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The phrase, “Fake News” has become hugely popular these days. But what about “Fake” Christians? And are they really “Fake” or are they simply “on the path to Christ”. Only God knows, and Thank God He does 🙂

But what are we to do with those that we hear say they are Christian, but do not seem to act as though they are Christian?

First, we should be grateful that they may know enough at least to “fake” it. Second, we should pray for them. Third, we need to love them as Jesus would. Fourth, we need to encourage them, and fifth, we need to be honest with them. Because when we love someone, we tell them the truth!

We will meet some who love our Lord, but just haven’t read the Bible well enough or they simply did not ask the Holy Spirit to Help them read it. And we will meet some who know the Bible very well, they just don’t want to live as the Bible instructs. And we will meet still others who wish to live a Biblical life, but fail.  It is not for us to judge the individual, that role belongs to God.

But we do know something really important. God loves each and every human being. As much as we may want to avoid those who do not believe as we do, God wants us to love them and lead them to Jesus, if we can.

But we know something really important. God loves each and every human being. As much as we may want to avoid many of them, God wants us to love them and lead them to Jesus, if we can.

There is one caveat to this though. If we meet a person and they seem to be able to cause us to doubt our own faith, then run! And Run fast!

For many will fall away from their faith in the coming days, and yet nothing is more important than keeping our faith in Jesus Christ.

There can be no doubt that Jesus wants us to share our Faith with others, but only so long as it does not weaken our own!

 “Those who are wise^[a] will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever”.-Daniel 12:3

So much as been written about America being the “City on a Hill”. But America is not the “City on the Hill” anymore. But we can be!

We need to be the light. Each of us. And we can, with the Help of the Holy Spirit, be the light :).

For each other. For strangers. For people near and far. Because as the darkness grows, and it will, Christ’s light will shine ever brighter through you!

Do not fear for we will be the light of Christ in this world and others will see that and have hope 🙂

And God will say, “Well done, good and faithful servant”-Matthew 25:23

One of my very favorite prayers I read in a calendar by Max Lucado:

Help; Thank You! Amen 🙂

As you can see, it’s a very short prayer, lol. But it always works 🙂

A friend sent this, very helpful 🙂

“Popcorn Prayer”

Once upon a time, when some children in a family were growing up, the family had regular devotional times of sharing God and studying His Word . During these special moments of giving our Heavenly Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Glory and Honor, they would have what they called “Popcorn Prayer” time. Everyone randomly called out a name or situation that needed prayer in no special order! This gave all the family plenty of chances to pray out loud and often. Prayer is not a ritual that depends on closing eyes, to kneel or sit. We can pray even while walking or working. Our Heavenly Father responds to a one or two word cry for help, just like He does a focused prayer time after reading Scripture. Praying doesn’t have to be complicated. God delights in any simple words we offer Him. We should just pray fervently, with all our heart, mind and spirit.

Whether you have had a personal relationship with God for years or you are only beginning to discover who Jesus is, we all need guidance when it comes to prayers, It’s often hard to find words to pray. That is why before we pray, we should always ask our Lord to send His Holy Spirit as our Helper and Guide. This involves various topics including worry, anxiety, doubt, forgiveness, fear, and other areas of life where we need to ask for God’s help. Sometimes just admitting to your Father that you are at a loss for words. That you are not sure how to pray for this difficult situation. But you know His Promise that He hears your prayers and you want to try praying now. The best part of praying IS that when you send your prayers, Jesus Christ intervenes and helps us to send our request to His Father in heaven!

My thoughts and prayers are that you allow the Holy Spirit to help and guide you in your prayers. That through the world’s chaos and confusion, feeling like drowning in your circumstances, you receive the Strength and Peace that only God can give. That right now and  always, you choose to Trust and Rest in your Heavenly Father. In Jesus’ Name. Thy Will be done. Amen. Peace.”

A friend sent me this, and I thought it was a great reminder that we, each of us, do make a difference 🙂

Luke 19:17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

“Many are discouraged with the election results in the United States, others, perhaps are elated. Most Christians and Messianic believers do not see the nation choosing Biblical values with the continuation of the present administration, and are deeply concerned about the direction America is heading.

It is our view that the Scriptures do not hold out a political hope for mankind in this age, but that the political scene will be increasingly consolidated by evil powers, moving toward a system overseen by an anti-messiah; [Rev. 13]. And since Yeshua’s (Jesus’) great commission to us was directed primarily at individuals when He said to go make disciples of all the nations, we will continue to focus on the individual lives which we can help to save, bless, encourage, and disciple.

We are not losing the battle. The gates of Hell will not prevail against the Lord’s building of His Body, and His kingdom will come, as millions have prayed, when He, the King, returns here to set it up. [see Acts 1:6-7, Revelation 11:15] In this light, let me remind you of a popular story that offers a profound but simple encouraging message:

A young man once went to the beach. There, he saw miles and miles of starfish washed up on the sand. “If these starfish stay out here during the heat of the day,” he thought, “they’ll die.” So he began picking up one starfish at a time as he walked, and threw them one by one back into the ocean.

An elderly man also walking along the shore approached him and said, “Do you mind if I ask young man, what are you doing?” “I’m throwing these poor starfish back into the ocean so they don’t die in the hot sun,” the youth replied. “But what difference can you really make,” said the old man, “Look at this beach — there are thousands, maybe millions, of starfish here!”

The young man smiled as he threw yet another starfish into the sea. “Well — it made a difference to that one!”

“Faithful in a very little”, the Word of God says. It is faithfulness in the little things that the Lord rewards mightily! Every individual human being is precious and inestimably valuable to God. It is no waste of time to address the spiritual, emotional, or physical needs of any of the millions of individuals who suffer in one way or another.

My Friends, keep “walking the beach and rescuing starfish”, being faithful in small things. We believe that somehow, our reward will involve a broader authority when the Lord’s kingdom arrives with Him. These are His words: “because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.”

Your family in the Lord with much agape love,

George, Baht Rivka, Elianna & Obadiah