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“Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved!” —Psalm 80:3 Our Judeo-Christian values, biblical values in particular are under attack in our nation. We know that, especially when it comes to Christians who boldly share their faith in the marketplace, or in the schoolyard or locker room or corporate office. There’s increasing resistance to that. If you are so bold to say that Jesus is [John 14:6] “the way, the truth, and the life, and no one comes to the Father except by Him,” expect that faith to be under attack. There’s growing toleration of immorality in America. Many even in the so-called Christian Left support gay marriage, and sinful lifestyles that the Bible directly condemns. The reason is there are many false prophets that have gone out into the world, who [Isaiah 5:20] “call evil good”, as Isaiah said, “and good evil.” There’s a lack of biblical authority, starting in our pulpit and many of our Christian universities, therefore, there is a biblical illiteracy. There is a famine in the land for the Word of God! Our nation has been drifting away from God and we are one generation away from paganism unless we turn to God! America is becoming Rome and the barbarians are at the gate! This is spiritual warfare, and spiritual warfare is fought on our knees as we pray and seek God! We’re at the crossroads! Now is the time. If we don’t act quickly and wisely, we will see the end of the nation that we love in no time. But we have, in my view, an opportunity. God has given us space for repentance, and an opportunity for God’s people to stand and serve and make a difference in our world. That’s religious freedom.   EVERY CHRISTIAN IN AMERICA SHOULD BE PRAYING FOR OUR COUNTRY RIGHT NOW! What Makes the Difference? Tuesday, February 19, 2019 by Dr. Paul Chappell “And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:35–38 There was no shortage of religious leaders in the time of Christ. Even small villages had a synagogue where a rabbi would teach the people each Sabbath day. These were learned men, experts in the smallest details of the law that Moses had recorded at God’s direction. They devoted themselves to study and learning. But they were not making an impact on those around them. After Jesus completed a ministry trip through Galilee, He was brokenhearted over the spiritual condition of the people. The thing that made the difference between Jesus and those religious leaders was His compassion for the lost. For Jesus it was not enough to see the condition of the people—His compassion moved Him into action. Despite the enormity of the need, there was a great shortage of workers actually doing something about it. So Jesus instructed His disciples to pray for more helpers to join in the harvest. The measure of our compassion for those around us is not how eloquently we talk about them but how diligently we work to reach them. If we would truly be like Jesus, then we must have hearts filled with compassion. That is what changes us from being technical experts with knowledge into people who genuinely care and get involved in the lives of others. As Jude reminds us: “And of some have compassion, making a difference” (Jude 1:22). Today's Growth Principle:  It is impossible to truly have compassion for others without responding to help them.