Well time to get back from the break. My Mom caught shingles back around the time I stopped writing in the middle of December. With that I decided to take a little break. I thought we might lose her as the medicine she was taking for her arthritis depleted her immune system, so getting shingles on face and close to the brain was a perfect storm. She has recovered rather well now although the infection took a little toll. She is in a close by nursing home where we get to pop in on her every day.
God is wonderful as always. The thing my brother and I prayed for was the right answer. We went to the hospital the next day about a week in and serious considerations had to be made on the next steps. Mom had her best day by far and the answer was given to us. Praise our wonderful Lord.
Much has been happening in the world. Much has been happening in our country. I enjoyed the Seahawks winning the Super Bowl. I’m a big fan. In the sports world as also in the rest of the ends of the earth we are getting a full dose of gay rights. If one takes the stance of literal Bible interpretation the matter, the world stands ready to pounce on you.
I hate racism. God made all skin colors, races, etc. Today the media is using Jackie Robinson’s story and putting it along the same lines as those with the choice of sexual preference. Those who disagree about it being right or wrong are being thrown into the same category. This is the way Satan works.
Love the sinner, hate the sin. Those in the world and without the Word of God can’t distinguish between the two.
What is sin? It’s missing the mark on God’s ways. We are all sinners. God died for all sinners. However we are asked to look at it as sin and ask for forgiveness, not elevate it as our natural way of life. This is on all sin, not just one. The Lord wants us to keep on moving closer to Him in our lives.
We all know that in racism it begins at hating someone because of a certain ethnic background or skin color. Where does racism end? When you don’t hold any hateful or ill feelings towards a race or ethnic group because they are from that origin.
Where does sexual preference end? Man and Man, Woman and Woman? I don’t think so. There are many different groups of sexual preference. Where does it end? Others will feel discriminated against. There are those who prefer young children, others who prefer animals, etc. Don’t kid yourself. They may be more of a minority, but if the Bible isn’t your guide, where do you have the right to say it’s wrong?
Where does morality come from? Society? Whatever the populous says is alright makes it alright? Right now many in society say it’s alright to abort a life that has started. That’s bringing life to a halt. Don’t intervene and it continues on. Does the populous vote to allow abortion make it right? If in America the law stated you could kill one person a year if you were drawn in a tag, would it be alright?
No. Democratic vote doesn’t make something wrong or right. The One who created everything and the rules, is the One who has authority to say rather it’s right or wrong.
Leviticus 18:1-23 – 1The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God. 3 You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices. 4 You must obey my laws and be careful to follow my decrees. I am the Lord your God. 5 Keep my decrees and laws, for the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord.
6 “‘No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord.
7 “‘Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.
8 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; that would dishonor your father.
9 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.
10 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonor you.
11 “‘Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.
12 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.
13 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.
14 “‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.
15 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her.
16 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would dishonor your brother.
17 “‘Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.
18 “‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.
19 “‘Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her monthly period.
20 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.
21 “‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molek, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.
22 “‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.
23 “‘Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion.
You know what the devil was selling as the serpent in the Garden of Eden? If you eat of that fruit you will be like God knowing good and evil. You will be the God of your own life and can choose to do anything you want. That was the fall. That the lie. Anyone that believes that whatever they choose to believe is right and wrong and that is all that matters has bought into that lie.
We need to seek God. We need to choose His sacrifice of forgiveness and accept that death of Jesus on the cross as our own. We then need to make Him Lord.
Because the only opinion that will matter when we take our last breath and stand in front of the Creator, is His.
We need to continue to love everyone like our Lord commanded. But we are also to stand firm on the Truth of His Word, not the world.