Archive for April, 2013

WHAT IS YOUR WORTH? – TO GOD, I MEAN….

Friday, April 19th, 2013

A short message I did at a retirement home this past weekend shocked several people. I mentioned that the highest US dollar denomination out there today – a $10,000 bill – was still around but then I took out a crisp $1 bill and proceeded to illustrate.

The thing about US tender, or most other currencies, is no matter what physical shape the item is in, that is what it is worth.  I crumpled up the dollar bill. It was still worth – a dollar. I stomped on the crumpled bill. It was still worth – a dollar. Then I shocked some and ripped it loudly and boldly in half. Even so, it was still worth – a dollar….because I can tape those two half a dollar together with masking tape, even duct tape and/or clear scotch tape – and still use it to buy me a cup of coffee off the McDonald’s value menu!
Any and ALL of these acts were a metaphor for our own lives.  Father…our Heavenly Father, Abba, does not see view our worth in our present condition. He sees us as having value – the same value He imputed to us when He breathed life into us at birth. We are worth so much to Him.
Life can beat us up.
Life can throw us down.
Life can tear us apart.
People can trample all over us.
Circumstances can do us in.
We can inflict all kinds of damage unto ourselves…..and on and on…., YET, the moment we get to the end of all of that….the moment we get to the end of ourselves, come to our senses and cry out to Him….THAT VERY MOMENT – He takes some supernatural Scotch tape and puts our lives back together. He takes the stomped on; beat up; burnt out; crumpled up mess of our lives and holds us in His Almighty, Loving, Compassionate, Wonderful, Healing Hands.

I AM A BIBLE THUMPER BECAUSE……

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Sbible_thumpero, where I was – factoring things in light of current trends and events. Then I suddenly heard a disparaging word from someone, who said he was looking out for the folks – the folks like me, that the reason we are losing a certain debate is because we are “Bible Thumpers”! I thought he was looking out for me. But there was more to just this tip of the day. A few days later, one of his “yes men” told this highly opinionated Harvard Grad how he should answer those of us upset with him about the “Bible Thumping” comment.  The ex-CBS big shot, informed the factoring host to tell us – the folks, the Christian folks – to “screw them”! That’s right.

This got me thinking: why do they despise the Bible so much? If it were not for the Bible, the God of the Bible and the main theme of the Bible – Jesus Christ, western civilization would not exist. Therefore, I need to come up with my own declaration of Faith of WHY I am what they say I am – A Bible Thumper! There may be more added to this as time goes by, but here goes
I am a Bible Thumper  because the US Constitution (via the Magna Carta) is based on biblical principles of life and liberty.
I am a Bible Thumper because I have the freedom to own the small plot of land, the Lord gave me stewardship of temporarily, because that Constitution grants me property rights.
I am a Bible Thumper because the Freedom Christ died for to set others free, leaves me freedom of mobility; freedom of speech; freedom of association and freedom to think.
I am a Bible Thumper because we can freely elect and then vote out of office those wish to represent us – until they start representing themselves first.

But most of all, I am a Bible Thumper because…..

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