"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber" Psalm 121:1-3

Be strengthened with the powerful truth that if you are a child of the Most High God He never slumbers. He is indeed your help and hope in every situation and scenario.

This photo was taken on a country road near my home town in February 2017 in the midst of some of the most fertile farm land in our county. I have traveled this well worn path many times to come and praise and to cry out to my Lord. At the time this photo was taken my Dad had been diagnosed with cancer and would be heaven bound in less than five months. I am often amazed at the beauty of God's creation and I have been strengthened again and again by the truth that the same God who has created such breathtaking beauty is the same God who is my help and hope from day to day.

Thanks for visiting and thanks for praying.

O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
Psalm 7:1-2

1. David takes Possession- "O Lord my God" He is your God because of your salvation that has been brought to you through the Lord Jesus Christ. The born again have been reconciled to God through Christ Jesus!! The distance. The gap. The gulf has been bridged. You are no longer the enemy of God because of your lost condition, but you are now the child of God. He is yours and you are His. Is there anything too hard for God? No!

2. David's Powerful Profession-
"In thee do I put my trust."
What a profession to make in the heat of the battle!! What a profession to make in the midst of the storm!!We must trust the One who is worthy of our trust. The Lord has proven Himself again and again in His word and in your life. David is not looking to a neighbor he is not looking for sound advice from a friend in this very real place he is at he is trusting in Almighty God. This profession is coming from a man who was a mighty warrior. With that said the only reason he and God's people knew so many victories was because they trusted God. There is power in what we profess. Power to strengthen or power to weaken we must choose. I am not speaking of the power of positive thinking. Being positive is a good thing, but when that action gets its muscle from God’s word look out because there is substance, stability and strength in it! It won’t be based on a whim, but upon the word of God and it will be contagious. It can spread like a wild fire from one believer to another. There will be a sturdiness in your steps and a steel like resolve when God’s Word is your food and fuel for your daily living. The enemy does not want you to proclaim the truths from God’s word, but he wants you down in the ditch of discouragement and despair. Get yourself up out of there shake yourself off and start proclaiming and professing the word of God. Too many Christians are living like paupers spiritual speaking instead of like a powerhouses in Christ Jesus. Listen we need to prepare our hearts so that they will be receptive for a fire to burn. We don’t want our hearts watered down with worldly philosophies and pleasures. Illustration of pouring water on wood camp fire or fire place. Spiritually speaking this is what we do when we live in a way that is completely opposite to God’s word.

3. David's Powerful Prayer-
A. Part one-"Save me from all them that persecute me." In the hands of the devil the whispering words of our enemies are used as a weapon against us. The desired affect is to strike fear in us and to cause us to faint in the midst of the fight. Words are a mighty weapon in the devils dirty bag of tricks against God's people. Don’t fall for the wiles and the lies of the evil one. Put on the whole armour of God and be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might!

B. Part two- "And deliver me" Save me from and deliver me out of the hands and thus the grip of the enemy. Don’t look down but my dear friend look up and cry out to Almighty God.

The Lord has lit a fire in me and my wife- The Prayer and Pen Ministry. A concentrated time of prayer for the men of God and a card of encouragement to their wives. The plan is to use social media as a way to encourage folks to pray for God's men. We currently have a mailing list of over 50. 
My wife will be making the cards. 2020 will be the official start. We are excited about this outreach from A Call to the World Ministries. We are wanting God to be glorified and for many to be encouraged.

On Monday morning, September 29th, the Lord placed this on my heart-

The Prayer- A Call and Cry to God interceding on the behalf of the men.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. Colossians 4:12
The Pen- A card sent to the ladies to Encourage and Edify.
 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. Proverbs 16:24

We look forward to the Lord doing a Mighty work in 2020!

In Christ,
Bro. Tracy Killinger

Starkville, Mississippi- We are Having a great time with Pastor John Harvey and our dear friends at Shining Light Baptist Church. The Lord has been stirring the hearts of His people and meeting with us in a powerful way in the meeting. We went out yesterday and handed out 500 Gospel packets on the campus of Mississippi State University. Pastor Harvey and the folks have of a burden for the souls at MSU. It has been encouraging to see students in each service. The fellowship has been awesome!

Please pray as the meeting continues through tomorrow night. Asking the Lord to continue to meet with us in a powerful way.

Thank you for visiting and Thank you for praying!
Brother Tracy Killinger

O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. Psalm 34:8

“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” I Timothy 2:1-2

We must pray for those in our country who are in leadership and authority. This includes local, state and federal officials. When Paul, led by the Holy Spirit, wrote these words, Nero was in power. Nero was a ruthless, vile, violent and ungodly man who had Christians brutally murdered and massacred. Our verses were the Word of God in that time and they are still the Word of God today. We need to come down on our knees in a humble and meek spirit. We need to confess our sins to God and call out and cry out in intercession on the behalf of those in authority and on behalf of the United States of America.
President- Vice President- President's Cabinet- Cabinet Rank Officials- Supreme Court Justices- Senators- Congressmen- State & Local Government Officials- Department of Defense- Department of HomeLand Security- US Army- US Navy- US Marines-US Air Force- US Coast Guard- National Security Agency- CIA- FBI- Let's pray with heaven upon our mind and hope in our hearts knowing that God hears our prayers.

On this date 13 year ago at my home church at the time Lifeway Baptist we had popcorn preaching for the preacher boys in the evening service. My pastor asked me to preach- To state the obvious I was the oldest preacher boy at 40!! I am so grateful to the many who have invested in me. From that evening so long ago by the grace of God the Lord has allowed me to preach in Kentucky, Maine, Florida, West Virginia, Mississippi, Michigan, Maryland (gave my testimony at Woodlawn Baptist) and throughout my home state of Indiana. We have made many friends along the way and have seen the Lord move mightily as His word is preached. What a Saviour!!

The Lord branded these words upon my heart before all of this got started and they still burn today, "And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth." (Mark 1:38)

Let's dream BIG in Christ Jesus in 2020! Not everyone is called to preach, but Almighty God has the best plan for each of our lives.

It’s been said, “The men who move the world are the ones who do not let the world move them.”  What we need are men, women, teens and young Christians who do not allow the world to dictate their choices and decisions.  We don't have to be consumers of the sin and ungodliness that the world and the devil is peddling and continually trying to sell and shove down our throats.  We need more Christians whose words and lives reflect the words of David in Psalm 63:8, “My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.” We need more Christians
who have a love for the Lord and a desire to follow His word no matter what the circumstance, situation or scenario might be. We need Holy Ghost filled believers whose gratitude for their salvation is fueled by the fact that they were once one breathe and one heartbeat away from hell, but are now heaven born and heaven bound.  Oh the life, power, strength, joy and glorious peace that is ours in Christ Jesus.  I believe that if we took the time to look back to where we once stood and then come full circle to where we stand in Christ Jesus being reconciled and redeemed that the many cold and indifferent hearts towards God would be replaced by hearts on fire for the Lord, and those hearts would burn like a three alarm blaze. I believe that if we would set aside the time to meditate upon the mercy and grace of God that our love for God would be as spiritual dynamite within our very being. Each individual Christian would be engulfed with a revival fire that was neither man-made nor derived from mere emotion. As clichéd as as it sounds we need and should have more Christians on fire for the Lord.  Sadly that does not seem to be the case at this present time in history.  Many have become loose and lackadaisical in their relationship and thus their commitment to the Lord.
 
I would like to present to you some questions and only ask that you be
completely honest and transparent not only with yourself, but more importantly with
Almighty God. It is past time that we get serious and sincere when it comes to our relationship
with our Lord.  Before we get to the questions I would like for you to consider this prayer,
“Search me O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any
 wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23-24.)
                                             The Questions
1. If your spiritual temperature were to be taken what would the thermometer read?
2. Has your Love for the Lord increased or decreased since you were saved?
3. Has your time in God’s word been replaced with other things?
4. Has your prayer time become drive-thru in its nature?
5. If the trumpet were to sound what condition would the Lord Jesus find your heart and             
     life in?
 
I want God’s people to be encouraged, strengthened and at the same time challenged in
a way that will draw them closer to the Lord.