Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 16 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 17 – “The Wayward Son & The USA”)

By admin On May 2nd, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 16

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Taking Back This Nation For God!

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Part 17:

“The Wayward Son & America”

To read Part 1, click here… “March 28th (Taking Back This Nation For God!)”

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“And he (Jesus) said,

A certain man had two sons:  

And the younger of them said to his father,

Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me…

and took his journey into a far country,

and there wasted his substance with riotous living.”

Luke 15:11-13 (condensed)

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This above parable which Jesus told, has great spiritual implications for many Jews, for the Church, and even for the individual Christian.

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And it has been an encouragement for many lost souls who likewise spent their past lives in rebellion against Heaven and against Heaven’s Jesus! 

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When reading the entire parable, it actually is the story of redemption. 

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In other words, the wayward son ended up broke, homeless, and hungry, and this young man “would eat what the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.” Luke 15:16

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Prodigal Son – Peter_Paul_Rubens – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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A HAPPY ENDING FOR THAT REPENTANT SON!

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Well, this little story ends with the wayward son returning back to his father in repentance.

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But instead of responding with scorn and punishment, the father said…

“Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him;

and put a ring on his hand,

and shoes on his feet:

And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it;

and let us eat, and be merry:

For this My son was dead, and is alive again;

he was lost, and is found.

And they began to be merry.”

Luke 15:22-24

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Yes, there have been many sinners who felt too wretched and sinful to think that God might forgive them, but who took heart by this extremely encouraging parable!

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And they too, returned to God and found full forgiveness and restoration!

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Brooklyn Museum – The Return of the Prodigal Son – James Tissot – Public Domain

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“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword,”

Heb_4:12 

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BUT BEING GOD’S PROPHETIC WORD, THIS PARABLE, LIKE SO MUCH OF THE BIBLE, PROBABLY HAS IMPLICATIONS FAR BEYOND WHAT WE NOW UNDERSTAND!

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magnifying glass on puzzle – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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BRAVE BEGINNINGS

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oregon_state_capitol_building_pioneer_on_top.jpgYes, the Bible probably has implications far beyond what we might now realize!

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For example, if we look at the United States, we see a nation built by leather-tough pioneers and brave, self-sacrificing soldiers…

…Men and women who put their lives on the line to establish and preserve a God-given nation, dedicated to “freedom of religious/political speech and liberty of conscience”.

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Oregon state capitol building pioneer on top – wikipedia – share-alike license

Soldier raising flag – cropped – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burning_Man_2013_Photo_chapel,_The_wedding_party!_(9660390094).jpg“But they that will be rich fall into…into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”

1st Timothy 6:9  

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But as the decades progressed, this nation became extremely prosperous via the produce and natural resources of the earth, combined with many marvelous innovations!

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However, to a great degree, this current generation are much like pampered children who grow up in a rich man’s house.

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Many of us just do not appreciate our heritage, nor the vast riches we have inherited.

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To a great degree, we didn’t have to work for what we have.

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It was left to us by our forefathers.

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And as a result of our ingratitude, we now treat this great experiment in free speech and liberty of conscience, called “The United States” as carelessly as the proverbial “bull in a china-shop”!

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Burning Man – 2013 -Chapel – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

Minneapolis Riots – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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https://theheavensdeclare.net/mark-of-the-beast-seal-of-god/

“The wicked shall be turned into Hell, and all the nations that forget God”

Psalm 9:17  

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And let’s not forget how that bankrupt young man in the parable eventually became a servant and companion of swine!

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https://theheavensdeclare.net/mark-of-the-beast-seal-of-god/

Well, maybe we won’t literally end up in the swine trough.

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But there will indeed be a day of recompense for any society which willingly destroys what God has blessed them with!

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And there will be a replacement for a nation founded by God upon the platform of religious/political liberty of conscience!

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Oh yes, pay-day is almost here!

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And we spoiled and ungrateful children will get to “enjoy” the coming alternative replacement government!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!

Proverbs 25:25

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Well, in spite of this sad, even tragic situation, there is much Good News!

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Yes, even though we cannot stem the tide of evil and destruction now sweeping over the land like a devastating tsunami, there still remains hope!

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That’s right, there is deliverance for any man, woman, or child who wishes to escape “when the overflowing scourge shall pass through!” Isaiah 28:15, 18 & 30:28 

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Remember John Bunyan’s allegorical Tale, Pilgrim’s Progress?

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Remember how the pilgrim escaped The City of Destruction?

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That’s right! He began his pilgrimage out of that doomed city, onward and upward to The Celestial City!

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And that’s exactly how we can also escape this doomed planet, ripe for fiery destruction!

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Pilgrims Progress – His Burden Fell Off His Back – Wikimedia – Public Domain

ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway www.signsofheaven.org

 

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pray_for_Our_Nation_sign_IMG_3291.JPGTO READ PART 18, CLICK HERE…

March 30 (Taking Back This Nation For God, Part 18: “Why Did We Become ‘The Divided States of America’?”)

Pray for Our Nation sign – Wikimedia – Share-alike-lic.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to escape this awful and fearful judgment which seems to be falling on this society…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read May 12 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 10: “Mass Insanity, Or Devilish Design (or Both)?”)

…or you can also read this article…NOVEMBER 4 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 4: The God of This World Made Us Do It!)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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THE END

 

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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“Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…

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for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.”

Valley of Decision w/names

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“The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining… 

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“The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem…

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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“But the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

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Valley of Decision + O Destroying Mountain Constellation Group

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Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation.

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Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing.

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In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left.

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In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three mountains when facing eastward.

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Then find the second mountain to its right (south).

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Then go a little further south. The third snow-cap is the Destroying Mountain Constellation.

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(of course, you won’t see the snow-caps in the sky. They are just an embellishment in this sketch to present a concept-EDITOR).

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svg

READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… The ‘Valley of Decision’ Constellation

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antifa_@_Trump_in_Phoenix_8-22-17.jpgTOMORROW…

March 17 . . . . The False Prophet, Part 28: “The 6th Head: Cruel Compassion”

Antifa @ Protest Trump in Phoenix – 8-22-17 – Wikipedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

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This massive constellation is comprised of the various constellations on this websiteTHE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 31 – The Sermon on the Mount

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ABOVE STAR-CHART: Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

 

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #125, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry..

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 

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