Action4Canada - June 13, 2023


God is in Charge： Action4Canada Youth Speeches 2023


Episode Stats

Length

4 minutes

Words per Minute

142.40372

Word Count

673

Sentence Count

53

Misogynist Sentences

1

Hate Speech Sentences

1


Summary

Have you ever walked outside at night without a flashlight? It's kind of scary, isn't it? You're not sure if you might step on something or bump into something, or maybe there's someone even right behind you? Yikes! It kind of reminds me of our world today. Things are so unsure and dark, and maybe a little scary too. But have we even stopped to ask ourselves why? Let's look at it this way: What if darkness is the absence of light? What if everything that's happening in our world is because we don't have God in our lives? Would the world be a better place if we choose God's way?


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Have you ever walked outside at night without a flashlight?
00:00:06.760 It's kind of scary, isn't it?
00:00:08.720 You're not sure if you might step on something or bump into something,
00:00:12.640 or maybe there's someone even right behind you.
00:00:15.520 Yikes!
00:00:16.580 It kind of reminds me of our world today.
00:00:19.720 Things are so unsure and dark and maybe a little bit scary too.
00:00:24.680 But have we even stopped to ask ourselves why?
00:00:28.120 Why? Let's look at it this way.
00:00:31.540 We know that darkness is the absence of light.
00:00:34.780 So what if everything that's happening in our world today
00:00:38.220 is the absence of God in people's lives?
00:00:42.060 People think they don't need God, so they do their own thing.
00:00:46.780 But is having our own way always the best way?
00:00:51.800 Can having God in our lives affect us and everyone around us?
00:00:56.320 Would the world be a better place if we choose God's way?
00:01:02.020 How, you may ask?
00:01:03.740 Let me tell you.
00:01:05.540 With God, we have love.
00:01:07.860 It says in John 15, 12,
00:01:10.520 My command is this, that ye love one another as I have loved you.
00:01:15.780 God is love, no matter the circumstances.
00:01:19.220 That is his nature.
00:01:21.120 Love will always defeat hate.
00:01:22.760 Without God, people can be full of hate.
00:01:27.920 Though having this evil in their hearts, they reject God's mercy.
00:01:32.040 They would rather have evil than Bible truth
00:01:34.560 because it interferes with their desires of the sinful world.
00:01:39.720 And Satan supplies all the deceptions that they love.
00:01:44.520 God gives us a free choice.
00:01:46.500 He will not force our will or judgment of anyone.
00:01:51.160 It says in Galatians 5, 1,
00:01:53.920 Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty wherewith God has made us free,
00:01:58.740 and be not again entangled with the yoke of bondage.
00:02:03.460 God created us with our own choice and free will.
00:02:07.740 He will let us choose for ourselves who we will serve.
00:02:10.960 But when government authority conflicts with the laws of God,
00:02:15.860 we must obey God's laws rather than men.
00:02:19.700 God's word must be recognized over all human laws.
00:02:25.020 A thus saith the Lord should not be put aside for a thus saith the world.
00:02:30.500 Without God, we have no choice.
00:02:33.260 We are under Satan's banner of control.
00:02:35.440 People try to control themselves or, like the elite,
00:02:39.900 try to play God and control the whole world.
00:02:43.380 There is civil unrest and injustice everywhere.
00:02:47.800 Satan constantly uses his efforts to misrepresent character,
00:02:52.160 the character of God,
00:02:53.320 and causes people to make false conceptions about God.
00:02:58.080 So they regard him with fear and hate rather than love.
00:03:01.560 The government makes draconian laws to suit their own liking,
00:03:07.500 which is actually a deception from Satan himself.
00:03:11.440 That's why there's so much racism, wars, thefts, murders,
00:03:15.280 and needless to say, the list goes on.
00:03:19.660 The Bible says in 2 Timothy 3.13,
00:03:23.060 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse,
00:03:27.820 deceiving and being deceived.
00:03:30.340 But with God, we have all the hope.
00:03:33.240 It says in Romans 8.28,
00:03:35.540 And we know that all things work together for good,
00:03:38.360 to those who love God,
00:03:40.000 to those that are called according to his purpose.
00:03:43.160 Whereas people who don't know or love God
00:03:45.760 don't have the reassurance that God loves them,
00:03:48.940 died for them,
00:03:50.580 died for their sins,
00:03:51.460 and who is coming again soon.
00:03:53.960 It says in Luke 21.26,
00:03:56.920 that men's hearts will be failing them for fear
00:03:59.140 and for those things that are coming upon the earth.
00:04:02.580 For the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
00:04:06.400 Yes, maybe our world no longer wants God,
00:04:09.740 but it doesn't have to be like that.
00:04:11.880 It depends on us.
00:04:13.700 We have to be the bright light
00:04:15.300 shining through the darkness.
00:04:18.140 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet
00:04:20.240 and a light unto my path.
00:04:22.160 Psalm 119.105.
00:04:25.060 By having God as our guide,
00:04:26.980 we could spread hope and kindness in our world.
00:04:30.500 So I encourage you to get out there today
00:04:32.900 and shine your light.
00:04:34.600 And always remember,
00:04:36.220 just as light will always overcome darkness,
00:04:39.780 God will always overcome evil.
00:04:42.200 God bless.
00:04:42.940 Thank you.
00:04:43.540 Thank you.