So if you live in the same cave he did you might not have heard yet but Osama Bin Laden is dead, and at first I was really excited. All I could think is AMERICA! Yet as I go through my day and start flipping through facebook posts, a conflict starts to arise in my heart, and here are some of the things that started me down the path of conflict.
:38 [Jesus said,] “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also;
“an Eye for an Eye leaves the whole world Blind” – Gandhi
I understand that Jesus preaches peace. I want to be a peaceful person. Christ ask the world to come together and create a kingdom of Heaven here on earth. I want to be a bringer of peace. I want the world to be unified. Yet in this world there are those who have no purpose but to bring pain.
So I took a moment to find out what God had to say about protecting ourselves, our land, and our people from those who’s will is to do us harm and I found myself on the wrong side of the cross again. Starting in Ezekiel.
6 " 'But suppose the guard sees the enemies coming. And he does not blow the trumpet to warn the people. The enemies come and kill one of them. Then his life has been taken away from him because he sinned. But I will hold the guard accountable for his death.'9 "But suppose you do warn that sinful person. You tell him to change his ways. But he does not do it. Then he will die because he has sinned. But you will have saved yourself.
People who say God doesn’t think that Osama deserved to die by the hands of man haven’t taken the words of Genesis to heart.
Genesis 9:5-6 5 And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; At the hand of every beast will I require it. And at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man. 6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: For in the image of God made he man.
Do I think this is a sin against God, of course not. Do I think that because of these actions God will no longer favor America with the glory and honor he has in the past, Absolutely! If God is willing to withhold glory from his favored king, King David, you can bet your life will do it with us.
1st Chronicles 22:7-8
7 David said to Solomon, "My son, with all my heart I wanted to build a house for the Lord my God. That's where his Name will be. 8 But a message from the Lord came to me. It said, 'You have spilled the blood of many people. You have fought many wars. You are not the one who will build a house for my Name. That is because I have seen you spill the blood of many people on the earth.
Spilling blood will always be something God has to look down on. Yet does he completely give up on King David. Does God want us to stop fighting in the world. NO, because God knows the truth, and the truth is that people will always attack people. So instead of bringing his wrath down on those who must spill blood he separates the people. Those who must spill blood can have no place in the building of a house of God, yet those who spill blood are welcome into the house of God.
1st Chronicles 22:9-10
9 " 'But you are going to have a son. He will be a man of peace. And I will give him peace and rest from all of his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon. I will give Israel peace and quiet while he is king. 10 He will build a house for my Name. He will be my son. And I will be his father. I will make his kingdom secure over Israel. It will last forever.'
While our Generation must fight this battle, while our generation must shoulder the burden of war, while the weight of God’s distaste must rest on us, WE MUST NOT BE ASHAMED. I refuse to believe that the celebration of a great victory is unchristian. I refuse to believe that God frowns on the taking of an evil life. When I look at MY GOD I see a powerful leader who know that when the lambs have been scattered and killed, there are two steps that must be taken. First you gather the flock back from the hills and second you Kill that which scattered them.
Jeremiah23:2
2 Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to the person who scattered my people: “Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done,” declares the LORD.
So there is really only three things I have left after this volcano of personal emotions.
1) I love Jesus
2) I love America
3) I am glad the world is just that much better with him gone! I don’t feel sorry, I wave my flag, I thank God he won’t be able to hurt people again.
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