Living To Win - April 2012
Living To Win - April 2012
Living To Win - April 2012
Radio Update .............................. 2 In Memory .................................. 4 Join Us for the Best Feast Ever ....... 4
worlds only superpower. I said that these blessings would come on you if you would just listen to the Lord your God. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. The
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Radio Update
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LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. And look where you are today. I said I would establish you as a special people to myself, a people apart, if you would keep my commandments and walk in my ways. And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee (Deuteronomy 28:1-10, paraphrased). This was what I was after. That the nations of the earth would look at you and wonder what made the difference. They would look at you as a people and say, Those are Gods people. Look what a difference it makes if you follow their God. I said I would make you plenteous in goods, and look at you now. You have so many goods that they have spilled over into the houses of the poor. You have so much food that some of you have to waddle through the marketplace. I said that I would open to you my good treasure. You would get rain when you need it. You would be able to lend to all nations. And look what you have been able to do in what you call foreign aid. Just imagine if all those nations knew that I am your God. I said that I would make you the head and not the tail. That you would
always come out on top and not beneath. All this if you would only listen to the commandments of the LORD your God. Do you remember that I said all those things? You can find it all in Deuteronomy 28. But then I went on to say what would happen if they didnt obey my laws. And because I have not changed, I can say the same thing to you today: Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee (Deuteronomy 28:47-48). Does it seem impossible that all of this could happen to us today? It seemed just as impossible to Israel. And it happened to them anyway. How is it possible for a nation so great to have so great a fall? It is easier than you might think. For it is the wealth, the power, and the greatness that contains the seeds of its own destruction. Long ago the Lord sent a prophet to people just like us. His name was Hosea. And he warned them what would happen if they didnt repent. You need to read this in Hosea 4. Hear the word of the LORD, for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. Doesnt it send shivers down your spine to consider how a great country could fall so far? Why were they going to fall? Because the people were unmerciful. They had
lost the knowledge of God entirely, when once, they knew who he was. God wasnt present in their public life. They didnt want to hear about God. They swore, lied, killed, stole, and committed adultery. They were so violent that blood touched blood. Does this remind you of what we see on the nightly news? It was so bad that even the land mourned and the people languished with the beasts of the field, and the fowls of heaven. Even the fishes of the sea would be taken away. Why? Gods people were being destroyed because of a lack of knowledge; because they had rejected knowledge of God and forgot his Law, he was rejecting them. He went on to say that he would also reject their children. Here we reach the bottom line. There is a way to live that is encompassed in the Law of God the Ten Commandments. For 200 years in this country, there was no problem with having the Ten Commandments posted in a public place. Now, we dont want to see it. This is not a constitutional argument, but a statement of the obvious. The people of this great nation dont want to be reminded of them. If we did, the courts would not be making the decisions they are making. And there are few statements as
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frightening as the one we just read: Seeing thou hast forgotten the Law of thy God, I will also forget thy children (Hosea 4:6). And when a people has forsaken the basis of all law, those people will increasingly forsake the rule of law altogether. This is one of the most important Born to Win CDs you can order from CEM, and its FREE. There will come a time when God will stop warning us of what is coming and you need to know why and how it happens, so you can be prepared. Pick up the phone now and call 1-888-BIBLE-44 and get your FREE copy of Let The Prophets Speak, or return the enclosed card. May God open your mind to grasp just how important it is that you hear this program.
In Memory
Christian Educational Ministries is very grateful for the generous donation that was made in Horace Drivers memory. He passed away peacefully March 15, 2012 after a long stay in the Legend Oaks Nursing Home in Gladewater, Texas. He was survived by his wife, Chloe; a stepson, Tony; his stepdaughter, Debbie, of Arkansas; and his daughter, Susan, of Big Sandy, Texas; son, Daryl, of Houston, Texas; and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was the last surviving brother to Allie Dart, Helen Douglas, and Eloise Dilworth. He was baptized into the church of God 56 years ago and was the person God used to bring Ron and Allie Dart and his sister Lois Kubena into Gods church. He was a fine Christian example who will have many stars in his crown. Christian Educational Ministries is also very grateful for the generous contribution made in memory of Charles Black of Big Sandy who died March 19th of a heart attack. Charles had been in the church since his early 20s. He and his wife, Barbara (McDonald) Black, had five children: Cathy, Cindy, Julie, Janet, Carl, and 11 grandchildren. Mr. Black will be remembered for his integrity and honesty and for his many friendships in the community and Sabbath-keeping circles.