Do Earthly Thing's matter to you?

EARTHLY THING'S


Proverbs 30:8-9
Remove far from me falsehood and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,
 Lest I be full and deny You and say, Who is the Lord? Or lest I be poor and steal, and so profane the name of my God.

God never would distribute earthly enjoyments so plentifully amongst the wicked, while he commonly gives his own children but little, were it not that he knew that they were in themselves very worthless, a very man, worthless portion.
What man in his wits would be willing to take up with that portion that GOD frequently allots to those that HE hates most?

If GOD did not see all those earthly things to be very worthless indeed, surely HE would not be willing to give the very best of them to those HE hates; HE would reserve some of the choicest for HIS favorites. BUT it is not so.
HE commonly gives the choicest of earthly things, the very cream of all that the earth can afford, to those HE hates, yea, to those HE hates with a peculiar hatred.
HE gives HIS children something of those things, so much as is necessary to carry them through their journey toward heaven. (Puritan Jonathan Edwards)

Is High technology in churches really necessary?

Technology, To help things be easier. Why with technology things seems simpler and do help our daily progress in an ever growing economy and fast paced world. Without it today, communication would be once again in the dark ages it seems. How you and I grown so dependent on it that we couldn't live without it. It is such as blessing to have all these devices that make life so much easier but it can be such as curse in this cursed world if we do not stay focused and ever seeking discernment as Christians. Take our churches today once again. Look at all the luxuries churches seem to be buying to keep their members entertained and coming back because church is fun. Wide HUGE LCD screens, light and laser shows, graphics for sermonic display of Scripture. Cha-ching. This really helps chapter and verse Bible studies right? We can really learn the Bible if we have all this worldly technology to help us study our Bibles together in fellowship. Using our minds is overrated, correct?
Why, just leave your Bible at home and let technology be your Bible in Church. Please do not exhaust yourself turning the pages of your own Bible for chapter and verse with the pastor. Let his slide show with his technological computer graphic laser light Bible Scripture show be your reading tool. It makes Bible reading fun. :o(

All sarcasm aside it is a scary day that we have to have all these technological gadgets to just read the Bible together as a BODY in fellowship. Being dependent on technology and growing into large churches that have to meet this unnecessary needs does seem to contradict Scripture and the example of the early church's example of sending them out. Just imagine the church expense on the electric bill alone and the property taxes if there is one. Where in the Bible does it say to build centers like these. I thought our command was to come together communally and send them out.
One must look at history as well to see that history is repeating itself again to the extreme in focusing on how Big our churches need to be etc. Whatever happened to sending them out? Cheap Grace has shown it's ugly face once again. It is how much can you get in the door and what kind of sound system, technological light show will keep them entertained for more tithes and offerings and to keep the flock. Build bigger churches, be seeker sensitive? Baloney?
PREACH THE GOSPEL, JESUS' GOSPEL. THEN ACT ON IT, CHRISTIAN.
THE "BODY" IS NOT A EARTHLY BUILDING BUT A HEAVENLY KINGDOM NOW.
We are the living stones in HIS building that is coming and is now and always was in Christ Jesus. Isn't that satisfying alone? SOLUS CHRISTUS, SOLA SCRIPTURA, SOLA GRATIA, SOLA FIDE and SOLI DEO GLORIA.

Now I understand that sometimes in our communities, we need a gathering place big enough to fit ten or more persons with seats, microphones, mini sound systems etc. and a large sum of persons, not to large, is wonderful to have a neighboring community getting together to study GOD's Word as part of the "BODY" but it is getting ridicules these days to the extreme. We are losing sight terribly and not listening to God's Word. Do we really need all this Technology to be used by the HOLY SPIRIT? What does the BIble say?

Rom 12:2 And 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.

1Cr 7:31 And they that use this world, as not abusing [it]: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

Col 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Hbr 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

2Pe 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

2Pe 2:20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

1Jo 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1Jo 2:16 For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

1Jo 4:5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

Rev 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth

Please remember history Christian. SEND THEM OUT INTO THE WORLD TO PREACH AND BE EXAMPLES OF THE GOSPEL, not to keep them in High Technology buildings and entertain them. We need to meet together but not in this fashion. Come on Christian, It is DENY YOURSELF, not lets be comfortable.

Luke 10:1-3
1NOW AFTER this the Lord chose and appointed seventy others and sent them out ahead of Him, two by two, into every town and place where He Himself was about to come (visit).
2And He said to them, The harvest indeed is abundant [[a]there is much ripe grain], but the farmhands are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
3Go your way; behold, I send you out like lambs into the midst of wolves.

There is a battle going on this minute, do not keep them from battle. Stand on God's Word and take it seriously.
And then SEND THEM OUT.

(Richard White 2007)


High-Tech Churches Worry Traditional Worshippers

It's no secret that churches have stepped up their technology use as more projection screens adorn the front of churches and more preachers maintain a prominent presence on the Internet. But not all are fans of high-tech churches. "I feel like it's too much and it takes over the worship," said the Rev. Dorothy LaPenta, pastor of the 150-member Hope Presbyterian Church in Mitchellville, according to The Washington Post. "People will just be sitting there, their eyes fixated on the screen. They're waiting to be given something instead of participating."It's typical for worshippers who flock especially to megachurches to sing praises in tune with a full contemporary band and a high-tech sound system complete with stage lights and lyrics on jumbo screens. Pastors take the stage with camouflaged headset microphones and flash Scripture passages on the screens largely to the convenience of those who forgot their Bibles or who don't have one. At more innovative churches, a short video clip introduces the sermon.Church leaders who implement the technology say it's all about reaching more people. And to reach people in today's culture, churches need to be at the forefront of cutting edge ideas. I don't think that God would want us to try to evangelize like Jesus did 2,000 years ago," said the Rev. Grainger Browning Jr., pastor of the 10,000-member Ebenezer AME Church in Fort Washington, according to the Post. Well over half of Protestant churches use a large-screen projection system in their communication, according to a 2005 Barna study. Just five years earlier, only 39 percent were using that technology. And double the proportion of Protestant churches (61 percent) were integrating video content into their worship services in 2005 compared to 2000. Also, with the advent of big screens, fewer churches are providing Bibles in their pews – dropping from 86 percent in 2000 to 80 percent in 2005.

Are you still excited about being saved?

Are you still excited. about being saved?
Is your walk with HIM still the best thing in your life even after many years? Is HE all you think about and do you get hungry and feel starved when you need HIM to feed you? Is that fire still burning bright?
These are the questions I have to ask myself daily, basically examining myself to see if I am in the faith.

2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine and test and evaluate your own selves to see whether you are holding to your faith and showing the proper fruits of it. Test and prove yourselves [ not Christ]. Do you not yourselves realize and know [thoroughly by an ever-increasing experience] that Jesus Christ is in you--unless you are [counterfeits] disapproved on trial and rejected?

Lately I seem to have been running into what seems exhausted brethren not so excited to serve the Lord and it also seems they fell into the routine motions of just playing the part. Sometimes it seems even the Teachings in service are dull and tickling instead of warning and encouraging. I guess it basically depends on where you are serving. But I am asking are you involved and catching the slack for some? Have you spoke to someone today to lift up their excitement of Serving the LORD? Have you called someone to pray with about anything in their lives etc?
We all need this daily and should keep this as practice daily. Who have you encouraged today? That should be our focus consistently keeping us watching and staying awake in this Race for the crown to actually cast our crowns at HIS feet. I believe this is what is part of "Denying yourself"and abiding in Him. It is so easy to get caught up in this rat race because we are so used to the daily practice of these things this world seem to collide us in. As Christians this is not a healthy place to gradually find yourself in. Pretty soon you succumb to slumber coming to that point where the claws of depressions the world swims in seem to overtake your flesh and you feel distant from God once again. And then the lulls become the burdens again. I always wonder why I fall into this and then it effects my prayer life.
We need to always be refreshed with excitement. Jesus saved us and has called us to Himself. That should always be our motivator knowing this truth. Our World is seemingly proving itself that our days are shorter. It is already almost October and I been so preoccupied that I have lacked writing at my blog because of other writing duties. September came and went and this is my first article since in which I am sorry to all who have been checking here form time to time. But I haven't lost my fire. Will succeed in writing here God willing and praying for others to volunteer their gifted abilities in journalism. But please stay excited and continue to seek HIM day and night. Seek the truth daily because it is exciting Christian. There is so much Awe about Him to know. Yes we will have an eternity but we should have that right now, the ever desire of knowing Him and seeking pleasure in Him. Do not allow yourself to grow weary, But continue to ask Him for that fire that so indwells you which is Christ Jesus to be shining bright consistently. He will always bring you joy no matter what.

The Recent article I found shows the sadly results from Christianity in America today, it being so lost in commercialism, emergence, purpose driven, personal gain pulpit preaching etc. (add your discernment here), that seems to be creating a contradictive air when it comes to reaching the Lost. You see this is a result of our excitement being stale and unmotivated. Truth is being consistently sugar coated and we are not doing anything about it or paying attention to it and rebuking it.
The Example in America in our churches is centered in comfortability and new ideologies that are cheapening the Gospel in our churches instead of preaching the True uncomfortable Gospel as Jesus Did. He warned us of this.

2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

There are goats in our body spoiling the fruit of our branches trying in disguise of members of our body but they only are just fruit spoilers and need to be confronted and turned to repentance.

Luke 6:43
For there is no good (healthy) tree that bears decayed (worthless, stale) fruit, nor on the other hand does a decayed (worthless, sickly) tree bear good fruit.

So we see below in the article I provided the results of an unexcited BODY in Jesus as well as cheap grace teaching. It is a no wonder people are losing sight of Jesus message. Will the real Christians please stand up and make a Stand?
No one is really teaching the harsh reality of the Gospel maybe save a little percentage of the BODY. Where is the Gospel that saves?

Avoid a sugared gospel, as you would shun sugar of lead.
Seek the Gospel which rips up and tears and cuts and wounds and hacks and even kills, for that is the Gospel that makes alive again.
And when you have found it, give good heed to it.
Let it enter into your inmost being. As the rains soak into the ground, so pray the Lord to let His Gospel soak into your soul.
(C. H. Spurgeon)

Where is the Gospel that ruins the skeptics and reaches them? Where is the Good news to those who are perishing? We need more earnestly seeking Berean's who are excited to share their faith and example again to show the lost the wonderful saving message so we can reach the generation to come. Come back to sharpening Iron Christian and help save the lost.

(Richard White Sept 30 2007)

Jeremiah 50:6
My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray [to favorite places of idolatry] on mountains [that seduce]. They have gone from [one sin to another] mountain to hill; they have forgotten their [own] resting-place.

A New Generation Expresses its Skepticism and Frustration with Christianity (http://www.prophecynewswatch.com)

As the nation’s culture changes in diverse ways, one of the most significant shifts is the declining reputation of Christianity, especially among young Americans. A new study by The Barna Group conducted among 16- to 29-year-olds shows that a new generation is more skeptical of and resistant to Christianity than were people of the same age just a decade ago. The study shows that 16- to 29-year-olds exhibit a greater degree of criticism toward Christianity than did previous generations when they were at the same stage of life. In fact, in just a decade, many of the Barna measures of the Christian image have shifted substantially downward, fueled in part by a growing sense of disengagement and disillusionment among young people. For instance, a decade ago the vast majority of Americans outside the Christian faith, including young people, felt favorably toward Christianity’s role in society. Currently, however, just 16% of non-Christians in their late teens and twenties said they have a "good impression" of Christianity. One of the groups hit hardest by the criticism is evangelicals. Such believers have always been viewed with skepticism in the broader culture. However, those negative views are crystallizing and intensifying among young non-Christians. The new study shows that only 3% of 16 - to 29-year-old non-Christians express favorable views of evangelicals. This means that today’s young non-Christians are eight times less likely to experience positive associations toward evangelicals than were non-Christians of the Boomer generation (25%). The research shows that many Christians are innately aware of this shift in people’s perceptions of Christianity: 91% of the nation’s evangelicals believe that "Americans are becoming more hostile and negative toward Christianity." Among senior pastors, half contend that "ministry is more difficult than ever before because people are increasingly hostile and negative toward Christianity." While Christianity has typically generated an uneven reputation, the research shows that many of the most common critiques are becoming more concentrated. The study explored twenty specific images related to Christianity, including ten favorable and ten unfavorable perceptions. Among young non-Christians, nine out of the top 12 perceptions were negative. Common negative perceptions include that present-day Christianity is judgmental (87%), hypocritical (85%), old-fashioned (78%), and too involved in politics (75%) - representing large proportions of young outsiders who attach these negative labels to Christians. The most common favorable perceptions were that Christianity teaches the same basic ideas as other religions (82%), has good values and principles (76%), is friendly (71%), and is a faith they respect (55%). Even among young Christians, many of the negative images generated significant traction. Half of young churchgoers said they perceive Christianity to be judgmental, hypocritical, and too political. One-third said it was old-fashioned and out of touch with reality.


SO SAD

RW

Will America fall like ROME or BABYLON or Both?

In all the studying I do I always come across things that show me I am on the right track when it comes to seeking answers and truth. Especially HIS truth because HE is the TRUTH (John 14:6). Trying to find America in Biblical Prophecy in Scripture is a theoretical one because there is so many opinions flying around when I come across good articles pertaining to the US in Prophecy. Some think America is the "Babylon" that the Book of Revelation describes in Rev 17 and 18. One could believe this because of the very descriptions John saw in his vision and many eschatologist agree with these interpretations. Of all the 9 or more Eschatological positions of end-time or new beginnings scenarios about Babylon, they do agree for the most part that Spiritually and Physically,
The Babylonian World System is going to fall and that is a guarantee when Jesus comes the Second Time Physically as He left. He is in control now and forever, and when He comes every eye and I mean EVERY EYE will actually see His glory. The Scary thing as well HE is coming as a LION to Judge everyone this time around. He will judge the quick and the dead and Yes Christian you and I too except ours will be according to what we had done on earth and what we didn't.

The king of Babylon (satan lucifer) will not stand a chance nor will anyone else who rejects HIM. Funny thing is who could ever stand a chance against his CREATOR. NONE! It baffles me now that in my BC days I thought I could in a sense. How deceived was I? Very. Praise God HE has mercy on me and saved me, because I deserve hell for that ideology I so egotistically lived amongst all my other Sin bondage's that were leading me on that WIDE road that leads to destruction only. What a wonderful Savior Jesus is. I'm Forgiven because HE was Forsaken for me in my place. Hence all who do not "deny self, pick up their cross and follow (put their whole life in) Jesus", stand condemned and forsaken already with Babylon " who was and is and is NOT". It is also baffling that People will choose Hell over God's gift of eternal life with their LOVING Creator and fall with Babylon. How could you ever love your SIN that much?

I thus far am seeing three Babylon's that will be ruled by one World dictator that are Economic, Religious/spiritual, Political. I do not just see one targeted location as everyone else does because there are to many contradictions it seems to just focus on one particular location. Of course they will have their locations or headquarters because the Bible says about the Beast that it will be his singular system that means the whole one world system and when he finally gets to OWN the whole world like the the Caesars of Rome etc. "who will make war with him"? How could we? One ruler who rules all three of these categories at the same time will defeat any system set up against it that God wills. Any national leader that could make war with that ruler will see his own demise because prophecy cannot be changed about the Beast's regime and since the Beast will own everything including all the armed forces and every military base in the world temporary victory will be his until the True World Leader comes back to HIS earth in which He always owned and he will destroy that wicked and evil servant.
America does fit this beastly category but so does the European Union and the United Nations. Even the new Modern movement of moderate Islam such as United Arab Emirates and the new coming Iraq can fit this category.
On every note one of these possibilities will have to be the Modern day version of the continuing ancient Babel/Greco/Rome cloned system as some predict or interpret today and what the Prophets have shown in their writings. I believe it is not that complicated as some eschatologist's make their interpretations out to be. Once again Eschatologist's agree modern societies will experience a man like Caesar/Nimrod who thinks He is a god or god for that matter and the People will actually worship and revere him like he is one. We seen this experience through the 2000 years of these last days that men arose to lead many astray and in this modern day history will repeat itself again for the upteenth time, correct? Someone even possessed by satan himself has to come out one more time to finally perfect the perfect lie because of past failures but this time he will finally have his moment in his short time. How else are you going to get Apostate Christians, Blinded Jews, and Islam once again to ever follow such a Human who says He is ALLAH or god for that matter with a second Beast who may call Himself the Prophet ISA or Jesus to deceive even the elect if it were possible? You have to perfect and provide the same vomit all men through history returned too right? He will easily decieve the "condemned already"(See John 3:18) ones anyway because he owns them, But to convince the ULTA-religious of the three dominating faiths and all the rest of the small and large cults he better be the most perfect Religious figure the world has ever seen. He will quote Scripture like an expert, and will perfectly practice what he preaches to the "T". That is why Christian KNOW YOUR BIBLE because he will deceive the elect and Jesus said it could be possible. My fellow American's, he will own America too eventually which it seems he already does because of the ABORTION sacrifices being allowed and all the pseudo Christian giving away religious and spiritual leadership to him and his system daily now and calling him god this moment not realizing this because they are ignoring the Scriptures and are being deceived by Man centered doctrines. Democracy is one of these man centered doctrines that detracted the Bibles explanation of a free government in the True GOD as it's KING. Daniel's Statue explains this very carefully. The whole Image Daniel interprets for Nebuchedrezzar is the whole luciferic seeded satanic Babylonian kingdom through out time and to the end of days when Jesus, the Rock made without hands, strikes the image and it breaks into basically dust and is blown away by HIS breath. I suggest you read the Book of Daniel in Chapter 2 like a fine toothed comb to get the picture more clearly. Remember to ask the Holy Spirit.
Here is a little hint. The name "lucifer" means "light-bearer, day star" as the Bible says, but the Bible also names "lucifer" also meaning "King of Babylon" and that is not describing the human kings Nimrod, Nebuchedrezzar, Darius, Alexander the great or any other human king and Caesar (see Matt 4:8 and Rev 2:13). And Funny thing that the Apostle Peter referred to Rome as Babylon some Eschatologist's have written. And What about ISLAM? Some Eschatologist's Say as well that Democracy converted ISLAM is going to be the New Babylon but it will be mixed with Roman ideology of the west so the world could be as a ONE world System free of prejudice etc. There must be a connection in all these.

J. Manty author of (The Prophecy Code, a new Revelation [also see my links to go to his site ),
if I quote him right shows the words in Hebrew in the book of Daniel (Dan 2:41-43) "mixed and mingled" is translated as "arab" which truly should be considered to what is going on right now today in the world in it's birth pangs in the Middle East? ( See also the worldly documentary, God's Warriors etc. advertised by CNN this month www.cnn.com/godswarriorsopk, or check your local TV listings).

However satan is enthroned now and has been since Man fell. I wonder where the location of his throne is now? Was it the same throne as in Pergamos in Rev? Is it in America and will American democracy (some call democracy pseudo fascism) be spread all over the world like a Modern day Born again Babylon or will we fall like Rome in the 5th century or both?
Some believe America will be annihilated by Nuclear bombs such as New York, Washington DC, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles etc. Others believe America will be under complete martial Law like Hitler's dreams eventually except more or less fanatical but extreme. There are goals by certain Government officials to unite America with Canada, Mexico and central America as the "North American Federation" set up like a Roman system as the European Union(SEE http://spp.gov/ and http://nesara.insights2.org/index.html these will weird you out, Christian). Some believe Christian's will be raptured and the chaos of this worldwide event will set up the New one world system immediately , which is the most newest theory in the study of Eschatology and one of the most Church dividing teaching in Church history. Also one of the best selling and popular teaching for OSAS Christian authors, fiction and non-fiction alike (see 1 Tim 6:10). (Please do not harden your heart, be Berean and study these FACTS at this LINK http://www.historicist.com/related_subjects/rapturestudies.htm) .
In Fact it is the same or similar to the teachings or the imaginations as the UFO nuts, Sci.FI. nuts, some New Age guru's and old Gnostic paganism that watered down the Scriptures and the Apostles teachings. (Please read the sermons of a faithful sold out True Christian Martyr's Apologetics on this subject at this LINK:http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf01.ix.i.html)

The one thing I know for sure that we really only can have presuppositions of what is to come. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. He also identified HIMself to the Apostle John as "who was and is and is to come" the Alpha and the Omega. So we have a fact right in front of us already and have since the foundation of the world. There is a reality in the future unfolding as we know and when we look back at the past we see pretty much prophecy having being fulfilled, when we look in the present, prophecy fulfilled. What is future is unraveling right now, Wars, rumors of wars, pestilences, earthquakes, Tsunami's, floods, hurricanes, days of Noah and Lot, history repeating itself in governments and governments falling etc.
But the greatest of all history in the present and future, Jesus is going to come and that should be our main focus whether America or your nation is going to crumble, you being a citizen of His Kingdom now and is coming should be the most warmest and settled security your heart can rely on because HIS Kingdom will never ever fall or fail and that is a FACT you can rely on 100%. Seek HIM first always. First.

2 Corinthians 2:14-15
But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ's victory] and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere,
For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which exhales] unto God, [discernible alike] among those who are being saved and among those who are perish

R. White (C) AUG 2007


BELOW ARE THE LATEST NEWS ARTICLES BANNED FROM THE NWO CONTROLLED MEDIA.

1.HOW THE U.S. CAN AVOID ITS OWN VERSION OF THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (Rod Dreher, Jewish World Review)

Are we Rome? That is, are we Americans, citizens of the mightiest empire the world has known since the days of the Caesars, living in the last days of our civilization? Is the United States, like the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century, doomed to collapse from its own decadence? Or can we avoid Rome's fate?
As historian Arnold J. Toynbee famously observed, "Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder." . . . .
In his fascinating new book "Are We Rome?" journalist Cullen Murphy argues that yes, contemporary America is unnervingly like the Late Roman Empire. But it also has saving graces and resources that the doomed Romans lacked.
In Murphy's view, America parallels Rome in its late imperial phase in six broad ways:

· The overweening importance of the capital city.

· A military unsuited for imperial responsibilities.

· A tendency toward private exploitation of public goods.

· A self-centeredness that deforms attitudes toward and perceptions of the rest of the world.

· Porous borders.

· A complexity that risks becoming unmanageable.

Several [of these] are central to American politics of the moment, none more than military overstretch. Rome couldn't sustain the army it needed to maintain imperial commitments . . . .
The same brash self-confidence that allowed Rome and America to stand boldly astride the world blinded the imperial powers to reality. The arrogant Romans couldn't conceive that others didn't see things as they did. They thought themselves an exceptional people divinely appointed to rule and civilize humanity, which naturally wanted to be Roman.

So it goes today with American liberal democracy . . . .

And there's the matter of migration across borders of the imperium. Rome had always assimilated barbarian tribes, but toward the end lost the ability to control the rate of migration, as well as the facility for effectively Romanizing the immigrants. The comparison with the United States' relationship to Mexico is obvious . . . .
. . . The Roman masses came to depend too heavily on the government, and the governing elites ruled as if the common good coincided with their private interests . . . .
Under late Rome's decadent "bread and circuses" regime, the common man satisfied himself with material pleasures, ignoring the betterment of himself and society . . . .
. . . [Sooner] or later, the choice is going to be upon us. As Gibbon saw, it is a law of history and human nature that prosperity ripens the principle of decay. To live as if our present peace and prosperity will last forever would be a most foolish mistake. (Source: jewishworldreview.com )

2. Learn from the fall of Rome, US warned

The US government is on a ‘burning platform’ of unsustainable policies and practices with fiscal deficits, chronic healthcare underfunding, immigration and overseas military commitments threatening a crisis if action is not taken soon, the country’s top government inspector has warned. David Walker, comptroller general of the US, issued the unusually downbeat assessment of his country’s future in a report that lays out what he called “chilling long-term simulations”. These include “dramatic” tax rises, slashed government services and the large-scale dumping by foreign governments of holdings of US debt. Drawing parallels with the end of the Roman empire, Mr Walker warned there were “striking similarities” between America’s current situation and the factors that brought down Rome, including “declining moral values and political civility at home, an over-confident and over-extended military in foreign lands and fiscal irresponsibility by the central government”.

3. 3rd SPP summit shrouded in secrecy

President Bush will interrupt his summer vacation in Crawford, Texas, next week to attend the third summit meeting of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, or SPP, slated for Aug. 20 and 21 in Montebello, Quebec, at the five-star Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello resort. Bush will meet with Mexico's President Felipe Calderon and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the event. The meeting has been hidden in a cloud of secrecy until WND obtained from an Access to Information Act request a previously unreleased copy of a government report detailing agenda plans for the third SPP summit. According to WND reports, as many as 10,000 protesters are expected to be in Quebec to oppose the meeting. WND has reported that a multinational business agenda is driving this upcoming SPP summit according to the heavily redacted document obtained from the Canadian government. The memo clearly states at center stage in the Montebello SPP summit will be recommendations by the North American Competitiveness Council, regarding promoting North American competitiveness for multinational corporations through "integrating" and "harmonizing" regulations between Mexico, Canada and the U.S.

Wounded Spirits.

I wrote this article (below) after God showed me how my vast heart was broken and revealed to me how many years I carried these wounds in and with me that were my excuses to run from Him and that were my excuses to remain in bondage trying to solve things on my own in which is a proven fact that no man can offer a perfect solution except for JESUS who (was and IS and is to come) the only one who DID. It is funny that I did not post this first since it was my first article after I finally surrender completely to HIM. But here it is now. I pray it encourages you to because it is inspired by HIM.

RW


Wounded Spirits.
By Richard White (C)(2004)


For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are to heavy for me, my wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness. ( Psalm 38: 4-5)

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? Proverbs 18:14

Going through life with hidden pains and wounds never dealt with will always continue to haunt us if we never learn to face them. We spend our waking moments subconsciously programming our wounds to be ignored so we can start our days continuously carrying our heavy burdens we choose to not deal with so we can still try to survive through our days. But in split seconds, these minute panic attacks, flashes of scars we try to forget, suddenly appear and we desperately seek a remedy to put a new band-aid on our infected wounds once again so we can continue to try to survive through our daily lives seeking temporary cures. When we sleep, we always sleep restless, tossing and turning because of the nightmares, the phantoms, we think we removed from our hearts by ignorance of self , but not enough sleep aids or substances can cure these phantoms of our wounds so they continue to haunt us.




Running thoughts of our past resentments pierce through our remedy induced state and while we try to sleep we seem very tired when we arise to begin our next day, and the process continues continuously between our chosen ignorance and our deep rooted depressions like a war without and end. We go on existing rubbing salt in our wounds unconsiously.
So many years we live in the same dramatic scenarios that keep us in bondage to our scars and wounds, spending a lifetime of money on prescriptions or illegal substances that will never ever cure the infectious wounds we are to stubborn to learn to deal with. We go to jail, institutions, some commit suicide, or waste more money on therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists because we will never give ourselves a chance or a choice to seek out the True cure for our diseases and waste our God given lives over to our own self-made deceptions. Some of us unknowingly choose to believe in the lie or lie to ourselves that nothing can possibly cure our wounds. Hopelessly we grow helplessly down the spiral of self- deception to never seeking the cure, the One who is the Cure. His name is Jesus.


We lie to ourselves saying, "that's to easy, how can a belief in some religious idealism cure what I have, or we say "I tried that and it never worked". Has everything you have done so far ever truly worked at all?
How many religions or self-help programs have you tried and they truly worked? None. I guarantee you we all fall short and we will eventually go back into our old wounded ways because our hearts are still hardened to the real Truth who can set us free for good. And its not just what I believe, the Bible says its what our Creator believes in (John 8:36):

"Therefore if the Son makes you free, you are free indeed".

Not allowing Jesus to heal your inner depths, your deep dark abyss of festering wounds will cause you to continue in your misery filled life in bondage of incompleteness. Total surrender to Him will allow your life a freedom you never had or ever experienced. The answer is always there in front of our faces every given moment. Just take a true look at the creation all around you and you will truly see your Creator. We have to let go of what we are holding on to that leads us to utter madness and panic attacks and submit to The True God that truly loves us. The world offers nothing but temporary solutions also known as band-aids but never a final solution. God has the final solution. JESUS. You have a choice to continue in your madness or let Jesus finally make you free indeed. He died and rose again so we could have life abundantly.

Our Loving Father says:

He who covers his sins will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. (Proverbs 28:13)

and

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;
And lean not to your own under understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.
(Proverbs 3:5,6).

lastly;

Do not be wise in your own eyes; lean not to your own understanding, Fear the lord and depart from evil,
it will be a health to your flesh and strength to your bones.
(Proverbs 3:7,8).


What will you choose?

Copywrite (C)2004)By Richard G.White

Prayer of True Repentance. For Honest eyes only.

As I surf the web daily to see what I can write about that the Lord wants me to write, I come across findings such as my next Posted find that will be below. When You read this prayer I posted, I pray it will make you examine yourself to see if you are definitely walking in Jesus this very moment. I know it made me do this.

RW


{WARNING. This prayer will convict you. Be prepared to surrender your heart to Him}.

Heavenly Father,

We come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek Your direction and guidence.

We know Your Word says, "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil (Isaiah 5:20),
But that is what exactly "We" have done.

We have lost our Spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values.

We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.

We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.

We have killed the Unborn and called it Choice.

We have shot Abortionist and called it justifiable.

We have Neglected to discipline our children and called it Self-Esteem.

We abused power and called it Politics.

We have coveted our nieghbor's possessions and called it Ambition.

We have Polluted the Air with Profanity and Pornography and called it Freedom of Expression.

We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our Fore-Fathers and called it Enlightenment.

Search us, OH GOD, and know our hearts today; Cleanse us from every sin and set us Free.

In JESUS name.

AMEN.


{This prayer was given in Kansas at the opening session of their Senate by Minister Joe Wright. I wish we all Christians HAD THE GUTS like this Pastor in this country but it seems WE are all selfish cowards sometimes not willing to stand up for our Faith and fight to SAVE SOULS even if we lovingly offend.
Let us all pray for more Laborers of Christ and more boldness in the church to step out and win those to JESUS who saved us from the very pit of HELL by dying for us in our place and rescuing us from that terrible place we so richly deserve. Let us never HEAR from our Lord's Lips on the Day of Judgement "Depart from me You cursed into the everlasting punishment for the DEVIL and his angels", The Lord says in His tears to you. }

May you continue to strive and be awake daily so you and I will be with HIM forever.


RWhite

GOD IS IN CONTROL NOW. (Letter to my readers) :0)

God is in control. Remember these words always, every minute, every breath you take, GOD IS IN CONTROL.
He is the Biggest God in the Whole universe. He created ALL things. Nothing is out of His control period. HE IS A BIG GOD AND THE ONLY BIG GOD. ONLY IN JESUS, we already have the victory and WE already won because of what JESUS did for US. He also rose from the grave, was resurrected, and SITS at the right hand of God right NOW. HE SITS.
Psalm 29:10
The Lord sat as King over the deluge; the Lord [still] sits as King [and] forever!

That means HE is in control NOW this very second. So nothing can happen that has happened, nothing ever different. Jesus said in Matt 24:37 and Luke 17:26 that the last days will be" like the days of Noah" so nothing is new and He still is in Complete control and we can Praise Him for that daily even when the storms are present. Can I get an AMEN?


Of all the things that I write and post here at this blog or on forums and emails that seems so pessimistic and sometimes brings discomfort and discouragement to some, I am a true practicer of optimism because I know in JESUS no matter what happens in the future, I already have Victory in JESUS and nothing can take this away save myself. God gives us all the Choice to walk away and deny Him all the way up to our death, but who would ever want to deny HIM. HE is so wonderful and the best Person to have that perfect relationship with. You will never have a perfect relationship like you will have with HIM ever. Nothing compares to HIM and as soon as you have a relationship with HIM you will soon find this out and it will be so amazing HE guarantees it. If you are for real and you repent seriously, turn from your SINS completely and follow HIM with your whole life DENYING yourSELF, never looking back as Jesus said;

Luke 9:62
Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back [to the things behind] is fit for the kingdom of God.

God Himself will make it impossible for you to want to ever leave HIM if you seriously, above all things and I mean everything, want to have a relationship with Him and never want to be separate from HIM ever again, He will show you how perfect a relationship with HIM will be, beyond your wildest imagination and the best thing is IT WILL BE REAL REALITY WITH GOD who SO loved you first. Oh let HIM show you seeker what "Born again" really means.

Of course I should mention that the whole World will hate you 100%, yes even your family and friends who do not have JESUS may turn against you too and hate you as Jesus said;

Luke 21:16-18 (Amplified Bible)
You will be delivered up and betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and [some] of you they will put to death. And you will be hated (despised) by everyone because [you bear] My name and for its sake.
But not a hair of your head shall perish. [I Sam. 14:45.]

satan will make it very hard for you to walk and serve HIM completely while still on planet earth;

Revelation 12:9-10
And the huge dragon was cast down and out--that age-old serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, he who is the seducer (deceiver) of all humanity the world over; he was forced out and down to the earth, and his angels were flung out along with him. Then I heard a strong (loud) voice in heaven, saying, Now it has come--the salvation and the power and the kingdom (the dominion, the reign) of our God, and the power (the sovereignty, the authority) of His Christ (the Messiah); for the accuser of our brethren, he who keeps bringing before our God charges against them day and night, has been cast out!

and in your filthy ragged flesh that has no righteousness of its own that tends to always fail will also condemn you,

1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh [craving for sensual gratification] and the lust of the eyes [greedy longings of the mind] and the pride of life [assurance in one's own resources or in the stability of earthly things]--these do not come from the Father but are from the world [itself].

but God has comforting Words and 100% promises this;

Jude 1:24
Now to Him Who is able to keep you without stumbling or slipping or falling, and to present [you] unblemished (blameless and faultless) before the presence of His glory in triumphant joy and exultation [with unspeakable, ecstatic delight]--
AND
Zechariah 3:4
And He spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And He said to [Joshua](and all who never DENY JESUS and follow HIM), Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich apparel.

We will be with HIM forever with HIM in Righteousness with CLEAN PERFECT APPAREL, doesn't that excite you this second?


So remember, what ever depressing, frustrating, discouraging news I report that are just warnings of what is coming to keep us All AWAKE in which is my motivation for You and I not to be deceived, just always remember the most optimistic GOOD news that was from the beginning with HIM, that in JESUS and JESUS in US, we already WON and we get to reign with HIM forever no matter what.
So keep on striving with HIM as HE pushes you along like the PERFECT Shepherd HE is so you won't perish.

“But if we walk in the light, as HE is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.”- 1 John 1:7
Psalm 37:28
For the Lord delights in justice and forsakes not His saints; they are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked [in time] shall be cut off.

GOD IS IN CONTROL ALWAYS AND FOREVER, NO MATTER WHAT.

And thank you for taking the time to read what God inspires me to write as well as praying for me not to be in error but to always stay TRUE to HIS WORD with facts, even with my opinions.

Richard White (C) July 20 2007