July 2020 - FollowingJesusUS.com

Have we lost our freedom by turning away from God?

In Nehemiah, Chapter 9 37-38, we see that many of the Jewish people had turned away from God and they paid a great price for it! The Kings that ruled over them had “dominion” over their “bodies and over their cattle.” They were in great “distress”! And all because they turned their backs on our Lord!

Sounds a lot like our country. Our country has turned its back on that which made it great in the first place, Faith in Jesus Christ. Now our government rules us with an iron fist. They control where we can go, whether we can attend church, which medicines we can take, what food we can eat…We have lost our God-Given freedom without a shot being fired. But there are three things they can not control: God, Our Prayers and Heaven.

And there is something else. In Nehemiah 10, it goes on to list those that were “Sealed” by God. What does that mean? It means that they belonged to the Lord Himself. Why? Because they followed God and they did their very best to do as our Lord commanded. And that is what we need to do.

For if we belong to our Father God, ultimately, He will protect us. Because He loves us, and because we belong to Him ?

There is more written in God’s Word on being Sealed with the Holy Spirit and how you can be Sealed with the Holy Spirit (more on that in future posts) ?

Have We Fallen For The “Gospel of Accommodation”?

Have we fallen for the Gospel of Accommodation? Another word for Accommodation is Compromise. Have some churches compromised the Word of God in order to have more people attend their churches? In order to have more people donate? The Bible says what it says. Those who try to adjust it for their convenience, do so at their own peril.

On the last page of the Bible, it says (in Revelations 22: 19 KJV),

“And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. “

There will always be honest and sincere disagreements on the interpretation of God’s Word. But there are many who misinterpret it on purpose for their own convenience or to justify sinful behavior.

Be aware, God knows your heart-and the difference.

The Return

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Is There A Food Shortage Coming?

Is there a food shortage coming? Yes. When, only God knows. But it’s not if, it’s when.

Pray, Prepare and Wait.

Preparing for the Last Days: America’s Truth

America’s Truth is the same as God’s Truth. We were created to be the “City on the Hill”. An inspiration for all that is good and right.

Freedom to choose for all is what God gave us and what we should give to each other. And although our country is far from perfect, we have by and large, been the “City on the Hill” that God intended. And because of that millions have sought to come to this country, and millions more have treasured the traditions and values that built it, and the freedom it offers.

Family, faith and freedom provided by God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. What more could we ask for?

The Bible says “to whom much is given, much is expected”. And that is us and that is America! Much has been given to us by God Himself. And as Alex Kendrik’s movie says, “We don’t get to give in and we don’t get to give up”. This is our country, which makes it our responsibility.

There can be no doubt that we live in extraordinarily difficult times. But we can still be the “City on the Hill”. We can still, each one of us, allow the light of the Holy Spirit to shine through us to each person we meet.

And that is how, we as a country, we prepare for the Last Days, or indeed any day. We love God and we love each other 🙂

Preparing for the Last Days: Seek The Truth – God’s Truth!

There’s a lot of talk about truth these days. Our Truth. Their Truth. The Media’s Truth. The Protester’s Truth. But there is only ONE Truth: God’s Truth.

It seems these days, so many people can not see the Truth. Instead they see what they want to see. The same thing happened before WWII. There were those who saw the Truth about the evil coming. Unfortunately, the majority did not want to see the Truth, so they saw what they wanted instead. And because they did, millions died and millions more suffered.

The same Blindness is happening again. We stand at the precipice. We can either turn towards God or turn towards evil. It’s our choice. Given to us by God Himself.

Many are simply confused! And often, evil appears good. After all, if a choice appeared evil, who would choose it? Not many.

This is where the Holy Spirit can really help us!

But the Holy Spirit can only help us, if we ask Him. He can remove the Blinders from our eyes so that we can see the one and only Truth: God’s Truth!

May You See God’s Truth And Choose Wisely!

Preparing for the Last Days: Forgive Everyone!

Much has been written about forgiveness, because forgiveness is often harder than it looks. And we can’t always change how we feel, fortunately for us, forgiveness is not about how we feel, but about what we choose to do.

Family hurts, friend hurts, fellow Christians who are killed or who suffer for their faith… And perhaps hardest of all, forgiving a hurt when anger is truly justified.

Sometimes the only way to forgive someone is to recognize that it’s a choice. I love the story that Carrie Ten Boom told about forgiveness. Someone had hurt her badly and she kept a letter that they had sent that proved their guilt in that particular matter. She had thought that she had forgiven that person, but then realized that by keeping that letter-she had not. And so she threw the letter away. She chose to let it go. She chose to forgive that person, even though she was clearly justifiably hurt and angry.

There’s something else that may help us, if we remember. It’s a tough life. We may encounter someone who is having their worst day (or worst season lol) and they may behave badly, sometimes very badly. But I would hate to be judged for my worst day, and only for my worst day. Because let’s face it-we all have bad days. And if we want others to have forgiveness and compassion for us, we need to give it to others as well.

Lastly, there is something else than can help us to forgive. If we remember that Jesus not only forgave us, but He died so that we might be forgiven. I don’t know about you, but I know I look at myself and at my own sins and wonder that some one, any one, could love me that much!

And at the same time, I can’t help but think that if Jesus forgave me, how can I not forgive another?

The Beginning of the Last Days!

There have been many great movies made about the Last Days. And many of them share one common thing, America is somehow sidelined and unable to protect Israel.

Covid 19, the riots, and the upcoming election may well sideline America’s ability and willingness to defend Israel. And since we are Israel’s only real earthly defense, Israel will need God’s defense (a much better defense ?). And they will receive it!

Do we stand at the beginning of the Last Days. No one truly knows. But even if we do, good people may once again stand up for their faith and all that is good and right, and the Last Days may wait a little longer.

But then again, they may not. We may indeed stand at the beginning of the Last Days. And if that is so, the difficulties we face now will be thought of as the “easy days” compared to what is coming: God’s Judgement on the World.

So what are we as Christians to do?

The answer is the same either way. Pray. Seek God’s Face.

Pray, Prepare and Wait.

Wait upon the Lord for He will lead us 🙂

We can learn the easy way or the hard way-it’s up to us…

In many ways, that’s what Ezekiel 20 is about (Read it: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+20&version=NIV

We can learn to follow God’s Word in the “Land of Milk & Honey” or we can learn it the hard way…But clearly, we are going to learn that it is God who is charge-one way or another.

I will always be grateful to Jesus for Saving me! But that does not give me the right to ignore God’s Word. God gave us clear instructions in His Holy Word as to how to live our lives, and God expects us to follow them.

So if we love Jesus, we will follow Him and all His teachings to the very best of our ability. And Jesus will make up the difference between our best efforts and what God our Father expects.

Don’t take advantage of Christ’s great love for us by not even trying to follow His Holy Word, because Jesus deserves so much better than that!

Restore To Me The Joy Of Your Salvation!

“Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.”-Psalm 51:12 ESV

This is a really great prayer that a friend shared with me. It’s a simple prayer we can pray every single day.

And think about it, in Psalm 30 it says:

⁴“Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,
    and give thanks to his holy name.^[b]
⁵For his anger is but for a moment,
    and his favor is for a lifetime.^[c]
Weeping may tarry for the night,
    but joy comes with the morning.”

No matter what may be happening today, we are “saved”. Our eternity will be filled with joy and peace-forever. In the current times, it’s easy to forget just how awesome that really is! But when we focus on it, it is truly amazing!

And that’s worth holding on to 🙂