Hello my most wonderful World Wide Family. I love you all so very much. It is so great to be speaking with you again. There have been many topics brought up in the news and on various talk shows. They are being discussed more so lately as certain events have occurred, (many of them unfathomable and devastating), and in the context of the upcoming elections in America. I’d like to share some thoughts regarding these issues.
Dear LORD God Almighty, we humbly come to You with praise, worship and thanksgiving. We love You LORD. Thank You that even when world events seem to be out of control, You are always in control. You are the God Who raises kings, (and presidents), up and brings them down. You bless nations and allow nations to become utter ruin when they turn away from You, Your Will, and Your Way.
LORD God, please bring America back to You in Repentance, Revival and Regeneration. We were founded as One Nation Under God and we need to return to You please LORD. You always have Your remnant of people and we are praying to You for salvation of souls before You return again Jesus. We never know when we will take our last breath and we need to be prepared.
LORD please comfort those who have gone through so many losses and devastations in so many families, schools, cities, states and nations. Call them to You and fill them with Your Holy Spirit and Your Peace that passes understanding from Jehovah Shalom, even in the midst of unbearable pain and grief. Keep Your angels around Your creation for all of our generations please LORD God. Protect the unborn and the already born children everywhere and let them keep their innocence please LORD God. Please stop all of the heinous bills and propositions LORD and bless the ones that bring You glory and honor. Raise up government officials who have a heart after Your Heart. I thank You in advance and ask this in Jesus’ Precious Name. Amen. Glory to You.
2 CORINTHIANS 7:14 IF MY PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND PRAY, SEEK MY FACE AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS; THEN SHALL I HEAR FROM HEAVEN, FORGIVE THEIR SINS AND HEAL THEIR LAND.
I looked up the definition of Conservatism, Liberalism, and Woke. There were quite a few definitions for each. I will write a brief definition for each.
Conservative/conservatism- one who adheres to traditional methods or views, cautious or discreet person.
Liberal/liberalism- fundamental liberal ideas of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, right to due process and equality under the law.
Woke-aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues especially racism
A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. He taught/teaches us to love God, love our neighbors as ourselves, forgive others who have wronged us, love our enemies, ask God for forgiveness of our sins, believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah Who died on the Cross for us to be saved. He has the authority to forgive our sins. Repentance of our sins is essential. We live our lives in the Will of God, for God, in Jesus, because of Him, through Him and to bring our LORD glory, honor and precious souls.
So you can see that these are very brief descriptions. The point I want to make is this, do we have to be as divided as we have been? Do we have to be filled with angst and even hatred for those who believe differently than we do or who have a different world view? If Jesus taught us to love our enemies, I think we can love those with differing views. I am a Christian, I have been given freedom of choice by my God. I most definitely am pro-life and I most sadly had an abortion at a very young age. I am very sensitive to the needs of all types, cultures, races, and people groups and yet I am conservative.
The problem is that there is only one point of view that will result in eternal life with God in heaven, and that is God’s point of view. His Will, His Way, as He teaches from His WORD the Bible. Acceptance of His Son Jesus Christ. We have the freedom of choice=pro-choice to live our lives the way we choose to. The result is that we are also choosing to condemn our own selves to damnation in hell if we are not born again. These are not my words. God has warned us about all that is happening currently in our world and what will happen soon, and the final happenings. It behooves us to be very familiar with God’s WORD. It is all written in the Bible, and was written thousands of years ago. It has all been unfolding and is unfolding now before our very eyes.
The One Who gave us freedom of choice is God Almighty. He did not create us to be robots or forced to love Him. He gave us the choice to not love Him and sadly some hate Him. Then He sent His Only begotten Son Jesus Christ Who was and is Perfect, to die for us, for our sins, to give us a chance of salvation and eternity with Him for those who repent and accept Jesus as LORD and Savior. Again sadly, many/multitudes will choose not to accept God’s plan of Salvation. They will choose to live their lives their way and not God’s way. I think we can see how this has worked out for us since the time of creation.
We in America used to have differing view points, different political parties, different world views, although we were much more Biblically based. One Nation Under God, a Christian nation. It was almost tangible. When people are living as God created us to live, there is much more love, tolerance and respect. People reached out to each other more. We did life together as community more. Families were so appreciated. The Bible was read in schools. Imagine how great it could be if everyone was familiar with the reading of God’s Holy WORD. Was it perfect, not at all. Were many evils present, yes unfortunately always and there will always be because of satan.
Have we seen many evils recently? More than I even want to imagine and think about. Has there been inequality, yes, terrible inequality and murders and killings and bigotry and racism, and from the bottom of my heart and soul, I am so very sorry. The thing is that I try to do my part as one person in this world, in my small realm of influence to be the change that I want to see. I try to follow Jesus Christ’s teachings and example to us. I do my best to fight racism and help others. I am definitely “woke” in my way of being aware of the evils of this world and praying against them as my LORD tells me to. Helping people around the world financially as I have been blessed by the LORD. Reaching out in love to those I see hurting, and loving my enemies.
Is this because I am good? Most definitely not. It is because I am a follower of the One Who is Good. I am a born again Christian. I am a sinner saved by Grace.
Unfortunately I have to leave now for Bible study. I did not completely get to finish and there are so many Bible verses to share. I will try to continue this later. Until we get to talk again, please remember that I love you and am praying for you and most importantly, Jesus loves you.