provide meat for His people?" (Psalm 78:19-20) The expected answer is a RESOUNDING YES!!!! If He can do it in a wilderness experience....He can do it in a Death Valley experience surrounded by enemies.

10. You ANOINT my head with OIL: Oil was used to keep the flies away. The OIL is symbolic of the Holy Spirit in our lives...as the lord of the flies...beelzebulb tries to distract us. Anointing...is the pouring out...the rubbing into...the smearing on of nard, ointment, oil. It is used of consecration, prayers for the sick, etc. "You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with (1) The Holy Spirit (2) power/dunimas/dynamic ability...and how He went about (1) doing good (2) healing ALL who were oppressed by the devil (little d) for God was with Him." (Acts 10:38) Note: Sickness/Disease are considered to be oppression by the devil... NOT blessing from God.

11. My cup runneth over: This is like the Luke 6:38 verse for me..."Give...and it shall be given unto you...(1) good measure (2) pressed down (3) shaken together (4) running over...shall men give unto your bosom. As Ed Ames sang..."my cup runneth over with love." As Dottie Rambo requested in song..."Fill my cup Lord...I lift it up Lord..." His heartbeat is not TRICKLE DOWN blessings. His Shepherds heartbeat at the table prepared before our enemies is OVERFLOW. We are not like the Syrophonecian woman who begged for healing crumbs from the table like a dog. We have access to the whole table...prepared before our enemies.

12. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: I would be remiss if I did not say..."Don't call me Shirley." (Leslie Neilson in Airplane). Also I would be remiss if I did not point out that Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy has got our back in the valley. The bottom line...we leave a trail of goodness and mercy where ever we go.

13. And I will dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life...FOREVER: Dwelling is taking up residence in. Brenda and I have been in our current house going on 23 years. We are in the process of getting the house ready for our retirement (where I can lay downs Speech Therapy/Tent Making) and pursue my passion of writing, teaching, guitar/worship...and we can travel on missions. We plan to (unless the Lord changes the plans) to dwell within the household of the Boyd's forever. There is a permanency in the KINGDOM...when the Lord is your SHEPHERD.

Well...there ya go...that enough CUD for ya?

Love and Sheepish Kisses
Rodney "Rod and Staff" Boyd

SEED THIEVES

Greetings Seed Planters and Harvest Reapers...how's da crop?

Last night in the HEALING 101 class, we were talking about renewing the mind...changing the way we view and think about healing...by renewing our minds with the washing of the water of the Word of God. Part of the lesson was based out of Pro-Verbs (Positive-Action) 4:20-27

We were seeing how there was a need to give attention, incline our ears, keep our eyes focused and keep the WORDS and SAYINGS of the father. The cause and effect of doing this would be (1) life (2) health/medicine to all their flesh (3) issues of life springing out of the heart.

In Pro-Verbs 4:21,23 that we are to KEEP these WORDS/SAYINGS in our HEARTS and to KEEP them with ALL DILIGENCE.

KEEP: Shamar (shaw-mar)= A primitive root; properly to HEDGE ABOUT (as with thorns), that is GUARD; to PROTECT, ATTEND, PRESERVE.

In Mark 4:1-20 and Luke 8:4-15 is what is known as the Parable Of The Sower/Seed/Soil. The common thread throughout the parable is the sower...is sowing the seed...into the soil. What changes is the condition of the soil. There is (1) soil by the wayside (2) soil with stony ground
(3) soil with thorns (4) good soil.

In each soil...the SEED was the target of difficulties in TAKING ROOT.

NOTE: This picture is of one of my favorite albums by Barry McGuire (Eve of Destruction)...SEEDS.

Jesus identifies the SOIL...as our HEARTS. The SEED is identified as THE WORD OF GOD.

Jesus identifies the SEED THEIVES as: (1) birds=satan (2) scorching sun= tribulation, persecution (3) thorns= the cares of this world; the deceitfulness of riches, the desire for other things.

These identified thieves...either steal, cause to stumble, and chokes out the SEED/WORD. The cause and effect of all of these thieves...there is NO ROOT...and NO FRUITFUL PRODUCTION.


WHY? Why would these thieves want to steal this seed, scorch this seed, choke this seed. Well...if the SEED is THE WORD...and...FAITH comes by hearing...and hearing by the WORD OF GOD...IF the seed is stolen, scorched, choked out...then FAITH won't come...and without FAITH it is IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD. (Romans 10:17; Hebrews 11:1; Hebrews 11:6; II Corinthians 5:7; Romans 1:12; Romans 1:17; Habakkuk 2:4; Hebrews 10:38; Galatians 3:11; Galatians 5:6)

IF you want good fruit production and harvest...you need to KEEP...GUARD...CULTIVATE the HEART/SOIL and the SEED/WORD. The GOOD SOIL...are those who (1)heard the word (2) heard with a noble and good heart (3) keep the word (4) bear fruit with patience. (Luke 8:15) The cause and effect is bearing and yielding a crop that (1) sprang up (2) increased (3) produced 30, 60, 100 fold.

That's WHY it is so important to hide the WORD/SEED in our HEARTS/SOIL...and then GUARD IT...KEEP IT...DILIGENTLY SEED A HEDGE OF THORNS around it...so the SEED THIEVES can't get in...and steak, scorch, and choke the WORD making it of no effect in our lives.

One good way to do this is the TOPICAL MEMORY SYSTEM...by THE NAVIGATORS, where you can systematically memorize/store the Word of God in a renewed mind, and store it in your hearts.

FINAL THOUGHT...FINALLY

"How can a young man keep his way pure...by keeping it ACCORDING TO THY WORD...Thy WORD have I HID/TREASURED in my HEART/SOIL...that I might not SIN AGAINST THEE" (Psalm 119:9,11)

"My son...GIVE ATTENTION to my WORDS...INCLINE your ear to my SAYINGS. Do not LET/ALLOW them (words and sayings) DEPART from your eyes. KEEP (guard) THEM (words and sayings) in the midst of your HEART/SOIL. For they (words and sayings) are LIFE to those who find them and HEALTH/MEDICINE to all their flesh. KEEP (guard) them (words and sayings) WITH ALL DILIGENCE...for out of it (HEART/SOIL) spring/flows the ISSUES OF LIFE." (Pro-Verbs 4:1-23)

Love and Protective Kisses
Rodney "The Farmer In The Dell" Boyd