I was discussing the state of our country and world with our Associate Pastor, and we concluded everything seems to be getting worse. Not that it can’t be turned around, but our leaders are leading us farther away from the answer.
With our economy floundering and inflation soaring, we are offered higher taxes and more government spending. Increasing crime rates are killing our cities and our people while calls to defund the Police continue. Open borders have overwhelmed our fragile immigration system, but no solutions are coming. Russia continues its brutal attacks on Ukraine and the Chinese are preparing to invade Taiwan and we named climate change as our number one security threat. We are trying to reach a nuclear deal with Iran even as they threaten the world. At a time when we really need an answer, there are doubts our President can even function. Some hope the election will change things, but that isn’t the answer.
So, did Brother Randall and I come up with the answer? Yes, we did! It’s “the only answer” there ever was! This world needs to be saved and JESUS is the only one who can do that! There you go with that religious stuff again! Not religious, but a relationship with the “King of kings, and Lord of lords” (1 Tim 6:15 KJV).
So how would salvation fix our problems? “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (2 Chron 7:14 KJV). That scripture has been all over the internet and it didn’t change a thing! We must do more than post scriptures; we (The Church) must obey. Most believers haven’t humbled themselves, few pray, they don’t seek GOD’s face, and surely haven’t turned from but unto their wicked ways, so how can we expect GOD to hear us, forgive us and heal our land?
GOD wants us to be happy, so we can live our own life and He will understand! “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” (Rom 6:16 KJV). When asked what the greatest commandments are, JESUS said “love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” (Rom 22:37-39 KJV). Which one of these “commandments” allows you to live your own life? “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Cor 6:20 KJV).
We are told everything will be all right and GOD will bless us! JESUS said, “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33 KJV). How can GOD bless us if we will have tribulations? JESUS told us, “fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul” (Mat 10:28 KJV), “ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass” (Mat 24:6 KJV) and “the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful” (Rev 17:14 KJV) and that’s the only answer!
Wayne Lance (2022) – That’s Good News to Share!