So here we are in the middle of the Holiday Season. Yes, I am using the politically correct wording so as to not offend those who are reading this at the beginning. Because I would hate for them not to continue reading when I state that Christ truly was born into this world and walked as a man among us. Was it on December 25th? Well, no one truly knows for sure. And if you wish to celebrate his birthday at another time then that is okay with me. I do not nor will I hold that against you. As a Christian, I choose this time to celebrate along with many others the true meaning of Christmas, and that is this; the Gift from our Father of His one and only Son, Jesus. Who was there in the beginning, see Genesis chapter 1 and John chapter 1 for confirmation of this. That is, if you accept that the Bible is God's revealed Word. Jesus was born into the world to save man from himself. Yes, I said that...Jesus was born into the world to save man from himself. We are and always have been a carnal being. We each of us have within us the ability to do great good and kindness, but we also have the seeds of great evil and death. From the beginning it was so. Adam and Eve fell almost immediately doing exactly what they were told not to. Then Cain slew his brother. Jacob was wrestling with Esau before they left the womb. We have had wars on the world scale for thousands of years.
We desire, we lust, we covet what others have and are jealous because we do not have. We say, "it isn't fair." Or life's not fair. Really? Who are you or I to say what is fair? Did I design the earth? Or set the stars in the sky? Or did I plan out the design of a hummingbird? Can I count the hairs on my own head?
Let's get closer to home. What about Friday's attack on the School? Was that fair? No. Were those children taken too soon? I would say so, but I did not make the plan of my Father. He is the one who makes the plan. Did He put the gun in that man's hand? NO. Did he tell him to shoot all those children? NO. Satan did that just as he told Eve to eat the apple. So how do you get past this? Prayer, for the families and talking with God. The families have to decide if they will be mad at God for allowing this to happen and be angry. Or will they allow Father to help them heal. The PTSD and my own childhood taught me that much (40 years is too long a time to wait to get peace).
As for Christmas, well perhaps this event will open our eyes to the needy and suffering of others living close to us that we pass by every day but never even see. We do not see because we do not want to see, and we do not know because we do not want to know. If we see and know then we are responsible for them, but if we are 'blind' to others pain and suffering then we can tell our Father on that day that we just were not aware...right? Sorry, I sometimes say we when I mean me. I know that like Paul I am chiefest of sinners in all things. It just pains me to know that some blame God for this and it is our own fault for telling Him to leave us alone. We want to wear our big boy pants and do this on our own like the prodigal son until something really bad happens and then we scream out, "Where were you?"
For those who love Him and know Him, the answer is, "Right here. I have always been Right here with you. I will never leave you."
So I wish you all a Merry Christmas and hope that this year you will reach out to someone needy to lend a helping hand ensuring they have a Merry Christmas and perhaps learn what Christmas is really about.
We desire, we lust, we covet what others have and are jealous because we do not have. We say, "it isn't fair." Or life's not fair. Really? Who are you or I to say what is fair? Did I design the earth? Or set the stars in the sky? Or did I plan out the design of a hummingbird? Can I count the hairs on my own head?
Let's get closer to home. What about Friday's attack on the School? Was that fair? No. Were those children taken too soon? I would say so, but I did not make the plan of my Father. He is the one who makes the plan. Did He put the gun in that man's hand? NO. Did he tell him to shoot all those children? NO. Satan did that just as he told Eve to eat the apple. So how do you get past this? Prayer, for the families and talking with God. The families have to decide if they will be mad at God for allowing this to happen and be angry. Or will they allow Father to help them heal. The PTSD and my own childhood taught me that much (40 years is too long a time to wait to get peace).
As for Christmas, well perhaps this event will open our eyes to the needy and suffering of others living close to us that we pass by every day but never even see. We do not see because we do not want to see, and we do not know because we do not want to know. If we see and know then we are responsible for them, but if we are 'blind' to others pain and suffering then we can tell our Father on that day that we just were not aware...right? Sorry, I sometimes say we when I mean me. I know that like Paul I am chiefest of sinners in all things. It just pains me to know that some blame God for this and it is our own fault for telling Him to leave us alone. We want to wear our big boy pants and do this on our own like the prodigal son until something really bad happens and then we scream out, "Where were you?"
For those who love Him and know Him, the answer is, "Right here. I have always been Right here with you. I will never leave you."
So I wish you all a Merry Christmas and hope that this year you will reach out to someone needy to lend a helping hand ensuring they have a Merry Christmas and perhaps learn what Christmas is really about.
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