The Ten Commandments

It is hard to believe that what you are about to read has been banned from being displayed in pretty much every public school and government venue in America.
What is so offensive about it? Would not the world be a better place if everyone observed what is written as well as Jesus' words, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you?"
Our country has become increasingly immoral and violent in the last 30 years. Is it a coincidence, at least in part, that this coincides with a departure from the historic traditional Christian faith by Americans and a steady increasing hostility to this faith by the media?
This has all been spoken of in the Bible, how the people will reject the ways of God. It is my hope that He has not given us up to our sinful desires (Romans1:24).

The Ten Commandments:

A Morning Prayer For Forgiveness and Renewal

"ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; I have erred, and strayed from thy ways like a lost sheep. I have followed too much the devices and desires of my own heart. I have offended against thy holy laws. I have left undone those things which I ought to have done; And I have done those things which I ought not to have done; And there is no health in me. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon me, miserable offender. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That I may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen."

From the 1928 Book of Common Prayer

A Sobering Statement

"And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem." Zechariah12:9.

I state the following with no political affiliation on my part. If the truth be known, I am a monarchist who awaits the earthly rule of the King of Kings.
If we look at the attitude and actions in the last several years of the United Nations, and to a lesser degree America towards Israel, it has hardly been what you could call good.
In the U.N., Israel is regularly condemned while the countries that sponsor and encourage terrorism, persecute Christians and those of other faiths aren't.
American politicians regularly criticize Israel in a way that doesn't seem to take into account that this country is surrounded by countries that want to annihilate it.
Let's not forget that the U.S. gave Iran, the biggest sponsor of terrorism,150 billion dollars in their nuclear deal with them. Iran, who hates Israel, now has the potential for creating a nuclear bomb in the not too distant future.
There is a price that will be paid for those who "come against Jerusalem."

It is later than most of us think.

A Coincidence?

Continuing the theme of the previous post above (A Sobering Statement). Please read that one first before the following;
"In August 2005, the U.S. pressured Israel into evacuating Gaza. Families lost everything. They even dug up their dead to put them in new cemetaries.
President George W. Bush applauded the dividing of God's land.  
What did God think?
The very next day, August 29, 2005, a tropical depression formed. Hurricane Katrina pounded the U.S.--it became the largest disaster in U.S. history.
New Orleans was devastated. Over one million were forced from their homes, costing the U.S. close to $200 billion"

A coincidence?

So Just What Is the Rainbow a Symbol Of ?

You'd have to be living in a cave not to know what the rainbow is thought to be a symbol of in this 21th century.
The rainbow has been adopted as a symbol by people whose lifestyle is in direct contradiction to those who truly believe the words of the Bible.

What follows is a passage from Genesis describing what it really is a sign of:

"And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth."

May we not forget this the next time we see a rainbow..

Who Is Considered Blessed By Our Lord?

Wisdom,encouragement, reproof and guidance can be found in Proverbs, the Psalms and Ecclesiastes.


From Psalm 1:

"Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper."

Understanding Temptation

There is not a human alive who has not been tempted and subsequently sinned. As it is written,"all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God."
Here are a few things to remember when dealing with temptation:

From James1 beginning with verse 13--
"Let no one say when he is tempted, ' I am tempted by God'; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death."
Sobering words there but don't forget, God is not the one bringing forth temptation.
Now for some encouragement from 1Corinthians10:12--
"13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it."


Now that is good news! God will never allow us to be tempted beyond what we can deal with. The question then becomes, do we allow ourselves to succumb to sin?
And in closing, this promise from God. We read in James1, verse 12:
"12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him."


What a Promise! What a God! Praise the Lord!