YOU Plus GOD ARE A MAJORITY!

SF, Stagecoach, NV

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The DEVIL LIES, - Being called a “Jesus Freak” or “being one of those” is good, not bad!  Truthfully, who needs man to follow when you have a GOD like ours?  Why worry about what man says, when God proves Himself continually to you and the non-believer.  If we’ll make the choice to follow God as Ezra did, we’ll see the same results that he and Elijah had - “And Elijah came to all the people, and said, "How long will you falter between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him." But the people answered him not a word (I Kings 18:21).  So get past the hurt feelings from name calling.  It only PROVES you’re on the right track, if the enemy is against you!  PTL - Bring it ON!

Ezra 7:12 - King Artaxerxes issues a decree to his people in Judah and Jerusalem telling them:

1)  The king and his people are to FREELY offer (not a loan) silver and gold to the Jews. 

2)  Get a FREE WILL offering of money from the people.  Plus (verse 20) on occasion, as needed the king would give money from his treasury.

3)  WHATEVER Ezra may require of the people - do it with ZEAL (verse 23).  Why?  So God’s wrath won’t come upon the Persians.  That sure sounds like “… the wealth of sinners is laid up for the just” (Proverbs 13:22).

4)  NO TAX or tribute or toll is to be against any priest or servant of the House of God.

5)  Ezra, according to the “wisdom of God” is to set-up a LEGAL SYSTEM for the province and teach all God’s ways.  Then JUDGE those who do not follow them, even unto death (verse 25-26).

Did you notice that in EACH CASE, God PROVIDED:

1)    The MONEY to accomplish their goals WITHOUT BORROWING A DIME.

2)    PLANNED FUTURE NEEDS, not just the start-up costs.

3)    Non-Hebrews” or sinners, are to give FREE WILL OFFERINGS not only that, they were to do it WILLINGLY and to be diligent (on time) about it.

4)    The governmental TAXES ELIMINATED.

5)    A NEW GOVERNMENT based on God’s laws.  I can hardly wait for the Millennium to start, what a different world this will be.

After receiving all this, Ezra and those who followed him PRAISED GOD!  Again, God set His people apart, a law unto Himself, with all their present and future needs met. - OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!

OUR GOD is the same YESTERDAY, TODAY and FOREVER (Hebrews 13:8).  Today Ezra can be your example, of what God can and will do to ANYONE who believes and obeys.

SO…YOU PLUS GOD CAN

ACCOMPLISH MUCH!