I am loyal to the Old America, but I am not loyal to the New America. In fact, I grieve at this new emerging America. The New America knows less than ever before, the difference between right from wrong! The New America does not know the natural from the unnatural! The New America is more concerned about it's own present happiness than the pursuit of happiness! The New America is not God's America. The New America has replaced God's voice with that of the Devil's voice!
Note: I am not giving up and letting things go down easily - don't get me wrong! The Old America still has some roots here and there & I plan to water those Old American Flowers before I ever water these 'weeds' of the New America. Part of my frustration is that when I was young, I did not appreciate the freedoms and opportunities that were available to me, then. In fact, I was quite rebellious to this country in my older teen years - shame on me and shame on us. If only I could have those years back!
More and more each Independence Day, I grieve when I consider the fireworks. I see people who most of them have no idea as to what is taking place right under their noses within this country. They are so blinded by the works of the Devil, people today don't even see what is happening within their own home and family.
When I consider the old songs of America - I no longer get caught up in the words of freedom and liberty or in the marvelous melodies and stirring rhythms of John Philip Sousa. - I grieve because I know that music represents Old America today. That old music does represent a great past - a powerful past - a wonderful past! The music of the New America is not the music of Old America. The words of the New America are not the words of the Old America. The people of the New America are not the people of the Old America.
We are witnessing the birth of a
New America - the Old America is nearly dead and gone - it just has not
been buried yet - but it soon will be. The older generations will
be soon all dead and buried - the King James Bible will soon be buried
with its newly given status of 'illegal hate literature' - the children
will soon be grown up to close those bible-believing churches who spoiled
the fun of their childhood. It wouldn't surprise me to see children
turning their parents in to the law for their personal home attempts at
'brain-washing' the children into a Bible that they don't like or even
want around their house.
This new America is full with
Material Wealth!
But I also know that Christians can have no confidence for that Old America and for a 'better future for our children' unless we and they first seek God's face - a personal contact with His Voice - so that we can 'teach transgressors thy ways and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Psalm 51:13. Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. Jeremaih 6:16
We need to present our bodies "a living sacrifice holy, acceptable unto God, which is our reasonable service." We should be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:1,2.
Note what happened and what will happen again to God's own people when they rejected God's words, as America is doing at this present time.
Jeremiah 6:17b-30
Note that that we, as children of God / sons of God, He will not forsake us. We receive a greater blessing than His own people because of our faith in Jesus Christ John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.and Rev 19:7-9 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8: And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 9: And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
To forsake us would be for God to forsake Himself!
He will not take his own children through that most famous time of suffering yet to come - The Tribulation!
Whether or not we are pushed nearer and nearer to the tribulation and receive more persecution within our own country, or whether we are taken out of here in the rapture, we know that we will soon be seeing and entering the Kingdom of God more and more as a Christian, either through the spiritual blessings of our earthly sufferings or in our physical heavenly rapture out of here directly into the Kingdom of God!
Suffering pushes us off the fence
onto one side or another.
Suffering makes us finally cross
the Jordan or back home.
Nor more fence sitting!
No more wading on the shores
of the Jordan!
Yet if any man suffer as a
Christian, let him not be ashamed;
but let him glorify God on
this behalf.
1 Peter 4:16
For it is better, if the will
of God be so,
that ye suffer for well doing,
than for evil doing.
1 Peter 3:17
But and if ye suffer for righteousness'
sake, happy are ye:
and be not afraid of their
terror, neither be troubled;
1 Peter 3:14
For what glory is it, if,
when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently?
but if, when ye do well,
and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
1 Peter 2:20
If we suffer, we shall also
reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
2 Timothy 2:12
Yea, and all that will live
godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
2 Timothy 3:12
Choosing rather to suffer
affliction with the people of God,
than to enjoy the pleasures
of sin for a season;
Hebrews 11:25
Remember them that are in
bonds, as bound with them;
and them which suffer adversity,
as being yourselves also in the body.
Hebrews 13:3
And whether one member suffer,
all the members suffer with it;
or one member be honoured,
all the members rejoice with it.
1 Corinthians 12:26
For therefore we both labour
and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God,
who is the Saviour of all
men, specially of those that believe.
1 Timothy 4:10
For the which cause I also
suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed:
for I know whom I have believed,
and am persuaded that he is able
to keep that which I have
committed unto him against that day.
2 Timothy 1:12
For unto you it is given
in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him,
but also to suffer for his
sake;
Philippians 1:29
There hath no temptation taken
you but such as is common to man:
but God is faithful, who
will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able;
but will with the temptation
also make a way to escape,
that ye may be able to bear
it.
1 Corinthians 10:13
And if children, then heirs;
heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ;
if so be that we suffer with
him, that we may be also glorified together.
Romans 8:17
Why wait for the coming sufferings to get you to move now?
What does it take to get you
off the fence, now?
What does it take to get you
to cross the Jordan, now?
What does it take for you to
fight for God's Words, now?
What does it take for you to
Get Into That Bible and READ IT, now!
You must get your fire sparked and lit from your personal Bible reading (Ps:119:130: The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.) BEFORE any preacher is going to be able to give you more wood to build up that fire that only God can give.
Maybe when New American finally
makes it against the law to have your Bible,
you will wish you read it more
when you could have!
Maybe when they say you can't
come here to Touchet Baptist church anymore,
that you will wish you had come
more often when you could have!
Maybe when they say you can't
witness at work anymore,
you will wish you had witnessed
when you could have!
Maybe when they say you can't
have religious bumper stickers on your car,
you will wish you had one when
you could have!
Maybe when they say you can't
go downtown to sing,
you will wish you had gone down
and sung when you could have!
Maybe when they say you can't
give out tracts anymore - anywhere -
you will wish you had handed them
out when you could have!
Maybe when they won't allow you
to run your family like the Bible says
and be the godly dad you should
have been,
you will wish you had when you
could have!
Maybe when they won't allow you
to be the godly woman to your husband
and a godly mother to your children
at home,
you will wish you had when you
could have.
Well, the day is coming! But right now, it isn't here yet! We can still joyfully celebrate the birthday of our country - but someday, when this country officially dies - we will glorify God more than ever before - either face to face after the rapture, or through earthly sufferings!
OR - will you shame him by running and hiding!
Which will it be for you?