“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”
–1John 5:4
FAITH IN THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD
To listen to modern man talk is revealing.
Very revealing.
A person will talk-talk-talk the talk about their supposed faith in God or Jesus. Some will go as far as to proclaim “I love Jesus.”
THEN–when the talk turns to the times of uncertainty which seem to be arising all around–that same person will demonstrate where their REAL FAITH lies by the plans they have made for a very uncertain future.
“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man”
–Jeremiah 17:5
Modern man loves to talk-the-talk: about faith, about God, about the future. But when the talk turns to what that man has decided will secure his future, all that talking is exposed as empty words.
Some put their faith in government or government programs.
Others put their faith in the things they themselves can accumulate or control (gasoline generators, stored food, solar power cells, etc.).
Still others will declare they are “okay” because they have a “strong network of family and dependable friends nearby.”
When asked about his previously-claimed “faith in the LORD,” one man did NOT quote the Bible.
Instead, he quoted a popular old song from the 1940s: “Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.”
“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.””
–Psalm 118:8-9
One of the best ways to discover IF a person is trusting God Almighty or Jesus Christ is to listen to that person’s plans for dealing with the chaos many KNOW is coming in the future.
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”
–1John 2:15-16
The list of things men of little faith choose over God Almighty and His Son, Jesus Christ is a long one. It is almost always a list of the things of this world.
Some of those things chosen include:
- power generators
- canning supplies
- stored food
- gold
- guns and other weapons (including crossbows and knives)
- various underground structures
- various hidden structures (including those underground)
- the churches or “my church family“
- pension checks
- government programs(?!?!) such as food stamps or Medicaid
- buried money or other valuables
- alternate forms of power
- other detailed plans for water, food or shelter
- elaborate plans for defending these hoards
Oh, some make sure to let others know they have stored copies of the Bible–AS IF doing so will secure them the blessings of God.
But the Bible is most usually the last thing mentioned–not the first.
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Finally, it is revealing how many have decided they will know the situation is once again “under control.”
“When the government takes control again.”
“Oh they’ll take back over. They’ve been planning this for a long time.”
“They will have to do something!”
It’s surprising that how many anti-government types–those who detest the present system of government–have placed their faith in government. It is commonly “a new form of government” which they feel certain will arise after a severe disaster.
“It would be the perfect opportunity to make all the changes!”
It is sad how many have put their faith in the very things of man which have proved to be false.
“Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. “
–Psalm 146:3
HAS the reader made his plans for the day of uncertainty?
IN what has the reader put his trust and faith: God or the things of man?
THOUGH time grows short, there is still yet a little time left to change direction (repent) and call upon the name of the LORD.
Do not wait until it is too late.
Is your calling and election sure?
Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation
THE GOSPEL
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
MORE
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- Trust in the Future: Government or God?
- Trusting the Government
- Putting one’s Faith in the United States of America instead of God Almighty
- Powerless False Gods and Those Who Trust in Them
- Pottersville, USA: Money is Their God and Their God has Failed Them
- The Nature of Spiritual Deception
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by Jeremiah Jameson
–with Mondo Frazier
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