What is this Nation turning into? A circus?

   Lately, with it being Election year, I hear so much talk and controversy over political subjects.
We, as Christians should not be worried about who gets elected to office. Don't get me wrong, we should be informed and educated on the candidates and on election day we should go cast our votes.
What I am talking about is that God is in control of the  situation and whomever he wants to be in the White House as our President of the United States, will be put there to complete His plan for our future. Things in our nation are getting increasingly worse. It is my opinion that the reason they are getting increasingly worse is because we no longer have a base or roots in God's Holy Word to stand on. Without a central belief system in God's Holy Word. anything is okay. With that mindset there are no morals or values to keep things in order. Chaos is what we are starting to see and will be more and more present. Some where along the way we have taken freedom of religion to mean freedom from religion. When I see people fortunate enough to live in a free country like ours refuse to give proper respect to the pledge of allegiance or the national anthem, it grieves my heart. Freedom was bought at a price. Men and women lost their lives so we could be free. To me it is a sad day when we no longer have respect for our country's flag or the soldiers who have given so much to provide the protection and freedom we have in the U.S.A/. That is my thoughts for the day.

Signs Are Everwhere

   We may be scared about the future of America with all the political mumbojumbo going on in this election and with this current presidency. We don't have to be. Remember the old Christian song that says, "because He lives I can face tomorrow, because He lives all fear is gone, because I know HE HOLDS THE FUTURE my life is worth the living just because He lives. Written by Bill and Gloria Gaithor. Wow, HE HOLDS THE FUTURE! Whatever your situation that has you gripped with fear, give it to Jesus. He will take care of it. Nothing is impossible with God. This election year I have heard many comments on who will be elected president. We should vote for who we think will do the best job. Ultimately it is not up to us. God has a plan and He will put in office who He chooses to and who will fulfill His plan. It might not be a Christian, but rather someone without Christian faith that God will use to fulfill His purpose. We are living in a time where the Bible is being fulfilled right before our very eyes. We as a church need to wake up and get as many people who are lost and undone without Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior to repent of their sins and invite Jesus in their hearts. The birth pains are just beginning. Trust in Him today and know that He is in control.

Be still and know that I am God.

Oh, how hard it is to be still. We live in an instant society. We don't have to wait. We have become accustomed to getting everything at record speed.  So, when God asks us to be still, we become filled with frustration, worry and then fear creeps in that leads to doubt.

God promises to never leave you nor for sake you. He wants us to learn to trust Him. He loves us and He only wants the best for His children.
.Trust and obey, there us no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey. (as the old song says.)

The Anchor Holds

                    The Anchor Holds

     

When the storms in life come your way what will anchor you? Will it be your house, your job, your bank account or your family? The truth is that nothing can anchor you except God Almighty. He is in full control of everything. He is the one and only true living God. He sent His son to die for our sins to pay a price that we could not pay. He loves us so much that He sacrificed His only son to make a way for us to be in Heaven with Him for eternity.

This world is not our home. He said that He was going away to prepare a place for us that where He is, there we may be also. The Bible is the Holy Word of God inspired by the Holy Spirit. It is what anchors you if you are a Christian. If you don't live by the word of God and stand for it's truth, then you have no basis to live by. You have no roots to be grounded in. You have no anchor.

If you stand for nothing or for everything,(co-exist) then you fall for anything. You have no boundaries, no laws, no basis to govern anything. Anarchy is what is coming. When people can deliberately disobey the law and get away with it, then why would anyone even try to do what is right. Those who want order and laws to be obeyed will be forced to defend themselves. Every day I am seeing the Bible prophecies of the end times being fulfilled.

If you haven't decided to make the Lord God Almighty your Savior, I beg you to do so. We are experiencing those birth pains that the Lord said would happen before His return. There is nothing in this world worth losing your own soul for.

There is a devil's hell. If you choose not to accept Christ Jesus as your Lord and Savior, then that is where you will spend eternity.

God is a God of love. He didn't want robots to worship Him. He wanted people who would choose to love Him. He longs for a one on one relationship with each one of us. He has given each one of us the choice to choose to live for Him.

There will be storms in each one of our lives. Spiritual storms, financial difficulties, family problems and relationship problems, job difficulties all these things are a part of life. It is nice to know that when these dark times come there is an anchor you can hold onto that won't let you go. That anchor is the Lord Jesus Christ.

He is the same God that was on the ship with the disciples when the winds and the waves rose up strong and hard. Jesus was below on the ship asleep. The disciples grew afraid and yelled, "Jesus help us!"
Jesus came up on top of the ship and spoke but a few words and calmed the winds and the waves.

The winds and the waves obey His words. We may be living in troubled times, but we don't have to be filled with fear. God is in control and He promised never to leave us nor forsake us.

There were two trees one was a pine tree. Pine trees don't grow deep roots and when the strong winds come they snap and fall to the ground. An oak tree grows deep roots and when the storms and winds come they stand strong for years and years. That is how it is when you are a Christian and you are rooted and grounded in the Word of God, The Holy Bible. When you apply the Bible to your life it strengthens your roots and gives you grounds to be anchored in.
If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything, as the old song says.

I don't want to fall for anything. I want my life to matter for Him and one day to see Him face to face and hear Him say, "Well done my good and faithful servant."
No more pain, no more night, no evil. Only basking in the Love and majesty of My Lord and Savior. I hope we'll be there together. I hope you find your anchor in the midst of the storm that is brewing.

The Vine

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John 15:5



Each one of us has been given a talent and a gift that we are to use for God. He will direct our paths if we seek Him and His will. Everyone had a part to do that is important. No one is unimportant in God's eyes. If you think that because you aren't a super star that you can't advance the kingdom of Heaven, then you are wrong. God knew you before you were in your mother's womb. He has a plan for each one of our lives. Pray, seek Him and follow His direction. Then God can do a wonderful work through you.

Quiet Time with God

    And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. 2nd Corinthians 12:9 KJV

    No matter what you are facing today, if you turn it over to God and rely on His strength and not your own, He will help you carry the load. In fact, He will carry the entire load for you. If it is sickness, financial situations, depression or a broken heart. Nothing is impossible with God. He cares for you so much that He sent His one and only son to die for you.

   I think of my own son and it is unthinkable that I would willingly give him up to die at all, much less to die for something that he did not do. And yet, that is exactly what God did for us. We hear this phrase, "He loves us so much that He gave His only son," that it becomes a cliche'. We loose the meaning of the words. God cares for me and He cares for you.

    One of my favorite verses is" Foot prints in the Sand". I love the line that reads;
   "God, in the darkest times of my life, I look back and there is only one set of footprints in the sand.Why in the darkest times of my life would you leave me?" God replies, "My precious child, I would never leave you, during your darkest times, it was then that I carried you." To me that is so beautiful to know that in our darkest times He will carry us.

    Maybe you feel that you are bound by your circumstances today, you don't have to be. Take some time to enter into His rest and comfort. Get in a quiet place and seek Him through prayer and by reading His Word. Pray and then sit back and be quiet before the Lord, so that He can speak to your heart.

    We are a busy society. Everything is rush, rush, rush. Slow down, take some time to be quiet before the Lord. In His Holy word, the Bible, he says in Matthew 11: 28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

    Bring all your burdens to Him and be amazed at what He can do for you, that you, in your own strength could never do for yourself. We serve an awesome God who wants to know us personally and wants us to fully trust Him. Today is the best day to let go of the baggage, to release it and to be restored.

Trusting and Obeying

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     When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. Isaiah 43:2 NIV



    When we truly sell out to God and give Him what is His, asking Him to take our whole life and use it for His glory, then and only then, can he perform the work through us that He has planned for our lives.
 

    There are so many excuses we can make as to why we want to hang on to this part of our lives or to that part. We don't fully release every part to Christ Jesus, so that He can do a wonderful work through us.


    I was reading the lyrics in an old Baptist Hymnal earlier this evening, the words to the song, "Trust and Obey," struck home to me. trust and obey, for there's no other way to happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.



    Being obedient is not very popular in today's society. We want to do as we please. No limits, no rules, no boundaries. Whatever feels good, is convenient, is fastest to get to what we want, that is the way we like it. Unfortunately, when there are no limits, no boundaries no rules or consequences, then there is chaos. We are starting, to experience the consequences of our selfish lifestyles now in our society.



    Children are rulers over their own parents. Parents are at wit's end, because they don't know what to do with little Johnny and Suzy. They don't understand because they gave them everything they wanted and never let them feel what it was like to loose. Now, they are ungrateful, lazy and disrespectful.



    We are to be obedient to Our Lord Jesus Christ and to His Holy Word, The Bible. There are so many promises that he has for those who keep His commandments. The Bible has plenty to say about how to raise our children. If we follow God's outline in His Holy Word, He is faithful to bless His children. But, it doesn't have to be hard. God will give us the strength we need to follow Him and obey Him if we are faithful to pray and read our Bible everyday.


    There is an enemy that is real, Satan. He wants to steal from us and kill us. We need to be mindful that he would like nothing better than to destroy our families, keep us upset and from doing the will of God. Let the Holy Spirit guide your heart and trust The King of Kings. He said he would never leave us nor forsake us. I love My Lord and Savior and can never thank Him enough for paying my debt at Calvary.


    If you have never accepted Him as your Lord and Savior, please don't wait. Ask Him to forgive you of your sins, believe that He is the son of God and commit your life to Him right now before it is too late.


    There is a real place called Hell. If we don't ask Jesus to forgive our sins and come into our hearts, then that is where we will spend all of eternity. How long is eternity? It never ends. There is nothing more important in this life that is worth spending all of eternity in a devil's hell burning forever.


    God loves you right where you are and there is nothing he will not forgive you for. Ask Him, trust Him and get in a Bible believing Church.