Excellent point
I was browsing the Free Canuckistan site today, that Binks so meticulously crafts, when I skipped over to an article on Deb Gyapong’s blog, that he had linked to.
I thought it sufficiently praiseworthy that I decided to link to it also, and I highly recommend both Binks and Deb, for insightful news and commentary that is sure to enlighten.
Here’s that link Deborah Gyapong: Why did this happen, Lord?
Here’s the link to Binks’ site wherein he aggregates and comments on a very wide range of current events, news, and issues.
Free Canuckistan Site
It’s 2kX!
Well, here we are 5 days into 2kX, and so many things are happening, have happened recently, and at such speed, that it’s nigh impossible to keep up with everything.
Copenhagen summit, came and went, and it’s still uncertain what it all portends for all of us, especially in the West. My sense of it is, that it was an attempt by the UN to set up a world government, to handle “global issues” like “climate change”, but as we all should know by now, any type of government’s appetite and thirst for power and control, only grows each time it’s somewhat assuaged.
It is a reality that the nature of Man, ever since the first couple chose the path of disobedience, forfeited their dominion over the earth. and over their natural state, to that of the one designated both by himself, and our Lord, “prince of the power of the air” and “prince of this world” under whom all kingdoms are controlled (not readily apparent to mere mortals), and whose efforts at tirelessly deceiving Man towards Man’s own destruction, (misery loves company my Nanna used to say), by capitalizing on his nature that Man acquired by their disobedience.
The fruit of this nature include, disobedience, rebellion, idolatry, domination by appetites of the body (flesh), pride, envy, covetousness, selfishness, self-centredness, and in general, all the bad traits, acquired and manifested in him and his hordes since their fall.
Thus all human attempts at government in one form or another, will be flawed and susceptible to the same lust for control as manifested by their prince in his domination of them.
They will seek to have authority and control over their fellow residents of this planet, to enforce their desires upon the rest of us.
As I stated in previous posts, the best conceived form by Man, was the US Constitution, wherein the authors sought to maximise personal and corporate (or the body politic) liberty and freedom.
It’s interesting in light of Copenhagen especially, that the bible predicted 2500 years ago (Daniel) and over 2000 yr ago (St. John, the revelator, author of the Apocalypse called Revelation), that as the end of days on earth for the present world order approach, there would be a super world government, and that the individual heading it up, would be the most evil person in the history of Man, that he would be completely empowered and controlled by the Prince of this World, and that life on this planet would become like a living hell.
I confess, though I have known of this most of my life, I have never given it much thought until the last 3 yr or so, as I watched events unfold in the world.
As I stated before, when I watched the mass delusion and adulation, that elected the current president of USA, and the backlash against any and all questioning of his background, expertise, experience, associates, or policies, I got an inkling how this World Ruler, would ascend to power. He of course, will be supernaturally enabled and endowed by the Prince of this World.
Recently, I re read a couple of books that are masterpieces of exposure, instruction in dealing with and discerning, invisible forces at work in the world.
First up, “The Latent Power of the Soul” by a Chinese author Watchman Nee (Nee Tuo-Sheng), who gained much firsthand knowledge and experience in his native China, though the spent the last 20 yr of his life (1952-1972), in Mao’s prisons.
The other, “War On The Saints” by Jesse Penn-Lewis, a first hand participant and observer, during the early 20th century in Wales, of the revivals of both godly and ungodly supernatural forces at work.
They are a goldmine so to speak of valuable knowledge and I would heartily endorse them to any curious seekers. Nee wrote his book as a separate 4th book to his series called “The Spiritual Man” vol.1-3.
There’s an old quote from Yahweh, to his prophet, wherein he He says, “my people perish for lack of knowledge” and “where there is no vision, the people perish”. His Son expanded on it during His earthly sojourn, saying, “there is none so blind as they that WILL not see” – ie that the reason most people suffer from spiritual blindness and lack of vision, is a CHOICE they make to remain so.
He also said, “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light” and the meaning of eye in this context, from those like Vine, qualified to be expositors of the Word, :
“at the eye signifies the understanding is because the sight of the body corresponds to the sight of its spirit, which is the understanding; and because it corresponds, in the Word the understanding is signified by the eye in almost every place where it is mentioned, even where it is believed to be otherwise”
and: “if therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness”.
It is the function of the Spirit of God, to illumine our understanding and to lead us into all truth, aided by the renewing of our minds daily as we study God’s Word.
Paul prayed in Ephesians, “Eph 1:15-23
“Eph 1:15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,
Eph 1:16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
Eph 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
Eph 1:18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
Eph 1:19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might
Eph 1:20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
Eph 1:21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
Eph 1:22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,
Eph 1:23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. “
Paul knew that one needed help from God via His Spirit opening the eyes of our heart, our understanding, to comprehend that which is both supranatural and supernatural, and not visible to the physical eyes, without this help.
So, we’re told that without that revelation, the “light” that is in us, or that we believe is in us, is actually darkness.
One only has to look at the governments of this world, organisations (ie UN), the events transpiring daily, both in the open and hidden, (revealed only thru someone’s efforts to uncover and expose), to see that as Peter said, “the whole world lieth in darkness” – even tho they would deny it.
I will attempt to get back to adding posts on various pertinent, current events, soon.
Countdown
Well, here we find ourselves on November 3, counting down to the end of 2009, and it seems to be hurtling towards us.I have been busy of late, due to trying to make up for lost time during my recent illness and corresponding absence from work. I fell behind somewhat in my obligations and thus have been trying to address these shortcomings.
Well, I must say the last few weeks, have seen some interesting developments. All the buzz is about H1N1 aka Swine Flu (which is a misnomer as it is really a combo of avian, porcine, and human flus), and the Copenhagen treaty. Let’s talk about H1N1 for a bit. It’s not a natural occurring flu, as it’s a combo of 3 types. How do you think they combined? By chance? By evolution? By design?
If you answered “by design” you would be correct. You see there has never been any proven macro evolution, where something mutates without design, from one species to another. Thus each species was susceptible to its own “brand of flu” UNTIL human scientists, with enough intelligence and education to know what they were doing, experimented with combining different types.
Now some allege, that they did so in the employ of Big Pharma, in order to develop new diseases and the accompanying vaccine (or cure), so as to make billions of dollars by manufacturing an accompanying pandemic scare. I do know that Jane Burgermeister, and others, have filed suit against the UN, the WHO, Big Pharma, and many others, for their complicity in the creation and spread of the Swine Flu. An acquaintance in France, was kind enough to email me a copy of the suit filed in Nice, France. It prompted me to research via YouTube and blogs, more info, on Jane Burgermeister, and those allied with her in exposing and holding accountable, the perpetrators (and their agenda).
You may say, after some research of your own, that they are not credible enough because they are somewhat allied with the anti-NWO types (New World Order), and thus you perceive them as a tad loony. Maybe there is some truth to it though (the advent of NWO), and they are the watchpersons on the wall of civilisation, trying to wake a slumbering populace to the dangers approaching.
This is why I say that. The Copenhagen summit, or whatever you choose to call it, in the name of “climate change” and the “green agenda”, is about world leaders, signing into existence a new world government, to which they will all defer and thus give up some (for now) sovereignty over their own countries and its affairs.
Bear in mind, my grandma, who was born in late 19th century England before coming to Canada, always said, “give him / them and inch, and he / they will take a mile. There is not one government that once having its appetite fed for power and control, that stops there and is content with that. The appetite just grows, as the desire for power and influence / control, grows also. Thus initially they seemed satisfied with an inch, but then they grasped a foot, then a yard, then a furlong, then a mile, etc. For those familiar with only metric, it means they at first seemed happy with a centimeter, but then as their appetite grew, expanded their reach to control a meter, then a kilometer, etc.
The founders of the USA designed a nation, for freedom, with minimal government, so as to allow for personal liberty for each citizen as well as maximum corporate liberty (meaning all the people / citizens as one body politic). As time went on, the tentacles of government reached further and further, so that now, freedom is in jeopardy, because those elected to govern, are entranced with totalitarian ideologies, and socialisation of the country. Both Anita Dunn and her husband, along with Ron Bloom, Van Jones, and others, have openly expressed their love of communism, Mao, and disdain for the free market system. Formerly communist countries. Russia for instance, have expressed incredulity that the US is heading down a path that they never would have thought possible, of a failed system of government. Russians endured over 70 years of hardship and suffering, under a communist system, and the people longed for the liberty and freedom of the West, especially as perceived in the US. Now they shake their heads in wonder, as they see the developments since January 2009.
Now how this all ties in to the Swine Flu and Copenhagen, is that they’re all the product of atheistic, Darwinist, amoral, philosophies as held by many of those in positions of influence and power today.
It has been said that if there is no God, who by creating the universe and all in it, & who has a moral law built into it, and who has given its principles via Moses, and the prophets, to mankind; but instead there is only random, darwinist, evolution, that is the product of just time and chance, and has no intelligence, nor morals, then there is also no accountability, humans are not perceived as created in God’s image, special creation,to be treated as children of the Creator, who will hold all accountable for their adherence to or breach of His laws; then anything is permissible and anything goes so to speak.
If there ins no God then another God will take His place to fill the vacuum, and in most instances it will be STATISM in some form, upheld by the mini gods ie sicience, political ideologies, and an elitism of those who feel that they are the only worthy ones, to govern, control, and determine the affairs of their fellow man.
Thus they subscribe to NWO policies and agenda, because they believe they should rule the world by virtue of their wealth, power, “education”, or whatever other criteria they esteem gives them the right.
Thus they can decide that there’s too many people on the planet, which is causing the planet harm, and by coupling their totalitarian green-ism, with dupes and complicit henchman, decide to implement policies of transfer or wealth (the purpose of Copenhagen) from wealthier countries to poorer countries, from wealthier people to poorer people, (except bear in mind, they the extremely wealthy won’t be parting with any of theirs, but rather we whom they govern will part with more of ours) in the interests of ‘fairness’ and “equalisation” etc.
What happened to the idea, that a man is worthy of his hire, is entitled to his earnings thereby, and thus ambition and thrift, hard work to achieve goals, etc entitled him to the fruits of his labour? If one man is more successful, wealthier, or has a higher standard of living than another, due to his reaping the benefits of his sowing, thrift, industriousness, wise management, etc,then he should not be compelled by any political power, or person, to forfeit in order that what’s his, may be redistributed to others of someone else’s choosing.
Charity is a biblical concept, whereby the more fortunate so to speak, WILLINGLY and CHEERFULLY, by choice, compassionately give some of theirs to aid those in need, and less fortunate ie widows, orphans, etc.
The bible nowhere mandates political powers wielded by persons in government, to stripping anyone of their earned rewards, to “redistribute” as they see fit.
Well, for now, I will end this and continue it in another post, Suffice it to say for now, that freedom is teetering on the precipice of human greed and power lust, and there are voices in the wilderness (modern John the Baptists) like Glenn Beck, FOX, Alex Jones (see “The Fall of the Republic”), Jane Burgermesiter, Kathy Shaidle, Mark Steyn, Ezra Levant, Michael Coren, David Warren, Binks the Webelf (of Free Mark Steyn blog), and so many others, who are fighting for freedom, liberty, and trying to awaken their slumbering fellow citizens to the dangerous waters we are all swimming in so to speak. Heed them. Seek them out online, spread the news they uncover, wake your countrymen.
Musings – October 2009
I have been somewhat remiss at adding to my blog due to various factors. I hope to rectify this in the coming weeks.
I had to attend a course mandated by local government, that they suppose is necessary for my job, as a part time cabbie here in my city. It was on conflict and stress resolution, safety, and legalities pertaining to it. The class was comprised, almost half, of drivers with many years of experience, and who were also fairly adept at expressing, in a no nonsense, straightforward manner, what was on their mind.
The material we were given was not half as interesting as the constant input from these drivers. I believe that the course instructor is getting an education as well.
At any rate, I was thinking of the course in relation to our everyday lives. Maybe because the cabbies are used to being in dangerous (at times) situations, having to make quick assessments, act according to those assessments, and interact with many types of people, they were less apathetic than many people in contemporary society seem to be.
As more than one of them pointed out, if everyone had common sense, used it accordingly, and also treated others as they would like to be treated in the same situation, then laws would be unnecessary, and society would function more harmoniously.
It was also pointed out, that of the types of people one encounters daily, (ie “nice people”, “not so nice people”, “people who can be either of the preceding types depending on various factors, and finally, “dingbats” or “wingnuts”), that the category of “dingbats” (whether by choice or mental affliction) were what most laws were designed to “handle or protect” (to which I would add, the “not so nice” segment are also the focus of laws, when they are the perpetrators of criminal or unacceptable behaiour).
If one were to define the words “reasonable” and “unreasonable”, in the “old fashioned” sense, they would mean capable or incapable of reason, or reasoning with. The latter, it would be argued, are the ones that most laws are addressed to, possibly because of their actions or reactions that result from their unreason-able behaviour.
We can debate forever, the many reasons contributing to unwillingness or inability to reason, (cultural, religious, stunted development, temperamental, etc) but the fact remains, that in the end one still has to deal with them, hopefully in a manner that resolves each situation favourably for all, with no legal, physical, emotional, or mental consequences of a negative nature.
Believe it or not, Christ, was a promoter of reasoning with your opponent, and coming to a mutually acceptable resolution. This should not surprise us because God created (and the bible tells us Christ co created with Him), humans with a mind inherent with reasoning capabilities.
Mid Sept 09 thoughts
I have been battling, for several weeks now, a very bad bacterial infection, named “cellulitis” in my left leg. Today (the 12th) is the day my IV comes out and I am so looking forward to it! I will still be on oral meds, but hopefully I am seeing light at the end of this tunnel.
During this time of being sidelined, I have spent some time reading, some time, watching YT (You Tube) vids, tried to somewhat keep up my Tweets on Twitter, and my posts on Facebook.
Some of the interesting materials I have been trying to digest, include,
“Atheist Delusions” by David Bentley Hart, “Lights Out -The Twilight of the West” by Mark Steyn,and “Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilisation” by Dr. Anthony Esolen. I found some common threads, including the total lack of true appreciation and understanding of what contributed to Western Civ, making it the spiritual, scientific, political, and anthropical climate that allowed the increasing of human liberty, rights, and knowledge.
No other basis, that I can see, would have caused the flourishing, of all that was held dear by our forefathers, and passed down to us, (who have largely not appreciated it to the degree it should have been), a bit like the poem “Flanders Fields” describes – “to you with failing hands we pass the torch..”.
As I scan the scope and rapid development of current events, I have to admit, that the time referred to as, “the end of days” is hurtling towards us, and many are unaware.
I am learning how successful the disinformation campaign, over the last 160 yr or so, has been at “fudging the facts” especially about Christianity’s contributions to Western Civ.
People like Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens, Pullman, and the present day educational systems, including those who teach in them, at all levels, have been largely successful at reversing one of Christianity’s main contributions, ie freedom of inquiry. This is demonstrated rather well, in Ben Stein’s documentary film, “Expelled, No Intelligence Allowed”.
We are seeing this same spirit, now being greatly expanded and its devotees trying to suppress dissenting voices, smear opponents characters, and generally, in summary, INCREASING THE INTOLERANCE LEADING TO TOTALITARIANISM.
Examples mentioned in the past include, the illegal detainment and harassment, of a Ron Paul organiser in St. Louis a few months back, because Fed Gov reps have been trying to cast them as “domestic terrorists” for their dissenting views, the smear campaign vs “Joe the Plumber” and Sarah Palin, for having the temerity to have values or opinions these leftists don’t approve.
Now we see, POTUS appointing reps as czars, who are basically communists (ie Van Jones for one), black racists also, or Supreme Court Justices who have their own leftist agenda (Sonia Sotermayor). All this is just the tip of the iceberg. Kudos to Glenn Beck and those, who dedicate time and resources to uncover that which only seems to bring heat down on them from the angry left (which is almost all of the left), and are being targeted in order to be silenced, even if it means ignoring the constitution, in order to conform that which emanates from the media, especially new media & Beck, to dissemination of only that which is approved by the targeters.
Jones was forced to resign, because Beck for one, totally exposed who and what, he really is. The people may be starting to wake up and realise just how much, they erred, in electing the POTUS, because they were swept up in the MSM & Hollywood propaganda that fomented the waves of Obamamania.
Canadians should relate to that. They were swept up 40 yr ago, in a similar wave, of adulation for a little known, university educated, activist, intellectual. The result was what is called “Trudeaumania” and the resultant socialism that entailed, commonly referred to as “Trudeaupia”.
Thinking back 40 yr, I have come to see that Enoch Powell, was one of the few prophetic voices, who started to tackle unpleasant ideas & issues, which caused him to be reviled by the powerful, who tried to ostracise him. Glenn Beck is in good company. Mark Steyn to a degree, is a modern day Enoch Powell.
In order to try to bring this to a temporary finale, I would sum my thoughts up, as this:
The distortion of, once appropriated, ideas by Charles Darwin, Julian Huxley, and Frederich Nietzsche, has brought us to a society of what Jonah Goldberg labelled, “Progessivism”, led by names like Woodrow Wilson, Margaret Sanger, FDR, Georges Sorel, George Soros, Ayn Rand, LBJ, Dhimmi Carter, Bush sr and jr, and now of course BHO. I left out many because the list would be too long (ie Alinsky, Ayers, Dorhn, Rudd to name a few). As I ruminate and ponder some more, I hope to add more thoughts.
Phyllis Chesler shares woman’s view
August 09 Musings 1
A friend who I have known for years, who my brother and I helped lead to Christ, was over today to talk. We had a good visit as he shared what he is learning and the issues in his life he is dealing with.
He commented that we as humans tend to get sidetracked, often, and away from the simple truth of the Word of God, and instead dwell on complicated theological concepts – whether we recognise them as such or not.I shared with him, that I could relate to his struggles, as I had experienced a lot of peaks and valleys in my walk over the last 37 years or so, and had spent more than enough time in wildernesses of my own making.
I said that even today it is still very easy for me to get swept up in current events, politically, economically, and spiritually, to the point of exclusion of listening to the Spirit of God’s voice, and praying for direction, etc.
I do not believe it’s wrong to care about our countries, the freedoms they were founded upon, the moral and ethical base they were based on too.
I don’t believe it’s necessary to withdraw to a life of minimal interaction in this world, or to live as it could be depicted, as a hermit. The Word said to be in the world but not OF the world ie the same spirit, mentality, and chicanery of the world.BUT I am realising that it’s very important to be Spirit-directed or led, and not depend on the arm of the flesh, ie the natural or carnal man.
Recently I re read Watchman Nee’s “The Normal Christian Life” and am still trying to absorb a lot of the meat therein contained, and apply it to me.
On another note, I was pleased to see that Swarna Jha, has melded all her blogs etc, into ONE and that she is once again sharing whatever the Lord leads her to.
Her blog is also at wordpress and it’s called tentsofissachar.
Tents of Issachar blog.
Baaaack Again
Sorry for the delay in adding new content but I have not had a lot of time lately to be doing that. At any rate, I have been thinking a lot lately about what a mess the world is in, and listening to Larry Norman’s songs, one of which uses that quip – here it is in full: “What a mess the world is in, I wonder who began it? Don’t ask me, I’m only visiting this planet”.
It’s been a year and a half approximately, since Larry departed this planet and went home to be with his Lord. While he was here, he was very controversial, and like all of us, somewhat flawed. Now, this Dave DiSabbatino dude, is putting out a pseudo-documentary, along the lines of “The Outlaw Larry Norman, Fallen Angel” or something like that, which I gather seems to focus on LN’s failings ie flaws, and mistakes.
I wonder who Dave’s life would hold up under a microscope of scrutiny? Or any of us?
A very wise man once said, in a similar context, “Let him who is without sin, cast the first stone”. Brilliant!
The legalistic religious hypocrites, thought they had Him when they asked, “The Law says that the penalty for this woman’s sins, is death by stoning, what do You say?”.
The brilliant response cut to the heart of everyting. He basically agreed that their quote of the Law was correct, and that thus the penalty correct as well. All He asked though, was that if there was a person without flaws, without sin, without having missed the Standard of God’s Law, THEN that person could cast the first stone due to his inherent righteousness.
It seems they all skulked away one by one, with no one throwing the stone. The One (not Obama), who was so qualified, turned and asked the woman, “Where are your accusers?”. When she informed him they apparently all left, HE, who was qualified to execute the judgment of the Law upon her, forgave her, and told her to go and change her present life’s direction from one of sin to one of seeking His righteousness and everything else she needed would be added unto her.
So much of today’s “news” is dominated by finger-pointing and judgmental-ism, that is NOT based upon genuine love, compassion, and concern for the eternal well being of others.
We need to refocus people by looking unto Him who is the Author and Perfecter of our faith, and let His Spirit guide us.
No I am not advocating being blind to all that’s wrong with society and the world, nor am I advocating doing nothing to try to change things, but I am advocating doing whatever is done from pure motives, a pure heart, and much prayer for guidance.
Cutting Bait – Mark Steyn – The Corner on National Review Online
The Pied Piper of America
I received this via email – have no idea whom to credit but here goes:
There was a Pied Piper who said,
“We live in the greatest country in the world. Help me change it!”
*And the people said, “Change is good!”
Then he said, “We are going to tax the rich fat-cats,”…
*And the people said “Sock it to them!”
“and redistribute their wealth.”
*And the people said, “Show me the money!”
And then he said, “Redistribution of wealth is good for everybody”
*And Joe the plumber said, are you kidding me?”
And Joe’s personal records were hacked and publicized.
*And one lone reporter asked, “Isn’t that Marxist policy?”
And she was banished from the kingdom!
Then someone asked, “With no foreign relations experience, how will you deal with radical terrorists?”
And the Pied Piper said, “Simple. I’ll sit down and talk with them and show them how nice we really are and they’ll forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!”
Then the Pied Piper said, “I’ll give 95% of you lower taxes.”
*And one, lone voice said, “But 40% of us don’t pay ANY taxes.”
So the Pied Piper said, “Then I’ll give you some of the taxes the fat-cats pay!”
*And the people said, “Show me the money!”
Then the Pied Piper said, “I’ll tax your Capital Gains when you sell your homes!”
*And the people yawned and the slumping housing market collapsed..
And he said, “I’ll mandate employer- funded health care for EVERY worker and raise the minimum wage.”
*And the people said, “Gim’me some of that!”
Then he said, “I’ll penalize employers who ship jobs overseas.”
*And the people said, “Where’s my rebate check?”
Then the Pied Piper actually said, “I’ll bankrupt the coal industry and electricity rates will skyrocket!”
*And the people said, “Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no more coal! But we don’t care for that part about higher electric rates..”
So the Pied Piper said, “Not to worry. If your rebate isn’t enough to cover your expenses, we’ll bail you out. Just sign up with ACORN and your troubles are over!” Then he said, “Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted. Let’s grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches, free medical care, bi-lingual signs and guaranteed housing.”
*And the people said, “Ole`! Bravo!” And they made him King!
And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs and ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and laid off workers. Others simply gave up and went out of business and the economy slowed even further. Then the Pied Piper said, “I am the Messiah and I’m here to save you! We’ll just print more money so everyone will have enough!” But our foreign trading partners said, “Wait a minute. Your dollar isn’t worth what it was.. You’ll have to pay more.”
*And the people said, “Wait a minute. That’s not fair!”
And the world said, “Neither are these other, idiotic programs you’ve embraced. You’ve become a Socialist state and a second-rate power. Now you’ll play by our rules!”
*And the people said, “What have we done?”
But it was too late.
*****
If you think this is a fairy tale, open your eyes and ears. It’s happening RIGHT NOW!
