UNITED STATES 2024 - WHICH SIDE OF HISTORY?

 

WHICH SIDE OF HISTORY?

I just finished watching the R*agan movie with my parents (I tried to add it as an activity, but F*cebook censored it and wouldn't let me post this). And let me tell you, it was one of the best movies I've ever seen. History has a tendency to be cyclical, and so many parallels can be drawn from when R*agan was president to what is currently happening in this nation today.

I was in Elementary School, Jr. High and High School between 1980 and 1988 under R*agan's leadership in the United States. I remember as a kid hearing the horrible sirens at school and covering my head while ducking under my desk because of the looming threat of nuclear war with the former Soviet Union. I really liked Ronald R*agan as our president, especially with his "peace through strength" stance in his dealings with other countries that posed an existential threat to our national security.

The first time that I was able to vote I was an 18 year old U.S. Marine, a registered Republican and I voted for George B*sh, Sr. who ended up losing to Bill Cl*nton. Shortly after that election, I gave my life to Jesus Christ at the age of 19. And by the age of 20, I began to travel the world, spending many years of my adult life as a missionary overseas. For nearly twenty years, I never voted in a U.S. election, partially because my focus was on sharing the gospel of Christ's love abroad, and partially because I saw corruption on both sides of the political fence. I felt that Jesus wasn't interested in the politics of this world, but rather in a kingdom not of this world, and of which He is King.

After returning to the United States from living overseas at the age of 40, I began to somewhat follow what was happening in U.S. politics, at least when it came to presidential elections. I registered as a Libertarian, of which I have remained until this year, as I believe in small government.  During those years, I honestly couldn't stand either the Republican or the Democrat candidates, mostly due to the vitriol that I observed from both sides. This year, I changed my registration to American Independant in order to vote for Robert F. K*nnedy, Jr., as I saw him as more of a centrist who didn't engage in the vitriol, and whose political views and stances lined up fairly closely to my own. I am still a huge RFK Jr. fan, and will now vote for Donald Tr*mp in the upcoming election, as K*nnedy will be given an important cabinet position under Tr*mp's administration should he win.

While I was watching the R*agan movie tonight, I couldn't believe how similar of a situation we now find ourselves in. R*agan talked often of his calling by God to be president, and stood for the one very thing that I have championed my entire life: FREEDOM. Both Tr*mp and K*nnedy talk about their relationship with God and their calling by Him to serve this nation. The only presidents or presidential candidates who have been shot in assassination attempts over the past 60 years were JFK, RFK, R*agan and Tr*mp, all who stood up against the corporate corruption that has infected and taken over both political parties at various times.

Vladimir P*tin just endorsed K*mala H*rris (who is a far left Democrat, and a globalist with more socialist tendencies, and who has been caught in numerous lies about her own political positions; who I believe will actually take away our freedom, destroy democracy and will declare war on the U.S. Consitution), and has also recently warned the United States that if any of the long-range weaponry provided to Ukraine by the B*den-H*rris administration (funded by U.S. taxpayers who are struggling to financially survive in this current recession), is used against Russia on their soil, he would use nuclear weapons in retaliation toward the U.S., which would inevitably begin a third world war. This isn't fiction. This is the current, living reality that we find ourselves in. Tr*mp and RFK Jr., like R*agan, know how to show "peace through strength" to our adversaries, and want to end the wars in these countries, that we should never have been involved in to begin with.

When I gave my life to Christ as a young adult, I had been reading a book by Frank Peretti called, "This Present Darkness," which paints a picture of a very real spiritual battle taking place in the heavenlies between elect and fallen angels. Over the past ten years, throughout my 40's, I was on a wilderness journey, as I had turned away from institutional Christianity, mostly due to hurt that I had incurred from the church. I never stopped praying, or talking to Jesus during that time, but I had become jaded and resentful toward those who had hurt me and/or my family. I suffered depression during that time, that worsened as time went by, even to the point of contemplating suicide, especially after my dear friend Jesse Gellatly passed away. Thankfully, Jesus intervened, and I admitted myself to the emergency room and then to a mental health facility, where I completely surrendered my life to Jesus, forgiving those who had hurt me in the past. I can't believe that I am being so vulnerable about my own personal life right now, but I believe that the Lord can use my story to help others. Jesus, our good Shepherd, left the 99 to come and rescue my wandering heart, which I don't feel that I deserve, yet am rejoicing with heaven as a prodigal son who has returned to Him. I am fully surrendered to Jesus Christ as both my Savior and Lord, and want to spend the rest of my life loving, serving and worshipping Him until I take my last breath or until He returns, whichever comes first.

Just as I recognized the very real spiritual battle that is taking place over our lives as a young adult, I now see even more so that the enemy has come to kill, steal and destroy, that the line between good and evil has been clearly drawn in this nation and around the world, and that the return of Christ is at hand. Although I once believed that Jesus wasn't interested in earthly politics, I now see that He wants to be a part of every aspect of our lives. Jesus is King, and I believe that he desires His kingdom to break in and break through in this nation. There is a great awakening happening in the U.S. as prominent people are coming to Christ in large numbers and are being outspoken about their faith. I truly believe that a great end times harvest of souls awaits us, and that the Lord of the harvest is sharpening His children as the sickles that He will use to bring the lost to Himself. There are lost people on both political sides, and the time is now to ask Jesus to save us from our sin, to fill us with His Holy Spirit, and to buy our nation more time before the coming globalization, new world order and revealing of the anti-Christ as foretold in prophetic Scriptures, in order to bring this great harvest of souls into His kingdom in these last days.

So my question is, on which side of history will you find yourself? I choose to stand firmly in my faith in Jesus Christ, whatever the cost. It is so clear that Satan is deceiving masses of people to come against and persecute anyone who stands with Jesus Christ, and paints us that do as the ones who are the problem in this nation and in this world. We are living in a narrative created by the enemy where "good" is called "evil," and "evil" is called "good."  Jesus died in our place, and longs to enter into a personal, hand-holding relationship with everyone, "not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." I plead with you, if you haven't already, to come to Jesus just as you are. He is so loving and so patient with us. I for one choose to stand on the right side of history.

If you would like someone to pray with you to receive Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and Lord, please feel free to message me, so that I can set up a time to pray with you.

Much love and many blessings!