Maranatha!

To be completely honest,this is going to be about all the post-election hoopla, or verbal vomiting that is going on.  The majority of my friends, in life and on facebook, are supposed followers of Christ.  As I read so many many of their thoughts on facebook, I was struck with disbelief.

My thoughts were flooded with scripture after scripture of all the times God poured out His RIGHTEOUS JUDGEMENT on the people of Israel.  Every time the people went their own way and did what was "right in their own eyes", God did exactly what He said he would if they went that way.  Now, I want you to remember something, these were God's people, not the rest of the world.

Why is it that we want to blame the problems of our country on our president, our government, or some other helpless soul?  The problem here are the "so-called" people of God.  The direction of our country is in direct correlation to the direction of God's people.  The sad thing to me is that we expect as believers to show up one day every four years to make a stand.  The stand we make is to be a daily stand.

When the people of God actually humble themselves and fall on their face before God in His reverent Holiness and we begin to live in obedience to the commands of Christ, then and only then, will God begin to heal this land.  It doesn't matter what our country was founded on, that foundation was dismantled a while ago.  What matters is what we base our lives on today.  Until the church of God rises up to do the work of God through the power of God, then things will continue to deteriorate.

My challenge, to whomever reads this, is to do what the apostle Paul said in 2 Cor. 13:5 "Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you ^[b]fail the test?" (NASB)  Search the scriptures, be like the Bereans, know the truth written in the Word.  It's not about Sunday services, it's not about how much you give, or how much time you spend with other believers. That is all important, but what matters is "what am I doing, for the sake of Christ's kingdom?", "Am I being obedient to the great commission?"

We cannot prove our salvation by words or proclamation,  we prove it by obedience to the WORD!

Peace

Prayer Drive By

   After I dropped off the kids this morning for school, I drove around a bit.  I wanted to see if I could find a couple of my members houses.  Knowing most of them were at work I was lead to do a "prayer drive by".  I would drive up slowly and say a little prayer for protection, peace and the Will of God to be done in them today.  Then God really broke my heart for this city.  I hear so much about all the negative here; shootings over here and drug deals over there.
     The only way this city will ever change is if God becomes the driving force in the lives of BELIEVERS.  If you want to understand why things are the way they are, you have to first take a long hard look at your life.  Does your life and lifestyle exhibit passion for Christ and His kingdom, or is something else holding your focus?
     There is a difference of being "aware" of the bad and the negative and letting it control our thinking, our speech or our families.  The Bible tells us in II Timothy 1:7 that God has NOT given us a spirit of fear.  He has however given us a spirit of Power, His power and Love, His love, and sound mind, or as one translation put it "self-discipline".  God has equipped His people for the work He has laid out for them.  Why then do we walk as if we are crippled and defenseless.
     Do you have a difficult decision ahead?  Pray!  Do you have children that aren't doing right?  Pray for them, fervently!  Are you frustrated with this city, this state, this country?  Pray; pray like never before. Pray as if your very life depends on it.  By the way, IT DOES!
     As I was pondering all of this, God laid this song on my heart and I want to share it with you: