BEYOND MEASURE.

Galatians chapter 1 beginning with verse 10. For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? 4 if i yet please men, I should not be the servant of Christ. Verse 11 but I certify you, brethren that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. Verse 12 for I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. Verse 13 for you have heard of my conversation in times past in the Jewish religion how that beyond measure i persecuted the Church of God and wasted it: verse 14 and profited in the Jews religion above many equals in mine own nation being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. Verse 15 but when it please God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by His grace, verse 16 to reveal his son in me, that I might reach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood. This is the Apostle Paul explaining clearly where is power derives, as he confesses that we all know he was before his conversion a persecutor of born again Christians. My friends I must say, this has nothing to do with politics but much to do with where we will spend eternity when we pass away from this earth. In politics we find sometimes a feeling of hope. A feeling a hope that the candidate we vote for will have our best interest at heart. But that is all expectations of men. Paul makes it clear in this scripture that are hope is in eternal salvation from Jesus Christ our Lord. We all have histories of wrongdoing bad behavior ugly words anger on and on and on! Yet Just as Paul our hope must truly be in the words of our Lord and Savior and the gospel he allowed the disciples and/or apostles 2 pen down for all of us. Being born again is not a community activity. It is a very private and personal event that actually occurs in individuals when they call out to Christ to forgive them their sins then they repent and follow Jesus as best as they can. As we gather together in our churches in our Bible studies we must all remember as the Apostle Paul said that this is not of the flesh. It is given to us by the Holy Spirit of God himself. As I write these words my heart stirs within me thinking about the salvation, the eternal salvation of the believer. Nothing we do can earn this privilege it's already been paid for by the death of Christ on the cross. Remember these words the Apostle Paul also wrote in the book of Galatians. Verse 6 and 7 of chapter 3." Even as Abraham believe God and it was accounted unto him for righteousness. Verse 7 knowing you there for that they which are of faith the same are the children of Abraham. God is our hope not man. In every walk of our life we must confirm with Christ the creator of all things all things that creep on this earth all things that breathe. He has the answer and he starts with each one of us individually. My flesh, your flesh availing nothing but misery heartache anger envy strife things that are not profitable for us. When entire political parties advocate and push agendas that are against what is good for humans, and they openly remove God, the one true God, the father of Jesus Christ, our Heavenly Father, from their platform comments then when elected legalize sin in the highest degree! Woe be unto them. Then they make plans to persecute by the law godly principles and those that follow them. Stand up stop being cowardly and make sure that the life you are living for is worth dying for. As we should note the Founding Fathers of the United States of America put their very lives and fortunes on the table in order to form this union call the United States of America. God bless you and God bless the United States of America.