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World out of balance

March

It’s a tough world out there! Why do I say that?…because the world has become out-
of- balance.
The world will push you into doing things that God commands us not to do.
The world will say:…“eating salty, calorie-laden snacks and drinking beer with
chemicals and preservatives while watching a sports game is fun!”
The world will say:…“murders are commonplace; we should not be horrified by them.”
The world will say:…“profanity, partial nudity, joking at another’s expense are just daily
occurrences.
The world will say:…“you can raise your child to be a good person in this worldly
atmosphere.
But who is ‘the world’? Mostly, the world is communicated to us through advertising
and marketing - through newscasters and journalists.
Who oversees and directs these newscasters, journalists, these marketers? The
company CEO’s… who just happen to be in competition with like-companies. Is all boils
down to the good ole’ American dollar? Doesn’t it?
It wasn’t much different in Jesus’ day. Greed was alive and active then, as it is today.
Jesus entered the Temple in Jerusalem to find the moneychangers conducting ‘unholy
business’ there. He showed his unrestrained passion, by overturning their tables, and then
taught them:
“My house was designated a house of prayer for the nations;
You’ve turned it into a hangout for thieves.” (The Message)
I wonder why we as Christians, Jews, Islamics, etc. let the thugs get away with all
that they do on a daily basis.
I wonder why our political leaders let our water, air and earth get polluted.
Why did we allow it?
I wonder: Don’t politicians and their families need to drink, breathe, and eat food
grown from nutrient rich soil?
Our temptation to sin has not changed since the Garden of Eden! We still face the
same Devil, who uses the same deceptive techniques. When we see sin, we are to forgive,
as Jesus forgives us.
But there’s a catch! The sinner must repent! That means to change.
We can forgive an abuser of our earth, a tempter of our moral fiber, an elected official
who seeks his/her own glory and does not represent his/her constituents, but only after
they have changed their ways.
So why are we so complacent? Why don’t we shout out! “What you polluters are
doing is corrupting our earth and our peoples: physically, mentally, and spiritually!” Let
us put a stop to the present insane worldview!
Suddenly on Rt. 140, I saw a sign flashing in the median: “Murder here Jan 26. Call
# w/Tip.” That made me happy! It was like Jesus overturning the tables. A life was
taken by a murderer on Rt. 140. Everyone should be up in arms. It’s shocking! It