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“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.”-Proverbs 9:10

“A judge in Virginia has given his opinion that a state law that has forced churches to censor their beliefs on marriage, sexuality and gender from their own websites under the threat of huge fines is not inflicting any damage on those institutions.”-WND

“…Virginia became the first Southern state to pass sweeping LGBT rights legislation that bans discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations. The Virginia Values Act (SB 868) compels churches, religious schools and Christian ministries to hire employees who do not share their stated beliefs on marriage, sexuality and gender identity, according to a statement by ADF. A companion law (HB 1429) requires the ministries and others like them to include coverage in employee health care plans for sex reassignment and “gender affirming” surgeries that run contrary to their beliefs. It also prohibits the ministries from offering sex-specific classes for parenting, Christian discipleship and sports.”-Decision Magazine, October 2020

“An attorney representing several Virginia churches and allied ministries says they’ll appeal a Friday ruling that blunts their challenge to the Virginia Values Act. Attorney Denise Harle told The Washington Times that the case is “all about government hostility towards people of faith.”-Washington Times

What happened to Separation of Church & State?

What happened to the “Fear of God”?

The first part of the above verse says, “Fear is the beginning of wisdom”. Clearly, there are people in our country who do not fear God even though God created this entire world! Now, clearly it takes a lot of power to create our whole world! And yet, there are some people here on earth who clearly think they can do whatever they want, attack anyone they want. How foolish! (Not wise).

The second part, “knowledge of the Holy is understanding” is critically important too. Read the Bible. And read it again. Don’t let anyone tell you what it means other than God Himself. Ask the Holy Spirit to read it with you, to show you the meaning of each verse. And if you don’t have one, order it today. If this country can force a church to change; it can order publishers to rewrite the Bible and present a more “convenient” message. Christianbook.com has many inexpensive Bibles.

Above are a number of links to a variety of articles on the recent law and case. The minute the “state” starts dictating to churches the rules they must follow – is the minute we lost our freedom!

Watch, Prepare and Pray! And do not fear 🙂

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”-Isaiah 41:10

“I won’t fear what evil brings, for you are with me”-Casting Crowns

Evil is a scarey thing. It never seems to tire. It just seems to keep coming at us, no matter how many times we have beat it back.

But fortunately for us, God never tires, even if we do. And God always has the courage and strength needed to triumph over evil.

There may be days when feel too exhausted to continue the “good fight”. Days when we feel discouraged or helpless.

On those days, we just need to ask Jesus to “take the reins” :). There is a song out by Lauren Daigle that basically asks God to hold on to us, even if we can’t. A prayer we should pray every day 🙂

^” I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. ²⁹ My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all^[a]; no one- can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. ³⁰ I and the Father are one.”=John: 28-30

As long as we belong to Jesus, No evil will ever “snatch” us out of God’s Hand. God’s got us 🙂

“Do you not know that you^[c] are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?”-1 Corinthians 3:16

What a comforting verse! To know that God’s Spirit is in us!

The coming years will be difficult ones for those who follow Christ. And for those who don’t. Whether it is fear, fatigue, or what seems like failure, the next few years will be hard.

And that is why we need to remember that God will provide us with what we need. He is our Father and He loves us.

And Jesus has not left us! He is with us always and He loves us!

And the Holy Spirit is in us! Our Father sent Him to us when we accepted Jesus as our Savior to be our Comforter and Helper. If we call upon Him; He will Help us!

In the coming years, we will face difficulties, believers and non-believers alike. But there is a real difference. As Believers, we can take all of our troubles and worries to our Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. God will help us!

Jesus is waiting for you, He loves you and He wants to Save you if you will let Him…

Will we have another free and fair election? Millions question whether we had a free and fair election last time, so it’s hard to believe we will have one next time.

But there is also something else to think about. The President is not acting like a man whose party will face another election. Think of the steps he has taken or is allegedly thinking about taking. It’s been written that his administration is policing FB. It’s been written that he wants people to come to our homes to “educate” us on the vaccine and see whether or not we have been vaccinated. However, there is a database with this information already, so why? Wouldn’t vaccine education be best done by health professionals?

It’s been written that his administration is allegedly thinking about finding a way to read our text messages and censor them. And in the opinion of many, his administration is without a doubt an anti-Christian one, pushing gay rights and transgenderism on our children and rewriting history as fast as they can.

Somehow, they do not sound like a group of people that are worried about how the American People may feel and vote?

Will we have a free and fair election or an illusion of one?

Prepare and Pray!

Spitting in God’s Face has consequences, just as sinful behavior does.

Consequences can be permanent; such as when someone chooses Hell instead of Heaven. Notice the words, when “someone chooses”. God doesn’t send anyone to Hell, because God loves us. And because God loves us, He gave us the freedom to choose-Heaven or Hell. It’s our choice, given to us by God Himself 🙂

And some consequences are temporary. Such as the consequences Miriam received when she spoke against Moses.

“Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses.  The anger of the Lord burned against them, and he left them. ¹⁰ When the cloud lifted from above the tent, Miriam’s skin was leprous^[a]—it became as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease, ¹¹ and he said to Moses, “Please, my lord, I ask you not to hold against us the sin we have so foolishly committed. ¹² Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother’s womb with its flesh half eaten away. ¹³ So Moses cried out to the Lord, “Please, God, heal her!”

¹⁴ The Lord replied to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp for seven days; after that she can be brought back.” ¹⁵ So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on till she was brought back.” – Numbers 12:9-15

There can be no doubt that God has greatly Blessed America, but have we, as a Nation, spit in God’s Face?

Sadly, if we do not repent, America may one day face her own consequences…

The Old Testament in the Bible teaches us so much. It has not been “replaced” by the New Testament; it’s simply been “continued”. They are both so important!

And when we think about it, the Old Testament is our “Christian History” book.

But what if the Old Testament was “cancelled” or “rewritten”? All of these important lessons would be forever lost!

The same is true of American History. In many places in our beloved country, our history is being “cancelled” or rewritten. But the True History still exists, it can’t be changed. But if we allow that history to be rewritten, it will be lost for future generations.

We need to pray now that our Biblical and American History will be saved!

Today, I just wanted to share with you something that happened to me, because it took me completely by surprise and I was not ready!

Someone, very politely, apologized for referring to me as a “she”.  It felt so weird!

Now, I have to admit, somewhat guiltily, that I did not really respond to his apology.  I was taken totally by surprise.  I guess I shouldn’t have been, with all that is going on in our world, but I was.

But now I have had time to pray about it and I realize I do need to have a response to that type of comment ready, because it WILL happen again.

So here’s my response:  There’s no need to apologize.  God made me a “she” and a “she” I will always be.

And I am ready for the person who apologizes to me for calling me a “Mom”.  My response will be:  No need to apologize.  Being a Mom is the single, greatest Gift that God ever gave me and I am incredibly grateful.

Different people may have different answers, but get ready, because it IS coming.

And if you are not sure what to say, simply ask the Holy Spirit to answer for you, and He will ?

“Believe what you do believe or else you will never persuade anybody else to believe it”-Charles Spurgeon

If we believe that Jesus is the only way to Heaven and the only Intercessor between us and God, shouldn’t we share that more?

While society puts pressure on everyone to keep quiet, is this not especially the time to share the Good News with all we meet?

Time IS growing shorter, let’s not miss out on our chance to bring someone new to Heaven with us 🙂

¹⁷ “Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just. ¹⁸ If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, they will die for it. ¹⁹ And if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live by doing so. ²⁰ Yet you Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.”-Ezekiel 33:17-18

Charles Spurgeon once said, “Avoid a sugar coated gospel”. And he was right! How many times have we seen those who do as they wish and think it doesn’t matter? How many times have we done that ourselves?

It’s not that God will not forgive us for our sins. Through Jesus, He will. But to be forgiven, we do need to actually repent of our sins, not be proud of them!

Salvation is a wonderful Gift that God gave us. But that doesn’t mean that we get to do whatever we feel like, when we feel like it. And it doesn’t mean we get to abuse God’s Grace.

The Bible gives us a Roadmap on how to lives our lives. We don’t get to just ignore it on purpose and forever, and then count on God’s forgiveness. That would not be Fair-or Just.

And as Merciful as God is, He is also equally Just. The above verse from Ezekiel 33 is clear on that.

God is Merciful, but He will alway be equally Just!