Leaving a Legacy

Since this is the anniversary of Roe verses Wade and the legalization of infanticide in this country.  What if we had a moment of silence, 1 second, for each child that died by abortion in this country.  If we did that, we would be silent from now until approximately Aug 1, 2011.  Then, during our time of silence, an additional 22 and a half days more of silence would accumulate. 

May God have mercy on us. 

Ok, I’m back for a post.  My dear wife has told me, multiple times, that I need to get back to posting.  I haven’t for a variety of reasons, and I am fairly certain that most of the people who used to read this have disappered, but I do have a thought, so, here goes.

Christmas is a wonderful time of year.  It is, hands down, my favorite time of year, and the older I get, the more I love it.  There have been a few times this year I have been nearly moved to tears thinking about the fact that God, Sovereign, became Man, to save us from our sins.  It is a truly joyous time of year, for believers.  I don’t want to minimize the pain that many feel this time of year (and that isn’t even the point of this post), but even those who are lonely can take comfort in the One who never forsakes.  Those who have lost loved ones can have peace in His Sovereignty.  And those who are wrestling with death and illness can take comfort in the Eternal Life that He brings, if you are a believer.

On the other hand I have watched our society try to take Christ out of Christmas.  Now it is Happy Holidays, Nativity scenes are gone, and children are suspended from school for acknowledging Christ.  While I wish we, as a society, would acknowledge God, I am surprised that so many Christians are shocked by this.  Christmas should not be a joyful time for a non-believer.  Christmas means that God does exist, and so does sin.  Christmas means that sin must be punished, and that punishment must be paid either by Christ on the cross, or by me through my suffering in Hell.  Christmas means that hell is real, because if it wasn’t real, Christ didn’t have to come, and Christmas means that if I reject Christ, that’s where I go.  I don’t mean to be harsh, but Christmas should not be pleasant for unbelievers, it should be a PAINFUL reminder that without Christ, they are LOST and destined for eternal destruction. 

So, here’s my point.  I understand why our culture wants to take Christ out of Christmas.  A baby in the manger means a just God in Heaven, and means unless He is my Lord (another whole post on what THAT means), I will be punished.  If I wasn’t a believer, I would want the Christ out of Christmas too.  Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, jingle bells, Rudolf, Frosty and Santa are much easier to deal with than my sin.  So, I guess I am not surpised when those around my are offended by a baby in the manger, because the baby in the manger means the cross is coming and that truly is an offense to those who don’t believe.

I am about to write something that I am afraid will make me have to turn in my conservative card, so to speak, but before you label me crazy or a liberal, hear me all the way through.

I read this morning on the Fox News website about how, with Bush out of office, lots of critics would like to pull abstinance education.  (You can read the article for yourself here.)  Well, I agree.  That’s right, I agree with a bunch of liberals.  Wait, wait, don’t click past me, hear me all the way through. 

First of all s*x education of any kind doesn’t belong in the schools.  It isn’t any, and I mean ANY school teacher’s job to teach children anything about the birds and the bees.  That doesn’t belong in school, even if it is abstainance education.  It isn’t their job!!!!  I am oppossed to ANY and all s*x education in schools.  I know, "but since they are going to do it anyway, they should at least teach the right thing."  Sorry, but that argument sounds a lot like why we should practice safe s*x that is oppossed by those who teach abstinance.  HMMMMM. 

Secondly, acording to the article, the results haven’t been very good.  Now, there is a lot of debate about the results of abstinance education, with each side claiming victory.  You can make the stats read either way, but I will be perfectly honest and say that if it is true that it isn’t working, I AM NOT SURPISED!!!!!

We are trying to teach children, in a Godless environment, to do something difficult (practice self control), for no apparent reason.  We can’t tell them that an all powerful, all loving God wants something better for them.  All we can tell them is "no-no".  We can throw stats at them, but even in statistics, there are exceptions, and what makes our kids think they won’t be the exception?  Nothing, especially since they are very, very "special" as they have learned in their positive thinking, good self esteem courses.  We can’t give them a why, we can’t give them something bigger, we can’t give them hope, all we can do is tell them, "You can’t have fun until you are married."  And every teenage boy and lots of the girls know that fun ends when you get married right? 

So, without God, it is pointless to teach abstinance, with God, this would be done by the parents or the person Biblically put in charge of the child’s soul.  So, that’s why I am opposed to abstinance education, especially with government money in the schools.

Now, can I still keep my conservative card?

Yes, you read that right.  I am excited about the outcome of the Presidential election.  Why?  Well, let me tell you

1. "And he changeth the times and the seasons; He removeth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding. He revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him." ( Dn 2: 20-22 )
2. God is Sovereign and know what He is doing.
3. Even if this election causes major problems for Christians, God works everything for good to those who are called.  He will work this to His honor and HIs glory.  God loves His people enough and is trustworthy enough that we can trust Him and know He is working for our good, even in a bad situation
4. We have elected the first black man as president.  Remember that Martin Luther King JR was suspected to be a communist sympathizer and was a known adulterer.  Yet, God used him to help bring about some good things for this country.  Could’t God do that with the current situation?
5. I pray it will become clear how morally bankrupt this way of thinking is.  (Mind you, the current Republican party isn’t a lot better), because actions have consequences.

I, just like a lot of others, in my humanness, wish things had turned out differently, but I know this will be an exciting time for our country.  I am not going to be down about this, but am going to rejoice, not that someone did or did not get elected, but that I have my trust in God, not in some man in an office in a city on the East Coast.

I don’t know if you have heard, but Barak Obama is advocating that people take the day off on Tuesday (election day), and help his campaign by knocking doors, getting out the vote and making calls.  He says you can’t make history sitting at your desk.   HMMMMM.  Let me see if I have this right.

Mr. Obama is asking me to take my earned time off, vacation, inconvenience my company who pays me to do a job, and give it to him as a part of a government function, that is to get him elected as President.  Sounds like redistribution to me.  I admit this isn’t forced, yet, but someone please explain to me how this very concept, taking my time and giving it to the government, isn’t Socialism.