George Jones: His Death And His Faith

George Jones the legendary voice of country music died today at Vanderbilt University Hospital, he was 81. I was saddened by his death because I have long recognized his immense talent. In fact, it was a George Jones song, A Picture Of Me Without You, that was sung at my wedding nearly 38 years ago. My wife really introduced me to his music.
As I thought about Jones and his life I did a little research and found this article written by Dr. Russell D. Moore, President of the School of Theology at Southern Seminary. This article and several others that I read today lead me to believe that George Jones had a trust in Jesus Christ as his Savior
I think that George represents the story of a lot of Christians who make poor choices and get out of fellowship with God. But in the end he made the fellowship with the Lord a priority and quit destructive habits for good. Here is a song that George recorded that reveal his struggles with sin and the goodness of God.

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Here are the lyrics to the song above...

I say, Christian pilgrim, so redeemed from sin
Called out of darkness a new life to begin
Were you ever in the valley where the way is dark and dim
Did you ever drink the cup of loneliness with Him

Did you ever have them laugh at you and say it was a fake
The stand that you so boldly for the Lord did take
Did you ever have them mock at you and laugh in ways quite grim
Did you ever drink the cup of loneliness with Him

Did you ever try to preach then hold fast and pray
And even when you did it there did not seem a way
And you lost all courage then lost all your vim
Did you ever drink the cup of loneliness with him

Oh my friends 'tis bitter sweet while here on earthly sod
To follow in the footsteps that our dear Savior trod
To suffer with the Savior and when the way is dark and dim
To drink from the bitter cup of loneliness with Him

It is important to remember that George Jones was influenced as a child by a Sunday School teacher and the pastor's wife. It was in church that Jones began to sing and to develop a life-long love for gospel music. I don't know the exact time that Jones trusted Christ as his Savior but I do know that the moment one looks to Jesus in faith they are wondrously saved. I am reminded of the wonderful lyrics of Fanny Crosby...

 O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,
To every believer the promise of God;
The vilest offender who truly believes,
That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

Much of George Jones life was not useful in service to the Lord but was mired down in sin. Jones was always very honest and candid about his failings. But the faithfulness of Jesus Christ is what keeps us saved it's not our own works that maintain our relationship with the Almighty.

Galatians 2:20

King James Version (KJV)

²⁰ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith (faithfulness) of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Trust in Jesus as your Savior and receive a pardon today!

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What Is Wrong With Stephen Hawking?

When someone asks the question "What is wrong with Stephen Hawking?" they should qualify their question. If you want to know what is wrong with Dr. Hawking from a physical stand point the answer is simple. Dr. Hawking has battled Lou Gehrig disease for 50 years. In fact, we can congratulate Hawkings courage and perseverance against this disease because it claims most of its victims in a relatively short time.
If you want to know what is wrong with Dr. Hawking from a spiritual perspective the answer is pretty simple as well. Dr. Hawking used to acknowledge a small role for God in the creation of the universe. However, in recent years he no longer sees God as a necessary ingredient in the story of origins. He has made the following statement.."The universe can and will create itself out of nothing." He is also credited with the following quote..."We are each free to believe what we want, and it's my view that the simplest explanation is; there is no god". I personally don't see how anyone could come to the conclusion that all that can be seen with the eye and all that is invisible to us just "created" itself! Maybe it's just me but I think it takes more blind faith to believe that nonsense then to believe that "in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth". You can read more about Dr. Hawkings beliefs or lack thereof at this site.
So then, what is Dr. Hawking's spiritual problem? He is a fool according to the Word of God.

Psalm 14:1

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

I know what you are thinking, I don't have a Ph.D. in physics and I wasn't a professor in mathematics at Cambridge for 30 years. You're right, I'm just a simple man who believes the Bible is the Word of God. The Bible makes it very clear, if you don't acknowledge God's existence and His essential part in all the universe then you are a "fool". 

I hope for a couple of things for Dr. Hawking. I hope that his physical condition could improve and that his suffering could be eased. Most of all, I hope that Dr. Hawking will one day acknowledge Jesus Christ as His Savior and Lord.

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What Happens If The North Korea Threats To The United States Materialize?

The world is experiencing what the Bible calls "birth pangs" as bizarre events are occurring more frequently and with more intensity. Do a Google search of the following items and you will soon discover that we are indeed living in the last days..

mass animal deaths

earthquakes

sinkholes

super storms

peace and security rhetoric

rfid chips and the mark of the beast

collapsing global economy

famine

pestilence

wars and rumors of wars

The latest rumors of war are coming from North Korea and their almost daily threats of nuclear attack on the United States are becoming very unsettling. Here is an article that is appearing right now on the front page of Matt Drudge's news site. Most folks in America are so confident that there is no way that the North Koreans could land a nuke shot to our land that it really alarms me. The old adage that pride goes before a fall does apply here. There are too many of our people who think the behavior of North Korea's leader are entirely unprovoked but I would have to disagree with that position. Watch the following video and gain some insight into our relationship with this country.

What if we experienced a nuclear hit next week? What would be the consequences of such an unthinkable event? No doubt our land would experience a total economic collapse and we would probably see the implementation of martial law as well. The world that you and I live in is very fragile and the dominoes could all fall by the next calamity that rears its ugly head. Jesus said that when the final events begin to occur it would be a "sudden destruction" that catches the masses by surprise. 

Dear Reader, are you ready for end time events? Are you ready for extreme difficulties and possible death? The Bible declares that "today" is the day of salvation. You can know what it means to be forgiven and free by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ. I urge you to watch the short video in the right sidebar. Let me know what you think of the times we are living in and let me know if you have believed on Jesus.