America's Freedoms Have Led to Debauchery

I understand that we are used to our freedoms in America, however many countries of the world do not have the freedoms we have and yet the believers there follow Christ.

I am quite sure the Israelites didn't like the Egyptians using them as slaves and yet it was God's will.

There may come a time when we no longer have the privilege of redress of grievances and will be living as the Afghans have to live, under a regime that does not allow any freedoms.

Would we be able to love Christ and each other without complaining about the loss of freedom?

Complaining would be useless because it would change nothing. We would be forced to focus on Christ and pray more, but not for freedom, for the unsaved to become born again.

We Americans have been spoiled all these few generations believing that we ran the government and must maintain our freedom at all costs. Freedom and wealth became our god. I know, I have lived here all my years and watched how fervently the people have fought to preserve their right to sin.

God has different plans for America, we are under judgment right now because of the sin we have enjoyed and worse yet disseminated all over the world. We are the world provider of filth in the form of television, movies, and pornography.

If you do not think we are under judgment just take a look at the broken families, the rebellious young people, and the spirit of anger that is all around us when we speak the truth of God. God is allowing our own sins to ruin us, the consequences of murdered babies, a falling financial system, the ruination of the minds of the children through government school indoctrination, and much more. We have lived in this mess so long we think it's normal, and sadly it is normal for this day but it is terribly wicked.

Revelation 3:16-17 "…16 So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth! 17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked."

God has blessed us only to show us what happens when we place our trust in the blessings instead of in Him.

As a nation, we have turned our backs on His Word and perverted the gospel for personal gain. Many have disobeyed the scriptures more than they obey them. They have twisted His word to say what they want it to say rather than what He actually meant.

To add to the abominations pretenders have verbally bludgeoned those who would correct their false doctrine and beliefs to bring them back to obedience. Those who speak the truth have been rejected, treated disrespectfully, and maligned by those who love their sin.

America needs to repent but it will not. When the sin becomes this entrenched and accepted by even the church we know there will not be repentance, but there will be more and is now judgment.

Pride Drives Bad Decisions

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

…21 To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.

22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.

23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings."

This passage pertains to anything that is not sin. If someone says to take off your shoes in their home, I would take off my shoes. If someone says you must wear a mask to visit me then I would wear a mask. This is so that little things will not be a distraction to the gospel and to maintain peace with others.

Born again believers ought to be so saturated with the gospel that everything they say and do would be in light of that, living, breathing, and speaking Bibleese.

We do not fear mandates or laws that seem unjust because Christ lives in us, we are not in bondage to our "rights" or "pleasures", we are bondservants of Christ. If He places us under a law or a rule to bring glory to Himself, then so be it.

We must remember that all authority good or bad has been placed by God. Perhaps to show us we have no power without Christ. In Christ we are free even if we are jailed, we are free.

We remain free as we move about the culture under the rules and laws of the government. Our freedom is not in physical terms, it is Spiritual and far more valuable than the things we think we want for ourselves.

Romans 14:2

"For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables."

Even with food, some people worry continually about what they eat, God says they lack faith, and yet we are commanded to love them. Some people eat all things without worrying, we are commanded to love them too.

Some people wear masks and get the vaccine, we are to love them, some do not wear masks and do not get the vaccine, we are to love them too.

We are not to allow these superficial physical matters to get in the way of our loving fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Satan loves to cause fighting, biting, and devouring within the people of God, let's not allow him to do it.

Romans 15:1

"We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves."

1Corinthians 10:33

"Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved."

Let's not let pride drive any of our decisions!

A Prayer of Hope!

The Lord gave me a prayer this morning, a prayer that He knows is needed in these times of turmoil.

Heavenly Father,

I ask you to rebuke the spirit of fear brought on by the enemy of our soul working division and fighting among the believers in your Son and our Lord Jesus Christ.

The spirit of the fear of the virus, the vaccine, the government, the mask, the loss of personal freedom, the fear of not having what we want when we want it the way we want it. Fear driving every word and action dividing those who ought to be loving one another, supporting one another, and ignoring the wickedness of the world in favor of focusing on the goodness of Christ.

Lord Your word says;

Philippians 4:8

"8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is [a]lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, think about these things."

Lord, there is more talk of the details of evil going on among the believers than there is about your glory, our salvation, and our hope. The hope of many is being diminished and ruined because of this gripping fear talk.

This fear is ruining relationships, families, and whole communities. It is driving chaos, misery, and disobedience against you, our Lord. May you convict the brethren of this fear, this division, and this diminishment of our witness among unbelievers.

Believers are snappish and willful toward those in authority walking in anger continually while displaying a spirit of contention that brings hurt to the unbelievers. Lord, we know many walk in fear and we compound their hopelessness by asserting "our rights" and our "willfulness."

Lord, we know the witness of our brethren for Christ in this world right before the rapture is being reduced because of these fears. The enemy of our soul, Satan is working to ruin the witness by keeping our focus on things that do not matter nor have any value for eternity.

We know Lord it is the steadiness, hope, and joy of the believer walking in this wicked world that is our witness to Your greatness and holiness. When we walk in such fear continually we give the world no reason to believe You are the better and only way to the Father. You are our hope, You can bring peace and joy to the troubled heart.

Lord, you instruct us to be patient in tribulation, not to be agitated, angry and fearful.

Romans 15:13

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope."

Romans 12:12

"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."

Isaiah 40:31

"But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."

Lord may those who call themselves by Your name remember their first love, their hope, and their calling during these last days. May we be a beacon of joy and hope for those who have no hope, they need to see in us great hope and joy in the hardest of times.

May we remember our calling, that is to be a witness of Christ no matter what we must endure. May we be strong and sacrificial as we give up our rights, our desires, and our pleasures to embrace our brethren in love while showing the world we have something special that they need, that is Jesus Christ. Let us not become like them, walking in fear and anger.

Lord, I know nothing has to rattle us, nothing has to control our emotions or reduce our joy, because we have the King of Kings living in us. You are all glory and honor, You are all hope for us and for the lost world who has no hope now. Let us be a witness to Your glory, kindness, love and hope!!!! Hallelujah!!!! Amen!!!!!

Psalm 33:20-22

"20 Our soul waits for the Lord;

He is our help and our shield.

21 For our heart rejoices in Him,

Because we trust in His holy name.

22 Let Your favor, Lord, be upon us,"

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