OUT OF THE BOX

Dear Friends I am re-posting this article because of the law just enacted in New York allowing babies to be aborted even during the 3rd trimester, which would be right up until the time of birth. This law also allows them to kill the child if the aborted baby is born alive. This is a cruel and wicked abomination. It is these practices that will bring the judgment of God upon our nation. It is time for Christians to pray and for pastors to speak up in the pulpits. ---BL THE BRUTALITY OF ABORTION Excavations of pre-Israelite Canaan uncovered a large number of jars containing the remains of children sacrificed to Baal. Other excavations discovered many jars containing the remains of infants who had been sacrificed to Baal during King Ahab’s time. These jars bring to mind the photos of garbage cans filled with baby parts at abortion clinics. I showed one of these pictures to a high school girl once. Her reply was, “That’s just propaganda.” She was not able to bring herself to face the

I am grateful for the many people in the United States who visit my blog. But also I want to give special thanks to my readers from other parts of the world. I am blessed that there are many from Russia, Spain, and other parts of Europe, as well as friends from all around the world. I especially would love to hear from any groups or networks of friends who have shared the blog with each other. Please leave a comment on the blog, or write to me at this email address:  broblong@gmail.com Blessings to all of you Billy Long

BURNT STONES “…Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish---stones that are burned?” Nehemiah 4: 2. “…The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is so much rubbish (rubble) that we are not able to build the wall.”    Nehemiah 4:10. Standing in the Rubble Burnt stones lie as a broken-down monument to some past tragedy and testify to a loss of vision and lack of hope for the future. The "burnt stone" syndrome happens when a person   embraces wrong or sinful responses to difficulties, adversities, conflict, or mistreatment. These wrong responses, left uncorrected, hinder the grace of God, choke out the fruit of the Holy Spirit, and produce spiritual desolation. When a person gets the wind knocked out of him, his primary concern becomes self-protection rather than service.   Standing amid the broken fragments of collapsed walls, he loses heart and hope. How can I give of myself again after all my past investments have gone up in smoke?   How can I

Dear Friends, This article is Part 2 in the “Surviving the Fire” series. Many Christians have been derailed and disillusioned by mistreatment, conflict, and other disappointments in life. This post is written to help the believer look beyond himself and renew his vision of the Lord, God’s purpose and His sovereign ability to perform it. ---Billy Long THE FOLLY OF DISILLUSIONMENT The Narrow Perspective To have an accurate understanding of truth as God sees it, we must look beyond ourselves and our moment. We must see God’s purpose beyond our own comfort and pleasure. Disillusionment comes from a narrow and self-centered perspective, from making judgments based on ones limited "now" experience and current moment rather than faith in God and his power to fulfill His will and plan. Sometimes He gives us immediate victory and keeps us from harm and trouble, but other times He may allow us to suffer persecution, adversity, and hardship. Our circumstances may change,