1John 3:7-9 “Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.”
Are you aware that we're at war? But ours is a war of beliefs, not bullets. The spiritual conflict between Christ and the devil is intensifying at home. America is engaged in a spiritual civil war for the very soul of this nation. God shed His grace on this Country, founded on Christ and the Bible. This is evidenced by the founding documents of America and the writings of the Founding Fathers. Check the Pre-ambles of every State’s Constitution. But now, Anti-God, anti-Christ, anti-Christian morals and anti-biblical values attack in every venue, on any platform that they can obtain a national audience. Be it, Kathy Griffin and the Emmys, Sean Penn at the Academy Awards, or Perez Hilton at the Miss America Pageant, One nation under God, the biblical standards, faith-based character and ethics are being mocked and ridiculed by the ungodly, and tolerance is not an option. Michael Newdow, who sued to remove the words “under God” out of our Pledge of Allegiance, is now in Federal Court to have our National Motto “In God We Trust” removed from our money. We are losing our Liberty in America, and need to change the tide. Psalm 4:2-3 “How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? Know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord will hear when I call to him.”
With all the Christian radio and evangelical television ministries, CD’s, DVD, the Internet, books and magazines, there is more opportunity today to learn the Truth of God’s love, salvation through Christ and the balanced life that the Lord intended for us all. You'd think that more Christians would join in the fight, but many Christians haven't committed to do their parts to change our degrading land by standing up and standing firm for God, as Miss California did, and it cost her the title. Many in the American Christian community have not experienced persecution for their faith, because they are people of “conflict avoidance” to the point that they so compromise the Word of God & the Gospel, so that they are no threat to anyone. You may have heard that Christians shouldn't concern themselves with political and social issues because it is dirty business. But if Christians do not involve themselves in the issues and not put themselves into positions of community, state and national leadership, then the governing of our nation shall be given to the ungodly. And what would you expect them to do. We need to stand up and speak about the truth God has given us to those around us in our sphere of influence. Jesus has called us all to be salt and light in the world. We can't fulfill that call if we stay within the walls of our houses and churches. We need to touch the world around us.
Mark 2:17- Jesus said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance." In Luke 2:17 Jesus said “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost." Hasn’t the Lord called us to do the same? We can start by praying for our nation. 2Chronicles 7:14 “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” But we also need to be a witness to the lost. So many of our dear neighbors simply don’t know what the Bible says, don’t know the Gospel of Jesus Christ, don’t understand the Love of God for them, that their sins can be forgiven and they don’t have to earn their way to Heaven. We should hold as our first concern Christ's last command-the Great Commission. We can change the direction of this country if we change ourselves and put forth the energy and dedication required to obey Christ's commands and bring the sure hope that is within us, demonstrating the steadfast convictions of our hearts, in genuine faith reflected in our lives. We all have a post in the great battle! It was Edmund Burke that said, “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing”. Ephesians 6:11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. And let us seek and save the lost, by speaking the Truth in love.
1Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Grace & Peace, Brian
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