Ready-Set-Go!
"Have I not
commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid,
nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you
wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
After
watching the news and reading newspapers, I have come to the conclusion that we
are standing on the threshold of an open door.
When you step over it, you will hear the words, “ready - set – go”, and
you will be off and running toward an unknown goal. January and February were
like a practice run, but now is time for the real race to begin.
The Bible
tells us about the ‘race’ of life in Hebrews 12:1, “Let us run
with endurance the race that is set before us.” It doesn’t tell us
what we see and hear as we run. It does
give us encouragement by saying, “I press on toward the goal for the prize of
the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” [Philippians 3:14] This is what we need to do; keep your eyes
on the goal!
We watch as worse and worse things
happen in our country and the division gets wider and wider. Somehow, if this country doesn’t stand
together, it will bring bloodshed. Third
world countries have lived like this most of their lives, but we are still a
free country under the protection of an Almighty God. As people turn from God, worse things will
happen.
This is not prophesy, but is logic
when looking at our country as a whole.
The Civil War was the worst thing that ever happened in this country
where 3 million fought and 600,000 died in the four year war. If that were to happen today, there would be
more destruction and many, many more deaths because of the weapons we have.
My question is this, is dividing our
country purposely worth the cost? It
cost our nation dearly over 200 years to achieve what it is. Is being Liberal worth the things they are
doing now, trying to abolish a conservative government? They keep saying people are scared by the
Republican government, but more people are scared of a Liberal government or
they wouldn’t have voted for President Trump.
The truth is, a true born again
Bible believing Christian with good conscience, could not vote for a Liberal President.
They allow things that totally go against the Word of God. You cannot keep God out of the picture or you
will have nothing to rely on. However, a liberal government does believe in
things like freedom of speech, progress and reform. The problem is that they take it a step
beyond by allowing ‘anything goes’ pattern because they believe in, “Having a form of
godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!” [2 Timothy 3:5]
A good example of Liberals is found
in 2 Timothy 4:3, “For a time is coming when people will no longer listen
to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will
look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.” I’m sure you get the picture.
The New
Testament was written 2000 years ago, yet it tells us what was going to happen
in our present time. Not only does the Bible tell us what would
happen, but going on it tells us the consequences of those who follow this
pattern of life. In verse 7, it
further explains how these people who pride themselves in their
intelligence are “always
learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
We
must make a stronger stand than ever before of our Christian belief in morals,
faith in one God, and in the Truth which is the Word of God. We must not allow the enemy of our souls to
defeat us. God is on our side. Be bold
and be ready. Our goal is looking for the return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ. Always be Ready Set Go!
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