How, then, ought we now to live?

We will not win our nation back through civil war and violence. Why not? Because our guns are no match for their tanks and surveillance technology. And because God has granted an evil government this power over us. Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. (Romans 13:1) Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do wel. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king (I Peter 2:13-17). We clearly won’t win this nation back through the hijacked political process. If our focus is still upon holding onto or re-claiming liberties and privileges, we are still misguided. What is coming upon us is the reaping of what has been sown. We’ve sown the wind and will reap the whirlwind of God’s jugment, but we must pray for courage and boldness to stand and proclaim the Word, and for God to remember mercy even in His wrath. Is there any man or woman alive today who doesn’t realize we are living in the end of time? You don’t have to be a mechanic to recognize that a car with 250,000 miles on it, a moter that is sputtering, brakes that are sqealing, and tires that are bald, is “unsustainable”. Order is breaking down in this world at every level.

Sandy 6 Days After NYS Sealed Homosexual “Marriage” (DefendAndProclaimTheFaith.org)

Even though Christians have thus far lost the so-called “culture war”, we are called to continue to fight the good fight and finish running the race.

Pray for the deluded up-and-coming generation who, inexplicably overwhelmingly voted for Obama’s re-election and the many others who believe it is actually possible for a government to provide “free goods and services” in the absence of jobs. The sarcasm of the old tongue-in-cheek “why don’t we all just quit our jobs and go on wefare” is lost on the current generation and having been taught a revised version of history, they do not realize that socialism and marxism have never turned out well for anyone except the handful of elite. They have been “educated unto embecility” in the hallowed halls of liberal academia.

For those who are stunned and don’t quite know what to think, finding the answers begins with asking the right questions. The question should not be, at this point, why would God allow all this devastation in America? If you don’t know the answer to that, you are woefully behind and need to catch up. It is what it is, and this nation is now on a trajectory, having officially embraced all that God specifically prohibits, to face the consequences that come with that choice. There really is no more time for analysis, no room for denial. It would seem that “a culling” is in the works! Actually we know for a fact that there is a culling in the future of this Earth, as we read about HERE.

As someone who doesn’t cope well with uncertainty, (who does?) I can understand how easy it would be to be carried away with worry about what each day holds. But if there was ever a time to cling to that tiny mustard-seed of faith, it is now. If there ever was a time to be glad that there is a God who is bigger than all of this, and to seek His favor, it is now. Disobedience and rebellion place us outside the scope of God’s protecton. And sometimes the greatest safety for the Christian, is to be removed from all danger by death. People will die in catastrophic events in the coming days, including Christians. As my friend at Durable Faith pointed out, “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them”. It will be the grace of God to be delivered now. But we should not fear. As long as God sees fit for us to be here, He will go with us through any trial. There is no more remarkable experience, than to know His peace and sustaining grace in the very midst of tragedy and trial. That alone is a testimony to unbelievers. Faith and courage do not mean the absence of doubt and fear. They mean persevering, continuing to stand in spite of those “feelings” because feelings are deceitful. They are not indicators of actuality. God has not given us a spirit of fear, therefore fear is a lie of Satan holding sway in you via “vain imaginations”. Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 2 Corinthians 10:5.

2 Peter 3

This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

²That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

³Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

⁴And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

⁵For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

⁶Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

⁷But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

⁸But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

⁹The 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.

¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

¹¹Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

¹²Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

¹³Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

¹⁴Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

¹⁵And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

¹⁶As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

¹⁷Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

¹⁸But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

A verse comes to mind now, that is more true now than at any time in history! (Much more of the Bible is prophetic in nature than we realize!)

Ecclesiastes 10:20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.