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Lawlessness

What is lawlessness? Generally speaking it is not keeping the law: driving 45 in a 40 MPH zone is lawlessness; taking something that does not belong to you and that you do not have permission to take is lawlessness; telling a little white lie is lawlessness; as you study the definitions and scriptures below you’ll see that lawlessness is simply disobedience. We divide it into two groups, minor and major or what we do and what others do! But, JESUS says it keeps people out of His Eternal Kingdom of Heaven! JESUS said, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve GOD and mammon (Lit., in Aram., riches). Matthew 6:21,24 NKJV

Here is the scary part, in Matthew 7:21-23 JESUS is talking to believers who have been doing mighty miracles, but He says they practice lawlessness and cannot enter into His Kingdom. How are prophesying in His Name, casting out demons in His Name and doing wonders in His Name lawlessness? He answers that in verses 24-29 (24, 26) “Therefore whoever hears these saying of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a Rock: But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand (world):” So how is the group in verse 24 not the people in verse 22? They seem to be doing what Jesus said! Well, they could be like the people in Matthew 23 where Jesus is chastening the religious leaders of the Jewish people. Or they could be like Simon the sorcerer that was converted but had not yet been discipled (Acts 8); some Christians never get discipled or they get discipled into something that GOD did not call them to.

In Matthew 6 JESUS teaches us that we must seek first the Kingdom of GOD and His righteousness and pray to do the Will of the Father in the earth as it is in Heaven. In John 10 JESUS teaches us that we must be connected to Him if we are to be productive in the Father’s Kingdom; in John 13 JESUS teaches us that we have to love one another; in John 15 JESUS teaches us that we must hear and obey His voice; in John 14 and 16 JESUS teaches us about His Spirit, the HOLY SPIRIT who will come and teach us about JESUS; in John 17 JESUS teaches and prays that we will be in unity with Him and the Father as He and the Father are in unity.

Paul teaches us in 1 Corinthians 12, 13 and 14 about the gifts of GOD for His people and in Galatians 5 he reminds us what Jesus taught about unity in His Body, then he contrasts the fruit of the flesh and the Fruit of the SPIRIT. In Romans 11 Paul reminds us that GOD has given each person a gift and a calling, from our mother’s womb (Psalm 139), and they are eternal.

This is where many Christians get messed up, we seek to do the works of GOD that we want rather than what He has ordained for us. Most Christians are not doing what GOD wants them to do where they are, many are not where GOD wants them to be and some want to be something that GOD has not called or gifted them to be. All of these situations make us lawless or a law unto ourself. Many Christians are not taught or discipled to find out what GOD called them to be therefore many just waste their life doing virtually nothing at all except going to Church meetings regularly and giving money (tithing) because that is all they’ve been taught. Many Christians don’t know how to hear the voice of GOD and do not know that He has a plan for their life.

Every Christian is called to have a personal relationship with GOD the Father. How do we do that (John 12:44-50, 17:1-3)? By having a personal relationship with His Son JESUS (John 1:12, 3:16). How do we do that (John 14:1-6)? By His HOLY SPIRIT that lives in every Born Again Christian (1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 2 Corinthians 6:11-18, Ephesians 4:30) and by His written Word the Bible (Joshua 1:8-9, Psalm 119, Matthew 7:24-29, 2 Timothy 3:14-17, Revelation 1:1-3, 22:12-21)!

Remember Christianity is not a religion but a personal relationship with GOD Almighty, the creator of everything that exists; the One who formed us from the dust of the earth and breathed His breath of Life into us making us a living spirit. GOD gave us procreation to continue the creation and the parameters (marriage of one man and one woman) for that; and Salvation to restore us to the Father’s Eternal Kingdom of Heaven (Luke 9:56, John 1:12, 3:16-21, 6:37-40).

Remember Faith is Trust, having faith in GOD means that we trust GOD. To trust GOD or anyone we have to know them, understand what they are about and how we fit into their world. As we grow and mature, as we are taught and discipled we will know GOD more personally and deeply which will lead to a greater relationship and a lawful obedience to His will and purpose for us.

“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.” Romans 15:1 KJV “We then who are strong ought to bear the scruples (weaknesses) of the weak, and not to please ourselves.” Romans 15:1 NKJV “Now may the GOD of Hope fill you with all Joy and Peace in believing, that you may abound in Hope by the Power of the HOLY SPIRIT.” Romans 15:13 NKJV “May GOD, the source of Hope, fill you completely with Shalom as you continue trusting, so that by the Power of the Ruach HaKodesh you may overflow with Hope.” Romans 15:13 CJB Oswald Chambers said of Romans 15:1, “Intercession leaves you completely and entirely indentified with GOD’s interests in others lives.”

It seems to be and can be hard to be yielded to GOD so that we only do what He shows and tells us like JESUS did, “For I have come down from Heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.” John 6:38-40 NKJV And His most famous prayer, “He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, ‘O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” Matthew 26:39 NKJV, study 26:39-44, Luke 22:39-44. If we are not doing the will of GOD then we are lawless.

“JESUS answered ‘The first of all the commandments is: Hear, O Israel, the LORD our GOD, the LORD is One. And you shall love the LORD your GOD with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” In Matthew Jesus is quoted as saying, “On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” Mark 12:29-31 NKJV, Matthew 22:34-40 NKJV This is the Will of GOD and to not fulfill these two commandments is lawlessness.

JESUS told us to, “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Matthew 7:12-14 NKJV Why do few find the narrow gate and difficult way, because few are looking for it; most of us are happy to be on the wide and easy way. But when GOD finds us and takes us from the way of destruction and puts us on the way to life if we do not stick to the difficult way then we will become lawless.

Lawlessness is not an accident it is a series of choices which are either purposeful or from being lazy and comfortable! That is what happened to me, I chose how I would serve GOD and that led to rebellion and backsliding. When I repented GOD put me back on the straight and narrow and showed me what I did not know and now I try to be obedient to the will of GOD for me.

Matthew 7:21-23 (23) “And then will I profess unto them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.’” KJV “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness (Strong’s Gk. 458).’” “Then I will tell them to their faces, ‘I never knew you! Get away from Me, you workers of lawlessness.’” CJB – Psalm 6:8-10 (8) “Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity (Strong’s Heb. 205); for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.” KJV “Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; for the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.” NKJV “Get away from me, all you workers of evil! For ADONAI has heard the sound of my weeping.” CJB

Matthew 23:1-36 (28) “Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity (Strong’s Gk. 458).” KJV “Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.” NKJV “Likewise, you appear to people from the outside to be good and honest, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and far from Torah.” CJB

Hebrews 1:8-9 (9) “Thou has loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore GOD, even Thy GOD, hath anointed Thee with the Oil of Gladness above Thy fellows.” KJV “You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness (Strong’s Gk. 458); therefore GOD, Your GOD has anointed You with the Oil of Gladness more than Your companions.” NKJV “You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness, therefore O GOD, Your GOD has anointed You with the Oil of Joy in preference to Your companions.” CJB – Psalm 45:6-7 (7) “Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness; therefore GOD , Thy GOD, hath anointed Thee with the Oil of Gladness above Thy fellows.” KJV “You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore GOD, Your GOD, has anointed You with the Oil of Gladness more that Your companions.” NKJV “You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness, therefore GOD, Your GOD, has anointed You with the Oil of Joy in preference to Your companions.” CJB

Romans 14:23 “But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.” NKJV Hebrews 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to GOD must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” NKJV Study the whole chapter.

Study these scriptures on what lawlessness actually is; Psalm 81:8-16, Romans 1:18-2:29, 14, Galatians 5:19-26, Ephesians 4:1-5:21, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12, 1 Timothy 1:8-11.

Hebrew [Strong’s 205] ’aven aw’-ven; from an unused root perh. mean, prop. To pant (hence to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught; strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; spec. an idol;–affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners (-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked (-ness) Comp. 869

Greek [Strong’s 458] avopia anomia, an-om-ee’-ah; from 459; illegality, i.e. violation of law or (gen.) wickedness;–iniquity, X transgress (-ion of) the law, unrighteous-ness.

Song "Everybody Ought To Know"

While I was doing some paper work today the song “Everybody Ought To Know” was running through my mind when I realized the words were different. I don’t know if these are already actual lyrics but I don’t remember them.

(Original verse and chorus)

Everybody ought to know, everybody ought to know, everybody ought to know who JESUS is, who JESUS is.

He’s the lily of the valley, He’s the bright and morning star, He’s the fairest of ten thousand, everybody ought to know.

(The new verse)

Everybody wants to go, everybody wants to go, everybody wants to go, where JESUS is, where JESUS is.

He’s the lily of the valley, He’s the bright and morning star, He’s the fairest of ten thousand, everybody wants to go.

The Little Girl Satanist Next Door by Edwin Benson

The Little Girl Satanist Next Door

By Edwin Benson

In a parents’ mind there are few horrors that come close to the sense that their child could be senselessly and seriously harmed. That is the reason that the attempted stabbings of middle school students in Polk County, Florida is so compelling.

A Violent Eruption of Evil

The would-be assailants were female students at Bartow Middle School on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. Their names have not been released because of their ages, one was eleven years old and the other was twelve. In the early afternoon, another student told school administrators that the two girls were hiding in the restroom armed with knives.

When officers entered the restroom, they found the two girls armed with several knives, a pizza cutter, and a knife sharpener.

Violence in a school is always a matter of great concern. What makes this story especially troubling is the motive of the two girls. They claimed to be Satanists. They admitted their plan to the police. According to a report in USA Today, an affidavit said that, “The plan was to kill at least 1 student but were hoping to kill anywhere from 15-25 students. … Killing all of these students was in hopes it would make them worse sinners ensuring that after they committed suicide … (they) would go to hell so they could be with Satan (sic).”

According to the article, the girls devised their plan after watching scary movies the previous weekend. Messages on their cellular telephones were scrutinized by detectives, including one that read, “We will leave body parts at the entrance and then we will kill ourselves.”

The Desire for the Satanic

Satanism is rapidly attracting adherents, a situation that is showing no signs of stopping.

The attractions of Satanism are difficult to understand. Eugenio Fizzotti, a professor of the Psychology of Religion at the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome, describes four reasons that people are inclined toward these beliefs. In brief, they are:

·         A self-destructive need to feel weak and impotent which creates the desire accept the orders of an “unquestioned leader.”

·         A profound sense of guilt that leads them to believe that they deserve punishment.

·         A rejection of the society, family, law, and culture as tyrannical.

·         An orientation toward the dead and to dead objects.

To sum it up, Satanists reject the idea of a loving and protective God, and embrace the power of one who, they believe, will both protect them and harm those that they see as their enemies.

Modern materialist culture contributes to this sad and evil state of mind. Its emphasis on sensuality tells people that they are powerless to control their own biological inclinations. A material world teaches those who have comparatively little that they are worthless. The glorification of evil in the various entertainment media attracts those who see themselves as powerless and worthless. This brutal cycle of emotions leads one on a never-ending downward spiral into despair.

Satan? What Satan?

Conversely, there is a sense among many that Satanism is disturbing, but harmless. “They must be crazy,” is a common reaction. Indeed, when the local officials held a press conference, the assembled journalists repeatedly raised the question of the two girls’ mental health.

Many have been lulled into the idea that Satan does not really exist. If he does exist, some say, he is harmless. Some years ago a popular t-shirt said “God will not let me into Heaven, and Satan is afraid I’ll take over.” Anyone willing to have that message emblazoned on his chest has little sense – and no fear – of the reality of Satan.

The Resurging Belief in the Power of Exorcism

Many in the Catholic Church are very concerned. The rite of exorcism is on an upswing. An ultra-liberal magazine, The New Republic, published an article in 2015 entitled, Why Are Exorcisms as Popular as Ever? It related that nineteenth century Catholics, especially in Northern Europe and the US, came to see exorcism as an embarrassing relic of the past. However, that situation is very much changed in the modern world.

In the Baylor Religion Survey, 53 percent of Catholics said they either agree or strongly agree in the possibility of demonic possession. Twenty-six percent disagreed or strongly disagreed, and the rest were undecided. …[In] countries like Italy and the Philippines, there is active demand for more Catholic exorcists.

Battling Satanism

There has been considerable evidence of a resurgence of Satanism coming from the Satanists themselves. Over the past decade, our organization, The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) has fought against Satanic monuments and temples in places as divergent as Minnesota, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Florida, Washington, Texas, Arkansas, and Arizona. It also led a drive to get the Satanic “Ouija Boards” off of the shelves at the now defunct Toys R Us stores. In 2010, the TFP led a series of protests against the film Legion, a film with many Satanic elements. The conversion of Satanist high priest Zachary King to Catholicism exposed many of the dark secrets of these cults.

One can hope that this most recent eruption of Satanic activity, one which could well have caused the deaths of children, will awaken both Church and civil authorities. Yes, one can indeed hope, but do not hold your breath until it happens. As long they can pretend that Satanism is a weird and ridiculous fantasy only indulged in by the mentally ill and Hollywood filmmakers, they do not need to do anything about it.

All Satan needs to do to damn many souls is to convince people that he does not exist. He has been at it for a long time, and has been remarkably effective. It is long past the time to take off the blinders and see Satan as the repulsive and resourceful enemy that he is. Our Lady has already crushed his head, as promised in the book of Genesis, but he still slithers about, seeking those whom he may devour.

Prayer for 45 and 2020

Prayer for 45 and 2020

There is much warfare against the 45^th Presidential Administration and every non-liberal running for election in 2020! The forces of evil are organized and praying to their lord satan to give them this election so that the agenda to destroy America can resume under full power; they are organized and working openly and stealthly.

President Trump and Vice-president Pense and their families are under constant assault by the forces of darkness who not only want to remove them from their place of responsibility and power but to destroy their lives.

The Church has to step up and pray as individuals, families and ministries for every person that is running for any elective office in the federal, state, county, city, municipality or territory of the United States of America between now and November 2020. We can no longer just let things happen because GOD loves us and wants the best for us and will always bless us. Not So according to JESUS’ teachings. JESUS taught that we would be hated and persecuted and this has proven true throughout the history of the world. We also have to pray for our enemies because GOD loves them too.

We have to pray as JESUS taught us to pray; for the Kingdom and Will of GOD to be done in the earth (the place where you live) as it is in Heaven. We have to pray protection for our leaders and that those that GOD wants to be elected will be; and those He wants removed will be. Then we have to vote as His SPIRIT tells us!

We have to pray GOD’s covenant prayer of Psalm 91 over them by name (you should know who is in office and who is running where you live). We also have to pray Isaiah 54:17 (the full verse) over their lives.

For President Trump we have to pray for GOD’s gift of discernment and wisdom. As this election approaches GOD’s enemies are praying, making vows, speaking curses and making sacrifices for Trump and those who support GOD’s agenda to be overthrown and destroyed. But, we know that the Word says that undeserved curses are returned to the sender, that those who dip pits will fall into them and that those who set traps will be caught in them. As we pray let us remind the LORD of these promises.

Also remember GOD tells us that we get the government we deserve. If we want a righteous, just, moral government of integrity them we the Children of GOD must live as righteous, just, moral people of integrity and influence our community in the Name of JESUS. No longer can believers as individuals, families and ministries sit back and let politics be politics or let society be society; we have to be light in every place of darkness we go; home, school, work or community. JESUS told us to seek and keep on seeking, to ask and keep on asking, to knock and keep on knocking; or as Paul put it, to pray without ceasing; James tells us that it is the …effective, fervent prays of the righteous that avail much; and the second most famous prayer in the Bible is, “If My people who are called by My Name will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and will turn from their wicked ways,  then I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14

Born Again

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the power to become the sons of GOD.” John 1:12 KJV

“The Son of GOD is born into me by the direct act of GOD; then I as a Child of GOD have to exercise the right of a Child, the right of being always face to face with my Father.” Oswald Chambers

“The Son of GOD is born into me by the direct act of GOD,” what a startling statement! I just never thought about the actual act of becoming a Son of GOD. I know I had to believe, confess, repent, and profess JESUS CHRIST to become a Son of GOD, but I never thought of GOD’s part. I know that I am adopted into sonship; that means that GOD has made me the same as CHRIST yet not a GOD like CHRIST. I have His Name, His Blood, His authority, GOD’s righteousness, His SPIRIT, His purpose and more. I’ve known all this but understood it as my choice; I believed and repented, I confessed and started living according to GOD’s Word.

I know that in CHRIST I am a new creation; that I am to die to my old self and live in, to, and for GOD. Somewhere in the back of my mind I understood that GOD had done it all in, to and for me because of JESUS CHRIST. This is where we as believers get confused; everything above is because I am born again but not the process of being born again. GOD did it in, to and for me.

Being born again is an act of GOD!

10 Steps by John Horvat

10 Steps to Prepare for America’s Economic Collapse

By Raymond Drake

A “frenetic intemperance” is destabilizing our economy. It is a restless, explosive and relentless drive inside man. It seeks to throw off all legitimate restraints and gratify all disordered passions.

The Troubles We Now Face

Because of “frenetic intemperance,” our economy is coming apart under crushing debt obligations: personal, corporate, state and local government, out-of-control federal spending and debt, runaway trade deficits, a manufacturing base that has largely moved off-shore, and a wobbly dollar whose currency reserve status is increasingly challenged around the world. Crippling socialist regulations, laws, and taxes stifle businesses and individuals alike, squashing initiative and removing incentives to work and invest.

 No one expects a house without a foundation to survive a hurricane. Likewise, it is unreasonable to expect that, as the winds resulting from decades of profligate, irresponsible behavior reach gale strength, our society will withstand their destructive power.

Will America Survive?
The crumbling of the “American way of life” does not necessarily mean the end of America. We must pray, work and trust in God that from the debris of our crumbling society, a new America will arise — an America of faith and family, service and honor.

It all hinges on how we confront the coming economic collapse.

This collapse may come suddenly, or in stages, like the steps of a staircase. In either case, we must be prepared.

Drawn from John Horvat’s ground-breaking book Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need to Go, here are 10 Steps that will help you and your family.

1.  Stand Your Ground
In face of the crisis, some suggest we flee to America’s remote recesses or move abroad. This is wrong, for the world is so interconnected and interdependent today that the crisis will reach us, one way or another. More importantly, now is the time to fight for America, not abandon her.

Wherever you live and whatever your occupation, you must stand your ground, fighting for the common good of the nation — legally and peacefully.

2.  Reject False Solutions
False solutions abound. Know them and reject them. False solutions from the Left include: the push for more socialism, the surrender of our sovereignty to international courts, the move toward global government, and sub-consumerist, neo-tribal, and ecological ideologies. False solutions from the Right include a quasi-anarchical aversion to government, the nullification movement, secessionism, and off-the-grid survivalism.

3.  Prepare with Prudence
Prudence is the virtue whereby we choose the adequate means to achieve our goal. In confronting a crisis, we often find it easier to focus on the practical measures. Certainly these are not to be neglected, but assembling the spiritual means that will help tackle troubles ahead is more important.

For this, you must strengthen your faith, fortify your principles, and reinforce your convictions. Start this prudent preparation with prayer and calm, reasoned reflection. It will make your principles solid and your attachment to our institutions firm. Only profound and solid reasons will sustain you in the hard, long struggle.

4.  Examine Lifestyles and Personal Habits
The movement to turn America around starts within each of us, on the individual plane. Since frenetic intemperance and selfish individualism are at the root of our socio-economic troubles, we must resolutely oppose them in our personal lives.

This means eliminating certain habits and lifestyles, for example: spending beyond your means or on fads and fashions; making unwise, even reckless investments; being swept away by stress-filled schedules; allowing the frenzy of technological gadgetry to dominate your life; putting money above family, community or religion; preferring quantity over quality; and having an aversion to leisure and reflection.

5.  Ponder the Moral Dimension
Frenetic intemperance is rooted in selfish unrestraint. It fosters individualism, whereby God and neighbor are shut out from the imagined universe we create for ourselves. But Saint John teaches: “[H]e that loveth not his brother, whom he seeth, how can he love God, whom he seeth not?” (1 John 4:20). How very different is the guiding principle preached and lived by Our Divine Savior: “Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). Through the generous giving of self we eradicate frenetic intemperance and selfish individualism from our lives.

Whatever America’s economic collapse entails for you and your family, developing the habit of self-sacrifice is excellent spiritual preparation. Indeed, this dedication to others and to the common good, this true charity, has sustained every Christian society for 2,000 years.

6.  It Takes a Family
Parents correctly see their children as extensions of themselves and sacrifice for them. In turn, children feel compelled by the ties of nature to love, honor, and sacrifice for their parents who collaborated with God to give them their existence. These bonds of affection and service tend naturally to expand, moving beyond the nuclear to the extended family: grandparents, cousins, uncles, and so on.

Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum correctly noted that, “It takes a family.” The family is a powerful and affectionate social safety net, and can provide many of the services usurped by the cold modern State. As an economic entity, the family tends to create patterns of production and consumption different from the flawed individualist model of today.

From the economic standpoint, the temperate structures of family tradition protect men from cut-throat competition. The predatory influence of usury is lessened since many have recourse to the family in times of need.

Your family’s loving ambience is the easiest place for you to practice Christian charity.

7.  It Takes a Village
From her perch on the Left, Hillary Clinton wrote that, “It takes a village.” This is perhaps the one point where we agree with her, though the underlying spirit is different. Hers is a socialist outlook, ours must be Christian.

We see the spirit of the family mirrored in associations and communities, towns and cities. These intermediate bodies between the family and the State are open to the temperate spirit of the family, which radiates its benevolent influence outwards.

This same family spirit has such a capacity to absorb and integrate that everyone in a region, even outside elements, eventually share a common family-like mentality, temperament and affection. A person from the South, for example, participates in the great “Southern family” or, to extend the analogy further, in our great American family.

Love your community. Be involved. Be proud of the good traits, traditions, products and cultural achievements of your region and do whatever you can to develop them further. Help others see the blessings God placed in your region.

8.  It Takes a Christian State
This sentiment of affection is in fact the most important element of union for the State. Constitutions, laws, and institutions may be indispensable unifying elements, but the most vital of all is family-like affection, without which the State is doomed to be divided against itself. So many modern states glory in their divisions! They are divided by political parties, factions, or intense economic competition. They should rather seek glory in uniting social groups, factions, and parties. Marriages should unite families, industries, regions, and nations. True patriotism is nothing but this family sentiment and common love of native land writ large and applied to all those in the same country.

The Christian State gives unity, direction, and purpose to society — embracing, never absorbing; delegating, never concentrating; encouraging, never stifling.

Remain engaged in the Cultural War. Find ways to network with others and do everything you can so that our State and laws conform to the Divine and natural moral laws.

9.  It Takes Fidelity
Without fidelity to our Christian Baptism, competition and power struggles will inevitably occur. As a result, the family ends up being devoured by society, and society by the State.

A Christian family spirit must permeate society and State. “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports,” wrote George Washington in his Farewell Address. And, though he spoke some 1,600 years ago, Saint Augustine’s teaching remains true today:

“Let those who say that the teachings of Christ are harmful to the State find armies with soldiers who live up to the standards of the teachings of Jesus. Let them provide governors, husbands and wives, parents and children, masters and servants, kings, judges, taxpayers and tax collectors who can compare to those who take Christian teachings to heart. Then let them dare to say that such teaching is contrary to the welfare of the State! Indeed, under no circumstances can they fail to realize that this teaching is the greatest safeguard of the State when faithfully observed.” (“Epis. 138 ad Marcellinum,” in Opera Omnia, vol. 2, in J.P. Migne, Patrologia Latina, col. 532.)

Become an apostle of this Christian spirit, helping others take it to heart in their daily lives.

10.  It Takes Leadership
In face of the present economic crisis, we have two groups. Those with leadership qualities who succeed fabulously in what they do. And those who seek help and direction. What is missing is a way to unite the two groups. Therefore, we need to regenerate a culture that encourages representative figures to unify the nation and confront the crisis.

We must encourage all types of leadership that express ties of mutual trust. We should think of concrete ways — how we dress, speak, and lead — to become truly representative figures for those who look up to us (be they in our family, business, parish, community, region or state). This would lead us to discover ways to embrace duty, responsibility, and sacrifice and reject a misguided and selfish individualism.

With many such dedicated leaders at all levels of society, laboring for the common good, we can restore America.

You will lead in some areas (great or small) and follow in others. Honor your leadership. Show your gratitude and honor everyone in leadership.

A Psalm - A Prayer

A Psalm – A Prayer

by Bob Headrick

ADONAI; You who created me in Adam, formed me in my mother’s womb, called and gifted me for your Kingdom, wrote out the days of my life before they existed, pursued me till I saw my want for You, redeemed me in CHRIST JESUS and conform me to the work of Your Kingdom by Your indwelling Spirit;

Thank You for Your Love that was before creation and will never end.

Thank You for Your mercy that is new every morning.

Thank You for Your grace that is sufficient for every experience.

Thank You for Your provision and prosperity.

Thank You for Your healing and deliverance.

Thank You for every good gift and blessing.

Thank You for forgiveness!

ELOHIM, in whose image we are made.

YESHUA, by whom we are saved.

YAHWEH, who created everything that is.

I AM, in whom everything exists.

How can I know You and not serve You?

How can I know You and sin?

How can I struggle between serving You and sinning?

You who gave everything for me! How?

Bless Your Name YESHUA:

You to whom all created beings will bow and declare You Are!

You who gave Yourself to redeem us to Your Father and make us His Children also!

You who have always ruled and will always rule and train us to rule with You!

You who are the fullness of I AM in the flesh and yet are not born of man!

You only are the True and Living GOD!

You only are the self-existent One!

You only are Life, Light and Love!

You only are Truth!

You only are Holy and Righteous!

You only are Just and Faithful!

To You only I bow and vow to serve because You only are worthy!