Psalm 33:12—Blessed is the nation whose God is Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Church, I tell you this morning, any nation who chooses God is truly blessed. Any nation who chooses God cannot fail, for God is with it. After all, the Bible tells us very plainly that if God be for us, who can be against us?
But what if we’re not for God? What if God isn’t our Lord? What if we aren’t respecting the Holy Lord God, the creator of each one of us, the creator of our ancestors, the creator of this nation, the very one who gave America this land that we might live freely and worship him? Do you want to know why God gave America this land? Because those who founded this land worshipped, loved and respected Holy God, and they asked for his guidance, and he lead them to what we now call the United States of America, One Nation Under God, to live in a land where we can worship God without fear of retaliation! And in return, we’ve taken God completely out of our nation’s daily affairs and made it almost a crime to even speak his name!
We’ve taken the prayer out of schools! We’ve told our children they must not say the name of Jesus in school for fear of offending someone who doesn’t believe in his precious name! What kind of an example are we setting for our little children? Jesus said suffer the little children to come unto me! He meant to lead them to him, to teach them of his name and his sacrifice, and to teach them to love him, as he loves them! And our federal government turned around and decided that Jesus wasn’t good enough to be in our public schools, but don’t you dare say anything bad about Buddha or Allah! That’s a cardinal sin in our nation today! They played god when they made that decision and they’re still playing god here today!
I tell you, church, our soldiers through the years didn’t die for this nation to become a Godless, socialist, anti-Christian nation! They didn’t die for our freedoms that we’ve known since the Founding Fathers wrote them down to become a thing of the past! They died so that this nation, ordained of God himself, might stand until the day Jesus comes back!
Church, there’s a misconception in our nation today that America was not founded on the Holy Word and principles of God. Let me assure you, that wasn’t true, and if George Washington were here today, he’d stand up and say this country was absolutely founded on God’s word.
Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Samuel Adams, John Quincy Adams, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the rest of America’s first leaders knew and respected the authority of God.
(Use newspaper quotes)
As I’ve said before, you can look at the Old Testament of the Bible, study the life and times of Israel, and you will find that America of today is nearly the same in the lifestyle that is being accepted and lived. The Jews, if you will remember, turned to homosexuality, as told in Romans 1:26-27. Women turned to women, men turned to men, and this was considered acceptable! This was the “in” thing to do.
In America today, homosexuality has become so widely accepted, you’re looked down upon when you say you’re against it. Homosexuals are celebrities, made famous by the media to the point that they’re looked up to for their lifestyle. People across the nation think it’s cool to be gay! People think they’re some sort of cool novelty item, and they embrace them, they want to be seen with them, they want to be their friends, etc. Jesus said in Matthew 7:15 to beware of false prophets, that come to you as sheep, but inwardly they’re ravening wolves.
Church, this world is filled with ravening wolves posing as sheep! They’re in the workplace, they’re in the government, they’re in our schools, and I dare say, folks, they’re in some of our churches!
If you study Galatians, as we’ve been doing on Wednesday nights, the Galatians had fallen prey to false witnesses, who had invaded the church and were trying diligently to undo all of the Christ centered work that Paul had done. That’s what’s been happening here. All the Christ centered work that our Founding Fathers began, and that the disciples of Jesus here in America have done, is being torn apart before our very eyes!
2 Peter 2:1 says 1But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 said there will be a great falling away before the Lord comes back.
Church, look at the world around you, and doubt not, that the world is falling away from the Lord Jesus here today! A country that once worshipped his name above all others now worships the latest celebrity, the president, the almighty dollar, the mansion on the hill, the devil himself! When you worship those things that are contrary to God, you worship Satan, whether you mean to or realize you do!
Listen to me, this morning. As we celebrate the Fourth of July this weekend, by all means, celebrate this nation’s freedom, and the soldiers who died for the freedom we have. We didn’t get this freedom for free. Israel didn’t get her land for free either, church. A lot of blood was shed, and lot of Israelites gave their lives to be free. But in the end, Israel turned from God, and despite his fierce allegiance to them, they still aren’t where they should be with God today.
And neither is America. God is for now still remaining loyal to us, despite our lacking of loyalty to him. We must find our way back to where we once were, in a relationship with God built on his word, on his love. We must find what made this nation great: a belief in God, a faith that is strong enough to sustain us through the storm that is coming.
Luke 18:8 says--I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?
The end is nearing, church, and now more than ever, America needs the One True Living God watching over and protecting her. It’s now or never to make a final decision.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
A lack of faith in God
Mark 11:22And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
Jesus is telling his disciples that regardless of the obstacle they may face in their lives, faith in God will carry them through. Faith in God will preserve our spirits. Faith in God will solve our earthly problems. Faith in God will result in blessings abounding in our lives. Faith in God will take us to an eternity in heaven.
But what happens without faith in God? What happens when we don’t put that trust, that ultimate belief that everything is going to be okay, in Holy God? The answer is simple: our lives are not being lived to the fullest. We can’t solve the biggest problems we face. Those mountains in our lives become insurmountable obstacles without faith in God. Our lives on this earth are all that we have. When we leave this world, if we haven’t placed in our faith in God, in the blood of Jesus to wash us clean, we’re left with nothing. When we close our eyes for the last time, that’s it. There’s no second chance. There are no redos, there is no rewind button in life.
We hear so much about what it takes to be a Christian, and what it takes to help others and to make a difference. Being a Christian, especially in today’s world, is not easy. However, the basis of being a Christian, no matter which denomination you belong to, comes down to one word: faith. Without it, you can’t serve God. Without faith, you can’t spread the Gospel. Without faith, you can’t teach your children how to grow up and be righteous adults. Without it, you can’t help build your church. Without faith, you can’t pray. Without faith, you can’t be saved. Without faith, you can never hear the praising words of your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, ‘Well done, thy good and faithful servant. Enter into thy rest.’
Our world is filled with a lack of faith. Satan has sneaked in the back door and robbed the faith and fear right out of the hearts of men and women across the globe. In turn, without the faith and fear of Holy God in their hearts, they can’t teach their children with the faith and fear of God! Then, the children grow up to love and respect the world instead of loving and respecting God!
Matthew 4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
When your faith isn’t in God, you’re not serving God. And if you’re not serving God, you’re serving Satan, whether you want to admit it or not! If you’re not following God, you’re following Satan, and your reward will not be profitable for you.
Proverbs 24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
Isaiah 3:11
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Revelation 22:12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Jesus is but a heartbeat away right now, church. If this world stands as it is more than a few more days, I think it will be a miracle. If it stands just a few more years, then it will really be a miracle, because the lack of faith is growing, church, and growing quickly. If you go back to the book of Genesis, God destroyed the world with water because of a lack of faith! The people had no faith in God, and therefore Satan had lead them astray, just as he lead Adam and Eve astray, and the whole world had gone after the ways of the devil and not the ways of Holy God!
The world today is exactly the same! The whole world has gone after the ways of the devil and his temptations and his evil rewards he’s giving to those who follow him, and he’s convinced everyone that if they just follow their own path, their own destiny, that they can own the world! I’m going to tell you something, there’s not a man alive that can rule the entire world, because God is still in charge of this world, and he’s not going to let a mortal man take over!
You say pastor, Satan is the prince of this world! That’s right, he’s the prince, but the King outranks the prince, and the time is coming when the King is going to remove the evil prince from the throne and sit on the throne that is rightfully his as the King of kings and Lord of lords, the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the ending, which is, which was and which is to come, the Almighty!
And then, those who have lived with no faith in Holy God and the Son he sent to die, and the Spirit that came to guide us after Christ arose, they will find themselves out in the cold. Cast into hell. Burning in flames, lost in the darkness for eternity. It’s too late, then, church.
Faith is what it’s all about! Faith is what we have to have in order to communicate with God. You can’t be saved without faith. You can’t grow in the word without faith. You can’t have your prayers answered without faith. You can’t receive a blessing from God without faith. You can’t spread the Gospel and be a witness without faith. You can’t serve God without faith. You can’t live forever without faith.
Paul quotes David in Romans 11:9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
Church, your table will have what you choose to put on it. Your table will either be filled with good things and blessings of God, or it will be filled with the rewards of this world that you earn and work for to put on it. That table, church, if it’s filled with worldly goods, will be a snare, a trap and a stumbling block, and you’ll get your recompence for what you put on that table.
Matthew 7:14
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Faith. Without it, you have nothing. And you’re running out of time to put that faith where it belongs.
Jesus is telling his disciples that regardless of the obstacle they may face in their lives, faith in God will carry them through. Faith in God will preserve our spirits. Faith in God will solve our earthly problems. Faith in God will result in blessings abounding in our lives. Faith in God will take us to an eternity in heaven.
But what happens without faith in God? What happens when we don’t put that trust, that ultimate belief that everything is going to be okay, in Holy God? The answer is simple: our lives are not being lived to the fullest. We can’t solve the biggest problems we face. Those mountains in our lives become insurmountable obstacles without faith in God. Our lives on this earth are all that we have. When we leave this world, if we haven’t placed in our faith in God, in the blood of Jesus to wash us clean, we’re left with nothing. When we close our eyes for the last time, that’s it. There’s no second chance. There are no redos, there is no rewind button in life.
We hear so much about what it takes to be a Christian, and what it takes to help others and to make a difference. Being a Christian, especially in today’s world, is not easy. However, the basis of being a Christian, no matter which denomination you belong to, comes down to one word: faith. Without it, you can’t serve God. Without faith, you can’t spread the Gospel. Without faith, you can’t teach your children how to grow up and be righteous adults. Without it, you can’t help build your church. Without faith, you can’t pray. Without faith, you can’t be saved. Without faith, you can never hear the praising words of your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, ‘Well done, thy good and faithful servant. Enter into thy rest.’
Our world is filled with a lack of faith. Satan has sneaked in the back door and robbed the faith and fear right out of the hearts of men and women across the globe. In turn, without the faith and fear of Holy God in their hearts, they can’t teach their children with the faith and fear of God! Then, the children grow up to love and respect the world instead of loving and respecting God!
Matthew 4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
When your faith isn’t in God, you’re not serving God. And if you’re not serving God, you’re serving Satan, whether you want to admit it or not! If you’re not following God, you’re following Satan, and your reward will not be profitable for you.
Proverbs 24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
Isaiah 3:11
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Revelation 22:12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Jesus is but a heartbeat away right now, church. If this world stands as it is more than a few more days, I think it will be a miracle. If it stands just a few more years, then it will really be a miracle, because the lack of faith is growing, church, and growing quickly. If you go back to the book of Genesis, God destroyed the world with water because of a lack of faith! The people had no faith in God, and therefore Satan had lead them astray, just as he lead Adam and Eve astray, and the whole world had gone after the ways of the devil and not the ways of Holy God!
The world today is exactly the same! The whole world has gone after the ways of the devil and his temptations and his evil rewards he’s giving to those who follow him, and he’s convinced everyone that if they just follow their own path, their own destiny, that they can own the world! I’m going to tell you something, there’s not a man alive that can rule the entire world, because God is still in charge of this world, and he’s not going to let a mortal man take over!
You say pastor, Satan is the prince of this world! That’s right, he’s the prince, but the King outranks the prince, and the time is coming when the King is going to remove the evil prince from the throne and sit on the throne that is rightfully his as the King of kings and Lord of lords, the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the ending, which is, which was and which is to come, the Almighty!
And then, those who have lived with no faith in Holy God and the Son he sent to die, and the Spirit that came to guide us after Christ arose, they will find themselves out in the cold. Cast into hell. Burning in flames, lost in the darkness for eternity. It’s too late, then, church.
Faith is what it’s all about! Faith is what we have to have in order to communicate with God. You can’t be saved without faith. You can’t grow in the word without faith. You can’t have your prayers answered without faith. You can’t receive a blessing from God without faith. You can’t spread the Gospel and be a witness without faith. You can’t serve God without faith. You can’t live forever without faith.
Paul quotes David in Romans 11:9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
Church, your table will have what you choose to put on it. Your table will either be filled with good things and blessings of God, or it will be filled with the rewards of this world that you earn and work for to put on it. That table, church, if it’s filled with worldly goods, will be a snare, a trap and a stumbling block, and you’ll get your recompence for what you put on that table.
Matthew 7:14
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Faith. Without it, you have nothing. And you’re running out of time to put that faith where it belongs.
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