Notes from Psalms 20

This note from my Life Application Study Bible seems to put all that is happening today into perspective. We need to put our trust, faith and confidence into a power that’s All-Powerful and All-Loving in control of everything happening around us,,, according to his Will !!!

20:6-8 As long as there have been armies and weapons, nations have boasted of their power, but such power does not last. Throughout history, empires and kingdoms have risen to great power only to vanish in the dust. David, however, knew that the true might of his nation was not in weaponry but in worship—not in firepower but in God’s power. Because God alone can preserve a nation or an individual, be sure your confidence is in God, who gives eternal victory. Don’t let rumors of war, stories of mass killings, or the threat of ballistic missiles threaten your faith. Instead, let these fears drive you to the source of your faith: the God who loves you and promises ultimate victory over evil.

“Promises ultimate victory over evil” !!!! That would be and can only be Jesus Christ !!!!

If you believe in him,,, have faith in him and ask forgiveness of him ,,,, he will save you … raise you above all this chaos and fill you with a peace and understanding that will make everything happening around you … simply … noise in the background !!! You will have a whole new world perspective and know exactly where you are going for eternity,,,,, Heaven ,,, No ifs,,, No ands ,,, No buts !!!

I feel that time is getting short for us to choose our eternity,,, only you and only during this life, do you have the choice of where you will spend it !!!

I chose Jesus,,, I pray you will do the same !!!

God Bless Your Day !!!

Hello- I read this article on the Denison Forum, which is a website and religious site I follow- The Denson Forum has great insite into what is going on and relates it to the teaching from the Bible- Give it a try,, It is good, practical and logical- Please review the article below and give it a thought or two !!! I firmly concur with this comparison- America is is Chaos and part of the reason is we have turned our back on God,, there will be consequenses !!!

Cultural edifices aside, there is an even more urgent parallel between Rome and America, one to which Christians need to respond with passion today.

“The fall of an empire and the fate of America”

I have long been fascinated by the ancient Greco-Roman world. I’ve led more than forty study tours to various parts of the Roman Empire and did my doctorate in philosophy of religion with special emphasis on ancient philosophy.

I was especially interested some years ago in Cullen Murphy’s Are We Rome? The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America. Here are similarities he notes between their empire and our nation:

• Both built the most powerful military in their world, by far (America invests as much in military expenditures as the next ten nations combined).
• The Roman road system, stretching some fifty-three thousand miles, was about the length of the US interstate system.
• The Roman Empire and its Mediterranean Sea would fit neatly inside America’s lower forty-eight states.
• Both cherish a glorious past and embrace a Manifest Destiny. Rome claimed to be an imperium sine fine (empire without end), while America’s dollar bill proclaims us to be a novus ordo (new order).

Of course, dissimilarities are conspicuous as well:

• Rome never left the Iron Age; America has evolved from the agricultural to the industrial era to the Information Age.
• Slaves made up half of the Empire (some emperors owned twenty thousand or more), while America eventually rejected slavery.
• Rome had no middle class; the middle class is America’s core sociological fact.
• As noted earlier, Rome was never remotely as democratic as America.

“If it is female, cast it out”

Here’s the intersection that I believe especially deserves our notice and response: the parallel between abortion today and infanticide in ancient Rome.

Folk remedies and herbs such as silphium and pennyroyal were used as abortifacients in the ancient world. However, unwanted pregnancies were much more often resolved by abandoning the children after birth.

In a fascinating and troubling article on abortion and the “repaganizing” of our culture, Louise Perry quotes the anthropologist David F. Lancy, who describes the “far more common pattern”: “Among the ancient Greeks and Romans sickly, unattractive, or unwanted infants were ‘exposed’ or otherwise eliminated.” For example, we have a letterfrom a Roman soldier named Hilarion to his pregnant wife Alis in 1 BC: “Above all, if you bear a child and it is male, let it be; if it is female, cast it out” with the trash.

As I noted yesterday, infanticide is the logical extension of reasoning for abortion: no unwanted children should be born (or allowed to live), mothers should make birth (or parenting) decisions in light of their circumstances, and society has no right to tell mothers whether or not to choose abortion (or infanticide).

Perry cites Princeton University bioethicist Peter Singer as recognizing the logical parallels between the two: “Newborn human babies have no sense of their own existence over time,” he explains. “So killing a newborn baby is never equivalent to killing a person, that is, a being who wants to go on living.” In Perry’s view, the decline of Christian influence in our culture is escalating such a paganized rejection of the value of life.

“All this wealth has been laid waste”

Ancient Canaanites often worshiped their god Molech through child sacrifice. The Lord sternly prohibited such atrocities: “There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering” (Deuteronomy 18:10). When the Jewish people rejected his command and “slaughtered my children and delivered them up as an offering by fire,” God destroyed their nation in judgment (Ezekiel 16:21).

As we have seen, Rome likewise endorsed and practiced the wholesale killing of preborn and newborn children. Theirs was the most powerful and wealthy empire the world had ever seen (cf. Revelation 18:16), but when God’s judgment came, “in a single hour all this wealth has been laid waste” (v. 17). This text is in God’s word as a warning to all who would follow.

Are we listening?

I hope we all set up and listen,,, that is the only way anything will change !!!

God Bless Your Day !!!!

Hello !!!

Things are certainly in a mess around the world !! I would guess that the great majority of people around the world are being affected by all the constant changes and unknown’s right now !!! Even if it is just the knock-on effect of everything- What can you do and/or who can to turn to with everything in a constant state of flux as the world is in today ???

Good Question ???

There is only one place and one place only where you can turn that can/will help you overcome any,,, and I mean any, life problem, life trial or life changing event ,,,,, that would be Jesus Christ !!!

If you know him and believe and have accepted him as your savior,, there is nothing he can’t help you with or out of !!!!

I am here to tell you,,, he works,,, I use him all the time with never a disappointment !!!

You just have to seriously pray to him and ask his help,,, then wait, have faith and believe that he will sort things out for you !!!

Now here is the best part,,,, Have you heard the saying,,, “God Works in Mysterious Ways” ??? Well my experience with him is that he works in,, EXCITING ways,,, you will be amazed,,, guaranteed !!!!

Okay, so you have a big or small problem that is heavy on your heart,,, you pray to him and ask for help and guidance,,, knowing already that you have a number of solutions in your mind that just might make everything okay,,, but not sure how to make it happen ???

Well,, just wait, have patience, have faith and experience a loving God at work,,,,, He will open doors that you never even thought or imagined were even possible for you !! Now here is the kicker,,, most of the time they are pretty simple fixes !!!! It is exciting and over-whelming when it happens !!! I am in awe each time he shows me the path or open door !!!

Many many times I have just stopped and said to myself,,, I couldn’t/wouldn’t have ever thought of that !!!

Let your Lord and Heavenly Father show his stuff,,, he knows exactly what you need and how you need it to bring his Unfathomable Peace back to you !!!

Its all part of the package of Good News when you believe and accept Jesus Christ as you Savior and ask him into your heart to lead and change your life !!!

Go for it today,, no one, except God, knows about tomorrow !!!!

God Bless Your Day !!!

Hello-

The following is an excerpt from the Hal Lindsey Ministries that’s pretty mind blowing. I believe it is again happening,,, but this time in the US – Hal has been a student preacher and instructor of Biblical principals for decades,,,, he is right on the mark, when it comes to Biblical prophecy ,, in my opinion-

He is one of three people I follow on this subject,,,, Hal Lindsey,,, Amir Tsarfati,,, and Dr. David Jeremiah !! If you have interest about the Truth of Biblical Prophecy,,, please check out the teaching of any of these guys !!!

Please see below the excerpt from Hal Lindsey’s Ministries !!!

There was this man in history who said, our country is under siege. We’re under attack both inside and out. We have rioting in the streets, rioting in our schools. No one is keeping order and peace. And he said, we need to establish order or our country will fall apart. You know who said words to that effect? Adolf Hitler, 1932. People all over the world are so anxious for peace they’ll do just about anything to get it. If you look at the history of the world, peace has never been a gift. Peace in a nation only comes because some brave people got the determination and courage to fight for it.

In part 38 of his line by line examination of Revelation, Hal refers to Daniel to describe a man he believes is alive right now and living in Europe. A king will arise insolent and skilled in intrigue and his power will be mighty, but not by his own power. He will destroy mighty men and holy people, and through his cunning he will cause deceit to succeed by his influence. He will magnify himself in his heart and he will destroy many by means of peace. What the antichrist is going to use is people’s desire for peace to destroy them. This essential Bible study is available in its entirety at no charge in Hal’s video archive.

I believe time is getting real short to easily make a commitment and take a stand for Jesus !!!

God Bless Your Day !!!