Twenty five years ago a friend looked me straight in the eyes and said, “Blake, someone has convinced you that failure is an option! Failure is NOT an option!” America once strutted with pride on her victories; but our last victory was World War II. Since the Japanese surrender on the USS Missouri; September 2, 1945; America has not tasted lasting victory. The Korean War and the Vietnam War both programmed the American people to accept losses. The victories of first Gulf War along with the second Gulf War; were not lasting and now Afghanistan and Iraq have become a second Viet Nam theatre that are sapping the spirit of the American people.
Today in the news, our nation is in grave financial crisis. Social Security along with many pension funds; are on the verge of bankruptcy! Unemployment is at a staggering high. Everyone knows that the statistics in this area are far from accurate and are contrived from a method that does not reflect the true picture. Divorce is at an all time high along with living together outside of marriage. Combine these two facts together; is there any wonder why the American family is irreparably broken? People don’t marry because they are defeated!
Signing of the Mayflower Compact
Awake America and claim the victory in Jesus Christ. This country was founded on Christian belief. Our first settlers, the Pilgrims, came over on the Mayflower. Before they were allowed to embark on passage to the New Land; they had to sign a contract called the Mayflower Compact. The compact stated that they were making their journey for the Glory of God and the Advancement of the Christian Faith!
‘Having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia…” Mayflower Compact
Twenty-first Century America has deported Jesus Christ and expelled these two tenets; 1) For the Glory of God; 2) For the Advancement of the Christian Faith! William Bradford would be shocked and appalled; along with all of the other signers of the Mayflower Compact; to see the nation built on their colony; forsake all that they believed in and for which they risked all.
Our country once stood proudly as a Christian Nation; but now we have forsaken God and His law of righteousness. We have traded the blood of Jesus for sexual perversion, freedom and license to sin. God’s patience is wearing thin with America and all of once Christ professing nations like Canada, Great Britain, Ireland and all of Western Europe and many other nations and people around the world. God has always offered His people the same promises. His people started with Israel; but through Jesus Christ; has been extended to all who profess His name! A Jew today; that is to say the people of God today are those who have been circumcised of the heart; baptized with Spirit and Fire; with the Holy Ghost!
Romans 2:29 ESV But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
All of the Christian denominations believe in their heritage from Christ through the Jewish people of Israel and claim Abraham as the father of their Faith. To the liberal world of Christendom, Christ the LORD has a contention with them; those who have denied his WAY and have perverted His teachings:
Jeremiah 7:23-24 ESV But this command I gave them: 'Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.' (24) But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward.
The LORD has always wanted the best for His people; but He requires obedience to His WAY, TRUTH and LIFE! He says to all backsliding Christians; those who have departed the faith once given; REPENT AND TURN FROM YOUR WICKED WAYS!
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
The LORD is ready and waiting for His people to pray and turn to Him; but He is not going to wait for ever. Your opportunity to get right with God is fast coming to a close. Now is the time to prepare and be ready. As it has been stated in this blog before; “the cemeteries are filled with young people who did not know that it was their hour!” Forget the alarmists, the modern day Nostradamus addicts who suffer from “prediction addiction.” No one will ever know the hour of the return of Jesus Christ and no one knows the hour of their death!
Matthew 25:13 ESV Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
The original Greek for the word, “WATCH,” means to be awake and to be vigilant. That means to be anxiously and eagerly prepared; keen; acute, and attentive to your “life in Christ!” You don’t want to be living apart from Christ at your death or at His second coming and no one knows which will come first for them. We all must live every day as if Christ may come any moment, but also as if we will die of old age at 105!
Jesus wants us to succeed in our Christian walk. He wants us to be in His eternal Kingdom and to receive an eternal reward. Jesus has promised the victory; He is the mighty God and our high tower of strength, power and courage. Christ assures us an abundant life; but we must live in Him; not apart from Him!
Isaiah 54:17 BBE No instrument of war which is formed against you will be of any use; and every tongue which says evil against you will be judged false. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness comes from me, says the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:57 ESV But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The victory is yours if you want it! We all need to embrace a victor’s attitude! Turn away from sin and embrace Jesus Christ and His WAY of life and the victory is yours!
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