“No weapon that is
formed against you will prosper; And every tongue that accuses you in judgment
you will condemn. This is the heritage
of the servants of the Lord, And their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord”
(Isaiah 54:17).
Hey Gang: On our most
recent trip to Israel, we arrived at the Ben Gurion Airport shortly after it
was announced that Donald J. Trump was our new president. While there, a young man, that I believe was
from England, asked how I felt about the outcome. I commented, when things are not going well
in any situation, it is always best to try a different road and pray that it
works out better. That is my prayer for
Donald J. Trump.
But, as I watched the news, and I seldom do that these days-
too depressing, and see the rioting in the streets, the rebellion on college
campuses, and the refusal on the part of our leaders to lay down their
gauntlets and join hands to fulfill the new Presidents desires “To Make America
Strong Again”, I felt a sadness like I have never felt before for my country.
A sadness not for myself, I have been blessed with 83 years
and will one day soon move on to the
eternal part of my life, but for my grands and great grands. I feel a shame deep in my soul for the world
that I will leave them.
In our morning devotions, my bride and I are reading two
books, one by Dr. Richard G. Lee, titled In God We Still Trust. The
theme of the book is found in Psalm 34:12 “Blessed
is the nation whose God is the Lord”.
It is a powerful book that tells the reader of the profound evidence of
how the Bible impacted on the building of the foundations of our nation and how
our nation has been blessed by God for our faithfulness in living true to those
roots.
The second book is titled The Book of Mysteries by
Jonathan Cahn. We have been an avid fan
of Rabbi Cahn’s writing since he wrote The Harbinger and The Mystery
of the Shemitah, both excellent books, if you are seeking Christian
direction on what is happening. I
believe Rabbi Cahn is a prophet for this day, along with several others.
The morning devotion for today was titled “The Serpent’s
Blood”. The object of the devotion was a
“snake”. I don’t know about you, but I
do not like snakes. As a child growing
up in the mountains of Pennsylvania we had copperheads and rattle snakes that
we had to be fearful of. I can remember
my parents continually reminding us that snakes are cowards and live under
stones.
Cahn’s Devotional is a conversation between Teacher and
Student. The student asked, “Are snakes evil?” The teacher responded, “No, but
scripturally they do represent evil. He
went on and said, “snakes are cold blooded and evil is cold blooded.” As I read this devotional I thought about
what has been happening in our country and what is going on now.
The Teacher’s point: Though evil may have its day, it’s
victories, it’s time to move and strike – it remains cold blooded, therefore,
it cannot endure. No matter how powerful
it may seem or how entranced it is, it cannot last. Deception
is cold-blooded, hatred is cold-blooded, slander is cold-blooded, oppression
is cold-blooded, all evil is
cold-blooded.
So, even though I am sad about what is happening in my
country, I have hope! I believe in the end, the good will always outlast the
evil. Therefore, I will continue to
persevere in believing in and doing the good, keeping on with what is true,
standing for what is right and praying fervently that good will soon begin to
overcome the cold bloodedness of our time.
Jesus, in his dissertation of what the world
would look like as the Age of the Gentiles comes to a close said, “But the one who
endures to the end, he will be saved” (Matt. 24:13).
Jesus also said, “When all of these things begin to happen, don’t sweat it,
just look up and know that your redemption is just around the corner” (Luke 21:28 Hillbilly Rendition).
Blessings,
Gramps
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