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His Glorious Name

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http://www.afweather.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123042444  A tornado chased the British out of Washington, ending their military move to sack and burn the city in the War of 1812.  God’s protection of a fledgling and believing nation.

Convenant, an agreement with promises relating to specific conditions.  Who would like to show me one instance where God has not come through on His covenant promises?  This is the common and comedic failure of atheist, preterist and false teacher, for none may show how God even once diverted from His declared prophecy, when covenant conditions were satisfied.  This produces the second fallacy that “all roads lead to God” for God says emphatically, repeatedly and definitively that they do not.

He wants a Holy, set apart and genuine people born of faith in His righteousness, even to the point where He has already once reduced their numbers to eight protected flood survivors.  There are none who can show sufficient evidence that what He says shall come to pass is unlikely or improbable.  Even the scientist must concede that the best indicator of future action is past performance.  With respect to God, He has always done what He said He would do and everything that He said would happen, has.  That should fill us with hope, determination and desire to follow through on our part of the covenant conditions.  The war with God is over for them who will repent, believe and follow Him.

What then of Israel?  Every single prophetic prediction with regard to His Covenant People has transpired exactly as He said that it would.  Even now He is gathering from every nation to return to the land He granted them, where He will bless them, cleanse them and once again turn their hearts back to Him.  This is so difficult for others to comprehend because they continue to focus upon Israel forgetting the promises were made them by God.  Just as with every Christian who has been saved for eternity by the blood of Christ, the Jewish Nation will not be delivered through their own works or righteousness but by the Promises of God to His Good Glory.  They, like us, will continue to fail until that moment they finally see His righteousness and once again remember their birthright as the olive tree.  Read Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Romans and Matthew and you will see that in God’s perfect timing He will again turn His primary focus on saving the Nation of Israel for eternity.  Even now the forces against them are mounting in preparation for their destruction, this will be stopped suddenly by God Himself to declare once and for all to the Nations the Glory of God’s Promises, Righteousness and Sovereignty.  All those who curse Israel do so at their own peril for it is with God Himself they will be pitted into hopeless battle.

Who then believes in a future of roses and continued blessings for the United States as we continue to fall short of the covenant conditions.  Especially in our continued ebb of support for Israel.  In our glib and flippant treatment of a God, who has never once failed to follow through on promised judgment, we are challenging the Almighty to “do something”, when it is us who should immediately and unconditionally repent.  There is no consensus here, no common ground, no bargaining or negotiation.  The terms of God’s covenant were set by Him, monitored by Him and enforced by Him as He is the only dependable Sovereign Truth available in this or any universe.  If we continue to pursue our own means against the covenant of a Holy God, who has never once failed to follow through on what He predicted, then we will certainly deserve every consequence in Righteous Judgment.  We then alone can be blamed for our failure to anticipate the coming storm and seek shelter under the wings of Almighty God through Jesus.

God is Holy, Righteous and True and with Him we should never trifle.  Hallelujah He has prescribed the path to salvation for each of us to clearly follow, so that we might be protected from His overwhelming Wrath in all its Righteous, Glory and Justice.  We the faithful depend on the promises of God, not upon our sight.  My eyes, ears and heart might be deceived but never my faith for it is firmly rooted in the steadfast promises of Almighty God.  He is faithful to complete the work He first began in each of us.  Glory to God in the Highest.  Jesus is Lord.

Trust and Truth

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They play with our trust as it is a bust upon the mantle place, moved about in whim or Feng shui.  What is the truth in public life?  Are we certain that we have all the information, winnowing out the deception, hyperbole and disinformation?  Aren’t we left at the mercy of the most convincing thespian in the absence of substantiated fact and ideals?  Could that be where we find ourselves currently stand, a point where the gifted speaker becomes the foundation of right and wrong?  What does this public inclination and practice do to the power in our pulpits?  Is the Word of God transformed into just words losing the Holy Spirit’s influence?  Are we then left at the mercy of our own individual capacity to discern truth from fiction or deception?  How then would this affect our children, are they in greater danger?  What would be the outcome of leaving our education system in the hands of those who choose an alternate explanation for the origin or history of man?  Is it possible that we would end up with the current disarray and ethical waffling as a result of this informative capitulation?  How do we put the “power” of the Kingdom of God back into the Body of Christ?  Is it even possible to re-invite Christ into a backsliden or apostate Church?

I hate the deeds of wicked men.  It matters not to which group they call themselves member.  Truth is truth and is not some variable for alchemical transformation.  It is easy to love people, it is altogether difficult to review their behavior, actions and the worse yet, their words and find peace in your review.  God does not waffle, mince, monkey or vacillate.  Where we as men, desperately need to flexibility of the “gray area” in order to self-justify our actions, the truth of God stands immovable.  You cannot banter with Truth and Trust or the entire fabric of civilization begins to crumble, as real common people begin to struggle with what their senses tell them and what rumor proclaims.  It may not make me happy that people hate me for what I believe, but I rejoice in the fact that they know what I believe and do not have to guess at my allegiance, trustworthiness or truth.  Standing upon the only dependable truth in this world, The Almighty Word of God, is the only position from which to maintain absolute clarity, transparency and trust.  Every man knows the truth that is God, to ignore it is peril and leaves one scrambling to create an alternate explanation for my works.  Worse yet once I have ignored the truth and convinced myself of the lie then I will feel oddly compelled to modify the beliefs of everyone around me to protect my fantasy and fragile persona.

Father forgive them for their eyes have been blinded to the Truth.  Remove the veil from our eyes Lord so that their is nothing left to reveal but the foundation of Your Sovereignty.  I pray these things in the Name of Jesus Christ the Ruler of Creation, the Lord of Lords and King of Kings.

He is true

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My courage comes from a steadfast belief in God’s faithfulness.  What does that mean, you ask?   I am frightened, especially in this era of nuclear, meets biological/chemical, meets fanatic environment where it remains only a matter of time before they accidentally succeed at something horrific.  The economy is frankly enough in itself to scare the pants off of all those who hoped to someday slow down or retire.  Our nation continues full speed toward moral relativism and liberal lax-ism, without any regard for majorities, voting or historical/Biblical reasoning.  Now you throw in a smorgasbord of Biblical signs/observances, basically you have a mad scientists recipe for hysteria.  I am scared for our children, hell I am scared by our children in their entitled, foundation-less, naive stance that everything should be free coupled with an ideology that everyone should just plain get along.  Everyone will remind you that some form of golden age enlightenment will somehow free of us what the agreed upon prognosis appears is leading us straight toward self implosion.  All of this matters, it is just that no matter what can and will go horribly wrong, I have more belief and faith in God’s promise that He has this all in control.  If not for my understanding and resolve in the character of God, by all rights, I should be totally berserk with fear, but I am not you explain that to me without getting into a discussion on the existence of the Almighty Sovereign, One God of this and every universe.

God created, then Jesus overcame this world, following our inability to recover from being duped by our own flesh and satan.  God’s enemy would have us lay down and be paralyzed or completely motivated by fear.  That is my largest cause for pity, mercy and understanding for those who do not yet know Christ, in that, they are susceptible to that fear control.  That is why the Lord told us that He did not give us the spirit of fear, so that we might remember when it comes upon us to seek His face and turn away from the controlling influences incumbent to fright.  Don’t get me wrong, I use fear as a guide to tell me when to be cautious, as it is an emotional signal that something is odd or dangerous, but I do not believe that fear should be the guiding influence for any of my actions.  There is one exception and that is the reverent fear that accompanies a limited understanding of God’s nature, for wisdom may not exist without a rational fear of and respect for Almighty God.  But I serve the Lord I do not serve my fear, my sin or any other deceptive influence, outside my control.  God will always show up, so there is nothing that I need be afraid of because He is my shield, my shelter, my salvation.

As we enter an apparent new segment of the last days, fear seems common to all men.  I am so sorry for them as this fear is evidence of the absence of relationship with God.  Father let me see there fear as an opportunity to point them to the comfort only available after a meeting at that Old Rugged Cross.  Forgive me for nurturing, sponsoring or inflaming anyone’s fears, let me be an encourager not a bellows for the enemy’s paralysis of men.  I fear Your wrath alone.  Let me use this fear to sponsor a burning fire within my heart.  A fire, born of the desire to seek out and pull back men from the edge of abandon.  Thank You Jesus for the opportunity to live free of fear and judgment.

Trust, hope and joy

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Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.  You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.  I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.  Psalm 4:6.5-8 NKJV

Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation.  Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray.  My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.  Psalm 5:1-3

But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy because You defend them, Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You.  For You, O Lord, will will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround as with a shield.  Psalm 5:11-12

Where did we discover the great things in life?  When did we know, each of us the satisfaction of being safe, knowing favor or safety in the eyes of worthy protectors or for that matter did we understand hope?  What happened to the man which experienced none of these motivating, foundational principles?  How do young women mature without hope, never knowing security or faith?  How are relationships possible without trust?  We all know the answers and dread the truth of it, for life without hope, trust and safety is war.

Did your parents watch over you, keeping you safe and assuring you that nothing would get passed their loving arms of protection?  What made them wish to show you this thing, what gave them the overwhelming desire to place your welfare above their own, even in the midst of true danger?  Why have they worked so hard to earn your trust?  Why does it hurt you so that they have not?  Where is hope born?  How do you know that the sun will rise tomorrow?  How is certainty founded in a body that only believes in evolving man?  My questions all point to God, their is no escaping the logic, the reality, the knowledge of his existence.  Not because I want to convince you of something that I believe, rather I wish for you to challenge everything I proclaim, because I know, just as God’s Word states, that every man knows the truth of God.  The problem is that so many have forgotten, having been provoked by absent love and trust or holding their hands over their ears in denial hoping to forget the pain of guilt accompanying sin.  The price is heavy, having given up hope, or trust and life lived without safety is ill conceived.

Why then should I have hope in God?  What makes me believe, No, better Know that He will be there to fulfill each of His promises?  Why would I spend a lifetime in prayer and worship of a God that I am merely guessing will demonstrate His love for me when the opportunity presents itself?  The answer for those of narrow faith or maybe even if you are reading and you don’t know Jesus, is that, He has proven it to me time and again.  He has taught me to trust, He has given me hope, He has shown me the contentment of feeling completely safe in His protecting arms.  God is not the God of dreams and wishes, like some djinn, wooden shrine or dancing nymph.  He shows up, not only when you are in dire need, but also in the everyday, in the success, in the quiet or in the devastation of loss.  The difference between any “religious” or “spiritual” person and a Christian is that we have a relationship with Almighty God, not just a chant, a golden lantern or an oracle, we connect with God.  We don’t just repeat some mantra to the waiting air, in hope that someone is there or put our foreheads on the ground facing east to suit the mandates of a capricious and uninvolved sovereign, who has never shown himself.  We serve a God who stepped into humanity and humbled himself, sacrificed himself for our salvation and lives on in each believer’s heart as His sanctuary.  Name me any other god in man’s history who gave his own life for creation?

I have hope because God showed me that I had cause to hope in Him.  I have trust because God showed me I could trust Him and taught me how to trust others.  I am safe because He stood over me in my nightmare and watched over my sleep until once again I could stand.  Without these things life will never be complete.  That alone is reason enough to cry out to God at this very moment.  Try it, you will be surprised when He answers, that is the greatest of joys.  Praise God in Jesus’ Name.