Reason of Reasons

   Our God is the God of perfection. Pure, order, and not chaos, undefiled, without the slightest amount of blemish, perfect from any perspective. Knowing this, how could you not also know, that there is a profound meaning to life? Our part in it on this side of forever, is to set a goal toward perfection. The bible tells us that our God is a jealous God. He will not abide with any other gods, especially ourselves. Heaven seems like a very strange place, with four sided figures pumping to and fro, across the translucent gold floors. Angels, cherubim's, wheels with eyes, and assorted other oddities. 

  All of us at one time or another, has felt that gnawing at our gut, a longing in your heart. A deep longing for something that you don't understand. That emptiness is the longing to remember our God. Unclear reckonings are all we carry inside us. The trail to understanding comes first with understanding yourself. Then, after we become clear minded as to who we are, then, we can pursue the deeper meanings of God. 

  Strangely, what the tyrants and governments of the world want, each in their own way, is to provide nirvana, a heaven on earth being the promise. Obviously as you reflect back on history, nothing has changed. The plans of men have always been the same, each generation thinking, We can make it right. All of these plans eventually fail.  

  Like most of you, I have wondered if heaven existed, and if it did, what would it look like. If asked for whatever reason, where it was, I'd shrug and point up and say, There. But God's plan for His people is for them to return from where they came, to return to Himself.  His plan though extremely difficult, was also delicate in its complexities. Only the Ancient of Days, the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the Wisdom of all, could execute so perfectly, this delicately powerful plan to bring to a close this reality, as this, the old world, will pass away. It must, because down from the heavens, comes a new heaven and a new earth. 

  Incredibly, in the end, mankind gets what it had driven for throughout all of history. Heaven on earth. This new reality that comes with this new life, is a reality yet to come from this perspective, but in the reality of this new heaven, has already happened. Waiting as it were, for this current age to end. And for those who's name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life, eternity with the Father, our God, waits to greet all who will join the rest of the heavenly hosts, being at one with the essence of all, with the Father God of us all, and  join with Him, in the infinite realm. For forever, and forever again. Amen 

  If hopefully your curiosity is piqued, and you would want to understand what the actual Heaven is like, take whatever time is necessary for you, to sit quietly, and slowly, read the Book of Revelation, Chapter 21.  

  

Human Mindedness

   A reasonable response I would gladly hear. But of the words of fools, no, they make me ill. If a book title it would be, Looking for intelligent life., and it would be fair to phrase it that way. As we live out our daily lives, We encounter many problems. Some of us, have allowed these problems to become predicaments. Surely these predicaments are of our own making. It's all in the reflexes you see, when you understand things quickly, the impulse is to react quickly. But the word of God tells us to consider a matter before responding. Only fools speak before first considering what they say. When you encounter one of these, avoid them if possible, but certainly render them irrelevant. At times like these, your minds might drift like a feather on the wind. But consideration is the key to understanding, you must interpret what you hear. You must take time to interpret the matter from every angle, and cover each perspective. The urgency of the moment will dictate how fast a response is necessary. The cadence of this life comes as a pulse, it beats steadily, and unalarmed, but we quake in fear, jumping at shadows. Digression is annoying sometimes.  

  Consider a problem in the time afforded you, Come let us reason together the word of God tells us. In short the message is, Don't suffer fools. And as for the flip side of that coin, one like a punch in the gut. Simply and with understanding, If you know that you don't know, please don't make up a lie. For God sake, don't lie, but do shut up! 

Extraterrestrials, Aliens, and other Oddities

  And so the nations rose up and plotted together, What can be done with the crown jewell of the globe? America, how can we pluck that crown from her head? Wars and rumors of wars, things well meant left unsaid. How bout that newest invention we just came up with, A. I., and it's controllers. They bring yet another dream to fruition, another layer to the tower of Babel. One more layer closer. God they say, who needs God, look at how smart we've become, Are we not ourselves God?   

  Simple answer to that type of ego-maniac. A. I. is dead, we are alive! So the next idol to man is the cyber world. If it is successful as an awe that inspires worship, again, it's dead, its life comes from a plug. It's a giant calculator, it's for condensing vast files of information and finding it faster than any human. But again, It's Dead, we are alive! Others of our kind made these machines. Fear A I? why? It's the same as fearing the gun but not the shooter. With this new tool, it can do nothing that we don' tell it to do. In short it's not A.I. that we need worry about, its the people who control it. 

  Having said that, let me come straight to the point. We, the followers of Jesus Christ are Aliens. We are not of this world, we are extraterrestrials by nature,. Not to be confused by the wave of unknown aliens who have flooded the country. We are more like Science Fiction type of aliens, this is not our home. Let me explain. 

  When John penned the words of God when he wrote the Book of Revelation, the Spirit of Jesus pulled him into what John called, "the third heaven." What is meant by the Third Heaven? The first heaven is the atmosphere that surrounds our planet. the second, is the vastness of space. The third is the unseen realm, the one that is outside of space and time, it is the Eternal realm, the place of the great Throne room of the Living God! Another dimension, one beyond what we can see and feel, for this 

 the Spiritual Realm, this is the place where the Alpha and Omega dwell, this is the Lord God's address. Infinity!  

  You still a God denier? Still arrogantly sitting on that narrow fence? "I haven't decided yet you say? Adult up and make a choice, there is only two possibilities, it's either true or it isn't about Jesus as the way? There is no other option. Choose this day Who you going to serve?  

Who's Line Is It?

   The morning's waking was soon enveloped in a shroud of doom. Surely I thought, a light hearted day would cure these blues. Steer clear of the news, as the enemy within has now given into the threat from without, as a Chinese spy ballon floated one hundred thousand feet above its target. But an old personal scene from my youth appeared in my mind, and I thought to myself, surely, the balloons are up. This made me smile in my heart.  

  Amazingly, and without much effort, I had managed to start the day off with a smile on my face. But how I thought, could I maintain this sunny disposition? First for sure, stay away from the news as best I can, as it is always bad. I did catch a glimpse of it last night, and saw the infamous Squad meltdown which was both funny and nauseating at the same time. Each of them took a turn ignorantly screeching in the house, working themselves into a frenzy, until at last they burst into tears! This as each parroted about the injustice of it all. Ironic? sure, but these cats actually deserve an Academy award. As with everything, with these purveyors of hatred, their crocodile tears were not genuine, but scripted. 

  Anyway, that was then, this is now, as I set off to have a good day, and by God, I was determined to have it! First I decided to put aside the story I was writing for awhile, as it is badly in need of editing, as it had ballooned into four pages, and to borrow a metaphor from the pop music genre, I needed to cut it down to three-o-five. So, what to do what to do? I chose to watch one of the movies I had recorded, and played the movie Arthur. A comedy about a born into wealth rich guy, (Dudley Moore), and his falling in love with a commoner, Liza Minelli. The movie is wildly funny with its prat falls, and deeper oddities common to us all are funny. But what struck me very early in the movie is when Arthur sitting in the back of his chauffeur driven Limo, drunk as a skunk, laughing like a loon, says to himself, Sometimes I just think funny things. Now I have used that line many times over the years, and always thought it was original? Also, just before I turned in last night, I watched the real late night king, Johnny Carson, with both George Carlin and Richard Pryor on that same show. Three icons of comedy, together on one TV show, needless to say, it was hilarious! At one point, Johnny ask them a question about using other comics jokes and mannerisms. Both laughed and admitted to using some of their influencer's material. So with comedy, I guess its a fair question to ask, Whose line is it anyway? Perhaps a warning to all you Wokesters out there. That old bit of comedy genius is rated WP, so you won't think it's funny. There isn't a hint of politics in it. 

      

The Sounding

Dr. Martin Luther King 

  The outer title of The Sounding, was a subject not only similar to this, but of the same vein. But today being the day that it is,  the day we comerate this great man of God, how could I not speak of him? But as in the Sounding which was to be a metaphorical poem about the sounding of the great heavy bell of Truth ringing out across the land. And so it was with the good doctor, who was as that bell, a bell of revelation, a bell of Truth. 

  For this bell tolls still, it's sounding rings out reverberating from the rock canyon walls of our great mountain ranges. If the deaf refuse to hear it, it's deep resonance can be felt as it rolls beneath our feet. And as the metaphor of the sounding of this great bell represents the voice of God, so is it so for this great man of God. A man of peace. Sadly, in today's political climate, that voice would have gone unappreciated. 

  His message was simple, his methods peaceful. No violence, no ignorant screaming, just common sense logic, straight from the heart of God. For you younger ones who may not of heard of who this man was, he was like an American Ghandi. Dr. King's call was simple and straight forward. He challenged us as a nation to live out our creed and treat all equally. Not as a black nation, or as a white nation, but as One nation under God.      

What It Is

   Still, after all these years, throughout all of history in fact, there is nothing as powerful as the written word. And though power is a good thing in the right hands, power must also be minded, as power corrupts many, power can corrupt as fast as given gold. Strangely or not, it is the power of the written words, because they are twice as strong when written, rather than only spoken. That power is what keeps most away.   So let it be said, so let it be written. Surely that must be the reason why so many choose not to read? If an accurate poll is actually used, my guess is that more people don't enjoy reading than do. Today, we want to put no effort into anything, and after all, reading makes me tired..    But for those who know, the pen truly is more powerful than the sword. In other words, for most, given the option of true understanding, they would choose instead to follow the blind. 

  Literature throughout the ages is is like the finest art, for as in other art forms, and as is with all things done in excellence, in expression is truth found. And only in truth is real wisdom found. When it comes to the written word no matter how elegant, there is none so fine as are the words of scripture. For in the scriptures you will read the written words of God. The Bible says of itself as written in (Prov. 22: 20, 21); Have I not written you excellent things, things of counsel and knowledge, that I may make known to you, the certainty of the words of truth. Amen

Wisdom

   The days of wine and roses, those days when all seemed fine. We, all of us miss those days, no matter your stripe, no matter who you are. What we all want most is happiness and contentment. It is what we've all really been looking for, no matter your age. In a word, Peace 

  World peace? Maybe don't shoot so high, because world peace is not in the cards. Besides, what can we do for world peace, it is beyond us. But us, we, our individual selves, this we can control. Outer space is beyond our capabilities, but our inner space, ourselves alone, that we can control. Inner peace is better than outer peace. Do you know why? Because you can't control the world, but you can control how you react to it. 

  And what about death? You know, how and when will it happen, And of course, then what? An eternal dirt nap, or a life beyond the constraints of this one, the one where there is no time, a world of eternity. A time when it won't make sense anymore to say, Youth is wasted on the young. Because in youth comes a young and strong healthy body, so generally speaking, who doesn't want to be healthy. But wisdom comes with age, there is no replacement for experience. 

  Death will come to us all, and when looked back upon, we will rejoice in the fact that now we have both, a perfect body, and wisdom for a drink whenever we want, The water of life in big gallon jugs! One of the saddest tales about the American way of life, is that we worship youth, and pay little mind to the Wisdom of years.