“Therefore, I urge
you brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy
sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship”
(Romans 12:1).
Hey Gang: There is no
question that our nation is a mess, and getting messier each and every day; it
does appear, at this moment, that if God does not intervene in a mighty way soon
the days will continue to get darker. But!
Neat word “but”, the Word is very clear and filled with words of
encouragement and reasons to be thankful.
I would guess that each of you had a good meal, in fellowship with loved
ones, and in a warm house. Something
that many brothers and sisters in Christ will not have this Thanksgiving Day.
The days are growing darker but there are somethings the
world cannot take away- Jesus Christ is
same today as He was yesterday and He continues to stand at the door of our
hearts asking permission to come in and sup with us! The gift of Jesus Christ, His death on the
cross, and His resurrection to redeem you and me has not changed one iota! Is
that not awesome?
In Ezekiel thirty-six, verses twenty-one through the end of
the chapter, we read that our God is a sovereign God. I have a hard time with that word, sovereign, because we have no role
models in our lives that qualify as sovereign. My dictionary tells me that
sovereign means ‘having supreme rank,
power, authority, greatest is degree,
utmost and extreme.’ Isaiah eleven, verses one through nine give us
the description of such a person. And we
read in Luke 1:30-31 who this person is: “Do
not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold you will conceive in your womb and
bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus”.
In the world in which we are living and the insanity by
which we find ourselves encompassed, we must remind ourselves that our
sovereign God is above and beyond all the craziness. Again, I emphasize that our God does not change
– He remains a steady anchor. He is our refuge and strength. And it is under
His wings that we have protection.
It was recently reported that the number one mental health
issue today is anxiety and fear. Being the nervous type, if I did not believe
God was sovereign, I would be “fit to be tied and locked away.” I would be
going to bed each night unable to fall asleep. I would be going crazier by the
day, with no end in sight to my despair. Instead, I go to bed each night and
wake the next morning with a song of thanksgiving on my lips.
Why? Because God is sovereign! It is our sovereign God who
puts men and women in power and removes them from power. I peeked, history is going to end exactly as
God has determined it will end. Look
again at Ezekiel 36:22 “Thus says the
Lord God, It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act,
but for My holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you
went”. Do you think that applies to
America as well? I suspect that it does.
Deterioration and decay is not new, it has been with each
since Eve took a bite out of the apple. American culture has been decaying for
more than a half-century and has reached the point of moral bankruptcy. Our
value system has run amok. Isaiah 5:20 says, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness
for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet, and sweet
for bitter!”
Is this not where America is today? Morals once cherished have
been placed in the trash heaps. Faith in
the God of the Bible is ridiculed. And yet, I still have hope! Why? I
have read the final chapter. “That God
loved me so much He sent His Son Jesus to die on a hideous cross that I might
be freed from the bondage of sin; and at that moment when I said “Lord I commit
my heart and soul to you”, my name was recorded in the Lamb’s Book of Life and
I will one day be included in the Marriage Feast of the Lamb. (read Titus 2:11-15).
I believe one day, very soon, Abba Father will
say to Son Yeshua, “Go for it. Go and
bring Your children home. Wow, come Lord
Jesus! Oh, keep in mind when He does
come the door closes. Make sure your
witness is strong today.
This was written a year ago.
Do you think things have gotten better or not?
Blessings,
Gramps
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