Tag: Isaiah

March 27, 2026 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

“When you go through deep waters I will be with you.  When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown.  When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.” ..verses 4 says, “Others were given in exchange for you.  I traded their lives for yours, because you are precious to Me.”  (Isaiah 43:2-3)

Pay attention, others were given for you; God traded their lives for yours. We are unstoppable, as long as we stay connected to our Lord.  There are no circumstances, no tests, trials, or tribulations that would ever bring us down if we would only learn to hide under the shadows of God’s mighty wings.  God is our deliverer, our restorer, and our protection.  Our great UPS – our upholder, our preserver, our sustainer.  Our rescuer! “Bring all who claim Me as their God, for I have made them for My glory.” (Isaiah 43:7) Just think about everything that you have endured this year alone.  God loves to take our worst days and use them for a turnaround for the best days that are ahead.  Your life brings God glory.  That is a selah, pause, reflect, and calmly think on that.  You, yes, you bring the God of the universe and beyond glory.  Glory means rare splendor and honor, and copiousness, which is abundance; full supply and ample.  Just think about that for a moment!  You, the one who never feels quite adequate, you bring God an abundance, a full supply.  You give Him a rare splendor and honor by your life being lived for Him.  When you go through you are being purified and raised to a new level in your faith. Look at how God sees it.  Isaiah 43:11-13 says, “I, yes I Am the Lord, and there is no other Savior.  First, I predicted your rescue, then I saved you and proclaimed it to the world.  No foreign god has ever done this.  You are My witnesses that I Am the only God.  No one can snatch anyone out of My hand.  No one can undo what I have done.”  It is plain and simple, we can’t lose if we stay in His hand.  Now, you are the only one who can remove yourself from the hand of God. No one else has that power, only you.  So choose to stay in His firm and loving grip, and you will pass through to the other side, stronger and a more formidable adversary to our enemy.  The storm is passing over, and when it does, more and better fruit will spring up.  For those who are planted by the rivers of water, bear fruit in all seasons, and their leaves never wither and they prosper in all they do. (Psalms 1:3)

Love,

Pastor D.

February 27, 2026 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

The times of transitions are upon My people. I Am is here with you My loved ones. There is only one force that remains stable and never changes and that is Me. My Word and I are One, so though mountains and hills may crumble, My love for you remains the same. The shaking that has come upon the world is touching every sphere of this world and its systems. If I did not judge the world for how they have become their own god, I would be wrong for the sentence that came during Noah’s generation and during Sodom and Gomorrah’s generation. Your Father God is a righteous Judge. I Am trustworthy and dependable to all of My children. I Am faithful, I never change or alter the standards of My Word. This is why I Am consistently reminding you to stay rooted in My Word. A stable and fixed foundation is My Word. In the face of all tribulations, I cannot be moved.  You know from standing on My Word that we are in the season of the beginning of great birth pangs. These things must come in order for My Word to be fulfilled for these end-times. Every foundation that people have put their hope and trust in will fail and crumble, but I Am fixed. You serve the King of a mighty Kingdom, and it is everlasting. Do not fear the things that are being shaken or removed; all of this is a part of a greater plan, Mine. Keep yourself in the flock where I have placed you; there is your place of power. You are stronger, and you will flourish there. The secret of My keeping power grows in the soil of your spirit, being connected. You develop your ability to hear Me clearly and expand the gifts that I placed in you to aid and assist the rest of the body to grow as well. So let the storms blow, the earth tremble, mountains fall, and all that can be shaken, shake. I Am will hold you up, keep you, and make you stronger and wiser. Together we will never fail, we are solid and immovable.

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10)

“For though the mountains should depart and the hills be shaken or removed, yet My love and kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace and completeness be removed, says the Lord, Who has compassion on you.” (Isaiah 54: 10)

“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in place after place: All this is but the beginning (the early pangs) of the birth pangs (of the intolerable anguish). (Matthew 24: 7-8)

Love,

Pastor D.

January 16, 2026 – Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

Good morning,

I must apologize for not being present. I will explain what has been going on in our lives here at Hesed Ministries. We have gone through transitions that called upon each of us to  come forth as warriors. I’d like to think that we graduated and moved to the next level, that’s what I would like to think. Whether we did or not God is the final judge on that. Either way after the smoke cleared, we’re still standing!

My husband for 52 years transitioned to glory on March 2nd. He had fought a good fight against sickness and disease since the first of January. He went home to be with his Lord and Savior surrounded by his church, we were worshiping his Father and ours as he took his last breath on this side of heaven. All of the body at Hesed, and his family and friends miss his person here on earth. We know the scripture tells us not to be ignorant concerning those who are asleep, that we sorrow not as those who have no hope. (1 Thessalonians 4:13) 

We marched on as we held each other’s hands up. 

While Mike, my husband was in the hospital, I had been scheduled for a heart ablation and a Watchmen procedure. I was in great health other than the AFIB.I went into surgery fully persuaded that all was well. While I was in recovery my blood pressure dropped to 40/15 and continued to decline. We continued to believe God no matter what we saw. They transferred me to ICU. I was there for two days as they ran all kinds of tests to try and locate the issue. They thought it was because my cortisol levels were low. They gave me steroids to help raise my blood pressure. I was able to go home on the third day. It was only suppose to be a day surgery. I am not relaying this information for empathy, no, not all, I just want you to understand that we have an enemy who wants to kill, steal, and destroy, but Jesus came to give us life more abundantly. This happened in February while my husband was in another hospital standing for his life. He saw a glimpse of glory and departed his earthly tent, (2 Corinthians 5:1, “For we know that if our earthly house, this tabernacle, were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens”)

After these tests, trials, and tribulations more was to be had, I was at the hospital again in May. They took an MRI, and just as non- caring as they could  they told me that I had a mass that looked like a tumor. That Dr. told me that I need to see my primary care doctor stat (quickly). I did. God swooped in and gave me supernatural faith, it was beyond me. I was walking in a holy capsule.  It was Philippians 4:7 -“The peace of God which transcends all understanding, that guards your hearts and your minds through Christ Jesus,” that kind of holy capsule.

You know that My primary care doctor got in touch with the most caring team of doctors. The Inova Schar Cancer Institute. I told her that I didn’t believe it was cancerous or a tumor. To my shock, she said I will agree with you.  So in July, 4 months after my husband went to be with the Lord and 5 months after my heart procedure and serous episode there, I had another surgery to remove the mass. It was benign, it wasn’t a tumor, it was a cyst! The Dr, said it had shriveled up inside me. After this surgery my blood pressure plummeted 2 days later the day I was expected to come home. I was moved to ICU for 2 days and ministered life saving meds. God is merciful! I thank God for all of the prayer warriors, my family, and friends for all of their support. Thank God for the body, the family of God, I love those people.

The next month, in August, I received a devastating call that my sister, who  was 2 years younger than me had suddenly died. They determined through an autopsy that she had a stroke. I was in shock! I  talked to my sister most everyday, She lived in Dallas, Texas. I am still processing her passing. 

Now, the final part of the year 2025 is as hard as my husband graduating and my sister’s sudden death. God reminded me that I was not called to be a pastor, I knew this but I was going to do my best to keep the ministry going. I worked along with my husband to be a helpmeet in ministry. I didn’t think I could take anymore changes.. I cried a little everyday from October to December. We closed Hesed Ministries December 28th. We were in ministry for 29 years. Yes, it was like a death. I and the body at Hesed are recovering. But we have God’s promises: Ecclesiastes 7:8, “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof..”Isaiah 43:19,”Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.”

We are determined to be like our example of faith. Our man of God was faithful, dedicated, and loved God and His people.  We will continue the blog and see what else the Father has in store for us. So please pray for the people of Hesed Ministries and I also desire your prayers. We are victorious. 2 Corinthians 4:7-9; “We have this treasure in earthern vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed, we are perplexed but not in despair, persecuted but not forsaken, struck down, but not destroyed, always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus Christ, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.” And remember, “for whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world. And this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith!” (1 John 5:4) Our Father always has a way of turning what the enemy meant for our harm to our good. Let’s see what new thing God will do!

Love,

Pastor D.

Ears to Hear/Hearts to Obey

My people are always searching for an “easy word” and an easy way!  Life is hard, you say, and I say, yes, and the enemy of your soul tries to make it tougher than it really is.  I have always tried to strengthen you and make you tougher than anything that might come your way.  Making you well able to endure and outlast whatever you encounter.

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Good Morning,
    
     My people are always searching for an "easy word" and an easy way!  Life is hard, you say, and I say, yes, and the enemy of your soul tries to make it tougher than it really is.  I have always tried to strengthen you and make you tougher than anything that might come your way.  Making you well able to endure and outlast whatever you encounter.  Even when you are weak, My strength in you will arise and cause you to be able to go through and come out without the smell of that trouble on you and more wiser than you were before you entered.  My faithfulness to you is great, I will not fail to bring you to completion if you will allow Me.  I need your cooperation to do what is necessary to make you whole.  I have imprinted you upon the palm of My hand, so your name is always before My face, and because My love for you is so deep, I am constantly raising up watchmen to call out your name in prayer.  I do not slumber, so I Am constantly bringing it to pass.  That is why my angels, those that have been assigned to assist and minister to you, will not cease to accomplish their assignment concerning you.  Remember that I have given to you everything to bring you to your divine destiny.  There may be times that this may be held up because of the endeavors of the wicked one, and sometimes things you do, but as long as you will keep your trust in Me, it shall be even as I have spoken it to you.
     I have been removing all that causes you to stumble, so that you can do the work of laboring with Me.  You are the ones that I have ordained to see to it that the devastation of your generation will turn, and be elevated to the city on a hill that I destined you for.  Look past the smoke screen of the wicked one, and all will be made clear to you, you are the Joseph's in your family.   You have been sent ahead in order to save your generation from complete destruction.  It is no small thing that the enemy keeps trying to bring confusion to you and to take you out.  Just as he chased and hounded Joseph to try to make him doubt the call on his life, so the assignment of the enemy remains the same.  Through many trials, test, and tribulations, Joseph prevailed.  His destiny was greater than the testings that he endured, and through it all He became a developed and tested vessel for My glory and My plan to save nations, but especially his own generation of people.  Now you stand in the same place, you are even as Joseph.  You have endured trying and difficult times, accusations from within and without, you have been imprisoned for doing right.  Do not despair, your Helper will bring you out, for your destiny is to save your nation as well.  Many generations are waiting for you to rise up and shine from the dust.  You were brought forth for such a time as this.   I have confidence in you, for you are in My image, I Am a Warrior, and so are you!  The greatest part of you is yet to be seen.  Don't give up!
     "And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations." (Is. 58:12)
     "And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.  But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.  For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them." (Is. 61:5-7)

     "For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them." (Isaiah 61:4-8)
     "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.  Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.  Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong." (2 Corin. 12:9-10)

Love,

 
Pastor D.