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The Great American Crisis
No, I am not talking about the economy, although the unemployment rate is at 9.8% as of today and over 15,000,000 Americans currently without work. I am not talking about the socialization of health insurance, although that is the goal of the liberal left. I am certainly not talking about global warming since over 700 prominent scientists are saying that we are actually in a global cooling. I could be talking about the crisis of hot air spewing politicians in Washington, but I am not, even though I am tempted.
So then, what is the great American crisis? It is a crisis of morals and values which is a result of a crisis of faith. We are in the midst of something that may not be reversible if we don't step up to the plate and get involved as individuals and faith communities.
We have seen cell phone video of teen girls brutally beating another girl for allegedly stealing another girl's boyfriend. We saw the gruesome beating death of a young man who happened to get innocently involved with a gang. We see one celebrity after another being caught in the middle of a cheap affair. We have seen, how many, politicians come clean after repeatedly cheating on their spouse. We have seen government officials being forced to resign because they were caught in the tax payer's cookie jar. And we see abortion becoming as common as getting treated for the flu. A report this evening proudly boasted that now 51% of Americans identified themselves as pro-life. But sadly, that leaves 49% who either just don't care or are pro-abortion. The PC word is pro-choice, but that frankly is crap. The baby inside a mother's womb is NOT a choice. Babies are now subjected to saline solution, knives which chop and dice the fetus, to suctioning. When God allows an egg to be fertilized by the man's sperm that becomes life, not a nuisance to get rid of. I know one doctor who was reprimanded during his internship for asking a woman why she didn't consider birth control instead of repeated abortions.
I do not condemn the woman who has an abortion, because when I looked at my driver's license this morning it did not say GOD. Therefore, I will leave the judgement part to our God. I do pray for these women daily. And I pray for the fathers. Many who opt for abortion are young and unmarried. Years later the reality hits and they fall into depression and guilt.
I think all of these things are not indicators of a bad economy, global warming, unemployment or any such thing. These are indicators of a crisis of faith in America. This nation was founded in the the values of the Judeo/Christian faith. The President, regardless of political party, the Congress, the Supreme Court cannot legislate morality, despite the fact they believe they can. You cannot make a law forcing a person to carry a baby to term, love that child and give it a home. You cannot make a law forcing gangs to become neighborhood faith groups, etc. Here is what happens. The moment you make a law that law presumes guilt. You are never proclaimed innocent under the law, rather you are either guilty or not guilty. Only God can proclaim innocence.
It is time for the Church to become the Church, irrespective of denomination. The church needs to provide wise counsel to persons who are seriously considering an abortion. Not the council of judgement, because remember that is God's job. But we can provide the council of what it means to carry that child to term and bring new life into the world. If the mom and dad do not feel they can or want to raise the child then we must help them explore the possibility of blessing a family who cannot have children. The church needs to put on the armor of God and move into the neighborhood and show the angry teens the love and forgiveness of God.
God did not send us to be pew sitters, but missionaries...harvest hands....the Body of Christ. Rather than burying the victims let's rescue the perishing as the old hymn proclaims. The neighborhood needs to hear of God's redeeming love and forgiveness that came because His Son was killed by a mob.
We need to trade our Sunday best for "soup, soap and salvation" as the Salvation Army used to say. We can form athletic teams, build skate parks, advocate with our city officials. Our crisis in America did not start on September 11. It did not start when Barack Obama was elected President (but that didn't help). Our crisis in America began when the church moved out of the neighborhood, out of the alley and out of controversial issues. Christians, Jews and people of all faiths, there is but one God and I have to tell you he is pretty radical. Can you imagine how controversial it was when Jesus called the temple in Jerusalem a den of robbers and thieves? Can you imagine the controversy when he save the woman who had been found guilty of adultery? Can you imagine the controversy when he ate with sinners and tax collectors instead of the good people? Oh yes, he was more than a little controversial and radical. We have to begin to show that radical healing love of God.
I could care less about H1N1 because I'm going to die physically sooner or later anyway. I don't care about global warming or cooling because my citizenship is not of this world. I am concerned about those who have never felt God's love or the love of the Church in their life. It is time as Jim Cymbala's book says to have a "Fresh Wind" blowing. In the words of that great Nebraskan who looks rough but has a heart of gold, Larry the Cable Guy, let's "get 'er done." Amen?
God Bless You and God Bless the Poor, Hungry, Homeless and Lost,
Ray
So then, what is the great American crisis? It is a crisis of morals and values which is a result of a crisis of faith. We are in the midst of something that may not be reversible if we don't step up to the plate and get involved as individuals and faith communities.
We have seen cell phone video of teen girls brutally beating another girl for allegedly stealing another girl's boyfriend. We saw the gruesome beating death of a young man who happened to get innocently involved with a gang. We see one celebrity after another being caught in the middle of a cheap affair. We have seen, how many, politicians come clean after repeatedly cheating on their spouse. We have seen government officials being forced to resign because they were caught in the tax payer's cookie jar. And we see abortion becoming as common as getting treated for the flu. A report this evening proudly boasted that now 51% of Americans identified themselves as pro-life. But sadly, that leaves 49% who either just don't care or are pro-abortion. The PC word is pro-choice, but that frankly is crap. The baby inside a mother's womb is NOT a choice. Babies are now subjected to saline solution, knives which chop and dice the fetus, to suctioning. When God allows an egg to be fertilized by the man's sperm that becomes life, not a nuisance to get rid of. I know one doctor who was reprimanded during his internship for asking a woman why she didn't consider birth control instead of repeated abortions.
I do not condemn the woman who has an abortion, because when I looked at my driver's license this morning it did not say GOD. Therefore, I will leave the judgement part to our God. I do pray for these women daily. And I pray for the fathers. Many who opt for abortion are young and unmarried. Years later the reality hits and they fall into depression and guilt.
I think all of these things are not indicators of a bad economy, global warming, unemployment or any such thing. These are indicators of a crisis of faith in America. This nation was founded in the the values of the Judeo/Christian faith. The President, regardless of political party, the Congress, the Supreme Court cannot legislate morality, despite the fact they believe they can. You cannot make a law forcing a person to carry a baby to term, love that child and give it a home. You cannot make a law forcing gangs to become neighborhood faith groups, etc. Here is what happens. The moment you make a law that law presumes guilt. You are never proclaimed innocent under the law, rather you are either guilty or not guilty. Only God can proclaim innocence.
It is time for the Church to become the Church, irrespective of denomination. The church needs to provide wise counsel to persons who are seriously considering an abortion. Not the council of judgement, because remember that is God's job. But we can provide the council of what it means to carry that child to term and bring new life into the world. If the mom and dad do not feel they can or want to raise the child then we must help them explore the possibility of blessing a family who cannot have children. The church needs to put on the armor of God and move into the neighborhood and show the angry teens the love and forgiveness of God.
God did not send us to be pew sitters, but missionaries...harvest hands....the Body of Christ. Rather than burying the victims let's rescue the perishing as the old hymn proclaims. The neighborhood needs to hear of God's redeeming love and forgiveness that came because His Son was killed by a mob.
We need to trade our Sunday best for "soup, soap and salvation" as the Salvation Army used to say. We can form athletic teams, build skate parks, advocate with our city officials. Our crisis in America did not start on September 11. It did not start when Barack Obama was elected President (but that didn't help). Our crisis in America began when the church moved out of the neighborhood, out of the alley and out of controversial issues. Christians, Jews and people of all faiths, there is but one God and I have to tell you he is pretty radical. Can you imagine how controversial it was when Jesus called the temple in Jerusalem a den of robbers and thieves? Can you imagine the controversy when he save the woman who had been found guilty of adultery? Can you imagine the controversy when he ate with sinners and tax collectors instead of the good people? Oh yes, he was more than a little controversial and radical. We have to begin to show that radical healing love of God.
I could care less about H1N1 because I'm going to die physically sooner or later anyway. I don't care about global warming or cooling because my citizenship is not of this world. I am concerned about those who have never felt God's love or the love of the Church in their life. It is time as Jim Cymbala's book says to have a "Fresh Wind" blowing. In the words of that great Nebraskan who looks rough but has a heart of gold, Larry the Cable Guy, let's "get 'er done." Amen?
God Bless You and God Bless the Poor, Hungry, Homeless and Lost,
Ray
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