Merry Christmas

  It is hard to feel merry about anything these days because of what is going on outside, what with a disease that like everything else, is fast becoming more political than scientific. Unfortunately,  now that all things are political, I must be mindful of my words and phrasing so as to Try, to not offend someone. Sometimes it seems as if we are all victims of some sort, all of us labeled as to our group, and given to praise or ridicule depending on our beliefs. It seems that we are all victims just waiting for classification and placement into a group of like challenged people. In other words, when writing anything, you must stay within the parameters set by others, whose job it is that we not use any forbidden words or phraseology. Unfortunately, in today's world, it is next to impossible to say anything that someone will not see as political, and depending on your political pedigree, you will feel enraged or comforted by those words. The power of words, language, and the proper use of that language, can exhort the human heart and cause hope to rise, or, to speak evil of another, giving way to isolation, loneliness and depression. Why else would you think the apostle John would call Jesus "The Word"? Wars don't come unless ignited by words, and likewise peace comes from words as in the scripture, Come let us reason together. I must say that I do not like writing in such a way in an article written to praise God for His incredible gift to all people, with the berth of His Son Jesus, but unfortunately, that is near impossible as most everything, even a disease, is reduced to politics. In injecting politics into any conversation, it is much the same as dumping a bottle of pure black ink into a beaker of pure fresh mountain water. Just a drop of it spoils the pure water, rendering it undrinkable. Believe it or not, I am trying to leave politics out of this, because, just as with our ink and water example, it can foul the water. Thankfully, we have a filter. 

  I love this country, and remain extremely proud of our nation. Jesus also loves this country, as He was and still is, the foundation on which this country born. After-all, it is in God we trust, that is written on our money. The Capital and so many of the federal buildings, statues and monuments, have Biblical scripture chiseled into the stone work. Only twice in our history was the horror of war realized on this land. The Revolutionary war that freed us from the English, and a way more expensive war when you consider lives lost, our Civil war fought to free all people. Other than those two times, America has never known war on our shores, no bombs fell on our cities and on our people. And that is a pretty good thing considering there were two world wars mixed into many smaller conflicts over the years. We who grew up in this country never gave any serious consideration to our country falling to the type of governments we fought against in those wars. When it came to our nation falling to a foreign power, we felt safe and secure in the fact that we were much too powerful to fall to another country. In that, we all felt safe and secure. That is until now, in this point of history, the tyrants who so wanted our demise would say openly, and work secretly, to bring about our downfall from within. And with our current political reality, all Americans, no matter their political pedigree no longer feel safe and secure, but rather now, the threat of losing our Democratic Republic, and embracing the ideology of the very type of government that both Republican and Democrats fought against, and for which, many millions across the world died. The question is, would we choose freedom, or, would you rather live under the boot of the same type of people we ran from so long ago? Choosing to cross the ocean in little wooden boats wanting only freedom, Coming to this land this new continent, with the dream to settle a new nation. A Nation whose people needed no overlord, but resolved to rule themselves. 

  If ever there was a time when the world needed Christmas and peace on earth, it's now! Thanks to the Father's wonderful gift to the world, we can return to a time of sanity, a time of peace, and yes, a time when we can feel safe and secure that our country will always remain free, and that no power, no enemy, foreign or domestic, will ever take our freedom! I pray Father that our churches are full, and for each family and group no matter the size, humble themselves, get down on bended knee and pray God forgive this nation our sins, and that He have mercy on us still. Please do that in whatever way is comfortable, pray in a group, or pray alone. Because the country we all know and love is in danger and Father has promised that If my people will humble themselves and pray to me I will heal their land. God is that beaker of pure fresh water, and we are the ink, and so because purity must be maintained, Jesus is the filter through which are lives are poured so that we are able to partake of the cool pure water of life. Jesus is the reason for the season. So celebrate His birthday, remember it is His day, even though God the Father gave His Son to us at that first christmas, we should honor and praise Him all the more this Christmas. Because, just as Isaiah prophesied 800 years before His berth, Isaiah 9:6  Unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given; And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  Merry Christmas all!