At one time I thought that hooligans and thugs (society’s misfits)
slept all day and came out at night.
This misconception was just that, a clouded view of the behavioral
habits of sinful men and women.
The happenings around us certainly reflect the number of crimes and
assaults that are more prevalent at night, because there is less chance of the
perpetrators being recognized, but crime knows no boundaries. Scoundrels move through society in the
daylight hours as well, but evil loves darkness more.
The Bible says it well in (John 3:19). This passage refers to Jesus Christ as being
the light that came into the world, but mankind preferred to remain in darkness
of sin rather than coming into the light of God’s Son.
(John 3:19), “And this is the
condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness
rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
Things have not gotten any better, only worse, because of the falling
away from the truth and principles upon which this nation was founded: “In God We Trust.” Every day there is something new that someone
wants to rebel against.
I have heard news reports of lawsuits being filed, in protest, to implement
a ban on Nativity Scenes at Christmas.
There have been judgments imposed to compel, by legal means, the removal
of The Ten Commandments from
courtroom walls and off government buildings.
There were also movements initiated to remove the words In God We Trust off coinage and Federal
Reserve Notes, and to take the words Under
God out of the flag salute, while Christians stood idly by and watched, to
lazy to speak out against the move of Satan in his efforts to rid America of
its hope—God the Father and Jesus Christ His Son.
It is believed that an atheist by the name of Madalyn Murray O’Hair was
solely responsible for prayer and Bibles being banned from public schools. I am sure that her aggressive efforts had
much to do with this movement against godly principles in the United States, but her voice was not the only one
speaking out against God.
In March 8, 1948,
the McCollum vs. Board of Education case was decided by the Supreme Court. They held that public schools in Champaign, Illinois violated the separation of church and state by allowing religious
groups to teach religious classes to students in the school during the school
day. This decision led to public
education becoming completely secular.
No longer is there a strong protestant flavor in public schools like
there once was.
Where were the Christian Rights groups and the outcry from fundamental
Christian-based homes when our freedom to worship whenever and wherever was
trampled upon? This was and still is a
problem. The minority in society that is
against wholesome values are heard, while the majority sits back and does little
or nothing to stop their biased movement.
When are God-fearing people going to get some backbone and tell these freedom-stealers
to sit down and shut up?
It is shameful how Christians are looking for someone to point their
finger at as being the responsible party for disorder and confusion, when the
fact of the matter is that Americans are becoming weak in faith and too fearful
to stand up for liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Tyranny is running rampant throughout the world; free to spit on all
that is holy, while lifting their banner of rebellion against God and the
people of God with little or no consequences that befall the aggressors.
It is time to stand and be recognized as the salt of the earth that has
not lost its savor. It is past time for
Christians to come up to the “plate of involvement” and rid this country of degenerates
that are in high places of government having polluted key positions of
authority. We need to bind together and
vote them out of office.
The devious behavior and scheming of some of our leaders in the shadows
of darkness speak loudly the lackadaisical attitude of most Americans. If this were not so, things would not be
going as they are. Freedom and liberty
are fading quickly.
In early American history and even in my father's day, deceitfulness and
duplicity were not tolerated. They did
not stand idly by, while treasonous sedition took over in high places.
I am sure you remember the iconic event called the Boston Tea
Party that took place on December 16, 1773.
It was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston against the tax policy of the British
government and the East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into
the colonies. Action was taken rather than
a passive and submissive acceptance of unfair taxation. The tea on three ships was thrown overboard
into the Boston Harbor in opposition to this unjust
tariff.
We must not forget The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783): the war in which the American colonies won
independence from Great Britain.
Wars have been fought and won through the shedding of blood to provide
liberty and justice for all? At this
point in our history, freedom and personal rights are slowly being taken from
us. It has to stop.
Yes, evil loves darkness more than light. Wicked behavior lurks on the corners of our
city streets. It is becoming more
prevalent on the streets of our nation, because the liberal media and
narrow-minded judges have tied the hands of law enforcement officers. They crucify them whenever
they do their job to rid our cities of crime.
The rights of criminals exceed the rights of innocent victims of
unlawful madness.
Americans need to be shaken from their slumber and rise up to shine the
light of righteousness on the darkness of wrongdoing. Christians need to run for government positions
at local, state, and federal levels, while other Christians storm the ballot
polls and cast their vote for excellence.
We have an obligation to stand and be counted and turn this country around, while we still have a say.
If we sit and watch things happen, rather than attempting to move
forward and remove from power those that are free agents; doing whatever they
want; becoming exceedingly rich through methods of deception and greed at our expense; this
nation will fall victim to a socialist run government. Our homeland is presently heading in this
direction. We must take steps, now, to
head off the inevitable before it is too late to act.
A good beginning is to fall on our knees before God and repent of our
slothfulness and ask for strength to do what is needed to get our country
headed in the right direction. People of
our nation need to recognize that God, and God alone, is the source of
protection from within and without. It is essential that the United States of America be recognized once again, by all
nations, as a country to be respected and yes, feared, for the welfare of this great land.
I can understand how darkness breeds evil when children believe
themselves to be the unseen dregs of society’s unwanted trash. Wrong thinking does not always start at the
top and work its way down. It can begin
at the lower end of poverty and want, and work its way up.
Evil can find lodging in hearts of young people when their minds are
most impressionable. Children that live
in settings that are less than stable have a shallow sense of being loved—perhaps
one parent families with little or no male influence; being in the foster care
system with many foster parents in it for the money rather than extending love
and compassion; or children with nothing to call their own. All these are factors that influence and
promote the imbalance of stability in the youth of our land.
Those of us that are looking to change America from what it has become
to a nation to be proud of, need to open our eyes to the oppressed children
that are within our ability to help and give a hand up. Teaching a Sunday school class is a great
place to start, or helping out at church where they have Wednesday night youth
outreach.
Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts of America and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America are worthy organizations to get involved with;
as are Brownies and Girl Scouts of America.
The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. We must help them to achieve excellence, with
self-confidence.
When a person asks God, “What would You have me do?” they have to
take the ideas and thoughts that He gives and implement them. They will be amazed at the response of those
needing direction and the miracles that God will perform through their
efforts. The Lord will impart so much
love for the unlovable that there will scarcely be room to contain it. As caring people stand in the gap and give
love freely, God gives back to them a hundred fold.
You can be the means by which God eases the challenges that face love-deprived
children, because of your positive influence and roll model. No longer will they have an attitude of “wanting
to get away with something,” which consumes young minds, but you will have
given them stability instead.
They will cease to live an undisciplined life; doing dastardly deeds in
the darkness of night, because you have shown them, by example, that Jesus is their
true friend that sticks closer than a brother and that He shed His blood to
provide freedom for those that are bound.
(Proverbs 18:24), “A man who has
friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than
a brother.”
People that want to make a difference in someone’s life can do so by acting
upon what they know is right, rather than sitting back and wondering why
someone else is not doing it. Hope and
new beginnings can be provided to those that feel misplaced and out of sorts
with society. A cup of cold water to a
thirsting soul provides them with a feeling of satisfaction and belonging.
(Matthew 10:42), “And whoever
gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a
disciple, assuredly, I say to you, be shall by no means lose his reward.”
(Mark 9:41), “For whoever gives
you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ,
assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”
I hope your desire is to be used of God like the song lyrics say: “Just to be His hand extended, reaching out
to the oppressed. Let me touch Him, let
me touch Jesus, so that others may know and be blessed.”
