DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- A DIVIDED HOUSE

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – A DIVIDED HOUSE

"Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, 'This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.'  But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself.  How then will his kingdom stand?' "  (Matthew 12:24-27)

This accusation by the Pharisees – that Jesus was doing the work of Satan by casting out demons – was so patently absurd that even a child would see how ridiculous their thinking was.  But it demonstrates how a mind that is so clouded by hatred can say the most illogical things.  

Jesus responded by giving an absolute truth:  any institution that is divided against itself will not endure.  This is true of nations, or families, of churches, or any organization.  If they do not share the same principles and goals, there is nothing to knit or bond them together.

Abraham Lincoln understood this axiom when he gave his Gettysburg Address:  "Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure."

We are facing this situation in America.  We are a divided nation and some are so ardently anti-Christian that they want to get rid of anything that represents that heritage, whether it is a cross, public prayer, or biblical teaching and precepts.  They are so blinded by hatred that they do not acknowledge the good that the Christian faith has brought to our nation.  They are not controlled by reason but by the spirit of antichrist that wants to eradicate anything that is godly.  Our nation will not long endure when these virtues are eliminated from our society.  There is a real conflict between those who are motivated by Satan and by those who serve God.  There is a battle for the soul of our nation.

This does not mean that everyone has to agree about everything, but there are basic beliefs that hold us together.  When those common beliefs are absent, there is no glue to bond us together.  We cannot compromise our faith for the sake of unity.  There will always be this division between right and wrong.  I choose to stand with God's truth and His kingdom.  

Love, Dad