My God is Mighty to Save!

Do Not Worry About Tomorrow- Matt 6:34

Matthew 6:25-34 is a portion of scripture I have read many times over my lifetime. As I read it again this morning oh how I needed to be reminded of it. The future in our country seems to be the darkest of any time in which I have lived. We are constantly being bombarded with negative news not only from our State , but our Nation and the world in which we live in. I have to admit I have thought about my economic future more in this last few months than I have in the last several years combined. I have to admit also that at times I have caught myself sinning as I have dwelt on some of these possible scenarios. That is why I guess I need to read this portion of scripture at least once a day. It reminds me that I am not to worry about my future because when I do I am not trusting the very God who has promised to take care of me. How foolish of me to think I can trust God with my eternal destiny but think he can not provide for my needs during a downturn in the economy. As a matter of fact I need to concentrate on the positive spiritual effects this downturn could bring not only in my life but in the lives of many who may now turn to Christ and His Church for help in a time of need. I have heard it said that a revival of God's people has never taken place in a nation during times of prosperity. We can look back at our nation during the Great Depression of the 1920's and realize that was the last great awakening in the last 100 years here. 2009 may be a very difficult year for many in our nation ,but it may be a time like you and I have never seen in our lifetimes, of seeing our mighty God work in a way only He can. Because of that I am optimistic as I look to the future and can't wait to see what our great God is going to do through and in me, and His Church!

How long do we have?

I received a forward this week and found it very interesting so I thought I would post part of it and see what you think about it.


How Long Do We Have?

About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh , had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years earlier:

'A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government.'

'A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury.'

'>From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.'

'The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years'

'During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the following sequence:

1. From bondage to spiritual faith;

2. From spiritual faith to great courage;

3. From courage to liberty;

4. From liberty to abundance;

5. From abundance to complacency;

6. From complacency to apathy;

7. From apathy to dependence;

8. From dependence back into bondage'


Could the United Staes be toward the end of this cycle?