National Religious Freedom Day!

  Sunday, Jan.16th is National Religious Freedom Day. That is one of the main pillars our country was founded upon. The Pilgrims were tired of being persecuted for not following the rules of the Church of England that basically did what the king told them to. They gathered together what they could and began to find ways to get to the "New World".
   It is vital to us to protect this freedom! We all have the freedom to worship or not as WE choose, not as the government chooses. We don't have to worry about being forced to join one group or abandon another. There are not a lot of countries where this is possible outside of Western Europe, Japan, S. Korea, Australia & New Zealand!
   We do not need the Muslims sharia law, or any other tenets from any religion including Christianity, forced upon us. That is what makes us a great country in spite of the various problems we wrestle with from day to day.
    Exercise your prayerful spirit.Please remember to pray for our continued religious freedom. As we get further into the "last days", Christians will be persecuted more & more in the West as they already are in quite a few places around the world. There are a great many martyrs in Christiandom, that we may be unaware of here in our somewhat  insulated lifestyles!
    In conclusion PRAY....pray for our continued freedom, pray for those who do not enjoy our level of freedom, pray for those suffering around he world from hunger, disease, persecution, Some of these people could be your close neighbors or friends. "Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the Spirit." 1st Thessalonians 5:17-19.

What A Start! -- We Need To Pray!

 

   What a start to the New Year! Just prior to the anniversary of the earthquake in  Haiti, we have the news of the Tucson, AZ shootings! Not to ignore tensions all across the globe, wars and rumors of wars, pestilence, mass bird and fish kills, you name it. Oh & don't forget genetic manipulation of the food supply .... I believe we are a bit further into the "end times" than most people realize. It is vital that we pray for the people and situations  around us in Christ Jesus' name! God has brought us victory in Jesus Christ of Nazareth!!
  Why does the world look so dark? That is the way it is supposed to get as the "end of days" nears.
However, we are reminded in Mark 13:32 "No man knows the day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."  It is trust in the true and living God, Yahweh through His Son Jesus, and prayer in the Holy Spirit that will bring us through. " Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path." Proverbs 3:5-6.