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  • Times of Difficulty

    Times of Difficulty

    Joel 1:

    Has such a thing happened in your days,
    or in the days of your fathers?

    3 Tell your children of it,
    and let your children tell their children,
    and their children to another generation.

    While disasters loom and chaos rules, talking heads debate over who said what about the rein of evil isolated in time or place.

    I’m outraged!

    (But it's not what you think.)

    One death causes lingering debate, then a couple dozen again across the sea.

    http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/31/asia/india-child-deaths/index.html
    India – 2 million child deaths/year

    Yet  what of a crisis in a hospital in India where 68 children died   because of a financial dispute over who would pay for oxygen?

    What of 250 dead, lost to floods in Nepal, India and Bangladesh?

    Would a press so entertained over a single firing dare mention 28  deaths from a national election controversy in a poor country like Kenya?

    These acts of violence by evil men of many races and differing religion are not news. Extreme political positions and taunting of opposing opinion are nothing new under the sun.

    Hidden in the headlines of Shiite Islam vs. Sunni Islam in Iraq (along with Syria, another war no one has won) we see starving children, victims of war’s atrocities, malnourished and wounded, gleaning fields for a few bites to eat. Least of all world-wide entertaining news would never herald the passing of 100 souls from hunger each and every hour!

    https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/china-commits-staggering-23-million-abortions-per-year-according-to-us-stat
    China commits ‘staggering’ 23 million abortions per year, according to US State Dept.

    Could self-defining generations of sexually active ‘single’ women ever be chastised for their ‘right’ to end the lives of more than 25 million babies so far this year?!

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    When will the LORD finally say, enough is enough?

    Genesis 6:

    5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.”

    Exodus 12:29

    At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock.

    The Lord intervenes

    You may not have read from scripture of the great power of the Lord, though you witness the magnificence of His Almighty hand every day. Recall (or read for the first time) how a prayer reached the hearing of the Lord and the Lord saved Israel.

    2 Kings 19:

    5 When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, 6 Isaiah said to them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have reviled me…

    15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said:

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    16 Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God. 17 Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands 18 and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed. 19 So now, O Lord our God, save us, please, from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, O Lord, are God alone.”

    35 And that night the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians.

    And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. 36 Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went home and lived at Nineveh.

    Judgment of the Lord

    Not so remarkable that the Lord of all the heavens and earth, the Lord who makes the sun and moon and stars to move; not so awesome that 185,000 men or all the first born of Egypt should unexpectedly be struck down.

    Have you heard of the Lord’s covenant to never destroy all mankind by flood? Do you believe that? You who cannot gaze upon the brilliance of the sun the Lord has placed in the heavens, uncover your ears to hear his warnings to repent!

    His patience withholds fire and brimstone from the destruction of evil, yet their judgment will come. In the Person of Christ Jesus the Lord has come to man and He will return.

    Cover your eyes and open your heart. Look only to Jesus and no false man, dead or in power, mortals who cannot save your eternal soul.

    Joel 1:

    15 Alas for the day!
    For the day of the Lord is near,
    and as destruction from the Almighty it comes.

    Joel 2:

    Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
    for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near,
    2 a day of darkness and gloom,
    a day of clouds and thick darkness!

    Return to the Lord

    12 “Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
        “return to me with all your heart,
    with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
    13     and rend your hearts and not your garments.”
    Return to the Lord your God,
        for he is gracious and merciful,
    slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
        and he relents over disaster.

    The Lord Will Pour Out His Spirit

    28 “And it shall come to pass afterward,
        that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
    your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
        your old men shall dream dreams,
        and your young men shall see visions.
    29 Even on the male and female servants
        in those days I will pour out my Spirit.

    30 “And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. 31 

    The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

    32 [ctt title=”And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. ” tweet=”Christ Jesus is Lord! A new heavens and a new earth await the Lord’s return.” coverup=”W2wAz”]

    To be continued…

     

  • Hate

    Hate

    Paris – 13 November, 2015

    It seems that hatred headlines will overwhelm the news once more. Not that it ever left our consciousness, but often hate will lose momentum in the mundane or even be displaced by love’s compassion.

    Desperate followers of evil men willingly sacrifice innocents by the intentional lie-driven sacrifices for the glory of their own lives of hopelessness. These terrorists die praising a god who does not exist, except as a god of hatred.

    Why do self-serving leaders of a false prophet worship a dead god of no hope? Why would desperate men follow these so-called religious-political leaders to die as icons of their failure to lead any to a place other than sin and death?

    A look back over the centuries would reveal such wars have never led to any lasting victory for any victorious leader.

    Evil has long been resident in this world. Evil and hatred will continue to raise their ugly heads until the return of the LORD to judge our souls.

    Do you believe in good vs. evil?

    Only God is good. All men (and women) are filled with the capacity to do great evil.

    Hate does not surprise us because of hatred dwelling deep in our own hearts.

    How difficult it is to love what we would so easily hate. Yet that is exactly what God has called upon us to do.

    Jesus, the Messiah of God Almighty, did not come to the world to take over the world. Christ came to the world to save sinners. (That would be you and me.)

    The Son of God had a different approach to hate. In fact, Jesus had a different approach to love and all mankind. Be comforted by His words, while heeding His call to follow Him. He died for your sins. He did not send His disciples against Rome with weapons of death to create chaos in the streets. Rather, He suffered and died on a cross!

    “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

    (He did not promise lies of virgins of flesh to dead warriors for a cause.)911-vi

    “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

    Surely those who mourn these deaths will be comforted as those who yet remember 9/11.

    “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

    Yes, certain Jews believed their Messiah would boldly take Jerusalem, as certain misled Muslims believe a dead prophet can deliver Jerusalem even in this day.

    “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

    Are you satisfied with righteousness? Or must might make right? Have you the eternal patience to wait for the judgement of GOD?

    “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

    “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

    “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

    Who will be God’s peacemakers in these difficult days ahead? It is not often Christians? Yet are Christians not the most persecuted of those forced from their homes in the Middle East?

    Saeed Abedini faith“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

    “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

    Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God who was crucified and died on a cross for our sins, and who was raised from the dead after three days will return in glory to judge the living and the dead.

    Can you face GOD for any of your sins, let alone all of them?

    We know neither the hour, day nor year of our Lord’s return to establish a new Kingdom on earth. Yet we know heaven is will NOT be ruled by hate. God IS love. Jesus taught love. Read more about this most unusual sermon you will not hear in a mosque of hatred,

    Matthew 5:

    Hear the words of Jesus Christ about our attitude toward a day of hatred as the world has just witnessed:

    Love Your Enemies

    43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?

    Yes, these enemies of Paris, enemies of the U.S., enemies of Israel, enemies of Almighty God and all righteousness need our prayers.

    Do good and do not hate your enemy. Leave revenge and judgment to the Righteous One, Almighty and Eternal God.

    Jésus-Christ est le Seigneur. attend le. il rendra.