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GODS

4^th of
July
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In the year of our Lord 1776 a vote was taken by the Second Continental Congress. Of the 13 colonies, 9 voted in favor of the Declaration of Independence, 2 colonies Pennsylvania, and South Carolina voted No; Delaware was undecided, and New York abstained. It would actually be August of 1776 before the Declaration of Independence would finally finish being signed by all delegates.

I want you to understand that on that July 4^th in 1776 nothing had been finished! Man was still trying to iron out the details. But now I want to take a look into the spiritual world. There God said it is done! Not it might be, or if those delegates will just get together there might be a United States of America; NO! He said “It is done”! You see when God spoke the world into being ( Gen. 1) He already knew that on July 4^th 1776 a group of men would get together to form a new nation. It was in His plan! Do you get that? God had a plan! He Said in Revelations 1:8 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, says the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty”. So you see if He is the beginning and the end it means he wrote the book! He knows the whole story. He made America!

He allowed a nation to be born like none other ever in history! A nation based upon Judeo/Christian values! Now I know that there are a lot of false teachers that say the USA was not founded upon the Bible. They claim that the Constitution is about the separation of Church and State. Even though the words "Separation of Church and State" do not appear in the U.S. Constitution, they do appear in the constitution of the former U.S.S.R.!

 I hope you caught that those words are found in the constitution of the U.S.S.R.! A group of nations so afraid of the power of God that they killed and persecuted millions of Christians that lived there! They said we are not a Christian nation and never will be! We believe in humanism (the greatness of humans). And now we have a President that denies we are a Christian Nation (watch the four videos below).

According to the CIA 78.5% of Americans claim to be Christian. But still in many ways I would have to agree with Mr. Obama. Even though we claim to be Christians we fail to live according to the Word of God!

Legal murder (abortion) runs rampant even though God says “Thou shalt not commit murder”. Homosexuality is even being accepted in our churches. Read Lev 18:22 “You shall not lie with a man as with a woman; it is an abomination”. God calls it an abomination! (1 Cor. 6:9-10)  “Do you not know that the unrighteous and the wrongdoers will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived (misled): neither the impure and immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who participate in homosexuality, nor cheats (swindlers and thieves), nor greedy graspers, nor drunkards, nor foulmouthed revilers and slanderers, nor extortioners and robbers will inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God”.

Mr. President and fellow Americans you can deny Hell all you want to but the Bible says “It is appointed unto men once to die and then the judgment”(Heb 9:27). In Revelations 20:11-15 it says “Then I saw a great white throne and the one Who was seated upon it, from Whose presence and from the sight of Whose face earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.

I saw the dead, great and small; they stood before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged (sentenced) by what they had done in accordance with what was recorded in the books. And the sea delivered up the dead who were in it, death and Hell surrendered the dead in them, and all were tried and their cases determined by what they had done. Then death and Hell were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.And if anyone's [name] was not found recorded in the Book of Life, he was hurled into the lake of fire".

America if we keep turning our backs upon God He will have no choice but to destroy our Nation! That or He will have to apologize to every other nation throughout history that He destroyed due to their rebellion against Him such as Sodom, Gomorrah, Rome, Babylon, etc…

What can we do about it? God gives us the answer in His Word. 2 Chron 7:14 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves , and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land".

If you call yourself a Christian it is time to humble yourself before the God of Abraham, Isaac, and and Jacob. It is time to repent as a people and take back what is Gods. This is not our nation it is just on loan and at any time the One who owns it is within His rights to evict us if we fail to live in accordance with His will.

I love this country and its people so does God. I do not care what sin you have done before, or what sins you are still into. I don't care if you have murdered, been a drug addict, homosexual, adulterer, a prostitute, a racist, or an idolater. I know One that is able to make all things right. He is able to set the captive free. The Word of God says in John 8:34-36 "Jesus replied, "I assure you that everyone who sins is a slave of sin.  A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will indeed be free". He can calm any storm, (none to little, and none to big). He loves you just the way you are but loves you to much to leave you that way! He hates the sin but loves the person.

I will pray for you and the USA all my days. If  you would like  to have a relationship with Jesus the Christ then pray this simple prayer "Jesus I know You came to this earth, that You were God made flesh. That You shed your blood for me on a cross and in so doing You made a way for me to have a personal relationship with God. I know that You rose from the grave three days later, defeating the grave, hell, and satan. Jesus I want to serve You and You only. Forgive me of all my sins".

If you prayed this prayer write us on the prayer request page so that we may rejoice with you.

The Word of God says (Rom 10: 9-11) “For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. As the Scriptures tell us, "Anyone who believes in him will not be disappointed”.

On this 4^th of July I pray that God will Bless the USA and You!

                         You’re brother in Christ Jesus

                                                   JD Austin