“Come Monday…” is a weekly series that will
involve a review of (or commentary about) websites, movies, documentaries,
television shows, sports, music, and whatever else may tickle my fancy at the
time. Be assured that these reviews will
be generally positive, as in accordance to the Jimmy Buffett song “Come
Monday.” This is subject to change,
however. In fact, I would be most
derelict in my duties to neglect going on a rant every once in a while. For rants promote change, and change can be
good—right? Therefore, since good is
generally considered as being a positive force in 99.3% of the parallel
universes that I am aware of, even a rant could be considered as being
something positive, and a genuine hissy-fit would be even better (so I’m told).
With all of the
suffering that has been going on in this world since very soon after the very
beginning of it, it is easy to think that our Heavenly Father, who truly is the
Lord God Almighty and the Creator of all that exists (apart from Himself, of
course) must have created most (if not all) of us to be the objects of His
scorn—certainly not His affections. Of
course, another option is to think that all who believe in His existence are
the stupidest people in this world—especially those who want to believe in His
goodness and mercy. After all, what did
all of those dead and dying children in Gaza do to deserve their fate?
It is in accordance
to religious traditions that mankind fell from grace when Adam and Eve sinned
in the Garden of Eden, and that all of the suffering since is a direct result
of this. Again, what did all of those
dead and dying children in Gaza do to deserve their fate?
Far too many (among
both Jews and Christians) will tell you that our Heavenly Father does not care
about what happens to Palestinian children because they are Muslim. Yes, Allah is Arabic for God, but there is a
distinct difference between their Allah and my Heavenly Father. For their Allah expects us to prove ourselves
worthy of his favor while my Heavenly Father only wants me to give Him the full
benefit of my considerable doubts and humbly accept what He actually says is
absolutely true, which is putting things way too simply in both cases, I know. Besides, what did all of those dead and dying
children in Gaza do to deserve the fate of being born to Muslim parents?
Some (quite a few,
actually) Christians will tell you that our Heavenly Father created some for
glory and all others for destruction.
This sure seems to be the case with the Palestinians, but there is a
crucial point generally missed with that sort of reasoning. For there is a big difference between physical
and spiritual destruction.
Alas, if the
hardcore Calvinists would just stop basing their beliefs upon the mere appearance
of things, they could clearly see that all of us were created for physical
destruction. For none of us are getting
out of this world physically alive, but all who will but want to give our
Heavenly Father the full benefit of their considerable doubts and humbly accept
what He actually says is absolutely true will spend all of eternity with Him in
His Kingdom of Heaven as heirs to all that is His in glory.
So, what did all of
those dead and dying children in Gaza do to deserve their fate? Absolutely nothing, which is exactly the same
for all of the rest of us. For who was
given a choice of being born an American during a time of relative peace and
prosperity or a Polish Jew in 1940?
Oh, and just in
case you are not sure, be assured that all who do not reach their own age of
accountability before they physically die will not face eternal spiritual
death. In other words, many of those
dead children in Gaza went straight to Heaven, and it was made clear to the
older ones that Allah does not exist by the Lord God Almighty Himself while
they still had time to truly accept Him as being their own Heavenly Father.
Be also assured
that the same will be true for us all—regardless of the circumstances of our
individual lives. For no one will be
able to honestly say that they did not fully understand everything that our
Heavenly Father wanted them to, which is not necessarily the same for all, come
Judgment Day.
No, none of this
addresses the circumstances of our individual lives. For that would require more time and energy
than I have been given at this time, but I can tell you that everything we are
subjected to in this world is for our Heavenly Father’s glory and our ultimate
good. Considering the fact that this is
coming through someone who has been enduring great physical and financial
hardships for the last 21 years, that is really saying something, I would think.
Okay, if you are
not too violently ill, let me have it with both barrels. In all fairness, it may very be that I truly am
certifiably insane.
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I believe in a Higher Power, name him what you wish. I believe in faith, in prayer, in what you give is what you get. As to who cause what for whatever reason, I am too little to understand or clarify. What is, is. Some painful and inexplicable, some beautiful and amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Shadow!!! The absolute truth of the matter truly is that no one has to depend someone else not so unlike they naturally are to find out what is what. For our Heavenly Father will take care of that Himself, but His chosen servants can make it either easier or harder to fully accept what He actually says is absolutely true. There are also those who are merely pretending to be in the know, of course. In any event, I hope I haven't made it any harder on you.
DeleteDaft certainly, insane No!
ReplyDeleteThere is more to this world than meets the eye.
Huge sufferings everywhere and Jesus has seen them before, since 'civilisation' began!
An interesting blog today, lets have more like this.
Thanks for stopping by, my dear Adullamite!!! Be assured that I greatly appreciate the encouragement.
DeleteI consider myself a spiritual explorer and I would never criticize anyone else's beliefs unless they are ridiculously violent and Medieval in nature.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Stephen!!! Be assured that all who truly seek will find our Heavenly Father. For He has been right there with all of us since our conception, patiently waiting for us to be willing to accept what He actually says is absolutely true. Nonetheless, the trouble with far too many seekers is that they really don't have any expectation of ever finding anything, and since it would not fulfill our Heavenly Father's purposes to force anyone to spend all of eternity with Him against their will, the choice must be made. Of course, hardcore Christian Calvinists insist that no one is given a choice, which is incredibly violent on the emotional side of things--especially to our Heavenly Father. For that depicts Him as being completely indifferent to the eternal fate of billions upon billions.
DeleteAlthough we frequently do, ours is not to question why
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! So, when our Heavenly Father told the Prophet Jeremiah to call to Him and He would tell him great and unsearchable things he did not know, was that offer just for him at that particular time? {Jeremiah 33:3}
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