Hamas and Israel cannot seem to coexist without each feeling the need to destroy the other. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken supports a Two State Solution, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas do not. Others advocate a Two State Solution, where both coexist as sovereign political entities. I heard a clip of America’s former Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, who maintained that she never heard at the UN (from the nations surrounding Israel) that anyone but Israel (at that time, and of course, the Palestinian Authority) was supporting a Two State Solution. As a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States (2024), she is advocating letting Israel seek a solution to insure the safety of their borders. Would America feel the same about a terrorist threat on our own borders? “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets” (Matthew 7:12 KJV).
Golden Rule
Brainwashed By Propaganda
Brainwashed by propaganda to determine our reality is another way of saying, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2Corinthians 5:17 KJV). Human government either will deny its purpose to promote the common good and punish the evil; or, it will seek the good of the few and punish those who object. Speak the truth that promotes your neighbor’s good as equal to your own. That is the love that holds society together. The cooperation of human beings is essential for any human government to exist. The cultural or moral values of the population shape the agreement upon which human government stands. Change the hearts and minds of the people, and human governments change. For this reason, it is most essential to stay focused on the underlying power of the Gospel to transform us into those who do the will of God. Good human governments will appreciate this and promote environments that encourage it. “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Romans 12:2 KJV). LORD, may Thy kingdom come and Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Amen and amen.
Babies Not Born Selfish
They say babies are born selfish, caring only for themselves. I don’t think so. Babies are only more in touch with their physical senses and learn tactile feedback in gratifying their senses. As image bearers of God, they must develop the understanding of not gratifying their senses more than the needs and desires of others. Because the Great Creator has designed babies to respond to the evidence of His presence and priority, for that is “clearly seen” (Romans 1:20 KJV), they must be carefully taught by example and word to “treat others as you would want them to treat you” (Matthew 7:12 NET). If not properly taught righteousness, they will become “slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, contrivers of all sorts of evil, disobedient to parents, senseless, covenant-breakers, heartless, ruthless. Although they fully know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them” (Romans 1:30-32 NET). Any wonder people behave badly in public?
Climate Change Is Happening
Climate change is happening, according to most Republicans and Democrats surveyed by The NY Times in 2014 and 2016. How to regulate human activity causing the carbon emissions is the divide between party politics and between economically developed and emerging nations. The same advice Christ gave individuals should be heeded by political parties and nations. Treat others the way you want to be treated. “And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise” (Luke 6:31 KJV). May God give us wisdom to meet the challenge of climate change.
We Need A Miracle 