We Know Who Holds Our Future :: By Edwin Tan

 

Disappointment and despair have never had a field day in the history of humanity. Projections concerning the future have more than bitten the dust in the wake of an acceleration where negative news does matter on many personal notes. In the very first instance, how were these projections, if not assumptions, made?

Whatever upbeat conclusions that could be arrived at and taking prime space in some Fortune 500 periodical some five years ago might be mothballed in a shelf of a now defunct business. Its authors would have long deserted the limelight, their once gleaming credentials now consigned to the dustbin of history!

What about those fans of the so-called best-selling predictors of the years ahead?

My guess at this moment is that the likes of Nostradamus have indeed gone out of fashion. Did their predictions ever come to pass with pinpoint accuracy? Did someone ever mention a medical catastrophe of worldwide proportions donkey years [a very long time] ago? Did anyone talk about the implications of Artificial intelligence in lockstep with 5G technology? They were talking about other stuff, maybe something that would feature in a lighthearted chit-chat over cocktails.

Trouble is – this kind of emphasis is like being way off the bullseye. Horoscopes are quite notorious in this respect. The petty and insignificant get undue attention as really serious stuff gets sideswiped!

At least more than a quarter of the Bible is concerned with prophecy, both fulfilled and yet to be fulfilled. Genuine stuff as 2 Peter 1:20-21 says so emphatically.

“…Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of men, but Holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.”

You may come across an investment guru that is a Wall Street celebrity laden with an impressive track record for predicting outcomes. Question is, will he or she be wrong? Even if there is a significant deviation, it still misses the target. The same could apply to a so-called expert in reading palms or a feng shui master. One common denominator concerning these individuals is that whatever conclusions they arrive at, it is all their private or rather personal interpretation. It is inspired by their knowledge gained through years of education (formal or not) and experience.

All this knowledge is earthly and rooted in the fallen nature of man. It is, therefore, error-prone by varying degrees. Even if the margin of error is merely by a single, low digit – it is still far from perfect!

Can anybody sleep comfortably at night with still a significant area of doubt and uncertainty nagging around? Looks quite like a tough call, especially with the days getting more volatile as the year draws to a close. There could be scores of people who live with great fear of what might happen in the upcoming year.

When everything is spelled out concisely without errors and omissions in an easy-to-understand format, it fosters a strong sense of certainty. There is nothing of this stature other than the Living Word. There are no quirky riddles or codes necessitating tedious deciphering in the Bread of Life. As a matter of interest, the Holy Spirit is always readily available to guide and teach anyone who wants to understand Holy Writ. Yes indeed! The same Holy Spirit that inspired a select group of God-ordained people to write Scripture that we can partake with great comfort and joy in spite of the tumultuous times.

It is no pleasure for anyone to discover hidden negatives in an otherwise glowing projection – it can prove to be a disheartening encounter. But the Word of God is all laid before our eyes; there is absolutely nothing withheld from the human eye. The tough stuff is clearly spelled out, and so are the gleaming promises, which are beyond our human comprehension. Out with the uncertainty that is behind jangled nerves!

There is little doubt that it is definitely nearing that glorious moment when we will be permanently transferred. Shadows of the upcoming hour of testing for the whole world are indeed gaining momentum. Nothing palatable about what is ongoing, but hang on, brothers and sisters in the Lord – it is at the tail end. We can safely say this because we get the overall picture.

What a comfort! How glad we would be if more people could join us in savoring this comfort, which will ultimately bring exceeding joy!

Once again, MARANATHA

Edwin

Contact me at edwinuk13@gmail.com

 

 

Pious Prevarication :: By Terry James

 

“It’s about health care for our children, clean air, clean water, it’s about jobs, jobs, jobs; good paying union jobs, to keep us preeminent in green technologies throughout the world.”

With that statement, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi summed up her assessment of what the globalist religion will do to make American’s life Heaven on earth.

She declared, in lauding the Biden Build Back Better Act bill passed by the house:

“For me, it’s a religious thing. I believe this is God’s creation and we have moral obligation to be good stewards. But if you don’t share that view, you must share the view that we have an obligation to future generations.”

Pelosi, who was raised a Catholic and claims the moral high ground in the American political sphere, as do most of her Democrat colleagues, says she believes that God created this earth. Thus, she and all of us must sacrifice what is necessary and spend what is necessary to be good stewards.

The following somewhat encompasses the matters involved.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the Democrats’ effort to dedicate over $550 billion of taxpayer funding toward climate change initiatives in President Biden’s Build Back Better Act has a religious meaning…

“So we’re very excited about what is in there, and it is paid for.”

Biden’s nearly $2 trillion bill also continues the Democrats’ expansion of the Child Tax Credit that passed in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, a coronavirus stimulus bill. For the first time, parents not earning income can claim the Child Tax Credit on their tax returns up to $3,600 per child, depending on their age.

“It’s about health care for our children, clean air, clean water, it’s about jobs, jobs, jobs; good paying union jobs, to keep us preeminent in green technologies throughout the world,” Pelosi said.

The California Democrat also touted the universal pre-K provisions of the bill.

“This legislation is so historic. It is so transformative,” she said. “Free, universal pre-K. Childcare, we’re lowering the costs.”

Biden’s Build Back Better Act is estimated to cost $4.79 trillion if its policies are made permanent, according to the Committee for a Responsible Budget. (“Pelosi on $550 billion climate spending: ‘For me, it’s a religious thing,’” Just The News)

So we are expected to believe that Speaker Pelosi hereby expresses her religious principles, and they speak for many of her political party’s thinking, whether with religious imperative or just as a matter of ideology. As we’ve heard since the years of the Clintons’ time in presidential power, “It’s for the children.” Everything must be done on the children’s behalf to assure that future generations can enjoy the American experience in the best way possible.

We should understand, I suppose, that this all means Ms. Pelosi and her party of generous spenders—who tax us to achieve their noblesse oblige for the children’s sake—hold to biblical principles. Well…not in every case, perhaps.

There is the matter of what they wholeheartedly support with regard to human sexuality. There seems to be a disconnect between the Democrat Party and the Bible in this regard.

The party champions every form of alternate sexuality, from homosexuality to transsexuality and beyond. The Bible says these things are abomination and that anyone who is involved in such will not enter Heaven.

The party line is that abortion is the woman’s “right to choose.” They refuse to see the fetus as a viable human being in most instances. God’s Word, the Bible, says that children are precious to God, and a horrific punishment is made on anyone or any system that sheds the blood of the innocent.

It seems that Ms. Pelosi’s great concern for the children goes only so far into the political ether. It dissipates somewhere shortly after such declarations are made that everything they do must protect the children now and for the future.

More than seventy million children have been murdered—most for the sake of sexual convenience. OOPS!—A major disconnect of what Ms. Pelosi and her party’s rulership claim from what God’s Word demands.

But we remember that her party is the party that, verbally and in action, has determined to keep the God of Heaven out of their platform.

They, then, must embrace another god and that god’s imprimatur in the matter of the children. Their god must whisper to them that it’s a good thing to use the children to promote his religion of Mother Earth worship, but to view children as unnecessary and unwanted if they might interfere with doing what is right in their own eyes—and their sexual proclivities.

Here’s what God’s Word has to say about those who embrace such prevarication and their god.

“You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44).