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CLARITY – 2-18-19 Fickleness

CLARITY

A Biblical Response to Current Events – 2-18-19

Fickleness

What’s Happening: “Maybe Amazon just wants to be wanted; maybe,protesters to Amazon’s decision to build a distribution center in Queens, New York, turning the famous smile logo upside down was an insult too far; maybe it’s the fact that Bezos is against unionization; maybe, since Amazon has not responded to queries concerning its motivations, it means we’ll never know…in any case, the promised billions in tax savings AND the economic boost that the 25,000 jobs would have brought, will now not materialize and Cuomo and De Blasio are happy and sad (https://www.yahoo.com/news/gone-york-minute-amazon-deal-125329879.html). ‘Offering massive corporate welfare from scarce public resources to one of the wealthiest corporations in the world at a time of great need in our state is just wrong,’ said New York State Sen. Michael Gianaris and New York City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Democrats.”

Knee-Jerk Response:  “So it’s off, now? Right? … Isn’t that a good thing?”

Biblical Response:  “For now…and maybe it’s not such a good thing. Not only is there the loss of 25,000 jobs, there’s also the loss of the positive economic input they would have brought to local  businesses AND all the taxes those paychecks would have paid. Sometimes, we believe all the hype the MSM puts out and we become the unintended collateral damage.

“Christians? The Scripture says that, ‘fear has torment’ (1 John 4:18) . Fickleness is a byproduct of fear. The Bible warns against that, too (James 1:6-8). Whether Jeff Bezos wanted to bless NY or bless his own company…well, I guess we’ll never know. Probably a little of both.”  

Here’s a Prayer You Can Pray:  “Heavenly Father, help us to listen to the voice of Your Spirit. Only then can we truly respond correctly and without fear; in Jesus’ Name, amen.”

Share as you like, just give credit appropriately. For buying any of Alan E. Sargent’s books or to subscribe or to comment on any of his CLARITY blogs, go to the following link: http://subdeo.com.’ He also tweets on Twitter.com every day @alanesargent

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CLARITY – 2-6-19 Fake Cops?

CLARITY

A Biblical Response to Current Events – 2-6-19

Fake Cops?

What’s Happening: “The ‘Patrol Cars’ for the new Muslim Community Patrol in Brooklyn, NY look amazingly like real police cars and have some wondering if New York is about to adopt Sharia law. A similar initiative in East London had dubious results (https://dcalert.com/2019/02/05/is-new-york-endorsing-sharia-law/). NY resident John Cardillo, tweeted: ‘Not at all comfortable with this. ‘Muslim Community Patrol’ in NYC, driving cars that look identical to NYPD RMPs.’”

Knee-Jerk Response:  “Great! Just what we need – somebody else to answer to!”

Biblical Response:  You can respond in obedience if you want…as for me and others, I’d recommend asking for ID#s.They’re just wanting to keep neighbors from showing their prejudices against Muslims. That’s understandable. Perhaps not wise, with 9/11 still fresh in every New Yorkers’ mind,…but understandable. With all the ‘Fake News’ and so forth out there, the last thing anyone needs is another authority structure presenting themselves as real. That may not be their intent, but it’s their effect.”

“Christians? While we are to submit to authority (1 Pet. 2:13-15), we are not called to answer to illegitimate power (Acts 4:1-21). God trumps all other authority. Obeying Him might have negative short-term consequence, but long-term it is wise. Eternity is a long time, and He holds all the cards.”  

Here’s a Prayer You Can Pray:  “Heavenly Father, help us to live peaceably with all men…as far as it is possible (Rom. 12:18); in Jesus’ Name, amen.”

Share as you like; just give credit appropriately. For buying any of Alan E. Sargent’s books or to subscribe or to comment on any of his CLARITY blogs, go to the following link: http://subdeo.com.’ He also tweets on Twitter.com every day @alanesargent

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CLARITY – 2-17-18 It Took a Miracle

CLARITY

A Biblical Response to Current Events – 2-17-18

 

It Took a Miracle

What’s Happening:  “How about some good news for a change? An American Airlines ticket agent, working at Sacramento International Airport, called the sheriff when two girls, 15 and 17, tried to check in for a flight to New York…which may have been for the purpose of human trafficking. The agent, Denise Miracle (yes, that’s her real name) is being called a hero (https://www.yahoo.com/news/american-airlines-agent-saves-2-153552330.html). Quoting Miracle, ‘It was a first-class ticket. It was very expensive. I told a supervisor, ‘I’m going to call the sheriff. It just doesn’t feel right to me,’”

 

Knee-Jerk Response:  “I guess their parents were relieved!”

 

Biblical Response:  “Shocked is more likely. Their girls had told them they were spending the night at a friend’s house. They were lured by a free ticket (though the one-way ticket they’d been told was 2-way) and an offer of $2,000 to model for a video. Wouldn’t they have been surprised?”

 

“Christians? We’ve all got a price…hopefully Christians realize they’ve been bought with a price (1 Cor. 7:23). Being “not your own” (1 Cor. 6:20) takes a little getting used to. We have to ask the Owner for permission for everything questionable. The trouble comes when we want to do (or allow to be done) things we used to do, but that are no longer allowed.”

 

Here’s a Prayer You Can Pray:  “Heavenly Father, give us the discretion and the discernment we need…the discretion not to succumb to our old defaults, and the discernment not to ask in the first place for permission to do those things we already know He will respond to negatively; in  Jesus’ Name, amen.”   © Alan E.Sargent

 

Share as you like; just give credit appropriately. For buying any of Alan E. Sargent’s books or to subscribe to any of his CLARITY blogs, go to the following link: http://subdeo.com/. He also tweets on Twitter.com every day @alanesargent