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

Tue May 20 21:43:51 UTC 2014

I thought I would send this out for all to hear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZBTyTWOZCM

-----Original Message----- 
From: Paul via Faith-talk
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 2:30 PM
To: Linda Mentink ; Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Tuesday, May 20, 2014

When the Pledge of Allegiance is recited at our Lions Club meetings locally
and at the local senior citizens center where I go once a week, the words
"under God" are included.  Yes, as of October 2013 I officially became a
member of our local Lions Club here in northeast Baltimore, District 22A.
Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Mentink via Faith-talk" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Brandon Olivares" <programmer2188 at gmail.com>; "Faith-talk,for the
discussion of faith and religion" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Tuesday, May 20, 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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>>
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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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