COURAGE IS CONTAGIOUS

Many of us are outraged by the circumstances our nation has fallen into this year. Conservative voices have been marginalized and we are  bullied by the left in an attempt to frighten us into quiet submission.

But like a roaring lion the silent majority has come out of hiding making our voices a force to be reckoned with.  Every day American patriots are pushing back against the left wing political mob. We are taking back ground we lost to politicians who want to change our country into a counterfeit nation.

I am excited to see many 'woke' voters joining the march of truth, liberty, and freedom. But as great as our new bravado looks, we could be blindsided by those who want to keep their power and socialist agenda and will stop at nothing to get what they want.

We should expect the battle to intensify. The battlefield looks bad right now, but if  we stay the course the tide can shift at any point. This is not the hour to drop our guard. Instead, we must stay vigilant in prayer because it is our best defense for pulling down strongholds (ideas that do not line up with God's word). We can and will rise above these circumstances if we stay focused on what is vital and of real value.  God. Family. Country.  

Now is our time...STAND UP AND ROAR!

If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and heal their land.  2 Chronicles 7:14

FLIRTING WITH DEMONS

According to folklore, the black rose represents the dark side of the soul. The beauty of the flower is the deception of it's color. It's unnatural hue is said to open our imagination to the forbidden playground of incantations, ritual magic, and mysticism.  The lure of hidden pleasure draws us like insects into a spiders web.  Foolishly, we think we can flirt with evil without falling under the influence and control of the powers of darkness. 

In the past decade our culture embraced immorality and is now dripping with lust for the occult.  The American quest for all things paranormal has become the new normal. Books, movies, and role playing games feed our hunger for the Black Arts bringing ancient secrets to life, wetting our appetite for more. Illusion is shaping our perception of good and evil, enticing us into Satan's trap.

73% of us read our horoscopes, participate in seances, call the psychic hot line, and visit hauntings, never realizing we're dealing with demons. The Holy Spirit distinctly declares that in latter times some will turn away from the faith, giving attention to deluding and seducing spirits and doctrines that demons teach. (1 Timothy 4:1)

Like the serpent in the garden, evil is seductive.  He leads us away from solid teaching while promising to gratify our senses with knowledge of forbidden fruit.  If the New Age practices are all fun and games why does God take such a hard stand against these supernatural pursuits? 

"There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or daughter pass through the fire, or who uses divination, or is a fortuneteller  or an augur, or a sorcerer.  Or a charmer, or a medium, or a wizard, or a necromancer.  All of these things are an abomination to the Lord.....  

(Deuteronomy: 10-12)

There is an eternal price to pay when we continue to be influenced by his charms. We will turn aside from hearing the truth, and wander off into myths and man-made fiction. (11 Tim. 4:4)  It is in the realm of deception that Satan operates.  He wants us to innocently "sell our souls" for a bite of the apple. For the acts of the flesh are obvious; sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft.....for those who live like that will not inherit the kingdom of God. (Galatians 5: 19-20a)

If you want to see your future, read the Bible.  The word of God is what we need to live power filled lives.  Jesus is the answer we seek.