Daily Archives: July 24, 2011

My Dad’s in Prison.

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Jail cell

Image by Gerry Dincher via Flickr

I started out to search for the Lord God who made me.  Innocently I inquired from those who said they had the answers.  I found answers and embraced them as best I could.  And as a child I entered into a relationship with the Almighty God through Jesus.

Over the years it has become apparent that I stand in a very hated place.  I defend the Glory of the One who made me, gave His life for me, and is causing me to learn to love Him.  This has become very curious to me, this hated place.

If my dad had been an honorable man and was accused of a horrible crime.  And after the accusation he was remanded to jail for the rest of his life.  And all of society believed the lie that he was guilty.  And if I knew, beyond any doubt that he was innocent of the charges against him.  Do you think it would be right for me to sit quietly while my dad was in prison? 

Though I were the only one to stand up for him, I would stand.  Those who believed he was guilty would learn to hate me.  But should I stop trying to right the wrong?  It would be wrong for me to remain silent.  And so it is with God.

He has done nothing wrong.  But men accuse Him of horrible crimes.  He is jailed in society and people rail against Him.  He has been accused of the ultimate hate crimes.  But He is not guilty of any crime.  He will never be guilty.  And I will not stop defending His honor as long as He allows me breath.

By His Grace.

Response to Celebration of Homosexual Marriage.

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Humans banter social issues. Some lose, some win. But in the end, a social issue between humans is simply that. Regardless the issue being bantered about, as long as the arena used is only society, or personal choice, or explaining a compulsion, there can be no complete resolution. There will always be another “banter” to enter. Someone else will hold an objection.

But bring in the concept of a Holy God and the bantering escalates to “something more”. I find that truth both unsettling and peaceful. It tells me that, regardless what I say about a subject of social debate my allegiance to God will become a serious factor at some point. It becomes a factor for what I say. It becomes a factor in my own conscience. And it becomes a factor for the response of those who listen. There is no compromise with a Holy God as there might be between humans in social context. And this poses as a wall insurmountable.

The debates of what is right or acceptable will ensue in a free society. And those who wish to make their choice, or compulsion, law will suffer under their own choice. How much better it would be if we would just all shut up about our special interests. The government is there to provide oil to the machine of society. It was not instituted to lock down certain aspects of freedom, pro or con our special interest.

But doesn’t this last statement enter into the “Bantering” realm.

By His Grace.

 

 

 

Bird Chase

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Toucan bird

Image by doug88888 via Flickr

A bird chases another by flying behind, just below and at a slight distance.  It remains in this position so that it can follow with the hope that its enemy will make a mistake.  And it flys below so that it can remain out of sight of the other bird.

So it is with satan.  He travels behind us in our blind spot.  He is waiting for us to forget that he is there.  He’s waiting for us to relax our grip on truth.  And when we do, the second stage of his work begins. 

By His grace.