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Hello everyone and God bless you all. I’m sitting at Venice Beach again today. It is a beautiful sunny 81 degrees, and I am very thankful for such a warm blessing. The birds are enjoying it too. The Lord has been speaking a phrase to my heart lately, which has been very encouraging as I have been fighting discouragement and depression. The phrase is, “Rest in my grace.”

The Lord is impressing upon my heart that nothing can separate me from His love. Not my past sins, mistakes, or failures. Not my regrets, shame, or guilt. Not this painful disease I fight every day, or the hopelessness it makes me feel so often. Nothing can separate me from His love! His grace will always be sufficient for me, and I can truly find rest in His grace and love.

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” -Romans 8:38-39

As believers in Jesus, how often do we truly rest in that never ending promise? How often do we allow our focus to shift to the hurts and pain that drag us down? Let us always remember just how much God loves us and how wonderful and amazing His love and grace truly are.

Nothing in all creation can separate us from God’s love. Once you are His, you belong to Him forever, and nothing can ever change that. The Lord is faithful to us, He always fulfills His promises, and His grace is always with us. Rest in that eternal truth today and always.

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”  Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.  That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties.  For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Grace and peace to you all in the precious and beautiful Name of Jesus!

Good morning and God bless you all. I am sitting on the beach in Venice, Florida right now. I’ve never written a post using the WordPress app on my phone, so I hope this goes well. It is Valentine’s Day weekend, so my thoughts are turned towards love. We all want to be loved, but it is crucial that we understand what love truly is to love and be loved properly. My hope is that this post will help answer the age old question: what is love?

On my way to the beach this morning, I passed a church that had a simple and powerful message on their sign, which stated “God is love.” That eternal truth is where we must start to truly understand what love is. We know what love is and we have love because God is love. If God did not exist, we would not have love. Love only exists because God exists and He is love.

In 1 John 4:16, John wisely writes, “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.” In 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 we discover God’s character and how He loves us. We also discover the true definition of love and how to love each other.

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” -1 Corinthians 13:4-8

That is real love, my friends, and that is how we are to love and be loved. God is love, and that is how He loves us. God is patient, God is kind. He does not envy, He does not boast, He is not proud. He is not rude, He is not self-seeking, He is not easily angered, He keeps no record of wrongs. God does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. He always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. God never fails.

God loves us so much that He died for us to reconcile us to Himself and give us eternal life! May we always rest in His glorious and perfect love, and pray to love each other as He loves us.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” -Jesus speaking in John 3:16

There is no greater love than the love God has for us. God is love, and He is the true love we all long for in our hearts. Let us always remember just how much God truly loves us, and may we always be at peace in His love.

Have a blessed and beautiful Valentine’s Day in the love of God. Grace and peace to you all!

The roads built by the Romans are truly amazing feats of ancient engineering and construction that are still standing strong today. You can walk these roads that lead to beautiful sites throughout Italy, however, that is not what this post is about. The Romans Road I am talking about is a set of famous verses in the Bible that lead to the salvation of your soul. My prayer is that you will walk this road today all the way to faith in Jesus and receive eternal life.

The Book of Romans was written by the Apostle Paul between 56-58 A.D. during his time in Corinth. It is a letter to the believers in Rome during a time of heavy persecution against Christians. It is one of the most famous of his letters as it deals primarily with the Gospel and explains clearly how a person is forgiven of their sins and saved through faith in Jesus.

Let us step onto the Romans Road and take this most crucial walk through Scripture as we learn what Jesus did for us and how to receive His invitation to salvation.

“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God–the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. Through him and for his name’s sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.”

-Romans 1:1-6

“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

-Romans 1:16-17

“This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”

-Romans 3:22-24

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.”

-Romans 5:1-2

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

-Romans 6:23

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.”

-Romans 8:1-2

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

-Romans 8:38-39

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile–the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

-Romans 10:9-13

Amen! We are justified before God and our souls are saved through faith in Jesus alone. Only through faith in Jesus are our sins forgiven. This amazing gift of God’s grace can be received by anyone in the whole world this very moment by faith. Do you know Jesus? Would you like your sins to be forgiven? Would you like to be saved and go to Heaven? If you don’t know Jesus, let the Romans Road lead you to eternal life and help you make that most important decision of your life today!

May God draw you to Himself and bless you, may He open your mind and heart to the truth, and may you receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior by faith, and receive the salvation of your soul!

Grace and peace to you all!

Most of my posts are at least a thousand words, but this one will be short and sweet. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not complicated, so this post will be a simple one regarding eternal life. My main duty as a Christian is to point you to Jesus. He is our greatest hope in this entire world, and I pray this post encourages you and brings you great hope.

This verse I am about to share was spoken by Jesus, and it is quite possibly the most famous verse in the Bible. It is a short and powerful verse and it tells you how to receive eternal life. If you knew nothing else of the Bible, this verse would be enough to help you understand how to be saved and obtain eternal life. So, without further ado, here it is:

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

-Jesus speaking in John 3:16

In that one verse, we learn that God loves us, He gave us His Son (which makes eternal life a gift), and if we believe in Him we will not perish but have eternal life. That, my friends, is the best news you could ever hear and it is full of hope! Come to Jesus today, put your faith in Him, and your sins will be forgiven, your soul will be saved, and you will have eternal life!

Grace and peace to you all!

Today is January 20th, 2021. It is inauguration day here in America, and we are about to be ruled by a corrupt and wicked administration. The so called victory of Joe Biden is fraudulent and the entire ridiculous show we see being played out in D.C. is a massive coup against our country. Our government is filled with traitors from the cowards in Congress to the corrupt judges who defile our Constitution to the corrupt FBI and CIA who are now calling Patriots domestic terrorists. The country that I love is in grave danger, and those of us with the wisdom of God by the power of the Holy Spirit can see it plain as day.

From the obnoxious show of force with over 26,000 troops taking over D.C. in a massive martial law style take over to the left calling for deprogramming Trump supporters, Christians, and conservatives, putting us in re-education camps, and even calling for Homeland Security to take our children, this is not business as usual in America. This is a communist take over of our once free and beautiful country. They have already killed our First Amendment in their all out assault against Christian and conservative free speech, and they are already boasting how they plan on taking our guns and rounding us up with the enemy lists they’ve made. The darkness of past history is repeating itself and it is a very sad and disturbing day in America.

This is not the country I grew up in. What happened to the land of the free and the home of the brave? I will tell you. It is being dominated by a group of people who literally worship satan. It is a luciferian cabal known as the New World Order and they have been working to build a one world government for the evil one for a very long time. Even George Washington warned us about them in his letters that you can read for yourself in the Library of Congress. The globalist Illuminati is very real, and our country has just been completely taken over by them.

There is no unifying with them. You either stand with Jesus or you stand with the devil. There is no grey area in this. You must make a choice. They will give Christians and conservatives no quarter and they will show us no mercy. I will not mince words about this. Through their own words, they want us dead or in prison. They want us stamped out of society and erased from history. They want to round us up, put us in camps, and take our children for the supposed “crime” of loving God and supporting righteousness. We must never bow to them!

It is very sad and disheartening when I see even Christians falling for the lies of the globalist controlled mainstream media. It is painfully obvious that this election was stolen through illegal ballot harvesting and Dominion voting machine algorithms. We even have multiple videos of people admitting to fraud on election day as they discussed and carried out voter fraud, but still people won’t believe it. We have hundreds of witness affidavits, but still no one will listen. It is also painfully obvious that the corrupt judges appointed by Obama threw out all the evidence and would not even listen to the cases being presented, and Congress played along in their backstabbing coup against Trump and our people. We just witnessed the fall of our country and we will never have free and fair elections again. We are now officially a Banana Republic. We are a fallen socialist state hurling head first into the wickedness of communism.

I wish this had not happened. I wish we could change it, but we cannot. Prophecy must be fulfilled, and America had to fall. We are in the end times, and Jesus is coming back very soon. He is our only hope, and He always was and always will be our only hope.

Trump is a true Patriot who fought hard for our country. His fight for freedom and righteousness far outweighed any personality flaws he has, and for that he has my respect. My prayers are with him and his family, and I pray they are all kept safe from the traitors who hate them. May God bless and protect them and deliver them from evil! Thank you President Trump for all you did to strengthen, preserve, and protect our country, our rights, and our Constitution!

The left is going to destroy our country and we must prepare for that the best we can. They are going to cripple our jobs, industries, and manufacturing with ridiculous “climate change” regulations that are based on lies (remember the suffering under Obama?). They are going to open our borders to criminals, drug cartels, and foreign soldiers to cause chaos, death, and destruction on our people. They are going to increase abortions and murder as many babies as they possibly can, and they will continue their destruction of God’s design for gender, purity, and marriage. They are going to brainwash our children with their communist agenda in the schools. They are going to continue the mind control with the masks, and push forced vaccinations of their poisonous and deadly Covid vaccine, which will eventually lead to the mark of the beast. They are going to continue buying up farmland to destroy organic farming and push deadly GMOs on us. They are going to continue waging war against God, His Word, His Church, and His people, and spread their satanic Agenda 21 (in fulfillment of their evil commandments written in stone on their Georgia Guidestones) through every part of our society. Make no mistake, the one world government is here now and they are waiting for their leader the antichrist to arrive.

Please, stop believing the leftist propaganda of the mainstream media, especially if you believe in Jesus! Do not be deceived by their lies and hatred. The mask of the left is off, and has been for a long time, and it should be clear to everyone what their evil intentions are for our country, specifically for those of us who love freedom and righteousness. This is no joke. This is not a game. This is spiritual warfare, and it is most definitely a matter of life and death.

We must have our eyes on Christ and be found in the truth. We must be suited up in the Armor of God at all times and be prepared to stand for Jesus even if it means our death. These people will show us no mercy. They hate us and they admit that on their news shows and media outlets every day. Katie Couric even admitted the other day that she wondered how we could be “deprogrammed” to submit to their agenda. Project Veritas recorded a man talking about how they are going to round up conservatives, and Homeland Security will take our children. AOC boasts about how funding needs to be quadrupled for re-education agendas. This is the war between God and satan that has been fought since the evil one entered the garden and lied to Eve. You must choose whom you will serve.

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”

-Ephesians 6:10-12

I will never bow to the luciferian cabal. I will stand with Jesus to the very end. I will not ever let them take our children from us or put us in a camp. They are out in the open with their evil agenda now, arrogantly admitting their plans to come for us. So much for the so called unity they talked about after traitor Biden stole the election on November 4th. I told you their calls for unity were fake. I told you they want us dead.

This is not business as usual. This is not just another political election. This is the New World Order rising to power, and America will be no more. They have already done it to every other country around the world. Our brothers and sisters in Western countries like the U.K. and Australia know what I’m talking about. They have been dealing with the evil agenda of the United Nations for many decades now. Even their Pastors are put in jail for preaching the truth of God’s Word.

We fought hard in America and we will continue to fight for our freedom and for the freedom of people everywhere in this world, but America has just been conscripted into the New World Order and we must realize this. There is no Q plan to save the world. Q was a psy op to pacify and blame Patriots and entrap us in their snare, and it worked. Our only Savior is Jesus, and we must put our faith, hope, and trust in Him alone.

Will you bow to satan and those who serve him, or will you stand firm in Jesus Christ? Will you go along with the lies of the left’s satanic agenda, or will you live in the truth? The choice is yours, and believe me, you will be confronted with that choice and you must choose wisely. Just like our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ warned, repent or perish.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

-Jesus speaking in John 3:16

“From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

-Matthew 4:17

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

-Romans 10:9

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

-Romans 6:23

My prayers are with my country, and with all the lost who do not know Jesus. I also pray for my enemies that their minds and hearts will be open to the truth, and they will come to Jesus. That is the mercy and forgiveness I offer to them, but I will never unify with evil or bow to it. I am a servant of Jesus Christ and I bow to Him alone! May God have mercy on us all!

“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”

-1 John 4:4

“The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.

The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.”

-Romans 16:20

Grace and peace to you all!

After 2 years and 5 months on Twitter, the Lord spoke to my heart on Saturday night that it was time to leave. I prayed about it and the Lord further confirmed it through multiple warnings on Sunday. So, yesterday, I deleted my Twitter account. I’m glad to be off of that tyrannical social media platform anyway. They shadow banned me for over a year, and they continued to take my followers since the Twitter purge started on January 8th. I had over 6,000 following my account, and by yesterday (January 17th, 2021) they had me down to 4,893 with no end in sight. The amount of persecution and discrimination against Christians and conservatives on Twitter is ridiculous. Dust off my feet.

It will be good and much calmer to get back to just focusing on writing here on my blog. My main calling from the Lord is to preach the Gospel to the world through my writing, so I will continue to obey the Lord and do just that. There are other social media alternatives like Gab and Parler that do not persecute free speech, but for now I will be staying off those types of social media platforms.

It is disgusting and sad what is happening in my country. The left is engaged in an all out assault on Christian and conservative speech and thought. They call us domestic terrorists, white supremacists, Klan members, and other derogatory labels that are based on hatred and lies. My race has nothing to do with my faith in Christ. I am not a “white evangelical” or a “white Christian nationalist”. I am just a follower of Jesus.

There is no “white church” or “black church” in the Body of Christ. Divisions of the flesh come from satan. There is no “white church” or “black church” in Christianity. We are all one in Jesus, regardless of race. Those who want to add racial labels are the real racists. Even some Christians have fallen for those lies and they even write posts here on WordPress calling Christian Patriots who love their country “white evangelicals” and “white Christian nationalists.”

Writings like that are filled with hate and do nothing for Christian unity. They only serve to add fuel to the fire of hatred against their own brothers and sisters in Christ, and it disgusts me. Don’t ever come on here calling me a “white evangelical” or any other racial label. I am indeed evangelical in that I passionately share the Gospel, but being white has absolutely nothing to do with it. My Spirit has no color!

“Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.”

-Colossians 3:11

“You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”

-Galatians 3:26-29

“As for those who seemed to be important–whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not judge by external appearance–those men added nothing to my message.”

-Galatians 2:6

“So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”

-2 Corinthians 5:16-17

I am completely fed up with the legalistic false preaching Pharisee types out here. They should be ashamed of themselves for writing such racist posts. They love to point their fingers and stir up hate, and I will call them out every time.

There was a woman here on WordPress that recently wrote a post about “Christian Nationalism” and it was one of the most hateful ridiculous posts I have ever read from a so called Christian. She is even supposedly a “pastor,” which made her post even more ridiculous. She blocked many of my comments to her and continues to block two comments where I responded to her sinful comments to me. She said I was “bearing bad fruit” and “ruining my testimony.” No, she is the one bearing bad fruit and ruining her testimony with her hateful racist comments. I am standing up for the truth, bearing good fruit, and honoring my testimony in Christ!

If you want to add race to everything, you are a racist. If you want to add racial labels to Christianity, you are a racist. If you want to add race to following Jesus, you are a phony Christian and you do not represent Jesus or the teachings of the Bible. Don’t ever come on here adding my race to my faith. I will rebuke you straight up!

My love for my country and my love for Jesus has nothing to do with my race! Jesus told us to love one another. He told us to love our neighbors. Loving my country is about obeying Jesus! Again, do not ever add my race to my faith! If you do that, then you should repent and stop being racist.

The left is trying to stir up a massive amount of hatred against Christians, Trump supporters, and conservatives, and they are using hateful race-baiting language to do it. I don’t know why anyone would waste a single second listening to anything Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo have to say. What racist hateful men they are! What ridiculous ignorant propaganda! The left and their traitorous media propaganda are trying to erase conservatives and Christians from society. They are trying to stir up as much hatred against us as they possibly can, and sadly many believe it, even some so called Christians. I implore you to not fall for their hateful racist lies!

Christianity has nothing to do with race! God loves all people, and the Gospel is for all people regardless of your race, ethnicity, or nationality! God loves all of us and Christ died for all of us to reconcile us to God!

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

-Jesus speaking in John 3:16

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile–the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

-Romans 10:9-13

The racist left wants to cancel God and all who believe in Him from society. They want to fire Christians from their jobs. They want to cancel our speech. They want to cancel God’s Word. We are living through a spiritual dark age where they call evil good and good evil. Where they call truth lies and lies truth. And they absolutely love to stir up racist hatred and divide us.

“Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

-Matthew 22:37-40

“Woe to those who call evil good

and good evil,

who put darkness for light

and light for darkness,

who put bitter for sweet

and sweet for bitter.”

-Isaiah 5:20

Jesus wants us to love each other regardless of race. He wants us to love God with all our hearts, souls, and minds, and love each other as ourselves. There is no place for racist divisions in His Church or in society. If you are a Christian, do not write posts that cause racial divisions! If you do, you are a hypocrite and a phony, and the Lord will deal with you. Stop looking at people from a worldly point of view. A person who is filled with God’s Holy Spirit will not view people through a racial lens. When I look at you, I do not see skin color. I see your soul, and I want you to be saved and go to Heaven!

There is no such thing as a “white evangelical” or “black evangelical” in the Body of Christ. We are all one in Christ and Christ is in all of us! Rebuke and cast out any racist talk or divisions! Flee from the race-baiting hatred being spewed like vomit from the media 24/7. Flee from any so called preacher who uses race-baiting language. Flee from all that sinful hatred!

“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

-James 4:7

Twitter and all social media is a vile disgusting place to be most of the time. The hatred being displayed in this country against Christians and conservatives is sinful and evil. Our country is being destroyed in a Marxist takeover. Do people not know history anymore? Do you see what is happening?! Do you remember what happened in 1930s Germany? Do you know who Hitler, Stalin, and Mao were? Do you know how many people they imprisoned, tortured, and slaughtered? Do you remember what happened to the Jews? Do you remember the camps? Do you remember the great suffering?!

There are insane people on the left calling for Christians, Trump supporters, and conservatives to be rounded up and put in re-education camps. They are calling for our speech to be completely erased from society. They are calling for our jobs to be taken, our news outlets shut down, and our free speech, thought, and faith to be banned. Like my friend David recently wrote about, what’s next, the burning of our Bibles? Yes, that’s exactly what is coming!

If you don’t see it, now is the time to wake up and speak the truth! This is America, not 1930s Germany! This is America, not communist China! Preach the truth, and don’t fall for their hateful atheistic race-baiting lies!

I am praying hard for my country that I love. I am praying for the lies to be cut down, eyes to be opened, and the truth to be revealed. The left has sold us out to communist China and our enemies are already within our borders ready to strike. Stand firm in Christ, and do not allow them to divide us by race or in any other way with their hateful rhetoric. Stand firm in Christ and preach the truth! Fix your eyes on Jesus, set your face like flint, and stand firm!

Jesus Christ is Lord and He doesn’t care what color you are! Salvation in Christ has nothing to do with race. He loves you, He died for you, and anyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved! Love each other!

“The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”

-1 Peter 4:7-8

Grace and peace to you all!

Hello friends and family, and God bless you all. I was chatting with a good blogging friend last night and the conversation turned to our favorite hymns. I immediately thought of my Grandma and the hymn she would often sing when I was a young boy. It is always a great encouragement to me to stand up strong for Jesus whenever I think of her singing it, and I pray my Grandma’s favorite hymn encourages you to stand up strong for Jesus as well.

The hymn my Grandma would sing is called “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus.” It was written by Presbyterian Minister and Evangelist George Duffield, Jr. in 1858. Mr. Duffield was a strong and zealous abolitionist during the American Civil War, and his legacy records that he stood firm as a true soldier for Christ. The inspiration for the hymn came from the dying words of his friend and fellow preacher and abolitionist Dudley Atkins Tyng.

“George Duffield, Jr. was inspired to write this text after hearing the dying words of a Presbyterian colleague, Dudley A. Tyng. Ousted from his own congregation for his strong anti-slavery stance, Tyng preached to large crowds in weekday meetings sponsored by the YMCA. His work spearheaded an evangelical revival in Philadelphia early in 1858. At Tyng’s deathbed, caused by a farm accident in which he lost an arm, Duffield and others asked if he had any final message. Tyng replied, “Tell them to stand up for Jesus!” At Tyng’s memorial service on April 25, 1858, Duffield preached on Ephesians 6:14 and concluded his sermon by reading his new hymn text, “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus.” Several lines in that original text referred to Tyng’s words and ministry. The six-stanza text was first distributed in leaflet form and then was published in The Church Psalmist (1859).”

-Hymnary.org

George Duffield, Jr. was a graduate of Yale College and Union Theological Seminary, and throughout his time he served as a Minster in 8 Presbyterian churches in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Michigan (Hymnary.org). Interestingly enough, the town in which he served in Illinois is Galesburg, which is the town of my birth and where most of my family still lives today. My Grandma Audrey, My Grandpa Ed, and my parents all attended the Presbyterian church in Galesburg, so it makes sense that my Grandma loved his hymn. George served in the Presbyterian church in Galesburg shortly after the Civil War from 1865 to 1869. My parents actually live in a house that was built just 20 years after the Civil War in the late 1800s that is just down the road from the church. It is a blessing to be connected to such a rich history and Christian legacy!

The words to this hymn are inspiring, and are just as relevant in our time of turmoil here in America as they were back in the days of the Civil War. As followers of Jesus, we are God’s soldiers suited up in His armor to do battle against evil. We stand redeemed and victorious in His Blood, and we carry the Gospel to a dying world who hates and opposes us. As you read the words of this hymn, may it give you strength to press on and stand up strong for Jesus!

“1 Stand up, stand up for Jesus

ye soldiers of the cross;

lift high his royal banner,

it must not suffer loss:

from vict’ry unto vict’ry

his army he shall lead,

’til ev’ry foe is vanquished,

and Christ is Lord indeed.

2 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,

the trumpet call obey;

forth to the mighty conflict

in this his glorious day:

ye that are men now serve him

against unnumbered foes;

let courage rise with danger,

and strength to strength oppose.

3 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,

stand in his strength alone;

the arm of flesh will fail you,

ye dare not trust your own:

put on the gospel armor,

each piece put on with pray’r;

where duty calls, or danger,

be never wanting there.

4 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,

the strife will not be long;

this day the noise of battle,

the next the victor’s song:

to him that overcometh

a crown of life shall be;

he with the King of glory

shall reign eternally.

-Source: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #542, Hymnary.org

What a truly beautiful and powerful hymn! As was stated, George wrote the hymn with Ephesians 6 in mind, which encourages us to put on the full armor of God so that we can take our stand against the devil’s schemes.

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.”

-Ephesians 6:10-18

The day of evil has come in America and this world, and we must stand up for Jesus. We must stand firm in Him, and speak the truth no matter how many foes of darkness we face. No matter the consequence, we must stand firm!

“You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs–he wants to please his commanding officer. Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor’s crown unless he competes according to the rules. The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.”

-2 Timothy 2:1-7

“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.”

-1 Corinthians 16:13-14

“In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage–with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.”

-2 Timothy 4:1-5

Truly, we are living in a time where men will not put up with sound doctrine. They have turned their ears away from the truth. They call evil good and good evil. Now is the time we must keep our heads, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and discharge all the duties of the ministry God has given us. We must be strong and courageous in His love, and stand firm in the faith! As Jesus commanded us before He ascended into Heaven:

“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

-Matthew 28:18-20

My Grandma taught me to stand up for Jesus like a good soldier of Christ. As she got older and it was harder for her to stand up from a sitting position, she would put her hand on a table to brace herself and as she stood up she would sing, “Stand up, stand up for Jesus!” I will never forget that, and I am forever grateful for her love and the wisdom she imparted on me. When I came to Jesus at the age of 18 in 1996, I was coming out of drugs, alcohol, and atheism. I didn’t know any theology or doctrine. I was not well versed in the Bible. I just knew I needed Jesus and I came running to Him, and He saved my soul.

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

-Romans 10:9

“for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

-Romans 10:13

The Lord Jesus made me who I am today, and my victory is in Him alone. As we see evil spread throughout our country, let us remember the words of the beautiful hymn “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus,” and let courage rise with danger. Put on the Gospel armor, the strife will not be long. This day the noise of battle, the next the victor’s song. To him who overcomes, a crown of life shall be, he with the King of glory, shall reign eternally!

Grace and peace to you all!

Hello friends and family, and God bless you all! It has been a tough week already. With everything going on in our country, many believers are feeling discouraged and hard pressed by the persecution and hatred we are experiencing. Yesterday, I didn’t write because I was even dealing with some discouragement from religious Pharisee types. This post will not be about that because today the Lord lifted up my heart with a time of worship. Even in these dark times, it is fitting to praise the Lord for He is worthy of our praise at all times. His joy is our strength, and there is great joy and power in praising the Lord.

“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.”

-2 Corinthians 4:8-9

The Lord knew my heart was heavy, so He urged me to get out my guitar today. I haven’t played in a very long time. Many of you probably don’t even know that I play guitar. I don’t talk about it often, but I love jamming out with the Lord and singing praises to Him. I make up my own songs and just let the Spirit flow.

Today I cried out for mercy and justice to be poured out. As I sang to Jesus, the Holy Spirit washed over me and it was beautiful! I will call the song “Jesus Christ is Lord.” There is great power in our praise to the Lord and I encourage all believers to lift their voices to Him and worship Him in the power of the Spirit! The Lord will lift you up and encourage your heart and soul!

As I sang to Him, I was caught up in the Spirit, and I thought about the verse that talks about the stones crying out if we are silent. I also thought about the verses that talk about the trees, animals, and all of creation singing praises to the Lord. I sang some of those verses to the Lord as they came to my mind and I gave Him praise!

“When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:

“Blessed is the king who comes in the

name of Lord!”

“Peace in heaven and glory in the

highest!”

Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”

“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”

Luke 19:37-40

Jesus is so powerful and worthy of our praise that if we remain silent, even the stones will sing praises to Him! Think about that amazing truth for a moment!

“Praise the LORD.

Praise the LORD from the heavens,

praise him in the heights above.

Praise him, all his angels,

praise him, all his heavenly hosts.

Praise him, sun and moon,

praise him, all you shining stars.

Praise him, you highest heavens

and you waters above the skies.

Let them praise the name of the LORD,

for he commanded and they were

created.

He set them in place for ever and ever;

he gave a decree that will never pass

away.

Praise the LORD from the earth,

you great sea creatures and all ocean

depths,

lightning and hail, snow and clouds,

stormy winds that do his bidding,

you mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars,

wild animals and all cattle,

small creatures and flying birds,

kings of the earth and all nations,

you princes and all rulers on earth,

young men and maidens,

old men and children.

Let them praise the name of the LORD,

for his name alone is exalted;

his splendor is above the earth and

the heavens.

He has raised up for his people a

horn,

the praise of all his saints,

of Israel, the people close to his

heart.

Praise the LORD.”

-Psalm 148:1-14

If we remain silent, all of creation will sing praise to His Holy Name! Blessed be the Name of the Lord! May our praise be pleasing to Him, and may He encourage and strengthen our hearts as we praise His Holy Name!

“Give thanks to the LORD, call on his

name;

make known among the nations what

he has done.

Sing to him, sing praise to him;

tell of all his wonderful acts.

Glory in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the

LORD rejoice.

Look to the LORD and his strength;

seek his face always.”

-1 Chronicles 16:8-11

“Sing to the LORD, all the earth;

proclaim his salvation day after day.

Declare his glory among the nations,

his marvelous deeds among all

peoples.

For great is the LORD and most worthy

of praise;

he is to be feared above all gods.

For all the gods of the nations are idols,

but the LORD made the heavens.

Splendor and majesty are before him;

strength and joy in his dwelling

place.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of

nations,

ascribe to the LORD glory and

strength,

ascribe to the LORD the glory due his

name.

Bring an offering and come before him;

worship the LORD in the splendor of

his holiness.

Tremble before him, all the earth!

The world is firmly established; it

cannot be moved.

Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be

glad;

let them say among the nations, “The

LORD reigns!”

Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;

let the fields be jubilant, and

everything in them!

Then the trees of the forest will sing,

they will sing for joy before the LORD,

for he comes to judge the earth.

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;

his love endures forever.”

-1 Chronicles 16:23-34

How beautiful and fitting it truly is to praise the Lord! When your heart is heavy and you feel dismayed, put your hope in the Lord and give Him praise! Let Him lift you up and you will soar on wings like eagles once again!

No matter who persecutes us, judges us, or points their fingers at us, we will trust in the Lord and He will never let us down. May the darkness and discouragement of this world never drag us down! May the false preachers, unbelievers, and Pharisees never steal our joy! Keep calling on His Name, keep preaching the truth of His Holy Word, keep sharing the Gospel, and keep declaring His praise! May His Holy will be done and may His Name be glorified forever and ever! Jesus Christ is Lord!

“Why are you downcast, O my soul?

Why so disturbed within me?

Put your hope in God,

for I will yet praise him,

my Savior and my God.”

-Psalm 43:5

Do not lose hope, the Lord is with us! He alone is God and every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father!

No ruler on earth is more powerful than the Lord! No darkness can withstand His glorious light and power! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Amen! Praise the Lord!

Grace and peace to you all!

Good morning everyone! The Lord has put it on my heart to send some encouragement your way today. While the world seems to be falling apart in every way imaginable, we must not lose hope. There is great peace, hope, and joy in Jesus, and He is coming soon! Let us fix our eyes on Jesus and be at peace in the great hope to which He has called us! The evil one might win a few battles, but Jesus already won the war!

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”

-Hebrews 12:1-3

“Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words.”

-1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Always remember that the Lord will finish the work He started in you, and He will see you through to the very end! If you believe in Jesus, then you already stand victorious over the evil one, sin, and death, even as we struggle through the onslaught of trials and temptations here on earth. You are redeemed, standing white and clean before the Lord! Your sins are forgiven and nothing can snatch you out of His hand!

“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

-Philippians 1:3-6

“This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.”

-1 John 5:3-5

“The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.

The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.”

-Romans 16:20

“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”

-Jesus speaking in John 10:27-30

“Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

-Luke 7:48

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

-Jesus speaking in John 3:16

Be at peace and be strong in the grace and forgiveness of the Lord! Jesus is with us and He will never leave us nor forsake us! He will come back to rescue us very soon!

“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,

“Never will I leave you;

never will I forsake you.”

So we say with confidence,

“The Lord is my helper; I will not be

afraid.

What can man do to me?”

-Hebrews 13:5-6

“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.”

-1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

“He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.”

-Revelation 22:20-21

Jesus Christ is Lord!

Grace and peace to you all!