GOD BLESS AMERICA, LAND THAT I LOVE

 

GOD BLESS AMERICA, LAND THAT I LOVE

HAPPY 250TH BIRTHDAY 

 

I am happy we have church-state separation in our Constitution.

Does true faith need or want support from the government?

When people became followers of Jesus Christ, they gave up so much. They no longer followed the Roman government's pagan ways, which made it difficult for them. The men and women who were involved in telling others about Jesus and starting churches for those converting from paganism and from the church in Rome were persecuted, jailed, and put to death. Can’t stop God, and more followers stood strong so that we can freely worship today. We don’t worship like they did before Jesus Christ came and gave His life. How much easier it is to “just believe He is whom He has sent.” 

Just operating in the precepts of God, a nation thrives. God knows the hearts of the leaders. God waits and watches and acts. His acts aren’t pleasing to many because our acts as a nation aren’t pleasing to Him. Go God. Show me my actions, and where they don’t align with building this land I live in into a place where we show one another respect, allowing our differences to bring out what is good. It’s when our differences bring what is bad to this land we crumble. Again, I said the differences should be building good things.

I don’t want government to tell me who, what, or when I can worship. I don’t even want a “religion” to tell me that! I don’t want to be controlled by the government and rely on it for what I can eat, where I can live, how much I can earn, or whether I can get an education in any field I desire. I want the right to vote.

I am really puzzled at all the Americans who hate America when so many people are flocking here for the freedoms we enjoy. I have yet to hear a true follower of Jesus Christ hate America. Maybe there are some.

 I know there are many who hate the things going on in the government. Actually, anyone in their right mind who doesn’t like the corruption, even among the towns they live in, something must be wrong with them.

The Word of God says I should not discriminate. So, I ask God for help. To love those who differ from me, as I know God loves them enough that He gave Jesus Christ for them, just as He did for me. While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Oh, the freedom in Jesus Christ I now have to love others is given to me.

Do I love their actions when they go against everything I know to be good? No. I don’t even like my own actions when they go against what I know is good and pleasing to the Lord.

There are times when I have no idea what I am doing goes against what God would have for me. When I take time with Him in quiet prayer, reading His Word, and joining others who are seeking His ways, I become enlightened and can then walk even more lightly and with more joy as His Spirit leads and guides me. Yes, I know that sounds strange and like a lot of work for some. Life is too busy for some.

I read an article on separation of church and state from www.au.org

It again baffles me:

“The separation of church and state prevents religious beliefs from dictating government policies and protects individual religious expression only so long as it does not harm others. Denying available health care is harmful. While the Constitution protects our right to believe what we choose about certain medical procedures like abortion, fertility treatments or gender-affirming care, it does not allow us to deny care or discriminate against others based on our religious beliefs.

Our government should protect patients’ rights, not facilitate discrimination in our health care system.”

The wording “so long as it does not harm others.” Many believe we shouldn’t dictate what the medical professional does; then, when that medical professional says, “I do believe an abortion harms another person,” that is not accepted? Is it called discrimination?  One is always free to find a doctor who aligns with the health care they are seeking.

I know I have to seek out a doctor that will help me heal as naturally as possible and not be eager to write out prescriptions.

We now expect the medical community to change the birth-given sex of a person? Is that not gender affirming treatment? Years back, there was a saying with a little person's picture on it that said, "God doesn’t make mistakes." And guess what? HE DOESN’T!

I have no idea who is reading this, but be assured you are uniquely and wonderfully made. The enemy of our souls will do anything to confuse us. The only way I can stop confusion from entering my mind, causing depression, sickness, and sadness, is to believe in Jesus, the one God sent to save me. Save me from myself first.

If a doctor believes that doing or providing procedures that try to change a man to a woman or a woman to a man goes way beyond their scope (playing God), can we not accept that? If that person is bleeding out, needing open heart surgery, a broken leg fixed, by all means help that person medically.

I’ve come to the conclusion we are just so unbalanced. I think about all the food items at the grocery store and how damaging many of them are to our health. We buy it, eat it, give it to our friends and family, and then don’t understand why we are seeing a rise in so many medical conditions, from diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, and anxiety.

We can’t pay the bills; sometimes it’s because of overspending. We don’t have a budget; we just see something and buy it, or work so hard so we can go on that vacation. We stress about going to work every day at a job we don’t like, or worry about the chance we could get laid off.

We have no time for family; we rush to get home, get dinner on the table, if parents cook these days. What about the wash? When does that get done?

We complain when businesses shut down, especially if we, a family member, or a friend were employed there.

Do we ever complain that church was closed or there wasn’t a church we could go to? You can pick any religion your heart desires, and search one out that will align with “anything goes” as long as you are happy. I do want to warn you about those “religions”.  God has warned us about those.

You don’t need a relationship with Jesus Christ if you want to rely on people to affirm it’s okay to live any way you want. I liked hearing the pastor, who had lots of marriages in his church, as many couples were coming and they were living together not believing not being married did matter to God.

Did they know what they were doing was not honoring God? Maybe not. They learned, wanted God’s blessing on their relationship, and wanted to get married. Marriage and all its good things are in God’s Word. (JesusRx Prescription for life podcast has four marriage episodes.)

If you do go to a church and receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit will teach you truth. Open up that Bible, go to a Bible study where people are able to ask questions, yes, even give an opinion, and seek out that opinion in God's Word.

Too many people are afraid to ask questions. God wants your questions. Anyone who wants to grow in God will seek answers. Often, we receive an answer in His Word or through circumstances. Sometimes we will never know some things, and that’s when your faith will be activated.

 Enjoy your freedom while we have it. I don’t ever want the government to guide my relationship with Jesus. I pray you don’t need the government to ever feed you or house you, but lean on the everlasting arms of Jesus. Yes, your choices will dictate many things in your life. The best choice I have ever made was to follow Jesus and allow God's guidance along this path of life.

This life will end here, but I will live eternally with God. Praying you will live eternally with God, believing His love for you is so great He gave Jesus, your way, truth, and life to know Him. Turn to Him; He waits to bring wholeness. Forgiveness is always waiting for you.

Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in His Word!

Eva

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Who's Giving Up Bread? NOT ME!

 

Who’s Giving Up Bread? NOT ME!

(dedicated to my mom, 1939-November 2025)

How much bread do you eat in a given week? What is your favorite bread? I really like sourdough bread. I’m not talking about the sourdough bread that tastes like white bread. You bread people know what I’m talking about. My brother makes a sourdough rye bread, but I don’t really care for rye. I think it’s because I have a sensitivity to it. Pumpernickel was never a favorite either.  Some people give up bread, as they don’t believe it gives them any health benefits. Are you one of those people? When eating out and they bring a basket of bread, yes, I have to try it. When it’s fresh and warm, I cannot pass it up. I have never restricted my diet to no bread or even super low carbs. I do try to limit the amount of refined sugars I eat. My husband reminds me that potatoes and bread turn into sugar. It’s not the same as eating a candy bar or even my beloved ice cream.

When living in New Hampshire, we would buy When Pigs Fly sourdough bread. When we moved to Georgia and then to Nevada, it was not available to me in those states. I did find out that I could purchase it online and have it mailed to me. I didn’t do that, but searched for a sourdough near me that would satisfy my taste buds. I would check out farmers' markets and bakery areas at the local supermarkets in search of a “just right” sourdough. I never did find a sourdough bread I consistently felt like buying. I have paid $12.00 for a loaf of bread. What is the most you have paid for a loaf of bread?

How many of us grew up with “Wonder Bread”? You may remember the packaging. It was white with colored circles on it. I just looked up a package of Wonder Bread, and yes, it has the primary colors, red, yellow, and blue circles on it. The packaging has changed a bit. The circles are bigger as is their logo. We did not grow up with much bread. I don’t recall one time in my life ,growing up, when we had homemade bread fresh out of the oven. What I do remember is that almost daily, we had fresh tortillas off the cast-iron skillet. We were making wraps before wraps were a thing. My mom would roll bologna in a tortilla, peanut butter and jelly in a tortilla, and of course, the homemade beans, cooked in lard and refried, with lots of cheese, were put in the tortilla. We did have bread in the house, but again, we ate a tortilla with our breakfast, not toast.

There’s a bread that has become my all-time favorite, forever bread. I will never stop wanting it, seeking it out, or being filled and satisfied by it. Some people may consider it “wonder bread”, it’s actually “life giving” bread. It’s always available, but the cost is more than anyone could ever pay. The great news is that it’s been purchased for you, free to all who desire it. All we need to do is receive it, and take of it daily. If you ever hear of anyone saying they don’t eat bread, tell them how good this bread is and the benefits it will bring to the body, mind and spirit. My mom received this bread.

Here it is: Jesus said:

Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness (my ancestors ate the tortillas ), yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which ANYONE may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

Many people thought this was a hard teaching and quit following Jesus. I find it very hard when I hear people say, “I don’t eat bread”. That’s a hard saying for me. I don’t walk away from bread made on this earth and surely never want to walk away from Jesus, our bread sent from heaven.

Please read John 6:42-71

My mom is still living; she took this life-giving bread and lives today. Her physical body is no longer here. If you read 2 Corinthians Chapter 5, you will see that even if she is absent from the body, she lives with the Lord. No more groaning, pain, or enduring what physical life brought.

“For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. Now, He who has prepared up for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.”

LOOK AT THAT A GUARNATEE!! 

“So we are always confident. (ALWAYS CONFIDENT), KNOWING that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by sight.  We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

 2 Corinthians 5:1-8

I am confident my mom is in the presence of the Lord. She, just as well as you can be guaranteed of that. You must eat the life-giving bread, receive Jesus, and know He is who he said He is. God's loving kindness has provided for you and will continue to do so DAILY. Eat and be filled with God's Word.

I’m so happy for my mom and for her to be “HOME”. It’s only been a couple of weeks, and the incredible love poured out to our family brings comfort. The best comfort is KNOWING, BEING CONFIDENT she is living absent from this body and present with OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. I pray that you and your family may experience this Confidence.

IF you have any questions, please email me at evapopekjesusrx@gmail, or if you would like me to speak about what brings comfort, joy and peace, reach out. You can find the link to order The JesusRx Prescription for Life workbook at evapopek.com or https://a.co/d/fL7N7OB

Picture used by permission from Rolls and Wrinkles Bakery, Pahrump, NV  

 

Thank you!

Sincerely

Eva

"How Do You Know Me"? Have you ever asked that question?

 

Words Spoken Can Increase Your Faith (John 1:47-51)

There was a man named Nathaniel, and he asked Jesus, "How do you know me?"

Jesus answered, "Because when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." 

Nathaniel replies, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the King of Israel." 

How does God know you? Let's just start with He created you. He knows you and me, and we can know Him because He wants us to. He sent Jesus for that purpose. So we could come to Him and know Him.

Jesus tells Nathanial He will do greater things than just to know Nathaniel. If you, like Nathaniel, know Jesus because you know He knows you —yes, every hair on your head is numbered —then you can look to Jesus to do even greater things in your life and in things to come through Him.  

For Nathaniel, he got to see the heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man. 

I will walk by faith, even if I cannot see (2 Corinthians 5:7)

Keep walking, sister —God knows you; He sees you, and wait for even greater things in your life for God to accomplish. He loves you so much. He gave His One and Only Son for you. 

Reference verses: Please take a few moments to look them up. You will find blessings there! 

Psalm 139 

John 14:7 John 7:28-29