[Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Tue May 20 20:50:01 UTC 2014

Actually, Brandon, God has been taken out of the public schools. 
Christian students are not allowed to pray, read their Bibles, wear 
sweatshirts with Christian things on them, write reports or give 
speeches in which God is mentioned, or have a student-led Christian 
club. No, I'm not making this up. In fact, "under God" is left out of 
the Pledge of Allegiance when it is recited.

Nowadays, it's OK to be anything except a Christian.

Blessings,

Linda

At 03:26 PM 5/20/2014, you wrote:
>I wonder if we may have a respectful discussion about whether what 
>this article says is truly correct. IMO, "God" hasn't been taken out 
>of schools, Christianity has. And to me this is a good thing, 
>because we live in a free nation where people are free to practice 
>whatever religion they desire. I think this is the beauty of our 
>nation. We don't live in the middle east where practicing a 
>different religion could get you killed.
>
>We are all free to worship or believe as we like, and I think that 
>is beautiful. In this one country we have Christians, Jews, Muslims, 
>Atheists, New-Agers and many others besides. All people should feel 
>comfortable, not like this country is only for Christians, which it 
>definitely is not.
>
>Just my opinion.
>
>--
>Brandon
>
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>On May 20, 2014, at 4:15 PM, Paul via Faith-talk 
><faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> > Hello and good day to you all out there.  I hope that, by God's 
> matchless grace and His providential care, that you are all doing well today.
> >
> > In this article the author is "preaching to the choir," so to 
> speak, but perhaps you can pass it along to someone who doesn't 
> know Christ, whether that individual be a relative, personal friend 
> or acquaintance.  Even though we hear about leading someone to 
> Christ, it is the work of the Holy Spirit that actually causes one 
> to accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior.  The author's name 
> is not given, but this contribution is from a publication called 
> "The Tract League." The article in question is entitled "Blessed Is 
> The Nation," rendered as follows:
> >
> > God isn't welcome in our public schools these days--not until our 
> next crisis.
> >
> > Trouble does that to people.  When security or health is 
> threatened, we turn to God for help.
> >
> > When good times return, we ignore God.
> >
> > The Bible says this pattern has been in place ever since people 
> lived.  We avoid God until we are in trouble.  The Bible has a word 
> for that.  It's called sin.
> >
> > We ignore God and His commandments at our peril.  Most of the 
> nation's problems are rooted in our choice to ignore God and His 
> desires and how we should live.
> >
> > The Bible says that God is going to have the last word on our 
> nation.  He will destroy us if we continue in our sin.  The Bible 
> clearly shows that He has done it to many other nations throughout history.
> >
> > God longs for us to repent, to turn from our selfishness, and to 
> follow Him in obedience.  This is the path to blessing.
> >
> > When we seek Him in good times and bad, He never turns away.  In 
> His mercy, He has provided a solution to our personal and national 
> sin.  He sent His only Son, Jesus, to take the judgment for our sin 
> upon Himself so that everyone who repents and trusts in Him has his 
> sins washed clean.
> >
> > When we put our trust in God, we learn how to govern ourselves, 
> our families, and our nation.  We learn what it is to be 
> blessed.  The Bible says:  "Blessed is the nation whose God is the 
> Lord" (Psalm 33:12).
> >
> > If you are ready to submit to God's desires for you and your 
> family, use this prayer to tell Him.
> >
> > "Dear God, forgive me and forgive our nation for trying to live 
> without You.  I accept and believe that Your Son, Jesus Christ, 
> paid the penalty for all my sins.  I repent of my sins and ask that 
> You will help me to follow Your desires for personal, family, and 
> national life. Amen."
> >
> > If you want to learn more about God's desires for you, read the 
> Gospel of John, talk to a Christian, and visit a Bible-teaching 
> church.  You will be warmly welcomed.
> >
> > And there you have this article, short and elementary as it is.
> >
> > The author mentioned that God will destroy nations.  A graphic 
> illustration of this in modern times took place on October 17, 
> 1994.  While God's direct intervention did not destroy a nation 
> outright, He made it very plain that the activity taking place in a 
> particular area of the world, and in particular the U.S., was not 
> acceptable to Him.  For on that day, at approximately 5:30 a.m. 
> local time, an earthquake struck parts of southern California, 
> particularly centering on three communities, only two of which I 
> can remember:  Northridge and Canoga Park.  Many people thought 
> this was a tragedy until it was brought out in the "Orange County 
> Register," the main publication in this area, that these three 
> communities had the main publishing companies for pornographic 
> material.  Did the earthquake stamp it out altogether? By no means; 
> in fact I wouldn't be surprised if those publishers weren't back in 
> business before too long a time delay.  But the fact remained that, 
> with God showing His displeasure in the form of an earthquake, that 
> He did not approve of such activity.  So, if it could happen there 
> it could happen anywhere.
> >
> > Before I close for today, here is the answer to Sunday's Bible 
> game.  It was Hosea 14.  If you still have the poem in your inbox, 
> I would suggest that you read Hosea 14 alongside the poem and see 
> how well both of them harmonize.
> >
> > And now may the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob just keep us 
> safe, individually and collectively, in these last days in which we 
> live.  Lord willing, tomorrow there will be another Daily Thought 
> message for you.  Your Christian friend and brother, Paul
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