A World at Risk  A Bold Response – Dan Moody

On November 2, 2009 I received this email from a close friend in Pakistan:

Today two bomb blast happen here. In two different places. I was present on one. And I was lucky I reach there after 10 minutes with Dr. matoo. And I saw human body parts on road. I never understand what wrong we did. Why innocent people get target. More then 50 people die there. Mean 50 families destroy. Their families and kids where crying for them there. My , mind, body and soul is really hurt bad.

I could not do any thing for them and I complain I work for peace.

I don’t know what to say more. Bye

Terrorism is Growing

They do not need their own media

They have a platform the world grabs

Splashed across the Headlines

Rip Corker Fuel for FOX, CNN, NBC, CBS…………

Reuters, the Times of NY the Times of London, Tokyo, Moscow, Beijing……………

They ignite excitement in poverty stricken, ill educated pockets among the youth who do not see anything better to live for except to crush the Western World with its evils of

Pornography

Males getting married to males

Our babies aborted

Shootings on the street, in the malls, in the schools, on our military bases

Peoples that have lost their moral compass

In the Eastern world these pockets of poverty and lack of education or misguided education attracts what we know as terrorists

In the Western world this attracts those we know as gangs

These people can see a nation that does not allow its highest values and principles to be taught in public schools and a nation’s public school systems that cannot acknowledge the foundations of faith our founders stood on

But they do not see

These characteristics do not represent Americans

They are the few

But they too are emboldened by the publicity they attract

So in effect the media becomes the spokes tool to broadcast

All that is wrong in the world

This creates its own excitement as perverted as that might be

It is our desire to uplift and acknowledge what is good, what is right that which will sustain the human race around the world, acknowledging that we are all part of God’s creation and in that sense respect our neighbor globally, across political, racial, religious, cultural, and national boundaries and  seek peaceful solutions to complex problems, problems that have divided us for two long - Seeking redemptive solutions for ALL

Biblical Principals

1.       All men are created in the Image of God (makes no difference if they know that or not)

2.       Every man was deemed important enough for Jesus to die for (knowing that or not  knowing that does not change the fact)

In the 4th Chapter of John Jesus walks into “forbidden Territory” a land alienated from the Jews for 7 centuries, He sits at the well and as a women, living with her sixth man, after having 5 husbands, approaches He, The Creator of the Universe, the Creator of the Women, the Creator of the Water and the  man that turned water to wine says:  “Can you draw water for me”  In the  Moody translation He is saying “I need your help”  Wow can you imagine what would happen if we treat our adversaries this way????

We always think everyone else needs what we have – whether it is religion or culture or politics

Hey we have almost started a new cold war with democrats hating republicans and republicans hating democrats – when in fact we are one nation but a nation whose individuals have walked in different shoes – lets look across the fence and acknowledge the needs our neighbor has!

Paul gives us a new model:

2Co 4:5  For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

When did a servant ever tell his master what to do??

Rev 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Rev 1:6  And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

When our Church Corporations turn the pyramid of power upside down and we become a people of servanthood we will see the world change

Who would not want to be treated like a king and a priest

Who would not want to feel embraced by the King of King and Lord of Lords

We live in a lot of uncertainties

Uncertain about the national debt

Uncertain about who is going to make the next car with failed brakes or a faulty accelerator

Uncertain about how Haiti can be restored and lifted above generations of poverty

Uncertain about where the Next Hurricane will hit, how big, how bad

Where the next mudslides will undermine homes – in California or the South Pacific??

Uncertain how the next tornado season will be

Uncertain whether our farms will see enough but not too much rain to sustain our crops

Uncertain if our meat markets are adequately protected against disease

Uncertain if the war in the Mideast will escalate or diffuse

Uncertain about North Korea, ……………

Uncertain where  the next terrorist will attack…

Above all this there is One Certainty

Rev 11:15  And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

If we start living for that day

If we start living for that promise

If we start believing

That in truth

Is 60:3  Nations shall come to Thy Light, and Kings to the brightness of Thy Rising!

Then in  that truth we know full well that we as  your servants for Jesus sake: posses one great certainty, we will indeed experience something of that  great promise when

The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.  Amen

And we can be a part of this ………… God Bless…………

Dan Moody

February 8, 2010

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