Some Things Never Change

The old saw says that the more things change, the more they stay the same.  In the Bible, the prophet Habakkuk was distressed by the things that were happening around him.  As we look around us we can see that, although the world has changed dramatically, the condition of the human heart is much the same.  The answer the Lord gave Habakkuk then still applies today.

How long, O Lord, must I call for help,

but you do not listen?

Or cry out to you, “Violence!”

but you do not save?

Why do you make me look at injustice?

Why do you tolerate wrong?

Destruction and violence are before me;

there is strife, and conflict abounds.

Therefore the law is paralyzed,

and justice never prevails.

The wicked hem in the righteous,

so that justice is perverted.  

(Habakkuk 1:2-4 NIV)

Then the Lord replied:

Write down the revelation

and make it plain on tablets

so that a whoever reads it may run with it.

For the revelation awaits the appointed time;

and it speaks of the end

and it will not prove false.

Though it linger, wait for it;

it will certainly come without delay.

(Habakkuk 2:2-3 NIV)

Has not the Lord Almighty determined

that the peoples labor is only fuel for the fire,

that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?

For the earth will be filled with

the knowledge of the glory of the Lord;

as the waters cover the sea.

(Habakkuk 2:13-14 NIV)

Both the Old and New Testament declare that God will not put up with evil forever.  When he brings an end to it, will you be ready?  Trust Jesus for your salvation today.  Tomorrow may be too late.

Open Letter on Abortion Funding

To:  President Trump, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives,

The time has come to repeal and replace the Affordable Health Care Act (Obama Care).  Please do everything you can to help this effort.  As you do, please keep the following in mind:

1) No federal money must be spent to provide abortion procedures or to fund the other activities of "women's health" organizations, like Planned Parenthood, that provide abortions as one of their primary activities.  This includes federal "pass through" money provided to state and local governments for programs that provide abortions.

2) Employers must not be required to provide health insurance that funds abortion procedures.

Respectfully,

The Lamplighter