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On this Sunday, Make Your Commitment to Stand Up for Christ

7/21/2013

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As all Christians know, God sent His Son to earth to show us how we must live and ultimately to give the ultimate sacrifice for us through His horrific and slow death on the Cross.  This was very painful to our Father, knowing what was going to happen to His only Son and then watching it happen.

Why would He do this?  He did it for love. He did it so that our sins would be forgiven.  And He did it to show his grace, for only through His grace can we enter the Kingdom of God when our days on this earth are done.

And what do we do to thank Him?  Well, even though we Christians claim Him as our Father and His Son as our Savior, we often falter and cower in fear when the time comes to stand up for Him.  Remember the hymns "Stand up, Stand Up for Jesus" and "Onward Christian Soldiers" and take the time to refresh your memory of the lyrics to those traditional hymns and you'll know what to do.  We must act as true Christian soldiers and stand up for Him or not only will we ultimately be lost when our time is done here, the land that we love will be lost as well.


Think of the things that have happened very quickly while we have been quiet and timid.  Our country in many ways no longer recognizes God and His Son, we took God out of our schools and in the process also destroyed our moral code and discipline and quality learning, our soldiers and their chaplains are being openly persecuted by their leaders for recognizing and worshiping him, and even our President continually states that we are no longer a Christian nation and, by his actions, favors any religious activity other than Christianity.  These are just a few of the active examples.

Being a Christian nation never meant that those who believe otherwise would be persecuted or required to worship as we do.  But being a Christian nation means that we are free to practice our beliefs and honor our nation's religious foundation.  You can try to rewrite history, Mr. President, but you can't change the facts.


And look what the result has been for our society.  America is dying a slow economic death, behavior has become abysmal, our youth have no role models or standards they are expected to follow, and the State more and more tries to place itself as the answer to our problems instead of our God.  If you open your eyes and look at what is going on around you, it doesn't matter what your religious beliefs are, you can't deny what you see.  Could it be that God is just tired of seeing us turn our back on Him and has decided to respond in kind?  If so, we really can't blame him.

A true story will show the idiocy of what is going on around us.  There was an action which took place recently that visually displayed the arguments of those who want to force all of us to live in their ungodly way.   For years there has been a display of the Ten Commandments in the courtyard of the Bradford County courthouse.  A group of atheists from New Jersey found out about it and demanded that it be taken down.  A judge came up with a compromise.  The atheists could install their own display adjacent to the Ten Commandments, so a bench was constructed with some type of content recognizing atheism.  They held a ceremony honoring their atheism at the unveiling.

You can't make this stuff up, folks.  Atheism now has a memorial honoring it.  And the amazing thing is this:  if you believe in atheism, why do you have to honor it?  After all, isn't it nothing but a big black hole, for it honors nothing, sets no standards by which to live, and offers nothingness when you are dead and gone.

Christians, the time for passivity is over.  And I'm not talking about violence or revolution or anything of the sort, I'm talking about being willing to truly speak out the truth in all that you do and wherever you go and whoever you meet.  We must be like those brave Apostles so many years ago and be Christian soldiers in every thought, action and deed.  If not, our way of life and our future, both here and hereafter, will be over.

Dear Lord, Help us to be strong, help us to be true, and help us to always have the courage and conviction to stand for Thee,  Amen

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your path.  PROVERBS 3:5-6 (ESV)


Have a blessed Sunday and always walk on the side of the Lord.

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Christians, Always Be Honest and True

6/30/2013

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The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.  Proverbs 11:3

This past week has really been a tough one and I know many feel the same way.  We have watched some of our most honored principles and practices take a beating, we continue to see our Christianity under assault, and the media continues to report not the news, but instead try to create sensationalism, as in the Zimmerman trial, a sad tragedy of events.

So what should we Americans who claim Jesus Christ as our Savior do to try and influence and change things?  Well, as the Proverb says,  we must live our lives with integrity, getting our strength from He who made us in His image.  And I know this isn't easy, for our society has in many ways turned morality and goodness upside down in a very short time.  Lying and cheating is common as is lack of trust.  But we, as modern day Apostles for Christ, are the ones who have to do something to turn it around and it must come from the heart, for anger and violence is both counterproductive and wrong and it also allows bad energy to overcome good.

Think of the cartoons when you were young with the good angel on one shoulder and the evil one on the other, constantly fighting for control over your actions.  Which action did you choose and which one truly impacted your soul?  I think the answer is really quite obvious when you are honest with yourself.

And those who persecute and ridicule you for your beliefs, what happens to them?  Well, again as the Proverb tells us, their crookedness and treachery (evil) will ultimately destroy them.  They might win temporary skirmishes against us, but in the end, the righteous will prevail.

During the upcoming week we celebrate the founding of the United States on the Fourth of July.  Why not approach this great day of national pride with a commitment to return this great land to God, to live with honor and integrity and to never be afraid to speak out for what is good and true.  Remember, the example we set is one of the best ways to show others what good living can do for them, too.

Dear Lord, As we approach a great American day, let us honor our nation by the way we live our lives, devoted to Thee and always honoring Thy laws.   Help us to be a positive influence on those around us, showing in our life the joy of good living.  And help us to fight the temptation to condemn others, for  we are required by Thee to love them as brothers and sisters, we just don't love the actions that they take. 

Keep our hearts open, pure and loving, and make us always mindful that all that we have, and all that we can do, is only so through Thy love.  May Thy love infect the hearts of all mankind and make this world a better place, one which hears Thy voice, responds to Thy love, and accepts Thy grace.  We ask in Jesus' name, Amen

Have a great Sunday, my Christian brothers and sisters, worship, have a nice family day, and always honor Him.  God bless and keep America.

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