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Better To Try Than Die! |Coronavirus 2020

MArch 20,2020

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Quick note from POTUS press conference today:

President Trump held a press conference telling the public that they may have found a cure for the virus that started in Wuhan province of China. Members of the Press wanted to sensationalize and take advantage of the virus by fear mongering again. President Trump shut them down.

I agree with the President. There should not be any fear mongering when it comes to this virus. During WWII, the press was united with the President to combat a great terror, Hitler & his minions. Today, the Wuhan coronavirus holds the same terror worldwide, whether self-made or actual terror, it is something we all must come togetehr to combat.

Notes from Press COnference 3-20-2020

Dr. Deborah Leah Birx:

Mr. President, so we continue to review the data very carefully from around the globe, as I know many of you are. We continue to see signs that again individuals under 20, 19 and under may have severe disease but majority and all have recovered to date. We still see that same trend, and frankly from Italy we’re seeing a very another concerning trend that the mortality in male(s), seems to be twice in every age group of females. This should alert all of us to continue our vigilance to protect our Americans that are in nursing homes. This requires all of the community when you see the sacrifices that many Americans have made. The sacrifices that the service industry has made to close their restaurants, close their bars, and so that the spread is discontinued; and then you really understand how all of Americans must make the same sacrifice. We continue to ask you to follow the presidential guidelines. Of no groups coming together of more than 10 (people). That if anyone in the household is sick, that everyone quarantines in the household together, and that we continue to focus on those who have the most vulnerability to this illness.

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Reporter: “Dr. (Anthony) Fauci, as was explained yesterday, there has been some promise with Hydroxychloroquine. This potential therapy, for people who are infected with coronavirus. Is there any evidence to suggest, that as with malaria, it might be used as a prophylaxis against covid-19?”

Dr. Fauci: “No, the answer is is no, and and the the evidence that you’re talking about John is anecdotal evidence. So as the Commissioner of FDA and the President mentioned yesterday. We’re trying to strike a balance between making something with a potential of an affect to the American people available. At the same time that we do it under the auspices of a protocol that would give us information to determine if it’s truly safe and truly effective. But the information that you’re referring to specifically is anecdotal.   It was not done in the control of clinical trial, so you really can’t make any definitive statement.”

President Trump: “Without seeing too much I’m probably more of a fan of that, than uh, maybe than anybody. But I’m a big fan and we’ll see what happens. And we all understand what the doctor said is a hundred percent correct. It’s early, but we’ve uh,you know I’ve seen things that are impressive, and we’ll see. We’re going to know soon. We’re gonna know soon. Including safety but you know, when you get that safety this has been prescribed for many years for people to combat malaria which was a big problem and it’s very effective. It’s a strong it’s a strong drug so we’ll see…“

 Dr. Fauci interjecting:-More bureaucratic save my behind, careful wording so I can keep my job longer. (I know, I know, but that’s how I feel!)

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My take: In Australia (See link below), they have had great results in curing covid-19. ALso in France there is another peer reviewed study (see below). No offense to Dr. Fauci, but he’s been in the limelight too much and has grown used to the government bureacracy of taking so long to make something available. What part of people been cured and also peer reviews do these people not understand?

All this to say, I am with President Trump on this. If I had a loved one dying of this horrible virus, I would not hesitate to call a doctor to give my loved one any of these medcines. It’s better to try than to have them die!!!

We must all come together to pray for a cure. This can’t happen if every Christian is paralyzed. Remember that we are the light of the world becasue we have the LIGHT if the world filling us!

It’s time to shine people!

SOURCES:

Medical Dialogues Page

Australian Testing

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A Call To National Prayer |National Day of Prayer 3-15-2020

1 Timothy 2:1-2

Tomorrow is a National Day of Prayer

President Trump has asked for the nation to come together to solemnly petition the Creator of the Universe, the One who can bring this pandemic panic to a halt. 

Today, I am just a Christian man coming before you, asking all of you to humble yourselves to pray alongside me and the rest of us who will be getting together to pray for this covid-19 virus. 

We will not be speaking about politics or who is at fault. We will not be blaming a country, a person, nor a party. 

We will be coming together for one specific thing—to ask God for protection, for a cure, for a blessing.

In the past, when Israel had wandered away from God, prophets would call upon the leadership of the nation to ask for forgiveness. You see this with Moses, who was Israel’s representative to speak on their behalf. In Exodus 32, God is ready to wipe Israel off the face of the earth for their:

—The people’s anti-Moses sentiment—Exodus 5:19 & Numbers 16

—The people’s persistent whining and complaining—Exodus 14:11-12

—The people’s complaining about the food they were eating—– Exodus 16:1-4

—People complained about always being thirsty—Exodus 17:1-4

—But their worse sin was the people’s faithlessness and idolatry, turning away from God and worshipping a man-made creation of.—Exodus 32:8

 —The people’s stubborn refusal to move forward—Numbers 14:1-10 

In Israel’s wilderness experience, we see the people turning against Moses, who was their representative before God.

Moses is being confronted daily. Some make it known that Moses does not represent them. They blame Moses for all of their problems. Even Aaron and Miryam are among the ones who are against Moses at one point.

But what the Israelites do not realize is this: 

God called Moses, personally. 

God had plans for Moses personally.

God used Moses personally.

God gave Moses His power personally.

God called Moses to be His personal secretary.

God did not call anyone else to lead Israel into the Promised Land.

Not even Moses would cross into the Promise Land.

God would not have people murmuring and complaining amongst His people.

Numbers 14:11-12

Yet, people are people. We all murmur, complain, want to go back to what is comfortable for us, and forget about God at one point or another. Moses intercedes for the Israelites. Even though they have been deadset in getting rid of him. Moses’ heart is to serve God’s people.

Moses’ thoughts are not to get vengeance on any of them, but that all should come to repentance so that they can live long enough to see God’s promises fulfilled in and through them.

Numbers 14:17-19

But God is always so faithful, loving, merciful, and patient with us. It when we have to be disciplined that He does what any loving parent will do when his children have crossed the line one too many times.

Even then, when Moses pleads for God’s mercy on His people Israel, God hears Moses’ prayers and forgives them. What should that tell us to do when all else fails, and we know that our society has crossed the line one too many times? 

Daniel in Daniel 9:18b

The time for us to pray llike Moses and Daniel is now! Do not wait. May you and I and everyone come together with our Nation’s Leader and pray for our country. May we be in one accord in praying for this epidemic and division. May we come before the Almighty’s throne and lay our burdens at His feet. Rich, poor, liberal, conservative, Black, White, Asian, Hispanic.Male, female,child, elderly.

Come, let us reason together and ask for God’s forgiveness, blessings, and unity. God bless this country; God cure this country physically, mentally, but most of all, spiritually…

P.S. Daniel’s prayer is one of the most profound prayers in the Bible. Please take a closer look at Daniel’s prayer in Daniel 9 and 10

President Trump has called the nation to pray, God in the past, has heard the prayers of the nation’s leader and people. Please join me on this.

If you don’t have a relationship with God & want to start, here is information to help you make an informed decision before tomorrow’s day of prayer:

How Can I know God

Steps to Peace With God

Know God

Paz Con Dios

Pasos para la Salvación PDF

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The State of the Union |Letters To My Kids Series PT II~Voting 2020

GETTING READY TO Vote? Let’s Change the country from within too!

Faith is the foundation #1

Kids,

As you have seen, the country is in trouble. It’s not dead yet, but you must be the generation to change things. 

The first thing you must change is the way this society views faith in God. You notice I did not say religion? There’s a reason for this. 

—You see religion, is an external and outward sign that you acknowledge God. 

—But then, religion is something you do on your own. 

—Religion tells God that you are doing your best to get right with Him.

—Religion is going through the motions of earning your way into being rewarded. Or doing community service in order to get into heaven.

—Religion is what people see that you do outwardly. 

—Religion is doing things your own way!

Proverbs 29:2

—Faith, on the other hand, is the confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see ( Hebrews 11:1 ). 

—Faith is a personal relationship with God through Jesus, our LORD and Savior which must be professed and lived ( Matthew 10:32; Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9-11). 

—Faith can’t be worked for ( Galatians 2:16; Philippians 3:9; Ephesians 2:8-9 ) but freely given by the work of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross (Read all of Isaiah 53, Isaiah 53:11; Matthew 20:28; Romans 3:24; Ephesians 1:7 ). 

—Faith is shared by teaching others about God’s love and loving others ( Matthew 28:19; John 13:34; John 15:12; John 15:17; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:38; Acts 14:21 ).

—Faith knows that whatever is going on in this world, God has it covered and planned for His goodwill ( Proverbs 3:5-6; Matthew 6:25-34; Philippians 4:6 ), so we are not to worry what’s going on, God will take care of it.

—Faith is letting go of things, and acknowledging Jesus is the Way, Truth, and Life. We become second and do things His way because the world is perilous, Jesus leads us through the narrow paths to safety ( Isaiah 35:8; Proverbs 16:25; Matthew 7:14; Luke 13:24; John 14:6 ).

Kids, you must point others to Jesus! Teach them about His love. Teach them to lead others to Him! Show them the way!

Not by being super perfect, but by showing them God’s love, grace, and mercy. No one is perfect, everyone needs Jesus. No one can try to be perfect, they will all fail, that’s religion.
But everyone can call out to God to save them, that’s God’s gift through His Son Jesus, that is salvation…and everyone who has faith in God’s Son can be saved…that is faith!

The State of this Union must be brought back to unity!
Go out there and change this country one person at a time…no matter who is in charge, God will always reign!

If you don’t know how to have faith, please click the links below to find out. Then go and change your community, your county, your state, your country and the world!:

How Can I know God

Steps to Peace With God

Know God

Paz Con Dios

Pasos para la Salvación PDF

INFORMATION OF VOTING:

Act for America

ACT! for America Education

Family Research Council (FRC)

Wallbuilders

California Online Voter Registration

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The Journey is Yours—But Don’t Go It Alone |Christian Basics

Hebrews 12:1

As Christians, we must look at life as a long marathon or journey through the last stop.
When I was younger, I would run eight miles up and back with just a water break in between. I often would just run to run. I loved running. It calmed me down.
Now, as I am older, I’ll tell my wife I’m going for a walk. Sometimes, I’ll call her five miles later to pick me up. This also clears my head.
We usually get up and walk early in the morning before anything or anyone is up. This is the best time to talk about the day, our goals, and about God.

—All this to say, life is a journey. Yes, you’ve heard this before. But for those who have committed their lives to Christ, that phrase has more profound meaning.
We are to run this life race and help others in their journey along the way.

Where there are people who are running the wrong way, we are supposed to stop and offer directions. We are to get those who are lost a way back on the road.
When we see someone stumbling, or slowing down, this race is at an individual level, but it doesn’t mean we don’t stop to help and encourage others who may be slowing down or about to get off the road and stop.
Our lives are not for racing as fast as we can and taking first place.

—Our job is more of medics, who are running or jogging down the road to find and help those who are hurting, or ready to call it quits.

Psalm119:99

—Our medicine is the Word of God, and our emergency contact is God Himself. We have a 911 direct line to God anytime we need it. And unlike calling the earthly 911 here, God will not tell us that we are not supposed to call for non-emergency stuff.

You see, our journey is so much better when we have a ‘cloud of witnesses‘ running alongside us, helping us, and seeing us through. Because we will also be making sure those around us get help in getting back up or even carried through this race.

—All this to say that with 2020:

—If you are one of those who are tired or weary from last year, ask God to lighten the load you’re carrying.
—If you don’t know how to ask God, it’s as easy as going somewhere quiet, looking up and asking God to help you through this tough period in your life.
—If you are struggling financially, or with a horrible addiction, or are going through a complicated relationship issue, God will help you through. He may not take away the problem that was there already.

But, I do promise that He will make it bearable for you to see it through.

If you are a Christian who is looking at 2020 without being excited about the possibilities where God can use you to help others or get in a better relationship with Him; I ask you to stop everything you are doing and go in your prayer closet. Wherever that may be, and sit still enough to hear from Him. Be patient, ask with sincerity and humility. Then see what He guides you in.

Make this year the year that grows you spiritually, mentally and physically, in that order.

When you get right with God, everything else in this journey falls into place the way God wants it. It may not be the way you thought it would, but trusting him and surrounding yourself with other believers, will see you through this year and the next, and the next after that.

Run the race or walk it with endurance, the prize will be all those around you whom you have helped along the way…
Go get 2020! It’s yours! Because God has you covered!….

If you want to get closer to God, or want to have a personal relationship with Jesus, ask Him into your life. Comit yourself to Him today. DOn;t wai!

Know God

Steps to Peace With God

How Can I know God

Pasos para la Salvación PDF

Paz Con Dios

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Be Still & Heal |God’s Attributes for Calamities

Mark 4:39

Be still and know that I am God. We hear or read this over and over in the Bible. It is not until we are going through an excruciating ordeal that we seek answers; this is human nature. As humans, we tend to seek a higher power to guide us through hard periods in life.
However, most people will wait to speak to God only after the painful and mental ordeal of trying to cope with things on our own.
Do you notice I include myself in this too? That’s because I have learned to seek God consistently and be still enough to hear Him reply. No, I am not crazy, nor do I see dead people….

The voice of God is not audible, although, in recent times, people in the remotest parts of the world have seen and heard Jesus speak to them; this is for another blog post.
What I’m saying is this, God still speaks to His people. He is still The LORD, who is outside of time and space. He is everlasting. No beginning and no end. He is whom all of us have a direct line to, and it’s better than a Bat signal or 911 call when it comes to mental and spiritual health.

Exodus 14:14

You see, my God is a Healer. The best Healer you can have. He is called YHWH-Rapha or the LORD Healer or The LORD who heals. Yet, here’s the most incredible thing I find, the same word for being still and to heal, have the same root word—rapha.
One is Rapha—to heal.
The other is Raphah— to be still.
Both are signs of God’s omnipresence, which means that God is here, there and everywhere, all at once.

Romans 8:26

All this to say:
Whatever awful or despicable things you are going through, God is there for you.
Be still, speak to Him. How? Just start chatting as if you are talking to a loved one. If you are past the talking stage, cry out to Him. He is here for you. The only requisite is to be still. This means that you have to drown out all the noise around you— TV, Internet, Cell phone, friends, etc..

Find a quiet place; this could be your bedroom, closet, bathroom, or a public area where you go to think as long as nothing is disturbing you from being still enough to hear God’s still small voice.
Make talking with God a priority. Tell Him everything that is on your mind. All the bad, all the good, all your dreams and goals. Ask Jesus to forgive you on anything that is keeping you from Him. Any wrongs you have committed, any hangups you have, any fears or insecurities. He is there to listen to you; but here’s the most critical part— He is there to speak and guide you through it all. You just need to be still and know He is there.
When you sit still, two things are happening:

The first thing is that you are connecting to the most powerful Being in this universe. The one who created and maintains all of the universe. Every single atom of life is in His hands. Being still heals you.
Secondly, as you speak and listen to God, He becomes the Healer. Jesus came to heal people from all kinds of problems.
Let Jesus into your life. He is the Way, The Truth and The Life. He is also the only one that can raise you from the dust, dirt, and ashes because He is the Resurrection and the Life.

If you don’t know how to talk to God, or you don’t know God, I invite you to get to personally know Him:

Know God

Steps to Peace With God

How Can I 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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Tale of 2 Cities & 1 Person |Functional-Dysfunctional

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Gal 1 NKJV

I have started my personal devotion in Galatians and what Paul is writing to them. Most people will read the harshness of Paul’s intent to the “bewitched” Galatians. But I have dug a little deeper and am reminded of the Great Antioch church saints who prayed, fasted and laid hands on Paul. Where he would go to Galatia and preach in different cities while passing through another Antioch (Pisidion Antioch, Galatia).

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Galatian Antioch

One of the names that popped out at me was Manaen. Who was from the Syrian Antioch where Paul stayed for a year. We read about this in Acts 13:1-3:

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Syrian Antioch

“….Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod, the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.”

  • “Manaen. A foster-brother of Herod Antipas, but unlike him in character and end: Manaen was a minister of Christ at Antioch; Herod was guilty of the blood of both Christ and his forerunner, Acts 13:1″
  • Imagine living with all the Herodian family. When I hear people say that families cannot change I just smile. This was the family whose patriarch killed John the Baptist and had a hand in Jesus’ crucifixion.
  • Manaen grew up steeped in corruption, double-crossing, fornication, adultery, and intrigue. He could write a few books about how dysfunctional his family was.

  • If there was ever a person That could say on judgment day, “Lord look what family You put me into! What did You expect?”— It was Manaen.

  • And yet, we see the contrast in him in Acts 13, Manaen is, steeped, bathed, drowned deeply by the filling of the Holy Spirit. Fasting, praying, prophesying & serving the church.

  • Manaen was an elder of the church in Antioch. The same church which was on fire for the Lord.
  • This is the first church which was so Christ-like to everyone it came across, that unbelievers called them Christians, after Christ.
  • Nowhere Else was the church called after their Lord and Savior. This is where the Name came from.

  • What I’m trying to say is this— no matter where you come from or who your family is, no matter your circumstances or economic level, you can reach out to Christ.

  • You can call on Jesus and ask to forgive you of everything you’ve done wrong in this life.
  • You can ask Him to guide and teach you.
  • You can ask Jesus to come into your life and commit yourself to wholly being his follower.

—Manaen made the choice of calling on Jesus to save him, and his life was changed forever, literally, for eternity.

Manaen became who he was supposed to be. He was and still is filled by God’s unquenchable love and peaceful joy. He is in God’s presence doing the same thing he was doing in Acts chapter 13. Serving, praying, praising and listening to His Creator.

If you don’t see yourself being able to get out of your circumstances, ask Jesus to come and set you free of those burdens. He will take them from you. He will make your tough situations more bearable. He will see you through them. And like Manaen, He will delete your history. Even if you come from a dysfunctional family like Manaen…as do many of us….

Need God?

How Can I know God

Steps to Peace With God

Know God

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