Voice of the Introverts
Before starting I can say without a doubt that this article is going to make me unpopular, at least, more so than I already am. Years ago, this legend was born because a generous man wanted to give the children something on what was considered the most important day of the year – the birth of Christ. He wanted to give good gifts to the children as a reminder of the most important gift that was ever given.
Ok, you just bought that beautiful nativity set. It is gorgeous. Everything looks perfect. Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, shepherds, donkeys, cows, sheep, goats, wise men…(screeching halt here). Wise men? Just why do we see wise men in all nativity scenes. It took almost two years for the wise men to find the baby. Wandering around all thru the wilderness for years, looking for the promise of the Messiah, but having trouble getting there. Too busy looking up; too busy to look out; too busy following that star.
I am not sure how to start this one. When one gives their personal testimony, they should probably choose their words carefully. Not only are you reflecting yourself in a good or bad light, but you are also either magnifying yourself or the Savior. When doing this I would prefer that it reflect the light of the LORD, rather than anything I say putting me in any type of higher esteem.
Let’s get this thing back on track. This is not supposed to be a mostly political blog. We have been delving too deep into feelings and reactions. On this week of Thanksgiving, let’s just pause and get into that mode – a mode of thankfulness. Can we do that please? We will just let the LORD deal with all the social mess in His timing.
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;”
“And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned into fables.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4
“The time has come! The time is now! – Dr. Suess
Let me preface by saying that we are writing this article 2 weeks before the presidential election. Let me also play a game that my wife plays with me sometimes (which I am not too fond of) called what if’n. What if’n you would say this or that to me, what if’n we would have done this instead of that. We can what if’n ’til the cows come home, but it will not change the outcome of anything. Grace and I are going to play what if’n with the election, and we will see which is the closer to the eventual outcome of this slugfest that is going on that we call an election.
“Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” Proverbs 5:5-7
We Americans are so used to messing things up we don’t even remember what and why we mess things up. For instance, we continue to butcher our own language. Beautiful words that made up part of our language have been relegated to the gutter. The word gay used to mean lighted and carefree, now of course, the number one definition in the dictionary is homosexual. I guess gay sounds better than sodomite.
Since Adam took a bite of that first piece of fruit, Satan has been trying to eliminate all the works of God. Satan has always been jealous of the things of God and the people of God. People are not as willing to worship Satan as they naturally aspire to find God. So Satan is jealous, and since time began, Satan has been bribing people with stuff. He even tried to bribe Jesus Christ with stuff. When Christ went out into the wilderness to prepare for his ministry, Satan came along and offered to give Christ all the kingdoms of the world. Christ refused.
This year, as it happens, my daughter’s history focuses on the Eastern Hemisphere. I don’t know how much you know about China, the four olds, Mao, and the implementation of Communism, but if you haven’t researched it you really should. We are also focusing on reading and watching current events, and discussing the cultural and political events in America today. My eleven year old doesn’t need me to point out the similarities. They are blatantly obvious.
