Pope Should Return To Biblical Truth of Creation

The Earth is Full of the Goodness of the LORD! Psalm 33:5b

Behold, consider and see.
He made the chicken and the egg.
He made the apple and the tree.
He made the grain and the seed.
All we have, and all we need!

He spoke and all came to be.
Land for homes, forests and fields.
Water for springs, rivers and seas.
Skies for birds, rain clouds and breeze.
All we have, and all we need!

Behold the beauty, and see.
He made the sun to rise and set.
He made the waves to crash and beat.
He made the mountain's majesty.
All we have, and all we need!

When His creation was man ready
He planted a garden in Eden of east.
He made mankind of colorful clay.
With breath of life, made them breathe.
All we have, and all we need.

CSJustice

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Psalm 33: 5b, 6, 8-9

The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD!
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,

And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
Let all the earth fear the LORD;

Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
For HE SPOKE, and it WAS DONE;
HE COMMANDED, and it STOOD FAST.

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God’s Word is truth! Genesis tells us God created, out of nothing, all that exists, in six days. It goes on to say, "This is the history of the heavens and the earth..." Gen 2:4

It makes no sense to believe that evolution is compatible with God’s Word. Evolution requires billions of years of mutations guided by blind chance and has no idea where the raw material came from in the first place or how life came from non-living matter. 

Pope Francis recently said, "When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is not so,"  

Take that statement apart. Is Pope Francis actually implying that reading Genesis could lead people to wrong conclusions about God? Is he really saying God has less power than a magician with a wand? Is he saying God is not able to do everything? If that is really what he thinks, he is serving the wrong God. And, that is so!

It never ceases to amaze me how far afield people can go with their grand concepts which are not scripturally based. To protect yourself from deception: Reread Genesis. Reread Psalm 33. Review the clear statements Jesus made about creation. Make sure what you believe is scriptural.

Creation passages are scattered throughout the Bible. They all proclaim that God is the CREATOR of all things in a short period of time. To say otherwise is to deny the authenticity of the Bible as God's Word.

Doubting and disputing God's Word is what brought SIN into this world.

Why do you suppose intellectuals insist on believing something as baseless and senseless as evolution? Is it because they are truly searching for reality? Or, is it because they refuse to acknowledge the Creator God to whom they are accountable.

Psalm 14:1 says, The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God."  It goes on to say, They are corrupt...  They choose to believe in a blind process called evolution because it cannot hold them accountable for their wicked deeds.

Believing God's Word is the only means of salvation.

All men sin. Jesus died for all men so they might be saved. Believe what God's Word says about salvation. Repent (turn away from sin). Trust in Jesus to forgive you and give you a new life. Be baptized in water to proclaim your faith in God. If you do these things, God's Word says you will be born again, filled with the Spirit of God, and empowered to serve Him now and forever!   

The Pope should withdraw his declaration that evolution is not inconsistent with creation. The Catholic Church should return to clearly taught Biblical Truth. 

The Left's Worst Crime in the Middle East

The Left's Worst Crime in the Middle East

The left's worst crime in the Middle East has been its support for the region's Arab-Muslim majority at the expense of its minorities. It has supported the majority's terrorism, atrocities, ethnic cleansing and repression of the region's minorities. Very rarely has it raised a voice in their support, and when it has done so, it was in muted tones completely different from their vigorous defenses of the nationalism of the Arab Muslim majority.

The left backed the Arab Spring which rewarded the ambitions of Arabist and Islamist activists at the expense of Coptic, African and other minorities. Its great regional obsession is statehood for the Arab Muslims of Israel, (better known by their local Palestinian brand), but has little to say about the Kurds in Turkey or the Azeri in Iran. The million Jewish refugees and the vanishing Christians of the region never come up in conversation. They certainly don't get their own lefty protest rallies. 
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http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-lefts-worst-crime-in-middle-east.html

23rd Psalm Devotional

Psalm 23: A Psalm of David.  

 

 The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.

 

Unlike the fearfully reverent scribes who maintained God's Word for posterity, David was not afraid to address his Shepherd by name. David declared, "YAHWEH is my Shepherd."

 

Our Heavenly Father wants us to know Him by name. The Great I AM revealed His Name to us so that we could call on Him in a personal way. I think Bible translators have done us a dis-service by presenting Him as LORD rather than calling Him by His Name, YAHWEH.  This practice has caused confusion and has opened the door for those who currently want us to believe He can also be called Allah. Not so!

 

David, having been a shepherd,  knew by experience that a good shepherd provides everything his sheep need. Therefore, he knew and proclaimed with confidence that as Yahweh's sheep, he would never lack anything he needed. And, if Yahweh is our Shepherd, we can have the same confidence!   

 

Yahweh knows our needs before we ask. How lovingly He provides for every area of our lives! 

 

² He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.

 

We live in a body so physical needs are met first.

 

Every day of life's journey we become tired so He provides a place for us to lie down and rest.  We also need a daily provision of food and water which David refers to as green pastures and  still waters. 

 

At no time are we left to fend for ourselves. He meets our physical needs so we can function physically, mentally and spiritually. As David expresses it: 

 

³ He restores my soul;

 

And when the soul is restored we are ready to follow Jesus!
 

He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake.

 

Once we are prepared for traveling, He leads us! The Holy Spirit is our faithful guide and leads us always in the right ways that we should go.  Why? For His Name's sake! (God will never lead us astray because to do so would violate His nature and bring shame to His Name. Impossible!) We cannot go wrong following Him.   

 

⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

 

We are safe with Yahweh. In His presence, evil cannot touch us. When we walk through dark, scary places we are always under His protection. His rod will beat back the enemy. His staff will pull us out of danger. Fear may rear its ugly head but it must flee because Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, is our ever present companion and comforter!

 

⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.

We are always surrounded by enemies in this life but they cannot keep us from banqueting with Jesus. Notice that He prepares the feast and He provides the spiritual atmosphere. We  respond with thanksgiving and abundant joy. And we find hope for the future!

⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever.

 

It's all about perspective.  If we choose to keep our minds focused on the Good Shepherd and trust in His faithful provision for our lives we can have inner peace and joy even in the midst of a troubled world. 

 

I hope this quick look at the 23rd Psalm speaks to your heart today. It has strengthened me in times of trial so I wanted to share it with you. 

 

May God's Word increase your faith and encourage you--wherever you are.