Truly believing that we are living in the end times, I’m pulling out all the stops in proclaiming the gospel even if it means rejection by nominal Christians and/or the government. We, in the family of God seem to be so at peace with the world that we don’t give a second thought about the rest of humanity. Fear of Man makes us apprehensive about approaching others; something we should be doing out of love and concern since spiritual knowledge is the very thing they are looking for.

We Christians breathed a sigh of relief when Trump won the presidential election. But even though Trump won the election it doesn’t mean we Christians are in control. God has a way of fixing world events that are forever confounding the so-called experts and even theologians. I learned a long time ago not to put my trust in Man, even if he stands in the Oval Office or behind a pulpit. We’ve all seen many “pulpeteers” fall, since they are only human like you and me. We need only to trust and to know the Holy Scriptures to know what’s going on and why.

The Holy Scriptures are proving to be more reliable and true each day. The Holy Spirit is the Revealer of truth and will shed light on the Scriptures as we draw closer to God. This isn’t done through osmosis but through the diligent reading of  the Word. He also keeps us afloat even as we stumble along.

We are safe in His hands. Furthermore He is the one who gives us the love and power to reach out to others without fear or shame. We though, are asked to study (the Bible, of course) to show ourselves approved, a workman that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of God.

I am convinced that God is going to bring in as many into the kingdom of God as possible before time runs out and they are left behind. So don’t be afraid to share your faith with others. Many people are searching but in all the wrong places. You will be surprised at the response when you show concern for these lost souls.

Today I joined a startup group on Face book that claim to have a concern for our county, and so far they seem to be on the up and up. They have 1500 members and have posted my first offering with good fanfare.  I intend to introduce them to the two websites to which I contribute. (We’ll see how it goes.)

I wish other concerned Christians would follow my lead in reaching others for Christ. You don’t have to be sanctioned—only sanctified, and know your Bible well. This can begin in any numbers of ways; visiting a sick neighbor, praying for someone face to face or over the phone. Of course, we can get help from Him if we know the Word of God well enough to communicate it. Just open your mouth and the right words will come tumbling out with the help of the Holy Spirit, who usually works through love and concern for others. The Bible says, “Those who win souls are wise.”

Try it.

Below are just a couple of examples of my outreach.

I took my car to the dealership to have the tires rotated, and while the work was being done I engaged two people in conversation. One was an older man and the other was a woman whose husband had just passed away. Right away I let them know what I was all about without any false piety. The response was exactly what I had anticipated.

The man left to do something and the woman opened right up, becoming teary eyed.  She exclaimed that she didn’t know what the world was coming to and was afraid—very afraid. I encouraged her and invited her to my church, emphasizing that she should read the Bible. She was a Catholic who hadn’t ever read the Word of God. Our conversation was cut short by a man telling me my car was ready.

Later, I went to the fishing pier to see the sunset because I just missed doing so. Hundreds of people come each evening from all over the world to see the sunset.. Upon leaving I stopped to talk to an elderly black man who had gone to Catholic seminary but for some reason became discouraged and dropped out

I asked him where he went to church and he replied, “I quit going years ago and today I’m searching for Truth.” I knew then and there my reason for being at the right place at the right time. I told him what Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth and the life; no man comes to the father but by me.”  The man immediately came alive as if a bulb had been lit in his head.

We talked a bit more and then I asked if he’d like for me to pray for him to get to know the Truth from Scripture. He answered, “Would you please?” I prayed like this with one hand on his shoulder: “Heavenly Father, reveal to this man the Truth as written in the Holy Scriptures. May he find Jesus and grow in assurance that Jesus is the truth he seeks.” It was short and sweet. The man thanked me profusely and we parted ways.

Just so you know, I’ve been used of God to bring two sisters and a brother to faith in Christ. My youngest sister even came down from Michigan to have me baptize her in the ocean a few years ago. My latest exploit was to bring my nephew into faith in Christ over the phone and I’ve continued to disciple him over the phone as well, often with text messages.

The signs of the end aren’t becoming any less. In fact, there are more earthquakes than ever before, more lawlessness, more wars and rumors of war and signs and wonders. People everywhere and in all parts of the world are searching for truth, peace and hope and the  salvation that only Jesus offers. As followers of Christ must pull out all the stops to make Jesus known, and the Christmas season is a good place to start.  Remember that Jesus is the reason for our Christmas season.

On another note, the Christian movie Believe opened over the weekend. In a small town going through tough economic times, business owner Matthew Payton (Ryan O’ Quinn ) struggles between his desire for financial success and his responsibility of funding the annual Christmas pageant. Desperate business decisions ruin his popularity and angry employees seek their revenge….

YBIC

Jim Towers

Contact me at   jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com   or  www.theprophecies2016movie and book.

Praise God for this one last great reprieve from eight years of tyranny. I hope Christians will make the best of it and get our country back on track. Christians barely escaped the gaping jaws of persecution or incarceration from the present administration. As a matter of fact, Hillary would have had Christians all arrested on trumped up charges like hate speech and/or voicing our discontent with her administration. Our liberty was being stripped away little by little by  radical liberals as Christians dozed off in apathy.

God was anathema to the non-Christians who were in control of the government. They wanted to make America in THEIR image and likeness, one of godlessness and lustful pleasure. Money, of course, played a big part in their agenda as well, and their Swiss bank accounts show it.

Aside from all the obvious signs of political corruption, the moral corruption they imposed on the rest of us was even more hurtful; they wanted a godless society with no restraints, a very dangerous ideology.  The so-called Millennial youth are today showing signs of the devastating results of denying the existence of God, and we are responsible for not making them aware of the consequences.

Christianity was already under assault by the Obama Administration and Hillary would have marginalized us even further, if not crushed us all together. It’s hard to believe that these perverts, thugs, pedophiles and outright criminals would have such sway over us, but we brought it on ourselves by being apathetic and letting them even get away with over the top criminality, and the murder of innocent lives—the unborn.

I’m sure God wasn’t very happy with that. That alone is and was cause for him to destroy us outright. Our benevolent Creator gives us the gift of tiny lives and we destroy them on a whim from within their mothers. How evil is that?

As Christians we are supposed to be the light of the world, the salt of the earth AND we are supposed to be imbued with power, love and a sound mind. Yet we cower in fear of our evil fellow man or lead a milk toasty and politically correct life. In doing so we are being complicit with the forces of evil. If ever there was a time to get our act together and get real—it is now.

Since we’ve been given this reprieve we have to make the best of it by putting on our helmet of salvation, shield of faith, breastplate of truth, sword of the spirit and our feet shod with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Time is of the essence and just because we’ve gotten this reprieve doesn’t mean we can just sit back on our laurels and relax or just pray.

Muslims pray four or five times a day with their face to the floor in humble submission to Allah, but they also stand and fight to the death in what they believe in, as ugly as their evil ideology is. We can do no less with the tools and gifts God has given us, some of which are faith, perseverance, strength and assurance that He has our back. God gave us this reprieve to reach   out to the lost once and for all—since he is not willing that any should perish. Inevitably though, His prophetic judgments will take place in the near future.

The rabid agenda of destroying Christianity is still at the door and will come roaring back in if given the slightest opportunity, and in fact, is clawing and growling with uprisings and protests across the nation at this very moment; this from people who were saved from Sharia, (Obama and Hillary’s ideology) many of whom would be been thrown from high buildings or stoned to death for their indiscretions.

This presidential race gave many Christians a good scare and multitudes dropped to their knees in repentance. I know this because I have over a thousand Face book “friends” some of whom were repenting in fear of the outcome of the presidential election – when I asked them to do so day after day.

Please don’t let this last opportunity to advance the cause of Christ pass you by. Judgment still looms ahead.

On a another note, Mel Gibson has done it again. He directed and delivered a movie with Christian values and undertones. The movie Hacksaw Ridgedelivered big time, and as violent and brutal with its graphic scenes of war were, it was textured with romance, love and redemption.

In this true story the young hero was an unassuming Christian named Desmond Doss, a world war two recipient of the Medal of Honor, who saved the lives of many of his comrades as a medic in the army, and did so without carrying a gun. This was a man of true conviction. God must have honored his commitment to nonviolence by saving his skin repeatedly, although Desmond’s was a radical choice to say the least

The Lord honors a man’s commitment to do what he feels is the right thing to do within His parameters. The Christian community needs many more men of conviction like Desmond Doss in these evil days.

If you’re a squeamish church mouse, this gory movie may be too much for you. But for realists living in this real and brutal world, it’s a movie worth seeing. At the end of the movie the audience applauded.

Another film, a documentary titled The Insanity of God was simulcast to churches around the country. The title, I think is bordering on blasphemy, since it could have been handled differently—although the need to use hyperbole is understandable. The message though was good and corresponds with the need for evangelism.

However, we here in America need to hear the gospel as much as anybody in other countries, especially at this critical time in our history. And no one should make the decision for you to be on the evangelical front lines, you alone should make the decision. Don’t put your spouse or children in harm’s way.

“We have not been given the spirit of fear, but of POWER, LOVE and a SOUND MIND.”

YBIC

Jim Towers

E-mail me at:   jtfilmmaker@yahoo.com