By Carlos C. Brown
Good Morning Peeps, how are you and yours doing this Monday morning, good I hope? Did you have a good weekend, I sure hope so? Have a good and very Blessed start to your day and week too! - May God Bless You and Yours In 2019 and Beyond!!! And AMEN goes right here….
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“This is the day that the Lord has made! I will rejoice and be glad in it!”
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A Christian Cowboy Perspective:
Thoughts For Today – “This Is GOD’s Country!!!”
By a show of virtual hands, how many of you my loyal followers immediately got a sense of pride and patriotism when you read that subject heading? I would imagine most everyone did who considers themselves to be a proud American right? Maybe even some of you had the new Country hit by Blake Shelton with the same title pop into your mind and you started singing it proudly? Whatever the case may be, if you have any sense of U.S.A. pride in you, reading that title made you feel some type of way I’m assuming? I have no problem proclaiming to anyone that I am a proud American! I also have no problem admitting to, or proclaiming that I live in “GOD’s Country” either! And notice that I put God in CAPITAL letters, so that there is no mistake of what, more importantly WHO I’m talking about. It is with this train of thought, or line of thinking, that it was placed on my heart this morning to talk about, “This Is GOD’s Country!” And AMEN goes right here! Now if we were go open our Bibles to the very first book (Genesis) I will prove my statement to be true. In the first few verses in the book of Genesis we learn that the earth was “null and void” and without form. God remedied this by shaping and forming it into the shape it is today as we see it, but He didn’t stop there. The earth was uninhibited and there wasn’t anything in the form of life or vegetation growing. In just six days, God created the Heavens, the Earth, all the animals that walk upon the Earth, all the fowl that fly in the sky, and all of the many different aquatic (aka fish) species that swim in the seas. He then looked at it and said, “It is Gooooood,” putting His blessing over it. Then, He realize that He needed someone who could rule over all that He had created just like He did in Heaven, so He created man…….Adam. After He created Adam, He also realized that He needed to create another being to be a helpmate for Adam. That is when He caused Adam to fall into a deep coma like sleep and took a rib and made Eve. For those of you who know your Bible and have read the verses about creation and Adam and Eve, this might be boring or repetitive to you. I ask you to be a little patient with me, I’m getting to the good parts, I just need to set this up for all of those who might not be as “informed” of a Christian as you all are. I’m sure some of you are wondering where I am going with this, am I right? Well, to be totally honest, I didn’t really know where God wanted me to go with it until this morning. I got this message the other night (Sunday I think) when the Country Music Awards Show was on tv. Blake Shelton was singing his song with the same title and I watched how the crowd reacted and responded to it. There was a lot of passion in his audience as he performed it, and rightfully so because it is a GREAT song! That song just kept popping up in my mind the entire award show. I knew then that it was a “Thought For Today” in the making…
Now, where I am about to go with this message might strike some nerves wrong in some people who have their own way of thinking, heck even living in this day and age, which is their right. Let me say this up front. If I offend you with this message, that is NOT my intention, but I won’t apologize for it and I will suffer whatever consequences that may come my way. The subject title above is exactly true with no “if’s, and’s, or buts.” This IS GOD’s Country! As a human race, that means nomatter what your color, religion you practice, or ethnic background, etc… are, we humans DON’T own this country (aka world), we just are allowed to live in it. Everything on this entire earth and even in the Heavens belongs to GOD, PERIOD! I’m sure this might seem like a political post after reading that last part, but it’s not. This is a Christian devotional addressing some issues that a lot of “American’s” seem to have lost sight of, and have gotten way too comfortable with the current direction our society is heading. We as a human race on this earth tend to try and stake claim to things all the time that do not belong to us. And this is nothing new, I can provide you with examples from the Biblical days via Bible verses to back up my statement. And well, as a Christian, we are raised to believe that if it is in the Bible then it is true right? The minute we start to trying to lay claim on things as our own (Human lives, other people’s Wealth, their Land, their Natural Resources, and even gouging them for life-saving Medicines) via shady methods or tactics, in an attempt to have an over-abundance of it, we have crossed the line. I am not saying it is a sin to be rich, wealthy or better off than other people, so please don’t misunderstand my point. I could write a whole entire book about just that one premise. Answer me a question, “why is it that we as a Nation have not learned anything from all of our past mistakes?” Although we have advanced for the better good in a lot of ways, we have also digressed backward in a lot of other ways too. The United States is the greatest Nation on Earth bar none and hands down, which is why so many people from other countries are risking everything to try and come here to live, BUT the level of greed, selfishness, bigotry, hate, inhumane acts, and a total disregard for our fellow man in this great country, is at all-time high levels! Why is that? As much as we have advanced, why are we becoming more and more of a society who not only seem to encourage violence against each other, but judges people without cause, or are so quick to discriminate a person for just looking or acting different than we are? We have become so callous and insensitive towards other people’s misfortune that it is becoming a normal occurrence for some people to even try and profit from it? Why are American’s so obsessed with greed, hatred, bigotry, selfishness, and just a total lack of concern for human well-being? I keep asking this question, because no answer you give makes sense, well to ME at least. In a country that supposedly was founded on “EVERYONE” having an equal opportunity at “The American Dream,” a decent and better life, why has it only actually been made available to certain people of certain social statuses? I’m sure many of you reading this just had a list a mile long of excuses (YES I said EXCUSES) pop into your mind about why….. “Because I work harder for what I have, Because I’m not lazy like they are, Because my parents worked hard and left me what I have, and I am going to keep working and stockpiling evenmore.” Again, I am not saying anything is wrong with these responses, however, if you can honestly believe that everyone in this great country (or even in the world) has the same equal chance, you have been walking around with blinders on your entire life! Debate me if you like, you’ll lose I promise you……There are very hardworking people who are just one fair break/chance away from being in the same position as those who have all the wealth, fame, etc…
Those of you reading this message who are familiar with the 10 Commandments, does these not appear on the list: “No other god before Me? Honour thy father and thy mother? Thou shall not kill? Thou shall not steal? Thou shall not bear false witness? Thou shall not covet? I could take each one of these and make a strong undebatable case of issues happening today in this great nation alone, known as the U.S.A. today. #1. No other god before Me- People worship idol gods (Money, Fame, Attention, Greed, etc..) all day everyday in this country. #2.Honour thy mother and thy father -How many kids growing up right now don’t even know who their mother or father is, and in some cases neither? How can they honor them if they don’t even know them? These kids grow up to be adults who in a lot or most (notice I said A LOT or MOST) cases don’t honor or respect anything nor anyone as a result, and they become part of what our society despises behavior wise. #3. Thou shall not kill – Look at the history of Christians leading up to today? Some of the most violent attacks were led by people who called themselves “Christians,” and in the United States there is always sometype of justification for it. “They are not human beings, they are only slaves, well what about “Black on Black crime?” or that’s too much land for those Indian savages to have, we will wipe them out or force them move to reservations and take their land and minerals.., we don’t want them Mexicans coming over here illegally and getting free benefits that Americans had to earn,” but are some of the very same people who continue to hire those “illegals” to pick the crops and do the jobs natural born Americans think they are too good to do, because they’ll do it for little or nothing. Caucasian people have more and more become the targets of violent crimes, because the perception the criminals appear to have, is that they have all of the wealth, and all the opportunities in their favor, and are not willing to allow anyone else the opportunity to get any of it, so criminals try to take it from them illegally. This causes mass paranoia and the mentality to take extreme measures to prevent that from happening. #4. Thou shall not steal – “Well, if nobody will give me a job, a helping hand, or an opportunity to become better off like them, then I’m just going to take what I want. Or, I don’t have the money to buy this or that, so I am just going to steal it or rob a bank, or sell drugs so that I can live like the rich and famous do. Not realizing they are stealing life, health, and even very minds from their own people or people in general. #5. Thou shall not bear false witness – How many people have been thrown in prison for crimes that they did not commit, some only to be later exonerated after they had spent the better years of their lives behind bars? How many crooked judges, police officers and prosecuting attorneys have been convicted for drumming up false charges against people of all colors, just because a culprit needed to be caught or found to calm the nerves of the people who were outraged? And how many people condemn those people based on hearsay and the false charges that were publicized against that innocent person? They are convicted before they ever reach a court room in most cases. And even when they are proven to be NOT guilty, their lives have been damaged so much they will never be the same. How easily do people lie on each other everyday just for the heck of it? False accusations that destroy people lives forever, because people in this day and age, will believe a lie over the true in a heartbeat because it is more exciting news! #6. Thou shall not covet – I could go all day long about this one, because I’m sure we have all been guilty of envying what someone else has enough to try and even attain it through shady methods. This could also fall under the one about “Thou shall not steal,” because people “covet” their friends, co-workers, family, and especially total strangers houses, land, spouses, vehicles, bank accounts, clothes, and everything else!
Despite all of the negative above, “This IS Still GOD’s Country!” It is about time we start acting like it. If you look back in the history of this country, Americans never really did totally and completely buy into this Biblical proclamation wholeheartedly. Yeah, yeah, yeah, some people did, kudos to you if you are one of them. But a country (and more importantly a world) as a whole, absolutely NOT! If we did, there wouldn’t be senseless crimes being committed for no apparent rhyme or reason other than just for the fun of it. It is 2019 and we are still dealing with people who “in the best interests of religion, or just for the hell of it” are still committing atrocious acts against their fellow man and woman. Yes, I know the Bible speaks about these days, but you would think with the advancements that have been made in Medicine, Science, and Technology that we would more use these advancements to make not only the United States, but the entire world a better place for ALL people nomatter what their skin color, nationality, social status, or the size of their bank accounts are. Why are we NOT doing that? Why are Pharmaceutical companies gouging already struggling people or families, when they are making billions of dollars off of poor people each year? More importantly, why is our government allowing them to get away with it? Ohhhhh yeah I forgot, they are being paid to look the other way. Before you judge me, I work hard everyday. I have been working since I was 12-13 yrs old and I am talking about real work. I have an office job now, but it wasn’t always like that. Until you’ve hauled (at that age of 12-13) 300-500 square bales of hay weighing 75-90lbs a day for a few weeks at a time during the summer for $0.50 a bale, don’t talk to me about hard work. The purpose of this devotional and subject today is to just simply say, that it is way past time that we as Americans in the “good ole U.S. of A.” and even the entire world come together and start acting like we are children of the MOST HIGH GOD in HEAVEN! We need to STOP buying into all the “divide and conquer” rhetoric that our hate groups (black, white, red, or Brown, or any other color) is spewing, and do exactly what the Bible teaches us to do…… “Help, Love, Respect, Heal, Encourage, and live in Harmony with thy neighbor!!” Is that really too much to ask? A lot maybe not all, but A LOT of the crimes and atrocities being committed today in just this country alone, could be put to an end if everyone got on the same page and made a sincere commitment to do exactly those things above. And, to make it a point to not accept this behavior anymore for any race of people! If we don’t, imagine the world we are training future generations of our descendants to leave for their children, grandchildren, etc…..it is time to wake up people! As true Christians and children of the MOST HIGH God in Heaven, we have to do MORE! We can’t just hope, they figure it out, we have be part of the solution….
Can I leave you with a question to ponder today if I may?
What are YOU willing to do to reverse the current trend of our society to return it back to the mentality of it really being “God’s Country?”
If I didn’t (or did) offend you, can I get an AMEN?
“Today, choose to “Ride or Die” with Jesus Christ 110%! Afterall, isn’t that EXACTLY what He did when He came down into “God’s Country” (The Earth) and died on the Cross at Calvary?”
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