Bob & Bonnie Horning

This is one of the most misunderstood passages and a major stumbling block to many outside the Kingdom of God. The biggest misunderstanding lies with the word meek. Meekness doesn't equal weakness. Meek may rhyme with weak but that's the only similarity. Meekness is similar with gentle. Think of how gentle a trained elephant seems to be, yet they can move great weights easliy, they are used to pull mighty tree stumps out of the ground.

The word in Greek is praus and is also used to describe a well trained war horse in ancient Greece:

A war horse's training would generally address its responsiveness to being controlled without reins, tolerance for the noises of battle, and its adaptability to weapons and armor the rider would be using. In addition, some war horses were trained to kick on command at its enemy, thus becoming weapons in the extended arsenal of the warriors they carried.

A common misconception is that a war horse is simply a horse in armor. In fact, much training was required to overcome the horse's natural aversion to the smell of blood, and its natural disinclination to trample a person.

When a calm temperament is acquired and maintained at all times, a stable weapons platform is achieved. This allows the rider to practice his art with maximum efficiency.

Does that description sound MEEK to you?

Jesus said if we're meek we will inherit the earth and that's a pretty good reward! Let's start taking our slice today. By remaining in His will for our lives, we shall gain the whole world. Somedays it might not seem like it but as a good war horse does, we must keep our eyes on the training which comes from living in Christ and God's Word. Obedience to His every Word is the key to it all.

The greatest power on earth is the power of the Holy Spirit. It is this Spirit—God's Spirit—that enables people to be far more meek and gentle than they could ever be without it, as Paul shows in his letter to the churches of Galatia. Paul knew that the Christians there were backsliding into hostile attitudes and personal conflicts. Does this sound at all like our country today? He wrote that some were "biting and devouring each other" (Galatians 5:15, NIV). He urged them to "through love serve one another" (verse 13), reminding them, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (verse 14). What the Galatians needed was to "walk in the Spirit" (Galatians 5:16). And what did he say is the result of following the lead of God's Holy Spirit?*

I write this after visiting a few blogs on AR that carry an atmosphere which can inflame us, which ultimately, enslaves us. I must confess, I have broken away from my "Rider" a few times and my emotions overrode my training at times as well. So I leave you with this: we will give an account for every vacant word we speak to God. I myself repent of times I strayed and will stay connected more and more each day to the Holy Spirit that gives me life. I will choose to remain meek.... which translates as utmost strength.

And when do we get our share? When we are fully trained and totally obedient.

*Life in the Spirit

^{Galations5:16}So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. ¹⁷For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. ¹⁸But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.

¹⁹The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; ²⁰idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions ²¹and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. ²⁴Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. ²⁵Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

This video was masterfully put together and illustrates how we should feel about those who are not just like us...

So what is love? How do YOU define love? I believe in love in these terms. There are 3 general ways (I'm sure there are others, but probably could be lumped under one of these categories) in which we humans can show our love. Which of these 3 is the right way to love?

1. Love if... If someone does, says and behaves like we think they should. We love them. If they don't, we turn into these creatures that are more concerned with being right, than loving them. Guilty.

2. Love because... If someone does something we like or does us a favor or gives us a gift, we love them because they did this. We sometimes need people to perform in some way in order for us to love them. "Well if they would just , then I could love them." Again, Guilty.

3. Love in spite of... Obviously the way we are commanded to love is to love in spite of. In spite of somebody's differences, in spite of what they might say to hurt you, in spite of their much different agenda, in spite of how they treat us and in spite of anything and everything. Love them, that is our number one commandment. Not convert them, not beat them over the head with our Bible, not correct them but love them. When you successfully love them in spite of, the door will be opened to share at some point and if it isn't, you've still done your job. I recently had someone arguing with me about how cruel God is if there is all this suffering in the world and He does nothing and he ended with; Surely If I'm wrong you are obligated to make me understand this. To which I replied "Surely I'm not. I'm obligated to love you. You have every right to refuse it" Sometimes love just isn't received and there is nothing we can do to change that. Also, I've noticed that the moment I start to get defensive, I've lost my peace and love.

So watch this short clip and let me know what it says to you.

My Dad. 1st Lieutenant Roy A. Horning II at the controls of a C-47 Goonybird over Poix, France.

After Pearl Harbor was attacked and upon hearing he was signing up since his draft number was low.... His father told him just don't sign up for the infantry whatever you do! His father Clarence was a highly decorated infantryman from the 1st Great War and laid in a trench for 2 days with shrapnel in his behind before anyone could get to him, which didn't end his time over there anyway. Dad took his advice and signed up for the Army Air Corps. As a college graduate, he qualified to attend OTS or Officers Training School. He wasn't as daring as his best friend, Dick Winters (Band of Brothers) so he was assigned to haul paratroopers and tow gliders in the European theater. I remember one story of his first landing in a foggy airfield in England one day. The airfield... and it was a field and a little rough, was hard to spot and they didn't have the radar like today. He had no choice with low fuel and went in, as he said, "On a wing and a prayer." It was a rather rough landing, bouncing off the uneven strip a couple of times and he just barely kept it in proper alignment. The Englishman on the ground, seen way too late through the fog, was trying to wave him off as he started the landing too late. Dad got her stopped in time before running off the strip or into anything. As he exited the plane the man came running to him and regaining his composure just said, "Bloke, I thought you'd pranged the bloody kite!" in a very thick cockney accent. Dad was a little shaken but still found that funny and laughed his nerves away. It was just another day of not knowing if you'd live or die that day.

When Dick Winters and Dad would talk after the war, they very rarely talked about their experiences. When the subject would come up, Dad would joke, "I sure got tired of hauling your butts around all the time." and Dick would joke back "Yeah and you'd drop us in all the wrong places." and then they'd share a laugh. They never crossed paths over there although Dad did transport the 101st Airborne a few times. Then one day, Stephen Ambrose called Dick and used all his experiences to write a book and was also seen in The HBO series Band of Brothers. Even though they remained good friends and talked to each other several times a year, Dad said he never knew much about what Dick experienced in the war until the book came out. Dad would joke with him, "I never heard a word about the war from you for 40 years and now I can't get you to shutup about it!" They had a funny sense of humor. I have numerous letters and communications from Dick still in my possession.

I remember visiting Dad one day and the phone rang. It was Dick calling to tell him they were rerunning the movie about the book Band of Brothers on the History Channel. Dick had call waiting and put my dad on hold for a minute... that urked him a little. Within a few seconds Dick was back and Dad told him if he had to go, he'd understand. Dick just said "It was Tom Hanks calling, I told him I'd have to call him back." Can you imagine Tom Hanks calling for you and putting him off? Apparently, Tom admired Dick so much during the filming time and would call him periodically just to check on him.

At this writing, I believe Dick Winters to be in ill health and has decided to break off all communication. He's had enough of the world pressing him now... and I and my family will not soon forget him either. My eldest daughter was fortunate enough to meet him with me once. She was studing about WWII at the time and we went to see Dick. He had this presence about him, you just knew why his men followed him so blindly and why he was considered such a great leader. I'd follow him too. God Bless you for your service Major Winters. My Dad passed away a year ago this month. I honor both of them today. And God Bless each and every serviceman fighting to keep freedom alive today. As Dick signed all his letters, Hang Tough.

This came via The Elijah List daily email yesterday. It came on the heels of watching the Fall of the Republic and I feel was an answer to Bonnie and my prayers concerning what we had just watched. This sounds alot like what Ronald Reagan went through shortly after his election when he came out of the hospital with a calling to break down the Iron Curtain... I don't think there was any coincidence that this came on the 20th anniversary of the Wall coming down. This is what we've been praying for and would be quite amazing to witness.

Kim has been a little controversial in his ministry with his prophecies, but we are reminded that latter day prophecies are mostly foreshadowing of what can happen, possiblities if we humble ourselves and pray either for them or against them. This would be one to pray for... I know our President has claimed to be a Christian in the media but the fruit is not matching the seed, and with that said, there is a big difference between having your Spirit saved and saving your soul. What do I mean by that? We ask Jesus into our hearts, our Spirits are saved and our place in eternity is secured, excepting if we blaspheme the Holy Spirit. If that were all there was, wouldn't we be sent directly to our heavenly reward? We are not. So our assignment then is to work on saving our soul... basically becoming more Christlike to be the fully dressed Bride of Christ and to better serve Him to be His salt and light to this broken world.

As always, all comments are accepted. Please let me know what you think about this.

Kim Clement:
"Your President Shall Have a Great Conversion in 2010 Which Will Bring About Changes to this Nation"
Prophesied on October 25, 2009, in Memphis, Tennessee:


"For there has been a scheme and a plan against the President of this nation, to suffocate him." God says, "The enemy has planned in 2010 to bring shame to the first African President. So that they will say, 'Never again shall an African American be the President of the United States.' This will not happen," says the Lord. "This will not happen. This will not happen.

"There shall come a change in the early part of 2010 and many will say, 'Look, things are not quite as bad as what it seemed,' and those who have murmured and those who have spoken evil, those who have spread words out to bring shame to this race will not be satisfied."

God says, "It has been My desire to raise up a man who would honor Me. Yet the people say, 'But the policies, what about the policies?'" God says, "I told you I will change everything in the midterm of this Presidency. However, the enemy has planned an assassination to suffocate his voice. This will not be completed."

God says, "This will not be successful. This will not be the desire of the people at the time. There are three groups that have planned this, and the prophet has heard these words. For the one who prophesied this President into existence will not regret the words that God placed into his mouth."

"Three groups are putting this together to bring shame to the USA in 2010, but it shall be," says the Lord, "that I will take My angels and I will cause them to hear the prayers of Daniel, Daniel of old. And the prayers of Daniel shall be placed into this time and into this moment. For they shall say, 'What is happening with the prince of Persia? Why is it that there is a battle going on?'"

God said, "The spirit of Daniel is praying that this will not take place. I will bring freedom to Persia. I will bring freedom to Persia. I will bring freedom to the Middle East, but there will not be a peace treaty. However, the salvation of the Lord shall begin to take place in the Middle East as never before."

"Spiritual Renewal in 2010 Will Break the Cycle—I Will Break the Cycle"

God says, "Your President shall have a great conversion in 2010 which will bring about changes to this nation and because I have spoken.

"Your prayers and your praise shall bring about a change in the atmosphere; your praise and your shouts bring about a change, for you don't understand the significance of these sounds. I'm not listening to the journalists or the prognosticators. I'm not listening to CBS or NBC or ABC or FOX." God says, "I'm not listening!

"I'm listening for one sound and one sound only. The prophetic sound that comes from My people as they shout out the victory; for there is a victory that is coming that is greater than ever. A spiritual renewal in 2010 will break the cycle. I will break the cycle. For they have already predicted, 'This President is in line to die in office.'

But God says, "Hear the word of the Lord. I do not see men the way men see men. I see men through My eyes. I know their hearts. I know that the changes you desire politically and economically are not happening. No one can change anything in this nation but the Lord God Almighty. No one can. A prosperity is about to come upon the Church in such an unusual way."

God says, "Athletes are about to arise and penetrate the Kingdom of darkness. Economists are about to come forth from young men and young women, and the African American people shall rise up and say, 'We have been given the honor and the privilege to go into the marketplace and to build pulpits, and to bring people to Christ,' and so it shall be that I shall put My mantle upon this nation," says the Spirit of God.

An Exposure

"There shall be an exposure; a corruption that has been taking place in the political arena shall be exposed," says the Lord. "And they have prayed for this President to lay face down in shame. And they shall say, 'How is it that he (Obama) was the one who brought the truth out, and this that took place, this corruption that was taking place, was not revealed by the journalists of this hour but by the President of the United States?'

"Why? Because this President sought the Lord, got onto his knees and prayed out for God's blessing upon the nation."

"Your Song Has Come Before Me; You Will Not be Brought to Shame"

God says, "I will honor the prayer in the Easter of 2010. I will break the cycle.

"For they have predicted another one shall die in office. It shall not be so. For this President shall leave this office bringing honor to the African American people."

God says, "Some will say, 'Now will there ever be another African in the White House?' Yes, there will be another. It shall be an African American woman whom I shall raise up to stand in office and you shall be proud in Memphis, Tennessee, for you celebrated the word of the Lord.

"I've loved to listen to you over the centuries as you have sung. You sang in pain, you sang in bondage and you sing in freedom. They will never take your song away. You sang as slaves, as bondswomen, you sang of freedom.

"And that sound has risen to Me today again. Certain people of this nation who are enemies of the Cross have said, 'We will bring to shame this race.'

"Are you not Americans—citizens of this kingdom?

"No, you will not be brought to shame. There will not be another unnecessary death. There will not be another unnecessary assassination. For your song and your breath, the fragrance that is upon you, has come before Me," says the Spirit of the Lord.

Kim Clement
Prophetic Image Expressions
Email: hope@kimclement.com