A Look at the Book #260

by Jesse Abel
The Devotional
What does Papa “J” Say?
A casual reading of these verses could render that it is the woman's fault that lead men down a path of discretionary error. But please notice, Solomon says “My son” so it is the child, male or female who is disobedient, who fails the test of knowledge! Proverbs 5:1-6

Well I believe it is time to organize prayer and fasting. I have been looking around at various websites. There are several ministries that are calling for a revival in our nation so we do not have to re-invent the wheel, we simply need to get involved. The National Prayer Committee will gather thousands of believers in Kansas City, Mo., August 26-30, for an historic 66 hour prayer vigil. Another is: Cry out America, Dr. Charles Stanley's 140 days of prayer. And there are others. With the elections coming up in November, most of these prayer events are directed at turning the liberal tide of politics to a more conservative economy. For me, I am just a little tired of seeing our country play the good king/bad king game of political strategies. Someone who emails me regularly has this quote from John Adams: Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. This speaks volumes to the conservatives and the liberals who try to sanctify the United States of America in the relative righteousness of human good. If this nation does not return to God soon, then you can count on it. God will come and take it away from us. This would be our fault, not His!

The Gospel of John

John 14:1-6 By far, it is always such a peaceful moment in time when I come to this section of the devotional. Just looking at the Words of Jesus: “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. As a believer or unbeliever; what does that say to you? How about this! Jesus states clearly that the world He created is really standing at the door to the kingdom of God and as the Creator this kingdom it is always in His Presence, but not ours.

Yes, the majority of the world populace have some misconception of who God is, and many are following religions that will carry them to an eternity where the ongoing creative power of Jesus will be seen (The kingdom of God) but not had; Now that is “hell”! So again, the world stands on threshold of the knowledge of God. Simply the world is God conscious and it is not hard to see that ever since time was created that the thought of God is on the minds of everyone. Just look at the thousands of religions seeking Him.

I like what Jesus says, He puts it all right on the line. “You believe in God” or we could say that He sees the world itself as being God conscious and that in reality the world is standing on the threshold of life eternal. The one needed step for all of mankind is to step away from religion, doubt and ignorance and into the way that holds the solid promise of faith: “I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” The boldness of this statement alone is enough to send the unwise in faith to hell and the wise in faith to the kingdom of God. BE THERE, OR BEWARE!