29. September 2009 by PawBill.

I am surrounded by two worlds: an invisible spiritual world and a visible physical world.  I am a follower and believer in Jesus Christ in both the spiritual world and in the physical world.  Jesus is my Lord and Savior, and He rules over both dimensions.

The Holy Spirit of God has blessed me since birth.  You might say that I believe my life was predestined for this time in history.  Predestined in the since that my genetic makeup, my DNA code, was programmed to know God from birth.  I have never denied the existence of God, and His Spirit and a protective force has surrounded my life since birth.  There is not enough space to explain this in this format, but I have explained it in my book, Confessions of a Closet Christian.

I refer to myself as a Closet Christian because I kept my calling hidden for many years.  I am a “one-talent” person like Jesus described in one of His kingdom of heaven parables, the Parable of the Talents, recorded in Matthews 25:14-30. I hid or did not recognize my talent for many years.  Although blessed and called to be God’s from birth, I could have cast it all away if I had left my talent buried. Fortunately, I discovered it and now I am using it as God intended.

But let me say this, I am not dogmatic in my profession of Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.  By dogmatic I mean: I do not condemn those who do not believe as I do; I do not force my faith and beliefs on anyone; I do not claim to have all the religious answers; I will be a friend if I like you as a person no matter what your religious views; I am not a religious zealot; I am not judgmental; I do not picket with signs and challenge the faith and beliefs of others.

Do not get me wrong. I do not keep my religious views hidden, and I am not ashamed of Jesus Christ. My religious witness is this: I believe what I believe, and I will not waiver from that belief. I believe Jesus was being truthful when He said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die” John 11:25-26.  If you believe otherwise, take it up with the god you pray to as I am only stating what Jesus said about Himself.  I hope my life reflects something good that you would want to know more about and why I have peace that surpasses all understanding. I want you to be comfortable asking me about my peace. I have experienced the power of God’s Holy Spirit in my life so I know God is real.

Until you experience, acknowledge and accept God’s Spirit you will not understand. You will only see a person’s belief in Jesus Christ as the world sees it— as foolishness and naïveté.  I also know that I cannot convince you to surrender your free will to God if he has not made Himself known to you; that is, He has not convicted your heart and soul that something is missing in you life. You cannot find God in your mind or in your intellectual reasoning or pursuit.

You can only find God in your spirit when His Spirit awakens you to His presence. As you “craw in the gutter of life” lamenting your situation, ask God to help you find peace and understanding. He will set you free when you discover the truth, and the best of all — it is free for the asking.

I pray that God is pleading with your soul and spirit.  If he is: accept his plea; confess your sins; ask Jesus to come into your heart believing that He was born of a virgin, died on a cross for your transgressions, and was raised from the dead to save you; receive His Spirit and follow the Spirits lead to a new life in Jesus Christ.

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29. September 2009 by PawBill.

“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink” or so the saying goes.  You can, however, lead the uneducated, illiterate, non-motivated and even the well educated to accept a lie if it is told with conviction and integrity with the help of a corrupt and lying media. “Sell your vote to me, and I will give you what you deserve (something for nothing),” says the current American leadership.

The left fringe of the Democratic Party recognized the concept of “something for nothing” and capitalized on the various factions (look at the voting demographics of the Democratic party) of society as a means to power.  Once they achieve sustained power, the American form of government will be changed, and the factions that supported them will be abandoned.  Do we want to be governed like Iran, Venezuela, or North Korea? Power corrupts and evil abounds in a Godless world filled with “it is all about me” people.

Persecutions will soon begin in America against the people who call themselves Christians; it happens everyday in other parts of the world.  Over half of the people who call themselves Christians, but do not believe in the Jesus of the Bible, will fall away quickly at the first sign of persecution.  In the end only a few will remain faithful, not a vast multitude.  Once morality is gone, death and deception will follow.

An apostate religion is now blossoming in America and across the world.  This religion will deny the very existence of God and will mock the name of Jesus and those who follow Him.  Time is fast approaching when these changes will come to fruition in your life.  Be prepared and be forewarned. Jesus is coming, and He is coming soon.  Will you be ready?  Do you even care?

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29. September 2009 by PawBill.

It may be hard for you to understand, but God establishes kingdoms, rulers and authorities—both good and bad.  It is in this light that I can say President Barrack Hussein Obama is God’s man for America at this time in the history of the world.

As a follower of Jesus and as a student of biblical prophecy, I can accept the fact that the world is moving to a one-world government with a one-world currency and religion.  It is obvious to me that under President Obama’s leadership and direction, along with many of America’s uninformed and complacent citizenry, we are close to making that “change.” I will not argue the merits of change, but it will be profound and it should be discussed.

America was founded under the leadership of men who recognized God as their creator. God ordained America for a purpose, but now He is allowing America to follow a new direction, again for a purpose.  For those of us who are followers of Jesus and honor our founding fathers and our country’s greatness, it is hard to sit back and watch as our country and way of life collapses.  But collapse it must in order for God’s ultimate plan to be achieved.

This does not mean that followers of Jesus should sit idle and wait and not participate in the affairs of the world.  I believe if God found enough people of faith in America, He might “rearrange” America’s place in end time events.  In other words, America could still be “salt and light” (let the followers of Jesus understand) to the rest of the world as the world embraces the Antichrist that is to come.  Or, America can continue on its downward spiral of Godlessness and join the rest of the world in the future worship of the Antichrist.  It is America’s choice. I personally believe America has already made her choice, and that choice is to follow the Antichrist and his worldly lead.

It is not my desire to live in a world of cheats, liars, sexual immoral and other forms of decadence promoted by the Godlessness of Hollywood and the ineptitude of our political leaders and news organizations.  Let’s stop this madness.  Let’s challenge our political leaders to identify their intent. Let’s challenge one another to be all that our creator intended for us to be. Let’s do something other than watch TV, eat “bonbons,” and drink the “kool-aid.”

While I honor and respect the Office of the Presidency and our other political branches of government, I do not have to respect the persons in those positions if they have chosen to abandon the Constitution and deny the God of our founding fathers.  When America denies the God of our founding fathers, our system of government will fail; its failure and decline is made obvious everyday by the media organizations that have chosen not to present the truth but rather lies and distorted truth.

President Obama needs to honor a campaign promise to be a leader of America, not just the extreme left of the Democratic Party.  Many think he is a liar and a racist!  After all, he has surrounded himself with a team of individuals who want to change America to another form of government while he denies his intent to lead such a change.  Many in the Senate, House of Representatives and the Judicial Branch are blindly following his lead or perhaps are willing participants in his quest to “fundamentally change America.” That’s what he said he wants to do so why do the vast majority of Americans not believe him?

Most of our news reporting is simply propaganda aimed at convincing America that “change is good.”  Our national media has embraced darkness rather than light. Where are the respected news journalists in the twenty-first century? Why are they refusing to challenge our political leaders and our President?

Will the real President Obama and political leaders step up and publicly declare your intentions.  Let’s have a return to honesty and integrity in that a person will say what he or she truly thinks.  Let’s tell and report the truth, not half-truth and innuendo.  Then, let the people decide.

That is my thought for today. What is yours?

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