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“The united front for the completion of the proclamation of the Gospel of Christ to all nations”

-Conduct worthy of the Gospel
-Don’t be terrified in any way of your adversaries
-It has been granted on the behalf of Christ to Suffer

By The Watchman
Dana G Smith
Keywords: striving, faith, gospel, united, believers, proclamation, gospel of christ, nations, men, watchman, newsletter, bible
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Conduct worthy of the Gospel

Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Philippians 1:27  ¶Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

There is one thing our brethren in the faith left us, that is legacy. Both to do and to die, for the cause of in the service of Christ Jesus our Lord from whom all things flow. It is here that in this day and age we must put away all things which do not fit this cause. In America the faith of Christ has become a spectacle show that consists of gaudy and carnal displays. These displays bring forth in heroic measure our evangelists, messengers, prophets, teachers, and pastors.  Within this group is myriad folks who all claim Christ in varying dubious ways from mysterious angels to gold dust, to riches if you give me money. All based upon the fairytale church and the sugar plum Jesus as I speak of it.

All of these things speak of a place and a time that could of only occurred in the days in which we live. A society that is given over to every pleasure under the sun. It is, of course, unnecessary to go into the horrid details of the carnality in the nation we now live. In a time long ago, where our faith started, in the place of the Romans and the Jews who were left, our Savior saw to this time and declared to all men that would listen “to take heed to yourselves”.  It would be a time when mens hearts, and the hearts of women, as well, would be full of the day in which they lived. Time would be spent in pleasure, eating, drinking, and tending to the personal cares that belonged to them. They would eat, sleep, and think of these things with the things of God afar off. If they did think of any God, it would be a God that allowed such things. To this end they would never consider hell, only heaven, and certainly not wrath, but only love.  In this society, the current carnal wave of secular christians became even worse, and was made into a fairy tale that even most Christians overseas can’t understand how the American church became that way.

Luke 21:34  And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares

To this end, I speak directly to those in the faith, the current faith of Jesus Christ. One of disciple ship, sacrifice, and the cross of Jesus Christ. One where motive is heaven driven, with the scent of Christ, an aroma of his sacrifice on the cross and his leadership for us who are left. In the last days, be sure, God will have a people. I believe that the sorting of the wheat and chaff for the final thrust to the end time deliverance, salvation, and proclamation of the gospel is soon to be revealed. Indeed it will be a time or reaping and sowing, but it will be a time when the true blades and fruit of the wheat will hang heavy as they reveal the crop being readied to harvest for the Lord.

It is in this we must as one, push forward. Unified and with our minds one, striving for the ‘Faith of the Gospel of Christ’. This is not about you and I, nor about denominations. It is not about nations, but about men and women, boys and girls, along with the teens of today in this perverse society. It is about reaching those who will listen, not with gimmicks but with the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I know this power and so does my wife. It is that power which has changed our hearts and with his Spirit led us to this place. We are on the precipice looking over into the devils playground where myriads are being led right now. The man made gimmicks, the intrusion of Satan into the Sanctuary of God, and the illusion therewith will try to destroy many. The coming Son of perdition [destruction] will lead the world in the abyss of mockery. A world where the masses will follow and believe what he does and says. They will do this because it is a world that has rejected the “love of the Truth”. This Truth, is Jesus Christ, our LORD, and we are the ones, those who are his, who will lead the soul saving fight for the “faith of the gospel of Christ.”

John 3:16  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18  He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19  And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20  For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

We will not win nor be effective if we do not face the oncoming onslaught with faith, the gospel of Christ, and in unity. Standing together in one faith, for the cause of Jesus Christ, with one Spirit, the power of the Holy Ghost, and with our minds firmly made up in Christ. For we will face enemies, not one but many. We will face disturbances, attacks, hatred, variance, strife, and much more. But we must stop the childish ways and stand up, united, with faith, together for the “faith of the Gospel of Christ”. It is that Gospel, which brings men to salvation and the knowledge of our Father and God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Don’t be terrified in any way of your adversaries

Philippians 1:28  And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

Today the world is weaving back and forth with the uprisings of the people of other faiths and ideas. We have many who are waiting for their version of Salvation 101, the New World. There are faiths of others, and of other Gods. There are hopes and dreams of men and women who hope in another God. There are spirits, demons, and men who are led and possessed by them to bring in these end time kingdoms. The world has been fighting varied forms of terrorism for years now. The world is seeing the rising of Islam, and others rule the day for the coming Catholic kingdom as well. Along with this the Jews wait for the Messiach to come, even though, he has already come. They wait though. We as believers in Christ Jesus, Yeshua Ha Massiach wait for his return to set up his kingdom on earth, ruling the Throne of David in the millennium.

History is replete with Christians being fed to lions, pulled apart by horses, trampled by elephants, shot by firing squads and more. We have the history of the church and personal witness of books like Foxes book of Martyrs to prove it occurred. The theme we find in these all, that although the believers saw betrayal and death, we find spilt blood and an overcoming faith. These stood the test, as their captors sometimes did inhumane deeds to their body. Amidst these tortures, some recanted, while others stayed true to death. In these all, over the centuries we find that amidst the horror of death, there was a power that no human could understand. For they stood there and endured these things unto death. The same thing occurred to our Lord Jesus Christ who endured the torture, mockery, and death on the cross. The Apostles stood and fell as martyrs for Christ, with the exception of John, who died in old age. Steven the first martyr fell and saw the Lord at the right hand of God.

Acts 7:55  But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

Acts 7:56  And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

If we are to win in these last days, it behooves us to follow Christ Jesus so closely that his power is in us and flows through us. That even in the event of such a death, we may be found in him, faithful to the end. As Christ says in Revelation to us:

Revelation 12:11  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

There are many, for example Islamic terrorists who have cut off heads, slaughtered people because they were according to Islamic faith, “infidels”.  They cause terror and fear to flow among peoples and nations.  The sign of the crescent for many can mean either life as a Muslim or death because your not one of them. Make no mistake about it, the war that is coming is about faith. There are many faiths and even among Christians there many with varying faith. The question for you to answer, where is yours? In the face of the devil or man, can you stand for Christ. I tell you, on your own you cannot. But we must understand our God and Lord will not forsake us, we are given commands to “love not our lives unto the death”. We will all face death, either natural or unnatural, so the end of it all for each of us remains in the Fathers hands. We are his, live or die, we are his. Let us therefore, understand we have “overcame by the blood of the lamb”, and that in this overcoming, we live by and relate to all men we can, “the word of our testimony” of this Lamb of God, Jesus Christ.

In the face of death, hatred, scowls, mockery, persecution, and anything the devil can hand to us, we are more than conquerors in Christ who loved us and gave himself for us. Both history and men who lived that history has proven that Christ and the Father never forsook them. Now let us move forward in the closing realm of history and give the “testimony” of our Lord, to all “men”declaring the “faith of the Gospel of Jesus Christ”. In doing this, we may, through all means, win the lost to Christ.

Romans 8:33  Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
34  Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
35  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36  As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38  For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39  Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

It has been granted on the behalf of Christ to Suffer

Philippians 1:29  For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
30  Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

There is one message that many do not like to hear, that is suffering. Paul suffered much, and was met with many obstacles. Yet in all this, he overcame.  For Americans and many others in the modern nations like this one, suffering is not on the agenda. It is something we may think about, but for many, it is to be avoided. Yet for the early church and even among believers in other nations, suffering is part and parcel of their living. Some months back I reported on our Tuesdays World affairs prophecy news show of three young girls in Indonesia who were found with their heads cut off. They had been heading to school when confronted by Islamic terrorists who found the perfect jihad in these three young innocent girls. So for the sake of their god and their faith, they killed these innocent young believers. All of whom are now with their Lord in heaven. Yet, these girls did two things wrong, not only were they Christians, but they went to school and were girls, both of which were not permitted.

It has been said the church in America is six miles wide and only one inch deep. At times the carnality and showmanship faith we see on the television and in the meetings surely make it appear that way. The parable of the sower seed found for example in Mark speaks specifically the types of seeds and the results of the sowing of these seeds. Yet I speak directly of the seed sown on stony ground and the seed sown among weeds. Here we find that which was sown on stony ground had no root, so when persecution or affliction for the words sake occurs, they become offended and fall away. For those among the weeds, the cares of this world, the deceit of riches, and the lust of other things enter in, thus choking the word. Those who are these, become unfruitful. That is why we see an anemic and carnal church in America. We have not even seen persecution so to speak. What we have seen is the cares of the world, deceit of riches, and many lusts. America is full to brim with all of these things. What’s more, these things have crept into the churches. They come in by deceitful spirits, lustful demons, and men possessed by such things. They enter in, naming the name of Christ, yet they belong to belial, the devil.

Mark 4:16  And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
17  And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.
18  And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
19  And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

Moreover, in this parable is also the ones who bear good fruit. The seed sown was on good ground. One in four seeds in this parable, only one, fell on good ground. That is 25%, if your putting the calculator to it. Yet for those who are such, they hear the word, then receive the word, and thus bring forth fruit. If your one of these, then scripture says you will bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred. But notice, it is not one for one. One seed, one fruit, but fruits many, borne to one good seed.

Mark 4:20  And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
21  ¶And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
22  For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
23  If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

To one person [on good ground], who hears the word and receives it, and brings forth fruit, to them is the multiplicity of the kingdom of God. For The word given will not return void, but that word of God given or spoken will accomplish what the Father wills it to do. In this you can be sure and certain.

Isaiah 55:11  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Ours is not a carnal battle, even though we may face suffering,  death, or  persecution, for the gospels and the words sake. Although we may indeed face men who hate us for our faith and in whom we have that faith, namely Jesus Christ our LORD, ours is to stand fast with faith. Because as we look at them, with boldness, compassion, and even love, speaking our ‘testimony’ and the ‘faith of the gospel of Christ’, it will be to them a token that we are speaking truth amidst death. This will be a light to those watching that the word we speak is true, and that truth is found in the one whom we testify too, that is Jesus Christ. Testifying even unto the death. In this, not one hair of our head will perish, so says scripture. It will be true, in our death will be found life. That life, no man takes away because it is in the Lord Jesus Christ, Alpha and Omega. He has the keys to death and hell and also to  heaven and the kingdom of God.  Amen, even so let it come Lord Jesus and your Kingdom.  To God  be the glory and honor, through Yeshua Ha Massiach, amen, forever.

Luke 21:17  And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
18  But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
19  In your patience possess ye your souls.

Revelation 22:11  He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
12  And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
13  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
14  Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
15  For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
16  I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
17  And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

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Amos 5:20  Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

Luke 11:36  If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

2 Peter 1:19  ¶We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

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“Amidst the turmoil of America’s Past lay broken peoples, dreams, and lives, yet for those of us who believe in our God and his Savior Son, there is hope, in a kingdom to come, where all men, will sit under their tree in peace, safety, and harmony with God and man.”

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Revelation 5:5  And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

The Wind Rivers in a bit of haze during the morning sun as the valley lay below

As a Watchman I do many things, that is, have many hats to put on. We are small and in that, we are content as long as we know the Lord is working in us and through us. One thing I do besides Warning, teaching, and preaching on the radio, is write. I have written for many years, in fact since a child. I knew then, I would write. Deep inside the Lord had already put the talent, desire, and love to put into words, what he would lay on my heart. Now many years later, this is what I do.

This week found me in the midst of Tabernacles, but we had to leave town to take care of family business, very personal for us both. I went back to my home town where I was raised this last week and spent time with a very elderly father. He is the last of our line of elders. He has outlived all of the clan elders so to speak. Staunch German with a Norwegian mother, my dad is a believer in the Lord. He saw to it that mom and I were in church on Sundays. In that church I received my first bible, and saw our families both grandparents and my parents participate. Yet, for us, there was still something missing. When I grew older, the Lord dealt with me and I came to truly know the ‘born again’ experience in the Lord Jesus Christ. So this week, much of these memories came back to me.

I stood over the valley of the Wind River, home of the Northern Arapahoe and Shoshone tribes. Only God knows why or how my dad who freshly out of the military and world war II came to this valley. He was a dapper young man, handsome, wearing glasses, and in a golf shoes, with club in hand. This was the picture I saw from our album. This California kid whose dad was a tough old German and a golden gloves boxing champ had left his family to come to Wyoming. Now some 60 years later he still says “I love Wyoming and don’t ever regret coming to this state.” He smiles when he thinks of Santa Catalina Island and his family who lived on Wrigley’s Island. Wrigley the chewing gum billionaire had bought the Island and also owned the Chicago cubs, eventually Wrigley’s field came to be built.

The Wind River mountains stood amidst some haze as I focused the viewfinder in my camera on the range before me and snapped a picture. I stood on the edge of a part of Griffy Hill as we knew it. Back then it was sagebrush, rabbits, snakes, antelope, and deer. Today it is fenced, subdivided, and people are everywhere. Back then as small boys, my friends and I could go hiking and exploring and loved every minute of the desolate outback of the Wyoming high plains. I snapped the picture and looked around for my dog ‘Sadie’. She loved it here and was running, exploring, sniffing, and looking for all them rabbits and other animals. But today, as I looked over at the distant sand dunes which had been sculpted by the winds, nary a rabbit could be seen. We even used to see a hawk, eagle, or something, but now, nothing!

The Wind River surrounded by trees, meanders in the valley beneath the range of the Wind rivers

I saw the Wind river itself winding through the valley below and off to my right some 15 miles or so was my Granddad Eaton’s old farm. It has been sold and today it looks somewhat like it used too with the same barns, out buildings, and the house itself. It has been painted and re-arranged along with some new stuff, but I could still seek Grandpa working there with my cousin Darrel and I helping out. All that is left to us today are the mineral rights, as of yet, we have done nothing with them.

Granddad Eaton was a hardworking Dutchman of the faith who worked and lived the farm. Many years ago he and Grandma came to this country in a covered wagon. They bought a small piece of property along the river. Life was hard then. With tough winters, little to eat, they scrapped by and raised a family. Dirt poor, but free, all then were Methodists. Shouting Methodists, on fire for God, yes that was them then.

The Indians were close by as they always had been. We knew many of them. To us growing up, there were two kinds of Indians. I was taught there were good Indians and bad Indians. As I stood there the valley seemed quiet today. Thoughts were rolling by and being lost in the moment I realized that ‘Sadie’ has not been around. I looked back and did not see her, then in the distance I saw her. I pushed my buzzer that rings her collar and raised my hand. She heard the buzzer and turned around and saw my hand. This was her signal to come to me, which she did right away. We loaded up and went to town.

Today the Arapahoes have a large casino on the reservation. Their reservation surrounds my home town and we have learned as did the Indians to get along. Of these, I have had friends, slept in their homes, and played with them. I also had friends of Mexicans, Cowboys, and even Hippies. Yet as I visited this time and came close to the town, I could not help but think that the Whites in power in the old west had made sure these Indians were put in a place where they could not cause trouble. I know that the good Indians for instance as we called them had large farms, became adept at the white mans ways. They raised kids, made a living and used the white mans money they received monthly to invest. Other Indians were broken. They spent their time drinking, partying, and forgetting. It is sad. The White mans victory, the Indian demise.

Sandy shapes, these sandstone rocks shaped by decades and centuries of Wyoming winds

I started out the mornings in the park downtown reading and praying. Every morning the Indians were there. This morning a group stumbled out of the empty band shell in the park. They looked like they had a party. They were stumbling and some threw up. One could barely walk as the liquor had not worn off yet. The group of men and women saw me and were wary. I looked on and knew they did not trust me. Little did they know, I had compassion on them. But around these parts, a white man is trouble. They put up with us, and do not trust us. The last thing they want is the White mans Jesus and the white man destroying their heritage. This is what we did wrong in the dealings with them. They were a tough foe, proud, and had families. They fought us because we came and took, devoured and conquered. Their Indian heritage and even prophecies foresaw the White man coming and even his demise. A time when their rule over this land would end. What they need is the Savior of all men, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, not white mans religious ways. What they need is the touch of the Son of God who through him, all things were created. All things exist in him and through him. Yes this is what these people need.

John 1:1  ¶In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2  The same was in the beginning with God.
3  All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4  In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

Colossians 1:16  For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17  And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

The ones that were before me were not dangerous. But there are others, on the reservation who are. Over the years and the many sins of both Indian and White man have created a back lash. Today many on both sides live with each other. Many come to the casino to gamble and hopefully get rich. The casino provides money and jobs. This reservation along with the Shoshone Tribe that lives towards Lander are poor. Today though some things are changing. But alongside the casino are the board shacks, and some nicer line of homes. But in town, the saga of the drunken Indian and the squaw are still there, a reminder that although things change, other things do not.

In bible school I had a friend who was an Assiniboine and from Montana. He had gotten saved and was preparing for ministry to Indian peoples. When an Indian was saved, he did not go back to his own tribe or reservation, he was moved to another reservation to reach other Indians. These people as with many others had culture and heritage, family and love. Yet, they did not know the Son of God, of the tribe of Judah.

Below is an excerpt of such a tribe.

My people, Hude´shabina (the Red Bottom people), were one of forty bands of Assiniboines who roamed the northern Great Plains from York Factory on Hudson’s Bay, Lake Nipigon, and Lake Superior in the East to the Rocky Mountains of Alberta and Montana in the West. Before the coming of the white man, members of our tribe were characterized by their method of cooking: fist-size stones were heated until they were red hot and then immersed into hides of water making the water boil for soups and stews.

The name Assiniboine was derived from the Chippewa words u´sin i and u´pwawn´, which literally means “stone boilers.” Others of our tribe are called Stoney, a name derived from the same source.

Our name for ourselves is Nakona, or Nakonabi, meaning “The Friendly People.” [http://mtprof.msun.edu/Win2003/r4star.html]

The Indians in the west were defeated and no doubt many evils have been done to them. Yet it was a war of one people against another. One group lost, the other won. But even in the winning of a war, the healing of a nation is slow. In this case, the healing for many has never come. They still hate the whites, and even the other Indians who allied with them. This same hatred exists among other people groups, the Negro who cannot forget nor forgive slavery. The Mexican who wants to bring back the glory of Mexico and take back territories they feel were given away to America. In the Melting pot of America the cauldron continues to boil with this same animosity. It underlines many things going on today. This allows others who come in to the political scene with promises to make things right. They do so with a revolution and social justice all wrapped up to give hope to the peoples that feel slighted and hurt. They use political socialism and av-ant garde new world order ism’s to bring a unity which gives hope to many. But in the foundations of their plans lay a ground breaking world that gives no heed to the person, instead giving him a number. Individual nations and identities will be removed and thus give place to a world that is ordered down to the last bit of meal and bread. Nothing will be bought or sold without a mark. A time and era when not only white people but people of all races will be reduced to chattel with a number and a mark.

Revelation 13:15  And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16  And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17  And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

The Indian in short hates the white mans ways, that is unless you’re an Indian who made it in the white mans world. You have money, status, lands, family, and even white friends. But let me tell you from the stand point of the Indians I know and have seen, this is just an exception and not the rule. The point being here is that the trouble coming to this nation and is now here will affect all peoples. If your going to survive, hatred of the white man or of any group will not help at all. I have seen while in bible school friends who became closer than family. They were Samoan, Indian, White, Mexican, Negro, and many other races. Races and creeds, peoples and family, all one in Christ. Because in that place the Spirit of the Lord, the Word of God, and faith in Christ were paramount. He revealed himself in us, and through that we became one. We loved each other, prayed for each other. Today though the hatred, bias, and mistrust have made it almost impossible to reach some people. Yet where it is impossible for man, with God all things are possible. I guarantee that this God and our Savior Jesus Christ will have all men, all races, all of them in one in his Kingdom. That will occur, but it will only occur if they receive him and follow him with all their heart. He is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, not a mere savior of white men, but of all men. Thank God, our Father for that, and our Lord Himself, the passover lamb.

Mark 10:26  And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
27  And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

I don’t get back to this area much. I was raised here, it has many bad memories. It is like a place that is both sweet and sour, bad and good, tough and easy. It had been home to me as a child, yet I was not born there. I was conceived in this place, born in Whittier California, and as soon as that occurred, I wound up back in Wyoming. This place today is full of the same thing. The history of the white man, the sadness of the Indian peoples. Into this throw the old west, cowboys, then the modern. In the sixties it was a drug culture and hippies. Today it is oil exploration, gambling, and fast living. The old is taken over by the new amidst the thrust of a government that is too big and many times seems corrupt in its dealings. Here Indians still live in the hope of the old ways while the forefathers of these warriors watch as the hapless drunken Indians wander about with their squaws on the streets. They stand on corners with Indian blankets, in the cold, half drunk and watch the white man go by. The whites mock, ridicule, but some have compassion and see the trouble.

So as I leave the area, in the rearview mirror the valley is giving way to the horizon. The mountains called the Wind Rivers are the last thing I see as I drive back some 2 hours to a place I have called home for many years. As I do so, I realize the challenges ahead for America, the people here, and also a group of Northern Arapahoe and Shoshone tribes that are broken and defeated. But then, even many whites and other races are broken and defeated. That is why the son of God came, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. To fix what was broken, to raise up those defeated, and to heal all men. In this I believe, Even so come LORD Jesus, Lion of the Tribe of Judah. Amen

Revelation 5:5  And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

Revelation 11:15  And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.