President Obama Inauguration January 21,2013

Micah 6:8  He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?




President Obama -January 21, 2013 (guardian.co.uk)

Today was an exciting day in US politics. President Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States - a busy day for the President and his lovely family.

President and Mrs Obama greet the crowds ( NBC politics.com )

1 Timothy 2: 1-3 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;


In his speech today, President Obama laid out some goals for his second term as President. Among other things, he mentioned three issues which I would like to comment on.
1) Gun control - I believe President Obama is on the right track with gun control. With the gun violence that the USA has experienced in recent years, the President must do whatever he can to stop these massive killings of innocent people. For the President to not take action regarding this matter at this time would be morally wrong. I believe it is the President's responsibility to act on this issue and for the general public to support his efforts in this matter. We are our "brother's keeper".
Genesis 4: 8-11
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
  And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
  And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.

2) Gay rights - Here I firmly disagree with President Obama. It is 100% clear in the Bible that homosexuality is a sin against God. It can not be compared to the skin color or male/female equality in society or the workplace since those are not sin issues. Homosexuality is a sin that requires repentance before God and for such individuals to turn to Jesus for forgiveness and salvation. I believe President Obama is seriously misguided on the issue of homosexuality. He needs prayer. If one swears on the Bible, should he not also live by the words written in it?
Romans 1: 22-32
 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
1 Corinthians 6: 9-10   Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,  nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.

3) Climate change -  I believe that everyone one of us should do what is reasonable to take care of this beautiful earth that God has given to us. It is sad to see the pollution, the immense amount of food that is wasted etc. Also the chemicals and fertilizers that are used to produce our food can not possibly be healthy for any of us. I believe God is in control of this planet and though we should do what we can for the good of it, it cannot be our main priority. To me the "green" issue is not a matter that is worth getting really upset about. Our focus needs to be on winning lost souls to the Lord Jesus for salvation. This world is not our home - we are just a passing through!!

 

Some additional comments: In my discussion on point #2 on gay rights, I mentioned male/female equality. I would like to expand on this just a bit. While in God's eyes, male and female are equals this does not mean that they are interchangeable. Family is God's idea, as is marriage. One man and one woman united before God for life, till death do part. God has created the males and gifted them with fatherhood, while the female has been given the gift of bearing children and motherhood. So two homosexual men together raising children is wickedness in the sight of our God. As is two lesbian women raising a family. God's ways are best. Sometimes circumstances of life are hard and we see Grandparents, or other loving family raising a child in need, this is pleasing to the Lord.

As we see in Titus chapter 2, the ideal place for a woman with children is to be a stay at home Mom and raise the children up for the Lord. Please take time to read these verses from Titus 2:

 

 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

 

May God guide President Obama to make right choices - choices that honor the Lord! May I encourage everyone to pray for the leaders of your country!

 

Why I would Vote for Romney...

Psalm 75: 6-7 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.  But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

Someone has said that a definition of insanity is to keep repeating the same actions but expect to get different results. That statement could be applied to the current administration of the United States. How can anyone imagine that borrowing billions of dollars continually with no intentions of repaying that debt could lead to any good result??
As a Canadian I am watching the USA Presidential Elections campaign going on. I understand that my opinion about it has no bearing at all in the election itself but that doesn't mean that I cannot be interested. I watched the debate a couple nights ago. Mitt Romney definitely won that debate - no doubt about it! But who will the American people choose as their next President in November of this year?



Here in Canada we currently have a Conservative majority government with Stephen Harper as Prime Minister. I like that - it is good for our country. I support the Conservative Party in elections whenever I can.
I have heard American Christian preachers say that they cannot vote for Mitt Romney because he is a Mormon. In my opinion, in an election for President you are not choosing a God whom you will serve - You are choosing a President who is capable of leading the country.  Obama has proved his capabilities in the last four years. So the question is not who believes exactly as I do? or is the person running a Christian?  Of course we would prefer to have a Christian to be our Prime Minister or President but there are only two choices. So the question rather becomes - Who is the one that shares my moral values and lives with integrity and will move the country in the right direction? I think it is extremely concerning when a person claims to be a Christian but then denies Christ in his political decisions. If one does not claim to be a Christian at all, you must look at his backgound - Does he live with integrity and does he have good moral standards? Will he be able to guide the economy and stop the wasteful spending?
In the Canadian election process, you must vote for a candidate who represents one of the three main Parties( Conservative, Liberal or New Democratic Party)  and thereby the vote you cast is a vote for your local representative and also for the Party and Leader of that Party. So in the last election here in Canada, I voted for Vic Toews who represents the Conservative party in my region and so by voting for the Conservative candidate my vote also helped to elect Stephen Harper as Prime Minister. Personally I do not agree with Vic Toews because I am offended that he lived an immoral life and divorced his wife of many years. That being said I still voted for him because I knew Stephen Harper was the man who needed to be Prime Minister. He is a strong family man, he guides the economy well and is a friend to Israel and he is not afraid to stand his ground even if it is not politically popular.
In the same way, Mitt Romney may not be the perfect man in some ways but he most certainly has the country's best interests in his platform. He has experience in economic issues, he understands the risks of the government's spending problem, he is smart, also a good family man who sincerely loves his wife and family, he is a strong supporter of Israel and also not afraid to stand strong even against Obama ( as we saw in the debate).  Whereas it seems that Obama is bent on destroying the USA. I would fear for the people of the US if Obama got another 4 years as President. He seems weak and cowardly, he doesn't hesitate to increase the deficit, he does not stand strong with Israel, he is promoting Muslim Brotherhood takeovers, but he also loves his family though at the same time is trying to destroy the traditional family. He strongly promotes homosexuality and abortion. He says he is a Christian but does not stand for Christian values. I would rather vote for someone who says he is a Mormon and is honest about it as Romney is than for someone who says one thing but lives another.  There are only two choices - and the Obama choice is really not an option.
In my opinion, of course you also must look at their running mates. Paul Ryan's values and morals are far more in line with Biblical principles than Joe Biden's. If something were to happen to the President, would Biden be able to provide leadership required in a crisis or would Paul Ryan be more equipped to do so?

We must always remember that the final out come rests with God. God will put the man in office who will fulfill His preordained prophetic plan. God's timetable will not change and if the endtime prophecies and tribulation are about to begin, then God will put the man in the Whitehouse whom He has chosen to be in there for that appointed time. Trust in the Lord because He will  never fail you.
Psalm 146: 3-5 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

Romney for President - Updated!

Updated August 2, 2012 - My blog poll is closed now. According to my poll, Mitt Romney should win and become President in November! My personal opinion though is that President Obama will get re-elected. I was hoping that I would get more participation in this "just for fun" poll. I says thanks to those of you who did vote.  Some people are suggesting that the election will be cancelled due to the circumstances that are developing in the USA and around the world. We know that God controls the outcome of  elections and He allows those to get into office whom He will use to fulfill the He preordained prophetic Word. We will see what happens. Thanks again and God Bless.
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For a couple of weeks now I've had a poll on my blog asking the question-  Who should be elected President in the USA come November? Should Prseident Obama be given a second term or is it time for the Republicans to get into office with a President Romney in the Whitehouse. There is only 1 day left to vote in my poll, so anyone out there - it doesn't matter what country you call home, you are encouraged to vote. I am interested to see what people everywhere are thinking. Some people are even suggesting that the fall election could be called off. What do you think? Leave a comment to support the man of your choice!
    

Happy Fourth of July to all Americans!

                      Independance Day
                          July 4, 1776


                Happy Fourth of July to all my American Friends!

  May God's Hand of Blessing be upon you as together with your  family and friends,  you celebrate your great country the USA!!

National Anthem - The Star Spangled Banner   
Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?



President Obama holds the highest office of any world leader. The entire world looks to the USA for guidance and direction.



Proverbs 14:34 - Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.


I am a Canadian living in Canada. It is troubling to see how much the USA is changing under President Obama. Also troubling to watch are the disasters that are bombarding the country - storms, heat, fires and financial woes to name a few. I believe God is warning all of us, no matter what country we live in, to turn to Him in repentance and faith as the days are getting ever closer to the return of the Lord Jesus.

Though I am a Canadian, I follow US politics, news, and a few blogs by some American preachers who have special insights into the world today in relation to Bible prophecy being fulfilled these very day. We are witnessing Bible prophecy come to pass before our eyes.  I find the writings of Joel Rosenberg and John McTernan worth reading. Below you will find a few paragraphs from both of their blogs and a link to each of their blogs.

First from John McTernan's Defend and Proclaim the Faith blog - Here is what John McTernan writes on July 2, 2012 -   http://www.defendproclaimthefaith.org/blog/

The effects of the massive storm that now is being called an inland hurricane is still being felt. I can never really remember a storm like this. This is the type of disasters that I have been warning about that are on the way to America. They will hit with a greater frequency and intensity. The destruction will match the exact level of rebellion against the LORD. The destruction will continue until America is broken. The LORD is holy and He cannot allow America to continue in this rebellion.

Once again I want to bring to your attention that the fate of America is in the hands of the church. Without repentance and crying out to the Lord for an outpouring of His Holy Spirit, America is going to be destroyed, God has sent all the warning signs of the impending doom, but the church still sleeps on. Please come to my Friday night blog talk church service, as during the service we do cry out to the LORD for mercy and an out pouring of His Spirit.

People have been contacting me about what supplies to store. I tend not to give details because everyone is in a different situation. You need a food supply, but store more than you need so you can help others. You need a water filter system so that if there is no water, you can always purify some. I recommend a small generator with some stored gas. I also highly recommend a weapon for self defense.

I am also requesting that any pastors who might be reading this to warn your church of what is coming and use the church to help with supplies. There are many people who cannot afford supplies and are helpless. The churches are to now move in the fear of God just like Noah did when he built the ark for safety. The Lord warned him of what was coming and Noah moved by fear took action. There are rnow millions without power from Indiana to Washington, DC. If the heat continues, this could get very serious for those without water and supplies.

 http://www.defendproclaimthefaith.org/blog/

Next from Joel Rosenberg's blog - http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/
I encourage you to read the entire post on his blog.

July 2, 2012 Joel Rosenberg writes: Is America facing a ‘Jonah’ moment, or a ‘Nahum’ moment?”
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Sure enough, the Lord heard the earnest prayers of the people — and their king — as they repented, and He relented. “When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would bring upon them. And He did not do it.” The promised judgment did not come. The people and their city were spared from God’s wrath. What an extraordinary moment. The pagan people heard the word of the Lord and it burned in their hearts. They believed God’s word, pleaded for mercy, and the Lord gave them mercy, even though He had never indicated that He would do so.
But this was not the only time the word of the Lord came to the people of Ninevah.
About 100 years or so later, the next generation of Ninevites had abandoned the Lord and fallen back into tremendous evil, violence, bloodshed, lies, sorcery and other wickedness. In the Old Testament book of Nahum, we read that the Lord again spoke to the people of Ninevah, this time through a different Hebrew prophet, this one named Nahum. Yet this time the people of Ninevah did not repent. They did not listen to God’s word. They did not plead for mercy. They did not turn from their wicked ways and start praying, fasting and begging God for mercy. And thus, mercy did not come. Instead, the judgment of God came upon the people, and in 612 B.C. the city of Ninevah was utterly destroyed.
Today we as Americans — especially those here in the capital, but all of us really — must confront this question: Is America in a “Jonah” moment, or a “Nahum” moment? That is, will we hear the word of the Lord that we have strayed far from the teachings of the Bible and allowed our land to become polluted with abortions and pornography and violence and wickedness of all kinds? Will we admit how far we are from God’s plan and purpose for our lives? Will we confess that our hearts are far from Jesus Christ and plead with the Lord for His mercy and grace and forgiveness? Will we fast and pray and earnestly seek God’s face, and implore Christ to give us a Third Great Awakening? Or will we ignore the word of the Lord and continue in our sins and watch our nation continue to decline, or even implode?  http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/

I believe both of these authors are warning all of us regardless of which country we live in - The warings from the Lord are evident - warnings to repent and turn to God for forgiveness before it is too late and  the judgement of God falls on our countries.

May God Bless the USA as well as Canada to the north!