Monthly Archives: February 2012

Behold! I am to Blame

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“Whom the Son sets free is free indeed.”  I believe this.  I know this puts all the burden on us to obey.  But God’s grace covers us while we struggle with our failings.  He calls us to a life free from sin.  But covers us while we accomplish.  He is not unjust in His judgment of us.  We are indeed the ones at fault.  But look at His love to lift us from death to life.  I can’t blame anyone or anything for who and what I am, or was.  Accepting this is fundamental to salvation through Jesus.

Today’s teachings in the world speak of us as victims.  God does not look at His people like that.  He rightly judges us guilty.  Yet He offers a way out.  Jesus never taught that we were victims.  He taught that we were sinners from birth.  How often he told us to repent of our sins and live a life pleasing to His Father in Heaven.  Today, we hear that we can’t hope to rid ourselves of this burden of foolishness.  It was not so in Jesus’ teachings.

I am the one to blame for all my sins.  Jesus is the One who forgives them.  Forgiving them does not mean they didn’t happen.  And forgiveness doesn’t mean that I am innocent, or that I am a victim of things beyond my control.  “Whom the Son sets free is free indeed.”  Live with that truth or suffer as a victim.  Fight against what does not please the Father, or suffer the life of a sinner.  He gives us everything we need to over come.

By His Grace.

Bloons, a Wonderful Game.

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Bloons TD4 Lite iOS logo.

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I play the game Bloons 4.  I’ve been playing it for over a year now.  How slow am I to have just figured something out.  It’s ok to loose a few of my 200 lives if I set up certain elements first.

The Christian life is similar.  The target is holiness before the Lord.  But when we first come to Him, we find Him working on things we didn’t expect.  He begins the work within us in curious places.  And to our perception, we think something’s amiss.  We need His wisdom to hold on while He works that marvelous salvation He promises.

I encourage all who are struggling in their faith to hold on.  What you perceive as important may not be the focus of God at the time.  Just hold on!

The Conspiracy of God.

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English: John the Baptist baptizing Christ

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Men who do not know or love God will think that God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit are in a conspiracy to destroy them.  They perceive that there is a war between God and man.  This perception comes from observing the wickedness in the world and the corrupt nature of death and decay.

They are wrong.  Indeed, there is a conspiracy from the Holy Trinity.  But it is not against man.  It is against sin.  The beautiful thing is, man is invited to join God in this war.  You can make your mark on the book of life by accepting the leadership of Jesus, the Son of God.  He will count you as one of His own.  He will dress you in fine clothes fit for battle.  And He will endow you with the weapon of The Holy Spirit.

Again I say, this battle is not a conspiracy against man.  It is a battle against sin.  If you want to die, just keep what you already have.  If you want to live, approach the Lord of Life in the name of Jesus.

By His Grace.

Of Geese and Drunks

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A domestic goose displaying aggressively.

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Doing my paper work this morning after getting the trailer loaded, my work was interrupted by the honking of geese.  6 of them sat on top the building.  2 of them seemed to think I was a possible threat.  Fine, what do geese know about humans anyway?  I gave them a few moments of study and went back to my work.

A few minutes later they saw more geese coming in to land on the building.  Honking and dancing their heads around, they welcomed the fellow poopers.  With all the noise they made, I gave them a bit more study.  There was one goose who was making the most noise.  While I watched that one, I came to the conclusion that it was a he.  His “wife” stood next to him.  She just watched him make a fool out of himself.  And it reminded me of the way young men act in a crowd of drunks.  So very macho!  So very loud and embarrassing.

Now you have to know this:  She didn’t seem to notice that he was being “too loud”.  She was even imitating his head bobs.  He pecked at her a bit.  And she gladly lowered her head and took it.  He would scratch and so would she.  What a wife for a foolish goose.

Sadly, there are many men like him.  Sadly, there are many wives like her.  When we say that a man is acting like an animal, the geese show what we mean.