The Devotional - A Look at the Book #825

by Jesse Abel

A Word from Papa “J”

 

“Which way did they go”? Said the farmer to his son; “They went that-a-way pa! No, pa; that-a-way” “Pa are ya hearin me, I said, “them cows went that-a-away, not that-a-way”! Makes sense doesn’t it! Sounds of today and the political fuss of many politicians before an election.

 

Good Morning

 

When I was growing up, now that is a long time ago, but against the backdrop of eternity, only a moment or two; my grandfather would tell me to be thankful that I was born in the United States of America and that I had freedoms that other peoples of the nations around the United States did not have.

Now my grandfather was not perfect, none of us grandfathers are, yet once in a while we say things to our grandchildren that seem to stick to them like fly-paper. That being said and while I watch our nation struggling to cling to our freedom and rights; my grandfather’s voice is sounding loud and clear in the shadows of my mind.

 

A closely related subject to one’s political view is one’s religious view and another thought that my grandfather poked me with was that I was of a certain religion and that I should be proud to be an American and a (name your own) religion. He also said that it was okay to talk about religion and politics; but not in the same sentence. (Sorry papa!)

Now if I have any of this wrong I know that my cousin in Kentucky will correct me since my grandfather died in the mid seventies, but this little tale of the past is relative only to what I am really aiming at to say and not to be taken as literal since my memory is not functioning at best these days, yet my grandfather was very vocal about these subjects.

 

My aim is to show that there are many voices in politics and religion. Everyone from the so called incumbent, his or her challenger and right down to the grandfather in his rocker has some bent on the political or religious way to sway those who will ignorantly listen to their expressions of, “thus sayeth the “swami” or the front porch “autocrat”

 

So here is a solution to the many voices of destruction that this nation is traveling. Matthew 7:1-29. First we must stop sinning and repent of judging and being a hypocrite. Matthew 7:1-6. Second we must humble ourselves before Almighty God and keep asking for renewal, keep seeking for His restoring our needs and to keep knocking on His door of opportunity. Matthew 7:7-12.

 

There are not many ways to a religious utopia, nor are there many ways to secure freedom and purpose for living. THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY and that WAY we do know, except that we are a rebellious and stiff necked people. Matthew 7:13-14.

 

As a nation we can heal, but we must be willing to look at those who run our religions and those who run our governments. MOST OF THEM ARE FALSE PROPHETS AND RAVENOUS WOLVES. The sad part is that many KNOW THIS and yet, and because of tradition, family and friends; will trade off their freedoms for HELL on earth before reaching HELL in eternity.