4th of July

This is the day we celebrate the birth of our country that was founded on the Word of God in the Bible, the Ten Commandments, the laws laid down for us to follow. We are known as a Christian nation. The Bible tells us what happened to the countries that did not live by them. The chosen people of God are living with the consequences of their disobediences. Do you think that we will not?

Everyone has sorrows. Everyone has problems but there is a silver lining. You can have a pity party or you can find something to be thankful for. You can say, ‘I don’t know why you allowed this to happen, but I thank You for the good it will bring to fulfill Your divine will.

When I knocked over a glass of ice water and it went over everything, I saw that it missed my Bible which was sitting on the floor and I thanked God. The spilled water somehow seemed to have a lot more water then the glass could hold. I found a reason to praise God and to thank Him. This is perhaps what is happening in our country today. The problems are much larger than we thought they were.

My sisters and my brother and I used to have sing alongs. We would take turns standing on the dog coop and sing to the top of our lungs, Don’t sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me, Go down Moses, and No buddy knows the trouble I’ve seen, no buddy know the sorrow, no buddy knows but Jesus. Let us remember that it is still true today.

Times were simpler back then. We lived by the Commandments and our country was known as a Christian nation. Today that has all changed. Be careful of the social educate that you embrace. There are many things that are accepted today that do not line up with the Word of God. Some Pastors promote the acceptance of sin as our right and that it will not keep us out of heaven. Talk to him/her and challenge them about what the Bible says. Do not accept them if they will not turn back; make the 1800 turn and walk away, or stay and raise up your voice to those who are teaching that those things are alright. Let the Lord lead you and then do it, be a thorn in their side, no matter the cost. For our Lord made the aliment sacrifice, can we do any less? Take up your cross and let it shine. Let the love of our Lord shine through you to all you come in contact with.

It will let our President, Congress and Legislators, etc. realize that their jobs are on the line and they may be out of a work come the next election. We can fire them. It may lead to the turning back to the truth of the Bible; or to civil war which can bring revival to our land; then we will be back to being one nation under God with liberty and justice for all. Will we have to fight? I don’t know. It may be spiritual warfare or it may be with guns etc. I pray that it will not come to that. I said before that when we die only the body goes into the ground but the spirit lives on forever, either in heaven with our heavenly Father or hell with Satan for all eternity.

If you haven’t asked the Lord to be ruler over your life, why not do it now. You will never be the same. If you have backslidden He is always willing to restore you. Accept Jesus and the Holy God who created this wonderful place for us to live. Just look out your window and see the wonder of it all.

Say this prayer

Dear Lord I am a sinner

I don’t want to live this way any more

I ask you to forgive my sins (list them out loud)

I want you to be the ruler of my life

To live in my heart forever

To guide me in all righteousness

I thank you for coming into my heart

Please fill me with thy Holy Spirit

And give me the gift of tongues, Amen

Read the Bible everyday. Start with the Book of John. Read the Psalms and the Book of Proverbs. Find a church that will not compromise God’s Word. Upon arising in the morning ask God to guard your mouth that you will only speak and do what He leads you to do.

You must ask to speak in tongues in order to receive this gift: It is a way of praying the perfect will of God for the situation. Satan cannot understand what you are saying so he can’t try to stop your prayer from being fulfilled. You can ask the Spirit to reveal the prayer to you. He sometimes gives someone the gift of tongues without them asking for he has a special purpose for them to fulfill.