Sunday, July 26, 2020
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The Isaiah Effect
I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
In his publication THE ISAIAH EFFECT, Gregg Braden “combines research in quantum physics with the words of the prophet Isaiah and the ancient Essenes” to illustrate that when we come together to petition God in common prayer we find a “correlation between the offering of the prayer and a shift of the events in question beyond coincidence – the prayers had measureable effects”. The name Isaiah means “the Lord saves: and this prophecy was written at a critical time in the history of the people of Israel. The universal message brought to us through this prophet is one of salvation”. (Braden, Editor’s Note)
God says: You send me endless petitions and this is as it should be. I created you. I know your needs. I know your desires. I love to transform your life and open miracles to you. I want to save you in every way each day. It is true that when you agree to pray at the same moment each day it does not matter if you are physically in the same space. I also created space and I can adapt it to my ends. It is also true that if the events of your day cause you to miss or even forget your prayer appointment with your friends, you can offer your petition when you realize the missed hour. I created time and this also I can bend to my will. I only ask that you agree to gather in Jesus’ name to fold your prayers together in offering. Leave the rest to me. Walk in The Way I am showing to you.
We study God’s universe and develop themes and theories that we call quantum physics. From these studies we understand that there are more dimensions than the three we experience of pitch, yaw and roll. We also understand that time it not as linear and unyielding as we like to think. When we are willing to step out of our own time and space in order to step into God’s world of possibility, we are rewarded. Let us commit to making a prayer appointment with friends or family members who have a common petition . . . let us send our petitions forward to God . . . and let us be patient enough to witness God’s Isaiah Effect.
Braden, Gregg. THE ISAIAH EFFECT. New York: Harmony Books. 2000. Print. Editor’s Note.
Explore the world of the Essenes and read a FRONTLINE article by clicking on the image above or going to: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/portrait/essenes.html
For online access to the Great Isaiah Scroll discovered in the Qumran caves in the 1940s and 1950s, go to: http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/isaiah_video
To move around the scroll, click on it, and move the cursor above the citation for the English Masoretic translation at: http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/isaiah#66:6
For seven interesting facts about The Dead Sea, viait: https://www.fromthegrapevine.com/nature/intriguing-things-you-didnt-know-about-dead-sea
To read about The Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in Qumran, and for a video visit to the vault where they are stored, go to the Israel Museum’s Shrine of The Book at: http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/dss_video
Visit with The Community Scroll and watch the video to see how the early Qumran sectarians wrote the word God in their manuscripts. http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/community_video
To understand the concepts pitch, yaw and roll, and for a visual illustration of their intertwined movements, go to: http://howthingsfly.si.edu/flight-dynamics/roll-pitch-and-yaw
For a site which shares Bible citations about the power of prayer, go to: http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/10-awesome-bible-verses-about-the-power-of-prayer/
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