Press In :: By Bill Wilson

There are many events taking place around us that would be frightening in and of themselves—the devastating hurricanes and earthquakes; the threat of terrorism; political disruption; the threat of nuclear war with Islam—just to name a few. Some of this uncertainty has prompted many to ask the age-old question, “Does God have a plan for my life?”

The answer is yes, yes, He does. You should be encouraged because you are born a unique individual who is loved by the Creator of the universe, and He wants to see you experience joy, happiness, love, and success. But often, the toils of this world bring us down and get in the way.

For example, throughout my life, I have had ups and downs that caused me to question God’s plan for my life. But it was really me that was the question.

God knows how you were made, as confirmed by Psalm 139:14, “I will praise thee for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knows right well.”

Jesus said in Matthew 10:30, “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.”

God knows what is best for you, and He has in mind the very best for you.

Through the Apostle Paul, God tells us in Romans 12:2, “Be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

See, even when we allow our own selves to get in the way of God’s plan, it is still there for us. We can fall into the deepest valley, the darkest time of our life, and God will be there for us.

He said in Isaiah 46:4, “And even to your old age I am He; and even to hoar [gray] hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.”

So no matter how low you are or how much the world is closing in on you, the Lord God, your Salvation, is with you. And His plan for you is perfect. So you do have a destiny. You were created to glorify God. That is your purpose. How you accomplish that is your calling.

I knew that God had called me to evangelize when I was 16. I refused the calling and pursued my own earthly goals. And the Lord brought me to a point, after much life experience, that I could no longer ignore His calling. But then I heard nothing from Him. I had to seek Him, pour out my heart to Him in fasting and prayer. And even that did not work until after 54 days when I finally had my answer to discern the times and events and call people to the Lord.

I guess my point is that we often do wonder what God has in mind for us, but in order to find out, we must seek God with all our heart, mind, and soul, even sometimes to the point of travail, so He knows we are serious. So don’t give up; press in. Press in hard. For your destiny is at hand.

Posted in The Daily Jot

 

Bizarro World :: By Jim Towers

I used to read comic books as a kid and learned to love reading as a child. Today, I read voraciously to know what’s going on in the secular world and read the Bible daily to know about the spiritual world as well.

In the early Superman comic books, there was a period when Superman (if I remember right) encountered or entered the bizarro world in which the characters were, for lack of a better word, demonic or demon-possessed. Today, such behavior is becoming the norm in our country. I think this storyline was where “The Joker” was introduced. He was always hell-bent on doing evil and was followed by “The Penguin” (kind of reminds me of one of the members of Biden’s administration). The rest are other assorted quacks, a man who thinks he’s a woman and wears a blond wig and lipstick, a man who lies with a man, thinking he’s a woman, radical women who act like radical men and would destroy the country that welcomed them with open arms, gave them sustenance, a roof over their heads, and last but not least – freedom from oppression.

From all appearances, that motley group of people is trying their best to destroy our Christian country, which former president Barack Obama openly said wasn’t a Christian country at all! — “Muslims had helped to build it.”

Hate Speech!?? No, – I just beg to differ. If anyone knows history, then they know that Muslims in the early stages of our country were pirates roaming the open sea and taking black people captive to become slaves, while earnest Christians were forming the laws that govern this land. Yes, admittedly, some so-called Christians were and are still capable of inhumane atrocities, but all in all, the folks that wrote the laws were decent people, yet sometimes all too human.

Do you remember when right was right and wrong was wrong, black was black and white was white, men were men and women were women, and sin was sin?

Today, many people have forgotten that word, and some even want to deny that sin even exists. The definition of sin is going against the rules of conduct set down by Almighty God – the God of the Holy Bible. The Ten Commandments can be said to be that standard.

I AM THE LORD THY GOD

  1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
  2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images.
  3. Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain.
  4. Thou shalt remember to keep the Sabbath day Holy.
  5. Thou shalt honor thy father and mother that thou shall live a long life.
  6. Thou shalt not kill.
  7. Thou shalt not steal.
  8. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
  9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house.
  10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife nor his possessions.

Say what you will about it not being necessary to follow those rules of conduct, but Jesus said he came to fulfill that law and that not one jot nor tittle would be removed from it. But that was in reference to His fulfilling that law for us, not for us to break it but to fulfill it ourselves with help of the Holy Spirit.

Given free reign, men will almost always choose the aberrant way of seeing and doing things.

Back during two Democrat administrations, mental institutions were closed, and mentally sick people were put out into the streets of America to fend for themselves by going to clinics across America and taking pills (benefiting big pharma) to deal with their maladies. Did they also hope to garner voters?… Just asking.

In any case, they became stooges for the Democrat party at first, but after decades they stealthily infiltrated all our public institutions. Today, they even lord it over us by their entrance into government. Some are nothing more than enablers, while others are outright criminals and liars. Pedophilia, one of the more sordid mental sicknesses, pervades Washington DC, and many in power. Sexual perversion tops the list.

To say that men can give birth to babies and women can outdo anything a man can do, and just because a man wears a wig, applies lipstick, and wears high heels doesn’t make him a woman. And when a woman has her breasts removed and tries to grow a mustache, it doesn’t make her a man either. Sad to say, but this perverse way of thinking is dominating our country today. Men lying with men, and women lying with woman to do that which is against nature.

Jesus said, “As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be at the coming of the Son of Man.” Noah was the only righteous person on the face of the known world then, and it grieved God that he had made man. Mankind at that time was hell-bent on breaking God’s laws which were “written on their hearts” by their conscience that God put there to rein in their aberrant behavior. But still, they insisted on having their own way and doing what they knew to be wrong.

During Noah’s time, sexual perversion was number one on their list of abnormalities. Lying, cheating, stealing, killing, and deceit also became the norm.

Are you beginning to see a pattern there?

Sorry to say, but we here in America have reached the apex of deviant behavior. Sin is rampant in our society. No one can be trusted to do the right thing. Lying is the norm and is practiced by many, including in government. Hillary Clinton misspoke (lied) all the time.

Christians are called to be light in the world, the salt of the earth. If our light diminishes and we lose our flavor, then we will inevitably be trampled underfoot. We are called to be a peculiar people, not normal everyday sinners devoid of God’s laws.

Book review

Today, with the advent of computers, anyone can write a book. The uneducated, the lawless, the fool, even the far-out left, and the weird as well.

Take, for example, the book I picked up at the public library the other day, the one with a catchy title under which is written her name, blah, blah blaba bla. Have you ever noticed that people who desire recognition use all three of their given names – like you know who? This author claims to be a preacher, yet she refers to God as She. What does that tell you? This dingbat has never read the Bible, so I’m taking it right back to where I got it. Whew!… the gall of some people.

YBIC

Jim Towers

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