Not hardly a terrorist

Watching the news the other day, I heard it said that someone was upset because the U.S. was "harboring a terrorist". This was in reference to Pat Robertson.

Granted I did not like the words that came from his lips -- for even if he thought it, he should not have spoke it: "I think we should go ahead and..." -- the plain truth of the matter is Pat Robertson is not a terrorist. So get off that bandwagon.

Mr. Robertson has apologized for his statement. He knows now that he should have never uttered those words from his lips. Whether or not the other party wishes to forgive him for the statement is up to that party. But I do believe Mr. Robertson repents for speaking those words.

The history of Mr. Robertson does not bear any testimony to him being (as he is being falsely accused) a "terrorist". He is far from that. He inappropriately made an inappropriate statement from a thought that entered into his mind and he would never, by the grace and spirit of God, encourage the United States and its leadership to maim, kill, and destroy another person or people. For that spirit is not of God. And he repents of it.

Let it go.

Mr. Robertson be reminded: We war not with flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Though the flesh manifests these, the war is in the spirit. So choose either salt water or fresh water to spew from the fountain in you. Not both.

James 3

1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. 5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. 7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: 8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. 11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? 12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. 13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

Gaza Strip

It was wrong to give the Palestinians this strip of land. The one who made the decision to do this obviously does not know the history between God & Abraham regarding everywhere Abraham's feet were to tread.

Today's headlines declare that the Palestinian leader is accusing the Israelis for deaths of Palestinian teenagers... whom the Israelis claim are part of an Islamic Jihad. I read and I think:

"Peace? Where is it? When will there be peace in the Middle East?"

The answer comes: Not in this present age.
And knowing that answer - which is an obvious one - the Gaza Strip should have never been an option for negotiations on the side of Israel. But what is done is done.

Habakkuk 2:3 - For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Absence

Lately, I have not been writing because I have been immersed in studying. However, I have often wanted to come on here and share things that the Lord has been teaching me. There is so much going on ... it amazes me how we (in general) live in this physical world and can become so wrapped up in the day-to-day living with all its activities (mostly problems needing solutions) & forget that there are greater things beyond our little individual, self-absorbed existences. There is so much happening in the spiritual realm. So much evil has been loosed into this flesh-hungry world system. I woke up last week to see splattered across the news that gay marriage was approved in Canada and Spain. Jews were being removed from the Gaza strip by military troops as it was declared a military zone. I was like, "What the heck just happened? Did I wake up five years later?" I mean, it really could have been any amount of years...but my point is, these were events I did not expect to occur in "my day". As in "overnight". As in "right now". Which simply proves to me that things are happening really fast. We are being pushed forward to the sovereign plan of God: Jesus Christ is coming back to judge this world of ungodliness...and those who are not found written in the Lamb's book of life have nothing much to look forward to other than to cease existing. Oh - and some unbearable pain & heartache without comfort.

Yeah. Like...that sucks & stuff for them.

Last night, this thought totally crossed my mind & I spoke it out loud: Whether you like it or not, God's word will prevail. It will come to pass. You can hate me, you can disown me, you can stop talking to me, you can yell at me, you can get very angry at me... but the fact is that I will speak the truth. And if that truth cuts and hurts, then perhaps you should take a deep look into yourself as to why it does. I can only speak the truth. How another reacts to that truth is not in my control. I am required to speak truth. The rest is your choice. You are given a choice: receive it or reject it. My part is finished once that truth is disseminated. It is left into your hands to do with as you please. There is One who judges you. The Word judges and that is why it can hurt when it pierces our hearts. But when you reject the Word - regardless of the messenger - you ultimately reject God's love. And He it is whom you will face in the end.

I am just the messenger. Do I fear man? No. I fear God. For greater He is and sovereign is He over man & the flesh. He gives authority & He takes it away. My life is in the hand of no man. My life is in the hand of my Abba. So it is written, so it shall be.

So it is written. None can contend. None.