This statue shows a Christian woman who is old at death’s door. As she passes from this life to the next, she is no longer sick or old and does not carry the burdens of this mortal life. She is welcomed by her Savior into eternal life whole and strong to live forever in heaven. What a promise, what joy unspeakable!
The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. God became Man for no other purpose. C. S. Lewis
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An amazing story of a short but consequential life that ended on November 24, 1943. Hope you’re enjoying Heaven, Sophie Scholl. May your spirit continue to inspire us all to resist totalitarians, even to our last breath, if necessary. #IAmSophieScholl.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord. – Proverbs 17:15
It was a saying of Solon the Athenian lawgiver, that “a Republic walks upon two feet; one being just punishment for the unworthy, the other due regard for the worthy. If it fail in either of these, it necessarily goes lame. How much more if it fail in both?”
Form your opinions of others and of right and wrong, not at the prompting of the world, but as though you are under the watchful eye of God. Because you are, whether you are a friend of God or not. The PC (politically correct) crowd constantly tries to force us to obey and treat them as gods as they usurp and twist God’s authority. Those individuals do not realize how awfully they are provoking God, but they will; we Christians ought to pray that they experience punishment from His hand sooner rather than later so that they might have the opportunity to repent. In all our most secret judgments of men and things we are accountable to Him. Don’t let that cripple you in your judgments; however, do let it empower you to always make good and proper judgments/decisions.
The majority of Christians seem to have abjured the duty of conscientiousness, and the abjuration is one of the most fearful symptoms of our time.
To abjure is to formally renounce something. It is to give up a previously held belief, especially formally or solemnly. One of the most blatant examples is the “ordination” of “priests” who advocate for ongoing, active homosexuality in the church as a practicing homosexual. Now I know full well that I have just committed blasphemy with the PC crowd but Heaven is doing a slow clap and saying, “About time you started waking up and declaring truth as it is revealed by God in the Holy Bible. Don’t stop there, because there is so much more. Do not be kowtowed by the PC crowd, their ways are not God’s ways and their ways shall not successfully stand when the judgment of God comes upon them.” Don’t like this? Dial 1-800 TELL-GOD. (Actually that is probably a “900” number because someone is going to pay the price for not obeying the Word of God.)
Proverb 12:2, “A good man obtaineth favor of the Lord; but a man of wicked devices He will condemn.”
The second abomination to the Lord according to Proverb 17:15 is “he that condemneth the just.” We must form our opinions of others as under the watchful eye of God and not according to the world’s constantly changing opinion. Deviancy has been getting defined downward because of a lack of boldness to stand against the PC crowd. “All it takes for evil to triumph is for the good to fail to take a stand against it,” Edmund Burke. –or words to that effect- The duty of estimating others as in the sight of God is not by any means a light one, but a most solemn one. Unholy and unprincipled and unethical life, wherever found, ought to be protested against by the servants of God. It is a blessing that unethical Hillary does not currently hold a public office; it is a shame that she ever did. There is a sad tendency among us to overlook those faults (sins) which fall in line with the practice of the day, which consist in the neglect of unwelcome duties, or the committing of lightly esteemed sins.
Men and women who refuse to acknowledge God’s existence do so, in the final analysis, because it is contrary to their manner of living. They do not want to bow down to the moral claims of a holy God on their lives. – R. C. Sproul
An excerpt from my forthcoming book: “Deeper Faith: Completely Consecrated Christianity” pastorwardclinton.com
O Holy God, you were there this morning as I arose to begin a new day and start a new week. I ask that you walk with me on the path you have laid out. Dwell in my most inner being, inspire my thoughts and imaginations and guide in my decisions.
Spirit of God, descend upon my heart,
wean it from earth, through all it pulses move;
stoop to my weakness, mighty as thou art,
and make me love thee as I ought to love.*
Accompany me this week that I may show love through kindness, sympathy and consideration to those whom paths I cross. Let it begin in my own home as I not withhold the kindness, sympathy and consideration that I give to strangers.
This week as I read, watch television, listen to the radio and surf the internet whether it be for profit or leisure, may what I read or see not lead me away from you, but may it so refresh my mind to more eagerly seek after you with love and kindness.
It is to your care O Father, I commit this week to keep me safe in body, soul and spirit.
*”Spirit of God, Descend upon my Heart” by George Croly, The United Methodist Hymnal, No. 500
God has blessed America and given us one more chance. MAGA
Pray for a Great Awakening
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