Lyle's Blog

Christopher Wray is a mainstay of our corrupt government. His implying that Donald Trump was possibly hit by a piece of shrapnel is meant to demean the seriousness of the assassination. The almighty state will do everything to prevent the United States from returning to the Constitution.

Alex Jones proposed the powers-that- be would truck-bomb a black church to incite violence against Trump and therefore interfere with the election. The snakes with big promises will be out in full force, so likely she will win the presidency and the judgment on America will be complete.

The Big K is getting billions in free promotion as she is the one woman to break the glass ceiling. The only problem they have? What is a woman?

St. Mark 8: 14-21 The disciples had forgotten to take bread. Let’s look at why they took no provision except for one loaf of bread. Amongst thirteen men that was but a snack. The disciples had gotten used to Jesus providing for them. So this bread shortage was seemingly out of line with what they should already know, Jesus has this in the bag! But no, they were just babes crying for supper.

Jesus, after rebuking them for their unbelief, reminded them that he had miraculously fed the five thousand. Were they so used to miracles that they forgot who Christ was?

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variableness or neither shadow of turning. I think we take for granted God’s provision; we’ve experienced it but we’ve come to expect it. God, the Genie in the Bottle, keeping his promises through the goodness of Herod.

In verse 15 he charges them to beware of the leaven of Herod and the Pharisees. What’s that about? Pharisees were stalwart keepers of the laws given them by the old covenant. They didn’t and adamantly wouldn’t accept the new covenant in full which Christ brought to us. They were one of the “churches” of that era and much like today are very good at keeping people from salvation. And like today, if you wanted support from them, you would have to submit to the doctrines made by men.

Herod, why is he mentioned in the same breath as the Pharisees? I think it’s based on benefits and the power to deliver them. Governments keep you submissive by giving just enough benefits, whether real or imagined, to keep you from asking too many questions. Powerful, popular people divide their constituents, promoting an “us vs them” mentality.

Jesus came to save us from sin. Then what is sin? We could name a whole bunch of them, but we could reduce it to one: unbelief. Do we believe we are his bride and our whole goal is to get ready for that day when we are one with him? Are we saved from sin or saved to get benefits?

Galatians 3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Is that what we must do, believe? The disciples were rebuked for what? Not believing, not remembering the goodness of God. How do you forget the feeding of 5000 people? How do we who enjoy the riches of Christ forget who he is when we’re down to one loaf of bread?

Do we remember why the cross was necessary; do we understand that we were, are, and remain tempted by sin till redemption day?

In America, we have churches with programs for feeding and housing the poor. We have our version of Herod, with a thousand times the resources, doing the same. We live in a day when most of our sustenance trickles down from Herod. Are we giving credit to God for what our government showers on us? When it comes to our daily Americanized life, do we really depend on God for anything?

We’ve let “Herod Behind the Curtain” bury us in unthinkable debt in its effort to take care of us. As the encroaching crisis develops and we draw closer to that great day, the church will shoulder the burden in an increasingly difficult world. But when the foundations are destroyed, what do the righteous do? Believe. Pray. Worship the One who redeemed you from this shiny, wicked world.