Monday, May 28, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Memorial Day Tribute
I thank God for the men and women who has answered the call to serve in the armed forces in keeping America and many others free from the oppression of others. If it were not for the bravery of our young men and women who has answered this call, America would not be a free nation today.
Although this weekend has been set aside to honor those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for America, every day should be a day of remembrance, not only for those that have lost their lives but also for their families who must continue on through what certainly must be the most difficult time of their lives.
There can never be enough love, support, and prayers for all these families, plus those who have returned with injuries who has served their nation. We also owe the same love, support and prayers to all veterans....
May God Bless them all.
Although this weekend has been set aside to honor those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for America, every day should be a day of remembrance, not only for those that have lost their lives but also for their families who must continue on through what certainly must be the most difficult time of their lives.
There can never be enough love, support, and prayers for all these families, plus those who have returned with injuries who has served their nation. We also owe the same love, support and prayers to all veterans....
May God Bless them all.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Fear Of The Lord
"But they mocked God’s messengers, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets until the wrath of the Lord was aroused against His people and there was no remedy. He brought up against them the king of the Babylonians, who killed their young men with the sword in the sanctuary, and did not spare young men or young women, the elderly or the infirm. God gave them all into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar. He carried to Babylon all the articles from the temple of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the Lord’s temple and the treasures of the king and his officials. They set fire to God’s temple and broke down the wall of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces and destroyed everything of value there." 2 Chronicles 36:16-19
The scripture above reveals God's judgment which He brought upon His chosen people, who had witnessed numerous miracles from the time of their Father Abraham to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. The Israelites sins of worshipping false gods, their religious habits of paying their tithes while neglecting and even robbing the poor revealed that their hardened hearts were far from God. They failed to respect, honor and to show reverence to God for who He is. They had no knowledge or understanding of The Fear Of The LORD. Therefore, in His actions as a Father who disciplines his children, God brought those from heathen nations against His children resulting in slavery or death, and the destruction of Jerusalem and His Holy Temple.
I was sharing God's message of judgment upon America as He has revealed to Pastors David Wilkerson (In, Set The Trumpet To Thy Mouth) and Dumitru Duduman (In, Through The Fire Without Burning) to a lady the other night, just as I have done several thousands times over the last 18 years. She replied as many others have, that God's love for us is so great that He will not allow America to be destroyed by a nuclear holocaust.
Evidently, I am reading from a different Bible then those who think God is more loving or compassionate then He was in the days before the birth of Christ. God demanded the Israelite's obedience to His WORD then, and He demands no less from us today. Yes we live in the age of grace, but we also live in the coming of His Judgment. My Bible tells me that the LORD is the same today as He was yesterday and is forever and ever.
How foolish it is for us not to accept and embrace God's discipline, even more so for someone to say they believe in God and not read His Word daily. I understand this only because I too was foolish and irreverent towards the truth of God's WORD for many years. Now it is easier for me to understand this foolish and irreverent attitude towards God's WORD, because He has removed the veil before my eyes, which now enables me to better serve the LORD.
Today it is also foolish for most Americans who refuse to accept and acknowledge God's blessings in the building of this once great nation, they have no understanding of the ways of the Sovereign God of all the universe. Just as God brought those from heathens nations to destroy Jerusalem and His temple, so too is He doing the same to America.
This age is quickly coming to a close and our only hope is through God's Grace and the precious cleansing Blood of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.
The scripture above reveals God's judgment which He brought upon His chosen people, who had witnessed numerous miracles from the time of their Father Abraham to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. The Israelites sins of worshipping false gods, their religious habits of paying their tithes while neglecting and even robbing the poor revealed that their hardened hearts were far from God. They failed to respect, honor and to show reverence to God for who He is. They had no knowledge or understanding of The Fear Of The LORD. Therefore, in His actions as a Father who disciplines his children, God brought those from heathen nations against His children resulting in slavery or death, and the destruction of Jerusalem and His Holy Temple.
I was sharing God's message of judgment upon America as He has revealed to Pastors David Wilkerson (In, Set The Trumpet To Thy Mouth) and Dumitru Duduman (In, Through The Fire Without Burning) to a lady the other night, just as I have done several thousands times over the last 18 years. She replied as many others have, that God's love for us is so great that He will not allow America to be destroyed by a nuclear holocaust.
Evidently, I am reading from a different Bible then those who think God is more loving or compassionate then He was in the days before the birth of Christ. God demanded the Israelite's obedience to His WORD then, and He demands no less from us today. Yes we live in the age of grace, but we also live in the coming of His Judgment. My Bible tells me that the LORD is the same today as He was yesterday and is forever and ever.
How foolish it is for us not to accept and embrace God's discipline, even more so for someone to say they believe in God and not read His Word daily. I understand this only because I too was foolish and irreverent towards the truth of God's WORD for many years. Now it is easier for me to understand this foolish and irreverent attitude towards God's WORD, because He has removed the veil before my eyes, which now enables me to better serve the LORD.
Today it is also foolish for most Americans who refuse to accept and acknowledge God's blessings in the building of this once great nation, they have no understanding of the ways of the Sovereign God of all the universe. Just as God brought those from heathens nations to destroy Jerusalem and His temple, so too is He doing the same to America.
This age is quickly coming to a close and our only hope is through God's Grace and the precious cleansing Blood of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The Night Watchman
Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert.
Congress said, "Someone may steal from it at night." So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job.
Then Congress said, "How does the watchman do his job without instruction?" So they created a planning department and hired two people, one person to write the instructions, and one person to do time studies. Then Congress said, "How will we know the night watchman is doing the tasks correctly?"
So they created a Quality Control department and hired two people. One was to do the studies and one was to write the reports. Then Congress said, "How are these people going to get paid?" So they created two positions: a time keeper and a payroll officer. Then Congress said, "Who will be accountable for all of these people?" So they created an administrative section and hired three people, an Administrative Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, and a Legal Secretary.
Then Congress said, "We have had this command in operation for one year and we are $918,000 over budget, we must cut back." So they laid-off the night watchman.
Now slowly, let it sink in.
Quietly, we go like sheep to slaughter...Does anybody remember the reason given for the establishment of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY sponsored by Democrat Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff during the Carter administration?
Anybody?
Anything?
No?
Didn't think so!
Bottom line is, we've spent several hundred billion dollars in support of an agency....the reason for which not one person who reads this can remember!
Ready?
It was very simple... and at the time, everybody thought it very appropriate. The Department of Energy was instituted on 8/04/1977, TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL.
Hey, pretty efficient, huh???
AND NOW IT'S 2012 -- 35 YEARS LATER -- AND THE BUDGET FOR THIS "NECESSARY" DEPARTMENT IS AT $24.2 BILLION A YEAR. IT HAS 16,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES; AND LOOK AT THE JOB IT HAS DONE!
(THIS IS WHERE YOU SLAP YOUR FOREHEAD AND SAY, "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?")
33 years ago 30% of our oil consumption was foreign imports. Today 70% of our oil consumption is foreign imports.
Ah, yes -- good old Federal bureaucracy.
NOW, WE HAVE TURNED OVER THE BANKING SYSTEM, HEALTH CARE, AND THE AUTO INDUSTRY TO THE SAME GOVERNMENT?
Hello!! Anybody Home?
Maybe it is time to get serious with those in Washington.... The best weapon for that is with our support and votes for those that safe guard our liberties and freedoms.
Oh! By the looks of this gentleman on the left, I think we need to hire a Health Care Physician and possibly a personal trainer.
Congress said, "Someone may steal from it at night." So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job.
Then Congress said, "How does the watchman do his job without instruction?" So they created a planning department and hired two people, one person to write the instructions, and one person to do time studies. Then Congress said, "How will we know the night watchman is doing the tasks correctly?"
So they created a Quality Control department and hired two people. One was to do the studies and one was to write the reports. Then Congress said, "How are these people going to get paid?" So they created two positions: a time keeper and a payroll officer. Then Congress said, "Who will be accountable for all of these people?" So they created an administrative section and hired three people, an Administrative Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, and a Legal Secretary.
Then Congress said, "We have had this command in operation for one year and we are $918,000 over budget, we must cut back." So they laid-off the night watchman.
Now slowly, let it sink in.
Quietly, we go like sheep to slaughter...Does anybody remember the reason given for the establishment of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY sponsored by Democrat Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff during the Carter administration?
Anybody?
Anything?
No?
Didn't think so!
Bottom line is, we've spent several hundred billion dollars in support of an agency....the reason for which not one person who reads this can remember!
Ready?
It was very simple... and at the time, everybody thought it very appropriate. The Department of Energy was instituted on 8/04/1977, TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL.
Hey, pretty efficient, huh???
AND NOW IT'S 2012 -- 35 YEARS LATER -- AND THE BUDGET FOR THIS "NECESSARY" DEPARTMENT IS AT $24.2 BILLION A YEAR. IT HAS 16,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES; AND LOOK AT THE JOB IT HAS DONE!
(THIS IS WHERE YOU SLAP YOUR FOREHEAD AND SAY, "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?")
33 years ago 30% of our oil consumption was foreign imports. Today 70% of our oil consumption is foreign imports.
Ah, yes -- good old Federal bureaucracy.
NOW, WE HAVE TURNED OVER THE BANKING SYSTEM, HEALTH CARE, AND THE AUTO INDUSTRY TO THE SAME GOVERNMENT?
Hello!! Anybody Home?
Maybe it is time to get serious with those in Washington.... The best weapon for that is with our support and votes for those that safe guard our liberties and freedoms.
Oh! By the looks of this gentleman on the left, I think we need to hire a Health Care Physician and possibly a personal trainer.