3/22/2019
I just read a fairly recent quote from a Muslim something-or-other who said “in two years, America will be a Muslim nation.” You believe that? One year after the next presidential election—we’ll all be under sharia law? Somehow, I doubt that very much. But, just in case I could possibly be wrong and that dude be right, what do you think “we” (you and me) should do about it? anything? Should we fight somebody? Should we elect somebody? Or, should we do what we do now? Wait, he said we had two years. Shall we wait 720 days doing nothing, and just “see how it pans out?”
What is our defense against lies (and everything preached by the Islamic nations is lies)? The several things which come to mind; defend our constitution, respect our flag, get out the vote, raise your voice against this or that, all pale beside the admonition of our Apostle Paul—“Preach the word, be instant in season, out of season. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine”—we are definitely in that time. If we preach the word, and be “ready always…to give a reason for the hope which is in you,” Can we sway people away from thinking the country should go a certain way, slide toward socialism or take a hard right turn?
To the next generation, let me just say, “I’m sorry. Sorry for giving this into your hands.” From the time of the beginning of the military incursion into South Vietnam until now. Our leadership has made horrible decisions after horrible decisions—compounding every bad thing. But, that’s a drop in the bucket to the bad decisions made during the same time period by the so called “church leaders.” How long has it been since the Lord’s word was spoken as the general rule or the authority for anything except in a few little churches and bible classes. How many church people today can even tell you where the word of the Lord is? America doesn’t need another politician, we have plenty. America doesn’t need a new or altered constitution, the one in place is sufficient. Neither do we need more this! or more that! What America needs is to begin again to walk in the “fear of the Lord.” Trusting “in the Lord with all (our) hearts” and “lean(ing) not on our own understanding.”
The Lord spoke, men wrote it down, the Lord promised to preserve it—then, intelligentsia came along and decided to re-write it. Result? Few know where to find it. I remember the challenge laid down before me in 1974: where is the word of God? I can, with a moments notice, give you dozens of reasons why I know where the word of God is and why I proclaim it. I’m 76, I can name you 25 or so men within 10 years of my age (both older and younger) who can do the same thing. How many more are there coming after us? There are some, praise the Lord, but how many, and are there enough? Can the course of human events be altered back into the safety of an absolute authority of the word of God-the King James Bible?
This is my prayer. Join me, please.
SIMH today is a really old one: “On the Wings of a Snow White Dove” (He sends His pure sweet love—a sign from above.) God Almighty DID send His pure sweet love, His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, who died for us that whether we wake or sleep, we might live together with Him for all eternity. Christ died for our sins, was buried, and was raised again from the dead to show the resurrection power necessary to raise us up to an eternal promise. Will you trust Christ, believe the gospel and be eternally secure today. No matter who is a muslim, who is too liberal or too far right or whatever thing you may fear the most. Trust Christ.
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