Talking to the Holy Spirit about writing a blog….lots of things on my mind, however He said write on “Good and Evil”; and He is the Senior Partner in our relationship, so I said, “Well, OK then…..however, I will need Your help as that wasn’t on my mind.”
There are so many issues that we disagree on…..in the Church….to sprinkle or dunk in baptism….are the ‘gifts’ or ‘tongues’ for today. In politics, etc. And one that comes to mind was an issue debated during the campaign. When talking about abortion, our now President Obama, said, “If you believe life begins at conception, then we have nothing to talk about.”
I was some what surprised because I think anyone who is elected to the Presidency of our country must be intelligent and educated. Then I realized I used to think the way he does…..well, not really….I didn’t think…..I just assumed that babies have life when they come into the world. Then I met Jesus personally and I began to think about things like abortion and learned the scientific truth and the Biblical truth of life from the very beginning.
So what seems right to President Obama is a lack of knowledge of God’s ways and scientific facts about the growth and development of a fetus. How many others lack that knowledge and how do we get the word, the understanding to them? It actually seems ‘good’ to many not to bring in unwanted babies, and to others abortion is not an answer it is ‘death’ not life, and is evil.
To some who believe they are ‘gay’…..that it is a good lifestyle. They feel it is ‘good’ that they have found someone to love and who loves them. Others believe it is un-natural and evil.
I understand from the Bible, anything that is not faith is sin. Boy, you put ‘good’ or ‘evil’ to that and you could sure be confused, because faith to one is different than faith to another. And, P. S. to that, God is not the author of confusion.
Years ago, in an attempt to be more ‘holy’ I fasted and prayed for 8 days. I was going for 40 days but only made it 8. That night when I went to sleep I told the Lord He could have my ‘halo’ back, I just couldn’t cut it…..I gave up. Then next morning I felt the presence of Lord on me and I rushed into a quiet room and fell to my knees to hear, “You have never loved Me, you love what is right.” Tears poured out of my heart in repentance and sadness. I immediately knew what He meant. I felt convicted, yet still loved…..repentant but forgiven. My life was changed from that moment and I remember it clearly.
Jesus said, “They will know you by how you love one another.” When our focus is on good and evil, we will strive to be right at any cost–we will judge without thinking, let alone any counsel from the Holy Spirit. When our focus is loving, forgiving and ‘what will bring life’ to a situation, we will get the help we need from the Holy Spirit. There are times we will be called to stand for our faith and trust in Jesus….hopefully not at the expense of others.
Loving and helping people the way they are, not the way we want them, is the toughest thing in life. We must lay down the fuse-lit-bombs of good and evil, and take up the artillery of mercy, grace and forgiveness…..and pray for those we don’t agree with…..especially those we don’t agree with!
Pressing in and pressing on….