Windy and overcast today, not
sure if we are going to have rain or not, but a slight chance of rain is in the
forecast.
As the weather cooled down,
Blaze started spending more time outside.
He has gotten to the point that instead of standing and looking out the
fence for as much as an hour, he actually feels comfortable enough that he is
laying down AND sleeping outside.
Now, I know that for almost
every dog that is not much – but for Blaze that is a major development. He can be vocal at times but calms down when
told too – although, he sometimes quickly forgets.
Mathew 13:47-50 Again,
the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and
gathered of every kind:
48 Which, when it was full,
they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast
the bad away.
49 So shall it be at the
end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among
the just,
50 And shall cast them into
the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of
teeth.
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the
life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by
me.
As with many, this morning, my
heart is heavy for the victims and their families that were killed and injured
yesterday while attending a Community College in Roseburg, Or.
It is stated the man doing the
shooting called out Christians and targeted them. He appears to be an admirer of the radical
Islamic sects that are killing Christians – and anyone else that disagrees with
their interpretation of the Koran - in the Middle East.
There is always a hew and cry
that we must remove guns from our society – were that it would make a
difference, but we have strong gun laws and they haven’t stopped anything.
It is estimated upwards of 30%
and probably closer to 50% of the American households have a at least one gun in
their home. That means of the millions
of gun owners only a small percentage of a single percentage commit crimes with
them.
As a former law enforcement
officer I believe that any law abiding citizen of this country should be allowed
to have a gun. In the past few years gun
sales have gone up and consequently gun violence – despite the medias’ and some
government officials statements to the contrary – have gone down.
The response, by law enforcement
officers, to the scene of this latest tragedy responded quickly and
professionally. Several officers arrived
at the scene simultaneously – but it took several minutes. During that time the killer tried to continue
killing – it was a brave veteran who withstood the killer, taking several rounds
himself - that kept the murderer from continuing his rampage to other parts of
the campus before officers arrived.
Gun laws do not keep criminals
from committing crimes. However, an
armed citizen, who knows how to handle a weapon and when to use it, is a
deterrent. Rarely does a criminal invade
a home or attack a person who may be armed, they go to the next victim.
It isn’t the guns that are the
problem. It is the world’s denial of God
and His Son.
What we need is an understanding
that the world is turning farther and farther away from God’s Word.
Satan is running amuck in the
world and gathering minions who are willing to do his bidding. This is nothing new, we look through history
and see the same thing – yet because of our instant communications we hear and
see it almost in real time AND it encourages others to join in with the
violence.
The seemingly most popular of
our movies and television programs glorify killing, maiming and revenge. The highest selling video games do the same
thing.
Christians are mocked and
tormented while the criminals are being excused and validated.
Society has written its own
rules and used its own judgments deciding to ignore God and going on its
own.
What is happening in this world
is a direct result of those decisions and we can thank those who have lead the
way.
I don’t know if these are the
last days or not, ‘twould appear we are growing close. But there is still time to accept the fact
that God exists, God does love His creation and He has provided a way for us to
join Him in Heaven.
The world does not have the
answer, as obvious by what is happening, not only in America, but around the
globe.
Later, Art
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