Options

Posted on January 9, 2016 by awrkhakhaya16

What are the options for a man who has failed by all worldly perspective. A man who has no material wealth, bad familial relations, a tenuous marriage, no lasting career, no children, no home and many talents leading to no resounding victories. What is the natural, linear destination of this traveled path? Is giving up, the normal and logical expectation? Is feeling poorly, residing in darkness and despair, for this man, simply understood. Shall this man entertain, accept and resolve to satan’s whispers that he is inadequate and thus never accomplish anything for God, being unworthy, cursed or simply forgotten? Of course, that is only logical conclusion. By all accounts and perspectives this man is and always will be a failure, incapable of succeeding, unpopular, unhappy, unworthy or love, respect and emotional investment.

That evaluation lacks the one component to which miracles must always be embraced. This man is saved by Grace, filled with Holy Spirit of God, capable of all things through Christ. Not of his own strength, talent, wealth or intellect, but as a conduit for God’s authority, power and purpose. That man is perfectly positioned such that any victory, any achievement, any marketable increase may only be attributed to his relationship with God, giving all the glory to the one whom always deserves our praise. Yes, the world measures this man as loss, but not so in God’s economy. For those who wait upon the Lord shall have their strength renewed and no one knows their capacity for performance when directed, encouraged, supplied and protected by the Hand of Almighty God. Knowing and overcoming this illusion is essential to Christian growth. Each of us may be labeled failure, or unimportant, disabled or ineffective by all the logical gradients of this world, yet in truth be an overwhelming success in the eyes of God.

How then may the enemy find success in the heart and mind of a man or woman who knows the world’s measures are themselves inadequate at determining a person’s worth? All the efforts and powers, principalities and wiles of demons may have negligible effect when slung against a man who knows his place before God. Rendered impotent the enemy will be left to attack surrounding members of this person’s family bringing in to paramount importance the need for edification of every Christian’s family through prayer, encouragement and consistent immersion in God’s Word. How then may a Godly man fail, certainly not by poverty, lack of charm or land holdings? The only failure for a Christian man is to forget to whom He belongs, blinded to his Father’s universal wealth, choosing to ignore a duty meant to offer the gift of salvation to a world, without which it would be utterly and eternally lost.

Do not listen to the condemning voices of them who are bound for the lake of fire. Know that even at our weakest, lowest, desperate and impoverished moment we still belong to God. Remember that often at that very point is when God chooses to evoke miracles, with our backs against the ocean our toes overhanging the precipitous drop our enemies aligned against our battlements. How might despair have any affect against such as this? Know your infinite and lasting worth to God, remaining safe and secure within the caress of His omnipotent love. He looks upon each of us and sees the Lord Jesus Christ. There is nothing that may even scratch the surface of our resolve when we remain armoured by the character of Christ. My failures are good teachers, sanctifying me to His Good Will, but beyond that realized wisdom they hold no reflection upon my value as a man. Silence world, for in your fear you pronounce unimportant those favored by God. I pity your misunderstanding, pray for a cure of your blindness, encourage your humble willingness to put aside self and receive Christ. Forgive them Father for they know not what they do.

In the Great and Mighty Name of Jesus Christ the King.

We are all cautioned by Jesus to be ready. Are you, my friend?

http://www.wnd.com/2016/01/are-we-ready-for-jesus/#ooid=BwNzIwMDE6A2K6z70QEkAviMWQLdwZfL

Given

Posted on November 22, 2015 by awrkhakhaya16

Life, personality, gifts, love, people, expression, energy, tears, pain, joy and truth. Rebirth, transformation, faith, understanding, courage, overflowing joy, trials, mercies, a chance to lead others to the same, knowledge and peace that surpass the boundaries of this world and my original construct. Friends, who do me justice and harm, so that I might be increased and sharpened. Wealth, so that I may learn its righteous and selfish usage. Freedom from thinking and acting like God. The joy of being and serving something greater than my own ideas. Time to test my mettle and see how my perception matches my reality. Relationship with a God I don’t deserve who gave everything so that we all might experience that intimacy.

I have failed, he perfected. I am finite, He made the river of eternity. I want and wish and willfully struggle, He gives what is right, necessary and best for all concerned. I anger, He quiets the stormy ocean. I speak in emotion without understanding the consequence of my choices, He waits for the perfect moment to whisper edification or correction. I take what I want and leave the rest, He uses all for the salvation of humanity so that we might see clearly His Glory. I push, pry and bully, He offers an open hand of assistance. I dream, He creates. I punish, He forgives. Please explain what evidence I should use that indicates I should be making any of these decisions. I am thankful for what I have been given. For it is His way not my own and though I may not have the omniscience to see what is around the bend of waiting, patience and pain, I simply choose to embrace the faith He has given in perfect understanding that His destination is always better than my plan.

I wait on the Lord because that is my expression of trust and dependence upon Him to walk with me through the battles, storms and trials of this life I have been given. Praise God in the name of Jesus Christ the King of all.

What then shall we say to a Sovereign God?

Posted on October 30, 2015 by awrkhakhaya16

Love me and I will set you free, follow me and you will see your lives transformed, believe and you shall live with me in eternity. What a simple concept this offer given by God to every man and woman. As practical people, skeptics or even those with a “show me” attitude, this idea is largely un-testable. For how may any man believe without believing? That is the elusive quantity of faith, that it cannot be experienced without a personal decision to follow its hopefulness. That is why Christians, who have chosen to live a visible, audit-able life walked with Jesus are essential to God’s offer of salvation. Without physical evidence of those willing to live by faith, faith remains in its conceptual, theoretical form. Therefore each of us, as Christians, serves an essential role/purpose in God’s Plan simply by walking in the light of Jesus.

Could God decide to reveal Himself to every man and woman, removing the veil that shrouds their current understanding? Absolutely. Will He choose to enlighten every one to His presence and sovereignty? Absolutely. Though these answers are in the affirmative, the component or variable that matters most in life has been extracted from the positive answer, time. Time does not matter to God for He is outside of its constraining impact, but He uses time to demonstrate His patience, His love and His sovereignty. God has told each of us what we must know in order to make a belief decision, but each of us has also been granted the time to come to that decision. That is the nature of love, patience and the consequence of judgment, in that each of us gets to make a personal choice within the impending confines of time. Many chastise or mock God because of time, misunderstanding that because He has not yet enacted judgment against all wickedness and unbelief, believing falsely that He will continue to hold back His Hand of Sovereign Righteous Judgment. God’s patience is demonstrative of His Grace and Love for His creation. We as Christians must have the character to warn those who incorrectly define this patience as an excuse to remain in sin or take a posture of mediocrity, for each of these lead to eternal separation from God.

God has revealed Himself to creation in methods that are indisputable so that each of us has no excuse when choosing to believe or ignore His graceful offer. Equally every Christian has “no excuse” when choosing to ignore God’s direction and purpose for our lives. Our judgment will be in giving explanation to Almighty God for our inaction or missed stewardship of the time, talents and power we have been given for His Glory. Isn’t it amazing that love, time and choice are intertwined. We cannot love without choice, we cannot demonstrate love without time and we cannot choose to believe without love for God. A love and a choice that He made outside of time to offer each of us the salvation we crave desperately. Jesus came into time, accepting the cup of God’s role, choosing to love us more that His own life, fulfilling His part in God’s plan for humanity. What would have happened to each of us Christians if He had chosen otherwise? Aren’t you glad that He chose to love us enough to die for all creation in the time that He had here on Earth?

May we as Christians choose not to serve? Absolutely. For love requires choice, and each of us must make our own. The question is not focused upon the quality and efficacy of our excuses, but rather on the quality and the measure of our belief in the devotion and Love of God. For He loved us absolutely, we cannot therefore offer any excuse acceptable to dismissing us from the responsibility of telling every one we know of His Love for the World. We are simply left with God’s gift of a choice, made in time based on love for they are inseparable. Will you choose in the timing allotted to serve God’s Love for your life by pointing others to the Salvation found only through belief in Jesus? Will you walk in the light and truth of Christianity, such that everyone coming in to contact with you shall see the benefits of belief? Will you show the truth of faith by telling people our time is running short for the night is coming when the opportunity for choice will run out. What will you say to a Sovereign God when you meet Him? I hope there will be no need for excuse. In the Mighty Name of Jesus I pray for your conviction and strength.

Out There

Posted on September 30, 2015 by awrkhakhaya16

For those who seek comfort and solace within the Church, let it be short lived, for healing, encouragement, teaching and preparation, exiting quickly to do the work Christ commanded us. I cannot begin to tell you how many pastors have declined my offer to teach people to preach and prepare them to disciple to the poor, lost, hungry, tired and alone. They wince when I suggest teaching people how to prepare to wear the armor of God and train themselves with the Word to face those demons and sin which each of us will invariably encounter. They call me names and ask for my academic credentials when I wish to offer my free time to volunteer in preparing the saints for work upon the streets and stairs of this lost world. They slander my name when I suggest that we must learn to pray unceasingly, as constant prayer keeps us connected to God and the power of the Holy Spirit in Christ Jesus. What then shall we do as a church? Stay inside, comforting one another, hoping that the lost will come through the doors uninvited?

How sweet the air conditioned, cushioned chairs of my multi million dollar chapel. How wonderful the music offered for our enjoyment, mentioning Christ to make us feel better about our self indulgence. How grand the sermons, delivered by polished professional theologians, taking care not to offend those who might leave the greatest endowment. How wonderfully dressed the parishioners, freshly showered and adorned so that we may meet in comfort for these several hours of communion. How delightful the yearly weekend mission to build houses for those who would teach us more of the Word then we have taken the chance to know ourselves.

What then of the tax collectors, brigands, adulterers, thieves, drunkards, liars, murderers and cheats? Are they to hear the Gospel through ESP? How shall they become free of blindness, sickness, demons and death when the doctors (We Christians) are unwilling to make house calls? What shall be the result of our disobedience to the Crystal Clear instructions left by God through His Holy Scripture? Are we to be left outside with the weaping and gnashing of teeth? Don’t let your pastor coddle you, read the scripture for yourself, be an adult where your faith is concerned? Don’t scriptures like Matthew 5 cause you to believe that there is something exceedingly clear and substantial about the directions which Christ gives His disciples? The grey area is of the world for God’s Word never wavers in mediocrity, relativism or the indeterminate. Choose, for it is in our choices that we see the truth about the Love of God.

Joshua 24:14-15 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Moments with God

Posted on September 19, 2015 by awrkhakhaya16

Where do I meet God? Is it in those rare minutes at the end of my day, when exhaustion sets in and I am easily distracted? Is it within my chaos, as I cry out to Him for assistance in emergency or need? Does it come as I am stricken in illness or helplessness as my family and friends suffer in tragedy? Do I avoid Him or lower my brow as I am reminded of my inadequacies and failures by the accuser of the Brethren? What constitutes a meeting with God, must it be when I am prepared and willing to humbly approach God’s Throne? Or does God speak to my heart frequently reminding me of all these things and more as He shapes me for eternity?

Why do I need God? Is there something missing within my heart or substance that I cannot repair or satisfy? How do I view God? Do I see Him as a last resort when my assets, talents and wisdom have failed? Do I consider His Will before my own or do I only ask direction when I have stumbled or fallen? What is the meaning of relationship with Almighty God? Do you really feel as if that is how you view Your understanding of God? Are you in church all the time but afraid to admit that you do not “know” Jesus? Don’t be fearful, for this admission is the moment where you are ready for that relationship? He is a Loving, Holy and Steadfast God, who answers when someone authentically reaches out to know His Righteousness and Truth. Remember you are approaching Your Creator and although He wants desperately to have relationship with us, we ought not trifle with God. Don’t toy around with Him, Your approach must be reverent and honest. He is not a genie, an oracle, a slot machine or a psychologist. He is God and should be honored, praised and respected in fearful understanding.

What is continuously or unceasingly to you? 1 Thessalonians 5:17 directs us to pray without ceasing. Do any of us walk in this perpetual connection with the Spirit of God? God says this is His Will for our lives in Christ Jesus. I have so many people who say they do not know God’s Will for their lives, yet they are unwilling to do as He has plainly commanded in black and white. We must be willing to be obedient to the things that God has told us are His Will for our lives before we may expect Him to give us individual insight into the mysteries of our purpose and creation. Show faith by obeying Him and you may be certain that He will see this as honest and reverent intentionality toward relationship. I died on the cross two thousand years ago with Christ. That freed me from sin but it also freed me from the law so that I might enter into the covenant of Grace. Why now would I try to live a “dead” life that is my own purposeless and selfish will. Willfully placing myself again under influence/obedience to sin and works, when I have been set free to service to Holiness, Righteousness and Truth, having been cleansed of all sin and death. We must ask God to give us understanding of just how powerful His Word is in our lives. Study, pray and pray again, then walk in the Way and do it all again, perpetually, unceasingly, eternally. In Jesus Name.

Not A Member

Posted on September 16, 2015 by awrkhakhaya16

What has the world to do with the Bride of Christ the King? When did churches become businesses, tracking assets, fielding staff/employees and paid clergy as the hierarchy of mirrored worldly organizations? What does a church have to do with conducting business meetings, salary reviews and financial updates where church leaders establish themselves as the authorities for church pursuits? What is repentance and what is obedience? What is the practice of the Nicolaitans and why did the Lord Jesus say that He hates those practices in His Epistle of Revelation 2? If the Lord Jesus took time to speak directly into the lives of His Church, why aren’t Pastors concentrating on the message given us by Christ in this final Epistle of the Bible?

Could it be that they fear loss of authority, challenge to salary or worse yet a need for collective repentance? I am frustrated by the continual, often and repeated misuse and misunderstanding of 2 Chronicles 7:14 by the churches as a finger pointed externally to those who need repent. Revival begins in my heart, in my recognition and repentance of sin or disobedience to God, asking forgiveness and healing for my own propensity to wickedness. I believe that is why we do not see revival in this country, because we are collectively disobedient as the Bride of Christ. I believe that the Holy Spirit has been quenched in the churches by turning them into businesses, establishing paid clergy to take upon themselves the duty that was meant for all of us. By giving up the Power of Spirit given us so that we might go and be witnesses to Christ’s Glory in the reaches of the Earth. By abdicating the responsibility for discipleship to the staff or those obedient few. I believe that a church unwilling or disobediently refusing to fulfill God’s Commands does not love God and chooses to serve the worldly aspects of self through organized worship and self-designed donation of time, talent and treasure.

http://www.lightsource.com/ministry/refuel-with-rick/articles/who-were-the-nicolaitans-and-what-was-their-doctrine-and-deeds–14510.html

Why do churches all follow the same schedule of events each week, regardless of denomination? Opening music, opening prayer, announcements, prayer of benediction, pastoral welcome, pastoral preaching, invitation, music, dismissal, fellowship. Where is the Holy Spirit’s leading in the pulpits of today’s churches? How do programmed or ritualized/scheduled sermon’s serve the Spirit’s direction? Why aren’t pastor’s teaching all the men of the church to preach and preparing all parishioners for discipleship? Why do churches believe that it is necessary to enroll members or exclude Christians from certain “privileges” or church assets, treating believers as investors or club members? The established church is full of believers in Christ. Unfortunately it has also been infiltrated by unbelievers seeking spiritualism, fellowship and worldly social inclusion. Additionally, if we are not practicing, teaching and demanding Spirit filled service or fruitful evidence of salvation then aren’t we as disobedient as any one else? The time for my repentance is upon me. I pray that revival begins in my own heart and that small flame ignite the kindling nearby.

Father, teach me to pray, serve and seek you through obedience to my grace given position as a believer. Have me boldly speak out against ritualism and worldly worship so that people might, like myself see their own adulterated reflection and see the need for repentance and submission. Father, if my words be true let them strike the heart of believers such that they do not wish to simply silence the messengers but seek you in repentance, truth and service. Father let me after all leave the outcomes to You, knowing my position is simply to offer up Your Word as sufficient evidence, leaving the chips to fall wherever they may. Each believers decisions are theirs except where a teacher has withheld, concealed or disobediently not taught Your Truth in its entirety. Let shepherds beware and leave the 99 to go find the 1, just as their Lord Jesus emulated. If Pastors are not out spreading the Gospel on the streets then shouldn’t we be asking why? Are they perhaps better than Christ, outside His Will or just disobedient to His example/leading? In Jesus name

The voice like unto a trumpet

Posted on May 12, 2015 by awrkhakhaya16

They have seen, Father, they have heard Your call. There will be a great multitude who see and accept the Gospel of Truth. Even now, though the dust rises and the smoke spreads, we shall not be overcome, for Your Kingdom will prevail, welcoming all who believe to eternity. Let us show them peace, love, kindness, patience and joy, even in the face of suffering, sharing in that suffering as did our Lord Jesus. Let us be known for our likeness to God, enjoying our resemblance as a symbol of our Creator’s Love for the Work of His Hands. Let us buckle down, tighten up, fast, rededicate and pray, interceding for mankind as ambassadors of Christ. For this is the purpose of our making, to demonstrate His Glory in the moment of our approaching trials. In that knowledge we may find structure, confidence, resolve and peace, that this is not man’s manipulation but a thing of God’s Sovereign Plan.

Even now the lies, duplicities and stories fray, such that even the faithful in sin question their dedication. While unbelievers see the elect and wonder if they could perhaps belong. We are the Family of God, let us demonstrate that manner of love He first demonstrated for our redemption. Father, so much of this is beyond my abilities to control, sometimes even to tolerate, with my limited mortal tolerances. But with the indwelling of Your Divine, Holy, Guiding and Faithful Spirit, I can withstand the seven fold increased fires of this crucible. Walk with me in peace and faith. Let me understand my freedom from sin and death. Let me truly comprehend your Grace and tell all who will listen of that enormous, overflowing gift, meant for “ALL” men. Let them see Jesus Father and know tears of joy, the tears that streaked the faces of each humbled saint. Give us pause in this moment of Your Approaching Glory. Let us wait with peace in our hearts and courage stretching the limits of our minds. Give us faith to stand when it counts. In Jesus’ Holy, Mighty and Glorious Name.

Walk unshaken

Posted on May 6, 2015 by awrkhakhaya16

Hearing from God, that small quiet voice, and then trying as hard as you can to complete His calling is absolutely different than trying with all your might to accomplish what you think you should be doing to impress, please or sufficiently appease Him. Waiting upon God requires Faith, faith built upon trust in Him, even if it means risking/accepting that He will not show up. Being a slave is an honor, when it means that you are the beloved slave of the King of the Universe and joint heir to His throne. But being a slave, even voluntarily means that you, as the property of a King, do not get to make the decisions in your own life. Yes, we must exercise discernment when beginning phases of His plan, but that discernment is always married to rightly determining, interpreting and following His Word confirmation against His Word. As a slave to the Righteous King I do not fire, then ready then aim, then consider the impacts or justification of those actions. If I am truly walking in God’s Will then I need not doubt or ponder the “righteousness” of my behavior, for that will already have been clearly established. The process must follow, listening for God’s direction, then searching His Word to determine the appropriate path to take when fulfilling that command. When acting upon God’s direction, you will by nature always be doing the Right Thing and that Right Thing will never contradict God’s Word. If there is a mismatch then you should stop until such time the Word and deed agree.

Don’t be led astray. Remember the enemy seeks to steal, kill and destroy. That is he wishes to steal your joy and the benefits/rewards of your works done for God’s Kingdom, he seeks to kill your initiative and take or coerce you take your own life and he wishes to destroy every grace that God has given you, including the intimate relationship you have with God. You must be on guard for those opportunities to remain on the path of righteousness. Don’t venture from the path even one millionth of one degree for over time you will be led far astray from God’s intentions. Follow God, keep Him in your vision at all times, do not pay heed to the sirens calling you to lose your way in the chaos that this world “must” face. Fear, is a wonderful tool to indicate when deception is present. When you experience inordinate fear this should immediately raise alerts within your head and heart for God did not give us the spirit of fear. So, if fear is present you may be certain that the enemy is close attempting to influence your footsteps.

Turn to God and speak His Word and the enemy will flee and the deceptive fear diminish or dissolve. This will leave the discerned path ahead clear to peacefully follow righteousness even in the midst of battle. Holy Father, in the coming days we know as Your Word predicts it will become increasingly more difficult to maintain our footing as the pressure to run, hide or seek shelter mounts. Let us only seek shelter under the shadow of Your Wings. Let us keep faith and never waver, standing firmly, with courage, knowing that YOU Fight for us. Let us not be shaken, even when the ground beneath our feet shifts or even when it disintegrates for You are the Rock of our Salvation and You never change. This world is facing coming judgment, whether it will admit that fact is simply irrelevant. For Your Word is Truth. Let us maintain a gaze upon Your Face that never wavers even momentarily, especially when we face our worst nightmares. You have said that You will never leave us and that no one may pluck us from Your Hand and in that knowledge, Faith, Hope and Trust we stand untouched by calamity. Praise You Lord Jesus our King. Come soon, Amen.

Decision before wisdom

Posted on March 23, 2015 by awrkhakhaya16

Since, as Solomon elaborated in God-given wisdom, “There is nothing new under the sun”, why then should we be expected to chase every “new age idea” as some life-giving epiphany? Conversely, since there are no new ideas, should we be consumed by regurgitation of the eloquent few, those having been gifted by God to reduce complex thought to palatable content? Is there a choice that allows all to feel free to ponder, build upon and embrace trans-formative ideals while remaining adherent to well-established, foundations of philosophical contemplation? Absolutely, it has simply been obfuscated, confused and concealed in riddles, ironies and falsehood by an enemy who must avoid clarity as the only hope to success. The answer, and if it bristles your sensibilities then you may wish to investigate the level of your misunderstood rebellion, the infinite knowledge of creation provided in the inerrant, infallible, Sovereign Word of God, the Bible.

There is no wisdom but that which comes from God. Certainly, usurpers, copycats and hybrid thinkers have always attempted to claim that they have invented an idea, concept or science, which has not been previously documented in the Word of God. The enemy has but one option, to convince everyone through misdirection, LIES or egoistic benefit that they have perhaps come up with the next big answer. However, close investigation and review will always demonstrate that any idea may be traced, documented and directly accounted for in the writings of Holy Spirit inspired scripture. Why then won’t scholars do the work of disproving this reality? It is simply that to do so would in fact clearly establish the existence, sovereignty and correctness of the Word of God, thus disrobing their emperor’s house of all self-created and perpetuated cloaks of decadence and falsehood, revealing their sandy foundations. Why subject ourselves to the untenable position of maintaining our own illusion, when the real foundation of the Rock of Ages is there to support us even in the world of temblors? Pride alone is the answer, thus it is the root of all sin and humility the beginning to every salvation.

Just as this discussion of wisdom began with Solomon, we will end with another elaboration from those august books he penned at the behest of Spirit. The beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord. This idea has been confused, misused, avoided and prostituted by so many because it is a concept, which when understood, provides direct connection with the mind of Christ. The Lord is the holder of all wisdom, He invented it for our edification, therefore He is the repository of every cogent and good idea. Without the reverent fear associated with humble understanding of one’s created position, we cannot go to God in authentic request for dispensation of discriminative ability. I must approach the throne room of God with reverent fear by first accepting that I do not make the rules of a universe which I neither created nor sustain. God has said that the only path to His relationship is through the door of Christ, through belief in what He declares to be “absolute truth”. We all understand the power of condition, the “if/then” statements of reasoning, yet we refuse to comply with God’s conditions for salvation, peace and acquisition of wisdom. Try reading proverbs 2 and you will see that the Lord gives us the recipe for discernment, yet we neglect, refuse or deny this ready access because it requires “humility and surrender”, two concepts that are entirely foreign to the fallen rulers of the planet.

Lord, Your Name be Blessed as it should be above every name. Jesus, the King of Kings.

The way through

Posted on March 10, 2015 by awrkhakhaya16

It may have happened hundreds of years ago, but the Christian population does not currently pursue inquisition, forced conversion or sweeping military movements to force “submission” to our faith. Yes, historically, powerful men, seeking complete power, utilized, hijacked or controlled a peaceful message, spoken by God, into a dogma that justified their misuse of Holy ideals to garner, capture or ensure their continued grasp on territorial, national or global interests. Yet, even though these obeisances and egregious hijackings of Christianity were centuries if not thousands of years in the past we are still pursued, hated, maligned and labeled as “intolerant”. And conversely those political, religious and national entities that are “currently” killing, torturing, pursuing, raping and forcing innocent people into forced conversion at threat to life are being allowed to continue their rampage without the same labels. Alternative lifestyles may face scrutiny and disapproval in God’s Word but they are met with slaughter by the rabid, radical and absolutely “intolerant” laws and actions currently spreading across a wide swath of global topography. Which would you prefer, a group that loves you yet disapproves with your lifestyle choices or a group that hates you for your lifestyle choices and threatens or actually carries out on threats to kill you for those actions?

When tyrants rule the nation cries out in misery and terror. This is the history of humanity, and I use that word loosely for we have never learned or evolved into something other than avarice, brutality and intimidation to capture wealth and power. That was the intention of America, to create a nation that would forever be free of the strangling threat of rule by tyrants. A nation, blessed by God intent on living by tested ideals, principles and morals, proven to foster the continued health of any nation. A nation, born of free people, with the intention of seeing a world free from tyranny, accepting those intent on escaping its grasp.

You may see recent revisions, encroachments and intentional erosion of these freedoms as simply harmless, but those of us who understand our founding principles see them as an organized strategy to usurp the power of the people and transform this nation to tyrannical rule. What then is worth fighting for if not for the freedom of people to make their own decisions regarding sin and redemption, freedom to speak their minds, even when their ideas are unpopular or perhaps considered ridiculous, freedom to live free of the unmerciful hands of tyrannical rule? If we have become convinced that tyranny will simply vanish if we are pleasant and offer them convincing discussion, then we have become blind to the nature of tyranny having forgotten the cost of blood to free us from its consuming grasp. I say these things to call us to prayer for this nation, as God alone may free us from this current movement and returned health, direction and prosperity to our faltering path. Depend on God, Christians and Jews alike, humble yourselves and cry out to God through prayer and He shall hear our voices from heaven and heal our land.

Can you see a storm on the horizon and if so what will you do to ride it out or avoid its powerful passage? Will you perhaps hide, hoping beyond logic that somehow you will spared? How do you know that you will certainly not perish in the storm, who knows that you were born for such a time as this? Would you rather possibly perish in hiding or perhaps help others to survive by taking an active stance, leading others to safety, away from thirst and hunger into peace? We cherish stories of people who helped the threatened escape tyranny, defiantly resisting, doing the right thing when to do so would potentially cost them life, liberty or station. Our heroes are those who stood by their God given principles and did what was right in the face of certain, absolute self destruction.

How then now have we transformed to worshiping those embracing violence, those embracing avoidance or those who through self-absorption, remain disengaged to the advances and wicked influences of tyrants? The power of our freedom lies in the voluntary decision to potentially sacrifice our own comfort to defend the right of others to live in freedom. This is the story of our Lord Jesus Christ who modeled for us sacrificial love, giving all for others that they might see God. Will we emulate, emancipate, cooperate to stand for these ideals, no matter what the cost, leaving the outcome to God? I shall not speak of the alternative for this is a story of victory beyond circumstance, where defeat is impossible. All things are possible through Christ who strengthens me? There is victory in Jesus. Begin to comprehend the power of God to defend, strengthen, overcome and deliver, for this is the power of Spirit living within you. Praise God in Jesus’ Holy and Mighty Name.

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What then shall we say to a Sovereign God?