Praise Him! :: By Nathele Graham

 

There are many great hymns that inspire, encourage, and praise our Lord. One of the most prolific hymn-writers was a lady named Fanny Crosby. She loved the Lord, and in spite of the fact that she was blind, she wrote songs that honored God and help us to see Him better. One of my favorites is Praise Him! Praise Him! I find myself singing it quite often. Sometimes when I’m having a bad day or lots of stress, I sing this song because it’s not enough to praise Him only when things are going to my liking.

PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM!

Words by Fanny Crosby

Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!
Sing, O earth His wonderful love proclaim!
Hail Him! Hail Him! Highest archangels in glory;
Strength and honor give to His holy Name!
Like a Shepherd, Jesus will guard His children,
In His arms He carries them all day long.

Songs of praise to the Lord are not new. The Book of Psalms were songs written by men who faced great challenges, especially King David, but in their troubles, they always found reason to praise God. The psalmists wrote many psalms of pure praise of the Lord. “Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being” (Psalm 146:1-2). This psalm goes on in praise of the Lord. We need more of that in these worrisome days in which we live. God is still worthy of our praise.

All of the heavenly host praise God. The Prophet Isaiah was shown a vision of God on His throne. “Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory” (Isaiah 6:2-3).

The Apostle John was also shown the Throne Room of God. He described four beasts around the throne. “And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is and is to come” (Revelation 4:8).

I get chills when I think of how beautiful that praise will be when I hear it for myself. The Rapture is on the near horizon, so it won’t be much longer until we are in His presence and hear the heavenly host praising the Lord God Almighty. Will you be there? You will if you have put your faith in Jesus Christ for salvation.

Jesus is our Shepherd; His rod and His staff lead, protect, and comfort all who turn to Him. “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). Jesus did give His life on the cross. He laid His life down willingly because He loves all who follow Him.

Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!
For our sins He suffered, and bled, and died.
He our Rock, our hope of eternal salvation,
Hail Him! Hail Him! Jesus the crucified.
Sound His praises! Jesus who bore our sorrows,
Love unbounded, wonderful, deep and strong.

Jesus is our Redeemer. He has redeemed us from the wages of sin. “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23). A wage is something you work for, but a gift is something someone else paid for. Jesus paid an enormous price in order to make the only way for us to live eternally with Him in Heaven. He left His glory in Heaven and entered His creation. He was mocked, beaten, and crucified to bring salvation to sinful man. Christ was fully God because He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and fully human because his mother Mary was simply a human woman. He would not qualify as our Kinsman Redeemer if Mary had been anything other than human.

Jesus took our sin upon Himself and paid our price with His blood. He was crucified, and dead, and buried, but He conquered death when He was resurrected on the third day. If you haven’t thought long and hard about what Jesus did for you, then you should do some Scripture study. When you realize that Jesus took the wages of your sin upon Himself in order to save you from spending eternity in the lake of fire that never stops burning, you will feel deep gratitude in your soul and turn from the sin in your life. Your desire should be to live your life to honor Him. Hail Him! Hail Him! Jesus the crucified!

“[[Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.]] I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens” (Psalm 89:1).

Sing His praises with your mouth and in your heart always. His love knows no boundaries and has no end. If you’ve rejected His free gift, you still have time to accept His free gift of salvation. You never know when you will die, nor do you know when the Rapture will occur. Give your life to Him before either of those events take place. One or the other will happen to all of us. Don’t delay; either could happen at any minute. Accept Him and praise Him!

Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!
Heav’nly portals loud with hosannas ring!
Jesus, Savior, reigneth forever and ever;
Crown Him! Crown Him! Prophet and Priest, and King!
Christ is coming! Over the world victorious,
Pow’r and glory unto the Lord belong.

There is no salvation without Jesus. The only way to live eternally with Him in Heaven is to accept His sacrifice. Repent of your sin and give your life to Him. Repent means to change your mind. Sin is acceptable to the world, which is ruled by Satan, but not acceptable to God. When you come to a saving faith in Christ, things that once seemed so much fun and not at all evil will become disgusting to you. Change your mind bout clutching at worldly sin and desires that bring no satisfaction. Find true peace and contentment in the things of God. When you accept Christ for salvation, you will be sealed with the Holy Spirit, and your life should begin to bear fruit.

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” (Galatians 5:22-25). Walk with Him and talk with Him and praise His holy Name.

Jesus is Prophet, Priest, and King for ever and ever. The veil of the temple was torn from top to bottom when He died, and there was no more need for the separation between God and humans who have accepted Christ for salvation. “And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom” (Mark 15:38). Instead of human men who hear your confession and give you a punishment to do in order to work for your salvation, we have Jesus, our eternal High Priest, who put His own blood on the altar in Heaven. Jesus fulfilled all things, and He is our only Prophet and Priest and King, for ever and ever amen.

Praise Him! Praise Him! Tell of His excellent greatness;
Praise Him! Praise Him! Ever in joyful song!

If you’ve come to a saving faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, then you need to tell your friends and family. Witness to the people around you at work. Witness to your family. You don’t necessarily need to use words, but let them all see how Christ has changed your life; let them see the joy of your hope and salvation as you praise Him in joyful song!

God bless you all,

Nathele Graham

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Running Out of Time :: By Daymond Duck

 

On Apr. 25, 2022, All News Pipeline (ANP) posted an article by Stefan Stanford about the string of fires at U.S. food processing facilities.

Stanford believes these fires will add to food shortages in the U.S.

He said, “We’re running out of time to prep as we’re still, fortunately, able to do now.”

I agree with what Stanford said, but here are some of my thoughts when I read it:

  • Christians are running out of time to get the gospel out, reach lost loved ones, give, serve, lay-up treasure in heaven, etc.
  • Cold and lukewarm Church members are running out of time to get saved and go to heaven.
  • Those that have heard the gospel, refused to believe it, accept Jesus, and repent of their sins, are running out of time to get saved before they are struck with strong delusion.
  • Church members that could attend Church but aren’t are running out of time to get started back.

Much more could be said, but know that I believe we are in the last days of the last years before the Rapture of the Church, and we are running out of time to do whatever God wants us to do.

Here are some articles that seem to indicate that we are in the last days of the last years.

One, concerning food shortages: on Apr. 27, 2022, the CEO of Goya Foods warned that:

  • “We are on the precipice of a global food crisis.”
  • “Americans will have to tighten their belts and consume less.”
  • Americans “can afford higher-priced food, but other countries won’t be able to bear it.”

It was also reported that:

  • The UN is warning of problems in the Middle East now.
  • In late April, the Rockefeller Foundation said we have about 6 months to a “massive immediate food crisis.”

Two, concerning freedom of speech and religion in the coming world government: on May 14, 2008, Barack Obama was running for President of the U.S., and Michelle said,

  • “We are going to have to change our conversation.”
  • “We’re going to have to change our traditions, our history.”
  • “We’re going to have to move into a different place as a nation.”

On Apr. 27, 2022, it was announced that the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) has created a new Disinformation Governance Board.

This “Arbiter of Free Speech” (Nina Jankowicz) is an extreme feminist that is on record as:

  • A Trump hater,
  • Criticizing Trump voters,
  • Saying Hillary Clinton’s paid-for Dossier in the Russian collusion case is true,
  • Saying the Hunter Biden Laptop from Hell is Russian disinformation, etc.

Jankowicz’s record is one of disinformation and opposition to free speech and the truth.

This known purveyor of disinformation has been picked to head a new government agency to change and control people’s conversation.

One commentator said she may censor or arrest people that disagree with the government narrative.

Another commentator said this is an effort to crush Republican opposition and establish one-party rule.

As a prophecy teacher, I am concerned that people could be denied the right to buy and sell for disagreeing with the government narrative.

Three, concerning world government: on Apr. 27, 2022, it was reported that the World Economic Forum (WEF) was created by three members of the U.S. Council on Foreign relations (CFR) (Henry Kissinger, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Herman Kahn) and funded by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Kissinger recruited Schwab (head of the WEF) whose main goal seems to be to bring down leaders of nations and give their power to a handful of pre-selected people that support world government.

This supports the long-held belief by some that a shadow government is running things in the world.

The involvement of the CFR and CIA also confirms that world government is a goal of the U.S. even though many people have called it a conspiracy theory for years.

Four, concerning world government: in late Apr. 2022, it was reported that the World Health Organization (WHO) will gather on May 22-28, 2022, to vote on 13 amendments the U.S. wants to a treaty that will give the WHO control over the health of individuals in every nation on earth.

These amendments will transfer the power to make decisions on lockdowns, mandates, treatments, and more from national governments to the global WHO.

The WHO will be empowered to determine who can and cannot meet, how many can meet, what treatments people can and cannot take, etc.

Everyone on earth will be required to abide by WHO global dictates, and these amendments will not require the approval of nations (or the U.S. Senate) because they will be changes to an already-approved existing treaty.

If these amendments are approved by the WHO (and they probably will be), they will become international law that replaces the sovereignty of nations six months from now (in Nov. 2022).

The WHO could have control over the health care of everyone on earth before the end of 2022.

This is solid evidence that the U.S. is working to establish a world government and humanity is running out of time.

The WEF, CFR, CIA, and others want to control the world’s food supplies, health care, everyone’s conversation, what kind of vehicles people drive, people’s income, people’s religious beliefs, and more.

Obama’s “fundamental transformation of the United States of America” is about the destruction of the America that many of us grew up in.

The UN’s “Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” goals is about the establishment of a world government that will rule over the United States of America and all other nations.

The coming Tribulation Period will be unlike anything that has ever happened before or ever will happen; and except those days be shortened, no flesh will be saved (Matt. 24:22).

For those who question that the fundamental transformation of America is about the destruction of America that many of us grew up in, I ask:

  • Why has America’s energy independence been destroyed?
  • Why is America’s economy being destroyed (lockdowns, inflation, supply-chain crisis, etc.)?
  • Why is America’s health care system about to be destroyed?
  • Why has America’s border patrol been made ineffective?
  • Why were billions of dollars of America’s weapons left in Afghanistan?
  • Why does America’s proposed budget reduce the size of America’s army?
  • Why is the U.S. Constitution, freedom of speech, being destroyed?

Five, concerning Israel: it is beginning to look like the Israeli government may soon collapse.

The government cannot lose any votes in the Knesset, but the Ra’am Party (Arabs) is threatening to withdraw its support, and if they do, the Israeli government will collapse.

On May 1, 2022, it was reported that the Ra’am Party asked King Abdullah of Jordan to submit a list of demands concerning the Temple Mount that Israel must agree to or Ra’am will withdraw its support of the Israeli government, and it will collapse.

These demands include stopping Jews from praying on the Temple Mount, stopping the Israeli police from interfering with Muslim rioters on the Temple Mount, and other actions that Israel cannot agree to.

Six, concerning the Battle of Gog and Magog: the relationship between Russia and Israel continues to worsen.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov recently said Hitler had Jewish blood.

On May 1, 2022, Israeli Prime Min. said Lavrov’s statements “are untrue and his intentions are wrong.”

He called Lavrov’s statements “lies.”

On May 2, 2022, Israel summoned Russia’s ambassador to Israel to protest this.

The co-operation between Russia and Israel in Syria appears to be coming to an end.

Seven, concerning a covenant with many for peace in the Middle East: on May 2, 2022, a member of Israel’s Knesset (ruling body) called upon the EU to establish an inter-governmental group to work with nations with Israel and the Arabs to promote the Abraham Accords.

It is interesting that the Antichrist will come out of the EU, and the EU is being asked to establish a body to work with many on something that could lead to a covenant of peace in the Middle East.

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born-again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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