The Keepers of the Mysteries

I love writing these types of posts!

It exemplifies a Christian’s walk.

I love hearing from families who appreciate what their loved ones are doing for them!

Any man can be a father, but only the special ones are Dads!

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—To all men who are responsible for taking care of homes

 —With wives who call them husbands

—Where children & grandchildren are living and calling them Dad

—Those men who are taking care of children who may not be their DNA & yet have stepped up to make their place a Home for them!

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We dedicate this Post to you. Those who are the Keepers of the Mysteries of God. Those men who devote the time teaching their families the power of the Gospel of Christ.

Those men who have gone from being just fathers, to Legendary Dads in their homes!

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FAITH —HOPE —LOVE |Christian Basics

1 Corinthians 13:13

Faith—There is always a danger of getting complacent in our faith. Where people around you don’t know the incredible love of Christ and His atoning (sin cleansing) sacrifice on the cross, we will talk to them about sports, politics, events happening in the community and family, yet not let them know why we are so blessed in knowing Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior.

Hope— other people are needing the hope we have in our future. Not the kind of hope for monetary wealth or health and well being. The kind that says, “I am only passing through this beautiful life, but my hope lies in an even better place at the end of my journey — a place flowing with the real meaning of life. You see, the secret we have here is fantastic. Even with some of the bad stuff which comes our way. Even with immoral people who take advantage of what this world gives. These evil people take and take but don’t give back to the goodness of this life.
Other people, journey through this life and give away more than they get—the incredible hope that I have, the promise of one day entering into a permanent and enriching experience which I get freely.
Nor have I had to earn anything to get to this incredible place. All I have had to do is put my trust in Jesus the Christ (The Messiah or Savior of this world). I did not have to go door to door explaining anything or ride my bike to some foreign land to tell people about the Gospel. Even though sharing the Gospel is the right thing to do, we don’t have to go a thousand miles to share it.

Love— It’s been said that love conquers all. I am here to tell you that love does conquer all. Just look at the Roman Empire. The empire was never conquered by hoarders of marauders warring against it from the fringes of the empire. No, what conquered the Roman empire was love that spread within its walls. Christians were slaughtered and denied access to food and water. They were expelled from selling their things at the local market places.
As long as they rejected the local and Roman deities, Christians were bullied and tortured. Yet, these same Christians would give whatever they had to others. They would pick up infants whose lives have had been found lying in the streets because their families did not want them. Christians would live lives that emanated the love of Christ.
Look at the Vikings. They killed and plundered. They went into all of Northern Europe and took what they wanted; gold, silver, women and anything valuable. When they settled into the lands, they had conquered, something happened. These ferocious invaders started seeing what Christian love for their neighbor, churches, and their community was.
This love wasn’t perfect, but it was far better than the way of the Viking way of life. Decades later, the conquerors were conquered by this love of Christ.

Today, we are seeing all the wrong things that are happening in this world. Terrorists killing Christians with the sword, making it a point for others to fear them and letting the world know that all countries will need to ‘convert’ to their religion.
Political agendas demeaning Christian life and going against their livelihood with frivolous lawsuits and in other countries, not having Christians be able to buy food, water and the necessities of everyday life.
Just like the Roman Empire, the world is also hating Christians for standing up for babies. Christians will continue to do the things we do because Jesus told us that people would know we were his disciples by our love. It is not a fake love. Nor is it a bought love. It is a God Spirit kind of love. Only by knowing Christ can you have this supernatural love,

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We Start Off Where We Left Off |Friendships

Romans 12:15

I remember sitting with the neighborhood young men who would come to our house for bible study and hang out during the week to play video games. My wife and I would host them after work so that they would have a place where they could be safe and untempted from this world’s vices.

It was a usual day; the guys were loud and obnoxious as usual. They were having fun beating up the old guy (in my 30s at that time). I received a call from my younger brother’s wife. He had passed away. The young men knew my joyful face, but they also understood my look of concern. They automatically quieted down. No one had to tell them that I was experiencing a tragic moment. They turned off the TV and video game while gathering around me. I told them what had happened, and they all shed tears with me.

As I look back, the incident is still vivid in my mind. Because these young kids were all in their teens. We had gone through some thick and thin times with most of them. Divorced parents, drugs in the family, and so on.

Some of these young men and women were living with their grandparents because the dads were not around, and the moms were not able to handle their teen male rambunctiousness.

Yet, these young men taught me the meaning of true loyalty. They hung out and protected each other. They protected my daughters whenever I asked them to keep an eye on them. These young men were joyful with my family and me.

  • The ministry my family had, was not a ministry but a joyful fellowship
  • Where we taught these young men and women what family should be
  • How to always lean on God, and to continue on in life, no matter the circumstances
  • Most of those young men have moved on.
  • Some have kids now, with their own joys, problems, and experiences.

Then there was the men and women, our friends and brethren in Christ. They, too, have been a big part of our joys and sorrows. We have all been there for each other. Some, we see often, others, not so often. However, here is the incredible part, whenever we get together with these old friends, it’s like we had seen each other yesterday. We start where we left off, no matter the time passed.

Here is the secret to the joyful gatherings even in times of trials. We all have one thing in common. We all have committed our lives to Christ. You see, it is only in faith through our Lord and Savior Jesus the Savior, that we have the strength to be joyfully happy in the good times, and also shed tears with our loved ones and friends during life’s tragic times.

As we get older, there’s a reason why we hurt emotionally but are joyful when one of our friends passes into the next journey. We know that losing a brother or sister in Christ is only a temporary thing. We shall see them again because they have only gone ahead of us. They have finished the race and have completed their journey, reaching their destination. We rejoice in this but feel sorrow for not having them around.

One day we will rejoice and kick back with all of the people that have come through our home, our lives, and once again, we will start where we left off here on earth…

I would invite you to have this joyful assurance of knowing what your next life journey will take you. I invite you and ask that you invite your loved ones and friends on this jpurney too!

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Omaha-Utah-Sword-Gold… |D-Day June 6, 1944

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  • May we never forget what this generation did to save humanity from the brink of disaster

We would be speaking German or Japanese today had it not been for the Greatest Generation.

  • Some were as young as 18 others had wives and kids. Most gave without being asked. They did what had to be done for the sake of this Union.
  • Those that could not go, cried; some committed suicide because of the shame of not fighting.

Others took the news horrible but went on to help the war effort here at home for the sake of this Union.

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Our generation(s) May not be in a world war, but we are definitely in a war. A war that has to be won for the sake of this Union.

  • May we learn all the good things from this generation, and honor them by coming together in unity for the sake of the Union.
  • May we come together and not be asked but volunteer to bring back our nation from the brink of division which will lead to ruin.

Here’s to the men and women who answered the call against Fascism for the sake of this Union.

  • Now I ask you to join me and unite in prayer, supplication, support and salvation for this wonderful country full of freedom fighters for the sake of our much beloved Union….

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Congrats Grads! |Graduations 2019

Proverbs 23:17-19

As another school year fastly approaches its zenith, I want to take the time to give all graduates just a small piece of advice…

As every single academic year passes by, and I see grads joyfully making their way out of the middle, senior and college institutions, I smile and cheer them on. 

To those kids in middle school going into high school:

Don’t waste your precious high school years stressing over the little things in life. The boy or girl whom you want to date, or the other students in your future school who might pick on you, or the group of kids you’ll hang out with during this time. Trust me when I say this, everything you think is super important, is not. Start off taking a deep breath and then enjoy every minute of your high school experience. Go to the football games, hang out with your friends, study hard and start setting goals on what you may want to be when you get out of school. Don’t worry about the rest of the stuff, because 10 years from the day you graduate from high school, they will not matter. All you will remember is the fun times you had… enjoy the journey into high school…

To you high schoolers, same advise, but I will add this:

You are no longer kids. Most of you will be 18 years old or older.  Don’t waste your time doing the frat or sorority thing. I know for some of you, this is the main reason you want to be in college. Know this; it may be fun to do the frat house experience, but 10 years from the day you graduate, those parties and fun times will not matter. What will matter is that you went in with a set of goals of what you wanted to accomplish, and you graduated doing your best to reach them. What will matter is that you made life long friends who want the best for you and vice-versa. Take the time when you are stressing, do what I always told my daughters (and wife, and myself), stop everything you are doing, look around wherever it may be, close your eyes and take a mental picture of all that you saw. Remember every detail of that picture, and count your blessings. Because even those stressful periods will teach you something for the future. Embrace every situation like it’s your last and enjoy the journey into semi-independence…

For you College grads:

Whether you will continue to post-graduate work or get right into the workforce, I ask that as you are walking down the aisle and waiting to be called out for your diploma, reminisce and be thankful to whomever, it was that pushed you along the way to get to this point in your life. Whether your parents, grandparents, teachers, mentors, or all of the above. Be thankful for those who invested time in you and your well-being — those who encouraged you along the way because you did not make it this far without help. Enjoy your journey into a full-fledged membership to adulthood

Lastly, for all of you:

Don’t forget the most crucial part of your graduations. Whether you believe or not, whether you have faith or not. Whether you see Him or not. As you are all done with your graduation festivities and parties, thank God for getting you this far. He gave you life for a reason. That reason is to glorify Him in such a way that your life will mean something. That something is getting to know God personally and committing your life to do something good for Him. Not to earn your ticket to heaven but to fulfill what God wants for your life. If you don’t know God on a personal level, I urge you to get to know Him. If you already have a relationship with Him, I implore you to stop, look around, close your eyes and ask—Lord, may I take a mental picture of this moment so that I may listen to what awesome things you have in store for me next!…. Enjoy your journey.

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With A Heavy Heart, I write This |Abortion

ATTENTION: SOME OF THIS MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 18

BUT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED.

Imagine you are next to your mom & dad. You are all hugging one another tightly. All of you see an intruder coming your way with a machete. He rushes towards all of you & starts swinging away at you.

Your mom & dad are desperately trying to defend you. The intruder ends up taking your life & is found guilty of murdering you.

  1. How would you feel as the intruder is cutting away at every part of your body?
  2. How would your parents feel?
  3. If after dying, you were able to communicate with your parents, what would you say?
  4. What if you were able to come back from the dead & talk to the deranged killer, what would you tell him or her?…

Now take that same scenario, you are clutching your mom & dad’s bodies as the intruder is coming your way with the machete. As he or she gets closer, your clutching gets tighter, except, this time, your parents are not holding on to you or defending you.

In fact, your parents start running away from you. The intruder continues to inflict the horrendous damage to your body as you are gasping & screaming for your parents to come to your rescue. You feel all alone, defenseless as your last breaths of life are departing from your body.

In your last moments, you have a thousand thoughts going through your mind. You blink & scream as the deranged person continues this heinous attack on you. You blink one last time & then darkness. Your life is no more…

  1. Now I ask you the same questions.
  2. How would you feel as the intruder is cutting away at every part of your body?
  3. How would you feel about your parents not holding on to you for dear life & running away from you as the attack on your body & soul was at its worst?
  4. If after dying, you were able to communicate with your parents, what would you say to them?
  5. What if you were able to come back from the dead & talk to the deranged killer?
  6. What would you tell him or her?…
  • Now I ask you this:
  • A baby has the same body as you, with the same skin, muscles, brain, pain tolerance & life as you & I.
  • I understand that you & the guy that you are with or were with during the conception of this innocent life, have the right to privacy. I am not disputing this. My question is this, doesn’t the baby who can feel every slash & tear of his or her little body have the same rights as you & the person who got you pregnant?

To all men and women,
Before you abort the precious baby, I pray for you to realize the actions you take before a baby’s conception are the consequences of your actions & not the innocent life that comes as a reaction.

The baby is a consequence to your actions & is innocent of any sentencing charged against him or her.
So please, don’t kill an innocent life because of your mistakes.

How to personally know God:

If you have made a decision to terminate a baby in the past, I am here to tell you that God will forgive you. If you so choose to ask His forgiveness.

I am not here to pass judgement on anyone. I am here to bring you hope and peace.

I am here to let you know that you don’t have to have that awful weight continue to keep you down.

Ask God to help & forgive you. I promise that He will & you will finally feel peace. Peace that Only He can give you.

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To All The Families of Fallen Warriors |Memorial Day 2019

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To all the families of fallen warriors,

  • The fathers, mothers, wives, & children of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for us.
  • We will never forget what you have sacrificed, for the good of the Union & for the gain of the world.
  • Some may spit, yell, and scream at your sons or husbands or brothers.
  • Some may say that their deaths were wasted lives.

This man and his family say this:
No one shows greater love than when one gives their life for their family, friends, and many others who do not know of their sacrifice.
We thank you & this grateful nation thanks you.
We will never forget giving you our thank you & our gratitude.

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Press On & Don’t Look Back! |Christian Walk

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  • So this morning, I am up extra early.
  • Do my personal devo.
  • I get ready for a big test early.
  • Ace the test.
  • Take a shower.
  • Feeling like a million bucks.
  • Step out the door ready to take in the world (As in absorb all of the Lord’s goodness in this world)!
  • Start my car.
  • I see our recycling truck coming.
  • It’s the last can. I’ve put the trash bins in already.
  • I open my truck door, spring in my steps.
  • Go & grab the bin like it’s my last mission in life.
  • I am passing by my truck, which has been warming up.
  • Ready to go take on my goals for today…
  • Carefully place my trash bin where it belongs…
  • Trash bins put back…check …
  • Turn towards my car, open the door….open the door…open the door…uncheck!
  • It happens to be locked!
    A thousand things about myself go through my mind…call my wife to get second alarm… she rushes to my rescue.
  • Just a small hindrance, I think to myself.
  • Click on the unlock button in second alarm key…dead battery on second new alarm key.
  • Call AAA, they come & open the door… now I’m ready for a nap. Go back defeated with a pillow over my head & a million negative things on my mind.


No, I didn’t do that, I seized the moment & am writing this to tell everyone, don’t give up, don’t give in, setbacks will come, & setbacks will go.
It’s what you make things out to be in life. God has your back so go & make bad situations regret they ever came your way!

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The Journey With Jesus Is Worth It! |Christian Walk

1 Corinthians 1:29

For those struggling with anything.  Addiction, depression, fear, or stress. 

  • The only way we do this, give Jesus our sins, convictions, altercations, doubts, and worries.
  • Let Jesus take them all so that your burdens become light and the things dragging you through this life become like silk threads flowing in the wind as you joyfully hike from your Death Valley, into the top of the mountain.

  • You will also find yourself on your journey, knowing that the end, will just be your beginning. That the race you finish will lead to a graceful peace and joy, you could never imagine. The connection you and I have with God will be more in-depth,clearer, enormously intensified by His love that some will think overwhelming. But as you get your head and mind wrapped around this incredible peaceful love, you will realize that on your journey getting here, Jesus was doing all the work.
  • The work of cleansing and purifying us through this journey was Christ’s to do. The more we journeyed with God, the less impure we became. Not by our own strength or power, but by His Spirit sho sustained us.

  • By His death on the cross, our wretchedness was hung there. Our impurities, imperfections, worries, etc.,
  • were unloaded, and we were set free to run, to fly into His final destination.
  • The destination of being with God once for all.
  • The only way we do this, give Jesus our sins, convictions, altercations, doubts, and worries. Let Jesus take them all so that your burdens become light and the things dragging you through this life become like silk threads flowing in the wind as you joyfully hike from your Death Valley, into the top of the mountain.
  • You will find that as you continue to walk on your Journey with Christ, your thoughts become more precise and laser-like. This wisdom comes only from knowing and communicating with God. Things that had you dumbfounded or stressed become solvable.
  • The work of cleansing and purifying us through this journey was Christ’s to do. The more we journeyed with God, the less impure we became. Not by our own strength or power, but by His Spirit sho sustained us.
  • In the end, we were bought by Jesus. We were taken from the clutches of Death Valley’s darkness and misery. We were bought by Christ Himself. The God-Creator of this universe
  • By His death on the cross, our wretchedness was hung there. Our impurities, imperfections, worries, etc., were unloaded, and we were set free to run, to fly into His final destination.

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Before Trying to Teach Our Kids This…|California Educational Agenda

This is Part 2 of the CEA Series. I highly suggest you read The Man On The Rooftop first before reading this post…

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1. Today,  I want to ask those who are villianizing parents who are completely against the educational system’s indoctrination of our children, to really think the following points thoroughly.

  • We need to prioritize the system better than what we are doing for our California Public & Private school children.

2. I am one of those parents who is ccompletely & categorically in favor of the idea of educators refraining from teaching sex education to our children, no matter the age.

  • This is the job of parents. 
  • And if parents are not too thrilled about sharing the ‘birds & the bees‘ with their children, maybe this is when the educational system should jump in and help those parents.
  • Specifically,  in teaching classes for parents on how to explain sexual matters to their kids.
  • Not a teacher teaching students the ‘do’s & don’t’s’ of sexual education.
  • I am completely & categorically in favor of  California The Board of Education teaching our children Reading, Writing & Arithmetic.

 

  • Also teaching Real Life Budgeting, Real Life Finances, Real Life Public Speaking.

 

  • Training our public school children in Conflict Communication, in a well thought out manner; teaching our children that they can come to an agreement without using:

—Fists

—Legs

—Teeth

—Foul mouths

—Firearms

—& Friends

       — to do their dirty work.

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3. I am also completely & categorically in favor of  Educators teaching our public school children to use:

  • Technology
  • Training in Sports
  • Real Life Goal Setting where students of all ages learn what it is to win in the little battles of life by achieving success. 
  • Giving awards for achievements Goal Setting with real life awards like gift cards in which the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, Godparents etc., will be happy to furnish. 
  • For those that can’t afford this, I mean those parents in absolute dire need of help,
  • not the ones who don’t want to work; the community can step in and help with those parents or grandparents to get their award cards.

 

  • It’s time to make our children a priority.
  • Instead of trying to shove the adulterated curriculum to our children, why doesn’t the California Dept. of Education stop this “Health Education Curriculum”
  • And instead, concentrate on bringing California’s educational grades up from ninth to last place in the Union.  
  • Yes, I’ll say this again, Stop teaching things that children should not be learning & start really focusing on making the California Education system the best in the Union
  • & why not the world?

I will be posting the depressing low marks of California schools next post…

 

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Pray For Someone Who Needs It Today |Powerful Prayer Series

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“Spiritual work is taxing work, and men are loath to do it. Praying, true praying, costs an outlay of serious attention and of time, which flesh and blood do not relish.” ― E.M. Bounds, Power Through Prayer

“18 Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.19 Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, divine utterance may be given me, so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,…  “

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  • If you truly love people, pray for them. It is far better for the person being lifted up than anything else here on earth. When you pray for someone else:
  • You pass your own needs and put them on someone else.
  • You start seeing what God really wants in your life.
  • You become a servant for all who need it. 
  • This is a ministry that transcends Borders, strongholds and the time-space barriers.
  • This is where we all need to be. 
  • Pray powerfully and powerfully pray for someone.

Not through your own power but through the Spirit of the LORD. This is where the True Power comes from.

Today if you need any prayer, know that someone has interceded for you. The Holy Spirit. Ask God to help you.

  • Pray hard, Praise hard, Worship hard, Listen Intently.

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‘Til Wedding Day Do Us Part! |Marriage Series

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—Imagine being so enthralled in the action that you forget the commitment?

—We have many young people committing to a marriage & not ready for it.

I remember when I was younger, a few of my friends were getting married. Their future wives were so hypnotized by the whole ‘getting married process’.

—Now before I go on, I want to make sure that I don’t come across as anti-ceremony; this is by far the opposite of what I am.

—Marriage is to be celebrated. It is to be shared and witnessed by friends and family and made a priority before the LORD.

 

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BUT.…yes there is a ‘but’…

—But, what I have noticed even in some young Christian couples, I will say this again, some have turned the thrill of the action of getting married, to the all-encompassing reason why they are getting married. They have subconsciously turn their Wedding Day into an idol.

When young engaged couples have asked, I tell young couples getting married this:

  1. Please be careful not to get caught up making the Wedding Day planning the main thing and forget about the life-long commitment of marriage.
  2. Many churches have great marriage classes and counseling but it is not enough.
  3. Brides plan their wedding day in more detail than finding out about how the other person is doing spiritually, mentally and financially.
  4. Again, the latter should not play a huge part in committing to the marriage but it should be looked over from both sides.

—Parents, please do not forget this most important part:

  1. You have done a great job praying, studying for your kids’ school and Devotion time.
  2. You have taken them to soccer or baseball or swimming through their time with you.
  3. You then hear that your son or daughter is engaged, and you’re happy for them.
  4. But this is just the beginning.
  5. As parents, you are responsible, not the church, for the spiritual well-being of your kid.
  6. Now also, your future son or daughter-in-law.
  7. This is where you jump in and make sure both of them have a firm foothold on The Rock. Because the foundation in faith is the most important part of starting a life together.

—It is not how much money the wedding is going to cost or how many family and friends you’re going to be able to invite.

—The real thing everyone in the family needs to be thinking of is:

— Have we done enough to have these two engaged people stand firmly in their faith so they do not get divorced in the future?

—Dads and moms, you are the most important person in the wedding. So goes your leadership in this, so goes the rest of the wedding.

—Your son or daughter will be enamored with the process and date of ceremony that you’ll need to be their compass.

—You’ll need to bring them back to reality. Specially if it’s a daughter. Trust me, I know!

—This pre-wedding day process is for you to remind them of all the things you have taught them about God and about marriage.

—Let them know that the Ceremony Day is just that, a day in their lives that some will remember vividly, but a flash in time for most invited guests.

AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL:

—Let them know that they need to go and speak to as many people whom they admire, from your Christian circles. Those who:

  1. Have been married for a short time.
  2. Those who have been married for a long time.
  3. Those who are divorced.
  4. Those who are in ministry.
  5. Specifically those who are pastors.
  6. Ask them this:

            a. How is your marriage doing?

            b. What would you do differently for your marriage and the wedding day?

            c. Any advice for us?

—If they are willing to answer all the questions, keep them as mentors. Most of them will automatically tell your kids how a strong faith in God & constant prayers helped them through the many obstacles of marriage and family…

More on this on next post….

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Blessed are the broken — They will be Transformed & Renewed! |Blessed Are The…. Series

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There are storms in life that grind us down to the point of wearing us down to find dust and floating away with the hurricane’s forces.

Sometimes as Christians, some of us are ready to throw in the towel. You’ve heard it said, “Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be broken…” I love this saying . It is an excellent saying. But it’s not entirely accurate; God wants the broken vessels. God wants broken people.

How do I know? Because He had to break me for me to submit to His will fully. Don’t get me wrong; I have never doubted that God exists. Faith is not only knowing who God is and trusting Jesus on a personal and intimate level but also listening to Him and having Him rule your life.

It is in the act of submission, not like other faiths, but in the complete submission that brings a renewed faith, spirit and change in your life which transcend all your human understanding.  One that lifts, penetrates and oozes out of your every being.

Faith that doesn’t fear what men will do to you. A faith which emboldens encourages and enthralls your whole spirit, mind, and body.

This kind of faith is what God wants from us. This kind of faith moves mountains, breaks empires, restores marriages, gives life to others, sees good in the storms of life, and when you break in its power, brings you closer to the Creator of the universe.

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You see, when you think that you can’t handle life’s storms, when you feel you have been broken to the point of being powder starting to float into the atmospheric heavens, God snatches you and makes you whole again. It is the action of calling out to Him with all your spiritual might that He then can perform miracles for His glory. The state of being in His clutches. Not those of a tyrannical God whose claws are piercing through your body like a predator trying to keep its prey from escaping; but as a mother’s touch to her babies, making sure that she is covering them with her body and wings, to keep the storm from hurting them.

Right now, one of my daughters has felt this storm come like the apocalypse. I will not give details, but I know that she is now looking up to God and asking Him to see her through this of many challenges in her young life.

If you are going through something that has steamrolled you and you are not able to get up, call on The One who can lift you up and miraculously bring you into His strong tower. Whatever you are going through, know that people have gone through something similar, and they are battling a storm too. Some people try to survive on their own. Others call out to the One that can calm the storm and bring you peace through it. Sometimes, if not all, God will not take the storm away, but like Jesus’ disciples when they cried out to Him found out, God is always there for you.

Even if you think He’s sleeping while you’re drowning, He is there, and He is aware. Jesus will calm the storm and see you through it if you let Him…

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The Offended Society |The Offended Generation Series

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The offended Society

  • We need to get back to praying for our schools, our colleges, our government representatives, our families and this country.
  • Too many are blaming Christians for everything that is wrong with society. Yet the less people personally know God, the more chaos there is.
  • To the point where they will try to shut up those who will think differently than the whole mass of people.
  • Now more than ever, we need independent people who will speak truths.
  • Not whispering  sweet nothings to appease society.
  • Prophets are needed again LORD!
  • This is what I pray…

 

I walked outside and thanked God aloud

“Lord thank you for the beautiful day you’ve given me. The sun is out the sky is blue, and the birds are singing.”

A passerby who walked on by stopped and said, ” Sir I’m offended. Offended by your prayer. Please keep that to yourself!”

As I drove off, I pondered,

“How peculiar is the state of our society…”

It was Sunday when I went to worship. I was early and sat in prayer. “Lord may those that don’t know you come to find your saving grace,” I said.

My eyes were closed when I heard:

“Sir, I’m offended. Offended by your prayer. Please keep that to yourself! We need to be inclusive to all, even if they don’t believe.”

Service was done I said my goodbyes, but as I drove off I pondered,

“How peculiar is the state of our society…”

I went to eat, my family all merry. We sat, and we talked about God and country. About boys being boys and girls being girls.

“Excuse me!” someone said,” How dare you put your children in a box! How dare you and your wife make them feel as if they have no say!” Stop telling your kids who they are to be when they play! Let them choose to identify themselves it’s their say! Why don’t you keep your antiquated thoughts to yourselves!”

As I sat with my family, I finally yelled out, “Whatever I think, whatever I choose, whatever I make, whatever I lose. Whatever is best for my family and me, it is up to me and the will of the Good Lord because I am free! Free to choose and free to praise, free to say and free to pray! All on my own. I don’t need a fascist society to be so offended at whatever’s intended! Free to be me, it’s my God-given right. No one can take, that would be a huge mistake! I don’t answer to you or society! I answer to God for the sake of my country.”

The hush in the restaurant was deafening! All eyes on me were reddening. I had passed the offensive marker no one dared dream of. How dare I say such nonsense! How dare I speak out. Didn’t I know that I should think like the whole?

Couldn’t I see, that the words I had spoken pierced and offended their ears?

“Arrest him, arrest him! Call the police! How dare he speak to us all, the way he just did! We won’t tolerate that He won’t get away free! We’ll shut him up, just wait and see!”

I kept talking, they started screaming. Like demons possessed. Their faces contorted, their screams in excess!

“If you don’t agree sir, we’ll stop you like this! So get off our safe spaces!” With offended screams, for this is what the collective deems, “No one dare change, no one dare go out on a limb!”

“Father forgive them, they know not what they do.”

“Arrest him, arrest him or his offense is due! No one speak to us like he did! Arrest him or he’ll be beat!

“Father forgive them, they know not what they say!” I cry out, “ I have every right against tyranny to fight!”

“Arrest this fascist! Arrest him right now! Or we will deal with his kind, that we surely vow!””

We left in haste, their screams left a bad taste.

When I got home, I sat there and pondered.

“Have we come to this Lord? Have we come to this? I’ve heard this before, in the book 1984.

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Jesus & Jerusalem |Passion Week Wednesday

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Lament over Jerusalem
36 Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation. 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather yourchildren together,as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! 38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.…Jesus in Matthew 23

  • Jesus Lamented over Jerusalem because of the coming devastation the Romans would inflict on His city
  • Some of the ruling Council members of the Sanhedrin were at war with Him
  • He knew most of the High Council had at this point rejected His authority
  • The principal members would soon vote to put Jesus to death
  • Without proper representation
  • Without the proper witnesses against Him
  • Yet, Jesus laments to the point of sadness over His city. The City of Peace or Peaceful CIty
  • Jesus was, even until His death, loving His ungrateful children.
  • Thursday would be a turn of events that Jesus would begin His Via Dolorosa of pain…

  • If you are still fighting Jesus in your life, don’t be like those in the High Council, don’t reject Jesus

  • Call on Him & ask Him to forgive you about everything you have done that is contrary to His commands, love, and peace
  • Get to know Jesus and have Him save you from your own destruction…

 

How Can I know God

Steps to Peace With God

Know God

 

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The Passionate Jesus —Get to Know Him Personally This Passionate Week |Passion Week Series

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  • The Roman Road leads to the edge of the cliff and into the bottomless pit unless you confess Jesus as your personal LORD & Savior

  • That cliff will always keep you separated eternally from God until you choose His Son, who has paid the death contract for you.

  • We all carry the death contract from the day we are born and it gets heavier the older we get.

—This Sunday will start the beginning of a great and awesome week. Where God did a wondrous work of sacrifice though His Son Jesus the Savior for those who out their trust in Him.

—Passion Week starts with Palm Sunday( Matthew 21) and ends on Resurrection Sunday. But it doesn’t end there. You see, the story starts with Jesus, the Second Person of the Trinity. Who is the Creator of this universe. He spoke and the Big cosmological Bang happened.

—From the beginning of time, Jesus knew what was going to happen when He breathed life into humans.

—Yet, with all His omnipotent knowledge, He still obediently humiliated Himself by leaving His throne and coming down to earth as a human baby. That is unimaginable to me.

—That God would become flesh & bones(John 1:14; Hebrews 2:14 ). With the same carnal needs. With all of the weakness of a human body (Hebrews 2:17) which starts decaying the minute we are born.

—He was 100% human—100% God. I won’t try to explain this in 1-3 sentences because theologians have tried answering this wonderful and mysterious truth in volumes of books.

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By Pete Rose 

  • Just know that the chances of 1 person fulfilling a few prophecies or predictions are astronomical. Jesus has fulfilled over 350. Yes, 350. If I was a Vegas man, I would place my bets on Jesus. I would take what He said and the predictions or prophecies He fulfilled as facts.

  • Now comes the most extraordinary 3 facts to take away from this:

— Jesus was tortured & died on the cross (Matthew 27)

— Jesus was buried  (Matthew 27:56-66)

— Jesus resurrected from death 3 days later (Matthew 28:1-15)

  • If this was not true, the greatest Empire and military in history, would have:
  • —Made a ridicule out of Jesus by displaying His body
  • — And/or killing off Jesus’ disciples for lying.
  • —Solving the mystery of where the body was hidden.

But neither of those things happened, why?

— There were too many witnesses who saw Jesus after His death. (Acts 5:32)

—The story was never fully disputed & the disciples continued preaching in the same city Jesus was buried. The Sanhedrin could not shut them up! ( Acts 5:32; Acts 23:24)

—The rest of what happened to His followers as they multiplied has been chronicled in the Bible and in other historical chronicles. (1 Corinthians 15:2-4)

  • Jesus disciples were:

—Beaten to stop having them share the Gospel of Jesus.

—Tortured to deny Jesus as the Messiah—Savior of Israel and the world.

—Killed for not recanting. It was the other way around, people like Paul of Tarsus chained up to his jailers converted many of them until he was put to death for His Lord and Savior, Jesus. 

  • Yet, His disciple remained faithful to the story of:

— Jesus,

—His teachings,

—His miracles,

—His crucifixion,

—His death

—His resurrection.

  • All this along with changing the mightiest empire that ever was through:

—Person to person sharing of the Gospel of Jesus.

— One on one disciplining on how to be followers of Christ.(2 Thessalonians 2:15)

—Continued fellowship of the church of Jesus who were called people of the Way.(Acts 2:46)

  • Yet still there are:

—Doubters to Jesus being who He said He was.

—Almost two thousand years later, Jesus is still controversial.

—People are still coming to know Him personally.

—Others are still scoffing at the stories they hear.

  • No other person in history has been:

— Loved & hated.

—Admired & Despised

—Worshipped & ridiculed….

  • Jesus remains a central figure in modern history.

—Countries have come and gone.

—Scoffers have said that Christianity is dead countless times.

—They have vowed to make Christians disappear.

—Yet, Jesus’ followers remain strong as always.

— The Bible remains the most read book in History because it’s His Story!

  • All this, due to a humble Carpenter who:

—Was born in Bethlehem

—Raised in Nazareth

—Taught scriptures to the masses by His Authority

—Said that He was God

—Fulfilled over 250 prophecies written centuries before His birth

—Healed the sick and lame

—Raised people from the grave

—Walked on water

—Gave sight to the blind

—Gave grace, mercy & peace to this sinner!

  • May you get to know Jesus the Messiah—Savior of this world during this most Holy of Weeks.

Get to know Him, here is how:

How Can I know God

Steps to Peace With God

Know God

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Run the Race to Win |Friendships

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HER STORY:

“In the last few weeks events in my life have opened my eyes to see life and so many things through a different set of lenses. It’s allowed me to see what really matters, who truly cares for me and who really doesn’t. They say difficult times reveal true friends and in what I’ve been through I’ve found that to be absolutely true. People whom I didn’t think cared much for me have shown me that they do and have demonstrated so much kindness and vice versa. There are friends who I thought cared but who really don’t,…it’s totally ok because I believe God allows us to go through things to reveal things to us, to speak to us, to open our eyes and to recognize certain things. …. As much as I don’t like the life-changing event I’ve been through I’ll admit I’m thankful that through all this God has brought the right people in my life, some…I had just met weeks before this happened and for that, I’m very blessed and thankful. God is so good in that he knows just who and what we need in every season of our lives…I don’t say, “why me? Rather…” why not me?”
You can’t expect a flower to grow without pruning …pruning is painful, it’s all for good for growth. …I’m okay with it (the pruning) …(I know it’s) is for a season and I do believe I’ll bloom again and grow through (this).”

  • This Facebook post is from a sister in Christ. I rarely quote anyone, but I must tell you, what she went through was pretty rough. She had been training to run a marathon & the day was fast approaching but personal tragedy struck.

 

  • She, like most runners, set a goal to run a the 26.22 miles. So you can be clear on what this feat is, try running roughly 110,637 to 110,859 steps. That’s how long a marathon is.

  • Now what this young lady never says in her post, is how disappointed she was in not making the marathon. I believe she has to be disappointed in not running that race. But, you did not hear this in her post, and I believe that her blessing will be even more significant because of her attitude towards her personal challenge.

 

—YOUR PERSONAL STORY:

 

  • As Christians, we don’t ask God, “why me?” We ask God, “why not me!?”
    Because our faith doesn’t come with a “get out of jail card.”
  • It comes with only one promise, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.“

 

  • This young lady has it right. We all are running the race in life, and our journey doesn’t end here. It ends in our true home. One where we reach because of the race that we have run on earth.

 

  • Just like this sister in Christ, it is through adversity that we show our true selves and our true faith. Some leave the faith when they don’t get their way with God. Some quit because they think it’s too hard being a Christian.
  • Some, like her, stay and ask God, what do you have for me, LORD?

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—MY PERSONAL STORY:

  • When I God closed doors in places and relationships my wife and I were content in, He closed them so hard, that we knew it was time to move on. Some we left and cherished, some places we dusted our feet and moved on. In all circumstances, after incredible prayer and introspect, I would smile and say, “Okay LORD, what ‘s next for us now!?”

—THE  ULTIMATE GOAL FOR ALL OF US

  • For this sister in Christ, I would tell her and her husband to ask the LORD and see if there is anything super new and awesome that He wants from both of them. Because God does not give great challenges unless He is guiding His people to extraordinary blessings…
  • Run your race not only to finish, but to win it! Like this sister in Christ said, go and ask God–Why not me LORD!? But, I warn you, be ready to have Him use you mightily so one day you also can say that you have fought the good fight & have finished the race. May you find friends that will come to your aid when a life challenge comes your way… and may be the type of friends who will carry you if need be…

—IF YOU DON”T KNOW GOD PERSONALLY:

  • Your goal is to be on this journey is to run this race with God on your side. If you don;t know God and would like to, here are links to some of the questions you may have:

Steps to Peace With God

Know God

How Can I know God

 

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Verses from :

1 Corinthians 9:24

2 Timothy 4:7

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New Birthday Tradition |Friendships

If you are taking the time to read this, I want to thank you for it, even if I don’t know you. I hope that you find this helpful in your lives. This is something I will start this year. It was an idea that flashed through my mind a day before my birthday last week. 

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— I’m beginning a new tradition. Every year on my birthday I will be sending a thank you message to all those that have affected my life. I always make sure that I remember those that helped me in my life in one way or another.

  • I wish I could tell the people who were there for me in whom I have lost touch with, what I feel about having encountered them the life stages where they came into the scene.
  • Every person I have ever met has taught me a lesson in life. Some, have given me priceless and precious moments. A few, have taught me that not all people we come across are looking out for you, even at churches.

— I have and do know people who are not Christians that hold to a more reputable friendship than a few who profess to be Christ followers.

  • I have learned to learn from and move on from  toxic people; it is quite rare that I have done this, but one must choose life and those who encourage it. 
  • While getting rid of those relationships which will ultimately chip away the pavement on the road you’re traveling on your journey.
  • These types of relationships, you must learn from even more but keep as far away as possible.

— The Bible speaks of friendships that sharpen you spiritually and mentally. 

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— In Proverbs chapter 27 verse 17, it explains those friends who encourage and keep their friends accountable and close. This is what I look a for when speaking to people. Some shy away from this responsibility, and some thrive on helping and being there for you — both sets of friends needed in your life.

  • The shy ones, will when given a chance, surprise the daylights out of you!
  • The straightforward friends are the ones that you need even closer.  They are the ones who will keep you in check sometimes, with tough love.
  • These two types of friends are hard to come by. Just like looking for a valuable treasure at the beach, it takes hours and hours of investment, but when you find these true friends, you give glory to God for their relationship.

—Some friends we may not see in a long while, yet when you sit with them, it’s like you never lost contact. Those are also the friendships I don’t take for granted. I enjoy catching up with them and knowing about their lives.

— All this to say, I am truly blessed to know and have shared time with everyone I have come across. I have learned, cherished and kept all of what people have taught me through knowing them for a short, or long time.

  • So from now on, every birthday the Lord gives me will be a thank you to them. It’s a better present to give to others than for others to give to me…

 

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April Fools —Fools For Christ |April Fools

“10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.”  — Paul in 1 Corinthian 4:10

When Paul was writing this, the Church in Corinth was going through some extremely critical growing pains. There was division among the members of the church in Corinth. There was also division in the ranks morally.

—Some were allowing the culture to influence their thinking.

—Some were allowing sin amongst the believing ranks to get to the point of being rebuked by Paul.

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—Some did not care what Paul was trying to teach them.

—Others thought that Paul was foolish, hence, his rebuke of telling some of the leadership that they considered themselves wise, strong and honored.

—On this April Fools Day, may we remember that Christ reigns in our hearts and minds. That whatever the world has to offer, it’s all a great big April Fools joke. Because the world’s promises all lead to death. The world is perverted; it calls out to people to stay away from real wisdom.

—The true wisdom which tells us that Jesus is LORD and Savior of all those who call upon His name. 

—The world thinks this is foolish. If you don’t believe me, look at our universities. They are filled with people who love hearing themselves speak and teach their personal philosophical worldly wisdom.

—They make fun of those that are Christ followers. Again, if you don’t believe me, do your own research. If you are still in College, stand up and tell your professor that you are a Christian and believe in the Christian principles, see what happens.

—Even throughout all this, Jesus and His followers have remained strong and faithful. The Bible is the most read book in history. Not Shakespeare or Socrates or Homer. Not the great classical works of World Literature.

—You have to ask yourself:

—Why is the Bible, the most read book of all time and also the most hated book of all time?

—Why does the Bible offend so many, yet, make so many people free of this world’s bondage?

—That is because what the world thinks wise, Jesus came to make it foolish. People’s desire for wealth and power are only passing fancies when we speak eternally.

  • One hundred years from now, you will not care and remember the people you thought were powerful.
  • Five hundred years from now, you will not care who was the richest man in the world.
  • Eight hundred years from now, you won’t care who the smartest person ever to live was.
  • One thousand years from now, the only thing you’ll be thinking is where you are in eternity.
  • From the very moment you take your last breath and close your eyes for the last time, only two things will matter:

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—These two questions can be answered today.

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—On this April Fools Day, fool the world.

  • For those that are believers, stay humble, keep being fools for Christ.
  • For those that have questions whether God exists or not—Get to know God through His Son Jesus.
  • Here’s how:

 

Want to know God?

How Can I know God

Steps to Peace With God

Know God

 

 

 

 

 

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The Sound of Silence |Persecuted Christians Series-Nigeria

The Sound of Silence

His people are completely silent

While brethren are slaughtered

In dark mass graves

The world seems so cold

No one cares or dares

To tell the chilling truth

 

The sound of silence

In distant far away lands

Demons show their heavy hands

The Faithful die by thousands

While the world turns its head

Thousands slaughtered and abused

Thousands laying side by side

The sound of silence

 

Screams heard around Nigeria

People filled with hate running

Screaming loud, stabbing all infidels

Mothers, babies screaming’n crying

Terrorists caring less for their pleading

Jesus help us not to deny our faith!

The sound of silence

 

I call all Christians to arms and armor

Not the kind used by these lunatics

The only kind that will defeat the darkness

Salvation’s Helmet, Righteous Chest Cover

Belt of truth to show the world

The Sword of His Spirit to pierce all hearts

Silence no more dear Christians!

Silence no more!

Where’s the outcry from the media?

Do they hate Christians this much?

One mosque & there’s hysteria

While thousands of innocents die

Thousands  upon thousands

in Nigeria!

Mums the word thru the news

No posts from the social media!

The Sound of Silence in Nigeria…

Oscar Roca

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Non-Viable, Impossible & Miracle! |Nothing is Impossible With God!

“”27Jesus looked at them and said, “With manthis is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”“

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Mary and I just met an exceedingly joyful family. I’ve changed their names to be respectful of their personal information.

We came to eat breakfast and sat next to a couple who had a  two-year-old boy. He was playing in the kids’ corner of the place, and Helen was with her son inside the kids’ playroom. Her husband, Ted, was sitting trying to enjoy his breakfast. I said hello, and he answered back with a genuine smile.

Within a few minutes of talking to him, we found out the wonderfully active and handsome toddler’s name was Eggy, who was born 23 years after his sister.

—Now here’s where the story gets incredibly inspiring and amazing.

Ted nearly died of a brain aneurysm about five to six years ago. His family almost pulled the plug because he was not expected to survive. I am thankful to say, they did not, and his wife is the main reason why he is still here, enjoying all of Eggy’s antics.

—Now back to this incredible and real-life story…

Watching this family made Mary, and I smile.

—It is a story of God-given miracles in each of their lives.

Helen came out of the playing area, and it was dad’s turn for him to get back in the cage with his son!

I imagine Ted looking at everybody and saying, “I’m going in! Dial 911 if you don’t hear from me in a few minutes!”

Little Eggy had this great big smile when daddy came in. I thought I saw a slight, here comes the next victim smile, but maybe it was my subjective mind imagining this from the stories Ted had been telling us.

Mom sat down, and there wasn’t a look of dread or fear or relief. It was a genuine and satisfied look of a job being well done.

We spoke with her for a bit, and this is when we found out about her life journey.

She and Ted have been together for about 24 years. She can write a book called— Non-Viable, Impossible & Miracle

  • You see, her oldest daughter who is in Graduate school should not be here.
  • The doctors told Hellen that she would be Non-Viable and that they couldn’t guarantee a productive and viable life for their daughter.
  • Yet, 23 years later, the young lady is thriving, dreaming and achieving what God has called her to be.

—Here comes the Impossible part:

  • The gap as of 23 years for their second child, was an impossibility due to all of the previous problems with their daughter.
  • I imagine that eventual morning where Helen had to tell Ted that she was Pregnant:
  • Ted (with a deer in headlights look):
  • Are you sure?
  • How did this happen?
  • Why did this happen?!
  • Helen: Yes.
  • You know how!
  • I don’t know; it should be impossible!
  • Then they both go through the five stages of grief in five minutes as they sit in bed contemplating that their empty nest lives is coming to an abrupt end.

—God had a different thing for them. A wonderful, satisfying, run the race kind of thing.

You see, from what I gather, and where the Miracle Stage of their lives comes in:

—Ted as I said earlier, almost died. His journey would have ended without knowing little Eggy. Helen would not have had her husband or son.

—Had Ted passed on, they would most likely not be sitting here, and we would not be smiling at this fantastic bundle of joy and epic energy.

—Thye may or may not know this, but God has His hand in all of the extraordinary people in this family. I just hope that God will reveal His plans to all of them so that this wonderful story of impossibilities can continue…

Got God?

How Can I know God

Steps to Peace With God

Know God

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Marriage—Kids—Divorce—Marriage—Kids—Left Behind |Mariage & Divorce Series

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Deuteronomy 21:15 KJV

I recently had a conversation with a couple who are older and their kids have not visited them for a while.

  • At first, I was disappointed in their kids because no one should go through life lonely & not visited.
  • I did not say anything to this couple, and they kept telling me how the kids were ingrates and unloving towards this person and the spouse.
  • Then as they kept talking, I picked up that both of these people were married a few times each.

  • This is where my mouth didn’t let my Christian sense catch up.

  • I went into my subconscious sales mode of probing for more information that had been dormant a few years since leaving all sales jobs behind.
  • The more questions I asked, the more they explained their true ordeal.
  • Both had left their kids behind from their previous marriages each time they had met the “one” they would live happily ever after. The combined total of kids was five kids left behind.
  • Then I asked (what most people who leave a trail of mental and spiritual blood and pain behind) the question that very few kids from such marriages ask their     parents, or should I say the parent that leaves —
  • “Did you see your kids when they were young?
  • “Did you go and see them regularly?”
  • “Or talk to them during the week by phone or in person regularly?”
  • “Did you make it a point to communicate with them always no matter what?”

  • Their response— “No, blah, blah, blah, poor excuses, woes me, nobody cares about me!”….was the usual answer to me.

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  • Now, here comes the shocking part, both professed to have a relationship with Christ as their Personal Lord and Savior. They both are physical and verbal decision to follow Jesus and ask Him to forgive them of all the things they had ever done.
  • I then asked them, yes I know, my mouth was faster than my Christian sense again, “How’s your walk with Christ?”
  • Now for those that don’t know what this walking with Christ is, it means that you communicate with God in a way that you would with your spouse, kids, grandkids, good friends, but with an incredibly more profound fashion.

  • Walking with God takes your whole being! You just don’t sit and pray and say, ”Thank you, how do You do and goodbye.”

  • This walk with Christ is a thing that happens with constant and consistent communication and obedience to what God has in your life.
  • It is where you sit long enough not to literally throw up all your spiritual and physical needs. It is not a one-way conversation.

  • Believe me, I have had many of these types of conversations with God. But the ones that give me a more genuine sense of grace, mercy, peace, and joy no matter the situations, are the ones when I just sit, being tired of the way things have been going when I don’t listen to God’s guiding Spirit.

  • I explained this to the couple, and both were highly surprised at all my questions. They closed up and said that no one could judge them but God. I told them they were 100% correct. But I did not stop there…I know…I know…but again, the words were screaming to come out of my mouth, “You are 100% correct. God is the only One that will judge all of us. I see that you love each other and that love needs to be taken to your kids that were least behind.
  • Some people take a few decades to get things right with their kids after such a terrible ordeal of breaking up as a family. I understand that.
  • But what God says in his word is that for me as a man, Deuteronomy 21:15 tells me to love my kids and also my first wife.
  • Had I been remarried, I would make sure that my unloved or as the King James puts it: “The beloved, and another hated, and they(wives) have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated, then it shall be…that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn(second, third, fourth marriages) before the son of the hated(first marriage), which is indeed the same of the firstborn….giving him(first marriage) double portions.”— Deuteronomy 21:15 KJV
  • I explained what that meant. That all kids in their order were to have their parents’ full attention, money and time. I thought they were going to explode, but the husband looked at me, tears welling up. Realizing that he had not invested time into his kids or even thought of giving alimony cheerfully.

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  • The wife had a hardened heart. She looked at me and said, “See what you did! You are judging us!”

  • I ignored her… looked at him and said, there’s still time left to mend your kids. —””They need an apology. They need their dad to say, “I’m sorry for everything I caused you. It wasn’t your fault what happened between mom and I. Please forgive me for not being there and for leaving you. I want to be in your life and want to make so much better effort to hear you out on everything.””

  • The wife started leaving, walking to her car. He stayed, and I heard the best thing he could have said…”Will you pray with me to give me the strength to face my kids?”

  • And there it was! It was his shame that had kept him away from his kids. Guilt and fear are horrible burdens to carry around for so long.

  • I smiled and told him that the Lord had heard his tears and petitions already and started praying with him, in public, not caring who saw us.

  • That day, this man’s walk became real. He had listened to what God had been nudging him to do.

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  • I saw him a few months later, he was alone.
  • The wife was not able to handle sharing him with others. Specifically, his own children, who are adults now and with their own kids.

  • She never apologized to her kids nor did she ever ask God for forgiveness. How do I know? The man told me he pleaded with her to no avail.

  • All this to say, may your walk be filed with the grace, mercy, and peace that Christ can give you daily, hourly, and by the minute. May you be humble to ask Him to help you by cleansing your wrongs and guiding your rights. May He fill you with the strength to withstand a little humble pie (humiliation) when asking for forgiveness from all those you have left behind who call you dad, mom, uncle, aunt, poppa, nana…

  • Go and make things right for those firstborn, second born, third born kids and the unloved spouses left behind.

 

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Go & Sin No More! |Jesus the Redeemer

…15 So He (Jesus) touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve them. 16 Whenevening came, many who were demon-possessedwere brought to Jesus, and He drove out thespirits with a word and healed all the sick. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities, and carried our diseases.”… 

— Matthew 8:16

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“…20 which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule andauthority, power and dominion, and every namethat is named, not only in this age, but also in the one to come. 22 And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,..”…—Ephesians 1:21 Berean Study Bible

 

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The Name That Shall not Be Named |JESUS IS LORD!

“saying, “By a charge we commanded you not to teach in this name, and behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.”But Peter and the apostles answering said, “It is necessary to obey God rather than men.” — Peter in Acts chapter 5:28-29

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I was talking to One of the guys in our family who is in full-time ministry along with his wife. He was telling me that the city Council of that city that the church is in, sent a letter telling all Christian churches that they were not to use the name of Jesus anymore in city council prayer meetings..

  • That they would have to generalize the name of God in their prayer. So he said that the senior pastor decided not to go.

  • I disagree 100% with that. As Christians we do not cower because we have the power. As Christians we do not run from fire we run into the fire because like the three young men and the story of Daniel Jesus will hold us and keep us and protect us. We won’t do as the world says — for all to bow down to satanic images and culture; we do not, we cannot.

  • We stand with the name the name that is no longer popular. The name that People want to get rid of. The name that infuriates those that don’t know him personally.
  • What I would’ve done as I would’ve gone in there and said in the name of the Lord of lords, king of kings, the name above all names. In the name that I cannot mention.
  • And his mighty name that I cannot say but one day all will bow down to that Name and that is why I pray in His name.

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—It would behoof all of you not to try to hide His Name that is systematically being deleted. It will be in vain! The Roman Empire tried, they failed. All kingdoms have tried but failed. Don’t make the same mistake as they did. Instead embrace and welcome His name into your lives and into society. Jesus has changed societies for the better.

  • I for one will never stop exclaiming Jesus Name. I don’t care what authorities do or say. They are but a small vapor in existence. Jesus is the Creator of this universe and exists outside of time and space. He is forever.
  • Who do you think I will listen to?!

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Unto Us A Child Is Born — Unto Us His Son Is Given |Christmas Series 2018 Part VII

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It is fitting that tonight would be part seven of this series. For to us God’s Son was given. Unto Humanity He would serve. Unto Humanity He would humble Himself. It is no coincidence that Jesus was born in a manger where the main staple of meat for the Jews at that time was lamb.
You see, most people read about a child being born in a manger and he was wrapped in “swaddling cloths“, but no one has ever explained what this means.

An explanation could be:

  • The foreshadowing of Jesus’ birth and also death. 
  • The foreshadowing of Jesus being the Lamb of God who would one day be the Passover Lamb on the cross.

Shepherds who were used by the Temple leadership to tend to the sacrificial lambs would have to pick out the best ones being born to pass inspection. They would check everything in the body so they would not have any blemishes or deformities. Then the shepherds would wrap them up in swaddling cloths to keep them warm.

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Here is where I think it gets interesting.

  • Why did the Temple shepherds use swaddling cloths?
  • Was it one of the 613 mini-commands that had sprung up from the 10 Commandments over time?
  • Or were they inspired supernaturally so as to foreshadow the specific Silent and Holy Night about two thousand years ago?
  • When the future Lamb of God would be laying in a manger made for sheep to be raised for the slaughter or for the Temple sacrifice.

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You see, the Lamb of God who took my, and your sins away was born in a little town of Bethlehem, and yes even back then it was a small town. This incredible miracle of God coming down to become one of us is still mind-shattering for me to get my mind around.

  • Yet, Jesus came and fulfilled hundreds of prophecies written , some, thousands of years before His birth. The astounding amount of probability to have One Person be able to plan it to perfection is impossible to do. And yet, Jesus did! 

This Christmas, whatever you are doing, I pray that you are filled with God’s joy and peace. If you don’t know who Jesus truly is, I invite you to get to know this Child, humbly born in a manger made mostly for sheep that would one day be sacrificed for their owners’ physical consumption…some would be sacrificed for the owners’ spiritual purification… Jesus took care of this for us, once and for all.

  • Take advantage of this special gift, on this special giving season. Jesus is the reason for this special Season…

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Christ is Christmas Part II |Christmas 2018 Series

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In part one of this series, I wrote about the origins of Christmas and how Jesus was the long-awaited Messiah or Savior which Hebrew prophecies spoke about. I wrote this in order to ensure all those that question their faith to see that our God is a God of order. With this Godly order comes perfect control of mankind’s history. No other faith can be assured of a divine plan for all, through God’s Son Jesus the Prince of Peace.

— In this part, we will see how Jesus is the only One that could fulfill the predictions of being the long-awaited Messiah (Savior of the world).

Prophetic writings scrolled down, some close to a millennia, some hundreds of years before Jesus’ arrival, were signs of a supernatural event which would change the course of history.

His Story has changed millions upon millions of people throughout mankind’s narrative.
In order for Jesus to:

  • Be born of two parents with Messianic lineage (Matthew chapter 1, Luke 1)
  • Be born in Bethlehem move to Egypt (Micah 5:2-4, Hosea 11:1)
  • Come back and live in Nazareth (Isaiah 11:1)
  • Have Magi(Wise men) come from hundreds of miles away to find Him(Matthew 2:1)
  • And then for Jesus to grow up in Nazareth to fulfill yet another prophecy (Isaiah 53:3)
  • Start His ministry and reach thousands of followers in only 3 years or so (Isaiah 9:1)
  • Have Him ultimately be crucified which was predicted a thousand years before (Isaiah 53)
  • Just those predictions above would be astounding odds for one man to fulfill or make them come true.

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Evidence that Demands a Verdict

  • I‘m not a betting man, but if we were to place bets in Vegas with just one person fulfilling only 8 of the over 300 prophecies, the odds would be so incredible, that it would be easier to fill the whole state of Texas knee-deep with silver dollar coins and blindfold someone, tell the person to go and find the one coin painted in red.
  • That person would have the freedom to walk as far and wide as he or she wanted without looking and pick that painted coin up!*

— Some critics point to mistakes done by these authors. Let’s say the critics are correct in some of their assertions regarding errors made. For the sake of not arguing with the critics, take those predictions away, and you are still left with an immense amount of prophetic events happening in Jesus’ life.

— These prophecies were not fulfilled by Buddha, nor Mohammed, Krishna or anyone else in history. Only Jesus fulfills these predictions which some were written 1,000 years before.

  • I ask you not to take my word for these predictions. Do your own homework, and if you are good at math, figure it out yourself. Read them yourself in the Bible.

— The mathematical odds that One person could fulfill just 8 of these is so far-fetched, yet Jesus fulfilled over 300 of these predictions in Hebrew Prophetic writings.

— Jesus has some predictions yet to realize, but this is for another time. Next Christmas post, how hard would it be to take Jesus to Bethlehem?

REFERENCES:

Scientific Proof of the Accuracy of Prophecy and the Bible
By PETER W. STONER, M.S.
and ROBERT C. NEWMAN, S.T.M., Ph.D.
Moody Press Chicago

V. Summary of Old Testament Predictions Literally Fulfilled in Christ- McDowell, Josh. Evidence That Demands a Verdict (p. 229). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.

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Blind Faith — Unseen & Eternal |Christian Faith

I just met a couple in their mid twenties. Both of them are visually impaired. The young lady was leading her husband. Both were very kind and cheerfully going through their obstacles courageously.
I noticed how slow they were going, and figured that this may have been their first time in this restaurant. The wife was struggling with direction and coming towards me. Looking at them I felt horrible that they were blind with no one to help them. I said “hello” to them, so as not to have her bump into me. She was very cheery in her response, which surprised me a bit. She happily asked if they were going the right way towards the parking lot. I calmly and gently started giving her specific directions, letting her know about different things in front of them within the small fenced in area they had entered into.

She gladly took my directions, and they made it through the gauntlet of tables, chairs, and fencing we who can see, take for granted.

I saw them finally making it to the edge of the sidewalk where they would await their ride and was joyful to have helped them in a small way.
The young couple was waiting a while for their ride and I called out to them if they wanted to join me while waiting, the young wife turned towards my voice with a soft, peaceful smile, thanking me again and said that they liked standing. I know that feeling since I sit behind a desk long periods of times.

I thought to myself how we, who have eyesight, have it pretty made in this world. Yet, I can’t help thinking that the young, joyful blind couple is more blessed than those of us with vision.

You see, these young visually impaired adults, have to have full-on faith the minute they wake up. They can’t see the world,  yet they go out into it every single day with such courage and enthusiasm, ready to take on every obstacle that comes their way.

I can’t help but think that those of us who have the precious gift of eyesight may learn a thing or two from them. At least I have. It made me ponder…

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  • Are we going out into the world with our faith, ready to take it on?
  • Or are we wasting our valuable and precious gift of sight squandering the time and wishing how life could be better for us if we just were able to have God do this or that for us?
  • I choose to have that blind faith of the couple I just met. May God use me to go and spread more of the incredible and courageous faith of going into the world and making a difference for Christ….

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The Dark Deception by Oscar Roca |oscarrocawriter.com

Please take a moment to check out my Book. I will never ask for money or donations for this blog & believe what Jesus said,”…Freely you have received; freely give….” 

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Despised & Rejected—My Sins My Savior Did Take |Christian Poems

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Scripture links: Isaiah 52 & 53

If you don’t know who Jesus is, and what He did for you. These verses above are just a few predictions which came true. Jesus fulfilled these and many more.  Click on the links below to get to know Him personally…

Despised & Rejected

Despised and rejected,
My Savior my Lord
Abused and neglected
Suffered such sorrow
Afflicted, mistreated for me
My sins my Savior did take

Was struck down, tormented
My Savior my Lord
Afflicted, dejected,
Was wounded and punished
His cheek He would turn
My sins my Savior did take

Despised and rejected,
My Savior my Lord
Abused and neglected
Suffered such sorrow
Afflicted, mistreated for me
My sins my Savior did take

My Powerful Savior
Submissive and Humble
His cheek He would turn
Disfigured and bloody
My Powerful Savior endured
My sins my Savior did take

Despised and rejected,
My Savior my Lord
Abused and neglected
Suffered such sorrow
Afflicted, mistreated for me
My sins my Savior did take

Cutoff and shutoff,
My Savior my Lord
Endured the torture
His cheek He would turn
He silently suffered
My sins my Savior did take

Despised and rejected,
My Savior my Lord
Abused and neglected
Suffered such sorrow
Afflicted, mistreated for me
My sins my Savior did take

Surrendered His Spirit
My Savior My Lord
Buried so deeply
Death couldn’t hold Him
Triumphantly Risen
Death’s sting no longer
My sins my Savior did take

By Oscar Roca

 

Wrote this during one of my many restless nights…

Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 2:02 AM

Don’t wait, get to know who Jesus truly is. These were not just claims by His followers who were making things up to make Jesus look good. But indisputable truths that Jesus’ enemies would have been able to disprove during and right after His resurrection. Over 150 Prophecies about Him which were fulfilled by Him. What do you have to lose?

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Offend Them to Life |Salvation

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Matthew 10:22

FOR THE CHRISTIAN WHO IS AFRAID OF SHARING THE GOSPEL BECAUSE IT WILL OFFEND OTHERS:

— As Christians, we don’t offend anyone on purpose. At least we try not to. As Christians, we are to be the salt and light of the world. Jesus tells us to be the good flavor and the light to those that have sour mouths and are blind  & lost due to the world’s depravities.

— Yet somehow, some of us have become a bunch of whiny and afraid Christians who don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. Even if it means not offending them into hell.  (See Luke chapter 16:19-31)

Gent Club inoffensive.pngEternity is a long time for those offended lost souls to think of forgiving us for not trying hard enough to reach them. It is not our job to be inoffensive. It is our job to present the unbelievers with the word of God. It is our job to preach the gospel to the ends of the earth and make disciples of all nations. It is not our job to count on a list those offended or not offended by what the Gospel says.

— Jesus told us the world would hate us because they hated Him. Or did we think that the-lollypop-don’t-offend-anyone-today culture is going to save anyone?

— I wish we could talk to those people who are in hell right now. I wish they could give us a ringy-ding-ding and tell us how much they appreciate us not offending them by not telling them about Christ.

Drug Expo Inoffensive.png— So instead of everyone getting angry at those who are blinded by the god of this age, why don’t we, including me, start praying and fasting for those that got offended by a billboard of a pastor who was holding a Bible?

— Why don’t we just not pay attention to those poor lost souls acting like 2-year-olds trying to get their way? And start preaching even more….
— Don’t wait for those people who are offended to be forever away from our Lord and Savior’s presence because we went into a corner pouting about the fact that some non-Christians got offended by the Bible and the message of sin.

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Romans Chapter 1

— Instead of Christians getting mad or retreating into our communities, this is a critical and important time in our country, for Christians to boldly proclaim that it is only through Jesus the Savior of the world, that people could be saved. He is the only Way, the Only Truth and the only Life for those that are lost.
— It is up to us to tell those offended by the Billboards here in Southern California and throughout the world, that we are not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Because it has the power for salvation to everyone that puts their faith in Jesus our Lord and Savior…

FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW JESUS IN A PERSONAL WAY:

— I will never stop sharing the gospel. This is what I am called to do and this is who I am. If you don’t know God, and if the Bible offends you, please take the time to really know what is offending you about it.

— You will find that most people don’t really understand the Jesus of the Bible. They have only heard about crazy Christians offending other by pushing their faith on them. I don’t push my faith on anyone.

— But I do share what God has done in my life and why I am thankful to Him for giving me the life changing peace I now have. That peace won’t change my life circumstances. But this peace of knowing what will ultimately be my home does.

— I want you to have the peace and knowledge that there is something far better in this life and the next for you. I would challenge you to research and see if this Christian Faith is truly offensive or just a fallacy made up from those who don’t want to change their bad habits…

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Go Take On Mountains & Get Rid of the Giants! |Get Motivated by God

One of my favorite chapters in the Bible is in Joshua. Where we see Caleb at 85 years of age telling everyone that he will go take on the mountain by climbing it and defeating the giants in the land. These are the same giants (Anakim) the Israelites half Caleb’s age are cowering behind Joshua’s robe and being triggered with fear.

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Not Caleb, he tells Joshua and the rest of the Israelites, “Let me go at ’em! The Lord promised me this a whole lot of years back. It’s time, I’m only 85 years young but the Lord is my strength (my commentary view), I can take ’em all!”

I think that Caleb remembered Moses words, which gave him hope to take on his giants. Even after all those decades had passed.

Cliff Notes version: 

Caleb remembers Moses’ words that God was his strength. Caleb gets his land and takes no prisoners. He then retires and lives in peace for the rest of his life. 

So…what’s your excuse today? Start changing the I can’t to, “The Lord is my strength! He is my Salvation! I can take on that mountain and get rid of the giants! With God anything is possible!”

 

 

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Declare Yourself Free! |4th of July

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By Oscar Roca

“32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.””- Jesus in John 8:32

“36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”- John 8:36

“1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.” – Galatians 5:1

“16 Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.17 Treat everyone with high regard:..”-1 Peter 2:16-17a

“”6 Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”” – Jesus in John 14:6

Go ahead, ask Jesus to set you free spiritually!

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The 2 Greatest Commandments |Greatest Commandments

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I want to caution my fellow Christians to always make sure we are:

 

  1. Loving God- in everything we say and do. Specially with this Immigration ordeal. I’m finding some very good people turning into something that is not really them. I am reading some very cruel things from both sides. We MUST remember that we are representing Christ before any political party. 
  2. We must also make sure that we don’t say things to others that would jeopardize someone else’s reputation without the person even knowing that they have been thrown under the bus.
  3. When all else fails, we will all disagree with one another from time to time but the way we handle our debates in a healthy and glorifying manner will be the way we will win over those that don’t know about the Good News of Christ. Not by stirring the pot more and letting out hatred. Because whatever comes out of our mouth is coming from our hearts.
  4. I have seen some very solid Christians reply to posts with sharp words, this includes myself. We need to take a step back and ask if this is going to edify, glorify or encourage others, leading them to Christ’s peace. If it doesn’t, maybe we need to set it in the back burner for a few days before making the decision to post it. 

I have learned not to reply to any negatives or “corrections” on social media. Unless the reply is directly affecting someone else, then I with all the might of the Word, will reply. This is the only time I will speak up. I don’t care about my reputation, I care about those who are close enough to know my character.

I also care about every one of you to send a personal reply when I see that you have crossed the line. I hope that we can all do this instead of hanging someone else’s dirty laundry out there. Because if we truly love God and our neighbor, we will never on purpose, let our hearts, which are still wicked sometimes, air out what we should not…

May we the Christian community, be a beacon of hope to all who enter our gates. May we treat all those who are in more need than us, how God would want us and would treat them, with love and compassion and not contempt….

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The Alien the Widow & The Orphan |Immigration

Two things I will be addressing here. Please read to the end before making up your mind about this suddenly hot topic which has been brought to the political forefront and IS NOTpolitical and should never be politicized.

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Leviticus chapter 19 verses 33-34

Everyone is talking about what’s going on with the immigration problem that we have.
Scriptures tell us from the beginning that God tells the Israelites they are not to take advantage of three groups of people.

God doesn’t make a distinction of ethnicity or color or how wealthy one is in order to take care of the person.

God’s only provision is this:
Do not forget:
1. The Aliens
2. The Orphans
3. The Widows

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Deuteronomy chapter 24 verses 19-22 

I. What I am saying and what we must do as Christians:

— All of the above groups are to be taken care of.

— It is shameful that political leaders and news media are using this horrible and imperfect law to push their agendas.

— I don’t care much for politicians and news media outlets. They have dug their own graves with the public because they are no longer viable sources who speak the truth.

— I am only speaking to those who profess to be Christians. If you call yourself a Christian, then you must, and I repeat this, m.u.s.t., follow God’s commands over any law that will contradict His statutes.

— Taking care of the alien(foreigner), the widow and the orphan is a statute to all mankind and not just what you think is right or wrong.
— We have a problem in making aliens orphans. And we know what God says to do to those two groups.

— It’s time as Christians, not whether you lean Left or Right, to come together and take care of the unborn, the kids of incarcerated parents, the alien kids and the rest of the orphans. And this should not be a question in our minds.

— Why? Because just like the Israelites, all of us including the native Americans, which I have native blood running through my veins, migrated at some point to this beautiful land we call home.

II. Now what I am not saying:
— I am not assuming for our country to keep allowing people just to get here. If we do this, we will soon be financially ruined.
— I am not saying to allow the continued infiltration of criminals who want to cause harm to our society.
— I do not want people from any other country who want to escape their awful situation and try to change the laws and Constitution of my United States.
— If you come here, don’t expect a permanent handout. But assume that if you work hard, you will reap the rewards afforded to any citizen who wants to work hard and live in peace with others.
— Do expect to help someone in need without wanting and forcing the government to help out.
Because the Bible tells us we are to work hard with our hands, be in peace with others, help the alien, widow and the orphan.
Right now, there are thousands of foster kids, alien kids and unborn kids that need our help.

It is neither a Democratic or Republican problem but a Christian problem.
Go out and do what is right, just and will glorify our Lord and Savior.

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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY |Father’s Day 2018

Here’s to the men who have stepped up to lead their families Spiritually! To all those that are still leading their kids and grandkids! 

There are some that are playing the dad role in your grandchildren’s lives. I commend you. You know who you are.

Here’s to my son who’s taking care of his son and passing on the torch of Christ! 

Here’s to my dad, who brings me much joy to debate things about scripture! 

Happy and Blessed Father’s Day!

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The God Given Right |Go Vote

1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery. 2 Take notice:…                         

Paul’s Letter to the Galatian Church Chapter 5 verse 1 & 2a Berean Study Bible

 

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” — The Founding Father’s Declaration

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What are your Giants? Go Slay Them- The Lord is with you!

“”…..10 I am eighty-five years old today. 11″I am still as strong today as I was in the day Moses sent me; as my strength was then, so my strength is now, for war and for going out and coming in. 12″Now then, give me this hill country about which the LORD spoke on that day, for you heard on that day that Anakim (Giants) were there, with great fortified cities; perhaps the LORD will be with me, and I will drive them out as the LORD has spoken.”…””

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What are your Giants?

Go slay them! The Lord is with you!

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Trials Come & Go~ Eternity is Forever |Monday Prayer

 

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…Lord, my prayer is for me to be entirely healed from the lungs, heart and stomach area. I believe this because you say it to be true.
Not because I am anything but because you are everything. Not because I am worthy or sinless but because You are righteous and merciful. Not because of anything I have done for you but because of your everlasting love and compassion for me. You are worthy oh Lord, You are all-powerful, all-knowing and eternal. Lord, I lift my prayers up to You because You are the only one that can answer them. Jesus, Your Son is the Great Healer, and Your Spirit comforts me. What else do I need but to praise and thank you for everything that You have done in my life.
Healer and Redeemer, thank you for allowing me to commune with You. To walk and listen to You. Help me to hear what You say and truly listen to You. To be guided by You and to be filled by You so that I too can be on the same page as Your Spirit when He is hearkening to me to do something…

The above prayer was from my journal a few years ago. I wrote it so that I would be reminded of God’s unending love for us. I also wrote it as a prayer of hope and encouragement. Time and time again, God tells us to trust Him unconditionally. Because He protects us unconditionally. He is above every problem we face and is the ultimate solutions for everything natural and supernatural.

Today, if you feel that your health is failing, or that the circumstances in life are overwhelming your total being, trust in the Lord with all your hearts and do not lean on your own understanding.

He will take care of your health, finances or emotional problems happening in your life. It may not happen instantly or all at once, but in His perfect timing.
All He asks is for you to commit yourself to His Son Jesus and to ask Him to forgive you of your sins. It doesn’t matter what you have done unto until this very moment. What matters is that you put your trust in Jesus who has paid the ultimate price for you by dying on the cross almost 2,000 years ago.
What matters is right now, not the past, and what you do from this point on. Don’t wait, Jesus is there for you. Ask Him to forgive you for all the wrong things that you have done, no matter how horrible you think they are.
Ask Jesus to heal you of all the things that people have to you, no matter how vile they may be. You will see that His love for you is impossible to understand because Jesus will give you peace beyond what you could fathom.

Just do it, he will take care of the rest. He may not heal you instantly, He may not fix your circumstances right away, but He will give you peace through the storms of life. He will, in the long run, heal your whole being. Eternity is what matters. Eternity is your ultimate goal.

Resources:

How can I know God?

Know God

Steps to Peace with God

 

 

 

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Banning the Bible-Futile Indeed |First Amendment Threatened

Article [I] (Amendment 1 – Freedom of expression and religion) 13
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The above is a direct quote of our sacred Constitution. I say scared because these rights are God-given and not man-given. There are men that have tried taking the common man’s rights which has caused great and terrible havoc on humanity.

This month we in California have seen the incredibly ignorant way the governor has been stripping away the right of all the people. In his warped mind he thinks he is helping out the little guys. But he and the rest of the leaders cannot see past their noses. In adding more foolish laws like this California AB2943 and making it sound like it’s a great idea.

Here are the reason why this bill and any other bill like this is wrong:

~ First off– I oppose any addition to any laws that take away rights in order to stop people from their God-given Faith and free speech. Leave it to California to try to do something like this.

~ Secondly, I oppose this type of bullying not just because I am a Christian pastor but as a citizen, husband, father and grandfather. This bill is horribly shortsighted and does nothing for the First Amendment.  Banning the Bible is futile

∼ Thirdly, by trying to stop a group of people from “hurting” another group, Jerry Brown is doing the same exact thing that he is “trying to fix” and that to me is foolish and shortsighted.

~ Fourthly, anytime you start taking away God-given rights, you start on a very slippery slope.

A slope that ends up with Hitler, Lenin, Stalin and Mao types. Just those good “humanitarian” men I’ve just mentioned, are responsible for killing roughly 132 million people.

This is a considerable number killed by men who had great intentions but little by little, took away people’s rights, until they were the all-powerful dictators we know them to be.

To Christians, it is time to wake up from the comfy slumber we are in! What must we do?

  1. Wake up from the slumber!
  2. Pray and fast for California, and our country.
  3. Pray for those lost souls in leadership.
  4. For all to come to the full knowledge of our Lord and Savior.
  5. Do something. Being saved is a verb…it takes action. A call to Christian action! (Click on this link )
  6. Pass the information on to others.

 

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Time to Step Up |Home Missions |StayMissions

“8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”– Book of Acts chapter 1 verse 8. Berean Study Bible

 

This is to all my Christian brethren. I include myself in this. The need is urgent. The time is now:

There are Staycations, now as Christians we must do StayMissions.  Our country is in a mess because we have imploded as a church. We were to go to the ends of the earth to preach the gospel and make disciples of all nations. But we were supposed to start at home, then our city, then our state and country. After this, we were to go all over the world.

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I live in California and this state is a horrible mess spiritually.  I have started praying and fasting for our city and state. I would ask that you lift up your home town and state. Also could you add California to your prayers please?The leadership in charge has become anti-christian. But I know how the story ends and am not worried.

We are to preach the gospel in full. Not just the feel good stuff but the full counsel of God. We, are not to be afraid and we must follow God first and then men. This means that God’s Law supersedes any man-made laws which contradict our faith. This is the reason for my urgency in sharing Christ’s love in my immediate area of residence.

I ask you to prayerfully consider making in home missions or as I am calling it StayMissions in your area. This could be in nursing and convalescent homes, homeless shelters, orphanages in your area jails, hospitals etc. The list is endless and the rewards are worth it…

 

 

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A land flowing with milk but no honey please! |Resurrection Sunday 2017

…9 as unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed; 10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. 

Paul’s 2nd Letter to the Church in Corinth Berean Study Bible

It is Resurrection Sunday. Today we usually get up early enough to go to the Sunrise service and celebrate Christ’s triumph over death and sin.
I want to talk about what has happened for the last two Resurrection Sunday’s. We have had visitors migrating into our property. They fly in swarms, looking for a place to make their own. Last year we called the beekeeper. And we’ve had to do this again this year. Last year came as a total surprise when our neighbors called to tell us that there was a swarm of bees in our property. This year we knew what to do and called the beekeeper as soon as we saw a few of the scouts buzzing around our yard.

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Swarm of Bees

I was sulking about the fact that for the first time in a very long time, we were unable to go to any service for Resurrection Day. We’ve gone to Sonrise service since our adult kids could remember.
The bee swarm sank all hopes of going to any service. Our get-together was harshly interrupted by the swarm and an emergency in the family. All of us felt an emptiness we could not shake.
The crazy thing about this is, that during our Seder-Marriage Supper of the Lamb Rehearsal (as I am calling what we had in our Bible study) I spoke about the haste in which the Israelites prepared their food during their first Passover.
The Israelites would have to remember the slave to freedom period for all eternity. I correlated this with the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus on the cross and how the times of the Temple sacrifices were precisely done during the same time that Jesus hung on the cross. There are no coincidences in His perfect timing.
I was standing guard outside, making sure people passing by on the sidewalk would stay away from the bee swarm. Alone, and at a low point this year, and I was feeling sorry for myself. You see, like the Israelites, we had to leave the house when we saw a few bees enter the bathroom window.
We had our kids and our grandkids with us. I didn’t want anyone getting stung by the bees. So we left all our food, drinks and festivities in haste! I told my wife and kids to leave the house for safer pastures. I would remain behind to stand guard and make sure people knew there was a bee swarm close to the sidewalk. Now I understand why The Lord had me here on this extraordinary day.
My Jewish neighbors were walking to their synagogues with their families. I had to warn them not to get too close. The day gave me a chance to warmly say, “hello” to them and explain why they had to be careful It gave me an opportunity to tell them that I was unable to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and I also wished them a blessed Passover.
They were warm and interested in my explanation and what I was having the beekeeper do to relocate the swarm.
This past Sunday was The Lord’s perfect timing. My Orthodox Jewish neighbors walked through like they always do on Friday nights. Sunday just happened to be Easter and Passover. The Lord had me there so I could be a sweet-smelling aroma to those that don’t know the incredible love of Jesus. The sacrifice He made as the Paschal Lamb of God who took in all of humanity’s sins on the cross and nailed them once and for all. Like Passover, God has the cross as a permanent reminder for us to look up at the lifted Savior who gave His life so that we would all one day be Risen after death.
I am share my joy and peace, even when my house is literally swarmed with thousands of enemies that could have made me murmur and complain like the Israelites when they had to leave in haste during that first Passover.

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End of His perfect Day #Resurrection Day

I did not complain because Christ is in me. He lives in me, and I have to share Him during the good and bad times. As I pass through this wilderness while waiting to finally get to the real land flowing with milk and I have to say it, yes, honey! He has Risen! He is Risen indeed!
P.S. Another blessing in disguise, had we gone to services and then to a family gathering, we would have had the bees all over the house. That would have been a bad Easter stinger!

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Husband Essentials | Men of God Series

…24 The LORD bless you, and keep you; 25 The LORD make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; 26 The LORD lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace.’…
Numbers chapter 6 verses 24-26 NASB

There are a few essential things that men must do as husbands and dads. The most important thing is to pray for his family.

If a man can’t pray over his wife and children before they go to bed like the above prayer, he has already lost the battle for the next day.
You see, as men, there are things that we must do. The Lord makes this very clear. We are to love our wives and as an extension, our children. As husbands, we are to love them enough to die for them.
One of the most critical and essential things that we must do before any physical or emotional priority is to pray for our wives and our kids.  You see, the enemy has been working overtime these last few decades.

It seems that the family is under attack at an alarming speed. Satan and his minions have systematically dismantled the family structure, and the effects will be long-term. These effects are some of the most severe society has seen in history.

If you don’t believe me, look at civilizations and empires where the family was divided in such a way as our modern Western culture. They did not survive and neither will we if we don’t get back to Biblical essentials, or basics.
The first essential is Prayer. We pray when we commit to Christ. We pray when even before knowing our Lord and Savior. It is a human trait that is ingrained in our spirit even when our faith is not there or is very weak. We must pray for our wives and children for:
~ For Blessings, as in above verse in Numbers 6:24-26
~ For Protection This means that we will pray for our family and have them protected by the most powerful way we know, The Lord’s protection.

https://kcdn.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/psalm-91.jpgPsalm 91 as a whole but specifically verse 15 tells us that we can call upon God and He will answer us and will be with us through our troubles and from the terrors of the night or through what we would call dark times. But the entire Psalm is of God protecting us like a great Eagle protects its young.
~For Strength– We must pray for our wives and kids to be strong in the Lord. That they not tremble or be dismayed by anything that this life sends their way. Why? Because the Lord is with them. There is nothing the enemy can do to them.
~ For knowing the will of God and His desire for their lives.
We have been called according to His purpose, and that in itself is comforting. Because once we know He has our best interests, we can move forward from whatever trench we are stuck in. We may be weak, and we may fail, but He will always come to our rescue.

The last thing is the most important for all of us, especially the men, So goes the father, so goes the family. A weak father makes a weak and divided family. There is nothing greater for a man to give his family than eternal life.

All this is useless if we don’t know who God is. So I invite you to get to know Him as I know Him. Take the first steps to making your family secure their eternal lives. Throw the first lifesaver over into the dark and perilous waters….and grab the first one yourself. Then go and save your family….

COMMITMENT TO GOD:

Steps to having Peace with God

How to Know God

Eagle Picture from: https://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/psalm-91-commentary-bible-study-and-summary/

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