T.Beyer
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The poor Jesus is talking about are the Poor in Spirit, those who understand the need for a Savior. Our money or lack of money does not play into it, unless we love it, and if that is the case we have planted a seed. That seed becomes the root of all kinds of evil.
We ought to be praying for our leaders and our government, and also our fellow man here in our country and worldwide...
1 Timothy 2:1-4 NKJV Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, (2) for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. (3) For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, (4) who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
We do not live in a Theocracy, we live in a Constitutional Republic. We do not even live in a Democracy. We live in a country where we have all kinds of people who do not know God, let alone LOVE HIM. How can we expect them to come around to His way of thinking? The thing that needs to be spoken about more than anything is the GOSPEL. Not the one according to man, but the one according to GOD'S WORD.
We always want to share John 3:16, but not in the entirety of its context.
Lets read further; John 3:18-21 NKJV "He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (19) And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. (20) For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. (21) But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God."
You see in a nation and world where we are dealing with non saved, non-believers, how can we expect change in the government? We cannot. Swine love the mud, dogs return to their vomit....until this nation is redeemed one by one by the regenerating blood of Jesus Christ, there will be no peace, no joy, and a lack of love.
This nation individually and as a whole needs to confess their sins, repent, and pick up their cross and follow the King of Kings.
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