Why Would He?
James 2:19, “You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the
demons believe – and tremble!”
I was going to title this post ‘worse than devils’ but since the
content of it will be harsh enough already, I thought I would let my
kind and gentle nature have the better of me, at least where the title
is concerned.
For the past couple weeks I’ve been hyperventilating! Even though I don’t watch television that often, when I do get a chance, I watch the news, and during every news broadcast, on every channel, it is
inevitable that one run across an acceptance speech of some senator,
some appointee, and yes, even the new President, who all end their
speech with the requisite ‘God bless America’. This saying has become
as commonplace as hearing ‘check please’ in a diner during breakfast
rush. Every time I would hear these words coming from the mouths of men
and women who not only reject God but are enacting legislation to
silence and choke off the truth altogether, it was like hearing the
proverbial nails on chalkboard.
I don’t hold the elected officials accountable as much however, as I do
those who by all rights ought to be the representatives of the church,
the ambassadors of Christ, the generals on the front lines for truth,
justice, and godliness.
From hearing some of them pray to ‘the god of our many understandings’, to some deity known as ‘Isa’, and of course to an all encompassing, all accepting, all embracing entity that is whoever you choose your god to be, whether a stone, a bird, a Twinkie, or an apple tree, I witnessed one preacher after another, betray the one true God, and sell their birthright for fear of being labeled an extremist. Blood is on your
hands dear sirs, and your robes are stained red with it! May God have
mercy on your souls!
Yes, sure, God bless America! It’s not hard to let some words spill out
of our mouth, it’s not even hard to type them, God bless America, see I
did it again, but the question that one must ponder is why would He?
Let’s analyze our current condition, our current predicament if you
will for awhile, and compare our actions and decisions with the Word of
God, to see if as some preachers are saying, a new wave of prosperity
is just around the corner, the transference of wealth is on the way,
and the repossession man really won’t find the car you can’t afford at
your cousin’s house.
The following are in no particular order, so please no one read into
it. I am simply putting them down as the come to me. I know this may
sound irrelevant, but I do get some e-mails and telephone calls that
read so much into the trivial that they couldn’t see the message of the
whole. As clichéd as it might be, yes, some cannot see the forest for
the trees.
First is Israel. Within a very short period of time, you will see why
this is important. Although it has not yet started, soon this nation
will distance itself from Israel as if it was contagious. Why is this
important? Because of a covenant God made with Abram, before he was
Abraham. To a God who is timeless, who is outside of space and time, as
we know it, even though the covenant was made thousands of years ago,
it is as fresh on His mind as though it were made yesterday. I know
some of you will write in, rebuking me, rolling your eyes and saying
what’s so important about Israel? They are God’s people! The covenant
is spelled out in the Bible! That is all we need to know. I could go
into exhaustive detail as to why Israel is important and relevant, but
some whose minds are made up concerning this topic, are beyond reason,
and as such beyond my ability to help.
Genesis 12:2-3, “I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and
make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those
who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the
families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Second is the issue of infanticide. Yes, I know abortion is a cleaner
word, reminiscent of the term ‘abort mission’ used in every war movie
ever made at one time or an other, but the truth cannot be denied: It is
infanticide, the killing of an infant before or after birth. It’s not
enough that we’ve made it readily accessible here in America; we are
now outsourcing it, and of course paying for it. How much blood can we
spill before the fist of God comes down like a hammer upon an anvil?
Again, I know I will get hate mail for this, being labeled an
oppressor, an enemy of a woman’s right to choose, but before you start
typing while frothing at the mouth, let me just say, I do believe in a
woman’s right to choose to abstain, murder is another matter entirely!
Isaiah 1:16-17 “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the
evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, learn to do
good; seek justice, reprove the oppressor; defend the fatherless, plead
for the widow.”
Psalm 82:2-4, “How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to
the wicked? Selah Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the
afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy; free them from the
hand of the wicked.”
There is nothing more defenseless than a newborn. There is nothing more
worthy of defending, of freeing from the hand of the wicked, on whose
behalf we must plead for justice than the unborn. (Cont Next Page)
