The time has come...

Okay my friends it is high time I take off the gloves and really speak to the coming events unfolding before us. I have one desire and that is to show all those I come in contact with how they can be saved. You say from, "What"? The Bible says from sin. But let us not get ahead of ourselves. In my previous posts I told you a couple of stories, one of my testimony the other of a fellow service member who gave his life to Christ. Truth is there have been so many things happen like this since I have been saved it would take a lifetime to tell them all, therefore, I want to get to the heart of the matter. The question that started this whole blog, "What would it take.."?

What would it take for you to believe that the contents of the Bible is true and has been proven time and time again and will continue to be so. Would physical evidents help? Would archaeological events prevail? Seriously, what would do it for you? Would current events predicted in the Bible do it? I don't ask lightly as I am truly burdened for your souls and where you will spend eternity. Eternity, that's a lofty word. Do you actually grasp how long eternity is? I describe it like this, "Eternity - Picture the Earth and Moon as they are suspended in space and between them a large metal ball about the size of a basketball. Now picture all the grains of sand on a glistening white tropical beach. Imagine a small hummingbird picking up a grain of sand from that beach and flying up into the heavens to deposit this grain of sand upon the moon. As the hummingbird passes the steel ball he brushes the downy part of his feathers against the ball touching it ever so gently. He deposits the sand on the moon and returns to Earth for another grain of sand once again touches the steel ball with the downy part of his wings. The hummingbird does this until the steel ball is all but a faint glimmer in the heavens and fades away. In the time it took for this to happen eternity hasn't even started." That is how I define eternity. You my friend are facing an eternity somewhere, be it Heaven or Hell. There are no other destinations. Just as God created the physical laws of our universe such as action and reaction, light and dark, what goes up must come down, so He has created a Heaven and a Hell.

With that said, I press on with my answers to your unasked question, "What would it take..."?

Let us start with current events. The Bible predicted several events would take place signifying the end of times where near. They include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Israel would become a nation.
2. The earth would increase in seismic, atmospheric and heavenly activity.
3. Nations would rise against nations.
4. Famine.
5. Pestilences.
6. World powers would unite in a common cause.
7. People would worship the creation of God more than God himself.
8. Children would become disobedient and lawless. Killing their own parents and despising authority.
9. Nations would gather against Israel to take her as prey.
10. Evil would be called good and good would be called evil.
11. The faith of many would wax cold.
12. The Church of Christ would be persecuted.
13. Wars and rumors of wars.
14. Economic failures leading to a world financial system.
15. Men's hearts failing them for fear.

As I said these are but a handful of the prophecies of the Bible that I hope to unfold for you that you might see the truth contained therein and give your life to Christ before the clock stops ticking. As you see God will not always strive with men (Gen 6:3). There is coming a judgement day. Let he who has eyes see and let he who has ears hear. You will have to tune in for the first installment of this study into current events. Don't let time run out on you.

Trust in the Lord and not Man

Just a note about where we should have our thoughts and hopes as we find our country overrun by fools.

"Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD." Jeremiah 17:5

May we learn something from God's word here today. Trust in him and not man. Pass it along.

What would it take.........?

For some time I've been thinking about what it would take to convince the average person that Jesus exists and that what is said in the Bible is true. For years I've been a witness to the gospel, as my family can attest too. I've driven my brother over the edge many a time and my father and I have had many a lively discussion; all of which I loved by the way. That aside, I've been troubled as to the amount of resistance that I have encountered when I bring up the things of God and try to show others the truth of the scriptures. So, I have been praying and asking God for guidance in this matter. 


Thus my question, "What would it take for you to believe?" Is it such a difficult question, I don't think so? Though I do remember my own reservations in trusting things said to me by other would be Christians. The hypocrisy I had witnessed growing up, how one could live like the devil all week long then confess my sins to someone as guilty as I, only to rinse and repeat. There was never, as far as I could see, any real change in who I was or how I acted, or them for that matter. 


I then wondered along through life trying to figure it all out on my own. It wasn't until I found, or should I say, when Jesus found me, that the truth was finally revealed to me. The scriptures are right when they say, "The truth shall set you free." On January 31st, 1991, I was born again in a small Baptist church outside Alamogordo, New Mexico. I will never forget the day or the feelings I had as long as I live. I think my parents and all who know me will agree it was a life changing experience. 


What was it that convinced me to come to Jesus, you ask? What turned the tide in my life and my quest for the truth. Well it was God for sure. Why God, you ask? Well, I remember walking into this small church with a chip on my shoulders the size of a redwood and I was drawing a line in the sand with God. All my life I had been told by my religion that Baptists where evil and misguided folks and not to be trusted. So I said as I sat in the pews, "God if you want me to be a Baptist you better show me why." 


To this day I still cringe at what I had said and to whom I had said it. But of a sincere heart I wanted to know, I longed for the truth. It was at that moment that God looked down from Heaven and with a hand of love lead me on this adventure that now is my life. As you will see, the Pastor got up in his pulpit and said that he was awakened early in the morning and could not get back to sleep and was troubled about the Sunday School lesson he had prepared. He said, "I prayed for a while and then headed over to the parsonage to look over my notes one last time." 


It was at that moment that the Holy Spirit spoke to his heart and said, "You need to review the 50 scriptural reasons why we are Baptists." He said he struggled with the Spirit's leading, as the small church he pastored was a flock of born again Baptist believers. What possible good would a lesson on the where's and why's of salvation and being a Baptist be to them. None the less he gave into the Spirit's leading and embarked on a four week study through the scriptures on why they are Baptists. 


Remember folks, I had never set foot in that church before this day. I had passed it many times dropping my step children off at school, but never had I entered. This pastor didn't know me from Adam. So, there I sat, dumbfounded at what the pastor had just said. I could feel the weighty finger of God sticking right in my chest. I guess it was God's play on the game of truth or dare. I listened to every word that came from the preachers mouth as I feed on this new found knowledge. Soon, the time had come for their usual invitation to be saved. I resisted, no way was I going to walk up in front of all these people and embarrass myself, uh uh, NO WAY! 


Four weeks this went on, until the last Sunday of the series when the pastor gave a summon on Hell. It was God's coup de grace, for there I sat filled with the truth and left to make my own decision. Was this all a bunch of bunk, or was it God giving me a chance at a new life. Well folks, the invitation came and I was on my way to the front of the church to ask God for his forgiveness before I knew what I was doing. My legs pretty much said to the rest of my body, "We are going for it." The rest is history so to speak.


So now I ask you, "What would it take for you to believe?" Would it take fire coming from the sky? Handwriting on the wall? A spirit or an angel to stand before you and proclaim God's grace? Seriously, what would it take? Well, it is my hope that through the pages of this blog I might be able to, with the help of God's grace to peel back the veil of your mind and show you the same truth that has set me free. I hope you will come back and listen as the tale unfolds as I believe my friends, there isn't much time, the hour is at hand.