The Collision of God and Sin
By Oswald Chambers
From My Utmost for His Highest devotional for April 6th.
24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 1 Peter 2:24 (KJV)
There is nothing more certain in time or eternity than what Jesus Christ did upon the cross. He made redemption the basis of human life, restoring the whole of humanity to a right relationship with God. The cross of Jesus stands unique and alone. It is not the cross of a man or a woman; it is the cross of God, the exhibition of his nature. No parallel to it exists in human experience. Continue reading
“He teaches us when he says in his Word about being content in all situations because he’s working out his plan and his purposes for his glory and our good, and I believe that because the Bible says that. It doesn’t mean there’s no pain, but content and knowing that God’s in control: a sovereign God’s in control, working out his plan and his purpose.”
“I just had a great call with the Acting President of South Korea. We talked about their tremendous and unsustainable Surplus, Tariffs, Shipbuilding, large scale purchase of U.S. LNG, their joint venture in an Alaska Pipeline, and payment for the big time Military Protection we provide to South Korea….” 
“I’m not saying that obedience always brings happiness and sin sadness. Yet the Bible teaches again and again that “the way of transgressors is hard” (Prov. 13:15 KJV) and “thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked” (Prov. 22:5).” 
Attorney General Pam Bondi responded to the Supreme Court’s decision and described it as a “landmark victory for the rule of law. An activist judge in Washington, DC does not have the jurisdiction to seize control of President Trump’s authority to conduct foreign policy and keep the American people safe. The Department of Justice will continue fighting in court to make America safe again.”
“Stop complaining about tariffs, expecting miraculous results after only a few days. A person who is overweight, unhealthy, and addicted to junk food won’t suddenly become healthy after just a week of dieting and exercising. Be patient, and don’t get wobbly. The tariffs from Trump’s first term did not trigger the predicted inflation. Allow the process to unfold instead of reacting with hair-on-fire histrionics.”
“They were marketed as relatable, down-to-earth, and winsome—code, of course, for doctrinally neutered, emotionally indulgent, and conveniently soft on everything that matters. Their rise wasn’t organic. It was orchestrated. If Christian publishing were a dating app, these lady-preachers were the algorithm-approved matches for a generation of women who think discernment is a spiritual gift for mean people.”
“Some had come from churches whose mystical practices, though alleged to be biblical, were not all that different than the mystical practices of the paganism they have embraced. Some people found more acceptance and community among the pagans. One of our team spent time in the hospitality room of the Satanists, and one of the first things the Satanists told him was that approximately 50% of their members are LGBTQA+ and Transgender.” 
(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) A disturbing new report has uncovered a troubling trend: violent political rhetoric — including open calls for the assassination of public figures like President Donald Trump and Elon Musk — is rapidly becoming normalized on the left.
Following is an excerpt from “Gladiator-style takedown of demonic forces, part 1”:
“The story of Norm Eisen—a key architect of nearly every attempt to delegitimize, impeach, censor, sue, and remove the democratically elected 45th President of the United States—is a tale that winds through nearly every facet of the color revolution playbook.”
(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) As President Donald Trump attempts to enact the agenda that Americans elected him to do, a serious showdown is brewing with federal judges who have taken it upon themselves to challenge his directives.
“For far too long, scientists scoffed at the notion of near-death experiences being anything more than the random firing of neurons when the brain begins to die or, because the experience has been so well documented and has become part of the culture, that near-death survivors are reporting on myths they heard before their experience.” 
(Spencer P. Morrison – American Thinker) On April 2, Liberation Day, President Trump imposed reciprocal tariffs across the board. The President noted that they were “kind” tariffs, since they were only half the rate that American producers are charged. For now, at least.
“What makes this even more impressive? This happened while Elon Musk was busy draining the swamp through the Department of Government Efficiency. For weeks now, the narrative has been that Trump and Musk were killing jobs. Well, how ridiculous does that narrative sound now?”
“Between Palm Sunday and Good Friday, Jerusalem experienced a dramatic transformation in the popular attitude to Christ. The crowd heralded Him as the coming King when He entered the city on a donkey. Days later the mob called for His crucifixion even when offered a chance to have Him released by the Roman governor. My suspicion is that a significant number of the adoring crowd became the murderous mob. Today we call that a vibe shift.” 
(Associated Press) A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains.
“Dropping Asperger’s was a political decision, not a scientific one. The “autism spectrum” serves a numbers-boosting political purpose, like the mash-up “LGBTQ.” That a group of extremely prevalent, incurable neurological abnormalities remain in the politicized Play-Doh psychiatric nomenclature is disgraceful.”
“Democrats want us to believe the opposite, and still do despite the evidence that their little scheme got busted. Their clowns at the FBI got exposed, their operatives in the intelligence community burned, and their allies in the liberal media self-immolated the last shred of their credibility…”
“The FBI campaign to discredit the Post story continued even after its October 14, 2020, publication. That morning, one FBI analyst tried telling Twitter the laptop was real—until his bosses silenced him.”
“The comparison between Rick Warren and Tim Keller seems farfetched at first, but both pioneered separate seeker-sensitive methods for their respective markets. Tim Keller was simply more erudite about it.”