Question about tomorrow?

[KC02]

What are y'all talking about?

I'm gonna celebrate!

[undone]

What are y'all talking about?

I'm gonna celebrate!

That's the spirit! Celebrate Jesus no matter what the dire circumstances are.

[Matthitjah]

What did Lot do to cope with living in Sodom and Gomorrah?

Lot shouldn't have been living there at all. His Uncle set a fine example he just chose to ignore him.

Peace,

Dave

[EricH]

Neb, if I lived in Detroit or Chicago I would be in my bunker...... and if any of you all live there, I'd get one. They riot there when their sports teams win big, God only knows what they will do at either place no matter which way it goes.

Chicago has not had a sports team riot when their teams win. That is propbably because it does not happen that often

[nebula]

but I'm leaning in that direction thanks to Neb....

Hey, I was just teasing you....

Sorry....

[Guest shiloh357]

If Obama wins, Mexico may need to bolster its border patrol to catch Americans trying to sneak across the Rio Grande.

I for one, will simply keep walking close to Jesus no matter what happens. He, not the government, is my source of supply.

[nebula]

Habakkuk 3

OK, last night I didn't have time to write my explanation.

I believe that Obama and the Democrats will make things very, very bad for America. People are persecuted for speaking Obama's middle name (Hussein). Opponents have been smeared beyond belief ("Joe the Plumber" asks a question, Obama gives an answer that makes Obama look bad, and a couple days later the headlines try to smear Joe in an attempt to invalidate Obama's response!) I could say more on this end, but I don't want to get distracted from the point.

Just remember that the next president and congress will be appointing several new Supreme Court members. Need I explain the severity and consequences of this?

Unlike the end of the 70's (the Carter era), our nation is actually threatened by those who want to bring us down and are not afraid to start a nuclear war . . . Akminadjab (sp?) actually wants to start a nuclear war.

So, to be honest about how I feel - I'm terrified. I love my country. I don't want to be around to see her fall.

My gut feeling is that if Obama wins, it will mean the beginning of God's judgment on this nation. Oh, we deserve it! Many intercessors have been praying for God's mercy, though. But if the majority of voters put a man in the presidency who has the kind of record Obama has . . . our goose is cooked.

But the Lord has been impressing on my heart that I am not to give in to fear and depression. Like Ezekiel when he lost his wife, I am not even to mourn should things go all bad. He wants me rejoicing in Him.

Sure, I can fall on the "God is in control" thing . . . but like watching an approaching category 5 hurricane coming towards you and your home . . . one can only speculate what "God is in control" will actually manifest itself in . . . He may decide to take away things I don't want to lose . . . .

But like Habakkuk who had his own struggle with God, in the end he cried out, "Though [all is lost and all goes wrong], yet will I praise You, I will joy in the God of my salvation!"

And this is what I must do.

"Though there's pain in the offering

Blessed be Your name . . .

When the darkness closes in, Lord,

Still I will say

'Blessed be the name of the Lord!'"

[traveller]

All one has to do is look at God's word to see how kingdoms rose and fell, depending on the good king vs bad king, with tumultuous times in between. Yet, still the Lord brought His people through - even if put through the refining fires - to come out the other side stronger, and closer to Him.

One day, it will all end. No matter who we vote for, what we stand for, or where we live. Our focus should be in lifting up the name of Jesus for all the nations, all the lost, all the hurting, all the scared - lift that name up just like Moses did that brass serpent on a pole. Therein lies our salvation and our hope.

[undone]

What did Lot do to cope with living in Sodom and Gomorrah?

Lot shouldn't have been living there at all. His Uncle set a fine example he just chose to ignore him.

Peace,

Dave

He He...Okay...let's try again.

How about people living in 1970's Russia? Or modern day Cuba or China?

[Doowopjock]

All one has to do is look at God's word to see how kingdoms rose and fell, depending on the good king vs bad king, with tumultuous times in between. Yet, still the Lord brought His people through - even if put through the refining fires - to come out the other side stronger, and closer to Him.

One day, it will all end. No matter who we vote for, what we stand for, or where we live. Our focus should be in lifting up the name of Jesus for all the nations, all the lost, all the hurting, all the scared - lift that name up just like Moses did that brass serpent on a pole. Therein lies our salvation and our hope.

I agree with this completely. I am an American by my natural birth, which has an end--therefore my American citizenship will end someday. I am a Christian by my rebirth, which is of the Holy Spirit, Who is alive forever, which makes me alive forever right now (the only change I'll see is that I'll someday have another body--a real good deal as far as I'm concerned since this one is pretty-well worn slap-dab out by now).

I know some folx do this, and it's between them and God as to why they do it--but for myself, anyway, I'm hesitant to get my patriotism mixed in as an intregal part of my faith. The world my permanent and everlasting citizenship is in is not in this world; I never have found anything in God's Word to indicate that it's a Christian's duty to make this world a better place to "leave".