It saddens my heart to see my fellow Americans being led like drones by our government, still wearing masks as if their life depends on them, remember the CDC claimed it was to protect the other guy? So if it’s not protecting you are you telling everyone around you, because you still have that useless mask on, that you are a covid carrier? 

When was the last time you shared a smile with a stranger? We’ve allowed the liberal government to alienate us from each other and control our lives. Look around you … If you’re a professing Christian, did you vote for any of those morons? Do still wear a mask? After they said you don’t have to.

Well, I hated Trump so I voted for abortion, same-sex marriage, transgender restrooms, and the downfall of America. Don’t ever forget, your president left God out of the national day of prayer … I wonder who he was praying to???

I guess you got what you voted for, I wonder what the God you claim to follow thinks of your choice? … Still, have that mask on? FEAR … the opposite of faith! 

His love forgives and His grace abounds…

2 Timothy 1:6-9  Psalms 34:1-4

Fear is not of God, it is destructive, to be fearful and always dreading that which has terror can cause panic with great trepidation. Notice the words that I used, fright, terror, dread, panic, and trepidation. All synonyms of the word fear.

Fear my friend is devastating and can have lasting results. It can paralyze an individual and cause one to be helpless. Fear can stop the flow of God’s power leading one to a wrong belief system. Yet, a relationship with God and faith will conquer fear.

Sometimes the spirit of fear can oppress an individual. We are told in Ephesians 6:12, “We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

Paul refers to fear as a spirit, it is a spiritual power and force that we need to bind and command in the name of Jesus. Matthew 18:18 says, “Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

There are times we need to take authority over spiritual forces and be delivered and set free from the oppressive powers of the enemy. Since the inception of time, Satan has been going around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.

Satan is the accuser of the brethren; he is a liar and the father of lies. Deception is his game and he plays it well, if Satan can get you to live in fear he knows that he has won a battle. 

Here is a key passage concerning fear, “Whoso hearkens unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.” Proverbs 1:33 this is a powerful scripture, knowing that if we dwell in His presence we can be free from fear. Fear has torment. The bible tells us that perfect love cast out fear.

The word tells us that there is no fear in love. So we allow His love to be shed abroad in our heart, with His presence in us fear will no longer have a place to reside. “I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.” Psalms 34:4

Think about the man in the bible who lives among the tombs and would cut himself, here was a man living in torment because of fear. Over the years I have known people whose lives were filled with a tormenting spirit, and they were never able to free themselves. You could see it in their face, a very troubling spirit. Fear is a spirit, and one way to overcome is with positive faith.

From the book of Joshua 1: 9, “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord, thy God is with thee whithersoever you go.”

David said, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” David said there is no fear in the valley, and we will go through some valleys as we serve the Lord. And there is no fear in the shadow of death because the sting of death has been taken away, and the grave holds no victory.

“Strengthen you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not; behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with recompense; he will come and save you.” Isaiah 35:3-4

Fear is not from God; in our text, the Apostle Paul tells us that God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” If fear surrounds you, if you live in fear, if fear is following you, haunting you, remember it is not of God.

God does not put you in bondage, but fear does, it will hold you in bondage. Job said, “The thing which I greatly feared has come upon me, and that which I was afraid of has come unto me.” Fear gives birth to a lot of things in a person’s life.

To live in fear is a snare, it’s like a bird caught in a net, and if your life is ruled by fear you will be held captive in the net of life waiting for the grim reaper to arrive, and he will come.

But I have some good news, God can and will deliver us from fear.  Psalms 27:1“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid. 

Psalms 91:4,45 “He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; or for the arrows that fly by day.”

In the book of Matthew Jesus is pleading with Israel concerning the things that would come on that generation. And He said, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that has killed the prophets and stoned those who were sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered the thee even as a hen gather her chick under her wings, and ye would not.”

Jesus is standing with arms stretched out pleading with us to come under His divine protection and be free from fear. “Fear thou not; for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” Isaiah 41:10

When God’s word says “fear not,” this command is often directly paired with an assurance that makes it possible: “Fear thou not, for I am with thee.” In Matthews’s gospel chapter fourteen and verse twenty-seven Jesus said, “it is I, be not afraid.”

There is much to be afraid of in this world, and simply setting that fear aside is mere boldness. The only way to be truly fearless is to trust in Him who is greater than all fear.

The disciples panicked in the storm because they didn’t fully realize who was on their ship. If they had, they would surely have known that whatever a storm might do to them, it could never overcome Him.

So, when we face our own storms and fears, as we all will, we can hear His voice telling us to be of good cheer – not because everything is about to change for the better on the outside, but because He is with us on the inside.

The prophet Isaiah said, “Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their reviling’s.”

As born-again believer’s we are commanded not to fear. “Fear not, little flock; for it is your father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Luke 12:32 if you are living with fear, move into the realm of His kingdom where freedom overcomes fear.

“For whom the Son sets free, is free indeed.”

I hope this message helps those brothers and sisters, who are living in fear generated by the politicians and the news media, will search their hearts and claim the victory Jesus already paid for, remember, he said; Fear not for I am with you always.

Until next time we meet …Keep Looking Up!

 

My prayer for you;   

Our heavenly Father,

Forgive us of our sin and guide us for your glory. I come against the spirit of fear in America and pray for boldness and strength in my fellow believers. I again come before you in the name of Jesus and ask that you reveal the liars in our government and bring them justice. I pray for a great revival to sweep across our nations and we, once again, become one nation under God. We need our children taught Godly principles and fathers to once again become the head of the house. Father, I ask that you intercede in these things I pray sooner than later … we need you now.

In Jesus name, I pray,

AMEN

 

 

 

 

I never set out just to be a person of controversy; it’s never been my desire or my aim to be controversial.

I have never believed the pulpit to be the place to hash out political differences.

I take no pleasure in stirring the pot as it were. (I don’t like drama) and I don’t enjoy debate for debate’s sake.

I have never set out to attack anyone personally. But The problem we are facing today is that there are so many people now that have embraced sin as a way of life that when you mention a particular sin they take it as a personal attack against them. (and now anyone who tries to help them by telling them the truth, is considered a hater and a basher.

That puts us in a very hard place. (Are we going to back off and quit preaching the parts of the Bible that offend them, or are we going to love them enough to tell them the truth even if it makes us controversial?

Do I love the fornicator, the adulterer, the pedophile, the homosexual, the lesbians, the drug addict, The Prostitute, the liar, the thief the murderer? Enough to tell them the truth? that according to God’s word, they are sinning and that the wages of sin are death.

But God has provided a remedy for us all through the blood of Jesus. (But in order for his blood to cleanse us, we have to repent and sin no more.)

Or do we ignore God’s Commandments and avoid every controversial scripture that identifies sin and just try to rub greasy grace on everybody no matter how they live or what they believe?

(That’s the question)

We can’t walk a Middle Line:

There is no neutral ground in this: we are either for Jesus or against Him, we are either gathering with him or we’re scattering abroad. We are either preaching the truth, living by the truth or we are rejecting the truth.

It’s not a hard line to see, the Bible is our Plumb line. Anyone who is willing to read it will see it.

But the problem is: that many of our pulpits in this nation today have become so polluted and diluted and they no longer name sin, they no longer call people to repentance and salvation from sin.

Many are only interested in growing church numbers and money and position and recognition.

They are what the Bible calls. (Blind Watchmen)

Isaiah 56:10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

They don’t want to upset anybody:

They prophesy nothing but peace, prosperity, Harmony, acceptance, love, inclusion, they say in effect (everybody is already saved they just don’t all know it yet.

They say (We want you to be yourself whatever you identify with that’s fine with us, ) God loves you just like you are) and He just wants, and we just want you to be happy.

Beloved: If sin makes you happy, does that make it acceptable with God? does grace make allowance for sin because it makes us happy?

Of course, the answer is NO.

(God says they prophesy lies.)

Jeremiah 6:14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

Right now the false prophets are sounding the message of love, acceptance, inclusiveness, peace, prosperity, safety, unity, and harmony.

And the truth is: This nation is divided, and we are internally at War, We are on the edge of Civil War, we are on the edge of Martial law.

There’s more hate and Prejudice and racial tension than most of us have ever seen.

And we as a nation have forgotten God, we have rebelled against God. We have ridiculed him and cast his truth to the ground. And we are spiraling out of control, (we are falling into the bottomless pit of greed and immorality and sexual perversion and demonism.)

*The number one guests on our national talk shows today are homosexuals, lesbians transgenders, and bisexuals.

And they are celebrated as Heroes for coming out.

Something is happening in the realm of the spirit and I am compelled to tell it. it is this: The power that has been behind all of this corruption, this immorality, and this perversion is getting ready to take Center Stage.

You’re going to see before long publicly on national television (demon possession) satanic ceremonies and rituals are going to gain public notoriety and acceptance.)

It is going to become desirable by many to be demon-possessed, you will see people expressing great pleasure to yield their bodies to demons.

sexual perversion and activities are going to become more public and tolerated, and actually accepted as normal behavior.

Pedophilia, bestiality, multiple sex partners, every ungodly perverse thing will become public.

Do You remember the demon-inspired show that aired years ago (Rosemary’s Baby)?. Supposedly a baby conceived by sexual relations with a demon:

This is where this nation is going if we don’t have a mega shift if we don’t have an Earthshaking Move of God.

My friends these are dark times We are in and these are not dark days that are 20 to 30 years down the road they’re here now.

It’s already happening.

(The opening ceremony for Cern (The Large Hadron Collider) located in Switzerland was nothing less than a full-blown satanic ceremony.)

Every kind of demonic character was represented, people mocked sexual acts, and they rolled all over the place as though they were possessed by demons.

This is happening right now: 2021

And many of the pulpits of the Land are silent and will not open their mouths: Except to say everything is fine, and things are getting better all the time.

Because our churches today are filled with people who don’t want to hear the truth, they don’t want to have to deal with reality, they’re in a spiritual catatonic state.

1 Timothy 4:1-2 The Bible says: this know also, that in the last days, perilous times shall come for men shall be lovers of their own selves Covetous boasters proud blasphemers disobedient to parents unthankful Unholy without natural affection, truth Breakers false accusers incontinent Fierce despisers of those that are good, trailers, heading, my mind, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God. Having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof, from such turn away.

Luke 17:26 Jesus said: as it was in the days of Noah so shall it be also in the days of the son of man.

How was it in the days of Noah?

Genesis 6:5 The Bible says and God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Matthew 24 the disciples came to Jesus and asked him what should be the sign of the coming of the end of the world. And Jesus answered and said unto them, taking that no man deceive you for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ and shall deceive many. And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars see that you be not troubled for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation and Kingdom against Kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places. All these are the beginning of Sorrows then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted and she’ll kill you and you should be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. And then should be offended and betray one another, and she’ll hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise and shall deceive many.

And because iniquity shall abound the love of many shall wax cold but he that shall endure to the end the same shall be saved and this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations and then shall the end come.

You say Dusty why are you preaching like this?

I’ll tell you why: it’s because we’re in a time of war, It’s because hell is being poured out on this earth in unprecedented ways; It’s because I want you to be prepared and equipped for whatever is coming. And it’s because I have a responsibility as a Watchman on the wall to sound the trumpet.

1 Corinthians 14:8 The Bible says if the trumpet sounds an uncertain sound who shall prepare himself to battle.

I have to put the trumpet to my lips and I have to sound a certain sound I have to make the message clear and plain I have to sound the warning.

So many today, even in the church ( are like backslidden Israel)

Isaiah 30:10 They say to the true prophets see not., and they say to the true prophets (prophecy not unto us right things.) Speak to us smooth things prophesy to us deceits.

(smooth) = comfortable, convenient flattering, easy, peaceful, safe, blessings.

Deceits: illusions, deceptions, twist the truth.

The Holy Spirit warned us that these times would come.

1Timothy 4:1-2 now the spirit speaketh expressly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils speaking lies in hypocrisy having their conscience seared with a hot iron.

and then again 2nd Timothy 4:3 for the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers having itching ears.

I have come with this message today with a Holy Heartburn: My heart is on fire (I see people today, becoming sloppy in their commitment to God, I see people treating church with a take it or leave it attitude, I see people today feeling as though the preaching of the gospel is just a performance that the preacher puts on Sunday morning and sometimes they want to see it and sometimes they don’t.

They think to themselves (the church will always be there)

If I miss it this Sunday I’ll catch it again maybe next week or a couple of weeks

And what concerns me is that we are in more desperate, more demonic, more oppressing, darker times than most of us have ever experienced, and many in the church act like everything’s fine, and like there’s no devil.

The truth is: Every Sermon that comes across this pulpit is prayed over, and cried over, and in some cases travailed over, because I know the responsibility that is laid on me by God.

I can’t say: I don’t feel like preaching today, I don’t feel like giving you the word today (Because I believe your life depends on Hearing the word) and the only time I won’t preach or teach the Word is when the Holy Spirit interrupts, and redirects.

What I’m saying is: This is the time when we should be more committed, more faithful, more on fire, more passionate, and hungrier for God than we have ever been.

This is the time when we should be devouring his word,

This is the time when we should be praying every chance we get.

Things are changing in this nation: This is not the America we grew up in (This is not the America we knew and Loved) And it’s not getting better, it’s getting worse.

And we better get honest about it and quit playing games, and gird up our loins and get our armor on, and get on fire for God and seek his face like never before.

Persecution is coming to America:

We have graduated now in America from just a homicide or a murder of an individual (now we have mass murders)

Just look at Columbine, and Look at Sandy Hook, And look at what happened in Dallas in 2016 and what’s happening on our streets today in 2021.    Defund the police? Really?

And don’t ever forget what happened in Charleston South Carolina a lone gunman walks into a church and murders nine people (in the church house).

We better get our heads out of the sand and into the Word

We better get our families under the blood

We better get full of the Holy Ghost and Fire

We better quit treating church like an elective college class, (like something you don’t really need, but you just take it to fill up your schedule).

I’m not mad at anybody but the devil

I’m not preaching angry: I’m preaching out of Love

If I didn’t love you I wouldn’t preach like this

But I’m not just asking God for a house full of people who come for curiosity’s sake, or just to catch up on the weeks’ happenings.

I’m asking for sold-out, blood-bought, Spirit filled, fire baptized Soldiers of the cross (Who are hungry for God and are not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Is there hope for America?

Yes!

2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people which are called by name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Come On Saints of God: If you know this word is true, and you’re not worried about your makeup running or getting your hair messed up, or sounding a little undignified (I need some real prayer warriors to join me on this website and let’s go to war on behalf of our country, our families, our schools, our churches.

Nothing Happens until we Pray

Nothing Happens unless we Pray

And nothing is going to happen until we really Pray

We’ve got to pull on Heaven

We’ve got to plead the blood

We’ve got to use the name of Jesus

We’ve got to repent and turn from our wicked ways.

Step up! let me know where you stand. Contact us and let’s pray together…

Email me at: prospectorsforgod@gmail.com. Don’t put it off, do it now!

Until we get together again, stay safe and keep looking up.  

 

My prayer for you;   

Lord, I lift my brothers and sisters up to you and pray for boldness for each and every one of them. I ask forgiveness for our sins and healing for our nation.

Lord, I pray many will read this message and take it to heart, telling others of the saving truth of Jesus Christ. It’s time we all become active Christians and start walking the walk.

So be it in Jesus name I pray,

AMEN                                           

 

 

 

HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL NOBODY

John 6:1-13

A librarian commented concerning a woman just leaving her desk that she could get more out of a mystery novel than anyone she knew. “How is that?” asked her co-worker.

 She replied, “She starts in the middle so that she not only wonders how it comes out but also how it began.”

This illustrates what a great many people are doing with life today. They have no idea how things began, or of how things will end up. All they look at is the middle of the story. They see the contemporary scene only, and the result is that they have too much mystery on their hands, and life is confusing.

We’re going to look at an incident in the Bible that left many people guessing and see the little pieces that Christ put into action to make it all work out.

Do you have your Bible handy? If you do, open it up to John 6:1-13 …

5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. 7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!” 8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. 12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are leftover. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. 

Who was that little boy? … Would you say he was a “nobody”?

 NOBODYS DO MORE THAN WE THINK: 

A very famous organist was giving a recital on a new organ. The wind was pumped by a small boy behind a screen. The boy pumped his heart out at this recital, and he was glad for the intermission halfway through the program.

 Out in the vestry of the church, the boy looked up at the great organist and said, “Aren’t we wonderful?” The prideful organist responded, “Who’s we?” Saddened, the lad returned to his pump for the climax of the recital.

The organist pressed the keys for the opening chord, but only silence came from the majestic pipes. The signal must have failed, the organist thought, and so he repeated it and then pressed again for the thunder to come. No thunder came. There was only a small voice from behind the screen saying, “Now who’s we?”

The title of this message is, “How to be a Successful Nobody”

It’s a blunder if we fail to recognize the importance of obscure, behind-the-scenes people. Some of the greatest and most famous people in the Bible are people we don’t even know their names.

 You can do great things too if you learn 2 secrets:

 THE BOY MADE AVAILABLE WHAT HE HAD – HIS LUNCH (John 6: 9)

WHAT ARE YOU MAKING AVAILABLE?

The question is not, how much do you have, but are you making what you have, available?

 The widow had only a penny, but she gave it all to God, and this made her great in the eyes of Christ. ( Mark 12: 41-44) ⁴¹ And He sat down opposite the treasury and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury, and many rich people were putting in large sums. ⁴² A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent. ⁴³ Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; ⁴⁴ for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.”

 The Good Samaritan: We don’t even know his name, but we know that he had was available. He had time, compassion, and some degree of wealth, and God used him.

The boy with 5 loaves and 2 fish. He didn’t have great resources. God doesn’t ask for what you DON’T have, only that you give what you DO have. Jesus didn’t expect the boy to feed the 5,000, all He needed was for the boy to give what he had. Christ will do the rest.

 EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING TO GIVE

Marion Simms, in “Your Life,” told the story of a girl who wanted to give her older sister a birthday gift, but she had no money in her bank. But unselfish people always have something to give.

 When her sister opened her package she found three colored slips of paper. One said, “Good for two dish washings. Good for two-bed makings. Good for two kitchen scrubbings.” These were among her most welcome birthday surprises. 

 WHAT HE HAD WAS MADE ADEQUATE- CHRIST USED IT

God can take our small investment, and our weak and inadequate gifts and use them to be a blessing to many. Certainly, this lad had no idea what Jesus could do with his little lunch, and we have no idea what He may do with what little we have if we make it available to Him. This unknown boy became famous in God’s history book.

 TRUST GOD TO DO WHAT YOU CAN’T DO

 A pilot of an American airline DC-6 was flying 21,000 feet over the Colorado Rockies when his plane threw a propeller which crashed through the fuselage and ripped the engine from the wing. With half the controls gone he brought it into Denver for an emergency landing.

A reporter at the scene asked him what He did. He said, “In a situation like that you just move over a little bit and let God take over.” That’s what the boy did with his lunch!

 EVEN KIDS HAVE SOMETHING GOD WANTS

 Every one of us has some resource that Christ needs to accomplish His goals. Others may do a greater work, But you have your part to do, and nobody else can do what God has called you to do!

 One time Jesus’ disciples didn’t realize how important & valuable kids were; they tried to shoo the children away from Jesus. But Jesus loves all children, and told them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these”. (Mathew19:14)

That little boy (with the lunch) would have laughed at you had you told him that God would feed 5,000 people with his lunch that day. We need to learn that “little is much when we make it available to Jesus.”

The story is told how, as a boy, he worked long hours in a factory in Naples. He longed to be a singer. When ten years old, he took his first lesson in voice. ‘You can’t sing. You haven’t any voice at all. Your voice sounds like the wind in the shutters,’ said his teacher.

 The boy’s mother, however, had visions of greatness for her son. She believed that he had a talent to sing. She was very poor. Putting her arms around him she encouragingly said, ‘My boy, I am going to make every sacrifice to pay for your voice lessons.’

Her confidence in him and constant encouragement paid off! That boy became one of the world’s greatest singers — Enrico Caruso!

. Not many will become as famous as Caruso, but every one of us is given an opportunity to make something worthwhile out of our lives and be equally rewarded. The important thing is not what we have or don’t have, but what we do with what we have.

 If you ever feel like a nobody with very little to offer for the kingdom of God, don’t despair. You’re just what Jesus is looking for to demonstrate again that He loves to make much of little. He did it with the boy and He’ll do it with you.

 How many of you want Jesus to use you to bless others?

 How many will give all you have to Jesus so He can do something big with your life? 

It’s called trust and commitment when your willing to give all to further God’s kingdom. Really … where are you at in your walk, have you done all you can to help a ministry of your choice, or are you waiting thinking someone else is going to step up?

I’m not asking you to answer me or support this ministry, but you will have to answer someday, I wonder what your answer will be then …

Until we get together again, stay safe, and many blessings to you and your family.

 

My prayer for you:

Our heavenly Father, your love abounds and your grace is never-ending. You wait with open arms for us to come to you and I know it breaks your heart to see where this world has gone, filled with so much greed and self-gratification. I pray for revival to fill our land and our leaders to repent and bring our country back to its roots. I ask forgiveness for our sins and the truth to be made clear for all to hear. Father, we need you, I pray you hear our cries and change hearts starting this very moment.

In the precious name of Jesus, I Pray,

AMEN