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I just received this article from Joel Rosenberg and thought it was interesting!

 

 

HOW MUCH TIME BEFORE A NEW WAR IN THE EPICENTER?

Plus: 15,000 Christians fleeing from Mosul, Iraq; and the Taliban murders a Christian aid worker in Kabul

By Joel C. Rosenberg (Washington, D.C., October 21, 2008) -- How much time do we have before war between Iran and Israel breaks out? Could it happen between the U.S. elections on November 4th and the inauguration on January 20th? A number of top U.S. and Israeli officials and analysts fear the answer could be yes.

Last month, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad again vowed to wipe Israel and "these germs of corruption off the face of the Earth." Israeli officials believe time is running out before Iran gets the Bomb. What's more, they know full well that President Bush - widely considered the most pro-Israel commander-in-chief in U.S. history - is leaving office very soon. One question, then, is whether Israel might launch a pre-emptive war against Iran's nuclear weapons program before a new American President steps in.

Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, this week actually guaranteed a major international crisis would erupt within the next six months if running mate Barack Obama is elected. "Mark my words - it will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy," Biden told supporters in Seattle on Sunday. "The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America….Watch. We're going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy."

Is Ahmadinejad and his regime preparing to launch such a crisis? They are certainly ratcheting up their anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli rhetoric. "The Zionists are crooks," Ahmadinejad said recently. "A small handful of Zionists, with a very intricate organization, have taken over the power centers of the world….Jewishness is a great lie. They have no religion whatsoever. They are a handful of lying, power-greedy people who have no religion, who only want to take over all the peoples and countries, and to trample the rights of the peoples….I've heard that one of them [Prime Minister Ehud Olmert] recently said that the idea of Greater Israel is dead. I would like to declare that the idea of 'smaller Israel' is also dead. The very notion of Israel is dead, but they are lagging behind the times. Just as the idea of Greater Israel died 30 years ago, and they did not realize this, and have continued to perpetrate crimes for 30 years…Today, I say to them: The idea of smaller Israel is dead." Ahmadinejad added that if the Jews do not end their support for Israel and Zionism, "the strong arm of the [Muslim] peoples will wipe these germs of corruption off the face of the Earth."

In other news from the epicenter, "Libya may agree to buy more than $2 billion worth of Russian weapons during a visit by Muammar Gaddafi to Moscow this month, Interfax news agency reported on Monday." The Israeli media immediately picked up on the reports. Given Libya's historic enmiity towards Israel, there is a very real concern that should Libya receive billions of dollars of advanced new weaponry from Moscow, those arms could eventually be turned against the Jewish State. There are also prophetic implications. The "War of Gog and Magog" described in Ezekiel 38-39 involves a military alliance between Russia, Iran, Libya and a group of other Middle Eastern countries that surround and seek to destroy Israel in "the last days" after Israel has been reborn as a country and Jews have returned en masse to the Holy Land. A development worth watching closely.

Thank you for your prayers!!  It has been over a year that I have been employed, but praise be to God, I start a job on Thursday.  I must say that God has been faithful through these times and has never let me down.  I am having to move and leave my church that I have been at for many years.  Just wanted to share what I shared with them if you don't mind.

 

 

Last night as Pastor Frank was teaching I could not help but thank God for a church that teaches the Word of God without compromise.  I know that attending CCTV has been a building block in my relationship with Christ.  I can only pray that I will find another home that I can grow and serve our Lord Jesus.  Thank you for all of your prayers and support through the tough times that I have gone through over the last year or so.  There are many times that a brother would come up to me and let me know that he was praying for me and I know that it was the prayers of my friends in Christ that God has helped me through the days that I thought I could not make it through.  Last night I was reminded through the teaching of Jeremiah 29:11.  "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.  Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.  And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart." 
 
As I was reading this morning, A Pillar By Day, I could not help but share it with you.  It spoke to the very core of my heart after hearing such nice things from Pastor Gary and Pastor Frank.  The scripture is Numbers 27:22-23 which reads:
"And Moses did as the Lord commanded him and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: and he laid his hands upon him, and gave him charge as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses."  John Courson's comments are as follows:
"Called a minister, or servant, of Moses (Joshua 1:1), Joshua played second fiddle to Moses.  For forty years, he simply served as number two, faithful in whatever he was to do.  Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful, Paul declared (1 Cor 4:2).  Many men want to be men of faith.  But rarer, and perhaps more important, is to be a faithful man.  Joshua was just that,  And in due season, after forty years of faithfulness, God tapped him on the shoulder.
God does that with us too.  It might take forty years, but if we faithfully plug away at what God has called us to do-big or small, noticed or unnoticed-He will tap us on the shoulder one day and say, "You've served faithfully.  Now is the time for greater ministry."
 
I take this as a word for me but more important as a word for our body at CCTV.  Church, stay faithful in the things that God has called you to do.  Never grow weary while doing good, for in due season you shall reap if you do not lose heart. Gal 6:9 
Last night Pastor Gary stated that when the church plans an outreach, the week before things seem to go wrong.  We have always seen the fruit that God has brought forth no matter what the obstacles were.  The eternal rewards are always greater than what the enemy throws our way.  That is why I am so grateful that God has allowed me to be at CCTV, I have learned many things that have drawn me closer to Jesus.
 
My encouragement for all of you is to:
Continue to stay strong in the Lord and never compromise the Word of God
Continue praying and see God work
Never grow weary in doing good for you will always reap what you sow
Always be aware of what God is doing around you and let the Holy Spirit lead
Love one another unconditionally and reach out to those that are weak 
Keep reaching out to the lost and share the Good News, for the harvest is ripe but the laborers are few
Remember God's promises (Jer 29:11 for one) and stand on His Word no matter what comes your way
 
Again thank you for your prayers and support.  Please continue to pray for me to assure God's will in my life.
 
Your brother in Christ, 
 
 
John Evans
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It's been a while since I have had the time to sit down and write.  The fishing was terrible but it was time well spent with the kids.  Since my last blog I have been blessed with a granddaughter.  She will be out here in California the first week of October with her mom for a visit.  Can't wait to see her!!

 

My time has been consumed with looking for a job.  Daily sending out resumes with no responses.  This can get very discouraging at times and the feelings of giving up are overwhelming.  I will be going out to Orange County CA this week to seek employment out there.  I know that God has a plan and relying on his strength to get me through each day has been my only sanity.  I was reminded last night of Nehimiah.  His prayer life was an example for us.  He prayed when he was discouraged, needed direction or assistance, when he was weak and helpless or under attack.  But God enabled him to complete the task of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem in spite of all the opposition.  Nehemiah 6:15-16 states that the walls were completed in 52 days.  That is a miracle in itself.  It was a testimony to all, that God was the one that did the work.  Whatever God has in store for my life will be from Him.  He will get all the glory!!  My part is to continue praying, no matter what the circumstances and to do everything I can to find a job.  My finances have dwindled to nothing, credit cards maxed out and I live by faith day to day.  I can only say, thank you Lord!  I know I am in your hands and You will and have never let me down.  Show me your ways, draw me closer to You and help me to hear your voice.  Give me wisdom, direction and discernment in the decisions I make and lead into the way you would have me go.

 

Continue to keep me in your prayers.  They are greatly appreciated and coveted. 

 

In Christ,

 

John

 

I just added a song list to my site for your enjoyment.  I find that turing on some worship music and just sitting before the Lord is so refreshing.  So just an encouragement to take 1/2 hour, close the door behind you and wait upon the Lord.  Even if you don't have a relationship with God, I encourage you to do the same.  He is a rewarder to those that diligently seek Him.  Take the bible with you during this time and read through a Psalm or elsewhere in the word.

 

 

 

 

 

We go through things in our lives so that we can help others that are going through the same thing.  As I share this with you I also realize that it is also releasing me from my own struggles within.  As I wrote about in my last blog, my 10 year old is here visiting with me.  What I didn't tell you is that my ex wife is also out in California visiting.  I picked her up last night to come and visit with the family.  My mood has become depressed, my anger has resurfaced and my bitterness has reared it's ugly head back into my life.  I thought I had dealt with all these issues since our divorce 6 years ago.  The details of our break-up are not real important but it brought into my life a lot of pain and feelings that I never knew I had to deal with again.

Driving down to pick her up I could feel my self tense up and memories of the past flooded my mind.  I couldn't even look at her when I saw her and went to bed early just so that I would not need to deal with it.  This morning I decided to face reality and began praying and seeking the Lord.  I know that in my own strength I can not handle this.  As a christian I can not just ignore that this is a stumbling block in my life and I have decided to face it head on with the Lord's help.  I started reading the book of James in the Bible.  I came to this verse and thank you Lord for speaking to me through your Word.

 

 

As I write this, I know that the Lord is speaking to my heart.  Realizing that I want God's will in this situation and I cry out to Him for His true wisdom and the ability to love as Jesus loves me.  "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."  Romans 5:8

 

 

Please pray that God would put in my heart the love of Jesus towards my ex and give me the strength to conquer this weakness in my life.  Thank you Lord that I do not need to stay the same.  Make me more like you LORD.

 

 

Last night my 10 year old (Joy) came into my room with tears running down her cheeks.  I asked her a couple of times "What's wrong?" but she just stood in silence not saying a word.  Just to let you know, she lives in Ohio with her mom and is out here visiting with me.  I speak to her quite a bit on the phone during the year but I don't get to see her face to face but once a year.  Finally after several attempts to find out what was wrong, I just took her in my arms and laid her down besides me in a huge bean bag chair in the room.  A few minutes later we were laughing and talking together again.

 

When I woke up this morning I was thinking about how my Father in heaven loves me.  Children exhibit sincerity, eagerness, a trusting attitude and total dependence on their parents.  When we go to our heavenly Father, we must go to him with child like faith.  He loves us unconditionally, right where we are at and knows our every need before we even ask.  There are many times in my life that I hesitate going to God, yet He is just waiting for me with loving open arms. 

 

Why do I hesitate to have fellowship with God when He is allways there waiting for me?  Here is a list of a few reasons why. Unrepentant sin, anger, pain, pride (a feeling that I can do things on my own), hurt, a broken heart, a contrite spirit, unforgiveness, depression, etc...  But I know God loves me, He promises to take care of all my needs, He has given me eternal life through His Son Jesus Christ, I have His Word (The Bible) and I know I can go to Him at any time.  This is where my child like faith comes in.  I can not go to God on my own merits or works.

"Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.  And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance and perseverance, character and character hope.  Now hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.  Rom 5:1-5

 

It is because of Jesus Christ being the ultimate sacrifice on the cross for my sins that I can have fellowship with God.  It has nothing to do with my own works or feelings.  My dependence on God is fully reliant upon the finished work on the cross.  I can enter the Holy of Holies by the blood of Jesus because He is our High Priest (Heb 10:19-23). 

 

So John, what are you really trying to say?  As my daughter came into my room, tears in her eyes and speachless; she knows that I love her unconditionally and that she doesn't even need to say a word.  God is allways waiting for us with open arms.