THESE BE YOUR GODS



US Supreme Court 2015

Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.” (Romans 1:22-25, ESV)

Much of the Supreme Court’s latest decision and its effects are encapsulated in the above scriptures.  The rejection of GOD and his word by five of the Justices is a result of the deification of themselves as our gods.

Two men and three women are now the gods of many Americans. They are being worshipped and praised for acting on personal bias and for the benefit of friends they capitulated to. One especially stands out for being influenced by personal friends of a certain sexual orientation.

This is the second day of infamy in the history of America; (The first being the attack on Pearl Harbor) and the resulting damage to the constitution is unforgivable.

The President’s declaration “America is not a Christian nation (meaning it is unchristian) has been ratified by the highest court who voted to declare “GOD AND HIS WORDS ARE  IRRELEVANT”. 

Chief Justice Roberts wrote.  "Do not celebrate the Constitution. It had nothing to do with it.” 

 

PROACTIVE PRAYING



Fervent Prayer Avails Much

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man (or woman) avails much.

The family unit is greatly strengthened by each member holding up the others in prayer.

Proactive praying is designed to keep the family strong. Its purpose is preventive and sustaining.

Preventive in that praying that wisdom will prevail in each member’s decision making and sustaining when things occur beyond their control.

The patriarch and matriarch should lead the way in this matter. 

There is an enemy who tries to work within the family creating discord and thereby weakening the unit as a whole.

 

When members cease to care for one another problems multiply and chaos is the result. If there is discord within your family the phrase found in scripture “men and brethren, what shall we do?” should become the watch words. This question begs the answer it is time for harmony to prevail.

If there are problems within the family are you the problem or the problem solver. One of the sticky points and is at the root of many family problems is that not all members are created equal.

Some are not as sound in judgment as the others are and as such require more prayer and forbearance to sustain them (does someone come to mind? If so then you know who needs extra prayer).

Romans 15:15 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

In scripture we see time after time examples where the principles set forth by GOD pertaining to the family unit are cast aside. This spiritual failure is the cause of the unit being weak and ineffectual for GOD’S service. 

Certain personality quirks create voids in the family unit and members can’t stand each other what then?

It is time to muster up all the love within you and continue to pray for the individual. This is one of the more difficult things you will do, but it retains the family spiritually.

You will find it is harder to continue to have hard feelings toward the one you are praying for even when they don’t seem to respond.

Lamentations 3:40
Let us examine our ways and test them, and (if necessary) let us return to the LORD.

This post is shared at “Tell Me a True Story.”

CHANGE and - - -



Chasing the Wind regarding Change

The theme for the last couple of years has been “Change.”   

The only problem with that is no one seems to know what that means.

To the president, change means a neo-socialistic agenda whereby the redistribution of wealth (formerly known as your money) is given to all. Take it from those who have and give it to those who have not.  

A pseudo cloning system where men are free but have no freedoms.

Ken Mehlman, President Bush's campaign manager in 2004 and a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, has told family and associates that he is gay. This man and many well known public figures are, ”Coming out” and proudly saying I am a homosexual. 

I don’t find this objectionable for I would rather have them out in the open than hidden behind a veil of deception.

I don’t know who the authority figure was who established the opposing sides on this argument on being gay or heterosexual for that is not the real issue. The issue is those who are spiritually alive and those who are spiritually dead.  

The artificial same gender sex doesn’t enter into the main argument which is whether or not you are a born again believer in JESUS CHRIST.   Same gender sex is just a manifestation of spiritual death, this is a condition validated by the affirmation of being gay.   

Having sex or not having sex doesn’t add to or take away from the spiritual death condition.

 

The thing that both the gays and non gays have in common is both will suffer the same loss of eternal life. 

 

GOD has a formulated program, right and wrong, truth and falsehood, spiritual life and death, and marriage (a one flesh relationship) is between and a man and a woman.  While politicians may be coerced into passing a law making same sex marriage legal, they can’t justify this action before GOD. The genesis story is so clear no further discussion is needed here.   

Some come out by their words while others come out by their actions in either case it is rejection of GOD’S grace and will not be ignored.

All sin is a repudiation of GOD’S rule upon this earth and man’s rejection of GOD’S supreme power.  

While men try to cloud the issue by spouting meaningless rhetoric, when the issue comes full circle (as it must) it is always a matter of spiritual life or death, GOD says choose life and avoid the judgment.  

 

Ask Jesus to come Live in Your Heart
He will Give You Eternal Life