In Loving Memory
April 29, 1947 - September 5, 2020
Update: On Saturday, September 5th, 2020, the founder, administrator, and head moderator of this forum, Valerie S., went Home to be with the Lord. Her obituary can be found on https://memorials.demarcofuneralhomes.com/valerie-skrzyniak/4321619/index.php.
1 Thessalonians 4:15-18
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
2 Timothy 4:7-8
For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing .
Hi Everyone!
It took me a while for me to figure this thing out, so here goes...
First of all--have you, like me, smelt smoke but not knowing where it was coming from? Such as, for instance, checking outdoors for any signs of smoke, but seeing none?
I'm asking, because I now know from hence this smell is coming from. I firmly believe it is coming from above. I, you see--heard a pastor (John Hagee perhaps) preaching about this on one of his TBN Sunday morning sermons. For as he was speaking, thoughts of Jesus instantly sprang to mind.
Jesus could very well be our Potter, and we are His clay...and He is right now, putting us into His kiln to shaping us in to what we've been praying to Him about. Making us to being more like Him, and "much" less like us.
Valerie, your prayer about asking Jesus to making you to being more like Him, and less like you...is what I'm referring to. For I too, am following your example, by also praying that very same prayer. I feel Him constantly working on me as I speak, for I "know" that I need plenty of work to be done on me--kilnwise.
He's readying us for when He comes for us to take us on our **MUCH** anticipated Rapture Flight To Heaven, do you think!?
Maranatha!
Tammy
Good Morning, Valerie!
Thanks sooo much for backing me up, re: our Potter, our clay, & our Potter's kiln oven. Thanks to you words, I'm more confident now that I'm not alone in sensing that smell.
More 'n' more I'm smelling less 'n' less of that mysterious smoke. For I too, hoping that Jesus is almost done cooking us to His perfection...and that it will be a matter of time for Him to come for us.
Don't you wonder if other members of our RFTH family too, have been smelling that same smoke!?
Maranatha!
Tammy
Hi Valerie & Regina!
Only this morning, I am now smelling that sweet rosey smell around me, instand (sp.?) of that smokey smell. We all know that Jesus is the sweet rose of Sharon, don't we!?
Regina, you're most welcome for this thread...although you haven't smelt that Potter, His Clay, & His Kiln oven smell.
Btw, getting back to that rosey smell...I felt that certain someone (either Jesus or an angel He sent) unintentionally standing on my left foot's toes.
What DO ya' make of that!?!
Maranatha!
Tammy