Hosea 13:4 Yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.
Oh Friends, the feasting and partying are over now in the U.S.A, and the Black Friday shopping nonsense has begun. I do hope some thanks was given to the Most High God Jehovah, though I’m sure the amount given was insufficient. And sadly, it seems in Canada we’ve now copied the scheme, running a watered down version with lower prices in some stores, to hopefully keep more of us from running south for supposed bargains. But that’s so sad. It reminds us of when Israel was in full vogue. As Hosea says: ‘He is a merchant (Canaanite) the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.’ (Hos.12:7) Yes Friends, Israel was just like the Canaanite, more interested in money and commerce than their God; just like we are today. The Good Book declares: ‘And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding (skill), all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice (offer human sacrifice) kiss (worship with kisses) the calves (idols).’ (Hosea 13:2) Under Ahab the nation worshipped Baal and consequently died a spiritual death, which also resulted in political decline. Oh my brethren, doesn’t that sound familiar? When we had the Lord involved in all aspects of our lives, our societies prospered. However, once we began taking Him out of our lives, to please others, and made money and it’s negative connotations more important, then our nations began dying spiritually and losing political influence. Recently I read that one of Sarah Palin’s father’s beefs against the Obama Administration is that the world no longer fears America. And why should they fear a spiritually dead and decaying nation eh? But fortunately Friends, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who created and watches over us, still LOVES us unconditionally, regardless of our many faults. To that end, He has offered us salvation if we turn from worshipping Lucifer and his man-made idols. He plainly states: ‘O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.’ (Hos.13:9) Oh mih people, how much clearer can He get eh? Then He spells out His manifesto. ‘I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all the cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? I gave thee a king in mine anger, took him away in my wrath.’ (Hos.13:10-11) Friends, please listen up. We certainly don’t want the wrath of God to fall on us. Yuh see how the little that we’ve already experienced, cause we to hold we head and bawl! And that’s just a sampling. Can you imagine if He unleashes the full fury of His wrath on us? Hn! We’d be blown away, wiped off the face of the earth immediately. And it’s going to eventually happen if we continue to disobey His statutes and follow the evil, corrupt Babylonian system. The Lord refers to Israel as an unwise son. (vs.13) The same can be said of us my people. We’re surely lacking in wisdom when it comes to living a sensible life that will provide rewards in heaven, rather than on earth. Remember, all the things we’re rushing to buy will deteriorate and rot just like our physical bodies. None of them will be of any use to us then. We’ll only be left with our spiritual lives, which, if they aren’t carefully nurtured and cherished during our earthly days, then they’ll be no good later on either. So if we follow Lucifer, at the end we’ll have no physical possessions, no physical body and a no good spirit. Like any living organism, our spirits need care, comfort, guidance and education for them to grow and thrive. And we can only achieve this by obeying the Lord, not placing our trust in money and the worthless things of this world. Friends, what’s wrong with us eh? The Lord had to remind Israel of their long standing relationship and subliminally, what He’d done for them. ‘Yet I am the Lord thy God, from the Land of Egypt..’ Yes, He was El Numero Uno from way back in time, when He rescued them from bondage in Egypt. He’s reminding us of that fact too my brethren. Then comes the frightful warning: ‘and thou shalt know no god but me.’ Friends, the Lord has been saying that to mankind since day one, but we seem to think He’s joking and keep turning to other false deities. And what’s the consequence of that disobedience? Hard times, plus the eventual decay and destruction of our societies. What does it take for us to understand that the Lord won’t allow us to worship any other gods for long? The other supposed gods can do nothing for us, cause they’re all false, inanimate man-made objects. But the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a powerful, living deity; the ONLY LIVING GOD! And He clearly spells it out: ‘for there is no saviour beside me.’ Though the Lord God of their fathers had brought Israel out of slavery and given them a land filled with milk and honey, they chose to put their trust in other nations and in their own strength. And such unwise deeds only caused them grief. Friends, it’s the same thing we’re doing today, and we all can see the grief it’s causing. Our countries were founded on a Christian God and the ethic of the Good Book. What’s happened for us to so quickly move away from the Lord and His statutes? Oh my people, please, let’s wake up and smell the burning, the rot, the decay and destruction that’s poisoning our society. If we want to turn it around, it’s to the Lord we must look, cause He’s the only one capable of redeeming us. He declared it to Isaiah too. ‘I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.’ (Isa.43:11) And listen to this reasoning and promise: ‘who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.’ (Isa.45:21-22) Friends, hear the power and the confidence with which those words are spoken! How can we ever doubt them? Only at our eternal peril. Much LOVE!…he who has ears to hear…let him hear…
Oh Friends, the feasting and partying are over now in the U.S.A, and the Black Friday shopping nonsense has begun. I do hope some thanks was given to the Most High God Jehovah, though I’m sure the amount given was insufficient. And sadly, it seems in Canada we’ve now copied the scheme, running a watered down version with lower prices in some stores, to hopefully keep more of us from running south for supposed bargains. But that’s so sad. It reminds us of when Israel was in full vogue. As Hosea says: ‘He is a merchant (Canaanite) the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.’ (Hos.12:7) Yes Friends, Israel was just like the Canaanite, more interested in money and commerce than their God; just like we are today. The Good Book declares: ‘And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding (skill), all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice (offer human sacrifice) kiss (worship with kisses) the calves (idols).’ (Hosea 13:2) Under Ahab the nation worshipped Baal and consequently died a spiritual death, which also resulted in political decline. Oh my brethren, doesn’t that sound familiar? When we had the Lord involved in all aspects of our lives, our societies prospered. However, once we began taking Him out of our lives, to please others, and made money and it’s negative connotations more important, then our nations began dying spiritually and losing political influence. Recently I read that one of Sarah Palin’s father’s beefs against the Obama Administration is that the world no longer fears America. And why should they fear a spiritually dead and decaying nation eh? But fortunately Friends, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who created and watches over us, still LOVES us unconditionally, regardless of our many faults. To that end, He has offered us salvation if we turn from worshipping Lucifer and his man-made idols. He plainly states: ‘O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.’ (Hos.13:9) Oh mih people, how much clearer can He get eh? Then He spells out His manifesto. ‘I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all the cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? I gave thee a king in mine anger, took him away in my wrath.’ (Hos.13:10-11) Friends, please listen up. We certainly don’t want the wrath of God to fall on us. Yuh see how the little that we’ve already experienced, cause we to hold we head and bawl! And that’s just a sampling. Can you imagine if He unleashes the full fury of His wrath on us? Hn! We’d be blown away, wiped off the face of the earth immediately. And it’s going to eventually happen if we continue to disobey His statutes and follow the evil, corrupt Babylonian system. The Lord refers to Israel as an unwise son. (vs.13) The same can be said of us my people. We’re surely lacking in wisdom when it comes to living a sensible life that will provide rewards in heaven, rather than on earth. Remember, all the things we’re rushing to buy will deteriorate and rot just like our physical bodies. None of them will be of any use to us then. We’ll only be left with our spiritual lives, which, if they aren’t carefully nurtured and cherished during our earthly days, then they’ll be no good later on either. So if we follow Lucifer, at the end we’ll have no physical possessions, no physical body and a no good spirit. Like any living organism, our spirits need care, comfort, guidance and education for them to grow and thrive. And we can only achieve this by obeying the Lord, not placing our trust in money and the worthless things of this world. Friends, what’s wrong with us eh? The Lord had to remind Israel of their long standing relationship and subliminally, what He’d done for them. ‘Yet I am the Lord thy God, from the Land of Egypt..’ Yes, He was El Numero Uno from way back in time, when He rescued them from bondage in Egypt. He’s reminding us of that fact too my brethren. Then comes the frightful warning: ‘and thou shalt know no god but me.’ Friends, the Lord has been saying that to mankind since day one, but we seem to think He’s joking and keep turning to other false deities. And what’s the consequence of that disobedience? Hard times, plus the eventual decay and destruction of our societies. What does it take for us to understand that the Lord won’t allow us to worship any other gods for long? The other supposed gods can do nothing for us, cause they’re all false, inanimate man-made objects. But the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a powerful, living deity; the ONLY LIVING GOD! And He clearly spells it out: ‘for there is no saviour beside me.’ Though the Lord God of their fathers had brought Israel out of slavery and given them a land filled with milk and honey, they chose to put their trust in other nations and in their own strength. And such unwise deeds only caused them grief. Friends, it’s the same thing we’re doing today, and we all can see the grief it’s causing. Our countries were founded on a Christian God and the ethic of the Good Book. What’s happened for us to so quickly move away from the Lord and His statutes? Oh my people, please, let’s wake up and smell the burning, the rot, the decay and destruction that’s poisoning our society. If we want to turn it around, it’s to the Lord we must look, cause He’s the only one capable of redeeming us. He declared it to Isaiah too. ‘I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.’ (Isa.43:11) And listen to this reasoning and promise: ‘who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.’ (Isa.45:21-22) Friends, hear the power and the confidence with which those words are spoken! How can we ever doubt them? Only at our eternal peril. Much LOVE!…he who has ears to hear…let him hear…
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