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2020, COVID 19, Gospel of Matthew, Guests, Revelation

It’s Only the Trailer

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I dare say there are Folks in my world that will attest that I have walked a few days in Faith and that GOD has given me a fair amount of wisdom.
There are others who would no doubt say I am a fanatic or perhaps old, naive, and not woke.
I’ve come to peace with the opinions of both camps. So much so that I am about to give both camps fuel for their campfires.

2020.
Covid. Masks. Vaccines. Political Insanity. Social Debauchery. 
The Movie has not yet begun but 2020 is the trailer. 

And what is the name of this movie to be released?
Here’s a hint: Revelation 13:17
The release date for general audiences is not yet known.

But the wise are purchasing extra oil and trimming their lamps. (Matthew 25)

Hey now! I’m not alone!! Masks Are an Eschatological Dry-Run for the Mark of the Beast     Publisher

Life, as we knew it in 2019, has ended.
2020 is nearly gone.
If 2021 brings changes as drastic as did 2020, are you ready?

2020, Gospel of Matthew, Hebrews, James, Political awareness, Questions

Does GOD Care?

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Does GOD care about the Nation called America? 
Does He care if human liberty reigns here? 

Did GOD ever care for America? 
I can only believe He not only cared He gave favor and blessings to establish this Republic. I am confident Letters, Documents, Books, Sermons and etc. clearly indicate GOD’s purpose in establishing America.  
Inasmuch as He began us has He now abandoned us? 

Is it of no concern to GOD if murder, corruption, greed, lies, hypocrisy, fraud, robbery, and all manner of evil be unchecked among us? 
Can you imagine that GOD has turned a deaf ear to His very own children who are crying out to Him day and night to have mercy and bring justice and repentance to America? 
Did GOD give kings to Israel,  but He has no interest in Presidents in America?

In your own relationship with GOD, did He not come to meet you right where you were?
Did He say to you, you got yourself in this mess, now get yourself out? 
So, why would He make that stand with this Nation He birthed? 

There was a time when Matthew 28:19-20 was obeyed by Christian Americans more than any other people groups the world over. Do we really think GOD has forgotten that? 

Citizens of Israel supported or opposed kings as the Prophets spoke. 
Would GOD condemn us for doing the same? 

Hebrews 13:8  (NKJV) 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. source

James 1:17  (NLT) 17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. source

Matthew 28:19-20  (NKJV) 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. source 

2020, Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, Political awareness, Questions

The Bloody Truth

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Our world, our Nation, some families even, are divided. Why?

Truth. 

Like it or not truth divides. 
Truth divides those who believe Truth from those who will not believe Truth. 

I’ve not personally experienced a time when Truth is more hated than today. I am reminded though that Truth has a long history of not only being hated but denied and rejected. 

Pilate.
John 18:38 (AMP) 38 Pilate said to Him [scornfully], “What is truth?” .  .  .   source

And TRUTH was standing before him bloodied by men who had refused to believe THE TRUTH.
Rejection of TRUTH still brings bloodshed; if not with guns, knives, bombs, with words. 

Why?
Why assume we naturally know?
Why assume we naturally know the motives of others? 
Why not ask?
Why not ask with an open hand, a willing mind, and a loving heart to hear? 

Observation says there are some questions begging to be asked with an open hand, a willing mind, and a loving heart to hear.
Questions like:
Why did you vote for Donald Trump? 
Why are you unwilling to accept the Associated Press’s choice?

Politically-related questions are not the only ones standing to be asked.
There are what we might term religious (spiritual) questions too.
How ironic.
These days as in the days of John 18:38 politics and religion are intertwined.
Politics are the acts of people endeavoring to govern (or control) other people.
And people either believe THE TRUTH or they don’t whether they are in the government, the market, at home, or the Sanctuary.
The acceptable separation of same is this: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;  . . .  Amendment 1 
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America. (You can find a copy in just about any bookstore – for now. I suggest you obtain a copy right away.)

And the logical understanding of this Amendment 1, borne out by historical fact, is We shall have no Church of America as we did across the Pond in The Church of England.
We shall make no laws demanding that We the People attend, pay tithes, or homage to an Established Church of the United States of America.
We the People shall be free to worship GOD as HE directs us.
We the Congress, the Lawmakers, WILL NOT infringe upon or prohibit this worship of GOD. 

Truth does not always lend to being nice. Truth is often brutal. Not for brutality’s sake but for LOVE’s sake.

Let me close with a revelation of YESHUA – JESUS. A revelation that many do not like, nor understand. There’s a reason for that.

Christ Brings Division

34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
35 For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’;
36 and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’
37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.  Matthew 10 – source  

YESHUA did NOT come the first time to bring peace to the earth. See it right there in verse 34.
Luke 2:14 tells us HE came to bring peace to Men – that includes women and children too. 
And the SWORD HE brought is HIS VERY OWN WORD – THE BIBLE. Those who believe HIM and HIS WORD know the TRUTH; those who do not, do not.
It’s as simple as that. Take it or leave it. It’s your choice.
I know that’s offensive to some. I can’t help that. Truth is what it is – Truth. 

Hence, The Great Divide.

And that divide pits son against father, daughter against mother, daugher-in-law against mother-in-law. It hurts, it stings and the soul bleeds but when it comes to TRUTH, THE TRUTH, we align with JESUS even if that means we must oppose those we love the most.
YESHUA made it abundantly clear in this passage to love HIM means we love HIM (THE TRUTH) more than even our own flesh and blood. To do otherwise is an indicator (not to be ignored) that we may yet be in our sins and have not come to know THE TRUTH ourselves. 

Do I like division? 
Absolutely not!
Do I like conflict?
Absolutely not!
But it is absolutely my prayer that I will stand with JESUS to the death. 

John 8:32  (NKJV) 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” source

2020, Forgiveness, Gospel of Matthew, Prayer Requests

The Cure

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It is hard to be hated. 
GOD knows this. So, He gave us a remedy. It’s not a sweet pill to swallow. But when we do, we are healed. 

Matthew 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.  source

I am thinking of President Trump as I key into this screen.
I think it is likely he is the most hated man in America.
The most reviled upon and likely the most maligned.
It is not for me to know how he handles this in the secret of his heart. But I see on the outside he keeps going. He doesn’t give up. I appreciate that. He needs our prayers. My soul is tendered for him. 
But the real clincher is this: does my soul bleed for those who hate him? That is what GOD expects of me. 

Refusing to allow our own souls to decay from the hate of others is hard. Without prayer and surrender to Scripture, we too will fester and ruin.
Hatred is like leprosy. It consumes the host and spreads to others on contact. BUT!
Mercy is a powerful antidote.
Mercy looks beyond the hate offered to the hurt of why. Perhaps you have heard, hurt people, hurt people. I believe it’s true. Our world is filled with hurt people who are hurting other people. 
There is a CURE. 
His name is JESUS. 
Admittedly, the Rx HE writes cannot be taken alone. 
The natural man’s stomach just can’t handle it. BUT!
The HOLY SPIRIT within enables us, so the medicine goes down sweetly. And the more we take of it, the better we get! 

So, if you have been hurt or you are hurting, I hope you will seek JESUS, I hope you will ask HIM for His personal Rx just for you, please take it as HE prescribes and you will be healed. 

Be encouraged!