I am a Christian, a retired teacher, a mother and a grandmother. I love to read and I love the Lord Jesus Christ! Unless otherwise specified ,all visual illustrations are from the YOU VERSION APP of the Bible.
I am disturbed, very distraught, about all of the evil in the world. In these days, we are seeing evil called good and good called evil in ways that I have never seen before in my lifetime. Surely, the Lord’s judgment is coming, and His wrath will be over all the earth! I am not prophesying here, folks; I am just declaring truth as I have read it in God’s Word. Franklin Graham is leading a prayer march in Washington, D.C. on September 26th. I hope that multitudes of people go to support prayer for our nation. I can’t go, but I will certainly be praying at home.
Today’s article from Dr. Denison reminded me of how much evil is in the world, but it also encouraged me by the good that some are doing in order to overcome evil. In fact, that was the daily verse today in my Bible study, i.e. overcoming evil with good.
Here is the link to Dr. Denison’s forum for today:
I hope that you will read the entire article. Some of the statistics, like how many believe that pre-marital sex is okay, were eye-opening to me. I admit that it should not be because I have seen this happen repeatedly with former students, just living together until they get married. The problem is that this not the order that God established. Call me old-fashioned, but marriage is a sacred union before God and when you are “just living together”, then there is no vow to stay together through the hard times. It all just saddens me, but it is also a call to action.
I have to admit that I was very disturbed by the ruling of the Supreme Court yesterday on the LGBTQ issue. Add that to the isolation of Covid-19 and the riots and looting and takeover of part of a city, I looked up and asked God if this is still the nation that “One Nation Under God”? You know, I didn’t get an answer, but I think I can look around and find my reply. As a nation, we have stepped away from God, with many running as far and as fast as possible away from anything that even hints at rules and restrictions. Thus, we have become a nation of people who vaguely know that God exists but we don’t really revere His Name and His sacrifice enough to listen to His voice and heed His call. Faced with this turning away from God and His precepts, I cried and then I heard God’s voice say that this is what He has been feeling for years as His truth has been rejected by one group, one nation after another. Isn’t that what the Bible promises will happen? There will be a great falling away from the Truth, and then…well, I hope that you, like me, have read the end of the Holy Bible and you know that God wins. And those “still playing for the home team” also win. In the meantime, all we can do is to continue witnessing and to continue to show others the truth of God’s love and the wisdom of following His laws. There was lawlessness in the time of Lot and look what happened. What I would describe as a mob scene or a riotous crowd demanded the crucifixion of Jesus, and look what happened. God ALWAYS wins, folks. Always! He doesn’t want to win with judgment; that is why He sent His Son to die for sinners. But God in His righteousness will judge and it won’t be pretty for those who keep pushing the envelope and trying to change God’s laws to suit their beliefs.
It is from Dr. Denison that I got the title for my blog today. We have to out love our critics because we have no other choice. I do believe that black lives matter, but I don’t believe that they matter more than any other person’s life. I believe in social justice, but I believe in justice for all and not just a select group that is most vocal (and most violent right now.). And I don’t believe that anyone should be discriminated against on a job, but I also know that we have to draw a line in the sand and say that since we the Christians know that the gay agenda is sinful, then those who seek employment in Christian schools and churches cannot be hired there. As the justices said, that battle will be fought at another time, and we need to be ready for it.
In the meantime, our words and our actions need to be those of love and not judgment. God is the Great Judge. He left us here on earth to love, not to condemn. I confess that I have been wont to condemn lately, so I am working on praying for those who choose the highway to hell, praying that they will repent and turn away from their wicked ways and back to the God who created them. After all, our loving and gracious Heavenly Father wants that for all of mankind. How can I want any less?
Before we can lead others in the right direction towards our Heavenly Father and salvation, we need to make sure that we are right with the Lord. I prayerfully leave you with this song.
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