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Welcome to Call to Freedom with Barbara Carmack. This is Jimmy Lakey and I'm delighted that you are joining us for this half hour. You can reach Call to Freedom at box 370367 Denver, Colorado 80237 or by going to the website at www.freedomstreet.org. If you want to leave a message or order a word-powered daily reading Bible guide or a Freedom Street Express newsletter, you can call us toll-free at 1-877-917-7256 and leave your name and address including your zip code. If you want to talk to Barbara right now, she is expecting your call. You may call that same toll-free number 1-877-917-7256 to speak to her. And now let's join Barbara in the studio. Welcome to Call to Freedom. What a joy to have you with me today. I really believe that you're with me. I know that we may be hundreds of miles even for those of you in Nebraska and Kansas and the little bit, there's just a little bit of Texas that can hear this. This is a strong station, though, 50,000 wads. It just really goes into all kinds of different places, including Wyoming and the western slope of Colorado. It goes across the mountains. It's wonderful. Praise the Lord for Crawford media. God's love is the most powerful life-changing force on earth. You have God's love in you, the most powerful life-changing force on earth. There's no room for shrinking back, friend, when we are in Christ Jesus. So we're going to march confidently into the future. Praise the Lord. May you allow it. God's love to flow freely through you today. It's so important that we convey to others a love that they may not know about at all. I want you to know that you're blessed to dispense for in Him you live and move and have your being and leaves are falling all over. Finally, we're getting the fall that we were asking about and asking God for. And it's beautiful. It's just beautiful. I just need a strong wind to come along. No, I'm just... No, no, no. It's like bring a strong wind and put all the leaves in the neighbor's yards. No, no, no. We will get the leaves taken care of. Our memory verse for this week is Micah 6 verse 8. And it's a beautiful verse. And in fact, in my new American standard Bible, Dr. Zodiatis put the footnotes and all of the references in that Bible. It's a keyword study Bible. It's just the most thorough translation that I have had for 25 years. Now there are new translations coming out and they may clear and more succinct the things that I'm wanting to clarify. But as far as a foundational fundamental translation, that new American standard, and he says at the footnote of Micah 6 verse 8, that this is the watermark of all of the Old Testament. God is trying to convey to us His people. He has told you, O man, O woman, what is good and what does the Lord require of you but to do or seek justice to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God. And I remember telling you on the air here that when we were when Darren was deeply in debt, I didn't know he was so deeply in debt when I married him. And I don't think he really wanted to tell me how deeply in debt he was from all the television programs. And you can get deeply in debt if you don't stay up with the payments. And so here we were sitting on not only the $1.5 million debt, but $80,000 to IRS. And so one afternoon we got a knock on the door. Have you ever had an IRS agent actually come to your door and knock on your door? I think this is probably for people that owe over $50,000. And he came in a wonderful man, very gracious. And as we sat down in the living room, he said, Darren, I just really recommend to you that you bankrupt. And Darren says, I won't. I won't bankrupt. I want to see God working his power in my life. And it was so important that Darren convey that to the man. And as he was leaving, and we opened the door for him to leave, and he said, Micah 6, 8, an IRS agent, yes. Oh, he has told you, oh man, what is good and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God. And so we knew that was a sign that God was going to take care of that huge debt. And you know what? He did. Don't ask me how he did. But when we bought this house that I'm living in and I have meetings in, we were debt free. Don't ask me. I'm just so grateful to God. He just took that and washed it all away. So don't fear when you're in debt. God's going to take care of it. As you thank him and praise him, that's the important thing. No fear, no doubt, no unbelief. You ought to get rid of all that, all the trio of death. Get rid of them and thank and praise God that he's going to take care of you and he's going to wipe out that debt. The message, translation of Micah 6, 8, 9, I'm going to include another verse. He's already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It's quite simple. Do what is fair and just to your neighbor. He compassion it and loyal in your love. And don't take yourself too seriously. Take God seriously. Attention, God calls out to the city. If you know what's good for you, you'll listen. So listen, all of you, this is serious business boy and I've lived for a long time on this earth and this is the most serious business I think I have ever been living in is this time on this earth and especially in this country. So we've got to pay attention, pay attention to God and take him seriously. Don't take him for granted, my friend. Take him seriously. I find that our scripture for this week is coming to us with a new outlook on life. We must take on Jesus' love and mercy to win the lost. And it's a different ballgame folks and we must not look on people who are in the party that we are against with disdain or contempt. We must look at them with a kindness that Micah 6/8 tells us. Yes, seek justice but not at the cost of losing someone to hell. Ha ha. We just can't seek that kind of justice or even be vindicated by what someone has done to us. Let God take care of that. Here is what, yesterday I talked to you a little bit about Elon Musk. And here's the rest of the article that I didn't bring with me yesterday. Elon Musk says about our country and don't ignore this because he isn't where you are spiritually. Okay? We're just going to take this man and what he says is something that we can learn from and also look with new perspective at others who aren't at our spiritual level. He says in an interview, "I am not a particularly religious person but I am drawn to the teachings of Jesus." Ah, Holy Spirit, you are doing your gentle and compassionate work on all these people. Praise the Lord on us. And Elon continues, "I believe that his teachings are good and wise and that there is tremendous wisdom in turning the other cheek." Ooh, the richest man in the world is saying this, "Not by being offended all the time but by believing in other people." Oh, I really appreciate that. And he's not offended at criticism and you think you have criticism. Not allowing God, yes, God, to give him all the wisdom that his inventions entail to bring them into manifestation. It's God's creative mind who is blessing even the worldly man. You read in the Old Testament how he bless Cyrus, how he bless these worldly kings, even Nebuchadnezzar. So we're not going to judge people by the spiritual level that they are at. He goes on to say, "This notion of forgiveness is important and I think it's essential because if you don't forgive," I forgive. There's that word for give, "An eye for an eye makes everyone blind." I'm going to read that again. This notion of forgiveness is important and I think it's essential because if you don't forgive, an eye for an eye makes everyone blind. So I'm a big believer in the principles of Christianity. See, he grew up in a Christian environment. His grandfather, great grandfather, they were believers. And he experienced a crisis of faith in his childhood. How should Christians respond to Elon Musk's comments with understanding? Just as each one of us received understanding when we were young and dumb and newly converted. So here in the eyes of many Bible scholars is the verse from Micah 6/8 again. That is required of you, people of God, but to seek justice, love, kindness, exhibit, kindness, kindness does not mean you're wimpy. Jesus is kind and loving and he's not wimpy and to walk humbly with your God. That is a beautiful verse of Scripture. I hope you memorize it because I have memorized it. My confession for today by Rick Renner, I boldly declare by faith that I will not stop or give up until I have apprehended that which Christ Jesus apprehended me. I will resist the devil's attacks and successfully achieve all God has called me to do for I have determined that I will never stop until I have finished the task set before me. And when you resist the devil's attacks, those are in your mind. You're going to say, I cast down every evil and vain imagination. And those thoughts come into your mind. Just get them out of your mind right away. Those thoughts of being unworthy, those thoughts of bad thoughts about a neighbor or someone that just flipped you off in traffic. Nope, I forgive you in Jesus name and I pray for you right now that you will receive Jesus love in your heart. So I just want you to know your battle is in your mind. Rick Renner goes on to say, I have the stamina, spunk and doggedness. Endurance and perseverance, friends, to get the job done. I have made the decision to stay in faith and slug it out with the power of God at my side. I can and will do exactly what God called me to do. I declare this by faith in Jesus name. And I remind you again of Philippians 4 verse 13 in the Passion, the strength of Christ's explosive power infuses me to conquer every difficulty, every difficulty. And I do have a voting guide for you. You can email me at Barbara Carmack at freedomstreet.org and then you can ask me for a voting guide. I have judges and amendments and initiatives for the Denver region. I don't know if they're the amendments and initiatives are on the ballots for different counties, but we'll see. I'm sending that out anyway. A lot of them I'm sending out. So if you would like a voting guide, you can either call me after the program at 1-877-917-7256 or email me at Barbara Carmack, C-A-R-M-A-C-K, at freedomstreet.org, all one word and lower case. God bless you. I'm so grateful. You're going to vote. You're going to go out there and vote. You're not going to be afraid that they won't count your vote. We're going to be positive in our thinking. Your vote is going to get to the polling place. They're going to count it. It's going to count. Hallelujah. No doubt. No doubt. No fear. No unbelief in Jesus' name. And I am sending a check this Friday and another one next Friday. If you would like to help send a donation in help Samaritans purse, send a donation to call to freedom and we will put the donations together and send one check to Samaritans purse. God bless you for your willingness to help a people absolutely devastated. You can donate online by giving to go online at www.freedomstreet.org and hit that donate button and just put Samaritans purse where there's a reply. And I will include that with all the other checks and write one check to Samaritans purse. It's just wonderful to know that you're generous. You're willing to do that. Come on. Let's get our pockets. Empty. Yeah. Empty for a change like the little widow that came into the temple. Jesus was sitting at the treasury. He was sitting there at the offering box. He wanted to see what was going on and all the rich guys came and threw in their rich, the money they were rich and wealthy and they threw in a lot. But here came this little widow and she threw in a mic. You know the story. And Jesus brought the disciples to his attention and said, look at this. This precious woman gave all that she had, all that she had. And I believe from that day on, folks, I believe this with all my heart. She was taken care of just like the widow in Elijah's day. Just like the widow in Elijah's day. It's so precious. Oh, it's so beautiful. So it's important that we are trusting God through these trying times. You see Bible prophecy unfolding in Israel and around the world today. And after the rapture of the bride of Christ, that's us believers. I hope that you're born again. I hope that you said, Jesus, I'm a sinner. I've never looked to you for helper guidance. And I just pray that you will make me free of the sin that I've carried around. Oh, I believe that I'm born again. Hallelujah. I make you Savior and Lord of my life. I don't care how you say it, but with a sincere heart, you're born again. There's a man who will come and cut a covenant of peace with Israel. And they're going to go through a terrible time like never seen before, even before, even worse than October 7th. And that was a holocaust. Right now your spiritual principles are being attacked, but remember Jesus was persecuted and went through every temptation that you have and are enduring going through. And President Trump was just quoted as saying, our country is being destroyed from within. It's not the outside countries that are threat. It's the inside of the United States of America. So our duty as believers is to test everything that's being said and not believe everything you hear. Don't do it. Don't believe everything you hear. It's Jesus who was described in Isaiah 11, 3 and 4, who does not judge by what he sees or make decisions by what he hears. But he decides by the righteousness that is ours through his blood. We have his righteousness according to 1 Corinthians 1 30. His righteousness, his redemption, his wisdom and his sanctification praise God. And this is not the time to trust in the money you've accumulated. It won't last. It will not last. I don't care if you've got a million dollars in the bank saved up or in gold. Oh, gold is a big thing right now. It's not going to last. James 5, I want you to turn to James 5 if you have the Bible. He is speaking to the church right now. James is. And here is the message translation. It's really a serious time to look at what you're believing in. Who are you trusting in? And he says, and a final word to you, arrogant rich. This is a confrontation to rich people who have trusted in money more than God. They have labeled themselves Christians. Oh, yeah, I'm a Christian. But have they believed in money more than God? Here is what James says. Take some lessons in lament. That means crying in repenting. You'll need buckets for the tears when the crash comes upon you. Your money is corrupt and your fine clothes stink. Your greedy luxuries are a cancer in your gut, destroying your life from within. And that includes our eating habits too. I'm really beginning to discipline my eating habits and take in what I can and cannot. I'm really looking at what I have been eating. And it's not been good, folks. And so I'm just really examining what I am eating now. And especially the different food. We're so spoiled and you take a little snack of this and a little snack of that and pretty soon you're piling up all kinds of fruit and snacks and carbos and fats. And then you wonder why your stomach's upset and you've got to take pepto bismol. I do not have pepto bismol in my house. No, sir. So it's destroying your body as well as your spirit. So let's watch what's going into, as James says in the message, our gut. You thought you were piling up wealth. What you've piled up is judgment. All the workers you've exploited and cheated cry out for judgment. The groans of the workers you used and abused are a roar in the ears of the master of danger. And those are capital M, capital A in a danger. That's God. You've looted the earth and lived it up. And all you have to show for it is a fatter than usual corpse. I think of Diddy Combs and all that he has done on this earth. He's worth about $580 million. And that man has abused and tormented and sexually abused so many people. He has over 100 people that have come against him as his trial looms. And I'm thinking, look what that guy did at 54 years of age. Look what his life has been made of. And I'm sure he's going to go to prison. And that estate that he has, if it's not given over to relatives, it's going to be given to the government because if he doesn't have anything to say about it, the government is going to take that money away from him. All you show, all you have to show, verse 5 of James 5, all you have to show for it is a fatter than usual corpse. In fact, what you've done is condemn and murder perfectly good people who stand there and take it. Meanwhile, friends wait patiently for the master's arrival. You see, farmers do this all the time, waiting for their valuable crops to mature, patiently letting the rain do its slow but sure work. Be patient like that. Stay steady and strong. The master could arrive at any time. Oh, the master could arrive at any time. Friends don't complain about each other. A far greater complaint could be lodged against you, you know. The judge is standing just around the corner. He sees what you're doing. Does that convict you knowing that he is seeing what you're doing every day? You're not hiding anything from God. Ha, ha, nope, you're not. He sees everything you do. Is everything you do honorable and honoring God? Take the old prophets as your mentors. They put up with anything, went through everything and never once quit. All the time honoring God. What a gift life is to those who stay the course. You've heard of course of Job's staying power and you know how God brought it all together for him at the end. That's because God cares. God cares right down to the last detail in your life, in your life. That's what he cares about you. He really does. And as you cast all your care on him, that's 1 Peter 5, 7, cast all your care on him. He's caring for you, but cast it on him. Don't take it. It's going to affect your body and your mind and everything in your life. If you don't let go of those burdens in your life and those worries in your life. And some of you I know have heavy duty burdens. I don't think you have any heavy duty or burden in your life. Then when Darren and I had a 1.5 million dollar debt over our heads, I'll tell you what. That can get pretty heavy. Oh, I'm glad we're willing to give it all to Jesus. Just give it all. Give it all to Jesus. Oh, in the words of Keith Green, I was so lost, but you showed the way because you are the way. I was so lost, but you showed the way to me. He took it from John 14 verse 6. I was lied to, but you told the truth because you are the truth. I was lied to, but you told the truth to me. I was dying, but you gave me life because you are the life. I was dying, but you gave your life for me. Oh, Jesus is the way the truth and the life, my friend. Listen to Keith Green. 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