What kind of dockworker, fisher, or sea captain are you?

What kind of worker are you? What kind of business is your biz? 

Got a job or career? What do you want to be like in that? I say.. daily choose to make discipline, determination, and Christ centered diligence a part of your business. Why? Here’s why. It’s cuz...

Your business can glorify God when it exhibits his just and kind character, his biblical principles, and his pure love for people instead of for money. You can be used as an effective witness for Christ out in the marketplace. And you can win business people and others to faith in Christ. 

Consistent, persistent smart-diligence in these days.. when you are tested believer.. will lead to stability in your life and business. 

It'll lead to vitality in your righteous life, and you will have reality in your Christian life.

"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." Hebrews 11:6 nkjv

• “Let’s be diligent in giving, careful in our living, and faithful in our praying.” ~ Jack Hyles
• “I am afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the heart of the youth.” ~ Martin Luther
• “Are you still diligently living for God and serving Him, even in these last days? Now is not the time to ease up, but to charge forward and continue living for the Lord.” ~ Paul Chappell

Most dockworkers enjoy fishing when they are not off-loading crates or containers from the ships. Have you ever been a deckhand a.k.a. a docker (British), a longshoreman, a roustabout, a rig rouster, or a cargo stevedore before?

"Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand, But the hand of the diligent makes him rich." Proverbs 10:4 amp

If we refuse to take this challenge from God's word we can expect to have a lack of spiritual power and maturity. The apostle Peter told us this. You'll be short-sided even to blindness. You'll lose proper perception and become an easy target for all the false doctrines floating around. See 2nd Peter 1:9. Pete said, if you do these things you will never stumble.

You really don’t want lukewarm apathy, indifference or spiritual laziness.

“The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil–it will come to him.” Proverbs 11:27

Revelatory? Yup. We don't need a new revelation we already have God's revelation.. the Bible. If it's new it's not true, and if it's true it's not new. See 2 Peter 1:11, you'll be giving an entrance into heaven that's abundant. It's good to desire such abundance in your future entry, captain. It's not just about going to your destination, it's about the quality of your journey from faith-filled, red-hot-passionate, diligence. Some ships out on the sea barely make it into their port, let that not be you.

Why does Paul say we should mind our own business (1 Thessalonians 4:11)?

What does God tell us? In 2 Peter 1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge.

Proverbs 4:23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.

Romans 12:11 not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.

2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.

Hebrews 6:11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized.

Everyday be diligent while working as unto the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.

Proverbs 12:24 The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.

Proverbs 13:4 The lazy person craves, yet receives nothing, but the desires of the diligent are satisfied.

Proverbs 10:4 Lazy hands will make you poor; hard-working hands will make you rich.

Proverbs 12:27 The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

Proverbs 21:5 The plans of hard-working people earn a profit, but those who act too quickly become poor.

Daily choose to diligently seek God in prayer.

Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.

Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Always be joyful. Pray continually, and give thanks whatever happens. That is what God wants for you in Christ Jesus.

Luke 18:1 Jesus told his disciples a parable about their need to pray all the time and never give up.

Be diligent in following Jesus. Yep, in your studying and wisely applying God’s Word.

Joshua 1:8 This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful.

Deuteronomy 6:17 You must diligently obey the commands of the LORD your God–all the laws and decrees he has given you.

Psalm 119:4-7 You have ordained Your precepts, That we should keep them diligently. Oh that my ways may be established To keep Your statutes! Then I shall not be ashamed When I look upon all Your commandments. I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments.

Work hard and smart for the glory of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:58 So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.

Colossians 3:23 Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

Proverbs 16:3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

“I know a man, maybe you know him, too
You never can tell; he might even be you
He knelt at the altar, and that was the end
He's saved, and that's all that matters to him
His spiritual tummy, it can't take too much
One day a week, he gets a spiritual lunch
On Sunday, he puts on his spiritual best
And gives his language a spiritual rest

He's just a faaa...
He's just a fat little baby!
Wa, wa, waaaaa...
He wants his bottle, and he don't mean maybe
He sampled solid foods once or twice
But he says doctrine leaves him cold as ice
Ba, ba, ba, ba...ba, ba...ba, ba!

He's been baptized, sanctified, redeemed by the blood
But his daily devotions are stuck in the mud
He knows the books of the Bible and John 3:16
He's got the biggest King James you've ever seen!
I've always wondered if he'll grow up someday
He's momma's boy, and he likes it that way
If you happen to see him, tell him I said,
"He'll never grow, if he never gets fed"
He's just a fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fa-at, fat...
Fat, Fat, Fat, Fat, Fat, Fa-at, Fat...
Fat, Fat, Fat, Fat, Fat, Fat, Fatttt...
Baby.” ~ Rodney S. Robison and Steve Millikan

What does the Bible say about being a busybody during your business day?

Should a Christian go into business with an unbeliever?

Proverbs 13:4 - The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

Proverbs 10:4 - A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Galatians 6:9 - And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

Proverbs 12:24 - The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

Proverbs 12:24 - The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

2 Peter 1:10 - Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.

2 Peter 3:14 - Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.

Proverbs 11:27 - Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.

Exodus 15:26 - Saying, ‘If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer.’

Proverbs 21:5 - The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

Isaiah 55:2 - Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.

Psalm 119:4 - You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.

Deuteronomy 19:18 - The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely..

Ezra 5:8 - Be it known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. It is being built with huge stones, and timber is laid in the walls. This work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands.

Deuteronomy 6:17 - You shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded you.

Deuteronomy 4:9 - Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children's children..

Proverbs 12:27 - Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.

Proverbs 8:17 - I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.

1. What principles should distinguish a Christian in business and their business? How should being a Christian impact how you do business? Yep.

2. Should a Christian go into business with an unbeliever? Is a believer in business partnership with a non-believer a violation of Scripture?

3. Why does Paul say we should mind our own business (1 Thessalonians 4:11)? What is the meaning of 1 Thessalonians 4:11?

4. Christians in business — shouldn't we be different...in a good way? Why do some people try to avoid doing business with Christians?

5. What does the Bible say about multi-level marketing (MLM)? Is multi-level marketing something a Christian can consider being involved in?

6. How should a Christian view entrepreneurship? What does the Bible say that would apply to being an entrepreneur?

7. What is biblical homemaking? Is there such a thing today -- what is a biblical homemaker? Are all women called to be homemakers according to the Bible?

8. Should Christians boycott companies that support anti-Christian policies? Is boycotting a good way for Christians to stand up for their convictions?

9. What was the significance of gatekeeper workers in the Bible? What does the Bible say about the position of gatekeeper?

10. What is the significance of a city gate in the Bible? Why did important business meetings seem to take place at the city gate in biblical times?

11. Who was Alexander the coppersmith in the Bible?  Where in the Bible is Alexander the coppersmith mentioned?

12. What does the Bible say about competition? Should a Christian be competitive? What sort of things should a Christian not compete in?

13. What does the Bible say about teamwork? Is the ability to work well as a team something Christians should strive towards?

14. Who were the money changers and what kind of business is that (seen in the Bible)? Why was Jesus so angry at what the money changers were doing near the temple?

15. What does it mean to be unequally yoked? What does it mean that Christians should not be unequally yoked with unbelievers? Could that have a business application as well as for marriage?

16. What is the spiritual gift of administration? How can I know if I have the gift of administration?

17. How should a Christian treat his or her boss? How should Christians talk with them? With respect. 

18. What should it mean to be a Christian employer? How should a Christian employer be different from a non-Christian employer? (Photos are from...) Fish4souls.org

What's he really like, what are you like.. and what now am I like?

God ain’t religious. Nope! Never has been. 

So winsome a Person is Jesus instead.  And He loves you! Go check it out, study Him some. Fascinating -- He is! Every world religion if you compare them is based upon works-righteousness. True. And none of our good works are good enough actually.. to get us into right-standing with God the Father. No good works can get us into God’s holy heaven when we die. God is totally pure and holy. 

I was raised in the Roman system..a religion.  The well-meaning leaders told me to “be good”, and “do good” (I wanted to.. and yet wasn’t even near perfect), but this religion never gave any of us the power to do so. To be or do good.

Have you ever lied, (exaggerated, told a half truth half lie), or stole anything, or lusted, or used God’s name in vain? Ever gotten angry at another person instead of at their wrong-doin’? I have, but in the Spring of ‘77 while attending Dana Hills High School I turned and trusted Christ -- I was regenerated inside. It was about full on mercy and grace. God forgave and quickened me inside. Yes, my dead human spirit was made alive.  

In the past we’ve all blown it in sin here and we simply can’t erase that (even by gobs of good works), but God can wash us each clean. Historically, you and I have sinned, but come as you are.. not to me.. to Him. 

The Bible says "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." God is perfect, flawless, and holy, and our sins separate us from the one God forever. The Bible says "The wages of sin is death."

That’s the bad news, and ya gotta hear the bad news to appreciate the good news. 

What’s your story like? What was my family and story like? What’s the story of your closest friends? Have you become like em in some ways? 

We went to the Roman church, but were into sin like a lot of our fairly moral and not so moral friends were. All religions of the world overestimate the goodness of men and women, but Christianity that’s based on Christ’s finished experience of dying on the cross in my places.. in your place.. accurately estimates the righteousness of God that can be freely given to any humble, repentant, believing person. Even to children who turn and trust the Lord. 

God the Father doesn’t accept our good or bad works to get us in His Family, but He does accept sinless Jesus, and when you accept Jesus by faith, then guess what.. God the Father accepts you into His family. Our forever family. Christ is the only way in.  

What’s your spiritual journey been like? 

You know the gospel writers see things as black and white in the sense that you are either in Christ or not yet in Christ, righteous or unrighteous, saved (a Bible term) or lost spiritually. And that’s how it really is with people. We all need a Savior and there’s only One. Martin Luther accurately saw the spiritually born again Christian as both a saint and sinner (forgiven) -- a saved sinner like I now am. Are you a sinner or now because of saving faith, Calvary, and the cleansing bloodshed of Christ.. a saved sinner?  

“And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life..”  1 John 5:11-13

“’Lord,’ said Thomas, ‘we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?’ Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.” John 14:5-7

"And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among people by which we must be saved for God has provided the world no alternative for salvation" Acts 4:12

Gotta story -- what’s yours like? 

Your own story can be like a key that can unlock someone else’s prison doors, believer. True! It’s God alone that does the work of salvation. Yes, It’s really true -- He alone can turn any mess into a message, any test into a testimony, any misery into a ministry for you! But first, you.. each of us.. must turn and trust in Jesus!

John 10:9 - I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Hebrews 10:20 - by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,

Isaiah 35:8, 9 - And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein..

John 1:4 - In Him (Jesus) was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 1:14 - The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:17 - For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 10:9 - I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.

John 11:25 - Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

- Perhaps you have some questions about cults and world religions? 

- Personally, I'm going to stay away from dead churches.. from Cults and Religions. I never mind witnessing to those in them, but I don't let them pull me down as they twist the Scriptures for their own spiritually perverse purposes. Here's the Basics on all that.

- What is the difference between a sect and a cult? Some churches are cultic with some of their practices, but not quite cults because they keep these a secret from most of the people. I've seen some spiritually sick churches. Head for a healthy Bible teaching church with a born again spiritually balanced pastor. 

- What is the definition of a cult?

- What is the best way to win a soul.. yes, to rightly evangelize someone who is in a cult or false religion? We want all to choose Jesus and go to heaven with us. 

- How can I help someone to leave a toxic cult?

- What were the mystery religions?

What to know about religion and the religious. 

1. How is the Christian faith or so-called religion different from all the other world religions and what others put their faith in? How is the so-called Christian religion any better than all of the other world religions. Does becoming a real Christian mean one becomes religious at all?

2. What does the Bible say about religion? Does the Bible present religion in a positive way or a negative way?

3. What is true religion -- is there such a thing? Is true religion comprised of rules, rituals, or a real love relationship? Does God desire religion or relationship?

4. Is Christianity a religion or a relationship? What is the difference between a religion and a relationship with God?

5. Is religion opium for the masses? Is religion nothing but a tool to keep people under control?

6. Is religion the cause of most wars? Is it true that most of the wars in world history were caused by religious beliefs?

7. Why should I believe in organized religion? What is the difference between organized religion and a relationship with Jesus Christ?

8. What is folk religion? What is the definition of syncretism? What is folk Christianity?

9. What is the difference between religion and spirituality? How is being religious different from being spiritual?

10. What is pure and undefiled religion (James 1:27)? Why is taking care of orphans and widows considered pure religion?

11. What is the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF)? Why is the Freedom From Religion Foundation so hostile towards public expressions of faith?

12. What is the oldest religion in world history? Is the religion described in the early chapters of Genesis the oldest religion?

13. What will be the end times, one-world religion? Does the Bible teach that in the end times there will be a one world religion?

14. What were the religious wars / wars of religion? Why were there wars between Catholics and Protestants in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries?

15. Is freedom of religion a biblical concept.. is there such a thing at that? Is freedom of religion a basic human right, as many people claim that it is?

16. What is the Jedi religion a.k.a. Jediism? Real or not? For real, what is it? What is the Jedi church? Do some people truly believe in the Force?

17. What is the origin of religion? How did religion originate? What was the beginning of religion? How did religion begin?

18. What is the Druze religion.. is that a real religion or not? What are the beliefs of the Druze faith? Is Druze related to gnosticism?

19. What is the psychology of religion? To what extent are religion and psychology compatible?

20. What is the right religion for me? With all of the different religions out there, how can I know which one is right for me?

21. Is atheism a religion? In our day, not a dumb question at all really. Is atheism just as much based in faith as theism? Can atheism be considered a religion?

22. Is Christianity a white man’s religion? Why have the vast majority of Christians throughout the centuries been white?

23. Why is skepticism of religion so prevalent today? What causes people to be so skeptical of the church and/or religion?

24. What religion was Jesus? Was Jesus Jewish? Yep. Did Jesus follow Judaism? Was Jesus a religious Jew?

25. Is the Catholic Church a separate religion or a division of Christianity? Is the Catholic Church truly a Christian church?

26. What is natural religion? What can we know about God through reason and the five senses?

27. Why is Christianity such a bloody religion? Why does the shedding of blood seem to play such an important role in Christianity?

28. What is Tantra / Tantrism / Tantric religion? What is Tantra within Hinduism?

29. What was Abraham’s religion before God called him? What did Abraham know and believe about God before God choose him?

30. Is it wrong for you and me to force a conversion? Sure it is. Jesus never did that -- He's the only one who saves people. So what role should coercion play in religion or faith?

31. Like I was (an altar boy), were you also religious or raised Catholic? Is Catholicism a false religion? Is Catholicism a cult at all? People often ask me that when I lived in Bavaria for five years. It's basically a world religion.

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Abide > Strive

"The Son of God.. loved me and gave Himself for me. He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” See Gal. 2:20, Rom. 8:32

God delights to bless us and be with us. Yes, wants to bless us, but He's far better than all his blessings put together.

God loves to help and use us, and He wants to help us every day. Isn’t that a great thing to know? He’s got you, your friends and others in mind too.

Jesus said, “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” Luke 12:32 nkjv. fish4souls.org

Agape is real, and for you, what’s not to love? Jesus is agape.

What's more attractive than good character with a loyal, protecting, selfless kinda love?  Null, nothing. Look closer and you'll see. Love ain't God, but God indeed is love!  

If you haven’t yet turned and trusted Jesus.. today is your day. It's your choice. If you haven't yet put your faith in Christ, perhaps this will be the day that you are righteously blessed in Him.. yes, in God's will, peace and joy. This could be the day that you believe and are forgiven by Christ! You can come into a meaningful relationship with God right now. Is there anything..any reason.. that would prevent you from coming to God now.. as you are?

It's a good day to get real with Him who knows it all anyways. Live candid with your Father. You can have all of your sins forgiven, all of em washed totally away cuz of Christ's blood shed on Calvary's cross. You can know for sure that you are saved (in the fullest sense of that term that the Bible uses). You can have an assurance inside, and go to Heaven when you die ..instead of on that broadway into that lame alternative. You know, H-E-double-hockey-sticks. You can live fruitful instead of barren or needy.

Life forever and more abundantly > No life or real love

Abiding in the Vine > Striving in the flesh

“When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom.” Proverbs 11:2

You and I can choose to be humble or proud, believing or full of unbelief. We each can choose to have a life that is blessed or cursed, to have a shameful life or one that is marked by God's kind of wisdom.

Why be striving rather than abiding?

If you want to live a blessed, joyous and happy life, an abundant life, then you need to love God more than all else, to obey His voice, and just cling to your first love. Learn of Him, the living word. Live it. See how He will meet your every need. Wisely put the word into practice. Ask lots of good questions, listen up, and bear fruit. And right there in God’s will, watch what the Lord will do.

“A man without God is trusting in a spider’s web. Everything he counts on will collapse.” Job 8:14

Not even kinda strong, or really for him at all.

Your true and top priority purpose in this world is simply this, biblical worship -- it’s to bring glory to the Father through faith in Christ His Son.

• “The Lord isn’t looking,” they say, “and besides, He doesn’t care.”

  "Fools! Is God deaf and blind—He who makes ears and eyes? He punishes the nations—won’t He also punish you? He knows everything—doesn’t He also know what you are doing?" Psalm 94:7-10

So many things are messed up. What can we do? We can earnestly hit two knees and witness with the Gospel.

What can I do today, practically? It's gotten like never before? Pray.. like never before. 

If we've ever needed You, Lord, it is now. We are desperate for Your loving hand, reaching out, reaching out. Through us. Let Your church reach up and then out. Use us, Lord. All You've sent here, poured out before, send and pour out now. Even more so.. like never before. Amen.   

Jesus' last command should be our first concern! Jesus' last command should be our first concern! Jesus' last command should be our first concern! Jesus' last command should be our first concern! He said, "GO!" How can we say NO? He said, "GO!" How can we say NO? He said, "GO!" How can we say NO? He said, "GO!" How can we say NO? ~ k

"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth" (Acts 1:8).

“The best remedy for a spiritually sick Christian is to put them on a soul-winning diet.” ~ Vance Havner

“One soul is worth a thousand worlds.” ~ R.G. Lee

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his-own soul?” Mark 8:36

“If they are wrong they need your prayers all the more; and if they are your enemies, then you are under orders to pray for them. That is one of the rules common to the whole house.”  ― C.S. Lewis

“I wanted to be somebody, but God allowed me to be a nobody—sharing with everybody about Somebody who can save anybody." ~ Sam Mings

“Do we pray, ‘Thy Kingdom come, but we never say, hear am I, Lord, send me?’” ~ Freddie Gage

Young people who want true joy and happiness, instead of the temporary intoxications of today’s sinful culture that.. slow or fast.. just destroy people, they should turn to Jesus Christ allowing Him to be Lord of all. 

Why? Cuz He can forgive. He alone give you the greatest happiness inside. He can give you the greatest adventure and the greatest thrills you have ever known. What can we each do? You know...seek Him first. And we can daily make Him known. We can prayerfully, so respectfully.. from the heart go tactfully sharing your faith with people near home or in other cities and countries is a thrilling adventure! fish4souls.org

"When your will is God’s will, you will have your will." ~ C.H. Spurgeon

"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful." Hebrews 10:23

Does a locked down (USA) nation with a wide open border.. even for the Covid-positive.. defy all logic? Uhh.. yeah!

So much gone weird these Covid days -- I mean in these Last Days.

Dear Lord, our leaders in DC have turned whackbrain.. please quickly improve em or remove em because they are hurting the citizens! 

Virtually No, Zip, Nada, Null Supporters Show Up to Greet 81 Million Vote Recipient Kamala Harris as She Returned to Her Hometown of Oakland For First Time Since Inauguration (VIDEO).

What did we citizens get really? Perhaps you 100% believe that our Land got a merely installed leader. A fake election, a fake inauguration, a fake press with fake press conferences, a fake VP who due to Joe's quickly failing mind and health..will soon to be your Communist US President. Well, you aren't alone in your beliefs and I want to challenge you.. us all.. to hit two knees. 

So much talk these days, it makes ya think huh. If we can't even have fair US elections any more, then what can we do.?

So many talking heads yacking away -- yes, on a few networks like OANN and Newsmax are telling us there's a huge problem here, but no one is telling us what we can do about it, Kurt. Let's get practical. 

Prayer shouldn't be our last resort. An authentic fifth Spiritual Awakening in the USA would help and each of us can earnestly pray for that to happen. The first four times God answered people's prayers for such. And at this point, that's what we can do. Go check from history how that 4th great awakening helped. Check how it affected the US crime rate etc. And while we're at it, let's ask for a biblical revival that brings in the fifth one. And why not ask for a 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th one if there's time enough. 

We can intercede, we can prayerfully witness and be missionaries... or like those called to that full time. Yes, where the Spirit daily leads us to testify or witness. 

We see that there's a big problem and that hardly anyone seems to be telling us what we can do about it.

You and I, we can't reform people, or save sinners, but Jesus can save. We can earnestly pray and win people who are open to hear.. to Christ. 

Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers." See Matthew 21:12-13, Mark 11:15-18

Jesus said, "I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd puts the sheep before himself, sacrifices himself if necessary. A hired man is not a real shepherd. The sheep mean nothing to him. He sees a wolf come and runs for it, leaving the sheep to be ravaged and scattered by the wolf. He’s only in it for the money. The sheep don’t matter to him. “I am the Good Shepherd. I know my own sheep and my own sheep know me. In the same way, the Father knows me and I know the Father. I put the sheep before myself, sacrificing myself if necessary. You need to know that I have other sheep in addition to those in this pen. I need to gather and bring them, too. They’ll also recognize my voice. Then it will be one flock, one Shepherd. This is why the Father loves me: because I freely lay down my life. And so I am free to take it up again. No one takes it from me. I lay it down of my own free will. I have the right to lay it down; I also have the right to take it up again. I received this authority personally from my Father." John 10:11-18 msg

Some are called non-profit ministers who serve people (minister actually means servant) and others are for profit "ministers" only, who call themselves anointed apostles and prophets. (Don't live gullible near false prophets / teachers).

Too many still want a seat at a table that Jesus would have flipped over.

Kicked on over. Tables of greed. He really didn't like seein' people ripped off, scammed... or fleeced instead of fed.. as still happens in so called places of worship today.

Where's your heart at? Hard, covetous, after some lame idol, soft, cold, lukewarm or red hot? On-fire for Christ? Watch over it, your heart.

"If you love me, feed my sheep." ~ Jesus

"Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!" says the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: "You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings," says the Lord. "But I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. "I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking," says the LORD. "Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, "That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. Jeremiah 23:1-5

...the Lord GOD says: "Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts. Ezekiel 34:2-5 

All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. John 10:8

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. John 10:11

Come as you are willing to be changed.. come back to Him.
As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead.. Ezekiel 34:8

This is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand from them My flock and remove them from tending the flock, so that they can no longer feed themselves. For I will deliver My flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them. Ezekiel 34:10

I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. Ezekiel 34:14

I will tend My flock and make them lie down, declares the Lord God. Ezekiel 34:15 (See whole context)

1. What did Jesus mean when He said, “I am the good Shepherd?” Good, or Chief shepherd -- what does that even mean?

2. How is Jesus the “True Shepherd” in John 10:1-5? Did He ever saying anything half true, or false? Nope. In what ways is Jesus’ relationship with us like that of a shepherd with his sheep?

3. What does it mean that Christ said, “my sheep hear my voice” (John 10:27)? Need some help with that some? 

4. How many prophecies did the Chief Shepherd who is still fully good.. yes, I mean Jesus.. fulfill? What are all of the prophecies fulfilled by our good Shepherd, Jesus?

5. What does it mean that the thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy in John 10:10? Is the devil the one who steals, kills, and destroys? Has he or his crowd done any of that in your life? 

6. What does it mean that the Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23)? In what ways is our relationship with God like the tender relationship between a kind shepherd and his well-fed and nurtured sheep?

7. If Jesus was 100% God.. who led as a loving shepherd.. then why did He say "No one is good but God alone"?