And so, my fellow Christians: ask not what your God can do for you – ask what you can do for your God!

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country — That is a small portion of a very famous speech by President John F. Kennedy. Every American should read the whole speech!

Now onto today : And so, my fellow Christians: ask not what your God can do for you – ask what you can do for your God!

Jesus’ entire life from His immaculate conception to His ministry, crucifixtion and death, ressurrection and accension, and His eminent return,…they all boil down to love. He proved His love for this world by giving His love, His Word, and His Life!  

We love our country, don’t we? Don’t all true blue, red blooded Americans claim to love their country?

So, if we “love” our country so much then why aren’t we helping her to survive? Why are we allowing this world to slowly push God out of our country? This country was founded by Christians who desired for God to be the guiding light in this new land. The light is burning out folks. We are slipping away into darkness. Man is doing many things these days that displease God and as a country we are spitting in His face with each new back slide we experience. This country will fall into severe troubles if it does not change its path soon. We are doing it to ourselves, each and every one of us. No one is innocent, no one is blameless, no one is without shortcomings, bad habits, or even simply apathy.

Where is God in our daily lives? Where is God in our work places? In our Schools? Where is He in our hearts America? Where is He? Does He rank at the top of the list? Is He mid way to the bottom? At the bottom? Where is He America? One Nation Under God. We need Him America. We need Him!

But, it doesn’t start simply by changing laws or imposing stricter sensorhip on public media. It starts in our hearts and our homes. It builds and spills over from our churches and our missionaries. It becomes the norm in society again and then the broadcasters, the publishers, the media moggles and even the lawmakers will begin to change. It starts with us! The fault does not lie in our government. The fault lies in us as a people. Of the People? For the People? By the People? We desperately need to get back to our roots.

God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, prayer, reading the word, church attendance and participation! That’s what we need! A revival of the Spirit of God in our hearts and then it will overflow into our government and commercial arenas. We need to elect godly men who are not afraid to govern by the principles taught to them in the Word of God! We need to elect them. It is not the governments fault that this country is the way it is today. It is our faults as Christians and as fellow American citizens. We need to be more active in spreading the good news and effecting a change in our country’s spiritual condition! Not pointing fingers, calling names, and spewing nonsense. But, by working for the Lord to improve our walk with Him and to serve the betterment and growth of our locals churchs and missions and outreaches! 

What can you do for your God? Don’t have a clue? ….Ask Him! He’s got plenty goin’ on!

Praise God for everything He does! I praise Him for loving me even though I “deserve” nothing more than Hell… and yet He loves me…. He loves you too! Amen!

Welcome To Your New Life!

Welcome to your new life! When you accept Christ as your Savior you become a “new creature” and begin a new life. Amen. Now everything becomes easy and sunny and breezy, right? ……..NO! Not right! Farther from right than “wrong” could encompass. You’ve just started your journey. You’re standing at the foot path to eternity. Like some great adventurer you have struck out on a trek into the unknown. What awaits you between now and the time you reach the prize? What will this Christian life be like?

To each His own. Those who give themselves over completely will experience the life God intended for them. He knew us before the foundations of the world were laid. He knows His plans for us. Plans for good and not evil. Now, does this mean that these new Christians will be rich and happy all the time? …..No.

The world will insure that something happens to test them, to try them, to distract them, to discourage them and to detour them. They will learn and grow like any other child or beginner. They will feel growing pains like a child and stumble and fall periodically as they learn to walk, just like a child taking their first steps. It will be joyous at times and painful at others. There may be times when they feel they can not carry on…. it will pass and God will reveal more of Himself to them on the other side of the trial. They have a Hope that can not be diminished. They have a Savior who can not be conquered! Death could not conquer this man, this God. The only living God. All other God’s are alive only in the minds of their captives. They have no power. Only the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob is truly God. Truly the creator of the universe. The creator of man. The giver of life and mercy, love and grace! Wow! Amen!

We all go through our struggles. Some deeper and more sinister than others but struggles none the less. We all must focus on Christ during those times. New Christians and older Christians alike need Jesus Christ to remain at the center of it all. Christ must be our anchor of Hope in this lost and dying world! He must be the foundation of our lives as we walk amongst our fellow humans in the world. We must not let the opportunity to rescue someone from a life of eternal misery pass us by in these desperate days that are upon us. We must ban together as brothers and sisters in Christ and insure the survival and the growth of the church. Jesus Christ needs our help. He gave His life for us in a most painful and humiliating way. He suffered when He did not have to because He was sinless, blameless, innocent. We must as Christians reach out to those in need, those lost in the darkness, those slipping away from the family.

We are a family, not just in our individual churches, but as a whole. All those who believe in Christ are a family. Does that mean that all the members of our family are perfect and blameless? No…. we all have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God! We all are going to have to grow and mature in the Lord to change our lives dramamtically. We will have to work, hard, to remove all the rubble our life has dumped into our souls. Personal failures, failed marriages, broken homes, abuse, poverty, drug and/or alcohol abuse and on and on. It takes time to get all that out.

The potter doesn’t complete the creation in one step. There are many steps to the creation of a vessel on the potters wheel. Like clay being molded, step by step, we are a work in progress. I know that until the day we are taken up into heaven that the work He has started in us will not be completed until He, Lord Jesus Christ comes back to claim His church. I believe that with all my heart! I believe that the Bible is the True Word Of God! I believe He will not give up on me. Praise God He hasn’t quit on me yet! And never will! Otherwise I would be lost for sure. I would have nothing without Christ in my heart, in control of my life, embedded in my soul.

Praise God for His love new and old Christians! Praise Him for His Word to guide us and speak to us. Praise The Lord for His mercy given to us through the cross and the sacrifice of His only begotten Son. Praise Him for the Holy Spirit who comforts us and lifts us to new heights of love and grace. Praise The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit ya’ll!

Happy Birthday America!

Happy Birthday America!

Two Hundred Thirty Two years old! Wow! I pray that we remain until the coming of the Lord. It is hard to imagine this great country not being here. It is even harder to imagine this land being taken over by another government or even another religion. We are truly a diverse nation, a melting pot and possessor of every cultural background known to man. Everyone here as a citizen of the United States has the RIGHT given by our laws to worship freely the God of their individual choice. However, I have not found in the Word of God where we are given permission to worship any other God than the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I have read the Bible cover to cover and can not recall a single instance where God was ok with us worshiping other Gods. I do, however, remember Him saying we shall have no other Gods before Him and I also recall the nations who turned to other Gods, mentioned over and over in the Bible, coming to ruin.

So what of this great nation? Are we like Northern Israel? Are we like the other pagan nations? Or are we One Nation Under God? Do we know God in this country like we should? Is His presence still with us? Has it left us already? I pray not! I pray we will have a revival of the church in America and throughout the world like we have never seen before! I pray we will turn back to Him and His Word and His example of how to live for others. Jesus’ life is chronicled in the Holy Bible as a “How To” book for our lives. He showed us through His own life and actions how we are to live our own lives as individuals and as a Nation Under God! What are we gonna do America? Are we going to keep denying to ourselves and the world that we have turned away from our only true hope for survival? When will we stand up and say enough!? When will we turn back and bask in the glory of His blessings again? Will we wait to long as Israel did and be given over to our enemies to suffer? Will He lift His hand of protection from us and allow us to reap what we are sowing? God forbid that should ever happen to this great nation! God forbid!

Praise God America! Praise Him for His Holy name! Praise Him for His love which is His true nature. Praise Him for His mercy which He so freely gives when asked! Praise Him for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who sits at His right hand and anxiously awaits the day when He can return to claim His church! His bride! Praise God for this country and ask Him to help us return to Him!