Changed By Love

Changed By Love

Following the Lamb wherever he goes… Revelation 14:4

We Are Not of This World

We are in a wrestle.

We are in a storm.

We are in a test.

We are in a waiting period.

We are in a struggle.

We are in a battle.

But we are NOT in the kingdom of this world.

We are not in this world’s system, and we are not subject to its condition. The bad economy is not why we are jobless at this moment. God is letting us wait for a while. He has some things to say to us and to teach us. He is also allowing some struggles to bring things out in us so we can deal with them, and He can deal with them.

We are fighting for our Promised Land. We are realizing that we need to get our sights higher and pray for better things than we were praying for before – bigger blessings, more prosperity – so that we can accomplish more for His kingdom. We are at times wrestling with God. At other times, we are fighting the enemy. Sometimes we are fighting our own flesh. It is difficult to discern which thing we are engaged in sometimes. We don’t know if we are under attack, or wrestling with God or fighting our own flesh. That’s why we need to be praying all the time, and asking the Lord to show us what’s going on. All I know is, we are in a fighting season right now.

Thank you, everyone, who is praying for us. We need lots of strength to keep fighting.

But we are not of this world, and we are not being tossed to and fro because of lack of faith. We are not controlled or limited by what is happening in this world’s economy. This is a God thing all the way. And He is working all things out for our good.

God, Give Us Men

God, give us men!

A time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands;

Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;

Men who possess opinions and a will;
Men who have honor; men who will not lie;

Men who can stand before a demagogue
And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking!

Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty, and in private thinking;

For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds,
Their large professions and their little deeds,

Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land and waiting Justice sleeps.

God give us men;

Men who serve not for selfish booty;
But real men, courageous, who flinch not at duty,

Men of sterling worth;
Then wrongs will be addressed;
And right will rule the earth.

God give us men!

Josiah Gilbert Holland – 1895