#NotYou

“Do I delight with pleasure in the death of the wicked? says the Lord Jehovah, and not that he should turn back from his ways and live?”  Ezekiel 18:23   “Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous should not sin, and he does not sin, he shall live life because he took warning; and you have delivered your soul.”  Ezekiel 3:21   A harsh title to start off an article with, but perhaps it could be something like #CastIntoLakeOfFire or #NotFoundWrittenInBookOfLife.  These would be the harshest words, as each man will stand before their Creator and if their name is not written in the Book of Life, they will be cast into the Lake of Fire and tormented day and night forever and ever.  So to those of you who can take a minute, for those of you who are willing to contemplate for a moment, what God’s Word declares about sin and about Salvation, then might as well do that now, before you stand before Him at the Great White Throne Judgment.    “And the devil, who led them astray, was cast into the Lake of Fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.  And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heavens fled away. And there was found no place for them.  And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God. And books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life....

Psalms Walk-Thru #008

“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will remember the name of Jehovah our God.”  Psalms 20:7   From time to time and place to place, troubling times appear on the horizon, sometimes those trouble actually surface to real problems.  For some it could be war, for others it could be an economic collapse, other times it could simply be a small town that just lost the factory that was the lifeline.  When these sorts of things happen, a lot of people relocate, some out of necessity, others forced to do so.  For the Believer, one who has truly repented and believed in Jesus Christ as their Savior, we remember God, we know that He cares about us.   “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares about you.”  1st Peter 5:6-7   “Save, O Jehovah! Let the King answer us when we call.”  Psalms 20:9   We must always remember that as Christians, certainly our lives are in Christ (Col. 3:3) and we have hope in Him (Rom. 15:3).  While God ultimately has His purposes regarding our lives, we certainly have access to the Father, through Jesus Christ.   “Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.  For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.  Let us therefore come boldly to...

Alarm Bells

“The burden against the Valley of Vision. What ails you now, that you have gone up to the housetops?  The noisy city, the joyous city, is filled with turbulence. Your slain ones are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.  All your rulers have fled together; they have been captured without the bow; all who are found in you have been captured together; they have fled from afar.  Therefore I said, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly; do not insist on comforting me because of the devastation of the daughter of my people.  For it is a day of trouble, and of trampling down, and of perplexity by Jehovah of Hosts in the Valley of Vision; of breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.  And Elam carried the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.  And it shall come to pass that your choicest valleys shall be full of chariots; and the horsemen shall surely be set in array at the gate.  And he uncovered Judah‘s covering, and you looked in that day to the armor of the House of the Forest.  You have also seen the breaks in the city of David, that they are many; and you gathered the waters of the lower pool.  And you have counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you have broken down the houses to fortify the wall.  You also made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool; but you have not looked to its Maker, nor had regard for Him who formed it...

Where have all of the preachers gone?

“I say then, has God cast away His people? Let it not be! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.  God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying,  Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.  But what does the Divine response say to him? I have reserved to Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.  Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.”  Romans 11:1-5   Certainly there are still preachers who are faithfully doing the work of the Lord throughout the world.  Yet it wasn’t that long ago that in America we had some preachers whom were used by God to proclaim His truth to many, many people across our once great land.  Billy Sunday comes to mind immediately.   Less than a hundred years ago Billy Sunday was preaching to crowds from coast to coast.  It is said that he preached to over a 100 million people directly during the ministry that God had given him to do.  While he was one of the most outspoken opponents of alcohol, he also preached against playing cards, dance halls, theatres and immoral reading material.  Billy Sunday did not shy away from telling the truth about God, proclaiming His truth regarding Creation, a literal devil, a literal Hell and also the Gospel,...

Psalms Walk-Thru #007

“The heavens declare the glory of the Mighty God; and the firmament proclaims His handiwork.”  Psalms 19:1   Right here in this verse we have what is irrefutable evidence, should the world choose to accept it, that God does exist.  There are no excuses as to why mankind should not understand their sinful condition and believe the Gospel.    “For the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is clearly recognized by them, for God has revealed it to them.  For ever since the creation of the world the unseen things of Him are clearly perceived, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,  because, although they know God, they do not glorify Him as God, nor are thankful, but become vain in their reasonings, and their stupid hearts are darkened.  Professing to be wise, they become foolish, and change the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.”  Romans 1:18-23   As Christians, we must not be compromising about God and what His Word says regarding Creation.  Certainly the world was Created in six, twenty-four periods, or in six days (Gen. 1:31).  Not days that lasted millions or billions of years, literal days.  For if we speak of the Gospel to those who will listen and tell how Jesus died on the Cross for their sins (1 Pet. 2:24), speak of the gift of...

Psalms Walk-Thru #006

“I love You, O Jehovah, my strength.”  Psalms 18:1   Truly who can make such a statement, who can declare such a thing?  Is this not the will of the Lord?   “If you love Me, keep My commandments.”  John 14:5    After all, “And you shall love Jehovah your God with all your heart, with all your soul, exceedingly in every way.”  Deuteronomy 6:5   “Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.  This is the first and great commandment.  And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.  On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”  Matthew 22:37-40   David also declared in Psalms:   “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.”  Psalms 51:17   How can those who truly know the Lord have such a heart?  For knowing that the Lord takes care of those who are His (1 Pet. 5:7) and seeing the riches He provides for His own  are without fathom (Eph. 3:8).  For after all, He paid the penalty on the Cross for our sins (Rom. 4:25), for all who are willing to repent (Acts 17:30-31) and in faith believe (John 3:16) into Him as their Lord and Savior.   “Jehovah is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my Mighty God, my rock wall, in whom I will trust; He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.  I will call upon...

Psalms Walk-Thru #005

“The fool has said in his heart, There is no God! They are corrupt; they have done abominable works, there is no one who does good.”  Psalms 14:1   How much of the world would prefer to say there is no God?  Truly as the time until the end continues, more and more join the ranks of not only being corrupt, but also making such a foolish statement.    “Professing to be wise, they become foolish, and change the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.”  Romans 1:22-23   Just on the surface, as a Christian, I could only imagine life without Christ, without the joy of the Lord, what a hopeless state!  To me, to consider that there are those who go throughout life denying their Creator is but unimaginable in my life.  Even though I was Saved at the relatively young age of 9, I still believed in God beforehand.  Yet many of us who are Christians are mocked for such faith and considered foolish for believing such ‘old fashioned myths’.    Truly that puts the foolishness of their heart into prospective.  To be able to look around and clearly see the evidence that God has provided simply in the mirror, while denying God, is not only astonishing, it is a sad condition of the heart.  As Believers we know that we can fully trust the Lord, we understand that He watches out for those who are His and we know that whatever happens to us, happens according to His will.   “Watch over...

Lights Out?

“Seek Jehovah while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near.  Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Jehovah, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.”  Isaiah 55:6-7   In Montana, Kalispell is one of the big cities, but in the scope of the nation, it is but a small quiet town.  Having lived in Orlando, Phoenix, Chicago and even a bit of time in Toledo, there is no comparison.  Driving the other night between two small Montana towns, the realization of the scope of potential trouble on the horizon, thinking of how America is so backslidden before God, my spirit was deeply troubled.   Imagine for a moment, if you will, your respective city.  Whether it be a small town on the plains of America, a big hustling urban center of a major city, a medium sized city or even the rural countryside, miles away from the nearest gas station, if the lights went out.  As we were driving between the small city of Kalispell to the very small town of Bigfork, the glistening lights of rural houses and the glimmering of communities approaching against the black night sky was a reminder that we were surrounded by people, who were getting ready for bed in the late evening. What if as we were driving suddenly and without warning all of the lights went out?    What if the dark black sky of night soon became even darker and our headlights on our car became more powerful...

Unfortunate Ones

“If one of your brethren becomes poor, and his hand has become shaky, then you shall support him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you.”  Leviticus 25:35   Many of the younger generation in America support being global citizens.  Some of their beliefs include food, shelter, education and basic medical needs for all people, with little or no regard to borders or their own countries.  While the idea, often mixed with flavors of both socialism and communism, might seem noble to some on the surface, undoubtedly they are being prepped for the “time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer. 30:7), better known as the Tribulation.   Through the federal government strong arming against state sovereignty regarding controlling the content of our respective education systems in this country, they have over a generation of those who through moral relativism, humanistic and propaganda, as well as just plain old ignorance, prepared to accept the coming Antichrist.  Let me place a note here that the Rapture will happen before this time period begins, despite what the naysayers proclaim.   A moral society could never go down this road.  What we have is a society that is custom designed by those who knowingly have engineered the entire ordeal, one of which is full of wickedness, selfishness and evil.  To put this into scope we must first consider where America really stands amidst our current party attitude, then we must consider also the evil that we as a society have allowed to happen worldwide.  How can a society that overwhelmingly rejects God’s Word and rejects Jesus Christ as their Savior assume...

Psalms Walk-Thru #004

“In Jehovah I put my trust; how can you say to my soul, Flee like a bird to the mountains?  For lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, so that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.  If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”  Psalms 11:1-3   Truly a Christian, one who has repented and believed the Gospel, one who by faith has believed into Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, knows or should know that God Almighty is trustworthy.    There are many sorts of trials and persecutions that Believers go through.  For some it may be as simple as a neighbor who is generally unfriendly, for others they lean on their Maker, knowing that He will keep them safe under His wings (Ps. 91:4).  Depending on where one lives, the conditions of government repression, the religious institutions or religion of the respective country, there are varying degrees of troubles that can come upon a Christian.   Jesus said, “If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before you.  If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.  Remember the Word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My Word, they will keep yours also.  But all these things they will do to you on account of My name,...

Proud to Defy God?

Let’s not let the media ‘tell’ us what to think and do, rather each American should turn to the Bible for knowledge of God and His standards.  Yet if those who continue to push such propaganda, which is contrary to their Creator and the people continue to buy into the lies, then what will happen?  Should celebrations be held by those who are proud to defy God?   “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge… As they were increased, so they sinned against Me. I will change their glory into shame.  They eat up the sin of My people, and they set their appetites on their iniquity.  And it shall be: Like people, like priest. And I will visit their ways upon them and repay them for their deeds.  For they shall eat and not have enough. They shall commit fornication and not bring forth, because they have ceased to take heed to Jehovah.  Harlotry and wine and new wine snatch away the heart.  My people seek advice from their wooden idols, and their magic wand expounds to them. For the spirit of harlotry has led them astray, and they have committed adultery against their God.”  Hosea 4:6a, 7-12   Though they may laugh, cheer and celebrate their blasphemous agendas, eventually such wickedness will turn into weeping and gnashing of teeth.  Let each man be assured that God Almighty, the One to whom ALL will stand (Rev. 20:12) before, certainly does take notice.   “And in that day Jehovah of Hosts called for weeping and mourning, and for baldness, and for girding with sackcloth.  But behold, joy and...

Christians – Get Up!

Recently I had an exchange with the person who does the translating work for the Spanish language section of All Will Stand.  In that exchange they made mention of “what more can I do”, the same thing is on my heart regarding the work of the Lord.  Many Believers around the world have the same feeling that the “time is at hand” (Rev. 22:10) and the world doesn’t have much time left.  Truly we can’t know how much time we have left (Matt. 24:36), but we also must not slacken our work that Jesus has called us to do as Christians (Matt. 28:19-20).   A radio show regarding this topic will be up online soon, but the issue really is pressing.  Just how often do we as “citizens of Heaven” (Phil. 3:20), forget just how important the task is that is presented before us.    Not everyone is called to preach, not everyone is called to be a pastor of a church or a Sunday school teacher, etc., but often times just by our communication, we can have an effect on those who are lost and dying.    “In this regard, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same overflow of dissipation, blaspheming.  They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.”  1st Peter 4:4-5   We know that the apostasy (2 Tim. 4:3) that we are seeing was foretold prophetically, we see the evil fruits of this terrible thing throughout the world.  In fact it will not get better, but only worse (2 Tim. 3:13)...

Psalms Walk-Thru #003

“Jehovah shall judge the people; judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity within me.  O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just. For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.  My defense is from God, who saves the upright in heart.  God judges the righteous, and the Mighty God is angry with the wicked every day.”  Psalms 7:8-11   If only sometimes it was told as it really is, if only the truth about God was boldly proclaimed, without worrying about being looked down upon.  Then when those who proclaim things that are not, proclaiming lies against their Creator are corrected in the open, what would those who are within earshot do with such knowledge?    Consider our education system.  Our children are taught that evolution is responsible for their existence, yet this is not what God’s Word teaches.  (Rom. 1)  What if there was a revolt against these lies, instead of allowing rebellion against God Almighty?  Should those who know otherwise, who know God’s truth in the matter, sit silently?  Should such teachings be held only in the privacy of one’s own home or should you consider that these lies against our Creator are openly taught and proclaimed boldly to generations of school children?  This is just one example, the list is very long.   Recently a neighbor appeared at my door on helloween with a bag of candy for my son.  She inquired if he could have it, to which I firmly asserted that we don’t celebrate Halloween.  I explained that it was...

Project Venezuela

All Will Stand is comitted to helping spread the Gospel throughout the world, wherever and whenever possible.  The people of Venezuela have been long suffering under a terrible economic crash that has caused a once great Latin American country to all but fail.  Our heart goes out to those who are in Venezuela and our prays are with those who are true Christians, working to spread the Gospel amongst their fellow citizens.    Given the circumstances, the Lord laid it upon my heart to seek out those who are truly doing His work and provide economic support during these troubled times in Venezuela.  Thus Project Venezuela was created, a missions based portion of All Will Stand to provide aid to those who are true Christians to assist them in their endeavors.  As the Lord provides, we will continue this endeavor, not knowing the fullness of the outcome, but knowing that whatever happens will be according to His will.      All Will Stand never solicits for donations.  The Lord will fulfill His purposes through whoevers heart he lays the burden upon.   ...

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