Monthly Archives: November 2011

Talking Donkey

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“When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat her with his staff. Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, ‘What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?’”1

Someone once said … perhaps in jest … perhaps not … that in some instances God’s Spirit could depart from our midst and we wouldn’t notice any difference. With today’s training, education, and skills—plus our sophisticated technology, gadgetry, and ear-splitting amplified music, we can do an impressive job without God’s help. It’s very easy for highly motivated, gifted, success-oriented, and numbers-conscious leaders to run ahead of God and, like crooner, Frank Sinatra, “do it my way.”

Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not against technology nor am I against church music (I greatly appreciate both—at least some of it), but without God’s blessing we labor in vain. Actually, I’ve been in small groups where there was no technology and no music but where there was an overwhelming sense of God’s presence. I’ve also been in church services where all they had was an “old-fashioned organ” and again there was an overwhelming sense of God’s presence. I’ve also been in services where highly charged worship leaders were trying to get us to jump up and down “for the Lord”—and where those of us who wouldn’t comply were accused of resisting God’s Spirit.

The reality is that charismatic type personality leaders—be they musicians, pastors, or TV evangelists—can manipulate a crowd and get them hooting-and-a-hollering about the same as rock music “stars” can get their audience to do. We don’t need God’s Spirit (the Holy Spirit) to do what a rock star does.

When Balaam was about to use his God-given gift and calling for the wrong reason with the wrong motive, God had to use a donkey to stop him dead in his tracks. Read the story in Numbers 22. It’s fascinating. Imagine the shock when Balaam’s donkey spoke to him. One can’t help but wonder which one was the donkey.

Maybe, just maybe, God may have to use a few “donkeys” today to get his people to hear and see what is happening in many of our church circles and in the world around us—a world which is hell-bent on getting rid of every vestige of Christian truth and God’s Word—and to wake up and realize what radical religionists are hell-bent on doing to all Christians, Jews and Americans. To overcome this ever-increasing evil, great preaching, impressive teaching and inspiring music, no matter how good, won’t do it. It’s going to take facing reality, sincere dedication and commitment of every Christian, earnest prayer for revival, and lives that reflect the love of Jesus in all that we are and do. Nothing less will overcome evil with good.

Suggested prayer: “Dear God, please help especially us Western Christians—who know little if anything about persecution for our faith—to see the world in which we live as you see it. Help us to understand what is going on in the world today and to stand guard against all evil in the power of your Spirit, and to so live that your truth and salvation will triumph over all evil and the terrorism that is accelerating throughout the world today. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus’ name, amen.”

1. Numbers 22:27-28 (NIV).

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Living Life Backwards

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“The time has come for my departure. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.”1

When I was fresh out of college and was filling the pulpit at a small church, I was asked to conduct a funeral—something I’d never done before and was scared “half to death” about doing it. So I can appreciate how Ben, a new pastor, felt when one of his first duties was to conduct a funeral of an 80-year-old parishioner.

Because Ben had never met the deceased man and knew nothing about him, he asked members of the congregation in attendance at the funeral if they would speak a kind word or two about Ben. Silence. Nobody said a word.

So Ben said, “Many of you knew Albert for a long time. Isn’t there someone who can say something nice?”

After a long pause a voice from the back of the room said, “Well, his brother was worse.”1

Hmmm … not a very nice way to be remembered.

Have you ever given any thought as to what you would like to be said about you at your funeral, or be written on your tombstone? I’d like to think that one thing said about me would be: “He was real and a faithful follower of Jesus Christ.”

Why not give this question some serious thought yourself. If you should die tomorrow, what would you like to be said about you? Would it be gratifying or would it be disappointing?

As Michael Josephson said, “There’s an old saying: ‘If you want to know how to live your life, think about what you’d like people to say about you after you die—and live backwards.’”2 In other words make sure you are living today in harmony with what you want said about you when you are gone. The same goes for me.

Suggested prayer: “Dear God, please help me to so live that I will not only feel gratified at what is said about me when I’m gone, but more importantly, so that I will be pleased what you say to me when I meet you face to face—and what a glorious day that will be. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus’ name, amen.”

1. The Apostle Paul in 2 Timothy 4:6-8 (NIV).

2. Adapted from Character Counts by Michael Josephson, www.charactercounts.org.

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Heaven Is Beautiful

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You may have seen the video of the blind man sitting by the wayside with a sign that said, “I’M BLIND PLEASE HELP.” He received very few coins. A lady walked by and, when passing, glanced at the blind man’s sign. After taking a few steps, she turned back and re-wrote the man’s sign without saying a word and went on her way. Soon endless passerby people were donating coins. When returning, the lady who re-wrote the sign stopped to see how the blind man was faring. He asked enquiringly, “What did you write on my sign?” She simply said, “I wrote the same but in different words.” She had written, “IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND I CAN’T SEE IT.” Her “vision” changed this man’s world and life.

This brings to mind how many people we pass by every day that are totally blind spiritually and cannot “see” Heaven, most of whom don’t wear a sign to ask for help, let alone having a sign that says: “Heaven is beautiful and I can’t see it.”

So let me share with you how God in his Word, the Bible, has painted a beautiful picture of Heaven that the mind’s eye, when opened, can clearly see.

No more hunger or sadness: “Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them, nor any scorching heat…. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”1

No more death, grieving, crying or pain: “Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth,’ for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.’ He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”2

Beauty beyond compare: “The wall [of Heaven] was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.

“I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s [Jesus Christ's] book of life.”3

Jesus himself made many references about heaven. The Apostle Paul and several of Jesus’ disciples also wrote about heaven. In fact, in the New Testament section of God’s Word, the Bible, there are 237 references relating to Heaven. There are many more in the Old Testament section of the Bible. Rest assured, God himself repeatedly validates Heaven.

The critical issue is, are you ready to literally see Heaven from within when your life’s journey on earth is finished? God’s Word makes it plain that there are only two places where we will spend eternity after death—either with God in Heaven or in Hell with Satan and his evil demons. We need to make sure we make our choice today as to where we want to spend eternity. Heaven is beautiful so make absolute sure you get to see it. To make absolutely sure that you do, be sure to make peace with God today. For help go to: http://tinyurl.com/find-peace.

Suggested prayer: “Dear God, Thank you for the promise in your Word that assures all your true followers that there is a Heaven that is beyond all beauty we can ever imagine, and that because of your free pardon for all my sins you have guaranteed me a home in Heaven to be with you for all eternity. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus’ name, amen.”

1. Revelation 7:16-17 (NIV).

2. Revelation 21:1-4 (NIV).

3. Revelation 21:18-27 (NIV).

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Aiding the Enemy

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“Knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts.”1

What comes to mind when you hear about the ever-increasing pressure for the acceptance and approval of gay marriage? An oxymoron if ever there was one?

Could this further step of decadence be related in any way to today’s terrorism? Chuck Colson and others believe so. It is worth serious consideration. Furthermore, we have become considerably more decadent than when the following article was written five years ago.

In BreakPoint Colson quotes Charles Krauthammer who, writing in Townhall, gives a deeper reason why Islam is fighting “the jihad” against America. We “agree on the obvious answers: religion, ideology, political power, and territory. But there is one fundamental issue at stake that dares not speak its name. This is also about—deeply about—sex.” The militant Muslims see that wherever there is freedom—”especially in America and Europe—it brings sexual license and corruption, decadence and depravity.”

Colson also quotes Mark Galli who “made the same point in Christianity Today. He noted that Islamic militants are angry at the West for exporting ‘hedonism and materialism into their very homes through television, enticing Muslims to become religiously lazy and morally corrupt.’ Galli quoted a 1985 communiqué from the terrorist group Hezbollah which said, in part: ‘Our way is one of radical combat against depravity, and America is the original root of depravity.’ Members of these groups see themselves, not as terrorists, but as holy warriors fighting a holy war against Western decadence.”2

The great tragedy is that not only do we destroy our own families and society when we glorify decadence, immoral and corrupt behavior, illicit and immoral sexual behavior including homosexuality and gay-marriage, but we also fan the flame of radical Muslim terrorists—and give them another excuse to attempt to justify their cause.

What can you and I do about our ever increasing decadence? For one thing, we need to make our voice heard. You can help preserve the sanctity of marriage and take a stand for moral behavior and standards by signing the Manhattan Declaration at http://manhattandeclaration.org/the-declaration/read.aspx. You can sign this declaration from any country in the world. Note: Brent set this web address to blank when uploading

Don’t delay. Do it today while there is hope. Remember the words attributed to Edmond Burke: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

Suggested prayer: “Dear God, please give me and all Christians the good sense to live in harmony with your Word, the will to be purifying salt in a decadent world, and the courage to stand up and be counted and make our voice be heard. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus’ name, amen.”

1. 2 Peter 3:3 (NKJV).

2. BreakPoint with Charles Colson Commentary #040622- 06/22/2004. Copyright by Prison Fellowship, www.breakpoint.org.

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Wilberforce: The Great Parliamentarian Reformer

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“Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.”1

To be politically correct many would say that Christians should keep out of the political arena. But think about William Wilberforce (1759–1833), the British politician who became the leader of the movement to abolish the inhumane slave trade. His life is a prime example of Christian political activism par excellence.

When he first became a committed Christian, however, he seriously considered withdrawing from parliament, but John Newton (a former slave trader himself) and author of one of the world’s best known hymns, “Amazing Grace, ” convinced Wilberforce to remain in parliament, as God had placed him there for a useful purpose. It turned out that as a politician Wilberforce had a much greater influence on the social ills of his day, and campaigned fervently for decades to help, with other Christian leaders, end the slave trade. He was actually dying when he received word of his success re the end of the slave trade.

Wilberforce said, “God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners.”

To this task this one man committed his entire life … and helped greatly to change a great part of the world. Would that we had such parliamentarian reformers today! There is a desperate need for them. Furthermore, you and I may never become another Wilberforce, but with God’s help each one of us can make a lasting and eternal impact on the world in which we live and circulate. Will YOU volunteer today to be one of these persons? Remember, we Christians are called by Christ to be the salt (purifying effect) of the earth.2

Suggested prayer: “Dear God, please help me in whatever role my life is invested to be actively involved in being ‘salt of the earth,’ and thereby help in a positive way to be a purifying effect in every area of life here on earth. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus’ name, amen.”

1. Romans 13:1. (NIV).

2. Matthew 5:13.

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Stand Up and Be Counted

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“In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.”1

I read a news report about a couple in England who had been foster parents for 15 years and had an excellent record. They had stopped for a while and recently re-applied for permission to foster more children but were turned down because—if you can believe it—because they were Christians, and may teach the children in their care that homosexuality is wrong.

Is this same nonsense happening in the U.S.A.? As Jerry Beaven reported in American News Commentary: “Mr. Obama’s long term plans start with indoctrinating our youngest school children. His ‘Safe Schools Czar’ (one of more than 30 appointed ‘Czars’ at last count) is Kevin Jennings,* a practicing homosexual, whose goal is expressed clearly: ‘every school, public private or parochial has an obligation‘to teach a pro-homosexual curriculum. His plan is to teach the children when they are young—kindergarten, first and second grades, and eliminate any concept of traditional values, which will be treated as old fashioned, out of date, or as bigotry.”2

Where on earth is the Western world headed?

More and more, when I think about what is happening in today’s world, I am reminded of Satan’s very first question to the first man. To Adam Satan contemptuously asked, “Has God said?” seeking, from the very beginning to have man doubt God and then disregard God’s Word and his directions, all of which are given for the benefit and protection of those whom God loves—us!

I encourage you to please read and sign the Manhattan Declaration at: http://www.manhattandeclaration.org/home.aspx to affirm your commitment to stand for what God’s Word teaches and to take a stand against what God’s Word condemns.

Suggested prayer: “Dear God, thank you for your Word, the Holy Bible, that teaches all mankind how to live life to the full in harmony with your design and plan for your creation. And please give me the courage to stand for all that your Word teaches, and to stand against all opposition to your Word. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus’ name, amen.”

1. 2 Timothy 4:1-3 (NIV).

2. Jerry Beavan, American News Commentary, Vol. 16, N. 13, March 30, 2011. To subscribe send a blank e-mail to: american_news-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
* Note: It is my understanding that Kevin Jennings is no longer in his position as Safe Schools Czar.

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Find Peace with God

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“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”1

In recent days, Joy, my wife, and I have faced some sobering times. For instance, a very good friend, still in the prime of life, last year lost his battle with cancer. Not that long afterwards we were shocked to learn that Joy (my wife) had breast cancer. Fortunately, following major surgery, she has healed and, confirmed by the medics, is cancer free. The point I am making, however, is this: “How do people without faith in God and peace with him handle situations like these?” At some point in life we all have to deal with crises in one form or another. And for each one of us there will come a time when we have to face our own immortality.

Imagine, if you will, that you are at the end of your life and are facing imminent death and are about to cross the great divide—from which there is no chance of ever returning—knowing that you have never made peace with God and are about to face him. As God has said, “Is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.”2

This would be absolutely tragic and totally unnecessary because life never has to end this way if you have made peace with God in the here and now. So how does one do this?

First, acknowledge the fact that in God’s sight you are a sinner and have fallen short of his standard of holiness—without which one can never enter God’s heaven nor survive in the presence of his infinite holiness. God’s Word confirms that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory [standard] of God.”3

Second, acknowledge the fact that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that he left the “ivory palaces of heaven,”4 to come to earth as a man to identify with sinful mankind and die in your place on the cruel Roman cross to pay the just penalty for all your sins. As the Bible says, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”5

Third, acknowledge the fact that Jesus Christ is the only way into God’s heaven. When Thomas, a disciple of Jesus, asked about the way to heaven, Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father [God] except through me.”6 God’s Word also says, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.”7 Had there been any other way into God’s heaven, Jesus Christ would never have had to come to earth clothed in a garment of human flesh to die in our place to pay the just penalty for all our sins.

Fourth, offer to God the following prayer of confession, faith, and repentance. Genuinely follow these simple steps and you will make and find peace with God.

Suggested prayer: “Dear God, please be merciful to me a sinner and forgive me for all my sins. I believe that Jesus Christ is your Son and that he died in my place to save me from the consequences of my sin which is eternal death and separation from you forever. And Jesus Christ please come into my heart and life as my personal Lord and Savior. I thank you, God, for giving your Son to die for me; and thank you Jesus for dying in my place to pay the just penalty for all my sins; and thank you God for your forgiveness, the gift of eternal life, and the gift of finding and making peace with you. With your help, I repent of (turn from) all sinful living to trust, obey, and serve you. So help me God. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus’ name, amen.”

If you genuinely prayed this prayer, or would just like to re-commit your life to Jesus Christ, please let us know and we will be happy to send you, without cost, further articles to help you in your Christian life. You can do this online at: http://tinyurl.com/pgntm.

For additional help to find Peace with God go to: http://tinyurl.com/find-peace, or to receive your “Passport for Heaven” go to: http://tinyurl.com/passport-heaven—whatever you do, don’t leave earth without it. It comes without charge.

1. Romans 5:1 (NKJV).

2. Hebrews 9:27 (NKJV).

3. Romans 3:23 (NIV).

4. Psalm 45:8 (NKJV).

5. Romans 5:8 (NIV).

6. John 14:6 (NIV).

7. Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV).

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The Eagle That Cackled

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“But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”1

The following illustration has been around the email circuit for quite a while but it is a good reminder. Also, there are different versions of this story, but they all make an excellent point.

A man found an eagle’s egg and put it into the nest of a prairie chicken. The eaglet hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them.

All his life, the eagle, thinking he was a prairie chicken, did whatever the other prairie chickens did. He scratched in the dirt for seeds and insects to eat. He clucked and cackled. And he flew in a brief thrashing of wings and flurry of feathers no more than a few feet off the ground. After all, that’s how prairie chickens were supposed to fly.

Years passed. The eagle grew very old. One day he saw a magnificent bird far above him in the cloudless sky. Hanging with graceful majesty on the powerful wind currents, it soared with scarcely a beat of its strong wooden wings.

“What a beautiful bird!” said the eagle to his neighbor. “What is it?”

“That’s an eagle—the chief of the birds,” the neighbor clucked. “But don’t give it a second thought. You could never be like him.”

And so the eagle, thinking he was just a prairie chicken and not able to soar into the heights, lived his life groveling and picking at the ground, never experiencing the exhilaration of flight and the majesty which was his by birthright.

Tragically, this is the picture of many Christians today. With the God-given ability to “soar on wings like eagles,” as Isaiah wrote, they fail to take advantage of the abilities and blessings that God has prepared for all who truly hope and trust in him.

Let each of us determine that, with God’s help, this will not be our fate, but rather that we will be like eagles and become and do all that God has planned and envisioned for us to become and do, and therein reach our God-given potential—and reap the rewards for all eternity.

Suggested prayer: “Dear God, thank you for your Word that assures me that if I put my hope and trust in you, I will be able to ‘soar on wings like eagles’ and fulfill my God-given potential. Help me, God, so to do. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus’ name, amen.”

1. Isaiah 40:31 (NIV).

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Screaming for Help

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“The Lord is near to all who call on him; to all who call on him in truth.”1

A troubled mother writes, “My nine-year-old daughter, Jeanie (not her real name), has had a sudden, major change of behavior from being a well-behaved child to one who has become very rebellious. She now criticizes so many of my and my husband’s activities. We agreed to change some routines in order to give in to what she wants. We canceled her school bus since she doesn’t want to ride in it anymore as she prefers to go home alone. It is risky but we have to give in. Then came more demands, constantly calling both her father and me at our workplaces, saying that she doesn’t want to be in our place because it is boring, is always crying, talking back to us, and banging on things.”

Dear mother of Jeanie … it is good that you have reached out for help. This is the beginning point for resolving all problems. Like adults who scream, it seems that your Jeannie is “screaming for help” and her change of behavior is the only way she knows how to deal with what is bothering her. However, it is important that you don’t give in to any unreasonable demands and allow her to control you, as this will only make matters worse. She is obviously deeply troubled about something and may not even recognize what it is, or know how to or is afraid to tell you. In your exasperation try not to lose your cool and lash out and hurt her, otherwise she may close down even more.

Jeannie may have been molested by someone, is experimenting with drugs, or may feel you are too busy for her, or any of a number of things.

You urgently need to see a qualified professional counselor. As expensive as it is, you really can’t afford not to get help even if you have to take out a loan. Your daughter is deeply troubled and it won’t resolve itself. If she represses or hides her problem, it will come out later and cause far greater problems. Because Jeannie is your daughter, it is not just her problem—it is a family problem. (See footnote for help.)

I also encourage you to be ruthlessly honest and open with God, and be willing to look at anything that you and your husband might be contributing to this situation. Ask God to show you this—and then help you to see and understand your daughter’s problem—and to lead you to the help your family urgently needs.

Be assured that God wants to heal your daughter and your family problem; so be totally open and honest with him. Remember today’s Scripture: “The Lord is near to all who call on him—to all who call on him in truth.”

Suggested prayer: “Dear God, in all my conflicts please help me to see first of all what I may be contributing to the situation, then give me the wisdom to know what to do and the courage to do it, whatever it is. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus’ name, amen.”

1. Psalm 145:18 (NIV).

Note: For a Christian counselor in your area, if you live in North America call the Narramore Christian Foundation today at 1-800-477-5893, press “1″ and the secretary will be able to give you the name/s of a fine Christian counselor/s in your area.

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Remember

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Scripture: “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”1

Leo Buscaglia wrote, “There was a girl who gave me a poem, and she gave me permission to share it with you, and I want to do that because it explains about putting off and putting off and putting off—especially putting off caring about people we really love. She wants to remain anonymous, but she calls the poem, “Things You Didn’t Do,” that said the following:

Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and I dented it?

I thought you’d kill me, but you didn’t. And remember the time I dragged you to the beach and you said it would rain, and it did?

I thought you’d say, “I told you so,” but you didn’t. Do you remember the time I flirted with all the guys to make you jealous, and you were?

I thought you’d leave me, but you didn’t. Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your car rug? I thought you’d hit me, but you didn’t.

And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal and you showed up in jeans? I thought you’d drop me, but you didn’t.

Yes, there were lots of things you didn’t do. But you put up with me, and you loved me, and you protected me. There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you when you returned from Viet Nam. But you didn’t.2

Is there something you need to do today for someone you care about—something that you’ve been putting off for too long? Why not do it today?

Also, is there someone who needs to put his or her life right with God? You know who you are. Be sure to do this today. And is there a reader who needs to accept God’s forgiveness. If so, be sure to read the article, “How to Be Sure You’re a Real Christian” online at: www.actsweb.org/christian. Remember that “now is the accepted time … now is the day of salvation.”1 The fact is that none of us has any guarantee of tomorrow.

Suggested prayer: “Dear God, thank you that your Word reminds us that ‘now is the day of salvation.’ Please give me the courage to do what I need to do and to do it today. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus’ name, amen.”

1. 2 Corinthians 6:2 (NLT).

2. Author Unknown

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