Only God could be so good to me. Well, I suppose my Bio prof had something to do with it. Check out his website at http://www.gideonadjei.com.
So far, I'm on track for a 4.0!
Not bad for a white guy!
Friday, December 16, 2005
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Meanderings and musings
"Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. He brings princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth useless." (Isaiah 40:22-23)
"To whom then will you liken Me, Or to whom shall I be equal?" Says the Holy One." (Isaiah 40:25)
Whom indeed. Today, the nation of Iraq experienced its first parlimentary election - in its history. How did this come about? Some in Washington would like to take credit for it. Nearly all who lead media organizations would decry it, but the fact of the matter is that the Bible and this passage in particular tells us that God plainly did it.
God involved in freeing the nation of Iraq? Absolutely. By the way, I am writing here of the God of the Bible; nowhere in the Quran is Allah given to freedom or freeing people from tyranny. Now, I cannot say why God allowed Iraq to suffer under decades of torture and tyranny, just as I cannot suggest why He would allow 100 lac Pakistani's to die in a terrible series of earthquakes. I can say however, that He, in His mercy has freed an oppressed people and He used the United States of America, and her allies to do it. We ought to be humbly proud.
Our world today is filled with both the child-like wonder of Charles Dickens and the fear and loathing of Hunter S. Thompson. We are living in historic times; times which if we are not careful will sweep us away into history and leave our children gasping for their souls. My children learned nothing of this election in school. On the various radio stations I turned to I heard how to decorate a Christmas tree, why persons of African descent should be paid reparations for slavery and why a lawyer should be able to sue for the violation of the rights of illegal immigrants. On only two stations, did I hear anything about the elections; one was Shawn Hannity and the other Michael Savage.
I believe that the import of today's event is lost, in the myopic world of American consumerism, nearly everything except the hawking of the latest product - is. I am as guilty as most of turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to the workings of the world; something that as a Christian, I am woefully ashamed of. After all, it is God's world and I should be particularly interested in what is happening in it.
The myopia of America often causes me to forget that in my lifetime, the greatest threat to world freedom was destroyed (Soviet Communism) and the greatest threat to world survival is being beaten back (Islamic statism). It is God's grace that America has led the way on both of these fronts.
As God sits enthroned in heaven, we must rejoice as He pours out His grace upon our world. We must also entreat Him, asking His favor to stop the violence and brutality of the middle east and Islamic terrorism. Take some time today and thank Him for freeing the people of Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the Soviet Union. Thank Him that you can read this post and thank Him if you live in the U.S. - a nation where one can freely express any opinion, even one full of banality or vitriol. Thank Jesus that you were not born in Kamchatka twenty years ago, when the mention of animosity toward Comrade Andropov might have produced a midnight visitation of a black sedan and an unwanted free trip to a Siberian labor camp.
Thank God that you were not born in Afghanistan 5 years ago, when the Taliban might have cut off your hands for trying to gather some food to feed your starving family. Thank Him that you were not born in Uganda 30 years ago, or as a Tutsi in Rwanda, just a few years ago. Thank Him that you did not live in Germany under Hitler, or Cuba under Castro.
After you have thanked God for this grace, let's remember to ask Him for more for those still suffering - those in Kashmir, Indonesia, India and other places devastated by natural disasters. Pray that the Mullah's of Iran will fall in a bloodless transfer of power and that Syria will learn democracy and put off terrorism. Pray that the Arab brothers of the Palestinian people will take them in and teach them to live for something other than the death of a Jew.
Please take some time today to thank God - you will be glad you did.
It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. He brings princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth useless." (Isaiah 40:22-23)
"To whom then will you liken Me, Or to whom shall I be equal?" Says the Holy One." (Isaiah 40:25)
Whom indeed. Today, the nation of Iraq experienced its first parlimentary election - in its history. How did this come about? Some in Washington would like to take credit for it. Nearly all who lead media organizations would decry it, but the fact of the matter is that the Bible and this passage in particular tells us that God plainly did it.
God involved in freeing the nation of Iraq? Absolutely. By the way, I am writing here of the God of the Bible; nowhere in the Quran is Allah given to freedom or freeing people from tyranny. Now, I cannot say why God allowed Iraq to suffer under decades of torture and tyranny, just as I cannot suggest why He would allow 100 lac Pakistani's to die in a terrible series of earthquakes. I can say however, that He, in His mercy has freed an oppressed people and He used the United States of America, and her allies to do it. We ought to be humbly proud.
Our world today is filled with both the child-like wonder of Charles Dickens and the fear and loathing of Hunter S. Thompson. We are living in historic times; times which if we are not careful will sweep us away into history and leave our children gasping for their souls. My children learned nothing of this election in school. On the various radio stations I turned to I heard how to decorate a Christmas tree, why persons of African descent should be paid reparations for slavery and why a lawyer should be able to sue for the violation of the rights of illegal immigrants. On only two stations, did I hear anything about the elections; one was Shawn Hannity and the other Michael Savage.
I believe that the import of today's event is lost, in the myopic world of American consumerism, nearly everything except the hawking of the latest product - is. I am as guilty as most of turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to the workings of the world; something that as a Christian, I am woefully ashamed of. After all, it is God's world and I should be particularly interested in what is happening in it.
The myopia of America often causes me to forget that in my lifetime, the greatest threat to world freedom was destroyed (Soviet Communism) and the greatest threat to world survival is being beaten back (Islamic statism). It is God's grace that America has led the way on both of these fronts.
As God sits enthroned in heaven, we must rejoice as He pours out His grace upon our world. We must also entreat Him, asking His favor to stop the violence and brutality of the middle east and Islamic terrorism. Take some time today and thank Him for freeing the people of Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the Soviet Union. Thank Him that you can read this post and thank Him if you live in the U.S. - a nation where one can freely express any opinion, even one full of banality or vitriol. Thank Jesus that you were not born in Kamchatka twenty years ago, when the mention of animosity toward Comrade Andropov might have produced a midnight visitation of a black sedan and an unwanted free trip to a Siberian labor camp.
Thank God that you were not born in Afghanistan 5 years ago, when the Taliban might have cut off your hands for trying to gather some food to feed your starving family. Thank Him that you were not born in Uganda 30 years ago, or as a Tutsi in Rwanda, just a few years ago. Thank Him that you did not live in Germany under Hitler, or Cuba under Castro.
After you have thanked God for this grace, let's remember to ask Him for more for those still suffering - those in Kashmir, Indonesia, India and other places devastated by natural disasters. Pray that the Mullah's of Iran will fall in a bloodless transfer of power and that Syria will learn democracy and put off terrorism. Pray that the Arab brothers of the Palestinian people will take them in and teach them to live for something other than the death of a Jew.
Please take some time today to thank God - you will be glad you did.
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