I was listening to the news this morning (6/3/2011). They were discussing why our country is going down the drain. Our schools are turning out less educated kids and our country's financial system seems to be tumbling into another recession or maybe a depression. They are looking at what we have to do to make our country great again.
The truth is, they don't have a clue why the world seems to be falling apart. Almost no one is recognizing that we have lost our love for God and have thrown Him, His truth, and His morals under the bus for our own personal gains.
It is the "Beast and Harlot" story all over again. The human nature of people never changes and they keep being blind to their own selfishness and greed. They don't learn from the past, so they end up being fooled by their own human reasoning into do the same foolish mistakes again.
Rev 17:8 - The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and will come up out of the Abyss and go to his destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast , because he once was, now is not, and yet will come. NIV
This has happened before and it is happening again. We have turned materialism and money into a beast, so that mankind can prosper and the ones enjoying and riding this beast of materialism and money is the harlot. The beast is the worldly materialism and money that almost everyone has given their life to acquire. The harlot/woman/prostitute riding the beast represents Babylon.
Babylon is happening all over again because people have turned from loving God to loving money and things. This time around the harlot or woman riding this beast is the United States. We once were a God fearing and God loving country, but have turned our love over to another and committed adultery against God.
The love of the people of this once God fearing country has now grown cold. We have removed ourselves so far away from God that most in the United States don't have a clue of why the blessings of this country are disappearing. Not only that, but we have gotten a lot of the world to commit adultery with us. Almost every nation in the world wants to have the life that the Americans have, while at the same time they are jealous of the United States and want to tear us down and take our riches away from us. Our love of money and materialism has spread through out the world.
Rev 17:15-18 - Then the angel said to me, "The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages. The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to give the beast their power to rule, until God's words are fulfilled. The woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth." NIV
Babylon has risen again, and it will also fall again. We are the Babylon this time; as a nation we have turned our love to money and things, and far away from God. But be assured God's plan is right on track.
Isa 1:21-27 - See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness used to dwell in her — but now murderers! Your silver has become dross, your choice wine is diluted with water. Your rulers are rebels, companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow's case does not come before them. Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: "Ah, I will get relief from my foes and avenge myself on my enemies. I will turn my hand against you; I will thoroughly purge away your dross and remove all your impurities. I will restore your judges as in days of old, your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City." NIV
Now, whether this is the last Babylon time, or it will happen again before the very end is up to God’s timing. But woe to the inhabitance of Babylon.
Blessings,
Michael
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Friday, June 3, 2011
Friday, August 21, 2009
Getting to the Truth
Hello my fellow citizens,
I have heard reports that about 70% to 80% of the people in the United States claim that they are Christian. How is that possible when the United States has become so evil as a whole. If this statistic was right, we would not be having all the problems we are currently having.
I think it is time to stop soft shoeing around the issue of who is a Christian and who isn’t. Even though the definition of a Christian has been blurred by man’s understanding, God’s definition of a true born again Christian is very clear in His Word. Below are some biblical verses and questions to help you determine if you are a believer and where you are in your walk with God. This is an evaluation for yourself and on yourself.
First Question:
Do you believe in God and that Jesus His Son died on the cross for all our sins, and that Jesus Christ rose from the grave and is now our holy spiritual High Priest?
If you answered YES to this question, then go to question 2.
If you don’t believe in God and His Son Jesus Christ, then you should stop here and delete this email.
Second Question:
Do you believe that the Bible (the King James Version from the original Greek and Hebrew) is God’s infallible Word of God and that His Word doesn’t contradict itself?
If you answered YES to this question, then go to question 3.
If you answered NO, then you are not a Christian and should not call yourself one. If anyone believes they are a Christian, but they don’t believe God’s Word is all true, then you have no real belief in God and also no basis to evaluate your beliefs and/or morals to live by. Like many others, you have beliefs, but they could be based on anything, and they probably are. You should stop here and delete this email.
Third Question:
Have you given every part of your life over to God?
Luke 14:26-27 - If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters — yes, even his own life — he cannot be my disciple . And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
Luke 14:33 - In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.
Rom 12:1 - Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship.
James 4:4 - Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
Have you already killed all your selfishness or are you working intensely to die to all your selfish sinful ways? Have you or are you currently striving intensely to put Jesus (God) as Lord over every aspect of your life? Are you unwilling to accept any unrighteousness in your life?
If you answered YES to all these questions above, then go to question 4.
If you answered NO to any of the questions above, then you are not a mature Christian or a true Son of God yet, because you haven’t let go of some of your evil ways. You evidently have some belief and faith in God, but not the full belief and faith required for maturity. You can be considered a baby Christian that still feeds on spiritual milk. If are not a new Christian and you have considered yourself a Christian for awhile now, then you should really take a closer look at your current beliefs. God accepts us in the condition we are at when we first came to Him, but God expects you to keep growing ever like Him.
Matt 12:50 - For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.
Rev 21:7 - He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
If anyone doesn’t agree with any of these verses or think that you don’t have to give up all and be willing to kill all of your selfishness to be a mature Christian, then you probably don’t believe in God’s Word. If this is the case, stop here and go back to question 2.
Fourth Question:
Has God fully filled you with His Holy Spirit and His love where you no longer sin? Has God’s love fully taken over all your desires where you no longer desire sin, but only desire good and God’s righteousness?
1 John 3:9 - Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. NKJV
1 John 5:4 - For everyone born of God overcomes the world.
1 John 5:18 - We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. NKJV
2 Cor 5:17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
1 John 5:3-4 - And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world.
Have you come to this point in your salvation, where you no longer sin? Are you now living in the power of God’s love alone? Have you been born of God?
If you answered YES to the above questions, then you are truly a born again Christian. God’s grace and your persistence for His righteousness have resulted in a true Christ like being. Congratulations on your overcoming, your son ship, and your inheritance into God’s kingdom. Please go on to the “We are the light” section below.
A person that has been born of God no longer sins against God’s will. Some people might have a problem believing this, but this is what God’s Word clearly says. If you have a problem believing these scriptures, then stop here and go back to question 2.
We Are The Light:
The few of us that have got this far, we must now understand that we have to be God’s main and brightest lights for Him. We must be bold for God’s glory and bold for the benefit of others that might eventually search or are searching for God’s righteousness. If there is going to be any hope for our country and/or world, we must not shrink back from our callings and use the mighty gifts that God has given us to do His work. God has released us from our internal spiritual war within ourselves to fight the battle out in the world for His glory. We are the ones that are now a slave to God’s righteousness and actually love being in bondage of doing His work. We have been given so much more of God’s Holy Spirit because we have been found worthy. Because God has given us much more, God also expects much more from us. We are called and have been freed to serve God and do His work alone. We are God’s elect to do His mighty works, with God’s grace let us be worthy of Him.
God’s blessings,
Michael W Reid
I have heard reports that about 70% to 80% of the people in the United States claim that they are Christian. How is that possible when the United States has become so evil as a whole. If this statistic was right, we would not be having all the problems we are currently having.
I think it is time to stop soft shoeing around the issue of who is a Christian and who isn’t. Even though the definition of a Christian has been blurred by man’s understanding, God’s definition of a true born again Christian is very clear in His Word. Below are some biblical verses and questions to help you determine if you are a believer and where you are in your walk with God. This is an evaluation for yourself and on yourself.
First Question:
Do you believe in God and that Jesus His Son died on the cross for all our sins, and that Jesus Christ rose from the grave and is now our holy spiritual High Priest?
If you answered YES to this question, then go to question 2.
If you don’t believe in God and His Son Jesus Christ, then you should stop here and delete this email.
Second Question:
Do you believe that the Bible (the King James Version from the original Greek and Hebrew) is God’s infallible Word of God and that His Word doesn’t contradict itself?
If you answered YES to this question, then go to question 3.
If you answered NO, then you are not a Christian and should not call yourself one. If anyone believes they are a Christian, but they don’t believe God’s Word is all true, then you have no real belief in God and also no basis to evaluate your beliefs and/or morals to live by. Like many others, you have beliefs, but they could be based on anything, and they probably are. You should stop here and delete this email.
Third Question:
Have you given every part of your life over to God?
Luke 14:26-27 - If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters — yes, even his own life — he cannot be my disciple . And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
Luke 14:33 - In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.
Rom 12:1 - Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship.
James 4:4 - Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
Have you already killed all your selfishness or are you working intensely to die to all your selfish sinful ways? Have you or are you currently striving intensely to put Jesus (God) as Lord over every aspect of your life? Are you unwilling to accept any unrighteousness in your life?
If you answered YES to all these questions above, then go to question 4.
If you answered NO to any of the questions above, then you are not a mature Christian or a true Son of God yet, because you haven’t let go of some of your evil ways. You evidently have some belief and faith in God, but not the full belief and faith required for maturity. You can be considered a baby Christian that still feeds on spiritual milk. If are not a new Christian and you have considered yourself a Christian for awhile now, then you should really take a closer look at your current beliefs. God accepts us in the condition we are at when we first came to Him, but God expects you to keep growing ever like Him.
Matt 12:50 - For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.
Rev 21:7 - He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
If anyone doesn’t agree with any of these verses or think that you don’t have to give up all and be willing to kill all of your selfishness to be a mature Christian, then you probably don’t believe in God’s Word. If this is the case, stop here and go back to question 2.
Fourth Question:
Has God fully filled you with His Holy Spirit and His love where you no longer sin? Has God’s love fully taken over all your desires where you no longer desire sin, but only desire good and God’s righteousness?
1 John 3:9 - Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. NKJV
1 John 5:4 - For everyone born of God overcomes the world.
1 John 5:18 - We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. NKJV
2 Cor 5:17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
1 John 5:3-4 - And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world.
Have you come to this point in your salvation, where you no longer sin? Are you now living in the power of God’s love alone? Have you been born of God?
If you answered YES to the above questions, then you are truly a born again Christian. God’s grace and your persistence for His righteousness have resulted in a true Christ like being. Congratulations on your overcoming, your son ship, and your inheritance into God’s kingdom. Please go on to the “We are the light” section below.
A person that has been born of God no longer sins against God’s will. Some people might have a problem believing this, but this is what God’s Word clearly says. If you have a problem believing these scriptures, then stop here and go back to question 2.
We Are The Light:
The few of us that have got this far, we must now understand that we have to be God’s main and brightest lights for Him. We must be bold for God’s glory and bold for the benefit of others that might eventually search or are searching for God’s righteousness. If there is going to be any hope for our country and/or world, we must not shrink back from our callings and use the mighty gifts that God has given us to do His work. God has released us from our internal spiritual war within ourselves to fight the battle out in the world for His glory. We are the ones that are now a slave to God’s righteousness and actually love being in bondage of doing His work. We have been given so much more of God’s Holy Spirit because we have been found worthy. Because God has given us much more, God also expects much more from us. We are called and have been freed to serve God and do His work alone. We are God’s elect to do His mighty works, with God’s grace let us be worthy of Him.
God’s blessings,
Michael W Reid
God to god
Hello fellow citizens,
Over the years we have seen our country go from a nation under God, to a nation of gods. We have evolved our country from a nation with a government serving God and His people to having a government being a collective of the people in order to serve ourselves. We have rejected God and made for ourselves a new god. Our government is now our country’s new god.
So why did we go from one God to another god? The reason for this is that everyone needs a god. We were all created to have a god. Through out history this is why you will see every nation, tribe, and people search out a god or gods of their choice. The reasons why everyone needs a god is the subject I would like to discuss. There are a few reasons why we all need and search out a god of our choice. The first reason is that people end up realizing that they are not in control of their environment and people around them. We all search out the comfort of a higher authority that is in control. The second reason comes out of the fact that most of us want this higher authority, which is in control, to bless us so that all our selfish desires and requirements will be met. The third reason is the one we see the least of. It is to search out God and His righteousness so we can have and then live by His righteousness. This last reason is why any true Christian will search out the true God, but our country has not decided to go the way of righteousness. Our country has chosen a god that will take control and will give them the freedom to live a life of sin and not have to suffer for the consequences of their sin, or so they believe. People think this new god of our nation’s choosing will provide the eventual utopia to fulfill their most selfish wants. They don’t realize that the lusts of our selfishness can never be quenched. There are still a few people that want righteousness, but since their numbers have become the minority, the majority of the unrighteous people’s voice has spoken. Whether you and I asked for this change, we are all included as the people of this nation. Even though we are a few, we make up a part of the whole. So when I talk about “us” or “we” as a nation, I am talking about our nation as a whole.
There is a realization that when people have to associate with other people, we will need to have some higher governing authority to make rules for everyone to live by. We have transformed our government into this higher authority. We used to have God as our higher authority, but His commandments were too restrictive, so now we have made our government the higher power to represent and rule the collective. As long as a person lives physically on this earth, they will need rules of a higher authority to live by, so people will be restricted in acting out the full extent of their selfishness, where they would cause to much negative consequences to others. We have realized that a higher authority other then ourselves needs to provide this balance, so each person’s evil desires is regulated. To live in a society, the society as a whole must live by the same rules and values or else chaos erupts. As long as there is selfishness, their must be laws and rules. If we lived by God’s love and not by selfishness, there would be no need for laws, rules, or enforcement of any laws and rules. The path our country has chosen to live by is the way of selfishness, so we will need a lot of laws and rules. We are wanting a world free of the consequences of our selfish sin, but as long as there is sin, their will have to be laws, rules, and consequences.
Our nation no longer accepts that God is the one that defines what is right and wrong, but man, because we have decided that right and wrong are relative when it comes to the time line, people’s acceptance, and circumstances. As our acceptance of sin and circumstances change, we needed a god that will change the rules as needed. We needed a government that would decide what was best for the people based on what the people wanted.
We used to have a constitution based on God’s morals, but now we have chosen to make our own rules. This is why we needed to change our government from the old Godly ways to a new way “we the people” agree on as a whole. We now have a government that is no longer restricted by God’s morals and commandments, but a government that much more matches the wishes of the people. You have heard our government leaders say “we are not a Christian nation, but a nation of many beliefs”. This is the path we have chosen.
We have also given our government the power to make sure everyone has the freedom of free speech as long as it doesn’t go against the ideals and the progressive movements of the day. If freedom of speech was not limited, which seems like an oxymoron statement, there would be to much hurt feelings and people taking actions into their own hands and possibly causing dissention between people with different beliefs. We have let our nation be infected with many ungodly beliefs, so now we have more laws and rules to live by. These new laws have been enacted to protect these other ungodly beliefs. This cancer has now taken over and protected itself from the beliefs of our real Christian heritage. Anyone that chooses to oppose this cancer and speak out about Jesus Christ and their Christian beliefs will now be heavily persecuted. The God of heaven says: “Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.” Matt 10:32-33. So it is up to each one of us to determine if we will be acknowledged or disowned by the God of heaven. The God of heaven also says: “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars — their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." Rev 21:8. If a person says they believe in God and His Son, but is unwilling to fight for God’s truth and His righteousness, then they will be treated as an unbeliever. There is no middle of the road position you can take when it comes to believing in the God of heaven. If you are one of the unbelievers that want this new god of selfishness or you are too cowardly to stand up for God and His truth, then you will not be acknowledged by the God of heaven and you will be disowned as belonging to Him.
We have also given the responsibility to teach our children values and morals to our government. They are teaching our children the new ways and how to depend on our new god for all their needs. We have accepted that the old ways that the older generation grew up with were actually outdated and what they believed must have been a lie. The government has made sure to correct any history books about any facts that they don’t want our children to know, because some of the original writings might start them thinking the Godly way again. Our government is teaching our children to understand that they are finally being taught the truth and that children now know more than the parents.
With our new god, the nation can feel at ease and accept people no matter what their sexual preference is. With our old God, these unacceptable people had to stay in the closet with their secrets, but now almost everything is acceptable and they are free at last to feel normal. What used to be unacceptable is now the norm of the day. Previously, sex out of marriage was looked down upon, but now is encouraged by our society. Even marriage is considered old fashion and unnecessary by some. Instead of trying to keep pornography hidden and out of site of young eyes, our new god promotes this evil for the money making possibilities and is figuring out how to tax it. Our government no longer wants to stop sin, but wants to tax it. There are a few issues that our society still looks down on, like having sex with children, but I am confident that in time, this will be totally open and acceptable too. With this new god, the rules can change to suit the acceptance of the people.
This new god we have created is thought by some that it should eventually stop all stealing since the government will make everybody share everything they have with everyone else. If someone has too much, depending on what our government determines, they will take it from the rich and give it to the poor. Theoretically the poor will have no more reason to steal, because all their needs will be met by our new god.
People have been convinced that our new god can bring heaven down to earth. If everyone would just share everything with each other, then everyone would be happy and content, at least that is the goal of our government. This is not a new idea, some very Godly and Christian people in the first church times tried this. It was a big success for everyone that actually shared and loved everyone else in the group, but it didn’t turn out so good for two people, a husband and wife. This husband and wife sold their land and decided to keep part of the money for them selves. When it was brought to their attention by the elders of the group, God’s Spirit killed them on the spot. In the future, it will be interesting to see if our new god will take upon themselves the place of the real God and kill anyone when they don’t want to share? After all we have given our new god the right to say who lives and who dies. We have also given our god the right to judge who actually is a human being and who isn’t - by their own understanding. We have decided as a nation that there really isn’t a spiritual God, so we now need to handle these issues of the power over life and death to our own understanding. It will all come down to, what is the value of that life to society and how much productivity is left in that person’s life for the benefit of the collective.
Our old God said that “It shall be done on earth as it is in heaven”. I wonder if making people give to people they don’t want to give to will be like heaven. I wonder what this new heaven on earth will be without God’s love as the works behind the giving. Could we really have a heaven on earth without the God of heaven?
At the end of the day, when we die and we are no longer part of this so called “earthly heaven”, then everybody will find out if there really is a spiritual God. If the God of heaven actually ends up being real, will it be good enough to say that we were a law abiding citizen of this sinful world? Will Jesus accept us into His heaven after we have rejected His way, His truth, and His light? Jesus calls us to be courageous and to live for His glory. There are no cowards in heaven!
It is time to think hard on what you believe,
Michael W Reid
Over the years we have seen our country go from a nation under God, to a nation of gods. We have evolved our country from a nation with a government serving God and His people to having a government being a collective of the people in order to serve ourselves. We have rejected God and made for ourselves a new god. Our government is now our country’s new god.
So why did we go from one God to another god? The reason for this is that everyone needs a god. We were all created to have a god. Through out history this is why you will see every nation, tribe, and people search out a god or gods of their choice. The reasons why everyone needs a god is the subject I would like to discuss. There are a few reasons why we all need and search out a god of our choice. The first reason is that people end up realizing that they are not in control of their environment and people around them. We all search out the comfort of a higher authority that is in control. The second reason comes out of the fact that most of us want this higher authority, which is in control, to bless us so that all our selfish desires and requirements will be met. The third reason is the one we see the least of. It is to search out God and His righteousness so we can have and then live by His righteousness. This last reason is why any true Christian will search out the true God, but our country has not decided to go the way of righteousness. Our country has chosen a god that will take control and will give them the freedom to live a life of sin and not have to suffer for the consequences of their sin, or so they believe. People think this new god of our nation’s choosing will provide the eventual utopia to fulfill their most selfish wants. They don’t realize that the lusts of our selfishness can never be quenched. There are still a few people that want righteousness, but since their numbers have become the minority, the majority of the unrighteous people’s voice has spoken. Whether you and I asked for this change, we are all included as the people of this nation. Even though we are a few, we make up a part of the whole. So when I talk about “us” or “we” as a nation, I am talking about our nation as a whole.
There is a realization that when people have to associate with other people, we will need to have some higher governing authority to make rules for everyone to live by. We have transformed our government into this higher authority. We used to have God as our higher authority, but His commandments were too restrictive, so now we have made our government the higher power to represent and rule the collective. As long as a person lives physically on this earth, they will need rules of a higher authority to live by, so people will be restricted in acting out the full extent of their selfishness, where they would cause to much negative consequences to others. We have realized that a higher authority other then ourselves needs to provide this balance, so each person’s evil desires is regulated. To live in a society, the society as a whole must live by the same rules and values or else chaos erupts. As long as there is selfishness, their must be laws and rules. If we lived by God’s love and not by selfishness, there would be no need for laws, rules, or enforcement of any laws and rules. The path our country has chosen to live by is the way of selfishness, so we will need a lot of laws and rules. We are wanting a world free of the consequences of our selfish sin, but as long as there is sin, their will have to be laws, rules, and consequences.
Our nation no longer accepts that God is the one that defines what is right and wrong, but man, because we have decided that right and wrong are relative when it comes to the time line, people’s acceptance, and circumstances. As our acceptance of sin and circumstances change, we needed a god that will change the rules as needed. We needed a government that would decide what was best for the people based on what the people wanted.
We used to have a constitution based on God’s morals, but now we have chosen to make our own rules. This is why we needed to change our government from the old Godly ways to a new way “we the people” agree on as a whole. We now have a government that is no longer restricted by God’s morals and commandments, but a government that much more matches the wishes of the people. You have heard our government leaders say “we are not a Christian nation, but a nation of many beliefs”. This is the path we have chosen.
We have also given our government the power to make sure everyone has the freedom of free speech as long as it doesn’t go against the ideals and the progressive movements of the day. If freedom of speech was not limited, which seems like an oxymoron statement, there would be to much hurt feelings and people taking actions into their own hands and possibly causing dissention between people with different beliefs. We have let our nation be infected with many ungodly beliefs, so now we have more laws and rules to live by. These new laws have been enacted to protect these other ungodly beliefs. This cancer has now taken over and protected itself from the beliefs of our real Christian heritage. Anyone that chooses to oppose this cancer and speak out about Jesus Christ and their Christian beliefs will now be heavily persecuted. The God of heaven says: “Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.” Matt 10:32-33. So it is up to each one of us to determine if we will be acknowledged or disowned by the God of heaven. The God of heaven also says: “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars — their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." Rev 21:8. If a person says they believe in God and His Son, but is unwilling to fight for God’s truth and His righteousness, then they will be treated as an unbeliever. There is no middle of the road position you can take when it comes to believing in the God of heaven. If you are one of the unbelievers that want this new god of selfishness or you are too cowardly to stand up for God and His truth, then you will not be acknowledged by the God of heaven and you will be disowned as belonging to Him.
We have also given the responsibility to teach our children values and morals to our government. They are teaching our children the new ways and how to depend on our new god for all their needs. We have accepted that the old ways that the older generation grew up with were actually outdated and what they believed must have been a lie. The government has made sure to correct any history books about any facts that they don’t want our children to know, because some of the original writings might start them thinking the Godly way again. Our government is teaching our children to understand that they are finally being taught the truth and that children now know more than the parents.
With our new god, the nation can feel at ease and accept people no matter what their sexual preference is. With our old God, these unacceptable people had to stay in the closet with their secrets, but now almost everything is acceptable and they are free at last to feel normal. What used to be unacceptable is now the norm of the day. Previously, sex out of marriage was looked down upon, but now is encouraged by our society. Even marriage is considered old fashion and unnecessary by some. Instead of trying to keep pornography hidden and out of site of young eyes, our new god promotes this evil for the money making possibilities and is figuring out how to tax it. Our government no longer wants to stop sin, but wants to tax it. There are a few issues that our society still looks down on, like having sex with children, but I am confident that in time, this will be totally open and acceptable too. With this new god, the rules can change to suit the acceptance of the people.
This new god we have created is thought by some that it should eventually stop all stealing since the government will make everybody share everything they have with everyone else. If someone has too much, depending on what our government determines, they will take it from the rich and give it to the poor. Theoretically the poor will have no more reason to steal, because all their needs will be met by our new god.
People have been convinced that our new god can bring heaven down to earth. If everyone would just share everything with each other, then everyone would be happy and content, at least that is the goal of our government. This is not a new idea, some very Godly and Christian people in the first church times tried this. It was a big success for everyone that actually shared and loved everyone else in the group, but it didn’t turn out so good for two people, a husband and wife. This husband and wife sold their land and decided to keep part of the money for them selves. When it was brought to their attention by the elders of the group, God’s Spirit killed them on the spot. In the future, it will be interesting to see if our new god will take upon themselves the place of the real God and kill anyone when they don’t want to share? After all we have given our new god the right to say who lives and who dies. We have also given our god the right to judge who actually is a human being and who isn’t - by their own understanding. We have decided as a nation that there really isn’t a spiritual God, so we now need to handle these issues of the power over life and death to our own understanding. It will all come down to, what is the value of that life to society and how much productivity is left in that person’s life for the benefit of the collective.
Our old God said that “It shall be done on earth as it is in heaven”. I wonder if making people give to people they don’t want to give to will be like heaven. I wonder what this new heaven on earth will be without God’s love as the works behind the giving. Could we really have a heaven on earth without the God of heaven?
At the end of the day, when we die and we are no longer part of this so called “earthly heaven”, then everybody will find out if there really is a spiritual God. If the God of heaven actually ends up being real, will it be good enough to say that we were a law abiding citizen of this sinful world? Will Jesus accept us into His heaven after we have rejected His way, His truth, and His light? Jesus calls us to be courageous and to live for His glory. There are no cowards in heaven!
It is time to think hard on what you believe,
Michael W Reid
Sunday, May 11, 2008
God Will Not Be Mocked – Message 4
Gal 6:7 - Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked.
God wants His creation to see and know the full depth of His love for us, but since most people (including most believers) are so emerged in loving themselves, they have been blinded to God’s truth and are no longer searching for God. We as a nation, of so called believers have come to the point of not needing God - for we have become our own gods, which has been the devil’s intention from the beginning of time.
Most people in the United States have believed that God has blessed us because of our richness of money, things, and abundance. We have been deceived and have fallen into the trap of self sufficiency by being given what we want and all our physical needs provided for by the work of our hands and/or our minds. God promises to supply for our daily needs and for us to look to Him for all our daily needs, but what God intended for good – the devil has provided to us in abundance – so what was meant for good, now is used for evil when the devil takes us out into his world of selfishness and provides to us an out of balance abundance. We now store up money and things in abundance for ourselves so we can feel secure and don’t have to worry about our future. We work our bodies away in worry about our future and try to make sure we have enough for retirement – so we will not have to depend on anybody – including God. Look what God has said to these ideas – remember God is never changing.
God providing manna in the desert to the people of Israel
Ex 16:15-16 - Moses said to them, "It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat. This is what the Lord has commanded: 'Each one is to gather as much as he needs. Take an omer (a certain measured amount) for each person you have in your tent.'"
Ex 16:19-20 - Then Moses said to them, "No one is to keep any of it until morning." However, some of them paid no attention to Moses; they kept part of it until morning, but it was full of maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
The manna was intended for one day and only one day – since God provided for each day.
Matt 6:19-21 - Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Almost all of our heart’s treasure is in our money and self dependence. As a nation, we are no longer storing up treasure in heaven, but storing up destruction of our souls.
Matt 6:24-25 - No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear.
Matt 6:30-34 - O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear ?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Luke 12:16-21 - And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." ' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."
God wants us to rely on Him daily for our every need, but we have taken our dependence off from God and are now depending on ourselves with some prayers mixed in here and there. United States – WAKE UP. The nation of the United States is coming to its destruction. As for the faithful, we must call out to the lost to wake up and see that we have been deceived – at least for who ever is still searching for the truth.
But who is still searching for the real truth anymore. Most are so self sufficient or dependent on the government that they no longer come to the point of really searching out God and His Son (Jesus Christ). We have become a nation dead in the Spirit – yet we think we are alive. We, as a nation, are fools and have been totally taken in by the devil’s many deceptions. We have already been like the church of Laodicea in the book of Revelation.
Rev 3:15-17 - I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to spit you out of my mouth. You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
As a nation, we have already gone past this point; we have been spit out of the mouth of God. We have rejected His full truth and have turned away from Him – so God has turned away from us. For the very small percentage of true Christians left in this country, we must realize that our country is dead and going to its destruction, but at the same time keep an eye out for anyone that still might be lead by the Spirit and be searching for truth so that we can help them come to a true salvation. For the others – the self righteous – the ones that are self sufficient and prideful, we must let them go to their destruction in their sins – in the hopes that they will turn from themselves and come to life in the true God or they will be lost to eternal damnation.
It is very sad that we have become a Godless country, or you could say a nation of many gods, but God’s wrath is coming upon this country and we must rejoice in His justice finally being done. Our country has been totally sidetracked by Satan’s lies, but just like all lies, they eventually are uncovered and then the consequences come. It is upon this judgment time that some might see the errors of their ways and come to a true saving relationship with our Lord Christ Jesus. These times will be hard on all of us, but this time will also be a joy filled time to see our Lord’s glory in action and to see some come to salvation which wouldn’t have come to it otherwise.
In the past God has been patient with us as a nation, but we have repeatedly rejected His mercy and grace for to long, so now His wrath is coming. Are you ready?
Your servant in Christ – Michael Reid
God wants His creation to see and know the full depth of His love for us, but since most people (including most believers) are so emerged in loving themselves, they have been blinded to God’s truth and are no longer searching for God. We as a nation, of so called believers have come to the point of not needing God - for we have become our own gods, which has been the devil’s intention from the beginning of time.
Most people in the United States have believed that God has blessed us because of our richness of money, things, and abundance. We have been deceived and have fallen into the trap of self sufficiency by being given what we want and all our physical needs provided for by the work of our hands and/or our minds. God promises to supply for our daily needs and for us to look to Him for all our daily needs, but what God intended for good – the devil has provided to us in abundance – so what was meant for good, now is used for evil when the devil takes us out into his world of selfishness and provides to us an out of balance abundance. We now store up money and things in abundance for ourselves so we can feel secure and don’t have to worry about our future. We work our bodies away in worry about our future and try to make sure we have enough for retirement – so we will not have to depend on anybody – including God. Look what God has said to these ideas – remember God is never changing.
God providing manna in the desert to the people of Israel
Ex 16:15-16 - Moses said to them, "It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat. This is what the Lord has commanded: 'Each one is to gather as much as he needs. Take an omer (a certain measured amount) for each person you have in your tent.'"
Ex 16:19-20 - Then Moses said to them, "No one is to keep any of it until morning." However, some of them paid no attention to Moses; they kept part of it until morning, but it was full of maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
The manna was intended for one day and only one day – since God provided for each day.
Matt 6:19-21 - Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Almost all of our heart’s treasure is in our money and self dependence. As a nation, we are no longer storing up treasure in heaven, but storing up destruction of our souls.
Matt 6:24-25 - No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear.
Matt 6:30-34 - O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear ?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Luke 12:16-21 - And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." ' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."
God wants us to rely on Him daily for our every need, but we have taken our dependence off from God and are now depending on ourselves with some prayers mixed in here and there. United States – WAKE UP. The nation of the United States is coming to its destruction. As for the faithful, we must call out to the lost to wake up and see that we have been deceived – at least for who ever is still searching for the truth.
But who is still searching for the real truth anymore. Most are so self sufficient or dependent on the government that they no longer come to the point of really searching out God and His Son (Jesus Christ). We have become a nation dead in the Spirit – yet we think we are alive. We, as a nation, are fools and have been totally taken in by the devil’s many deceptions. We have already been like the church of Laodicea in the book of Revelation.
Rev 3:15-17 - I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to spit you out of my mouth. You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
As a nation, we have already gone past this point; we have been spit out of the mouth of God. We have rejected His full truth and have turned away from Him – so God has turned away from us. For the very small percentage of true Christians left in this country, we must realize that our country is dead and going to its destruction, but at the same time keep an eye out for anyone that still might be lead by the Spirit and be searching for truth so that we can help them come to a true salvation. For the others – the self righteous – the ones that are self sufficient and prideful, we must let them go to their destruction in their sins – in the hopes that they will turn from themselves and come to life in the true God or they will be lost to eternal damnation.
It is very sad that we have become a Godless country, or you could say a nation of many gods, but God’s wrath is coming upon this country and we must rejoice in His justice finally being done. Our country has been totally sidetracked by Satan’s lies, but just like all lies, they eventually are uncovered and then the consequences come. It is upon this judgment time that some might see the errors of their ways and come to a true saving relationship with our Lord Christ Jesus. These times will be hard on all of us, but this time will also be a joy filled time to see our Lord’s glory in action and to see some come to salvation which wouldn’t have come to it otherwise.
In the past God has been patient with us as a nation, but we have repeatedly rejected His mercy and grace for to long, so now His wrath is coming. Are you ready?
Your servant in Christ – Michael Reid
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