Lyle's Blog

Jesus is going to come like a thief in the night.  Have you ever thought about how that happens?

I’ve spent thousands of nights in a row and have had no thieves trying to break into my house.  I realize many have experienced the violence of having their home broken into in the night, but it hasn’t happened to me.  And it’s not a daily occurrence for the average person.  The night is pretty much uneventful.  So, when a thief does come it’s something most of us aren’t prepared for.  We may have that pistol but do we know where it is or have we practiced using it?

No, we’re not really expecting anything,  We’ve become lazy.  Scripture tells us that if we’d known, we’d have prepared.  We think we have plenty of time.  We don’t.  Whether we meet Him in the air or die before He returns, we may find ourselves not ready; no oil in our lamps having figured that He tarries or that we surely have many days left to live.  We have plenty of time to do all those things we’re not doing.  We’ll pray tomorrow.  We’ll witness tomorrow.  Yes, we’ll get around to that obeying part of the Christian life tomorrow.

My parents, like the saints who died before them, were daily looking for His return.  Why?  Because this world wasn’t home to them.  They longed to see His face.  Without Christ, their life was meaningless.  Life here had no value.  The only reason to be on planet earth was to obey His word and glorify His name.  So, we trust in His promises and obey His commands because we love Him.  If we love Him we won’t be caught unaware when He comes for us.  We’ll be looking for Him because we are His bride.

The United States has twenty three “gator” ships for supporting our troops with food, medicine, etc.  Three are servicing the people devastated by the hurricane in Puerto Rico.  A few of these ships are in maintenance, thirteen are on the east and west coasts.  The rest?  Around the world taking care of possible needs in other countries.  So our citizens pay for it all, but the world benefits.  Maybe it’s time to let our leaders know: we paid for it and we should reap the benefits when we need it.

It’s the place where dreams come true, that is if you sleep with the right person.  The music industry is no different.  This is somehow a surprise to the people who produce the films and songs that promote wicked behavior.  How these shocked Hollywood types have any credentials left escapes me.  We do have a population ready and willing to support the unscathed individuals because there is no way they want the filth to stop being produced.

Milo Yiannopolous has been protested around the country for his conservative views.  Fights break out and many locations cancel his events.  In Phoenix, over sixty event locations would not allow a booking by him.  Sadly the area I reside in apparently is just a bedroom community of Los Angeles.  We all know we are a divided nation, thanks in a large part to the democratic party, the media, and the stalwarts of Marx and hate America thought, our colleges.

The millennial generation will probably hand victory to the wicked in the end.  However, there are pockets of spiritual awakening springing up around the country.  Victory over sin?  With man, it doesn’t seem possible.  But with God, all things are possible.  Yes, the days of Lot and Noah will come but maybe not as quickly as we thought.