They are coming for your children by Natty Bumppo

Growing up has always been a hard thing to do. And there is so much more than what Ginger & the Snaps immortalized for us in song. Despite how hard we try to protect our children allowing them to keep their innocence (which Mrs. Bumppo and I have done very well) taken as a whole each generation appears to be faced with some of the more sinister facts of life faster and faster. This corrupts their minds and steals the innocence of childhood and this is being done at an horrific rate in today’s society.

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Its Easier to go to McDonalds

 

 Orginally posted : 11/18/10

This is a phrase that I have heard much to often. From parents that don’t want to fix a healthy meal at home to those trying to avoid a healthier lifestyle, but what is easier is not always the best for us.

This same attitude many if not most of the time prevails with the spiritual side of life as well. We have these cute axioms such as “the devil made me do it”, or “I will get to it one day”. It does not require an extremely high intelligence quotient to comprehend what is going on here. Some call it lack of intestinal fortitude, others call it laziness, I call it cowardness.

In order to have success in this life, with God or man it requires work. In today’s society the word “work” is a four letter word that has become unilateral with every other four letter word frowned upon in modern society. Today a lifestyle of entitlement prevails, but that predominant thought process today does not promote such negative conatives as “work”.

In Genesis 3:16-19 we have the Lord God giving instruction that Adam and Eve are to work. Actually, they had to work before as to tending the garden. But that work was at a time when sin and death had not yet entered the world. Still, by our own sweat do we benefit in this world and not the sweat of another. Case in point our new health care bill. This bill supposedly gives us all free health care. For those of you who have not heard, there are no free lunches. Someone must pay for it. Well, the doctors and nurses that provide healh care by the sweat of their brow, will now be slaves owned by the federal government, being forced to provide that service at the governments discretion. Slaves is the correct term. Whenever one is forced to work for another it is called slavery. The 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits slavery. Except of course if the slave owner is the Federal government, sarcastically speaking. Enough on that.

Despite what improvements is needed in your life it will require work. You cannot improve your finances, relationships (with God or people) or your overall health with out work. However it appears that the majority of people today want all the benefits and none of the required effort to improve those segments of life. If you are a believer in Jesus and profess that God will supply all your need, you still must get up and do something. Moses tried that once and God asked him “…are you going to sit there until you die”, Deut. 1:6. Corresponding action is required with our faith. If you are depending on the government to supply your need, get ready for a big disappointment. You say that “…life isn’t fair that someone has something that you don’t…”. Did you ever consider working for that goal. Understand that there is NO giant bubbles just waiting for you to stand in the right place so that it may land on you and then you will know all and have all. But that is exactly what so many believers in Jesus think. I’ll study at church on Sunday’s and maybe Wednesday nights, but there is just to much to do during the rest of the week is what most think but never say aloud. If you study half way, then you will only have the benefits of half way studying. After all if you go to work half a day, you will only be paid for half a days work.

There is a closet that we all have. Its called a “I’ll get to it one day closet”. Everything that we intended to get to one day is stuffed in there. Such as learning another language, spending more time with God and family or getting into better physical condition. When are you going to start removing as opposed to adding to that closet? Isn’t it getting harder to close each time? That is until someone dies, then all those things magically come out of that closet pertaining to them in the form of guilt. That just makes a little more room for some more, doesn’t it? That is a wasted life.

Don’t cut yourself short. You are wonderfully made, Ps 139:14. Life gets in the way, yes. And there is nothing that will knock you down harder than life. And there is nothing that will kick you harder than those we call family and friends when life does get you down. Does that mean that you stay down, NO! You get up and you ride that bike again, until you learn how to ride it. Otherwise you will never do so. You can cry, complain and point fingers all day long. But the reason you are where you are at in any area of life is because of the decisions that you have made. Everytime you point that finger at others for your lack of action is cowardice and as a child of King Jesus, you should not be such. The price that was paid for you was the blood of Jesus, your better than that, you are to be MORE than a conqueror Rom. 8:37. Pick yourself up and get out of life what you want. Any one can just die, it takes absolutely no effort at all, but few can live.

Is it really easier to go to McDonalds? Yes. It is easier to follow after darkness and sin. That is why the path to Heaven is narrow, Mt. 7:13 & 14.

What are you going to do? Are you going to sit there until you die, or are you going to make a difference in your life first and then someone elses, Jude vs. 20-25. Well, for me, I won’t be going to McDonalds.

Natty Bumppo(aka Bobby)

Should Believers in Jesus Resist the Government? By Natty Bumppo

Orginally posted: 4/5/10  I can answer this question with one word. YYYEEEEESSSSS!!!!! Okay with dramatics out of the way, lets look within the scripture and find out why. God never intended for His people to have a king over them (1st Samuel 8:1-10).but the people rejected the rule of God and desired a flesh and blood king as every other nation had at that time and still does today. “No king but king Jesus” was once a famous cry, yet still the oppressive hand of government has ruled over all peoples; and there has not been one government in this world that has not submitted themselves unto Satan. Remember Satan? He is the enemy of every believer in Jesus. He is sworn to kill, steal and destroy (John 10:10) in any and every fashion allotted to him. Why every government? Simple, Satan is the god of this world and has control of the governments of this world. This may be a surprise to some but here it is, (John 12:31 &2nd Corinthians 4:4). Yes all things pass through the hands of the Father and the potter still has power over the clay. If we look into Job chapters 1 & 2 we will clearly see how this is still in effect. Still Satan has certain controls over the Earth. For instance,he is in control of all governments (Matthew 4:8-11). When Satan showed Jesus all the kingdoms, the kingdom (government) of the United States was included in that offer. If Satan had the power to do such then, he does today as well. When looking into the book of Ezekiel (chapter 28) we have the prince and king of Tyrus. The prince was the physical ruler of the kingdom and the king the spiritual ruler. And that spiritual ruler was Satan. Also notice within this scripture is an excellent example of how everything must first be manifested in the spiritual realm before it becomes physical. If this is not enough proof for you that Satan is the spiritual king of our own government then consider abortion. The murder of innocents through abortion, which is funded by our government and upheld by its laws should be enough to prove so. A Godly government could not murder babies. The sad fact is that we are late to the battle. It seems that throughout all of history we always have been late. We fight against darkness (Ephesians 6:12). What many believers misunderstand is that this battle must be fought spiritually before the physical manifestation. When the physical manifestation comes, it must be then fought in the physical. Yes, through the name of Jesus we can bind, loose and all around give the spiritual beings that are cohorts of Satan a rough time. But they still kill babies don’t they? We must resist Satan (James 4:7). But Jesus said that we should not resist evil(Matthew 5:39). Jesus was speaking of an insult not when someone comes to kill. So when we feel as though someone is being evil (insulting, discord and such) they will reap their reward. But when someone comes to kill, he expects you to stand up against it (1st Timothy 5:8). To provide for your family also means safety. I liken this unto Moses receiving the 10 commandments of God. The fourth commandment states “thou shall not kill” which means to murder. What happened after that, Joshua went out and fought the giants and taking their land. And yes this was all sanctioned by God. It’s called war. It is high time that we believers understand that we are at war! Satan understands it. Believers in Jesus have hid themselves behind stained glass windows and Sunday School picnics. Trying to live their best life now in a world in which their enemy is in control. What a joke. For the record, any friend of this world is an enemy of God (James 4:4). When looking at Romans chapter 13, many say that we should subject ourselves to the government. Well, if that chapter had anything to do with the worldly governments, then I too would agree. But it does not. Romans 13 is describing the government within the church established by God. However worldly governments want to twist this scripture to make it fit its agenda just as Satan twisted scripture when he was tempting Jesus. Then we have the book of John chapter 18 verse 36. If after being told to buy swords (Luke 22:36), His servants fought, then He would not have been able to do His job. What was his job? It was to become that sacrificial lamb, that would take the sin of the entire world upon Himself. The Zealots of the day wanted Jesus to join them and physically resist against the Roman government. He could not and yet become that lamb. But when He comes back He’ll have a big sword. And He knows how to use it as well. Every one of us will give account of our words and actions or lack thereof. When Jesus was confronted about taxes (twice). He was not in favor of them. He was upset at Peter for opening his mouth and speaking for Jesus, but yet made Peter’s word good (Matthew 17:24-27). When the church of the day was trying to trick Jesus (Matthew 22:16-22), as when they brought to Him the prostitute, this time He spoke. Don’t forget now, all the gold and silver is His (Haggai 2:8). So what is God’s, the spirit of man? Not only that but everything else including that coin. What is Caesar’s (who was the government, owned by Satan) only those that give themselves unto him. For His entire life Jesus submitted Himself unto the Father. We should do the same. Yes they killed Him, but He rose again. He did not have to go with the Romans (Matthew 26:52-54). But He choose to give His life that we may live. To bring us back to the beginning of this article; should the believer resist the government? Yes, you are resisting Satan. Aside from all of our ideas of individual politics, such as TARP, the recent healthcare bill, the believer in Jesus need not but to focus on one item, that is abortion. Abortion alone when standing before God is enough to resist our present government. I do not know one veteran that has sacrificed in any fashion that we may kill our babies. Resisting tyranny is obedience to God….Thomas Jefferson. God bless you and yours, Bobby (aka : Natty Bumppo from the Patherfinder)