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Yeah but, what about what’s up?

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Flock of barncale geese on autumn migration.

Flock of barncale geese on autumn migration. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I was waxing the car and my little dog was standing near me.  I heard some geese approaching.  I told her to look for the bird.  She got busy lookin.  Problem is, she kept looking straight ahead.  She never did see the geese.

Later, as I was driving, the incident helped me in a rather startling way, to understand something from an entirely different perspective.  She help me understand salvation from a dog’s perspective.

The sea is not teeming with animals.  Neither is the sky.  The teeming happens on the ground.  I have heard there are plenty of times you could be underwater and never see a fish.  And more times than not,  I can look up at the sky and not see a bird.  But the bugs and germs and animals and humans and birds and snakes……..  It just goes on and on, on the ground.

There are evil man who never touch the ground, in a manner of speaking.  They do they’re evil deeds out of the sight of men.  They are more of the demonic than human.

The majority of men however live their life in full sight of one another.    These folks just strive to survive.  They are neither overtly wicked nor coveting holiness.  These are the type that if you told them to look for God they would not look up.  They would look for a miracle.

But like the birds, there are a few who inhabit heaven. The majority of these men get their subsistence from the earth but they are not bound to it.  Their natural habitat is the sky.  They do not own the neck of a dog.  To look up and to go up is more natural for them then to remain on the earth.

As for hope for the others: the Lord Himself has made these people who inhabit the sky. And he is quite able to transform any who ask.  Finally, let us remember that there are such things as flying fish and flying squirrels ( not to mention bats and such.)

I wonder

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When a man comes to Christ Jesus the guilt of his wrongdoings can flow through his mind more quickly and more consistently than the very blood flow through his heart.  Remorse can flood the man’s sense of history.  And there is a very distinct desire to be able to be go back and right the wrongs.

The reason I speak of that is because I was considering the state of affairs in Detroit Michigan.  And I wondered if the liberal politicians, corrupt leaders, and greedy workers, have considered their part in the state of Detroit today.

I wonder because, with Jesus my conscience will not allow wickedness to live in me without guilt and shame.  But I wonder if these men consider what they have done and feel remorse.

They have stolen and plundered from Detroit whatever piece of the pie they thought was fair.  And they would tell you, if you ask, that they only played the game according to the rules of the day.   A sort of, “Well, everyone else is doing it”.

I have to admit that if it hadn’t  been those certain people who destroyed detroit, the destruction would have come anyway in different names.

But do these people ponder what they have done?

Reasons Provoke Specific Actions

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Motivation,  that’s what matters.  A man dives into a shelter for a reason.  The reason comes from his perception.

The Lion hunts where prey are less likely to be watching.  He is motivated to do this for ease of kill.

A people with nothing to fear are either utterly delusional,  or are willing participants in their death.  It is the wise who seek shelter against dangers.

Jesus offers that singular shelter.  Consider it, my friends.  Ask and He will show you what all this means.  Fail to respond, and you will shake limbs with the Lion.

By His Grace.

Familiarity Breeds Contempt

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“Why, I remember you when you were just a boy.  You couldn’t even tie your shoes.  And you’re gonna give me a ticket for speeding?  You ought to learn some respect for your elders son”!

I don’t know where, but I’m sure that has been said thousands of times to thousands of men.  And why not?  Men do it to God all the time.  Why not do it to men?

A man is given authority to accomplish the will of leaders in society, and evil hearts have utter contempt for him.  Others, on the other hand, respect the uniform, position and instilled authority.  It is rare to find that respect among those who knew the man before he was given such power.

“Only in his hometown, among his own relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor”, said Jesus.

“Jesus”, people say.  “Isn’t that the name of the one the Christians worship”?  Or the people say among themselves, “Jesus, isn’t that the babe in the manger in the Christmas story”?

Familiarity breeds contempt.  But only among those who are only willing to accept others according to their own perception.

If you limit Jesus to His earthly persona, you will hate Him.  But if you give thought to His rightful claim as the Son of God, you open the door to eternal life.  Quite the vast difference in outcome, isn’t it.

“He could not do any miracles there, except lay His hands on a few sick people and heal them.  And He was amazed at their lack of faith”.  Doesn’t that sound like familiar territory?  Isn’t that the America most have come to know, trust and love?  So, “America” has become their replacement for God.  We could then conclude the nationalism is god to most Americans.

Yep, familiarity does breed contempt.  What will be the likely outcome?  Answer that yourself.

Just as an aside: I was raised in America. I have run around in its streets. I have been part of celebrations. And I have been taught her standards. You could say that I am familiar with America. But, after learning about the Lord Jesus, I have developed a certain contempt for America. Perhaps it shows………..

By His Grace.

Talk to your child

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The billboard says, ” talk to your child about alcohol”.  That’s simply a message from the world telling us to stop killing each other.  Is that really all we need;  talk to our children about the need to limit the effects of drinking?  “Look, son, I know you’re gonna get drunk.  Heck, I do it every day.  But I need to talk to you about how to put a cap on your drinking”.

With the Liberals in charge of America we see a lot of such things:  brush your teeth twice a day, go to college so you can get a good job, remember to have compassion, remember to remember you are special “yes we can”.

As irritating as it is to be constantly told what to do. Such foolish leadership has provoked me to make this post. So I guess it’s possible that they have offered me a good opportunity. Lest I appear on grateful, “Thank you”.

Why don’t they put these kind of things on billboards: don’t forget to tell your child about Jesus, in all that you do honor the name of God, or they could even put up various  quotes from the bible on billboards for us. But you won’t see such things done by the government.  This is an unholy age.  How can I expect to witness holy words from satan’s minions?

What we are seeing in all these things is the religion of man without God. What should this tell us about the direction of America is currently headed?  By the way, it has been headed this way for a very long time.  This is just the last few gasps of air before death.

Question; Answer if You Can.

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I have been a wicked man from the early days of my youth up to this point.  Oh, I accepted the Lord a couple of decades ago.  But the wickedness does not leave, for I am weak in love for His ways.  I confess this openly so that I can ask the following question without seeming to boast of what I do not have.

I have heard said that the first heaven is the blue sky we witness every day and night.  The second heaven is said to be the vastness of the universe we find ourselves being test in.  And the third heaven is the place of God’s eternal ways.  Perhaps there is more.  Surely there is vastly more to understand than 1, 2, 3.

I consider the size of our blue sky.  Then I consider the vast, unsearchable room which is the universe.  If this sizing ratio holds even slightly true, the size of heaven is beyond any possible comparison.  What is the universe to the size of our sky?  Who can give it a number?  Then what is the size of God’s realm?  Who can explore its limits within 20 billion years?

Now here’s the reason for speaking of heaven.  If it’s so very vast, then there’s room for souls.  There’s more room for souls than the earth can produce in trillions of years.  If that’s so then why are so very few being saved?  This begs the question of “who are we”.  But that’s another subject.

I will now turn to what has provoked this post in the first place.  God alone is good.  Everything that is draws its measure of “goodness” directly from the Living God.  No good exists without Him and His approval.  Now, if a Christian thinks he is something he is immediately amiss.  For nothing he is comes from himself.  All things we own are directly given to us from the Lord Jesus, and this to the glory of the Father in Heaven.

With such a vast wealth of room, righteousness, mercy, and forgiveness, how is it that there are so very few of us here?  Let the wise among us answer this.  I assure you, I am entirely interested in the answer.  Please spread this around.  If we find the answer you know we’re looking for, it will mean many more souls for the Lord.  I refuse to believe that this is “as good as it gets”.  Not that my refusal will amount to anything if this is truly what we get from His Holy Hand for this present age.

If He added 5000 to their number in one day, how come there are less than 50,000 in America?  And don’t give me that lie that there are millions of Christians in America.  I won’t buy that.  Christian means “Christ like one”.  It does not mean one who has found a way to make men think he is something when he is obviously not.