The Life of a Common Man :: By Dale V. Nobbman

I wrote the words to this song long before the American women’s lib movement of the 1970s.  There is no slight intended of women’s important contributions to America.  Godly women were instrumental in the formation of the Christian movement during Jesus’ three-year ministry as recorded in the Bible, just as a Christian woman’s contributions are important in America today.

It just so happens that the words to my song honor the common man in America. If someone wants to write the words to a song honoring the common woman in America, please have at it!

The words to this song are intended to honor the everyday common blue-collar men in the history of our nation, not the white-collar power brokers, not the rich, not the politicians, not the presidents of this and that – in other words, not the famous and important men you read about in the usual American academic history books.

Without the common men and women, we would not have all the good things we have in America today.  As so often happens, the common people do all the hard, dirty work and heavy lifting of building something, and then the rich and powerful seem to swoop in to take all the credit after the common people (like many of our American ancestors) blazed the trails and laid the foundations of this country we call the United States of America.

The Bible says, “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted” (Luke 14:11).

“Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another because “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (1 Peter 5:5).

“A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor” (Proverbs 29:23).

“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited” (Romans 12:16).

But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6).

The Bible makes a strong case that God favors the humble, lowly, common people over the exalted, prideful people.

That is why I wrote the following words to this song, in order to honor the common man.

THE LIFE OF A COMMON MAN

By Dale V. Nobbman

Oh, it’s a hard life, but it’s a good life
The life of a common man
Yes, it’s a hard life, but it’s a good life
The life of a common man

A common man has to get up with the sun
He has to labor all day to get his work done
The sweat on his brow and the dirt on his hands
Is the price he pays; his existence demands

You won’t read his name in the front-page news
He won’t make history or the book of Who’s Who
He’s just a hardworking man doing the best he can
To make a good life ‘cause he’s a God-fearing man

He will work and pray his whole life long
His back may grow weak, but his faith remains strong
It was men of this kind who built the USA
It is still the common man who keeps it going today

Oh, it’s a hard life, but it’s a good life
The life of a common man
Yes, it’s a hard life, but it’s a good life
The life of a common man

The Point of No Return :: By The Gospelist

In 2013, our Supreme Court codified the abomination of ‘gay marriage.’

This ruling was horrific because those of us who understand the Bible knew, after this ruling, there was no turning back for America.  The judgment of God had so advanced upon this nation that it was highly unlikely we could repent our way out of it.

And the fact that few raised their voices against this outlandish ruling only served to seal our fate.

God had abandoned the nation so that it could reach the depths of depravity.  His wonderful gift of marriage is being withdrawn.

According to a Morgan Stanley study, it is estimated that 45% of women between the ages of 25-44 will be single and childless by 2030. They have placed their careers, leftist ideologies, unrealistic expectations, and independence ahead of marriage and family.

Unfortunately, these women are unable to figure out how the world works until they hit about 40. There are very few religious institutions around to teach them the consequences of hedonism.

They learn the brutal lessons of life too late.

The lack of faith of the people of this country is palpable. The nation has hardened its heart against the Lord to the point that it no longer feels convicted of its egregious sins.

Judgment begins in the house of God. The bulk of the house of God failed to stand up and cry out against this all-out rebellion against the Creator of the Universe.

Since the nation decided that it did not like the moral law of God, he is slowly turning us over to the tender mercies of Satan and his evil Globalists.

Fortunately, God is patient with us, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. If he weren’t merciful, we would have President Kamala Harris right now.

Satan does not love us, and neither do his evil Globalists, but they will gleefully serve as God’s judgment against a rebellious nation. Like the Babylonians of old, he has raised ruthless people who will seize what does not belong to them. They will treat the peoples of the earth, including those who voted for them, brutally.

Their minions who will enforce their will are the Marxists and the Islamists, mindless pagans whose thoughts are only evil continuously. They have two targets that they intend to dispose of once they have the political power to carry out the plans of their masters.

  1. To persecute and murder Christians
  2. To persecute and murder Jews and annihilate the nation of Israel

They have taken their stand against the Lord and His anointed One by lashing out against his chosen people. They seek to destroy God’s representatives in this dispensation of Grace, then move to destroy those (the nation of Israel) who will rule during the Millennial reign of Christ.

They do not honor the moral law of God but are a law unto themselves. They intend to change the laws that God has established to suit their purposes. Once they are back in power, evil will no longer be punished but rewarded.

And anyone who shuns evil will become a prey.

To determine where we are in God’s timeline, we can follow the chronology established in Romans chapter one. In this Book, Paul reveals the wrath of God against the wickedness of men as it grows increasingly more severe.

Let’s see where we stand on God’s timeline using this Scripture as our guide:

>>Men who suppress the truth by their wickedness: Check (the evil Globalists own the press, education, and entertainment media and feed the faithless nihilism, based on evolution, rather than glorify God as the Creator).

>>Men fail to glorify God and give thanks to God: Check (The vast majority of people on the planet are atheists, are heretical, or worship false gods).

>>Men’s thinking has become futile, and their foolish hearts are darkened: Check (the leaders of most nations have become incapable of making wise decisions. The evil Globalists ensure that only fools are allowed to wield political power with only a few exceptions. And their faithless voters, who love to be lied to, are the ones who put them in office).

>>Men exchanged the glory of God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles: Check (We are created in the image of God, not man or bird or beast. We are called to glorify God, not pretend that we evolved from lower forms of life).

>>God gave men over to sexual impurity: Check (Fornication and pornography are widespread; many women have forgone marriage and family in favor of seeking to become OnlyFans stars).

>>Men exchanged the truth of God for a lie: Check (ex. The Muslims, who worship a false god, have traded the crucified Son of God for 72 virgins).

>>Men worship and serve created things rather than the Creator: Check (The world has chosen wealth as its master).

>>Women have exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones: Check (Many women are becoming less interested in men).

>>Men abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another: Check (Many men have lost interest in women).

>>God has given us over to a depraved mind: Check (gay marriage, transgenderism).

>>God abandons man so that he becomes filled with every type of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity: Check (We have entered the days of Noah – unchecked violence – and Lot – outrageous sexual perversion).

If we follow this chronology, it is clear that we have reached the end of God’s patience. We have arrived at the point where the wrath of God is about to be revealed.

Finally, we know that the Day of the Lord will not come until the rebellion occurs. This rebellion occurs in the church and is manifested by lawlessness regarding God’s moral law. As Paul said in his letter to Timothy, many will have a form of godliness, but their attributes are lawless and evil.

Most of our churches have bowed to the world and have refused to proclaim the Gospel and call sinners to repent. This failure has caused the world to degenerate into wickedness.

It seems that Joel Osteen and Rick Warren have won the battle for the soul of the visible church.  Our churches seem incapable of condemning the lawlessness of homosexuality, abortion and numerous other abominations.

The true church at the end of the church age will have little strength but will keep Christ’s word and not deny his name.  It will preach Christ and him crucified for our sins and call sinners to repent in the name of Jesus.

Its faithfulness will ensure that it is kept from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world, to test those who live on the earth.

That testing can be found in the Book of Revelation for those who are interested.

Jesus has given us more than enough information to ensure that the true church of Christ is not in darkness so that the Day of the Lord will surprise us like a thief.

We are not like those who are asleep but remain alert and self-controlled, even in the face of the ‘mockers’ who ridicule those of us who recognize the signs of the times.

It is our job to warn the world that we are nearing the end of the Dispensation of Grace. The time of judgment is at hand, which means that the opportunity to proclaim the Gospel is coming to an end.

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