On The National Front

National Debt – We have all been lied to.  For decades, the leaders of both major political parties have promised us that they can fix our current system and that they can get our national debt under control. 

As the 2012 election approaches, they are making all kinds of wild promises once again.  Well you know what?  It is all a giant sham.  The United States has gotten into so much debt that I believe there will be no coming back from this.  The current system is irretrievably broken.

30 years ago the U.S. debt was a horrific crisis that was completely and totally out of control.  If we would have dealt with it back then maybe we could have done something about it.  But now it is 15 times larger, and we are adding more than a trillion dollars to the debt every single year

 It wasn't good enough just to squander all of our own money.  We had to squander the money of our children and our grandchildren as well. We have stolen the future of America, and the majority of people in America have their heads buried in the sand. All of this so-called prosperity that we see all around us is just an illusion.  It is a false prosperity that has been purchased by the biggest mountain of debt in the history of the world.

If you added up all forms of debt in the United States and divided it up equally then every single family in the country would owe more than $683,000? Well we should all just write a check and sent it to Uncle Sam to pay off our debt!!!

The U.S. debt crisis threatens to destroy everything that our forefathers built. What would happen if the federal government suddenly adopted a balanced budget? Well 1.3 trillion dollars a year would be sucked right out of the economy and we would be looking at an "economic readjustment" that would be mind blowing.

Enjoy this false prosperity while you can, because it is not going to last.

Real or Counterfeit?

Is your belief system Real or Counterfeit? Do you attempt to Blend Truth and Myth by putting on some type counterfeit (false) Armor and call it a True Gospel? Please understand the better the counterfeit, the more deceptive is its power. Unfortunately some Christians and Churches across our country are doing just that. Please examine the following:

God’s Armor

A summary of the True Gospel

Made up of Six Parts.

1.      The Belt of Truth -- The vital truth about God and His plan for redemption.

2.      The Breastplate of Righteousness -- The truth about our need for the cross and God's righteousness.

3.      The Sandals of Peace -- The gracious gift of the Prince of Peace to those who walk in His Truth and Righteousness.

4.      The Shield of Faith -- Putting all our trust in the sovereign power and love of our King and His Word.

5.      The Helmet of Salvation -- Keeping our eyes fixed on the hope of His victory today and forever.

6.      The Sword of the Spirit -- His Word, hidden in our hearts, and wielded against any enemy to peace that might come against us.

     These parts become all the more significant in light of the fact that Jesus, at various times, identified Himself before His disciples as:

·        Truth

·        Righteousness

·        Prince of Peace

·        Our Salvation and

·        The Living Word

     So when you "put on" God's armor, you "clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans 13:12-14). Examine these entire 3 verses: 12) “The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13) Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 14) But put you on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof. . 

     Jesus becomes your hiding place and your shelter in the storm. You can count on His Victory, for He not only covers you as a Shield, He also fills you with His Life.

A BUSHEL OR CUP

James 4:2 states: “You lust, and have not (meaning such a person is not looking to God, but rather operating form self-will): you kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain (the word “kill” refers to destroying the reputation of another in order to gain advantage, and to do so by slander, etc.): you fight and war, yet you have not, because you ask not. (This refers to Believers who little seek the Lord for anything, but rather depend upon: other sources that are irregular to say the least!)

James 4:3 states: “You ask, and receive not (and there is a reason), because you ask amiss, that you may consume it upon your lusts. (Such a person is not asking in the Will of God, but rather from his or her own selfish desires.)

     “Many Christians pray for a bushel, but carry a cup.”  I read this on a sign in front of a church.

      

     In John 16:23 the bible states: “And in that day you shall ask Me nothing (meaning; will not ask Me Personally, as you now do). Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever you shall ask the Father in My Name (according to what He did at the Cross, and our Faith in that Finished Work), He will give it you (in other words He places us in direct relationship with the Father, enjoying the same access as He Himself enjoys).

     Listen: It’s obvious that God never intended for His children to lack anything. Jesus said so. Why then do we have prayers that seem to go unanswered? WHAT GIVES?

     Well there is one thing that we seem to forget. Jesus said in John 5:30 “I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.” Could it be that all our “needs and wants” are not in the will of the Father? We have a bad habit of doing what we want, and then asking God to bless it. God loves us to much to let us get by with that. With loving hands He nudges us back into His will. Whether it’s soft or had nudging depends on us, not Him.

    

     God wants to bless us by the bushel, but most of us only carry a cup.