Ted Kennedy died today of brain cancer and he now believes in God.  Whether or not he believed before is no longer relevant because now that he is dead, there is no doubt in his mind that there is a God and Ted now realizes that he alone is responsible for everything single thing that he did in life, from his unabashed liberal behavior and politics to the drowning of Mary Jo Kopechne in the tide channel on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, after which he fled the scene of the crime.

Death is the ultimate truth.  It destroys all doubt and all lies.  It exposes every devious, deceitful game that has been played in life and places each and every one of us right in front of God to answer for what we have done.

The rich man will answer for how he got his riches and what he did with them.  Likewise the poor man will answer for what he did in his poverty.  The liar, thief, cheat, prostitute, child abuser, or all around pain in the neck will eventually be dead, dead, dead and they will face the Truth.

How will you fare on that day?  Will you gladly lay your life before the throne of God or will you dread facing the Almighty because your life has been a sham, one lie after another, one unconfessed, unrepented sin after another?

Think about it and do something about it today because your tomorrow and your tomorrow's tomorrows just might be indescribably uncomfortable.

I wonder how it feels to be Ted Kennedy right about now, now that he knows the Truth beyond a shadow of a doubt.  Can you imagine how you will feel on that day?

• Topic: Devotionals
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"God helps those who help themselves!"
Hezekiah 6:1

The book of Hezekiah is not in the Bible but that doesn't stop many people from believing the content of this phantom scripture.  They believe it, quote it and use it to justify their actions or should I say, hide their sin, because people who quote it are usually proud of the fact that they provide for themselves and pride is a sin. (It's the one that comes right before a fall)

By the way, "God helps those who help themselves," is actually a quote from Ben Franklin and it appeared in Poor Richard's Almanac in 1757, but does the content of this oft-quoted scripture contain any shred of truth?  Yes and no.

The children of Israel would still be in bondage today had they not physically got up and left Egypt.  They were told what to do and they did it.  God helped them because they helped themselves.  He had been helping them every day while they were suffering under Pharaoh and might have continued to do so had they refused to leave, but we can all see the difference, can't we?

• Topic: Good Steward
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Read the rest of Barack Obama's testimony here.

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Worldwide news is a'buzz with headlines of natural disasters, economic disintegration, political betrayal, the one world currency, and the list of horrors goes on and on.  Amidst the complex turmoil, why does it appear that I have been unusually silent?  Why am I not posting spiritual warnings?  Why am I not shouting from the housetops?  It is all so very simple, really.

You should already realize what is happening and and how it applies to the Scriptures.  Tiy should already know what you should be doing and you should be doing it.

So, pardon me if I do not join the tens of thousands of pastors and bloggers who have chosen to leverage this economic and political climate. 

If the people haven't been listening thus far, they never will.

You know what to do.

"Pray that your flight be not in winter or on a Sabbath..."

• Topic: Reflections
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There are some people down the street who believe and proclaim that my wife and I are living under a curse.  They believe our lives and property are cursed because of my wife's refusal to submit to my authority.  They believe that her illness is related to this curse and so is our financial situation and other trials

To determine if this proclamation is true or false, let's examine the source.

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