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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

We need others to help



Exodus 17:8-13 (KJV)
8  Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
9  And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
10  So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
11  And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
12  But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
13  And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

The background leading up to this incident is interesting. Israel is complaining about having no water. They direct their vitriol towards Moses in accusing him of leading them to such a place for the destruction of their lives. God instructs Moses to strike the rock and water issued forth, and this averted the people murdering Moses in their rage. The people are now satisfied, and peace once again reigns over Israel.

However, the news of water in a dry and barren land has attracted a nomadic people known as the Amalekites. They were descendents of Esau, and lived in this southern portion of Canaan. According to Deuteronomy 25:17-19, they did not do a frontal assault on Israel but rather attacked the rear instead. The rear of Israel would have been filled with the sick, infirmed, cripples, and all the impaired. These cowardly Amalekites mercilessly slaughtered the ones who could not defend themselves.

Now, we come to the above scriptures. This of course is a physical battle, but we can’t ignore the fact that its outcome depends upon the spiritual success of Israel’s leader Moses. His hands held up to God signified his dependence on this all powerful one. When his hands went down, conversely, this would signify his lack of dependence upon the God of Israel. It was a lesson demonstrated for all of Israel to take note of.

I had a woman ask me “how do you think Moses felt when he realized he couldn’t do it on his own?” That question struck me for I had never thought of that before. There are times when we can’t do it on our own. We have to swallow our pride and reach out to another believer and say, “would you pray for and with me.” In other words, lift up my hands. If you are in trouble spiritually, and you thought “I can do this on my own” but you are still sliding backwards, then it is time to reach out to another and say I need help.

One more thing: I took notice that, there was Joshua, chosen men, Aaron, Hur, and Moses all named in this battle. This tells me that not everyone has the same function in the battle, but everyone has an intricate part to play in the victory to be enjoyed by the whole. We in the body of Christ and in our local assemblies are not a bunch of Lone Rangers. We are a corporate body needing each person contributing in a consistent manner to the wellness of the whole.

Friday, September 21, 2012

Sunday, September 16, 2012

The Height of Selfishness



Degrees of selfishness can be measured by what one will sacrifice to maintain convenience in one’s life. I don’t believe there is any greater height that selfishness reaches than when a person is willing to sacrifice another human-being to preserve one’s convenience. On the other side of the age spectrum; how many parents are discarded to the nursing home by children who base their decision on the same principle as the mothers of these aborted children? The statistics below become a barometer of where our society is concerning the strength of this country’s moral fabric.

A 2004 study by the Guttmacher Institute reported that women listed the following amongst their reasons for choosing to have an abortion:  

74% Having a baby would dramatically change my life
 73% Can’t afford a baby now
 48% Don’t want to be a single mother or having relationship problems
38% Have completed my childbearing
32% Not ready for a(nother) child
 25% Don’t want people to know I had sex or got pregnant
 22% Don’t feel mature enough to raise a(nother) child
 14% Husband or partner wants me to have an abortion
13% Possible problems affecting the health of the fetus
12% Concerns about my health
 6% Parents want me to have an abortion
1% Was a victim of rape
 less than 0.5% Became pregnant as a result of incest

3500 babies a day are aborted in the United States every day. That’s around 1.2 million babies a year. We are in need of another Great Awakening in the USA!! 

Did you know that if I destroy a brown eagle or bald eagle's egg I could receive a $250,000 fine and/or up to 2 years in prison? Why is it that an egg is considered to have life in it and the human fetus is not? Just more things to think about on how strange our laws have become. As I stated before, laws produce a culture. It is coming to a place where we will worship the creatures more than the creator. Pagan societies of old would degenerate to such a position morally that they would kill their babies as acts of worship to an idol looking like an animal. They would destroy human life and make laws to protect animal life. 

Reuben, that wouldn't happen here in the USA!! That is what many might say but the reality is that the proof is in the above mentioned laws. We can't argue with what is written on our books. It is legal to get an abortion (murder the human child) and it is illegal to destroy the egg of an animal. 

It's time to pray and become vocal about preserving the sanctity of life!!