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The Light has come and darkness cannot overcome! Reclaiming us, cleansing and consecrating the temple (within), have you considered the bloody war fought for us?

Jesus Christ our Lord, born to save, suffer and die and be raised from the dead that we may be cleansed and dedicated or rededicated to God for His special purpose. Lamps of God! When it seems hopeless to some, God is working in others to war.

The Miracle of Rededication

In Winter’s Night

Socked away
Forgotten fight
Untold story
In winter’s night

Temple desecration
Just go along
What will it hurt
Join the throng

Bloody war
Devout believers
Lamps of God
Silence the deceivers

Familiar sights
Oil for the Light
Called to Shine
In winters night

©️ laurette laster December 2025

The Maccabean Victory, often overshadowed, symbolizes the triumph of faith and perseverance, as embodied by the miraculous lighting of the Menorah. This powerful symbol commemorates the courageous battle fought to reclaim the Temple, which had been desecrated by the sacrifice of a pig on the altar. Hanukkah celebrates the remarkable victory of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire, marking the recapture of Jerusalem in 164 BCE and the rededication of the Second Temple.

It’s profound that Jesus was present in the Temple courts during the Festival of Dedication, as recorded by John, where He proclaimed the unwavering protection of His followers. The Light has come, and darkness cannot prevail! He has come to guide us toward dedication and rededication to God’s purpose. The Miracle of Rededication shines bright, inspiring us to rise above the challenges of winter’s night. A forgotten fight, a testament to the power of devout believers led by God, reminds us to stand strong against adversity and shine His Light in the darkest of times.

We are truly living in epic times and times of Biblical proportions.

Keep your lamps burning, laurette

God bless you and keep you and make His face “shine” upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord cause His countenance to rise upon and give you Shalom.

Until next time, thank you for listening with me, laurette.

The 5th of Elul, Teshuvah.

A set time, Kairos, opportune time, appointed time.

The tender wooing, the drawing, the invitation, an inner witness, now is the time. Expectation of the unseen, promise and hope collide, heaven visiting earth, He’s near, the Visitor…

Oh Sweet Season
(Excerpt)

So repent, Pray for revival
Weep and intercede
For We shall come rejoicing
Bringing in the sheaves!

©️laurette laster 2018

To answer! Teshuvah, a word often translated as “repentance,” though it’s more accurately understood as turning back (shuv) to God. In Modern Hebrew teshuvah means an “answer” to a shelah, or a question.

We see a beautiful picture of Teshuvah in Luke, chapter 15, when the prodigal son awakens, comes to his senses. He realizes how far he is from the Father’s house and begins “preparing” to return. What the prodigal expects to find isn’t what he receives.

Teshuvah is to answer or RSVP and accept the invitation, begin the journey home, back to our soul. Driven by the desire and a longing to be made whole; mind, will and emotions.

Awake to righteousness, to our original design; made in the image and likeness of our Heavenly Father and Creator God.

Elul, the King is in the field, leaving the palace to come and walk among His people.

Teshuvah, our season of spiritual rehabilitation.

He restores my soul, Psalm 23

Acts 26:18
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.

Teshuvah blessings, laurette

God bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon and be gracious to you. The Lord cause His countenance to rise upon you and give you Shalom.

Until next time, thanks for listening with me, Laurette

Happy 249th Birthday United States of America
America’s Independence Day!
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Encore of The American Dream

Two hundred forty nine yrs ago
13 colonies determined to unite
Decreed no more tyranny
America’s Declaration of Independence they’d write

After too much control
With no regard for them
They petitioned some to pen
The writing did begin

Details given
Carefully listed and explained
The signers knew their doom
Bravely, each signed their name

Today we see abuse
Without a vision we would perish
But our great founders penned
Words for us to cherish

Let it be known
To all who are against “US
A” decree was written
God still blesses America
In this we can trust

She prepares for her encore
Some have never seen
Reappearance now at hand
Return of the American Dream

One Nation Under God
Yes, you know this is true
The God of our Borders
Protects liberty and the Red White and Blue

Happy 249th Independence Day America

©️ laurette laster July 4th 2025

God bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord cause His countenance to rise upon you and give you Shalom.

Until next time, thanks for listening with me. laurette

God’s Will and Sacred Trust

God bless the Middle East
The citizens aren’t to blame
We do not war against flesh and blood
This is an evil principality’s reign

God bless Israel
Holy Land of God
Place of long standing covenant
Place of Christ’s shed blood

God bless America
Land that I love
LORD stand beside her
With a LIGHT from above

History continues to unfold
America did as she must
“I will bless those who bless Israel”
God’s will and sacred Trust

Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald John Trump
Given the key of David
To open or to shut
The world is safer for a time
In God alone we trust

Cursed are those who choose
To come against God’s Holy Land
Blessed are those who partner
Hold up Israel’s Hand

God bless America
Land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
With The Light from above

Amen!
©️laurette laster June 22, 2025

Psalms 133:1-3

“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments. It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion; For there the Lord commanded the blessing— Life forevermore.”

The LORD bless you and keep you and turn His face toward you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift His countenance upon you and give you Shalom.

Until next time, thank you for listening with me, laurette

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Who is like our God…

Blessed are you, Lord our God, ruler of the universe, who sanctified us with commandments and commanded us concerning the counting of the Omer.

After the terrifying scene at Sinai, the people and Moses, trembled and exceedingly feared. After the horrific scene of Christ’s crucifixion and death, the disciples trembled and feared.

God in His infinite wisdom, knowing His creation and the flawed human psyche after the fall, commands us to look forward and count the days…

Commanding them (and us) to look forward. Why? We often see an ending, God, says it’s the beginning.
Reminded, all things work together for good, Romans 8:28.

Jesus Christ, Son of man, to relate too and correct our limited finite thinking, Son of God to (re)prove, provide and point us to our calling, purposes and ability in Him through His Power and Word .

Romans 8:28 Amplified Bible
And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.

Counting the Omer. A kairos time. A window of time, God commands us not to miss what He has planned.

Excerpt from my poem, “Tarry”

When the day had fully come
They gathered as they prayed
How do you prepare
Not understanding the way

Likened to a sound
Of a might rushing wind
Into their midst did come
Long awaited Helper friend

A fire burning deep within
Like flames that set atop
Speaking through their mouths
Words flowed they couldn’t stop

So powerful and hot
To others they appeared drunk
They didn’t have a clue
“The world system would be debunked”

The time is nigh
We have been empowered
Unite and Stand
Church this is your hour

©️ laurette laster Pentecost (May 31, 2020) 2020

Today is 23 days, which is three weeks and two days of the Omer.

In the photo below you can see tares among the wheat. The wheat bows with ripening of the fruit, the tares stand tall and proud in themselves, but fruitless and bare.

I sense harvest in my bones, I’m
Counting on it.

It is worth waiting for,
Blessings laurette

Beaten disfigured, scourged
Hair pulled from off of His face
Christ could’ve stopped it all
Stepped down, refused to take our place

Today on the Jewish Calendar is one of the most important biblical holy days, today is the tenth of Nissan; when God changed everything.

The Day of The Lamb

Nisan, the first month, the tenth day, the fourteenth day, their location, their identity and the soon coming destruction of their enemies. Exodus 12

Their captivity would be annihilated, once and for all.
The day every family chose their lamb, the day to choose your lamb and bring it to your house.

This is the exact day Messiah was led into Jerusalem on a donkey, the day the crowd cheered and sang, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord
Matthew 21: 1-11

The commandment to care for the lamb until the fourteenth, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight.

Take some of the blood and place it on your doorpost …

Come with me to Calvary…

Come with me to Calvary, God’s Master plan

Come with me to Calvary
Let’s take another look
There is an Amazing story
In the pages of this amazing book

Come with me, look again
What can we uncover at Calvary
The wounds the blood, sins debt
Price paid for you for me

Do we really understand
Have we truly discovered
Cost of sin at Calvary
Pain and purpose now uncovered

Have you sat and wondered
Confused, perhaps doubted
Can the story be real
Or joined the mob, maybe touted

I challenge you to look
Beyond the decor and jewelry
The story of the Cross of Christ
Speaks a better word from The Judge and Jury

What are the effects of sin
Are our sins that big of a deal
To our Creator God and King
The Crucifixion is more than real

Beaten disfigured, scourged
Hair pulled from off of His face
Christ could’ve stopped it all
Stepped down, refused to take our place

Once sin entered in
The Godhead never doubted or backed away
Yes, They knew at once
The Cost, Calvary was the only way

Pierced for our transgressions crushed for our inequities,
Yea, for every son and daughter
The punishment that brought us peace
Led our Lord like a lamb to the slaughter

No beauty or majesty
They couldn’t understand
He bore our pain and suffering
Isaiah’s words unfold God’s Plan

The meaning of the Cross
The purpose of tHis brutal death
Our sin laid upon our Lord
That we may breathe in new breath

Yes! Come with me to Calvary
I challenge you: LOOK AGAIN
Death and Hell lost its hold
In Christ, The Cross, God Master Plan

© laurette laster March 15, 2023

He entered the most Holy Place once and for all by His own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. (Hebrews 9:12)

“And we have come to Jesus who established a new covenant with His blood sprinkled upon the mercy seat; blood that continues to speak from heaven, “forgiveness,” a better message than Abel’s blood that cries from the earth, “justice.””
Hebrews 12:24 TPT

Come with me to Calvary, let’s take another look…

© laurette laster March,15, 2023

When everything changes

God bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord cause His countenance to rise upon you and give you Shalom.

Until Next time, thanks for listening with me. laurette