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This time finds many making new resolutions as to how they’ll live a different way.  It may have to do with how they plan to use their time, how they are going to eat or exercise differently, or a host of other things.  But most resolutions never happen because they are ours and not God’s.  Only if we line up with His plan can our true purpose be realized.

Perhaps you’re wondering:  What is God’s plan for me?  The Bible reveals this in Genesis 1:26.  Here, God tells why He made man.  He states,

“…let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion…over all the earth.”

In other words, God made us to look like Him, live like Him, and rule like Him—in this world. Continue reading →

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Ladies and gentlemen, the following story is why we have Christmas:

“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away [privately]. But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for…he… shall save his people from their sins.’ Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, ‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.’  And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took unto him his wife; and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.” Continue reading →

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During the Christmas season, much is said and sung about Jesus coming to earth.  Many love the warm, gentle thoughts of a little baby being born and having His birth announced by angels.  But how many actually ever ask the question:  Why did Jesus come?  We can only answer that from the Bible.  Because, even though there is historical evidence that Jesus did live in Palestine in the first century, the only revelation to be found concerning why He came, is to be found in the Bible.

Jesus, Himself, declared His reason for coming in Luke 19:10. He stated,

“…the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

But what does “lost” mean?  To understand that, we must first understand why God made man in the first place. Continue reading →

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Forefather’s Monument in Plymouth, Massachusetts is dedicated to the memory of the Pilgrims:  Specifically to the memory of, “…their labors, sufferings, and sacrifices in the cause of civil and religious liberty.”  One of the five statues which make up Forefather’s Monument is Morality.  This statue reveals the Pilgrims’ desire to live conforming their actions to the Bible.  They demonstrated how Christ could live His life through us if we were surrendered to Him as a living Master.  And that was true in hard times as well as good times.  Their story shows us this reality— even in the most difficult circumstances.

When they came together in a church covenant in 1605, to “walk together in all His ways…whatsoever it should cost them…”, it would cost them dearly.  Several times over the next three years, English deputies would burst into their worship meetings, hauling the men off to jail; fining them and keeping them locked up for thirty days. Continue reading →

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What will it be like when liberty is gone in America?  What will it be like when you can’t tell your children about your faith in Jesus for fear that they might innocently repeat it, be reported to social services, and then be taken away from you?  You think that can’t happen in America?  This is satan’s main design with the push for homosexual law.  And what has caused us to get to this point of nearly losing our liberty?  As humbly, yet as honestly as I know how to say it:  It’s because our Pastors have backed out of the realm of civil government.  We’ve lost the Biblical understanding of it, thus God’s people have been taught by our example—and sometimes by our words—to stay out of government.  Yet, this is so different from Biblical examples of government leadership.

Ezra, the Priest, understood fully the role a spiritual leader should take in restoring a nation.  Notice what he did.  The Bible records in Ezra 7:10,

“For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord, and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel.”

Ezra not only studied the moral law summed up in the Ten Commandments, he began, “to teach [God’s] statutes and ordinances in Israel”.  That is, he began to teach civil law in Israel as a part of his spiritual call from God. Continue reading →

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In 1984, during a lull in our ministry, I was earnestly asking the Lord, “What am I supposed to be doing in life? What is your plan for me?”  He graciously led me to Isaiah 58:12 and let me know His plan for me and my family was in this verse. This verse says,

“And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.”

From that time, I knew our family was to be part of a generation which He would raise up to “rebuild the age-old foundations”.  As I researched the writings of America’s Founders, I found those “age-old foundations” which enabled them and their children to build the freest and most prosperous nation in world history.  The truths on which they laid this foundation were drawn directly from the Bible and that is why they worked in this world.  Only God’s order works in a society to bring the best to the greatest number of citizens. Continue reading →

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As we look at the state of our nation today it can make the righteous heart sick.  Moses warned us what would happen if we rejected the Words of the Lord as our guidebook for families and governments.  He warned,

“But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all His commandments and His statutes (civil laws) which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee…”

(Deuteronomy 28:15)

And yet He promises that His Word will still work if we return and do what it says once again.  He promises,

“And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou…shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey His voice according to all that I command thee this day…with all thine heart…That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.” Continue reading →

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With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against state Marriage Amendments, the stage is set for the removal of religious liberty for those who believe the Bible to be true.  This is satan’s aim in using the homosexual agenda to destroy marriage.  By destroying the next generation’s opportunity to hear the Gospel in public, he can easily lock most of them in darkness.

Is there any hope left?  Yes, there is!  God is still God; He is unchanged and He is still on the throne.  He was here before America was birthed; He will be here if it ceases to exist.  But having said that let me emphatically say that God’s promise is still the same:

“If my people, who are called by my Name, shall humble themselves and pray, and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin and heal their land.” 

(2 Chronicles 7:14, emphasis added)

The message couldn’t be clearer:  Repentance brings healing and the postponement of judgment!  So whether liberty is preserved to get the Gospel to the next generation is dependent on the people of God. Continue reading →

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With more disrespect being shown to our flag, even within our own borders, it would do us well to revisit our heritage!  Fort McHenry (where in 1812 a battle raged which inspired Francis Scott Key to write The Star Spangled Banner) was named after a man who served as a medical soldier in George Washington’s army, and later signed the U.S. Constitution.  His name was James McHenry.  While unknown to us today, James McHenry was one of those men who laid such a firm foundation for America that during the 1800’s it would grow to become the greatest nation on earth.  James McHenry got his foundation from the Bible.  In addition to his achievements just mentioned, he also served as a member of the Continental Congress, his state legislature, and the U.S. Secretary of War—and President of the Baltimore Bible Society!  He had this to say about the Bible:

“…public [usefulness] pleads most forcibly for the general distribution of the Holy Scriptures.  The doctrine they preach, the obligations they impose, the punishment they threaten, the rewards they promise…can alone secure to society, order and peace, and to our courts of justice and constitutions of government, purity, stability and usefulness. Continue reading →

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So many people who say they are believers in Jesus Christ as their Master and Savior seem to be so hesitant about participating in government.  Nearly half of them are not even registered to vote!  I believe this reveals a much deeper problem than just avoiding government involvement.  It shows a lack of understanding (or you might say ignorance!) of what the Bible says of the position believers have in Christ.

While in my twenties, I was struggling with my walk with Christ.  Some days I’d be mostly obedient.  Some days I’d be mostly disobedient!  I was told by many that this was the normal Christian life; that there would always be a struggle with the flesh and only when we arrived in heaven would we ever have victory in this warfare.  But I kept coming across passages in the Bible like,

“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

(1 Corinthians 15:57)

And in John 10:10 Jesus said,

“I am come that you might have life…and have it more abundantly.”

And the Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 2:14,

“Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ,”

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