JOTS FROM OLD JAKE
MORE COMPARISON!
Thursday, May. 31, 2007 - 5:41 p.m.
Right after I made yesterday�s post I started reading a weekly news letter I have paid subscription to from �Koinonia House� which was along the same lines of the post I had just made. Just thought I would share some of it.
�The battle of Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of Colonial America's war for independence. It was then the blood of the first American patriots was spilled. From that day until this, many of our men and women have willingly given their lives for the cause of freedom � in many wars, on many continents, with varying degrees of support from the home front.
The blood shed on September 11, 2001 became the catalyst in the war on terrorism. That tragic event briefly united Americans in a common cause, however that unity has splintered. National tragedy may have amalgamated the masses, but growing differences in values and philosophy have driven a wedge down the middle of American society. Americans are fighting a battle both in foreign lands and here at home. In the war against terrorism our enemy is easily defined, however the domestic battle lines are more muddled. As a nation we have begun to abandon the faith and values of our founding fathers.
Let us assess the State of the Union in the mirror of God's Word. Homosexuality is accepted as simply "an alternative lifestyle." We murder babies that are socially inconvenient. We change marriage partners like a fashion statement. We have abandoned the sanctity of commitments in our families and in our businesses. Immorality and deceit have come to characterize the highest offices in our land. We have allowed God to be banished from public school classrooms and we have watched as religious expression is constrained under the auspices of "separation of church and state." Our mainline media takes pride in forming public opinion rather than informing it, which had been its sacred role in a representative republic. Our culture has disconnected character from destiny. Our entertainments celebrate adultery, fornication, violence, aberrant sexual practices and every imaginable form of evil. We have become the primary exporters of everything that God abhors.
Today, in the Middle East, thousands of US soldiers are fighting to protect the values and freedoms that we too often take for granted. Now, more than ever, our troops need your support and encouragement. Gone are the days of the ticker-tape parades that welcomed our troops home from battle. Media coverage of the war in Iraq focuses more on the death toll than the heroic accomplishments of our men and women in uniform. Please take some time this week to pray for spiritual healing for our nation, wisdom for our leaders, and safety for our soldiers fighting overseas. This Memorial Day let us truly honor those who have given their lives in the line of duty so that we might be free.�
It seems that lately I will be thinking and studying on a subject and will ultimately run into other persons referring to the same subject. I do not believe in coincidences� to any degree anyway! It must be the hand of the Lord in there somewhere. Scripture says to check things out by the mouth of two or three witnesses prior to accepting as being true. I take this to mean two or more people who are not in cahoots with each other. Science had been guilty of doing that over the years and because of that... Science has severally ruined their reputation. They have tried to build premises on false information and concluded it to be fact. When in retrospect is false guess way out of the realm of reality. Then they lie to defend themselves using false theory to document their position. I call this syndrome: Psycho-baloney or (sic-nonsense)!
Memory verse for today:
(Psalms 18:19 KJV) He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Ulterior thought:
Since �well-timed� silence is more eloquent than speech� Don�t ever miss that opportunity!
May You Be Blessed by the Holy Spirit to Overflowing!
Bye for Now!
