WHEN RIGHT ANSWERS AREN’T ENOUGH

May 20, 2023 By Leave a Comment

There are many people who depend on having the right answers, who believe they have the right answers, who can tell you the right answers, who ascribe to organizations that give them the right answers—organizations that prove they have the right answers by their power, and the dedication and numbers of their followers.

Sheeple—people who blindly accept and follow what any of these say and teach as truth—will also follow and obey other tyrannies that lead to destruction and death and hell.

+CDC—Fauche
+Catholic Church
+Protestant Denominations
+Big Corporations
+Psychology

You may think you have everything you need, but there comes a point for every person when . . .

What about when answers aren’t enough, from all these sources ?
Many people do not realize that these sources are often from man, and fall short of answering the deepest questions.

When answers aren’t enough, there is Jesus.

You have faced the mountains of desperation
You have climbed, you have fought, you have won
But this valley that lies coldly before you
Casts a shadow you cannot overcome

And just when you thought you had it all together
You knew every verse to get you through
But this time the sorrow broke more than just your heart
And reciting all those verses just won’t do

When answers aren’t enough, there is Jesus
He is more than just an answer to your prayer
And your heart will find a safe and peaceful refuge
When answers aren’t enough, He is there

Instead of asking why did it happen
Think of where it can lead you from here
And as your pain is slowly easing, you can find a greater reason
To live your life triumphant through the tears

Filed Under: Faith Based, Inspirational, Political---Cultural

THEOLOGIANS OR THEOS LOGOS

May 20, 2023 By Leave a Comment

Do you depend on theologians to ‘explain God’,* or do you learn about God (theos) straight from His Word (logos) ?

* Man explaining God is an oxymoron and an impossibility—like a snail explaining a carnival ride from a turtle’s back.
Better let God explain God, and leave it at that.
Be satisfied with what He said about Himself (a lot—enough), and don’t try to add to it.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Inspirational

RIGHTEOUS ANGER

May 17, 2023 By Leave a Comment

“Sometimes the tables need to be turned over.”
—–Don Wildmon (founder of American Family Association)

(In righteous anger Jesus turned over the tables and used a whip to drive people out of his Father’s House, the Temple—when evil had taken over.)

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Financial, Inspirational, Political---Cultural

MORE THAN MY DAILY FOOD

May 13, 2023 By Leave a Comment

How valuable is the Word of God ?
How valuable could the Word of God be to me ?

“I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily food.”

How does that happen ?
First, know that I need to hear from God, from the Bible.
Then, ingest some every day, and digest it.
Then, develop a taste, a craving, until the Word of God becomes a necessity, foremost in my day, for life.

Filed Under: Faith Based, Inspirational, Time

DEATH PENALTY + and –

May 10, 2023 By Leave a Comment

Death Penalty—implemented in the U.S., and still debated.

Pro
+”Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed.”
+”If you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.”
+The punishment fits the crime of murder.
+The punishment deters crime, including the death penalty.

Con
–Some claim that all criminals should be rehabilitated.
–Some criminals could be sentenced by mistake.
–Some think another person should not be killed for any crime.

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The other Death Penalty, widely implemented in the U.S., and still hotly debated.

Pro
+Letting this person live will ruin my life, my plans.
+It’s okay if the government says it’s legal, and if I pay someone else to do it.
+I’m for it because I’ll never expect to see the person.
+Do it right away, don’t think about it, and you can put it behind you.

Con
-The punishment does not fit the crime—NO CRIME, always innocent.
-Government is always wrong legalizing this death penalty.
-Murder for hire serves no justification, and generates a lot of money—evil incentive.
-The heart and soul never forget what the eyes don’t see, or don’t expect to see.
-God knows you—who you are—before you are born.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Family, Financial, Health, Inspirational, Political---Cultural

IF JESUS WAS ALIVE TODAY . . .

May 10, 2023 By Leave a Comment

What if Jesus was alive today ?

HE IS !
JESUS IS ALIVE TODAY !

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What if Jesus was here today ?

Would that bother me ?
Would that help me ?
Would that thrill me ?

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What if Jesus was here today ?

HE IS !
JESUS IS HERE TODAY !

DOES that bother me ?
DOES that help me ?
DOES that thrill me ?

Filed Under: Faith Based, Inspirational, Time

FEAR OF GOD

May 10, 2023 By Leave a Comment

The “fear of God” is all over the Bible, so it must be a big deal.

The fear of God is something so awesome, I don’t dare try to explain it.
I know the preachers and teachers and other theologians are compelled to explain the fear of God when they are asked, and when they are not asked.

I always get the feeling that they’re trying to tone it down, so the word ‘fear’ does not scare anybody away. *

My rule for explaining God is to simply use other Bible verses, and tell people to find those verses and read for themselves what God says about Himself.
What God says, counts ! ! !
What man says, not so much.
What I say, not so much.

I believe God tells us all we need to know about Himself, and all we need to know about how to live.
If we study what He actually tells us, that is enough for us to apply, practice, obey, for our lifetime.
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The main thing I am compelled to add to the above, is warnings about what is constantly added to the Word of God, dangerously and unnecessarily so.
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“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.”

“The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life.”

“Through the fear of the Lord, a man avoids evil.”

“Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come.”

“The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him – the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.”

“The church grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord.”

“Blessed is the man who fears the Lord.”

“Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.”

“How blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who greatly delights in His commandments.”

“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”

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Those verses just scratch the surface of the many wonderful Bible verses on the fear of God—fear and comfort—beyond and close—awe and confidence—distance and discernment—and on and on.
It all starts with recognizing how great God is, and then learning how He wants to have a loving relationship with us, and how He makes that possible through Jesus bridging the gap between us.
Just start reading and you will be blessed, and get excited—that’s the power of the Word of God.

* Just a thought—“Did you ever hear a message that scared the hell out of you?”
Not a bad thing in the L O N G run.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Inspirational

WHAT DID THE ALAMO DEFENDERS ACCOMPLISH ?

May 6, 2023 By Leave a Comment

They all died.
They all knew they were all going to die.
They did not know the future success of their sacrifice.
So, why ?
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They ignited a passion that immediately won Texas Independence.
They ignited a passion with a cry that remains fixed in the heart of every Texan to this day, nearly two centuries later, and in many others fighting for freedom—“REMEMBER THE ALAMO !”
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Texans, Americans, we better reclaim that passion and cry for our very freedom, now, or it will be too late.
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REMEMBER THE ALAMO !
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Remember Lincoln’s line at Gettysburg, “. . . that those who died will not have died in vain.”
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Surveillance is the greatest obstacle, the greatest enemy, preventing leadership for freedom-restoration revolution.
It’s not safe, and it’s stopping us.
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NOTHING is working to stop what’s happening to America—NOTHING is stopping any of it ! ! !
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Documenting the disaster is not decimating the disaster, Congressional hearings notwithstanding.
We only wish it were otherwise.
Dream on, for just another day, like we all go to work, for just another day, to buy food and pay bills, for just another day—UNTIL THE DAY WE CAN’T.
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Freedom requires a “pledge” of sacrifice again—loss of “lives”—loss of “fortunes”—loss of “sacred honor”/reputation—so someone else may live and work and gain favor, in freedom.

Filed Under: Inspirational, Political---Cultural, Time

PRIORITY – – – DANGEROUS WORD

May 6, 2023 By Leave a Comment

Priority is commitment to what we consider most important.

Priorities, commitments, what we consider most important—they can change.

So what can we say, to get on the right track, and stay on the right track.

Priority—something more important than other things that are also important.
Consider the Bible verse, “Seek first the kingdom of God, . . .”
That sounds like a priority, until someone pointed out that the Greek actually says, “Seek only the kingdom of God . . .”
Well, what about the other things we have to have to make it in this life?
The rest of the verse gives the answer, from Jesus, “. . . and all these things will be added unto you.”

Commitment—something we seriously promise to follow and do.
In military conflict, commitment to the cause is superseded by surrender.
In following Jesus, commitment to the cause is superseded by surrender of everything, including our priorities that we consider so important.

What we consider most important—something we must get out of life.
We must find out as soon as possible what God wants us to get out of life.
In following His plan for our life, we don’t have to keep adjusting our priorities and commitments and what we consider most important.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.”
“Strait (limited) is the gate, and narrow is the way, that leads to life.”
“Wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction.”

We don’t really have options for priorities along the way to heaven.
We have two choices in life, two decisions—
ONE—Choose the very exclusive gate to start on the road to heaven—Jesus.
TWO—Decide ahead of time to say “NO” to every offer to get off the narrow road.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Inspirational, Time

HEALTH = COMFORTABLE ?

May 6, 2023 By Leave a Comment

Healthy is Comfortable !
Is Comfortable Healthy ?

Health and Comfort—is that a right ?
Health and Comfort—is that reality ?

No Pain, No Gain.
“Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward.”
“Woe to those who are at ease in . . .”
“Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry . . . This night . . .”
“We must through much tribulation enter . . .”
God rarely chooses to use someone mightily, without first testing him severely.
“Whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges . . .”
What is Comfortable ?
“He will send you a Comforter,” not Comfortable.
“God does not call us to be nice; He often call us to be confrontational.”—–Sandy Rios
“Jesus and I will recognize each other right away, because of the time spent ‘in the fellowship of His suffering.'”—-Joni Erickson Tada
“I’d rather be in this wheelchair, knowing Jesus—than out of it, not knowing Him.”—–Joni Erickson Tada
Christians in China pray for American Christians to have persecution, so we can experience the sweetest relationship with Jesus.
“Endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus.”
“The peace of God passes all understanding.”
Jesus promised us peace and blessings and comfort, not comfortable.
Spiritual comfort—promised.
Physical comfort—not promised.
Rich man and Lazarus—beggar had uncomfortable here, comforted and comfortable in heaven—rich man had comfortable here, torment in hell.
“God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Before the fall, work was a blessing, not a curse.
After the fall, work is still a blessing, but cursed to be hard.
Paradise Restored—work without weariness, work without worry.
So tired, so beat, so exhausted—just want some rest—oh, that’s what heaven’s for.

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