Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:

Even though your breakthrough is not necessarily what you wanted or expected, it is a new beginning. What is behind you is in the past, and you will have opportunities to forge ahead in unexpected ways. Continue on with the understanding that I will never leave you nor forsake you, says the Lord. Be strong and unwavering. 

Hebrews 13:5-6 Let not loving money be the manner, but being sufficient with the things at hand. For  He has said, In no way will I forsake you, nor in no way will I abandon you. So that taking courage we say, The Lord is a helper to me and I will not be afraid. What shall man do to me? 

Zechariah 5

The Vision of the Flying Sickle
And I turned and I lifted my eyes and I saw and behold, a sickle flying. And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I see a sickle flying, the length — twenty cubits and the width — ten cubits. And he said to me, This is the curse, the one going forth upon the face of all the earth; for every thief of this one side shall be punished unto death and every perjurer of this other side shall be punished unto death. And I will bring it forth, says the LORD almighty and it shall enter into the house of the thief and into the house of the one swearing an oath by My name for a lie; and it shall rest in the midst of his house and it shall finish it off entirely, even its wood and its stones.

The Measure Basket and the Woman
And came forth the angel, the one speaking to me and he said to me, Look up with your eyes and behold what this is going forth! And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the measure basket going forth. And he said, This is their iniquity in all the earth. And behold, a talent of lead was being lifted away; and behold, one woman sat down in the midst of the measure basket. And he said, This is lawlessness. And he tossed it into the midst of the measure basket and he tossed the stone of lead into her mouth. And I lifted my eyes and I saw and behold, two women going forth and the wind was in their wings and these had wings as wings of the hoopoe bird (or stork); and they took up the measure basket between the earth and the heaven. And I said to the angel, the one speaking with me, Where are these carrying the measure basket? And he said to me, They build for it a house in the land of Babylon and to prepare. And they shall put it there upon its preparation place. (Definition added)

May 30, 2024. Comparison will “do you in” every time. I have made you, uniquely you. How then can you be compared with anyone else? Each person has a special skill set that only they are responsible for. Be your best self. Experience life every day to the fullest…carpe diem. Let Me be your standard of excellence – this way no human being will enter the scene causing comparison. Remember, you please Me, I am your plumb line.

Romans 12:1 “Then I exhort you, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies living sacrifices, holy, well-pleasing to God, the rational service of yours.”Robin Robinson Bohlin 

May 30, 2024. In life, we learn early there are right ways, wrong ways, hard and easy ways, multiple ways and only one way. I heard the Lord say, it is best that you learn “MY ways. It is always the best way. Although New Years has come and gone, it is not too late to start doing things God’s way. But in order to do them you must learn them. Start your day today of seeking the Lord and His ways. He will make your paths straight and lead you into that best way.

Hebrews 3:9-14 “There your fathers tested Me and tried My patience even though they saw My miracles for forty years they still doubted Me! This ignited My anger with that generation and I said about them, ‘They wander in their hearts just like they do with their feet, and they refuse to learn My ways.’ My heart grieved over them so I decreed: ‘They will not enter into My rest!’ “So search your hearts every day, my brothers and sisters and make sure that none of you has evil or unbelief hiding within you. Take heed, brethren, lest at any time there shall be in some of you a wicked unbelief in heart by separating from the living God. This is the time to encourage each other to never be stubborn or hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. For we are mingled with the Messiah, if we will continue unshaken in this confident assurance from the beginning until the end.” (emphasis added) Budd Rodgers

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:

You are stepping into a time of renewal when solving problems will be easier than it has been. Listen for My still small voice to guide you and give you wisdom. Stay focused and deal with one thing at a time so that you do not get overwhelmed. Be righteous, says the Lord. 

Psalm 23:3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

Zechariah 4

The Lamp-stand and the Olive Trees
And the angel speaking with me returned; and he awakened me, in which manner whenever a man should be awakened from out of his sleep. And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I have seen and behold, a lamp-stand entirely of gold and the oil lamp bowl upon it and seven lamps upon it and seven oil funnels to the seven lamps upon it and two olive trees upon it, one at the right of its oil lamp bowl and one at the left. And I asked and I said to the angel, the one speaking with me, saying, What are these, O lord? And the angel answered, the one speaking with me. And he said to me, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, O lord.

Not by Power, but by My Spirit
And he responded and said to me, saying, This is the Word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by great power, nor by strength, but by My Spirit, says the LORD almighty. Who are you great mountain before the face of Zerubbabel to set up? And I will bring forth the stone of the inheritance of its favor equaling My favor. And came to pass the Word of the LORD to me, saying, The hands of Zerubbabel laid the foundation of this house and his hands shall complete it; and you shall recognize that the LORD almighty has sent me to you. For who treated with contempt small days? And they shall rejoice and shall see the tin stone plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel; these seven eyes of the LORD are the ones looking upon all the earth. And I responded and said to him, What are these two olive trees, the ones on the right side of the lamp-stand and on the left? And I asked a second time and I said to him, What are the two branches of the olive trees, the ones by the handles of the two tubes of gold of the ones pouring and returning back the oil by funnels of gold? And he spoke to me, saying, Do you know not what these are? And I said, No, O lord. And he said, These are the two sons of fatness, they stand beside the LORD of all the earth.

May 29, 2024. Be careful not to step into pride and arrogance. It is the haughty that are brought low but the humble I will promote. Jesus took on the mantle of the meek and lowly. Don’t regard the meek as weak. Meekness means you are wholly relying upon Me and feel no need to take things into your own hands. Pride says, “I will do this myself; I am capable of handling all things.” Satan fell because of pride, don’t be found guilty of the same.

2 Corinthians 10:1 “Now I, Paul, myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ — I, who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you —” Robin Robinson Bohlin 

May 29, 2024. Pay attention to what is coming out of your mouth. Are you speaking My Words over your life? Are you saying what I say or have said? Or are you saying what the enemy is saying over your life? I say to you, say what I say. Prophesy over your life what I say. Line your speech up with what I say and believe what I say. When you do, My angels are released to bring it to pass. 

Mark 11:23 “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘ Be removed and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.” Jennifer Peikert

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:

Watch for circumstances that cause you to feel helpless and not equipped to handle. Refuse to dump down in despair and helplessness. Rise up to your potential in Me, says the Lord. Remind yourself that you belong to Me, and that you can do all things that have been given to you when you trust Me to bring you through. 

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Zechariah 3

Clean Garments for the Great Priest
And the LORD showed to me Joshua the great priest standing in front of the angel of the LORD and the devil standing at the right of him, being an adversary against him. And the LORD said to the devil, May the LORD reproach against you, O devil and may the LORD reproach against you, the one choosing Jerusalem. Is this not a firebrand being pulled out of the fire? And Joshua was being clothed with filthy garments and he stood in front of the angel. And the angel responded and said to the ones standing in front of him, saying, Remove the filthy garments from him! And he said to him, Behold, I took your iniquities. And you clothe him in a foot length robe! And he said, Place also a mitre and a clean turban upon his head! And they placed a mitre and a clean turban upon his head. And they put garments around him. And the angel of the LORD stood. And the angel of the LORD testified to Joshua, saying, Thus says the LORD almighty, If you should go in My ways and should keep guard My orders then you shall litigate My house; and you shall guard My courtyard and I will give to you ones pacing in the midst of these standing. Hear indeed, O Joshua the great priest! you and your neighbors, the ones sitting down before in front of you. For they are men that are observers of signs. For behold, I will bring My servant — rising. For the stone which I put before the face of Joshua; upon the one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I dig an excavation, says the LORD almighty; and I will handle all the injustice of the land in one day. In that day, says the LORD almighty, you shall call together each his neighbor underneath a grapevine and underneath a fig-tree. 

May 28, 2024. My cross is a reminder of all the power you will ever need. Your Savior WILLINGLY went to the cross for you. He bore ALL your sin and took all your iniquities with Him. You are now sinless through His blood – rejoice today My child. His righteousness has now become your righteousness. Do as He does, say what He says, speak what He speaks. You and He have become one in union. He did it all for you!

2 Corinthians 5:21 “For the one not knowing sin, He made a sin offering for us, that we should be righteousness of God by Him. ” Robin Robinson Bohlin 

May 28, 2024. As creatures of the “Most High” God, the only creation that is created in My image has the most precious gift from GOD. That gift is called “freedom”. All of mankind has the freedom to choose who they will serve. You can show your gratitude toward Me and choose My ways and My will for your life. Choose to love the unlovely or the one that despitefully uses you. Jesus says to you today…” Whom the Son sets free is free indeed.” Make that freedom count for righteousness!

Galatians 5:1 “At last we have freedom, for Christ has set us free! We must always cherish this truth and firmly refuse to go back into the bondage of our past.” Budd Rodgers

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:

Check yourself and make sure that you are being kind to everyone, especially those who are closest to you. Your love must be genuine and unselfish. You reap what you sow. If your love is genuine and not just about you and your needs, it will be multiplied back to you. Be generous in your thoughts and actions, says the Lord. 

Proverbs 10:11-12 The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.

Zechariah 2

The Man with a Cord Measure
And I lifted my eyes and I beheld and behold, a man and in his hand was a measuring line of a surveyor. And I said to him, Where do you go? And he said to me, To measure out Jerusalem and to see how great the width of it is and how great the length. And behold, the angel speaking with me stopped and another angel went forth to meet with him.  And he said to him, Run and speak to that young man! saying, Fruitfully shall Jerusalem be inhabited because of a multitude of men and cattle in the midst of her. And I will be to her, says the LORD, a wall of fire round about and I will be for glory in the midst of her.

The Future Glory of Jerusalem
Oh, Oh flee from the land of the north! says the LORD. For from out of the four winds of the heaven I will gather you, says the LORD. Unto Zion escape! O ones dwelling with the daughter of Babylon. Because, thus says the LORD almighty, After glory He has sent Me out unto the nations, the ones despoiling you; for the one touching you is as one touching the pupil of His eye. For behold, I bear My hand against them and they will be spoils to the ones serving them. And you shall know that the LORD almighty has sent me. Be happy and glad, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I come and I will encamp in the midst of you, says the LORD. And many nations shall take refuge unto the LORD in that day and they will be to Him for a people. And I will encamp in your midst and you shall realize that the LORD almighty has sent Me to you. And the LORD shall inherit Judah His portion upon the holy land and will select still Jerusalem. Let all flesh show reverence from in front of the LORD; for He was awakened from out of His holy clouds.

May 27, 2024. I know that you are disappointed, I can feel your pain and disillusionment. You are at a place where you simply don’t know what to do. This is a good place to be because you won’t be working out of your own strength anymore. Lay your burdens over on Me because My burdens are light and not heavy. Trust Me and simply be. Watch My mighty hand move – you will be amazed at what happens next.

Matthew 11:29-30 “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Robin Robinson Bohlin 

May 27, 2024. I know you feel that you have failed Me because you have not lived up to all the expectations that you have set for yourself. It is a good thing to desire to live your life according to My Word. I know that you are human and make mistakes. Love Me for I will never be disappointed with you. As a matter of FACT…I have made provision for you to always remain in right standing with Me.

1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Jonas Bohlin

The Trumpet by Bill Burns:

The Holy Spirit gives gifts to us to empower us. If we live in the Spirit, His gifts will work in and through us, and will produce His fruit. 

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Small Straws by Marsha Burns:

Be alert and pay attention to the small things. Knowing the details will make all the difference at this time and can be extremely important to the outcome of situations you encounter. Exercise your discernment so that you can avoid costly mistakes. Know that I am with you to take you in the right direction, says the Lord. 

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Zechariah 1
The Word to Zechariah
In the eighth month, of the second year unto Darius, came to pass the Word of the LORD to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo the prophet, saying, The LORD was provoked to anger by your fathers — a great anger. And you shall say to them, Thus says the LORD of the forces, Turn to Me, says the LORD of the forces! and I shall be turned towards you, says the LORD of the forces. And do not become as your fathers! ones whom the prophets accused them, the ones beforehand saying, Thus says the LORD of the forces, Turn from your wicked ways and from your wicked practices! And they did not listen and did not take heed to listen to Me, says the LORD. Your fathers, where are they and the prophets, Shall they live into the eon? Furthermore do you receive My Words and My laws, as many as I give charge by My Spirit to My servants the prophets, the ones overtaking your fathers? And they answered and said, As the LORD of the forces deployed to do to us according to our ways and according to our practices, so He did to us.

Vision of the Four Horses
On the twentieth fourth day in the eleventh month, this is the month Shebat, in the second year unto Darius, came to pass the Word of the LORD to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo the prophet, saying, I saw the night and behold, a man having mounted a reddish horse and this one stood in the midst of the shady mountains; and behind him reddish horses and white and spotted. And I said, What are these, O lord? And the angel said to me, the one speaking to me, I will show to you what these are. And the man answered, the one standing in the midst of the mountains and he said to me, These are whom the LORD sent out to travel about the earth. And they answered to the angel of the LORD standing in the midst the mountains and they said, We have traveled about the earth and behold, all the earth is inhabited and tranquil. And the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of the forces, until when shall You in no way show mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, in which You were enraged over this seventieth year? And the LORD responded to the angel, the one speaking with me with good sayings and comforting Words. And the angel speaking with me said to me, Shout aloud! saying, Thus says the LORD almighty; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great zeal. And I am provoked with great anger by the nations, the ones joining in making an attack; because I indeed was provoked to anger a little, but they joined in making an attack for evils. On account of this, thus says the LORD, I will turn towards Jerusalem for compassion; and My house shall be rebuilt in it, says the LORD of the forces and a measure shall be stretched out upon Jerusalem. Shout aloud again! saying, Thus says the LORD of the of the forces; Yet shall cities be dispersed for good things and the LORD shall show mercy still on Zion and shall select still Jerusalem.

Vision of the Four Horns
And I lifted my eyes and I looked and behold, four horns. And I said to the angel, the one speaking with me, What are these, O lord? And he said to me, These are the horns, the ones scattering Judah and Israel and Jerusalem. And the LORD showed to me four fabricators. And I said, What are these come to do? And He said to me, saying, These are the horns, the ones having scattered Judah and they broke Israel and not one of them lifted his head. And these are come forth to sharpen them in their hands — the four horns are nations lifting up their horn against the land of the LORD to scatter it. 

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:

Gather your strength, make a plan and do what needs to be done in preparation for the next leg of your journey. It might not be easy, but it will be necessary. There will be highs and lows in your circumstances, but you must maintain your spiritual equilibrium regardless of what you are facing in the natural realm. Your strength to endure will come from your relationship with Me, says the Lord. 

Psalm 84:5-7 Blessed is the man in whom is the assistance to him from You; in his heart he ordained ascending; into the valley of the place of weeping; into the place which he put himself. For even the One establishing law will give a blessing. They shall go from force to force; they shall see the God of gods in Zion. 

May 25, 2024. Take a moment and look at your hands. I have not only made your hands for feeling, I have made your hands for healing. There is power in your hands. All 27 bones work together as conduits of My anointing. Lay your hands upon people and objects and transfer My power. You will change conditions through your touch. Heal the sick, lay hands on and anoint and appoint. Share love and care through your hands. Touch heals.

Luke 4:40 “While the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them.”

Matthew 19:13 “Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.” Robin Robinson Bohlin 

May 25, 2024. Revive the anticipation of My supernatural power in your life and in the lives of those around you. I created your mind to expect My goodness. When you expect My best, then you will speak those things that are in your mind. As you begin to declare those things, your mind will hear those words and you will believe the promises that I have given you in My Word. Anticipate, expect, speak and then receive My abundance!

Psalms 27:13-14 “I trust to behold the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait on the LORD.” Jonas Bohlin

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:

Even when life is difficult to navigate and it seems like you cannot make sense of what is happening around you, I am still with you, says the Lord. Stay the course and continue to do your best; I will take care of the rest. You can trust Me to do what you cannot do and take you where you cannot go on your own. Maintain an unrelenting faith. 

Mark 11:22-24 So Jesus answered and said to them, Have belief in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them and you will have them.

May 24, 2024. I am bringing structure and stability to your life, like you’ve never known before. I am giving you balance and a steady foundation. Sometimes you have felt tossed around like a float on an ocean. I say that today, things are beginning to line up and you will become planted and sure. Look around, recognize your surroundings and dig deep – your foundation is being laid and anchored securely. Settle in and enjoy.

Matthew 7:24-25 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.  And the rain fell and the rivers came and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the Rock.” Robin Robinson Bohlin 

May 24, 2024. When I say to you, Trust ME, I want you to let go of the things that distract you, the things that worry you, even the things that scare you. Give it all to Me and just let ME do the work. You can choose to do it your way, but I say to you today MY way is the only way. You have to trust the process and know that I have nothing but good things for you.

Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”

Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”  Pam Jackson

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:

You are beginning a new chapter in your life. The past is behind and the door is open to your future. It is up to you to write the next chapter. You will do this by the decisions you make and what you choose to do with every day. Choose carefully and wisely with the understanding that your thoughts, words and deeds will reap their own consequences either good or bad. 

Galatians 6:7-8 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the harvest of the Spirit shall reap everlasting life.

May 23, 2024. There is a “stirring” happening. You can sense it and feel it. Just as I stirred the waters at the pool of Bethesda, I am stirring your waters. You are picking up on it in your spirit. I say step into the stirring. It will feel unusual at first and many won’t go in because of fear but I say to you – jump in because My power is there and you will gain supernatural strength from it.

John 5:4  “For an angel of the Lord went down at certain times into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.” Robin Robinson Bohlin

May 23, 2024. You must believe that I really do care about you and your life events. When the struggles come and everything seems to be crashing down on top of you, that is when I show you MY greatest strength and I will bear you up through it all. My promise to you is, that in ME you really never fail. I AM for you and for all things needed. Rejoice today in your position of victory.

Romans 8:28-32 “But we know that to the ones loving God all things work together for good, to the ones being called according to purpose. For of whom He foreknew, also He predefined conformable to the image of His Son, for Him to be first-born among many brethren. But the ones whom He predefined, these also He called. And whom He called, these also He justified. And whom He justified, these also He glorified.

God’s Everlasting Love
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? The one who indeed spared not His ownSon, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not also grant all things to us with Him?”  Budd Rodgers

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:

Examine yourself to make sure that you have forgiven every person who has come against you in any way. That is the only way for you to receive forgiveness for what you have done to others in thought, word, or deed. You cannot progress until you are blameless in this aspect of your life, says the Lord. 

Mark 11:25-26 And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.

May 22, 2024. Are you extending favour, like the favour I extend to you? It is so easy to get caught up in judgment. Here is the key, remember you are seated in the heavenlies with Me, now! You are high up where the air is clear and the perspective is pure. Don’t be a lowlander where the common folk are, remember where you are and extend favour to those who need it. Give favour because you received favour.

Luke 6:36 “So be merciful (sympathetic, tender, responsive, and compassionate) even as your Father is [all these].” Robin Robinson Bohlin 

May 22, 2024. I say to you do not lose hope. Do not waiver. I will do what I have said I will do. Do not grow weary. Have faith. What you have been believing Me for and hoping for will manifest and become your reality. I said I will do it and I will. Faith motivates, faith empowers, faith provides, faith pulls down and faith stirs. Have faith, have hope, I will do it.

Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to prove what is still unseen.” Jennifer Peikert

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:

Set aside time to rest and reevaluate what you have done, what you must do, what you want to do and how you will go about it. There are places of neglect and regret that need to be rectified as you establish yourself in Divine order. 

Proverbs 3:5-6 Be yielding with your whole heart upon God and upon your own wisdom be not encouraged!

Habakkuk 3

Habakkuk’s Prayer

The prayer of Habakkuk the prophet with an ode. O LORD, I listened to Your report and I feared. O LORD, I contemplated Your works and was startled. In the midst of the two living creatures You shall be known; in the approaching of the years You shall be recognized; in the time at hand You shall be made manifest when my soul is disturbed; in wrath You shall remember mercy. God shall come from out of Teman, even the holy one from out of the mount of the shady Paran. PAUSE. His virtue covered the heavens and His praise filled the earth. And His brightness will be as light and horns in His hands. And He established a strong affection by His strength. Before His face shall go a Word and it shall go forth for a flat ground. At His feet the earth stood and shook; He looked and nations melted; the mountains were broken through by force; the eternal hills melted away  — His eternal ways. I beheld the tents of Ethiopians in troubles shall be disturbed and the tents of the land of Midian. Were You provoked to anger at the rivers, O LORD, or was Your rage at the rivers, or was Your impulse at the sea? The one riding upon Your horses and Your riding is deliverance. Stretching out, You shall stretch out Your bow against the chiefdoms. PAUSE. The land of rivers shall be torn. They saw You and peoples shall travail. You shall disperse waters of the coursing. The abyss gave out her voice — the height of His visible display. The sun was exalted and the moon stood in her order. At the light of Your arrows they shall go forth and Your weapons in brightness of lightning. By intimidation You shall make the land few and in rage You shall break nations. You came forth for deliverance of Your people, to deliver Your anointed one. You threw death onto the heads of lawless ones; for the completion You rose bonds unto the neck. You cut heads of mighty ones for astonishment; they shall shake in it; they shall open wide their bridles as the poor eating in private. You divided into parts in stupefaction the heads of the mighty. They shall shake in it. They shall open their reins as the poor chewing in concealment. And You conducted Your horses into the sea, disturbing great waters. I watched and my belly was terrified from the sound of the prayer of my lips; and trembling entered into my bones and my part beneath. My manner was disturbed. I will rest in a day of my affliction for me to ascend to the people of my sojourn.

An Ode of Belief
For though the fig-tree shall not bear fruit and there shall not be produce on the grapevines; and the work of the olive shall lie and the plains shall not produce food, and sheep cease from having food and the oxen shall not exist at the stables; yet I shall exult in the LORD; I will rejoice over God my deliverer. The LORD God is my power and He will arrange my feet unto completion; and upon the high places He shall set me, for me to overcome by His ode. 

May 21, 2024. My way will always be laced with peace. Today, I want you to pursue peace. You can be in an unpeaceful situation and simply speak peace and peace comes. It is a way within a way, a path within a path. My Son, spoke peace in an unpeaceful situation. Others around Him were afraid and He simply said to the storm, peace, be still. Do this and see the raging storm diminish – use the power within you.

Mark 4:39 “And having awakened, He gave reproach to the wind and said to the sea, Be silent! Be halted! And the wind abated and there became a great peace.” Robin Robinson Bohlin 

May 21, 2024.  One of life’s hardest lessons is learning that you may fail or at least appear to fail in doing something that is required of you. When this happens, many respond that it was someone else’s fault. Some would call it the “blame game”. Adam tried it on Eve and then she blamed it on the devil, in the beginning. All My children have a part to play in bringing about My will on earth.

Psalms 37:5 “Reveal to Adonai your way and hope upon Him! Trust in Him and He will act.” Budd Rodgers

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:

To those who have been obedient to My leading and continue to seek My face, you are on the verge of significant breakthrough. You will begin to catch a glimpse of your destiny and be able to progress in ways you have not yet considered. I am leading you every step of the way, and you will have to be careful to not get ahead of Me, says the Lord. 

Psalm 27:14 Wait on the Lord; be of good courage and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Habakkuk 2

God Answers the Prophet – The Just Shall Live by My Belief
1I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the tower; and I will keep watch to see what He will say to me and what answer I will give [as His spokesman] when I am reproved. 2Then the LORD answered me and said, “Write the vision and engrave it plainly on [clay] tablets so that the one who reads it will run. 3“For the vision is yet for the appointed [future] time it hurries toward the goal [of fulfillment]; it will not fail. Even though it delays, wait [patiently] for it, because it will certainly come; it will not delay. 4“Look at the proud one, his soul is not right within him, but the righteous will live by his faith [in the true God]. 5“Moreover, wine is treacherous and betrays the arrogant man, so that he does not stay at home. His appetite is large like Sheol, and he is like death, never satisfied. He gathers to himself all nations and collects to himself all peoples [as if he owned them]. 6“Will all these [victims of his greed] not take up a taunting song against him, And in mocking derision against him say, ‘[a]Woe (judgment is coming) to him who increases that which is not his–how long [will he possess it]? And [woe to him who] makes himself wealthy with loans.’ 7“Will your creditors not rise up suddenly and those who collect from you awaken? Then you will become plunder for them. 8“Because you [king of Babylon] have looted many nations, all peoples who are left will loot you–because of human bloodshed and for the violence done to the land, to the city and all its inhabitants. 9“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who obtains wicked gain for his house [and thinks by so doing] to set his nest on high, that he may be rescued from the hand of evil. 10“You have devised a shameful thing for your house by cutting off and putting an end to many peoples; so you are sinning against your own life and forfeiting it. 11“For the stone will cry out from the wall [to accuse you–built in sin!] and the rafter will answer it out of the woodwork.  12“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by violence! 13“Is it not indeed from the LORD of hosts that peoples labor [only] for the fire [that will destroy their work] and nations grow weary for nothing [that is, things which have no lasting value]? 14“But [the time is coming when] the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. 15“Woe (judgment is coming) to you who make your neighbors drink, who mix in your venom to make them drunk so that you may look at their nakedness! 16“You will be filled with disgrace instead of honor. Now drink and expose your own nakedness! The cup [of wrath] in the LORD’S right hand will come around to you [O destroyer] and utter disgrace will be on your own glory. 17“For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you; the destruction of the animals will terrify you on account of human bloodshed and the violence done to the land, to the city and all its inhabitants. 18“What profit is the carved image when its maker has formed it? It is only a cast image and a teacher of lies. For its maker trusts in his own creation [as his god] when he makes speechless idols. 19“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who says to the wooden image, ‘Awake!’ And to the speechless stone, ‘Arise!’ And that is your teacher? Look, it is overlaid with gold and silver and there is no breath at all inside it. 20“But the LORD is in His holy temple. Let all the earth hush and be silent before Him.”

[a] 6 The taunting song of the five woes pronounced against Babylon begins in v 6 and concludes at the end of the chapter.

May 20, 2024. My father was an “angel watcher”. I was amazed that he could peer into the unseen world and see the angels always with him. The Lord says, Do you know that you are never alone? My angels are watching over you, protecting you, guarding you, assisting you. They are here to comfort you. You are created almost on the same level as the heavenly beings. It’s okay to bless them, walk with them but don’t worship them. Worship their Creator.

Psalm 8:4-5 “What is man that You are mindful of him and the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him? Yet You have made him but a little lower than God [or heavenly beings] and You have crowned him with glory and honor.”

Psalm 91:11-12 “For He will give His angels  charge over you to accompany and defend and preserve you in all your ways [of obedience and service].They shall bear you up on their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone.” Robin Robinson Bohlin 

May 20, 2024. My plan and purpose for you is a clean heart. A clean heart is a heart that is in tune with Me. When you live your life according to My Word there are many rewards. I watch and listen to all you do and speak. You please Me and I want to provide for you all the benefits that come from a heart in step with Me. I know that you’ve made mistakes, but I see your heart.

Acts 13:21-22 “Then they asked for a king and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY HEART, who will do all My will.’” Jonas Bohlin

The Trumpet by Bill Burns: When the living water of the Holy Spirit becomes stagnant because of the pollution of the works of the flesh, make every effort to rise up again in the power of the Spirit to receive new life. Let the water of the Spirit flow freely and be renewed. 

Revelation 21:6 And He said to me, It has taken place — the alpha and the omega, the beginning and end. I will give to the one thirsting from out of the spring of the water of life without charge.

Small Straws by Marsha Burns: There are things that I want to reveal to you that you have not yet considered. However, you have to come to Me in the Spirit to see and understand. Position yourself to receive the revelations of this time in your life, says the Lord and I will show you things to come. 

Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk Complains of Injustice
The concern which Habakkuk the prophet saw. For how long, O LORD, shall I cry out and in no way should You listen? For how long shall I yell to You being wronged and You should not deliver? Why did You show to me toils and troubles, misery and impiety? Right opposite me takes place judgment and the judge takes away. On account of this the law is effaced and judgment is not administered unto  the end, for the impious tyrannize over the just. Because of this judgment shall go forth being perverted.

The LORD Replies:
Behold, O despisers and look! and wonder wonders and vanish! For I work a work in your days which in no way you shall believe if any should tell of it in detail. For behold, I awaken the Chaldeans, the bitter and quick nation; the one going upon the widths of the earth, to inherit tents not of his. He is fearful and apparent; his judgment will be of himself and his concern of himself shall come forth. And his horses shall leap more than leopards and are sharper than the wolves of Arabia. And his horsemen shall ride forth and shall advance far off; and they shall spread out as an eagle eager for something to eat. Consumption shall come unto the impious opposing their fronts right opposite and he shall gather the captivity as the sand. And he shall revel among kings and sovereigns are his playthings. And he shall mock at every fortress and shall throw up an embankment and shall prevail over it. Then he shall turn the spirit and shall go through and shall make atonement, saying, This strength is to my god. Are You not from the beginning, O LORD my God, my holy One? In no way should we die. O LORD, for judgment — You have ordered it. And He shaped me to reprove for His discipline. Pure is the eye to not see evil things and You are not able to look upon evils. Why should You look upon ones disdaining? Shall You remain silent in the impious swallowing down the just? And will You make the men as the fishes of the sea and as the reptiles not having one taking the lead? He pulled up impious consumption with a hook and drew it with his casting-net and gathered it in his dragnets. Because of this he shall be glad and shall rejoice. Because of this he will sacrifice to his dragnet and burn incense to his casting-net; for by them he fattened his portion, even his choice foods. On account of this he will cast his casting-net always to kill nations — not sparing? 

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:

Let go of all shame and regret. There is nothing you can do to change what has been done except to admit your part in it, repent, and try to do better. Set your heart to emulate the goodness of Christ Jesus, and to treat others with the love, kindness and respect they deserve. In order to do that you must release all resentment, anger and bitterness. Choose to forgive, says the Lord. 

Ephesians 4:29-32 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart favor to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

May 18, 2024. If you will apply My Truth to any situation it will set you free! I see many in bondage unnecessarily. You are walking outside My bounds of Truth. Spend the time getting to know the Truth of My Word. What this means is…READ THE WORD and you will absorb My Truth. My Truth applied will bring a bountiful harvest of peace. Know that I am rooting for you – cheering you on!

John 8:32 “And you shall know the truth and the truth shall free you.” Robin Robinson Bohlin 

May 18, 2024. You have seen some very dark days recently. I tell you clearly that the world has lost their sense of right and wrong. Do not be tempted to repay evil for evil. My way is the way of love that leads to peace. The way of the world leads to lies, deception and hatred. Do not be drawn into that way of thinking. Take the high road that leads to living life on earth as it is in heaven.

Matthew 6:10 “Let Your kingdom come! Let Your will come to pass as in heaven also upon the earth! ” Jonas Bohlin

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:

There are issues in your life that you need to confront with truth and righteousness. You can do this by defining your goals and confronting your resistance to carry out your intentions. This can only be done by self-examination and getting to the root of the problem, which is likely to be fear. 

2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Micah 7

Wait Upon The LORD
Alas, for I became as one gathering stubble in a harvest and as one gathering grape gleanings where there does not exist a cluster of first-ripe grapes to eat, which my soul longs after. Woe O soul. For the reverent one is destroyed from the earth; and there does not exist one keeping straight among men. All adjudicate unto blood; each squeezes out his neighbor by oppression; they prepare their hands for evil; the ruler asks for gifts and the judge speaks peaceable words for bribes. It is the wish of his soul. And I will take out their good things, as a moth chews away and one proceeding by the rule in the day of the watch. Woe, your punishments came, now there shall be their weeping. Do not confide in friends; do not hope upon leaders; of your bed-mate watch out to not present anything to her. For the Son dishonors the Father; the Daughter rises up against her Mother, the Daughter-in-law against her Mother-in-law; enemies are all the men, the ones in his own house. But I will look upon my LORD; I will wait upon the LORD my deliverer. My God will listen to me. Rejoice not against me, O my enemy! for I have fallen and I will rise up. For if I shall sit in the darkness, the LORD will give light to me. The anger of the LORD I shall endure, for I sinned against Him, until He does justice to my cause and shall execute my judgment. He shall lead me into the light; I shall see Hs righteousness. And my enemy shall see and shall wear shame, saying to me, Where is the LORD your God? My eyes shall scrutinize her, now she will be for trampling upon as mud in the ways. A day of plastering of brick is your wiping out and your laws shall be thrust away in that day. And your cities shall come unto leveling and into partition by the Assyrians; and your fortified cities for partitioning from Tyre unto the river and from sea unto sea and from mountain unto mountain. And the land will be for extinction with the ones dwelling it, because of the fruits of their practices. Tend Your people with Your rod, the sheep of Your inheritance, the ones encamping by themselves in a forest, in the midst of Carmel! They shall feed Bashan and Gilead, according to the days of the eon. And according to the days of your departure from the land of Egypt, I will show to them wonderful things. Nations shall see and shall be disgraced, even of all their strength. They shall place hands over their mouth, their ears shall be deafened. They shall lick dust as serpents dragging on the earth; they shall be confounded in their confinement; by the LORD our God they shall be amazed and shall fear from you. What God is as You, removing iniquities and passing over impiety to the remnants of His inheritance? His anger is not constrained for a testimony, for He is a wisher of mercy. He shall turn and shall pity us; He shall sink our iniquities and shall throw away into the depths of the sea all our sins. He shall give truth to Jacob, mercy to Abraham, in so far as You swore an oath to our fathers, according to the former days. 

May 17, 2024. Just because you sense that someone is rejecting you, this doesn’t mean you have to reject them back. Remember to offer them the other cheek or give them your coat. I want you to conform yourself to your older brother’s (Jesus’) image. He fought the battles so that you wouldn’t have to fight so hard. Remember to be “ME” in every situation. I don’t reject; I love. Read the Words of My Son:

Matthew 5:38-40 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well.” Robin Robinson Bohlin 

May 17, 2024. “What are you contending for? Are you contending for the things I’ve set before you or are you contending for things that aren’t yours to fight for? I’ve called you to peace. You’ve allowed things to strip away My peace, so today contend for My peace and let it cover you. Do not be distracted by things going on around you, do what I’ve called you to do and let My peace reign.”

Hebrews 12:14 “In every relationship be swift to choose peace over competition and run swiftly toward holiness, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.” Pam Jackson