Lets Pray for this ACT

I’m writing because of an issue regarding us Christians as true believers of Jesus. We all know that America has become a country full of diversities of not only culture but of values, believes and norms. This isn’t a chain letter or anything, but an awareness of where society is heading, particularly here in California.

Biblical marriage has now become a continuous attack of homosexual activists, media and even politics here in California. Researches have shown that through the years the gap between favored traditional marriage and homosexual “marriage” has become a very narrow margin. The people of California passed Proposition 22 which amended that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California” in the year 2000, yet this was placed as a definition of marriage into California’s Family Code and not its constitution. The California Marriage Protection Act will place the language of Proposition 22, defining marriage as the “union of one man and one woman” into the state Constitution. This act is necessary so that by next year the Supreme Court won’t determine Proposition 22 as unconstitutional and that judicial decisions can’t hinder the religious freedoms of pastors and churches to act according to biblical truth. Yet before this Protection Act could qualify in November 2008 ballots, almost one million signatures have to be collected between now and Easter 2008. If California does turn over Proposition 22, the current legal protections for churches- and pastors’ freedom of speech will be contested in courts at every opportunity.

I know you won’t be able to participate in such petition, yet your prayers and that of your church will be MUCH of help for this to push through. I know when two or more are gathered together in His name, God is with them. We should all stand firm on the word of the Lord and do what’s right. Doing this doesn’t mean we don’t love our brothers and sisters who are gay, but as of obedience to the Lord, we should love the person and hate the sin. I believe we should stand up for our faith before it leads to a domino-effect of the many perversities that satan will continue to do in our society.

James 5:15-16 and I quote, “And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”

Let us PRAY together regarding this matter and for our gay brothers and sisters, may we not condemn them but bring them closer to Jesus for it says in John 3:16-17 and I quote, “For God so loved the world that He gave us His only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.” Thank you for taking the time to read this, and may you be able to share this with fellow Christians and gather together in prayer. God bless you

My Conviction

I don’t know what really came over me to write this article, maybe a longing-ness in my heart to express my great love for HIM. A lot of times, my heart gets broken because of the wrong words that I choose to speak for my faith and the words just fall apart, I’m not able to express the right words that truly reflect who Jesus is in my life. It makes me cry when I’m not able to stand up for Jesus the way I want to, my boldness shrinks and the tone of my voice becomes defensive. I feel bad when I am questioned and I cannot answer, I do believe that I am not fully biblically equipped for a lot of spears being thrown at me by a mob (that’s how I feel when questioned by family, friends, etc. about my faith). For those Christians out there who know what I’m talking about, it’s some kind of persecution that is not obvious but piercing through the heart… that makes you end up saying, “Lord Jesus, I’m sorry I wasn’t able to defend you the way you should have been”. But nevertheless, I know my Jesus continues to love me and them. And He touches my heart to let me understand and allow me to be drawn to Him and His word more and more, though it may be difficult to memorize a lot of verses but if the heart is strong, then so will be my will to do so.

So now, let me speak of my conviction, of who Jesus truly is in my life. His name is more than just any name for me, for when I call on Him, he’s there 24/7; watching, listening, guiding, directing, and protecting. My father may have failed me so many times, yet despite circumstances in my life and my family, I know my Heavenly Father remains faithful to me no matter how sinful and disappointing I’ve been. I don’t think I’d be able to understand God’s love if it wasn’t for Jesus, for HE IS GODS LOVE TO BEGIN with. So many questions out there contradicting His authority, His grace and mysteries of His life, but let me ask this question, “Does answering any of those questions even guarantee us that they’d believe anything we say about our faith?” Honestly, in a generation so full of different “truths” it becomes confusing distinguishing truth from falsehood. But I know one truth is for real and that’s in John 14:6 and I quote, “Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to father except through HIM.”

I know there are so many unanswered questions and assumptions regarding Jesus, but why waste our time finding answers when we have the choice to just believe with a childlike attitude and wait for the answers until we reach the finish line (Heaven). A lifetime of faith rather than a lifetime of questions will actually lead us to the answer to the questions that we’re looking for, and for those who won’t take that chance to open their doors to Jesus will end up not knowing the answer at all. In a world where the “truths” of man are doubtful, we really have only one TRUTH to lean on to, that’s Jesus. And to be able to know Jesus is to know God’s word.

I know many question the authenticity of the bible, but I also know that there is no need to because God is too mighty to allow anything to corrupt His word. Scholars, historians and scientists even have their word on its authenticity based on accuracy and integrity of when they were written. Revelation 22:18-19 also has its say on those who try to alter the bible as well. Brothers and Sisters, have faith and leave the questions unanswered for now for in the end, He’ll answer everything you need to know before you even ask, just believe for it is grace, through faith that God saves and not by the word of man nor his works.