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HOPE AND MURDER

(WRITTEN 8/25/12)
FYI---I must warn you this blog is very blue in nature.

Has humanity reached the point when one has no hope left than cold-blooded murder as the only solution? A recourse without any other options? In the last four weeks, there has been a mass shooting each week. The last one was yesterday at the Empire State building where two people were killed and nine where wounded. The world appears more evil, more anxious, more violent, more hopeless, and without direction than I have ever witnessed. This is sad to me and it scares me.

I view the world through Biblical eyes and remember Jesus Christ speaking about the last days before the Second Coming and the verse from Matthew 24:12 And because of the increase of lawlessness, the love of many will grow cold. (NRSV) I see a lot of cold hearts nowadays. I see America and it's government turning from faith in the living God of the Holy Bible. Christ brings hope and Christ brings peace to those who are willing to let Him into their life.

I feel like Jeremiah the Prophet of the Old Testament who was known as the "Weeping Prophet" because he was so deeply sorrowful for the fallen condition of Judah. I feel deeply sorrowful over the fallen condition of America. We are now a people who are so restless and without guidance. American people are tired physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually from trying to serve two masters, themselves and living life without Christ and respect and knowledge of the Holy Bible. American people have no hope and when there is no hope there is no rational thinking but anger and rage build up to where one thinks they have nothing left to lose. This is the point where they take that lost hope and rage out on innocent people.

My simple answer is that this country needs to turn back to a Christian foundation that the Founding Fathers put down. My simple answer is to bring back prayer in public schools. My simple answer is to hang the Ten Commandments back up in the public schools and courthouses. My simple answer is for people to put their faith in Jesus Christ as the true living God and author of salvation. My simple answer is to learn and follow the wisdom in the Holy Bible. My simple answer is to pray for this country and yourself to choose this day whom you will serve...

My simple answer is not simple if people are not willing to listen and then willing to change. So maybe a bulletproof vest should be your next purchase...

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