Great Literature

Today during prayer my heart was heavy and my mind kept going to
George Orwell's book "1984." Have you read it? You should. It was required
reading when I was in school xx years ago! It should be required reading
right now. (download it here: http://www.msxnet.org/orwell/ )

I was thinking and praying about recent appointments in our government and the personal beliefs and lifestyles of these appointee's. Killing babies up to 2 or 3 years old... advocating sexual orgies... basically wanting to rewrite our laws to suit their beliefs. Just as the push has been on for many years now to rewrite our history to wipe out any references to the Christian Foundation on which this country was founded. And suddenly, I was reminded of the Orwell book.

Here is a Quote from "1984": "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."

Here is a brief overview: Nineteen Eighty-Four (also 1984), by George Orwell, published in 1949, is a novel about the totalitarian régime of "the Party", an oligarchical collectivist society where life in the Oceanian province of Airstrip One is a world of perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance, public mind control, and the voiding of citizens' rights. (Wikipeidia)

The language of the civilization was called Newspeak, which always said
the exact opposite of what was really meant. The media was all government controlled, indeed camera's and tv's were everywhere watching and pouring forth the government's "doubletalk." TV's were hardwired into every home to
monitor and constantly tell you what to think, feel and do and how to do it.

Daily, things were rewritten to cover up any failings of "the Party." So if yesterday something was good, and today it was broadcast as bad, the people
would gulp down the dribble and believe what they were told. There were "Thought Police", to deal with "thought-crimes" and hidden microphones, and informers that permit the Thought Police to spy upon everyone and so identify anyone who might endanger the Party's régime; children, especially, are indoctrinated to spy and inform on suspected thought-criminals — especially their parents.

For a book written in 1949, it is chilling for today! In an essay Mr. Orwell wrote this about the book: " The scene of the book is laid in Britain in order to emphasize that the English-speaking races are not innately better than anyone else, and that totalitarianism, if not fought against, could triumph anywhere."

Some have embraced today's leadership, even suggesting that he/it is their Abe Lincoln, their "messiah," to free them from mediocrity and prejudice, giving them a voice, a place, and meaning in this life. My heart grieves for my beloved friends,and brethren, those who have bought into this lie, thinking it does not matter about the other things like the doctrines and party and personal beliefs that are being held and perpetuated by theses "leaders."

I have friends from many nations and I have spoken with many ethnicities. I am always shocked at the prevalence of inner beliefs in America that leads some of them to believe that they are somehow being put down. They should try living in Pakistan or India! Or worse yet, some in other lands, thinking that they are less than anyone else simply because of their color, their ethnic origin and background. So let's address it at it's core.

Does prejudice exist? Oh, you betcha it does! It exists in men and women whose hearts are black with sin and hatred! Does not matter the color of their skin, it is the color of their heart! I have heard and seen this laced in the attitudes and actions of many in Africa, as well as many here in America. I remember when I encountered it in Africa where I was given a lovely African name..but it was from a "lesser tribe" so I was told by well positioned ministers that I should take as my first name, one that is from the "ruling tribe of power and prestige." I adamantly refused!

I saw it again in a totally different country where two opposing tribes were vying for the presidency. When the sitting tribe won, there was massacres and bloodshed for months amongst several tribes against each other. It was an excuse to openly declare what had been smoldering in their hearts for months and years against one another.

When I took my first missionary trips, it was to the Indian Reservations, right here in America. I saw first hand how marginalized they were and how many people (mis) treated the Native Americans. I also saw the apathy, lack of integrity, and selfishness amongst themselves, and the excuses given for such behavior.

I saw how the leaders had bought the lie of the Casinos, thinking it would make all of them rich. And amidst poverty and rampant alcoholism sat these "glittering whores," beckoning to the unsuspecting, polluting the hearts and land and filling the coffers of those sitting in leadership, but rarely bettering the lives of the ordinary "brave."

I encountered it in Texas years ago against the Hispanic community...

Oh, I know I am stepping on toes, and hitting nerves here. But it is time for us to stop swallowing things whole and turning a blind eye to glaring truth to believe seductive lies instead.

Our Equality is found in and at the Cross and NO WHERE ELSE! Jesus alone is the Great EQUALIZER. If we would REALLY BELIEVE the TRUTHS taught in the Bible... and then, act on them....

America has been and still IS the greatest nation on the earth, but where do you think the Fore-Fathers got the beliefs they penned not only into words, but into law? It was from a deeply held belief in the Bible and the Sovereignty of God Almighty!

It was when Abraham Lincoln received Christ into his heart and life that he arose to become the liberator of the slaves, the re-conciliator of the states and the most beloved Statesman of all time!

There have been factions in the past and in the present that would try to bring division into the Church, that would try to stir up latent poison lying in the bosom of mankind placed there by the arrows of deception, ignorance, fear and hatred. How sly is the enemy of our souls, how pervasive his trickery and deceit to try to infiltrate the Church of the Living God!

How vigilant- NOT VIGILANTE, must be the watchmen of the Lord, to sound the alarm, to speak the Truth in Love, to stand for Righteousness and to continually keep a check on our own hearts against anything that would pollute and give entrance to the enemy.

May God help us! May Love Bind us together as the TRUE Church, bought with the BLOOD of JESUS, Washed with the water of the Word that says; "there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all."

The Bible is not only "Great Literature" it is TRUTH and that TRUTH has and continues to change mankind, only as WE allow it entrance and freedom to do so.

I pray Lord that YOUR WORD have that free course.