Good morning and Happy Saturday. As we continue with these teachings of Advancing in February based on Esther 10:1-3 when I was growing up there was a real big crisis that shook America. There was an overthrow of power in 1979 and the Iranians began to stop sending oil to the United States. This decrease in oil played a big part in the economy of America. One of the things that happened was there was a shortage of gas that had people waiting in long lines to get gas and many gas stations running out of gas daily. For the people of America this was a big crisis as it affected the automakers, who a lot of people depended upon for jobs. There was chaos and confusion daily and the anger that was seen in lines across America was never seen before. Back then we took it for granted gas would always be there and when it was not we had to go to a higher place which meant Government Intervention. As a people of faith, in order to advance our beliefs there is going to have to be a Government Intervention.
The role of the government is important in these days and times as they were back then. All over the world, yes just not in America, there are people who need some kind of assistance from government
to help ends meet, to fight hunger and homelessness and to stem the tide of all the murders across the world. As much as God can do for the people of faith, which is a great deal, one of the powerful things we could do in Advancing Our Faith, is to have some kind of Government Intervention.
As we come into this teaching of Government Intervention (Advancing Our Faith) we begin in Esther 7:3-4. In these verses Queen Esther is using the power she has from being close to the king to bring
to his attention that there is a great injustice going to be done to her people, the people of God. For many of us the way for things to turn around is to have a Government Intervention (Advancing Our Faith).
As we continue with this teaching of Government Intervention (Advancing Our Faith) we go to Esther 7:5-6. In these verses the king asks Esther who would harm her people and she replies that
it is the person who wished to do the most harm and that is Haman. In going to seek help from the government we can change how things can turn out for ourselves and others. Government Intervention (Advancing Our Faith).
In coming to the end of the Biblical portion of this teaching of Government Intervention (Advancing Our Faith) we go to Esther 7:6-10. In these verses we see where the king has now gotten angry with
Haman and this leads to Haman eventually being hung by the place where he thought the would hang Mordecai. We as believers have to begin to activate our power to get others involved. Government Intervention (Advancing Our Faith).
In closing there has to be others in this world today who have the spirit of Mordecai. He spoke to those in authority and was able to Advance Our Faith by having his niece intervene as she was a government official. We as a people of faith have to begin to ask for a serious Government Intervention. My city is horrible for the crimes, especially murders committed everyday. America is reeling from all kind of things from mistrust in the police to changes within the government. And worldwide some of the things that are happening to the refugees is appalling. Mordecai went to the government to save his people. We must hold our political leaders responsible and seek change. Instead of blaming one another or tweeting about it, do something about. Please write your elected leaders (in Illinois our senators are Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin) and make them make the laws that could change how the world looks at crime. One person was able to take prayer out of schools by getting the government involved. Just imagine what we could do as the people of faith by beginning the process of Government Intervention (Advancing Our Faith). Have a fantastic weekend and please join me Sunday for the last teaching of Advancing in February. May God bless all who read this blog and those who may not or cannot.
Good morning and Happy Monday. Brand new week. Brand new attitude. The past is the past. The future is unlimited. This past month I was riding with my friend Angela Francis. On this particular day she had to go get her hair done and her friend Roxanne' shop. I had done this numerous times in the past so when I was getting ready to leave I told Angela I was going to the forest preserve to sit and wait as she got her hair done. At the forest preserve I would be able to do two things while I was there. I would be able to think of ideas for my blog, my radio show and my daily postings on Facebook. When you attempt to write you sometimes get writer's block and need to get to a different atmosphere ( Hmmm Writer's Block may be a blog soon LOL ). The other reason I wanted to go to the forest preserve is because it was hot that day and I needed some shade. So as I approached the forest preserve I put on my left turn signal and waited for traffic coming southbound to clear. After
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Good morning and Happy Friday. The summer is now beginning and the weather is now reaching its highest temperatures. It has reached a high point of 90's so far in the Chicagoland area and it appears to be nothing in sight to relieve us of these conditions that are almost drought like. As the summer gets ready to start in earnest next week we anticipate the warmest temps of the year after a winter that saw a little snow but the hawk, ( that's what we call the wind in the CHI ) was in full effect. But the sun has been out daily and we need a little moisture in our lives. We expect things to get wet in order for us to not only cool off but to wash away some things and bring a freshness of new things in our lives. The hotness of the weather coincides with the hotness in our lives. We need things to cool off a little bit but need some things to come down so we can enjoy the things in our lives that is promised to us as Christians. We are faithful and trusting in his Word. So as we
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