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A Chosen People Have you noticed an increase in the spiritual opposition to your Christian walk lately? Don’t think it strange. There is not a nation on this earth that treats God the way our nation treats Him that does not in turn experience constant spiritually-evil harassment. If you are living in the United States of America, you are living in the midst of a nation that is quickly turning away from its acknowledgment of the word of God, as well as its devotion and dedication to God Almighty Himself. This apostasy is opening the door for the enemies of God to harass and vex the nation as a whole. Psa 33:11-12 (KJV) “{11} The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. {12} Blessed [is] the nation whose God [is] the LORD; [and] the people [whom] he hath chosen for his own inheritance.” Our nation once took pride and joy in its adoration of God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ, but now every word that pertains to the recognition of the Godhead is slowly being removed from the public’s sight. Do you remember these words: “One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all” Those words may soon be removed from our society just as many other references to God have been, but that is all because of the choices of this nation’s leaders. It is important to realize that it is a blessing to be chosen, but it is not enough; we must also choose whom we will serve. How do we know if we are allowing the deterioration of this nation to take its toll upon us individually? What is the sign of a people who are buckling under the pressure of their nation’s tolerance of evil? It is when we find ourselves increasingly weak and vacillating. It is also when we stop taking the Word of God seriously. God is always faithful to warn and longsuffering to wait, but there does come an end to both. Isa 5:20-24 (KJV) “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! (21) Woe unto [them that are] wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! (22) Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: (23) Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! (24) Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, [so] their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.” Destruction has always followed wherever the Word of God has been hidden or ignored, but it is clearly a result of the abandoned opportunities for salvation. If we can hear what His Spirit is saying to us today, let us not harden our hearts; but rather, let us choose to humble ourselves in the sight of the Lord. 2Pe 3:9 (KJV) “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” The Lord shall have a chosen people, a holy nation, that is called by His Name. -Kurt Thurston May Newsletter 2006 | Agape Love | Kingdom First part 1 of 2 Pastor's Journal May 2005 | A Chosen People | Exaltation - Whose? part 2 of 3 |
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