Concerning the direction of this ministry
and of the mailing
list
(Feb. 3, 2006)
The following is a personal note of explanation as to what is going on
in my life at this time and perhaps in the future.
A few weeks ago when I asked you all to pray for me, well, that very
next day God powerfully strengthened my spirit and set my mind free.
Praise be to God! God answered your prayers in such a way so as to make me
wonder if whether a new door and direction in ministry is upcoming. I feel
that I have reached a juncture in the road as to what I am to do next. I
am thinking that mastering Hebrew may be a part of that plan. Please
pray that He helps me master the Hebrew language. I have always found
languages to be difficult to learn. This is why he chose me to understand
this mystery. Otherwise the glory would be mine rather than His. But now
that I have more or less completed the task that He gave me of
understanding and publishing the bible numbers and picture codes, I would
like to go on and master the Hebrew language so as to remove any stumbling
blocks in the minds of men. For to the Jew first He sends me, and then to
the rest. (Though I, like Jonah, have wished it the other way around!)
I appreciate all the emails of encouragement that I get from many of
you, and I am glad that the forum is such a great blessing to so many. :)
As many of you know, most of the work on the forum is done by others. They
deserve the credit, not I. Almost every other day I get an email
expressing how much the forum means to them! Praise the Lord! And I know
that some of you have helped support this ministry now and again
financially. My family and I have been truly thankful. You have, in part,
been the means to sustain us for the past two years. We would have lacked
basic needs if it were not for you. Two or three hundred dollars per month
has been coming in for the past 6 months. However, with this new direction
that I sense in my spirit I do not wish to feel any pressure upon myself
to put out new articles; therefore, I am asking you all to reconsider if
that the time to support this ministry has not ended. This is not to say
that anyone has been pressuring me to write, but I guess I just feel
obligated. But there is a season and a time for everything under the sun.
So, please only give if you feel impressed to do so because I cannot
promise any further additions to the websites at this time by way of new
articles. Instead, pray that I am able to get on full time at my present
work --- and my wife part time --- so that there would be no need at all,
other than to expand the outreach of the websites including the forum (if
the Lord wills).
As said, I sense in my spirit that I have accomplished all that I was
called to complete as far as in written form. Sadly, my effort was quite inadequate,
but I am sure that God took into consideration my personal weaknesses when
He called me to it. A great sign was put into the hands of a timid
man.
I was hoping to produce some audio-video, and am on track to do this,
but am waiting on the Lord. Perhaps it is wiser to master the Hebrew as
said? I say "master the Hebrew" because I do not want to give
the impression that I do not know Hebrew at all. I do know some, but not
enough if ever I should be called to engage Jewish believers and nonbelievers
face-to-face on the matter of the bible codes. I am a one-track kind of
person. I only do well at one thing at a time. And so now that storm Zeta
has passed and Saddam Hussein's trial is soon to be completed (as
predicted by the picture codes some years ago) I feel that the time has
come for me to set my face in a slightly different direction. So pray that
I know and obey that new direction.
I have no desire to reach out to Jews in the natural. But everything He
shows me is geared to them without me realizing it until later on. This in
itself is a miracle. For the picture bible codes are really a language
that certain religious Jews know --- and the message is geared to them.
Ironically, they are not interested because I am not a Jew, and my Master
is rejected also by them, that is, Yeshua (Jesus). For the codes preach
Yeshua as Messiah. All is about Him. And so, I have always wanted to reach
out to the multitudes. "Why reach out to a few when I can reach
many," went my reasoning. But God rejected my self-seeking and worked
His work toward them despite my heart being out of sorts with His. He was
stronger than I and prevailed, and I am humbled by His love and by His
power.
God bless you all and may He grant you all peace in believing in Jesus
(Yeshua), the Son of God.
P.s., Future mail outs will be sent only if
something significant happens. And that's up to God!
I hope to keep in touch via the forum more, Lord willing.
With God's love in my heart for you all,
Dean Coombs (Shekel)
English
Picture Bible Code