Monday, February 26, 2018

Seeking The Face of God For America

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

The American people can elect who they want. They can pass all the laws they want, but nothing will help until we, as a nation, humble ourselves and seek the Lord, repent of our national sins such as killing unborn babies, promoting homosexuals and their lifestyle, etc, Those three letters, ETC, cover a lot.  We need so much as a nation to repent and come back to the only one that can help this country, the Lord Jesus Christ.  Even though the above verse was a prayer of repentance in the Old Testament it is just as valid and binding today as it was then. The problem is the people. They have turned their backs on God and have chosen for themselves the broad road that leads to destruction. The truth is the truth. We have turned our backs on God.
How hard is it for a nation to humble itself and get on their knees and ask the Lord for forgiveness? It is not that hard at all. Most people, if they are not spiritual do not want to hear this. Christ is the one who can solve the problem in this Country and the entirety of the world. He is the solution and the way, but so many people will not hear or accept what I just said.  The cesspool of leaders, in Washington, we have elected, to solve our problems will never solve anything because they are part of the problem, and it is, as I have said so many times, a sin problem. You cannot live in a cesspool and solve any problem let alone the sin problem. The problem solver is Jesus Christ. We do not need, nor does the Bible tell us, to consult Hollywood, psychologist, the United Nations, or some select group of people to cure our nation’s problems. We only need to pray, with all our hearts, and seek the face of God. Do what the Word of God tells us to do.
If we would only repent of our sins, trust in Jesus and depend on Him he will hear us. He has promised us that. Wake up America and smell the coffee. This age is winding up fast. If you have spiritual eyes you can see it. Every day this country turns more away from God. Our leaders and the ones who put them in office have their minds seared and just do not know right from wrong.  Some want birth certificates issued when a child is born that does not state the child’s gender; they can decide that for their self later. If you are a boy and you think you want to be a girl for a day just use the ladies room. The transgender issue is a slap in the face of God. If it was not for praying people America would be gone down the tubes.
How simple can it get for this country if we want things to be different? We must do as God has said in His Word and that is repent of our sins; when we do that God, who cannot lie, will forgive our sins and heal our land. How much more simple can it get?

Monday, February 19, 2018

The Gun is Not The Problem

( This article is a response by Bill Patchett to an article in the Star Democrat news paper dated February 18 , 2018. His response below was published on February 19, 2018. Your comments are welcome.)

 

In response to Louise Mccue’s comment in Sunday’s paper, the gun used to kill the children in Florida was not an automatic weapon as she claims. It is against the law in the United States to own an automatic weapon unless you have a license. The gun used here was a semi-automatic, which fires one bullet every time the trigger is pulled. The liberals would have you to believe it was an automatic.
Let us face some facts here. If a madman wants to kill, he does not need a gun to kill innocent people. He will always find a way. Killers do not need guns to kill people. Tim McVeigh used fertilizer, the 9-11 terrorists used box cutters and airplanes, the Nazis used cyanide gas, Taking guns away from innocent people will not protect innocent people.
The problem is not guns at all. The problem is we are living in a Godless society. Instead of trying to ban guns, try taking your kids to church, tell them who Jesus Christ is, become a family unit again, spend more time with your kids, tell them the difference between right and wrong, and become who you should be, a parent.
This problem is directly related to a combination of mental health, poor parenting or no parenting at all, and the dumbing down of this nation. When our children don’t know what bathroom to use, do not know if they are a boy or a girl, are offended by everything, and see that they are exonerated from their actions because they can blame it on others, that in itself is the problem.
Murder is illegal. Drugs are illegal. Yet they still happen. Calling for stronger gun laws isn’t the answer. It isn’t the gun. Start holding the person responsible, and the system that failed them.
BILL PATCHETT

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