My goal in
each of these blog pages is to share how God reveals Himself to us-how He works
in our lives on this side of heaven. I
write a lot about how it’s difficult for us humans to spiritually lift the veil
that impedes our view of the heavenly place where God dwells. I do so because I too have an issue even
finding that veil…much less peaking behind it.
I search as if I’m hunting for hidden treasure
when seeking God’s voice because it’s not audible; and when seeking God’s
hand-because His physical work usually appears to simply be irony; and when
seeking God’s grace-because this shameful world doesn’t want its inhabitants to
know that grace is available and forgiveness is allowed. The ruling authorities here, whether it is
the “spiritual forces in heavenly realms”
or the human beings that act as political
advocates for sin don’t want God’s gifts of mercy and grace to be
received-in fact they don’t want us to believe that God exists at all. With this said, there are too many mental obstacles
for the material man to move into the spiritual realm: shame, oppression, disappointment, unbelief,
the pain of sorrow, the skepticism of life on earth, the atmosphere of hostility
toward belief in an eternal God. On and
on we find that God’s existence, much less His presence, is blocked; politically,
socially, mentally….spiritually.
With the
world as it is, we Christians seem to want to blend in; to hide the fact that we
believe in a living God who created the universe and all material things. We allow the world of science, sin and
politics to have their way. We must not
kid ourselves any longer; the “forces
that be” want to silence the faithful and we assist in hiding the reality of God and
in diminishing the authenticity of holy manuscripts when we sit back and watch
as anything and everything is taken advantage of-particularly moral boundaries
and Christian ethics. Ever think of it
that way?
The God-created conscious mind, that science
cannot explain, fails to have a conscience when we silence the voice of God by
blending in and gagging ourselves. Scripture tells us to “come out and be
separate” because we have nothing in common with this world (II Corinthians
6:14-17). To be separate means to be distinct, clear, apparent, or
conspicuous. We are also told, in the
Bible, to speak boldly….but we are doing nothing of the kind. Politics has seeped into the Christian
community and has influenced us instead of us being the Light of Influence. Political Correctness is now on The Throne
and it appears that all of mankind worships there and follows its decrees.
As
Christians we are taught, by none less that Jesus himself, that we are salt and
light to this world (Matthew 5:13-14). What does that mean? Exactly what it says: we are a salt or a “preservative” for this
dying world….and we are light or a revealing source of life that puts a “spot-light”
on truth, including moral truth. I admit
this with remorse, but, shame on us! It seems the light of the tolerant,
liberals and atheists shines brighter than that of God’s people! I’m not saying that those who follow the path
of tolerance are bad people. But, if we
know God’s Word then we know there is a catch.
Scripture teaches that even Satan masquerades as an Angel of Light (II
Corinthians 11:14). This means that even
though something looks “good” in the light of what we humans deem as “good” it
may be disguised to deceive and mislead.
Indeed, this happens all the time. There’s a
sales tactic that describes this to a “T” and is aptly named Bait and Switch. There are political activists that work in
Washington D.C. that base their entire agenda on this premise. One prime example in the political world of
budgeting is known as “pork”. This is a
“tactic” in which our elected officials literally hide (or add in) money for
their special projects into a bill that would otherwise be good for our
country…but in reality is NOT because it is full of unnecessary spending. Then when other colleagues vote against the
bill because of the hidden funding they are ostracized for not supporting the
original intent of the bill. For example
the original bill for financial support of Hurricane Sandy victims was full of
pork and didn’t pass, to the demise those in need. Talk about masquerading as
an Angel of Light!!!
You may be
wondering why I’ve stepped into the realm of politics. The
reason politics and the Demise of God are linked is because our lawmakers set
the course of our lifestyles via the laws they pass. The more lawmakers use tolerance to form our
laws the more we move away from God’s laws and with that- Man rules himself and
has effectively removed God from His Throne.
This fact delights many in this great land because they have moved away
from God and have been blinded to truth. (See Romans 1: 28-32)
Moving back
from politics to us personally I’d like to ask those people out there who are
“tolerant” so as to be “kind” a question:
Is moral and absolute truth able to change for the simple purpose of
being “kind”? We can be compassionate
without changing our beliefs. Jesus
never wavered or changed His teachings in order to blend in or align Himself
with the politics of the day….nor should we!
In fact, if we are trying to follow Jesus’ teachings and model His
character we would never change our beliefs so that we “don’t offend”
anyone!
Here is some
straight-forward reasoning for all of us: Truth is
truth- and that never changes. Right and
wrong do have distinct meanings and their definition cannot change to fit the
desires of society. Desperately I surmise that if we allow
this to continue to take place then social degeneration will unweave the human
tapestry till we’re a tattered mess of unjust, unfit, fugitives who have
deserted morals and truth for our own selfish desires or lack of concern. What then????
Scriptural References:
“For our struggle is not against
flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world
and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
Ephesians 6:12
against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world
and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
Ephesians 6:12
“And no wonder, for Satan himself
masquerades as an angel of light.”
II Corinthians 11:14
II Corinthians 11:14
“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand
firm. Let nothing move you.
Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,
because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,
because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
1 Corinthians 15:38
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