Hey Gang: We were
privileged to have most of the family home to celebrate that moment when
Father God breathed life into His Son, Yeshua, and defeated death for all times
for those with contrite hearts. Among
the families that were represented, each had their own unique style of how they
would conduct their homes and raise their young ones.
It can be a very eye opening study on how children who are
raised under the same roof, with the same parents, with the same rules, etc,
choose to raise their children in vastly different ways. I probably should depart that train of
thought before I let my key board get me into trouble.
But I did do some research on why men fight wars, in the
course of their interactions. We are
pretty well equipped in our home with toys and such sundry items to keep little
people busy and happy. And, in the midst,
are two semi- trucks that I built years ago; these seem to gain the attention
of most who grace our domain. Soon after
the arrival of the families, one of the little ones spied the two semi-trailer
trucks and brought them out of their hiding place.
We will refer to him as the combatant from the North.
Combatant number two, whom we will refer to as the Combatant from the East, soon spied the trucks and tried to
penetrate the defense lines that the Combatant
from the North had set up. The Combatant from the East probed the
defense lines from several points but the Combatant
from the North was to strong.
But then news came from the Supreme Headquarters that a
truce should be declared. The truce
lasted as-long-as the Supreme Commanders where hovering over the battle field;
but, like most truces in all wars, it soon passed away and the Combatant from the East penetrated the
defense lines of the Combatant from the
North and captured one of the semi’s.
Now, the interesting part of this war was, as soon as the Eastern Combatant penetrated the line of
the Northern Combatant and
accomplished his goal, he soon thereafter left his booty and headed for another
conquest! The Combatant from the North soon followed and the trucks were left
stranded in the middle of the living room battle grounds and had to be returned
to their hiding place by the host. Now, there is a principle here folks, if it
is not something that someone else wants, it ain’t worth having.
So, what is the one thing in this world that is worth
fighting for? What is the one thing that
‘what you see is what you got?’ When God
created the heavens and the earth He created all there would ever be. True, the Chinese have created several
Islands, in the midst of the sea, but, if God so desires, one quick hurricane
and the Islands would be history.
Is there a point to this epistle? Yes. As I watched the combatants move and
shake, each determined warrior was vying for victory; but, when they won their
victory, the war lost interest and he moved on to find other challenges to
conquer. When Alexander the Great had
defeated the armies of the world and was now king of the then-known world, he cried that there were no more armies to
conquer.
As I watched these little guys vying for power, I was not
concerned about their determination to win- because I have seen the determination
in the hearts of their Supreme Commanders that are directing that power and
molding them into something that is beautiful and useful. But with my years of working with kids who
have lost their way, I feel so sad that they too did not have the luxury of
having Supreme Commanders in their lives who loved them enough to say “No” and
mean it.
Would this not be a wonderful world to live in, if all accepted
God’s gifts and blessings? In Galatians
6:22-23 we read of His fringe package that is available to all who come to Him
with a contrite heart. Can you even
imagine what a world where God’s ‘fruits of the Spirit’ prevailed? Tragically, the world has chosen another
agency, with a far more cynical fringe package- found in Galatians
6:19-21. Is it not wonderful to have
peace in your heart and soul knowing you are not of this earth but are just
passing through?
Blessings,
Gramps
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