God of the Mountains or Valley

In I Kings 20 22-28 we see a story about the King of Syria who believes that the God of Israel is a god of the mountains but not a god of the valleys.  Basically they would attempt to draw Israel into the valley so they could defeat them.  Their reasoning was that Israel's God was only God of certain areas.  Simply put God proved them wrong.  God sent a Prophet to tell the King of Israel that victory would be his because God would fight for them.  God is not put in a box, he is the God of the universe. 
This story is has a spiritual significance of telling us that we need to allow God to be the God of all our life, not just areas that are easy.  Through Christ we are set free from all that hinders us, not just easy situations.  John 10:10 says that Jesus came to give us life and that we may have it abundantly.  Are you living an abundant life?  Are you trusting God with all your life?  Through the blood of Jesus we can have victory over all of life's problems, sickness, sin, bondage, even the fears of just living and trying to get by in this dark world.  Don't be like the Syrians and believe God is only able to bring victory in one area of your life.  God is god over everything!  Together let's trust God to be God.  Imagine what great things God can do with willing and obedient people.    

Random Thoughts

I don't know how to say what is on my mind, too many thoughts, so little time to communicate them.  No. 1 Jesus is coming back soon, very soon.  Read the newspaper and listen to the news and more importantly read various website to learn what is going on in the Middle East.  Hamas as well as other terror groups are continuing the assault against Israel.  Sooner or later the world through the UN will undoubtedly blame Israel and demand more territory for terror groups to lob missiles into Israel.  Israel who is fast becoming the only true democracy in the world will do what all great people do and stop the fighting and try to get along with it's emenies.  Or will they. 
No. 2 Israel is on it's own.  America will not lift a finger to help our only ally in the region.  We in America have elected an avowed Socialist to the White House for another term.  America has thumbed it's nose at God and decided to go it alone, Lord please be merciful to us 

The first paragraph was written on Sunday.  I am writing this on Friday.  A cease fire has gone into effect and hopefully this will stop the killing.  Keep your eyes on the Middle East.  Events will dictate the closeness of the rapture.

If you read this and it sounds crazy to you, email me.  I would love to talk to you and explain what I feel is about to happen next.  God bless!  God is rich in mercy to all who call out his name.

Being Thankful

Sitting here on a Friday night enjoying a quiet evening at home with my beautiful wife.  So very thankful for all that God has done for me in my life.  Lots of hard knocks and failures, but the God whom I serve has never let me down.  Life can be so difficult, especially now.  Seems the world is turning wrong in so many ways and evil in the world continues to grow.  It may be a cliche, but I know that my God lives and he has it all under control.  I have read the end of the book and we do win.  Comforting but scary because there is a multitude of humanity that will be lost and sentenced to an eternity without God.  I want to stand in the gap for them, reach out to them and pray for God's mercy and enlightenment.  God be as merciful to each lost soul as you were to me.  Jesus reveal yourself to them.  I pray that you would give all Christians the ability and boldness to share the good news of salvation to those who don't know you,   God touch my heart to share my faith with someone this week.  Give me the heart of the Father!  God's heart is about souls.  We who claim to be Christians must share our faith with this world.  Time is very short and evil and deception is rampant.  God burden us with the cries of the lost.  Keep us awake at night to pray for revival and one more move of God before it is too late.  GIVE ME THE HEART OF THE FATHER!!

Seeing the Unseen

II Corinthians 4:18 "As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen,  For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal."  ESV 
As we look at things here on earth, we tend to put way too much emphasis on them.  God is telling us to not be enamoured with what we see, but with the eternal and heavenly, things unseen.  This life will one day cease and all that is here will be gone, but that which is eternal, now unseen, but well know, will last forever.  Praise the Lord that we have more to look forward to than what is here on this earth!!

The Day After

Well I rose from bed this morning knowing that the America that I loved as a child had ceased to exist.  The crash you heard last night was the Liberty Bell cracking under the pressure of socialism.  America has fallen hard in the last four years.  Such a spirit of deception has gripped this nation that it is astonishing.  No place in the Bible is a mention of this once great country.  Now I know why.  I can't even begin to imagine where we may be in four more years of moral decline, high taxes and utter contempt for all that is of God.  Pastors you were afraid to speak out to your congregations and emphasize the Biblical choice in elections for fear of government reprisals.  In Canada Pastors can be silenced with threats of jail time for speaking out against homosexuality.   Is the day far off when officials from the hate speech department of the Federal Government will casually pay a visit to see what is being preached?  We haven't hit bottom yet, but how many freedoms will we lose before 2016.  God is giving us the government we deserve.  The Church has allowed sin to become nothing more than a lifestyle choice, murdering babies in their mother's womb, a choice, watering down the Gospel, a choice.  We will be judged on our choices.   May we fall on his mercy and repent.  God help us.  Elections have consequences and boy is there a big one on the way.

Election Day

God bless the decision of this nation today.  May God forgive our sins and bless us, not what we deserve but in his bountiful grace.  May this election be a turning point for the silent majority.  May we be more vocal and prayerful in the coming days. 

Priceless

http://youtu.be/qygtToan0Ko  Funny little song, but so true.

Election 2012

Never has there been a more contrasting election for President in these United States. One candidate is so enthralled with death he allows babies near and new born to die willingly.  His pro abortion stance is frightening.   His fascination with death extends to those serving this country on foreign soil, as he watched terrorists attack and kill our countryman.  His total disregard for this country and the things that made it great is astonishing!
The other candidate is not perfect and I don't presume to think he will solve our problems, they are morale not political, but at least he believes in this country and its people.  The only chance America has is for us to throw the present occupant of the White House out the door, "fire him" as Clint Eastwood said, and elect a true American to lead us.  Pray not only for this election on the Presidential level but also on the local level.  Let's take back this country from the extremist and give it back to the ones that love and appreciate the values it was founded on! 
Pray for America, revival, and pray for the peace of Jerusalem!