Great Tragedy
Good Morning,
One of the greatest tragedies of this decade, and perhaps this century, is the loss of confidence.
Organizations like the FBI, DOJ, and the medical industry were organizations we held as noble people in groups we looked to with confidence and assurance. To say we have lost confidence in them, well, that is an understatement.
Heroes, like the Untouchables, were people Americas youth looked to with admiration, respect, and even a supernatural awe. Today their credibility has been shattered; much of America holds little or no trust in these groups of people. Sadly, those that we considered the backbone of “the land of the free, and the home of the brave,” are nothing more than agenda-driven, tools in the hands of evil rulers.
The cadaver of America is quickly decomposing before our eyes. The maggots are multiplying, the stench drifts everywhere, and the more close up the view, the more repulsive our response.
We have seen statistics manipulated and factually twisted. We have witnessed the protection of criminals and the attack of the honorable. We have clearly seen vile officials use once trusted organizations as tools to control the people and trample the rights of citizens under the “jackbooted” thugs of government. The government designed to protect freedom has worked its way into controlling countless areas of our lives with no more motive than corrupt dominance. Public trust seems to be at an all-time low regarding those we once heralded as heroes.
Proverbs 29:2 “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
The tragedy occurs when this disease grows and produces a society of total selfishness and utter greed, with no respect for good or the lives of others. Why should I care about the good of others when my leaders trample upon all those under their power? The ripple of selfishness and evil dominos throughout society. When this occurs, America as we know it will be gone.
We were, for generations, raised with the “golden rule” of “Do unto others…” That philosophy has clearly changed to "Do to others whatever it takes to get what I want."
The path of healing for this mortifying carcass lies is doing what we do because God tells us to, living selflessly because God asks us to, and working honestly with our own hands because God commands it. When people stop doing what is best for themselves and start doing what God asks, no matter the result, mercy and Divine help may return.
John 12:24 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”
vs. 25 “He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.”
We had better take this seriously, for the time will come when God takes away what we have and gives it to another nation. I believe it happened to England, and most surely it happened to Israel. We need to die to selfishness, to greed, to the entertainment industry, to the love of sports more than Sunday school and church, and then cultivate a love for God and others back into our hearts (the first and second great commandments). Believers need to fall, broken before the Lord, repentant, and then, perhaps, God will have mercy.
Matthew 21:43 “Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.”
vs. 44 “And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.”
Pastor
