Where is Houdini When You Need Him?

Where's Houdini When You Need Him?

            Houdini, born in Austria, and one of America's greatest magicians, stunt man, escape antics. He died at age 52, 1926, of a ruptured appendix.

            IF, a few years older than this writer, he had lived through 2012, he would just shake his head about present world conditions.

            Like most people, I know nothing of his politics, his religion, like you, I am just responsible for my own.

            Christianity is not complicated, just tough. It does require some study. God wrote his book in simple terms. He expects you to ask his assistance in studying it.

            The fundamentals starting with the first man and woman, Adam and Eve in the perfect world, can we even imagine the perfection of the world which God created? Its beauty, himself walking-talking daily with this chosen couple. But, like us, a human nature, God established himself as boss, in charge of everything, his rights, in the very beginning, with just one truth. Like Satan who God kicked out of Heaven because of his nature. The first couple were kicked out of the garden, she to go through the trials of childbirth, he to go through the tribulation of hard work.  

            Probably a population of 6 billion or more, possessing a conscience yet manifesting every evil act. God became so disgusted with these human beings he had designed, that he killed them all with water-Great flood, except one family.

            With Noah's family, around 5,000 B.C, God started over again. It did not take long for Noah's great grandson, Nimrod, to become ambitious. Even attempting to build a tower so high that they could escape water. From that area of the earth, God selected one man, Abram, whom he directed to go 600 miles north and we all know full well, from this first Jew, what happened with Abram's son, grandsons, the history of the chosen Jewish people, their bondage, their failures to keep God's laws, their migration into many areas of the world.

            We have about 700 years between the history of the Jewish people, Old Testament, and God himself, in the fullness of time (Galatians 4:4). Triune God, putting on a tent of human flesh, in fulfillment of Jewish prophecy, came to earth and dwelled among us. Jesus, with the father, in the very creation of the world, preached himself, way, truth, life (John 14:6). His perfect life did not save anyone. It was only the faith of Jesus, faith in his father, sinless, taking on all the sin of the world. Crucified, resurrected, the sinful people of the world who should have been crucified because we are guilty. God put his hatred for sin, his wrath on his own son, the wrath which we deserved. He, no guilt, giving us a guiltless salvation-redemption. It was during those hundreds of years in between the Old and New Testament that the Roman and Greek civilizations, flourished-pillaging, capturing, enslaving. Jesus lived during the Roman rule over Israel. He saw the unholy coalition between rotten Roman despots and rotten Jewish theologians on the other side of the cross. On this side of the cross, for 2,000 years, history teaches us the same coalitions-processes. THE BIG QUESTION: Is it possible, knowing the history of the world, the social-religiosity, greed power of human beings for the born again, spirit-righteousness filled real Christians, to participate in politics? My ancestors, fraught with the damning power struggles, greed, religious persecutions of Europe, fled to America...arriving on the Good Ship Kent, 1677. All they wanted, as they built shelter, a fireplace for warmth and for cooking food in one big iron pot they brought from England (still here in my house) was, from the land. From good seed in good soil (Mark 4, Matthew 13-Parable of the Sower), raise families, educate children, the true worship of God. It started in Morristown, NJ, some moved to eastern North Carolina where they owned land, worked hard, built churches, never owned another human being (slaves). But my entire life, their lives, the things which pester us most, the quandary-unfairness in political government (your life and everything else depends on your political party).

            One of my earliest memories, early socialistic-communistic activities affecting the farmers during WWII, FDR decided to control EVERYTHING, I have sold my old ration books. The most wicked, "Agricultural Stabilization Controls." His Gestapo came through destroying crops, animals. My grandfather was the last farmer to sign the papers yielding control of his land to the government.  He said, "The time will come when people will starve for this type evil.

            The pagans of the world, even the heathen of this nation, particularly at the White House, court houses, school houses, and some church houses, have gone along with Godlessness, believing that God is not only blind, but deaf. God is a witness to everything going on. The very hairs of your head are numbered (Matthew 10:30). He is very aware of the love of money, even political money (1 Timothy 6:10).

            As our blessed Lord walked the earth, there is no record of his attacking Roman authority although a coalition of Rome and religion killed him.

            Christians can not escape the yolk of government no matter how damnable it is. God is perfectly able-capable to handle these matters. He is going to have his way with rotten-greedy politicians and their ilk. There was a time that this writer was very interested in politics, active in elections. It is far too rotten for me, I do not have any funds to support such. Since I was a giver to certain politicians at one time, I get many calls. The republicans have become too stupid for my taste, the democrats totally decadent. In the present political campaign, both men are lost, if not headed for Hell, no one else need worry. But, is it not better to vote for a lost man with morals (Romney) than a lost man with absolutely no morals (Obama)? Consider this, which is worse? Obama, Marxist-Muslim sympathizer, a news media totally consecrated-committed to him. Romney, owning stock in such companies as Monsanto-Merck, member of a cult religion, running a political campaign which makes those of Dole and McCain look brilliant. WHAT A CHOICE.