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

Tue May 20 21:45:26 UTC 2014

It might seem pedantic, but IMO God can’t be in an institution or country. God can only be in our hearts, and no one can stop us keeping Him there.

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On May 20, 2014, at 5:27 PM, Paul <oilofgladness47 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wasn't the author of this article, so can only write what he/she said.  Perhaps it should have been said that God "is not welcome in our public schools." Paul
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Just my opinion.
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> On May 20, 2014, at 4:15 PM, Paul via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> Trouble does that to people.  When security or health is threatened, we turn to God for help.
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>> When good times return, we ignore God.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> "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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