Now Think On This - Steve Martin: August 2015

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Rally To The Cause - Now Think On This by Steve Martin

Rally To The Cause

- Now Think On This

by Steve Martin

"At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us." Nehemiah 4:20 NASU

Do you know what will wake up a sleeping child of God? When an enemy’s attack comes your way, and the Holy Spirit within lifts up your courage to fight the battle at hand.

While the going is seemingly good, we tend to glide along and relax in our approach to life. We do the daily routines and put aside a battle mentality as the horizon appears the same as the day before.

But such as it is when a bear cub is threatened by an intruder, the mother rises up in offensive mode and declares war on the opposition, in protection and attack mode.

The Body of Christ is being awakened in our time. The trumpet is sounding, and those called to fight will rally to the God of the nations, having been prepared for the hour we are about to experience. Our God will lead the charge, declaring war on the evil that has sought the throne since the creation of time, to displace the Rightful King.

That time of sitting back and singing “que sera sera” (“whatever will be will be”) is over. We have been called to rise up and do battle on behalf of our families, our nation, Israel and believers in the world. We must take up our weapons of war and fight.

The Lord has set watchmen on the wall. They have been calling out that the time has come to run to the front and take our righteous position. The enemy will not just lie down and let us walk over him, and so we must raise our banner and engage in the confrontation. Each one of us must unite with the one to our left and the one to our right, in battle array.

We must fight for the unborn. We must wage war against the spiritual forces aligned against Israel. We must speak out in support of the sanctity of marriage. We are called to contend for the faith, even as Jude writes, “Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.” Jude 3 ESV

If ever there was a time to pray, now is the time. If ever there was a time to intercede on behalf of the weak, certainly now is the time. Now is the time to awaken from our slumber and do the works that we have been created to do, to deliver those needing rescue, guidance and the bedrock faith in the Lord Jesus.

Troubled times call for an increased commitment to the eternal standards written in His Word. We are not to let the unrighteous continue to take ground in our nations. Now is the time to proclaim His freedom.

Today, we are being called upon to fight the good fight like never before, and see the salvation of our Lord. Pray like you have never prayed before, while standing strong in your faith. Be not weak hearted. We have been called to war.

Now think on this,

Steve Martin

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Now Think On This #176 “Rally To The Cause” by Steve Martin

Date: In the year of our Lord 2015 (08.23.15) Sunday at 9:00 am in Charlotte, NC

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Perception - Now Think On This by Steve Martin

Perception

- Now Think On This

by Steve Martin

“Beware of the false prophets! They come to you wearing sheep’s clothing, but underneath they are hungry wolves! You will recognize them by their fruit. Can people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every healthy tree produces good fruit, but a poor tree produces bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, or a poor tree good fruit. Any tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown in the fire! So you will recognize them by their fruit.” Matt. 7:15-20 CJB

As a kid growing up Roman Catholic in Cedar Falls, Iowa, I tried to make the morning Mass before grade school as often as I could. St. Patrick’s Church was just a block away from the St. Patrick’s Grade School where I went for eight years, and so I’d go to the 7:30 am Mass before class started at 8:15 am.

Part of me wanted to get closer to the Lord; another part wanted to skip a lot of years in Purgatory, for so I was taught back then. “Mass a day kept the years away!” Not until I personally received Jesus as my Lord and Savior years later did I realize you can’t get to heaven by good works, but only by accepting the saving grace and redemption of Jesus’ sacrificial work on the cross, suffered on our behalf.

Often in the early morning hours, before and after the Mass started, I would see an old lady cleaning the altar, moving around quietly and without hype. Dressed in what looked like a long black robe, with a black head covering, I perceived her to be rather weird and and even spooky. As a 10-year old boy, having watched a few too many TV shows such as the Twilight Zone and such, what I “saw” and what was reality didn’t match up.

One Saturday morning, being brave enough to check things out further, I followed her home as she slowly walked, stooped over, to her house a few doors down the street from the church. (Going to Mass on a Saturday especially took off a lot of Purgatory years!) The old house where I discovered she lived was probably older than her. With two wooden stories, having creepy shaded windows, and needing a paint job bad, it fit perfectly with my perception of the inhabitant.

What I didn’t expect was for her to stop, turn around, and smile at me when she discovered my following. She then spoke, asking me how I was doing. Being dumb founded and totally surprised at her kindness, I briefly replied, and headed quickly home to my house. Thinking back now, in a way this moment reminded me of when Scout Finch met Boo Radley for the first time in the movie, Too Kill A Mockingbird. What she had expected and what was reality was about the same as the understanding I then received too.

Jesus often said that we would know people by their fruit – what they did rather than by what they said, or what they wanted you to think who they were. Getting a proper perception of one’s character cuts out any false image that one may try to convey. The biblical truth remains - a bad tree will not produce good fruit.

In our world today, there are many personalities and organizations that “advertise” as being one thing, when in reality they are the complete opposite. Stripping away the glitz and glamor, removing the falsehoods put out in deception, reveal the actuality that lies below the surface. Planned Parenthood’s murderous abortions are one prime example. Another are politicians who say one thing repeatedly, but then are proven wrong when the actual truth, later caught on tape or revealed in previously undisclosed documents, exposes their real tree’s fruit. We need to develop good perceptions, so we are not among those who fall for the lies of the devil himself.

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover. In many instances that is true. Wrapping words around a fancy digital image needs our closer inspection. Same holds for what we see, hear and feel if we don’t have the spiritual eyes needed to see the truth. Being sensitive in allowing the Holy Spirit to show us what He sees will enable us to know what is right and wrong, going beneath the outward appearance to see what really lies under the surface.

Many will be deceived by the lack of integrity, honesty and humility in these times. Preparation for the revealing of the false messiah, and the anti-christ is growing rapidly. We need the proper perception to understand and act accordingly in our daily lives. The Holy Spirit will be with us to give us that, as we draw near to Him, and spend time with Him daily. Our lives will depend on this.