UN Crosses the Line

The latest United Nations Security Council vote, which is not just about Israeli settlements but also challenges Israel’s claim to parts of the Old City of Jerusalem among other sites sacred to Jews.

They claim the Nation of Israel is on occupied territory which is obscured. The land belongs to Israel and they are the only ones who hold a valid claim to the land! This issue will eventually lead to war in the middle east as foretold in the scriptures. The current American government could have stopped this, but when truth comes out actually was behind it!

Thank God for a new administration coming in who will be a friend to Israel. America's only hope of a secured future is to stand with Israel.

  Psalm 122:6 (KJV) ⁶  Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Truth Held Hostage

Scripture Ref. Romans 1:18 (KJV) 

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 

Romans 1:18 (NKJV) 

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 

Greek Word: κατέχω

Transliteration: katechō – two words meaning to “hold down” or “to suppress”.

We are seeing in America today a frightening trend. It is a weapon or ploy which Satan has used since day one against the Kingdom of God. And the situation I am referring to is the “Hostage taking of Truth”!

Truth stands as a strong bulwark or battling ram against all which is ungodly and just. Truth is absolute and eternal; it has no gray areas neither can be turned into some alloy which can be mixed with uncertainties and error. So the only alternative enemies of truth can do to conquer it is to attempt to hold it hostage so as to keep it out of view and hidden from unsuspecting eyes.

If you believe in the liberating power of truth then you better stand for it, declare it, and uncover it every time you see someone or some situation attempting to grab it and hold it hostage. Because the only hope for America to continue to be the land of the free, and the only hope for revival in the church of Christ, is the declaration of truth for sea to shining sea and from pulpit to God exulting pulpit!

I. Truth Hostage by Distortion

    Distortion means the bending, twisting, or altering of the original. And we are seeing this kind of situation on a massive scale today and of unparallel proportions. We see it by politicians, the media, and behind pulpits all over this nation. 

II. Truth is Held Hostage by Redefinition 

    It has become common place today if somebody doesn’t like the meaning of something simply because it makes them uncomfortable or incriminates them by the law; all they need to do is redefine the meaning of the truth which is causing them the trouble.

III. Truth is Held Hostage by Intimidation 

    There are those who know the truth about situations but they allow themselves to be intimidated by the  hatred and biased actions of those who oppose the real truth. The Apostles were good examples of not allowing themselves to be intimidated by religious and political leaders of their day, even though they suffered greatly for their refusal. 

A Nation Which Has Forgotten

Scripture Reference

Deuteronomy 8:10-20 (KJV)

10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. 11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: 12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; 13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; 16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; 17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that gives thee power to get wealth that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto thy fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. 20 As the nations which the LORD destroyed before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.

Introduction

In a speech made in 1863, Abraham Lincoln made the following remarks: "We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us."

Wow, wonder what Mr. Abe would think about us as a nation today?

What is the greatest threat to American security today?

-Is it Al-Qaida? 

-Is it Isis? 

-Is it Iran, North Korea, or the ever encroaching threat of a greater, more advanced China? 

I don’t believe the greatest threat to our nation’s security is from any foreign or outside force. I believe that the greatest threat that we face as a nation today is our forgetfulness of God!

The evidence of a nation that has forgotten God is widespread and everywhere.

-the removal of the Ten Commandments, and all other references from governmental buildings, court rulings, and the mass media. 

-the thousands of internet child abductions for sexual gratification by scores of men in this nation.

-the end of saying "One Nation Under God" in the pledge of allegiance, and the removal of prayer from most of our school and social functions.

-the decisions of the Supreme Court against the protection of the rights of the unborn, and even

euthanasia and assisted suicide are becoming common place.

-the removal and outright disregard of the religious lives of our ancestors, and the founders of

this country who established this nation as a Christian nation.

-the support of gay rights, and other activist groups, who are in direct opposition to God and all

that is holy.

-the rise in immorality, including living together outside of marriage, as now being socially acceptable, along with the promotion of sexual immorality in all forms of media and entertainment, with the mockery of Christian values and standards.

So, it is clear. Many in America have forgotten and forsaken all the godly principles this nation was founded upon! We have become just as Israel of old before God’s judgment fell.

Isaiah 1:3-4 (KJV) 

3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. 4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.

Something Has to Jog Our Memory

2 Samuel 14:29-30 (KJV) 

29 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come. 30 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

I am concerned that God above is in preparation of setting some things on fire in this nation. Not to as much to totally destroy but to get our attention. It’s already happening. We are in for a rough ride until we remember that it was and is God who blessed this nation and gave us our wealth!

Revelation 2:5 (KJV) 

5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

Proverbs 1:23 (KJV) 

23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

Error of the Court

On Friday June 26, 2015 the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that gay marriage should be allowed in all states of the Union. Thus attempting to changed the traditional concept of the definition of marriage.

This unfortunate ruling opened the flood gates of legalized perversion all across the nation and placed God fearing people in the cross hairs of loyalty to God or country. For the true Christian such as Kim Davis of Kentucky who spent time behind bars for failure to comply, there can only be one course of action!

As Christians we strive to be law abiding citizens. But when the law of the land conflicts with the law of God, we are true to only one. God's Law.

This decision which had nothing to do with the constitution as one justice stated, but has everything to do with issuing in the final days of judgment on this land. Christians came into existence being hated, persecuted,and martyred for their faith. And we will end up the final age in doing the same thing! Because there is no God but Jesus, no law but the bible, and no backing down or compromise of the same!

Jesus Christ is Lord        

Regaining the Right Perspective of Marriage

Scripture Ref. Genesis 2:21-24 (KJV)
21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Introduction
A man was watching his five-year-old granddaughter play with her toys. At one point, she staged a wedding, first playing the role of the mother who assigned specific duties, and then suddenly becoming the bride with her "teddy bear" groom.
She picked him up and said to the "minister" presiding over the wedding, "Now you can read us our rights."
Without missing a beat, she became the minister, who said, "You have the right to remain silent, anything you say may be held against you, you have the right to have an attorney present. You may kiss the bride."
The celebrity Jenny McCarthy was a guest on Oprah and while describing her divorce from fellow celebrity Jim Carrey. Oprah asked her, “When did you know it was over?” And she replied, “I knew it was over when it stopped being fun.” When it stopped being fun? How long can any marriage survive if the only measure of its viability is whether or not it’s fun?
Falling in love with someone, feeling in love with someone—that is the easy part of love, the fun part! It really doesn’t take much to fall in love. You know what would be a far greater measure of love than a man saying, “I love you,” to a woman at the beginning a romantic relationship? That same man saying, “I love you” to that same woman 25 or 30 years down the line—after making a home together, after raising kids, after balancing the different demands of career and
partnership and enduring all the pressures of life, after years of working to build and maintain the passion, to keep the flame of romantic love alive, that is a far greater measure of love!

Our culture lies to us when it teaches us the myth of finding our one true love—our “soul mate,” the one person in the world who’s exactly the right match for us. This concept is not from the Bible; it’s from Greek mythology: That originally our souls were physically united with a partner of the opposite sex. The gods separated us before we were born. So we spend our lives searching for our missing half, the one that we’re meant for, the one from whom we were split off. We see this all the time in pop culture—movies, books, songs, TV shows.

But… there certainly is no “one true love” if by that we imagine that there’s someone with whom our relationship will not at times be a struggle. There is someone with whom we will not fight. There is someone from whom we cannot be tempted to stray. One lady who was married to her husband for half a century before he died made the commit; “that she never once thought about divorcing her husband. Oh there were plenty times I thought about murdering him, but never divorcing him”! That’s the way true love feels sometimes. In other words, even when you find the best possible match, one where both partners are sold out to God, the relationship is still going to be a struggle; you’re going to fight with each other; and there will be many days when you won’t have fun, but love & marriage is not about fun! It’s about forgiveness, commitment, and devotion!! When you trade in those three things for fun, you will always end up cheated, short-changed, and with broken marriage to your portfolio.

I. Marriage Was God’s Idea

Genesis 2:18 (KJV)
18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
The idea of marriage was birthed in the heart of God out of the love he had for his highest creation, man. God felt the loneliness in the heart of Adam, so the creator performed one last act of creation and designed a woman to be his wife and presented her to Adam. Just as the father of a bride presents his daughter to her husband, God presented Eve unto Adam and they became one! God’s perfect plan, one man, one woman, one lifetime! And anytime we seek to change, re-define, or distort in anyway his plan we will bring suffering, pain, and heartbreak down on our own lives!

a) He Chose the bride
When the first marriage took place God made the decision concerning who the bride would be, Not Adam! Marriage’s always take the first step towards failure when we jump the gun on God
and go against his plan for our life simply because the testosterone & hormones are racing and we choose our partner based on emotions & feelings rather than on God’s word! Why in the world would anyone want to leave God, his word, and his plan out of the greatest decision anyone will ever make in this life is beyond me! I want us to look at Gen.2:18 in the God’s Word Translation.
Genesis 2:18 (GW)
18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him.”

If you are a blood washed, Spirit-filled, child of the King, then no one is right for you who doesn’t have the same experience! There have been a few exceptions where the un-saved spouse got saved and it turns out ok, but it has been very few! Statistics prove that 8 out of 10 marriages performed when one partner is saved and the other lost will either end in divorce or the saved partner ends up out of church and in a back-sliddened state!

b) He Set the Conditions

When God came up with the idea of marriage he not only chooses the bride but he also set the conditions on which it is to be based on. And the first condition was one man & one woman. It was Adam & Eve, not Adam & Steve! That’s all I will say at this time on that.
God also said that man should leave his father & mother and cling to his wife. I can’t count the marriages that have failed because this principle and condition of God was not kept. Mommas don’t need to invite themselves over to the newlywed’s house anytime they wish. And little boys who think they are old enough for marriage should grow up and stand on their own two feet, taking the responsibility they have seriously!
II. Marriage Is For Life

In talking about regaining the right perspective of marriage we can see how the concept of a life-long union went out the door with .29 cent gasoline. The sacredness of wed-lock is a thing of the past and there have been many things which have contributed to the desecration of the marriage rite.
a) Hollywood- Liz Taylor
b) Law Changes- No fault divorce
c) Advancement of Cheap Grace Theology- God will forgive me/he still loves me

Family Court Judge Randall Hekman said, "It is easier to divorce my wife of 26 years than to fire someone I hired one week ago. The person I hire has more legal clout than my wife of 26 years. That's wrong."


Matthew 19:3-6 (KJV)
3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Matthew 19:9 (KJV)
9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

God's word takes president over liberal religious teachers and modern social tendency's which attempt to water down the truth! If you want to be on a right standing with God you must live your life by his word!!