People are all too willing to separate a man from his possessions either legally or lawlessly.”
–D.C. Adkisson (Walker)
“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.”
–Matthew 12:35(NKJV)
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“This ain’t the same old range,
Everything seems to change.”
–Bob Nolan
I had several thoughts stringing through my mind this morning. Perhaps I should I wrote the Eddy Arnold song, “Did it rain, did it rain, at your house last night?”…. My mercy, we have had the rain. Someone said we’ve had sixteen inches since Sunday. Glad we’re on high ground, but we did spend several hours without electricity. Thought I was going to have to get out the cookstove. That is another topic–we are very dependent upon electricity. Everything in our home is electric and when the phone goes dead… Well, you see what I mean?
Sure is a lot of nonsense going on at some of the universities. The right to protest, hmmm, I don’t read that in the Constitution. I do see the right of a peaceful assembly, and of freedom of speech. These things are good to an extent, but as we saw a few years back, it does not give the right to harm others or their property. It is does not give a person the right to break the law.
Then there is the issue of the forgiveness of student debts. Why? And I’ll say it again, why? A debt is a debt and it should be repaid. Who is going to pay for this debt? Ha, you and I, the good old American taxpayer. Jesus speaks in Luke 14 regarding “counting the cost.” He uses it for building and war, but it can be taken to all areas of life. Count the cost for any endeavor. Far too many people live in a world of fantasy and illusion. A college degree doesn’t prove you can do the job. That comes from character and reneging on a loan/debt is bad character. We see in Romans that we are to pay what we owe. To paraphrase, taxes to whom taxes are due, loans to whom loans are due. (13:7) To continue on in verse 8, “Owe no one anything except to love one another…”.
Now, how does one go about paying off a debt? Work! We live in a “give me” society. A woke culture that thinks everything is owed to them. Reparations for things that happened over a century ago. Murmuring over life, and the lack of work skills. I like what Mike Rowe said, “We’re churning out a generation of poorly educated people with no skill, no ambition, no guidance, and no realistic expectations of what it means to go to work.” Those students protesting against Israel don’t have a clue. In fact, they are more mindful of the “rebel rousers” that the socialists used to send into the workforce. Paid to infiltrate then stir up problems.
We are living in times that some may see as similar to those in the past, but in reality they are more sinister. They are not just chipping away at the moral fabric of our nation, they are wanting to take a jack hammer to it. Listen, you’d better heed the words that Paul wrote to Titus, [Be a] “lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, but sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict. For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers…”. (Titus 1:8-10, NKJV)
I want also to mention one more thing regarding Isaac. He is mentioned in the 11th chapter of Hebrews. “By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.” (11:20, NKJV). Isaac was the child of promise. We know he was a godly man, but as with most of us, he had faults. God seeks a man who is steady, reliable, and persevering. Not everyone is called to be an “Abraham” or “Moses.” Some simply could not handle the job. God knows, and calls those who will accept the calling. Each of us has a place in the kingdom of God and we are to fulfill that duty and obligation. But we must also do it in the light of God’s Word. Abraham built altars and therefore built a relationship with God. Isaac, as far as we know he was not an “altar-builder.” Both Esau and Jacob were blessed by Isaac, and both went away from the will of God. Esau compromised by marrying foreign wives, Jacob was a conniver, a trickster, and he paid the price. He suffered, in fact was crippled for life, until he finally surrendered to the will of God.
For sure this ain’t the same old range, but we are to hold to the ancient paths. We are to stand upon the Word of God. Culture may change around us but the Word of the Lord is forever–amen!
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“This ain’t the same old range,
Everything seems to change.”
–Bob Nolan
I had several thoughts stringing through my mind this morning. Perhaps I should I wrote the Eddy Arnold song, “Did it rain, did it rain, at your house last night?”…. My mercy, we have had the rain. Someone said we’ve had sixteen inches since Sunday. Glad we’re on high ground, but we did spend several hours without electricity. Thought I was going to have to get out the cookstove. That is another topic–we are very dependent upon electricity. Everything in our home is electric and when the phone goes dead… Well, you see what I mean?
Sure is a lot of nonsense going on at some of the universities. The right to protest, hmmm, I don’t read that in the Constitution. I do see the right of a peaceful assembly, and of freedom of speech. These things are good to an extent, but as we saw a few years back, it does not give the right to harm others or their property. It is does not give a person the right to break the law.
Then there is the issue of the forgiveness of student debts. Why? And I’ll say it again, why? A debt is a debt and it should be repaid. Who is going to pay for this debt? Ha, you and I, the good old American taxpayer. Jesus speaks in Luke 14 regarding “counting the cost.” He uses it for building and war, but it can be taken to all areas of life. Count the cost for any endeavor. Far too many people live in a world of fantasy and illusion. A college degree doesn’t prove you can do the job. That comes from character and reneging on a loan/debt is bad character. We see in Romans that we are to pay what we owe. To paraphrase, taxes to whom taxes are due, loans to whom loans are due. (13:7) To continue on in verse 8, “Owe no one anything except to love one another…”.
Now, how does one go about paying off a debt? Work! We live in a “give me” society. A woke culture that thinks everything is owed to them. Reparations for things that happened over a century ago. Murmuring over life, and the lack of work skills. I like what Mike Rowe said, “We’re churning out a generation of poorly educated people with no skill, no ambition, no guidance, and no realistic expectations of what it means to go to work.” Those students protesting against Israel don’t have a clue. In fact, they are more mindful of the “rebel rousers” that the socialists used to send into the workforce. Paid to infiltrate then stir up problems.
We are living in times that some may see as similar to those in the past, but in reality they are more sinister. They are not just chipping away at the moral fabric of our nation, they are wanting to take a jack hammer to it. Listen, you’d better heed the words that Paul wrote to Titus, [Be a] “lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, but sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict. For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers…”. (Titus 1:8-10, NKJV)
I want also to mention one more thing regarding Isaac. He is mentioned in the 11th chapter of Hebrews. “By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.” (11:20, NKJV). Isaac was the child of promise. We know he was a godly man, but as with most of us, he had faults. God seeks a man who is steady, reliable, and persevering. Not everyone is called to be an “Abraham” or “Moses.” Some simply could not handle the job. God knows, and calls those who will accept the calling. Each of us has a place in the kingdom of God and we are to fulfill that duty and obligation. But we must also do it in the light of God’s Word. Abraham built altars and therefore built a relationship with God. Isaac, as far as we know he was not an “altar-builder.” Both Esau and Jacob were blessed by Isaac, and both went away from the will of God. Esau compromised by marrying foreign wives, Jacob was a conniver, a trickster, and he paid the price. He suffered, in fact was crippled for life, until he finally surrendered to the will of God.
For sure this ain’t the same old range, but we are to hold to the ancient paths. We are to stand upon the Word of God. Culture may change around us but the Word of the Lord is forever–amen!