There are a number of items in my head and heart that have remained undealt with these past few weeks, so that's where I'm going with this...


One:

"One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever."
Ecclesiastes 1:4

An illustration, yes, but true nonetheless. The earth will never "end". The Temple in Jerusalem, Ezekiel's Temple, will be God's footstool...

"Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy."
Psalm 99:5

All the nations will one day worship at the Temple in Jerusalem. I look forward to that day... when Islam is no more, Buddhism is no more, rebellion is no more, sin is no more. That there are some who do not think in those terms or desire to see Jesus is a wonder to me.


Two:

"The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun."
Ecclesiastes 1:9

God's chastening hand WILL fall. It has in the past, it will again.

America has been blessed by God for centuries because we remembered God... we considered His will in our deliberations and the order of our communities. But no more.

"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good."
Psalm 14:1

"And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually ...And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth."
Genesis 6:5,13

"But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
Matthew 24:37-39

"The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God."
Psalm 9:17

Three:

America has been blessed, but America has forgotten God. Not all Americans, but America has forgotten God. America has ceased to consider HIS will in her deliberations and the order of her communities. The truth of God is openly mocked, and the Church has become so silly and sin-laden she has become "a byword" to the unbelieving majority.

The rot has even invaded the seminaries, which in turn have churned out corrupt gospels and corrupt leaders. Most seminaries today churn out WEAK leaders, who in turn churn out watered-down sermons devoid of any biblical truths able to draw sinners to the Savior. No one wants to drink the pure water of God's grace anymore. They want Coke, Coffee, Tea, Red Bull, Beer, Wine, Whiskey... but not water.

Nor do people want to hear sermons which speak of "Blood," "Sin," "Hell," or "Satan." Having "itchy ears" they've heaped to themselves teachers like Joel Osteen. And men who praise him for his watered down pep-rallys. Men like Pat Robertson's son, Gordon... on national television! It's bad enough that men push the idea that we can have our "best life now," but when they are accepted and praised for their message......

Sexual impurity is rampant. GLBT acceptance. NAMBLA. MTV and VH1 which promote sexual impurity. Entertainment gods and goddesses falling meteorically, day in, day out... Britney Spears... yet worshiped still.

"She's a human!"

Yes. She is. And not to be worshiped. Pitied, yes. But not loved and adored above God.


Four:

Then there's politics and the philosophies that drive it.

God's chastening hand will fall. As it has fallen before... 9/11, Katrina... and? What disasters lie ahead? Who would have believed me if I had said, two months prior to Katrina, that a major U.S. city would lie uninhabitable for months, driving hundreds of thousands of victims out from their homes to depend on the charity of strangers?

Everyone reading this would have either laughed, or called me crazy.


Five:

Consider this. In the Old Testament when God began to work His chastisements upon Israel, He gave them weak leaders. When the chastisement was sufficient to teach His people the error of their ways He raised up strong leaders.

Bush is by no means a strong leader. He showed strong leadership after 9/11, but he has weakly defended himself, his policy, and more importantly his faith... to INCLUDE Israel. Our faith says we are to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Our faith says that God will bless those who bless Israel. He will also curse those who curse her. And yet OUR leader insists that Israel must give up more land... including Jerusalem and the Temple Mount to the Palestinians.


Six:

Now we find ourselves in one of the most exciting elections in recent memory with a choice to make. What kind of man or woman do we want to elect to our highest public office?

Who will we vote for? A Liberal? Male or Female? Or a Republican who is not necessarily a Conservative?

The "end of the age" prophetic scenario Jesus and the Prophets have all pointed to is rapidly taking on an IDENTIFIABLE form... no longer is it defined by wisps of smoke or mere shadow. Events are coalescing into a recognizable shape much like how "Big Bang" theorists describe the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets... swirling dust and matter falling into newborn constructs ripe with potential.


Seven:

There will be other "9/11's." Who do we want leading this nation? More importantly, what political and ideological philosophy do we want at the helm of our government? Will their decisions be a blessing upon "We the People"? Or a curse? If the latter, there is still hope for revival-- remember, it took the ABYSMAL presidency of Carter to ring in Reagan. But whatever happens, God is in control.

There is NO good "Liberal" choice here. In contrast, neither is there a viable "Conservative" choice... Viable. Huckabee is not a Conservative by any stretch of the imagination, but he would be a far cry from ANY of the current spate of Liberal candidates... all of whose minds, driven by a specific political and moral ideology, are cankered and diseased.... Black is White. Up is Down. Right is Wrong....

God's chastisement will fall on this nation, assuming it has not already begun. As everything is in His hands anyway, perhaps this election is where America gets a truly weak, and corrupt leader.

Think long and hard on who you wish to vote for. Yes, it's shaping up to be a very exciting campaign, but despite the horrors of 9/11 and Katrina, they too were exciting to watch from the relative safety of our own placid lives.


Eight:

"Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal."
Matthew 6:20

"But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life."
Jude 1:20-21

"Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."
Revelation 20:6