Old Dog V
Bring The Whole Tithe Into The Storehouse
Bob Neumann, February 16 2006
Dear WPA,
I am responding to a paragraph. At first reading I said “okay” and just let it go. But since then numerous things have happened. As some may notice I have “returned” to the WPA in a flurry, or so it would seem. Now everything I have sent to Stephen Bening and he forwarded to you was for the benefit of the SHEEP. I certainly expected nothing from it, except for an escalation in attacks against me and my household.
So I want to respond to Stephen’s paragraph….
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I wonder… how many of you who have read 50 prophetic words from Bob Neumann have ever sent him anything? He never asked, and you never gave, I know. He is probably upset with me for even mentioning it, but does a senior prophet like Bob have a right to share in anything with us? Bob has read the Didache, and he knows what it says about giving to prophets, yet he has never mentioned it. Well, I am mentioning it. Deal with it! I know.. what is the Didache, you are saying? Search for it!
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Now if you ask me how many “prophetic words” I have sent out through the internet, I could not even guess. Certainly I have a whole lot in the public forum. But I probably have more in personal correspondence than the public. Sort of scary, ain’t it. Nor does it include face to face with individuals, telephone calls, conferances, and the few actual congregations I have been invited to “speak to”… and ABBA said to “GO DO IT”. I have never “accepted” an “invitation” THE MOST HOLY SPIRIT did not initiate and control. Outside of my dear brother Trey back in South Florida, no one knows that. Nor have I ever “asked” for a “love offering”. And each of the three times I was “blessed” it met the immediate need.
Imagine a man who has been employed in the same place 19 years. His annual income was now well over $60,000.00/year with full benefits. And he junks it all because THE KING said HE WAS SENDING ME… and HE made it very clear I had to be able to “drop everything” and GO without notice.
So I did. Shocked my wife and kids. Shocked my employer. Shocked my coworkers. The only people it did not shock were the “little old ladies” that THE MOST HOLY SPIRIT “sicced on me” years earlier. A few of them have gone home to be with ABBA and I miss them. But HE KEEPS adding a few on every year. Those “PRAYER WARRIORS” were waiting for me to be “SENT OUT”. So when I answered the Call they “cheered”. THE MOST HIGH.
Now I attended an Assembly of God church. Trey is still there, in the trenches each and every day. For years I “paid” my tithe, and then some. But I started to wonder how the money was spent because I wanted to be a “GOOD STEWARD”. So I asked questions and when I got “brush offs” instead of answers… I went “hunting”. And what I found bothered me. So I got “nasty”. Instead of “putting” my “envelope” in the “collection”…. I got sneaky. When we resumed the “MEN’S MINISTRY” after Hurricane Andrew, I increased my involvement. Supposedly the “church” could not afford to help things like “MEN’S MINISTRY”, “SUNDAY SCHOOL”… all ages, “Children’s Ministry”, etc.
So I did crazy things. Paid for “refreshments” for the once a month MEN’S MEETING. Bagels, juice, coffee for 20-30 guys was not too big a deal. I could handle it. Then when we got up to a 100+ guys we held full breakfasts. Then guys invited coworkers. Churches with major damage from ANDREW joined us. Brothers who worked at TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT started a weekly BIBLE STUDY, and guys from 12 other churches showed up. Eventually we were running 500+ and larger churches asked to “host” breakfasts. By that time we had 40+ congregation going hard and heavy and THE SOUTH FLORIDA TASK FORCE BEGAN. 2 years PRE-PROMISE KEEPERS….
And THE LORD said leave it and GO… and all I wanted to do was do as I was TOLD.
Now I had played by all the rules. I worked overtime as often as possible. Was a GIVER. Had a 5 year roll over with the IRS for “contributions”, and forgot about it. Paid into an IRA. Put money in SAVINGS. Paid the Florida PREPAID COLLEGE FUND for both my children. And I walked away and down the road.
Ever tell your wife you had to go…. and 10 minutes later be out the door? One time I left with a carry on bag with 3 pair of jeans, 4 T- shirts 6 pairs of socks and briefs and $36.42 in pocket. Why I remember the amount should bother me…. but it does not. Not quite 3 weeks later, after 2700 miles I came home, and several wild divine appointments I got home. Bill Burns called from Kremmling, Colorado. Introduced himself. And told me THE LORD wanted him to send me a specific amount. It paid for a months mortgage, utilities, and groceries.
My wife was flabbergasted.
So was I.
And in explanation I shared with her something I read from Corre Ten Boom. She said she never worried about finances. She said “HER FATHER owned all the cattle on a 1000 hills, and if she needed “help” HE could sell one little cow”. Now that is the ABBA I learned about over the next five years. Lots of lessons available. Like my ABBA had placed three SHUNAMITE women out there in three different towns for the day I needed a place to stay. Like my ABBA could wake up a man in Tennessee at about 3 am and have him go to a “gas” station. I was down to my last $12 and was praying hard.
He said he had been told to look for the man who CARRIED THE SWORD. When I pulled in with my Rodeo he saw the bumper sticker I still have. As I went to fill up he said “I got it”…. and I just ran to the rest room. I got out and he was waiting against the back of the Rodeo.
Pointed to the bumper sticker and said he had only been waiting about 15 minutes before I drove up. Told me that he had wondered how GOD would show him who WAS CARRYING THE SWORD OF THE LORD. Then he handed me a bottle of Dr Pepper. We hugged and we cried. I know we spoke a few words. He never asked my name, nor I his, but we both have the same FATHER. And the bumper sticker quoted Hebrews 4:12….
12 For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword”, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart
Now walking in faith can be a hoot. And it is amazing how far and fast THE FLOW can take you. It is also humbling to be changed from one eager to give, to one who will receive. To have one of my praying grannies I have not seen in weeks run over and give me a hug and try to slip a 20 into my pocket. And when I tried to get it out of my pocket because I did not want to take from a “widow” to HEAR THE ANCIENT OF DAYS THUNDER “DON’T YOU DARE ROB HER OF HER BLESSING!”.
Stephen in his post calls me a “senior prophet”. That is his right to call me as he sees me. He can judge the fruit I produce. All I want is to be able to stand before my KING and here HIM SAY… OKAY…
In this world there is nothing I want. All that I need MY FATHER has provided. And the greatest gift he gave me was a VIRTUOUS WOMAN. She has stood by me and supported me, in spite of me and all my weirdness. At times she has more discernment than I. And those few times GOD WANTED something done, and done NOW… she confirmed it and we got it done together.
Tuesday I was presented a new and greater test of my faith and trust.
May I prove worthy.
Selah
Bob Neumann
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