Never forget, God won’t…
The way I see it Barak Hussein Obama is downright demonically delusional but due to the Democrat and associated liberal tendency towards despising God and His people and even often the convincing of themselves that God doesn’t exist then perhaps I should phrase the problem in such a manner as to be more pleasing and persuasive to their ear by explaining that it is obvious that Obama is suffering from a severe malady which may be identified as Narcissistic Personality disorder with Delusions of Grandeur.
Liberals, which may be more accurately termed “global progressives,” tend to consider all those who fail to march in lockstep with them not merely opponents in the arena of ideas but their moral and mortal enemies who are to be destroyed, not merely persuaded but destroyed. Those who are supportive of the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution as well as Capitalists, Conservatives, and Christians are counted as foes because we stand in the way of this demonic wave of evil along with its vile underlings that push for enslavement to the god of this world which is creeping over the globe.
Mark 13:12-13; John 15:20-21
Sounds pretty straightforward to me, how about you?
A word of encouragement to our pastors, who, now more than ever, are on the front lines of the culture war given the assault on marriage and religious liberty.
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, a lesser-known hero of the War for Independence, was a pastor and a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. In 1775, he preached a sermon on Ecclesiastes 3:1 — “For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.”
Pastor Muhlenberg closed his sermon with these words:
“In the language of Holy Writ, there is a time for all things. There is a time to preach and a time to fight. And now is the time to fight.”
He then removed his clerical robes and revealed to the congregation that he was wearing the uniform of an officer in the Continental Army.Pastor Muhlenberg’s example of a man of God fighting for our God-given rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness should give increased fervor and devotion most especially to those who lead us in the fight for faith, family and freedom.
Like few times in our nation’s history, this is a time to fight for the values we cherish! — Gary Bauer
If anyone wonders whether the founding fathers thought the federal government should define marriage and not the states, and whether it should interfere with our religious beliefs, here is what Thomas Jefferson thought:
Thomas Jefferson letter to Samuel Miller
Date: January 23, 1808
I consider the government of the United States as interdicted by the Constitution from inter-meddling with religious institutions, their doctrines, discipline, or exercises. This results not only from the provision that no law shall be made respecting the establishment or free exercise of religion, but from that also which reserves to the States the powers not delegated to the United States. Certainly, no power to prescribe any religious exercise or to assume authority in any religious discipline has been delegated to the General Government. It must then rest with the States.
It is times like this that we need to strengthen ourselves by reading the book most hated by liberals which was penned by their greatest enemy whom they can never defeat.
1 Peter 1: 19-21 And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Islamophobe is a word crafted by Moslem leaders and clerics to be used against non-Moslems in order to silence them. It has also been added to the arsenal of the PC police to silence dissent that could lead to the awakening of the American people who are going about their personal business not really aware of the looming disaster that is stealthily approaching.
One man awake awakens another,
The second awakens his next door neighbor,
And three awake can rouse the town,
and turn the whole place upside down.
And many awake can raise such a fuss,
That it finally awakens the rest of us.
One man up with dawn in his eyes – multiplies.
What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’ Mark 13:37
-Pastor Ward Clinton
Good Morning everyone. People are still coming to Christ Jesus each and every day. Yes, it is easy to let all the bad news occurring all around us to lose heart and hope but those of us who are followers of The Holy One of God need to keep praying. Let each one of us begin the day with God. Let us make an appointment with our Father in Heaven and refuse to break it, especially in a day such as this.
As believers, we may often wonder if there is anything we can do to counter the attacks our enemy hurls at us. We might even ask, “Can we, as Christian couples and parents, stand in the gap for our marriages, our children, our homes, our state, our country?” Let me say a resounding, “Yes, we can, and we must stand united in the victory Jesus has secured for us.”
P – Pray
U – Until
S – Something
H – Happens
In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus gave us, among others, this promise:
Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew 7:8 For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.
Every promise which God gives us is attached to a duty. Concerning any duty it is not enough to do it, it must be done according to the prescribed methodology.
God desires that we should have a clear understanding regarding the certainty of prayer. Never be afraid of being too earnest. “Knock.” Note that this is a repeated statement. As big as the Bible seems to be, it is actually quite concise; therefore when we see something repeated we really should pay closer attention it than we otherwise might have.
Jesus gave us the model prayer and then on the night that He was betrayed He gave us a strong guarantee regarding the efficacy of prayer. Some people wind up wondering why their prayers don’t seem to be as effectual as those of some other individuals. For those who wonder why their own prayers don’t seem to have much of an effect as they should according to promise perhaps this particular blog entry may be of assistance.
Watch in prayer to see what comes. Foolish folk who knock at the door but then fail to stay till someone comes to provide a response will fail to see the door opened but the desperate soul will tend to persist in knocking and will see an answer. Some don’t believe in prayer because all they have ever done is to knock and run.
Ask, whom? Not of angels, not of saints but make your request to the only One who is everywhere present.
Ask, when? Anytime; some times are better than others. For most, morning is best. Daniel prayed three times a day at set times. George Washington followed the example set by Daniel and would not permit anything to interrupt his prayer times. He knew to ask of the One who is every when present.
Ask, why? That is the methodology that God has chosen. In His economy if we don’t ask, He won’t act.
Ask, How?
a. Orderly; think about what you are going to ask. Forget that “prayer language” stuff, because if you don’t actually know what you prayed for how will you know if it has been answered?
b. Earnestly.
c. Repeatedly: until you receive an answer. In your own style – you’re talking to your daddy. If you have not yet accepted Jesus as your personal Savior then God is not yet your daddy. Popular foolishness says “We are all children of God,” but that is not backed up by the Holy bible. First, one has to petition for adoption because we are all, in fact, children of Adam and, as such, alienated from His Kingdom biologically whether we be Jew, Gentile, and especially the Ishmaelite. He desires that each one of us become a part of His forever family whether we be Jew, Gentile, or Ishamaelite.
d. In faith. In the name of Jesus; see John chapter fifteen … that is not a magic phrase – it is a privilege extended to us by the Savior and a recognition of whom it is that has guaranteed our ability to have a right relationship, and communication, with the God of the universe.
To pray is to put the understanding in motion.
To pray is to put the affections in motion; to open the heart.
To pray is to put the will in motion.
Praying is frequently thought of as a passive activity and when it is merely a rote recital of the model prayer or some other one without any real thought or effort put forth that may be an accurate description. However, when the three above ingredients are all put into the mix it becomes a real work with a special dignity of its own.
Prayer, proper prayer, places the soul face to face with facts of the first order of solemnity; with its real self and with its God.
It is noble, because it is the work of man as man, it quickens the interest of man to that which is beyond the range of petty daily and material interests while enhancing proper interest in them by igniting higher enthusiasms into life, and of man becoming more aware of his being and destiny with a vividness which is necessary to him as no other occupation may. The nobleness of a man’s best form of toil falls infinitely below that of a spirit which enters consciously into converse with the eternal God. However that toil, no matter how mundane, may be elevated to an almost sacred level once the work of prayer has consecrated it.
If prayer is to be persevered in, it must be based on the conviction that it is heard by a living being. If God exists, if He be a Personal Being, then surely we may reach out to Him if we actually want to. If God be not merely an infinite intelligence, but a moral being, a mighty heart, so that justice and tenderness are attributes of His, then surely we may appeal to Him with some concern that we may have. It is upon this solid ground that God is said to hear prayer in the Holy Bible. That He should do so follows from the reality of His nature as the one true God.
The laws of nature are not self-sustained forces; they are God’s laws and God can use His own laws. They have not escaped His control.
Prayer is a forseen action of man, and is embraced in the eternal purpose of God.
Probably the biggest barrier to effectual prayer is found in a person’s perception of his own self-sufficiency which is frequently demonstrated in the attitude and practice of, “When all else fails, pray.” No, no … no. Prayer should be our first resort, not our last.
2nd Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Scripture got it right….again. .
The most recent estimate of stars in the universe is 300 billion trillion. That’s a 3 followed by 23 zeros. (The number is constantly growing as we find more).
Fourteen billion years (the evolutionists theory of how old the universe is) isn’t nearly enough time to explain so many stars, unless it was an everyday occurrence, which we do not observe.
Save yourself the headache and stick with Gods Word which is unchangeable. Secular scientists will catch up eventually….
When pondering “WWJD?” do not forget that brandishing whips and overturning tables is not out of the realm of possibilities. Jesus was not afraid to get right in someone’s face and offend. He was much more concerned with God’s will than making friends. Even when He had a large group of followers He didn’t try to avoid offending them in order to keep them from “unfriending” Him.
Jesus reproved and rebuked people because He genuinely cared and He wanted them to do right and wasn’t afraid to do what was needed whether popular or not. Sometimes I snicker when someone on social media tries to tell me that I don’t have a very Christ-like attitude:
As it turns out, not even Jesus Christ has a Christ-like attitude.
From the blog “Hope Stands” (link above)
After quoting Tony Campolo, Brandon Robertson writes, “Dr. Campolo has been an advocate for a more Christ-like and loving posture towards LGBTQ people in the church for many years now.”[1]
Right away, that stopped me in my tracks, regardless of what the rest of the article said. As soon as you use the language of a “more Christ-like posture,” all my red flags go up. Are we reading the same Bible? This smells like legalism.
Yes, predictably, Robertson goes on to exude his support of the LGBTQ community, but no matter, because he’s already lost me. Whatever else he said about LGBTQ makes little difference now, so long as he began with those words “a more Christ-like and loving posture.” That snide remark showed me that he was about to parade the Messiah out in front of us in order to use him for his agenda and take us on a little guilt trip.
But Jesus won’t be paraded around. A more Christ-like attitude? What does it mean to have a “more Christ-like and loving posture?”
Does it mean that Jesus would never call anyone names? He once called a woman a dog (Mark 7:27). He regularly called people hypocrites, which was a huge insult in his day (Matthew 7:4). Here are some other names he swathed onto people: blind guides (Matt. 23:16); fools (Matt. 23:17); white washed tombs (Matt. 23:27); snakes (Matt. 23:33); hidden tombs (Luke 11:43); children of hell (Matt. 23:15); and—particularly biting—“Your daddy is the devil!” (John 8:44).
And Jesus wasn’t just harsh with the religious leaders. He was an equal opportunity offender. In fact, he called one of his closest followers “Satan” (Matthew 16:23). Then check out what Jesus said to the seven churches in the book of Revelation. He gave a very candid and clear assessment of each church, helping it to see where it needed to shape up or ship out. “You are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked” (Rev. 3:17).
Why is Jesus so harsh? He gives the answer, “Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent” (Rev. 3:19). Reprove? Discipline? Tell them to repent? Is that what you call an un-Christ-like posture?
But there’s more. Speaking through the apostle Paul, Jesus said, “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God” (1 Corinthians 6:9-10). Unless, of course, they are washed, sanctified, and justified (11).
Again, Jesus spoke through Paul, “For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, and idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.” (Ephesians 5:5-6).
I could list many more examples of Jesus’s “un-Christ-like” posture. My point is that the way of Jesus is to expose the sin and forgive the sinner. There is grace and forgiveness for every sin named in these verses. His radical tactics pave the way for his radical love.
There’s no place in Scripture where Jesus calls a person to himself without asking him or her to change. In fact, by calling us to change, he’s letting us know that change is now possible because of the grace he first gives. Jesus never validates a person’s natural condition, whether good or bad. He only asks them to do whatever it takes to follow him. Pluck out your eye. Cut off your arm. Leave your father and mother. Sell you possessions. Circumcise your hearts. Don’t look back. Take up your cross. Lay down your life. Sin no more.
He’s often hard with us because that’s what true love is. True love is not validating who we are, but true love is helping us to love God more. True love will wound us in order to heal us.
Please stop equating a more Christ-like and loving posture with only hugs. Because if that’s the case, then Jesus Christ was one of the most un-Christ-like people who has ever lived.
In fact, I would go so far as to argue that the kind of “love” that some are asking for today is not love at all. It’s something much worse.
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