Hey, remember when back in the Old Testament, the Israelites had escaped from the tyranny and slavery of Egypt and Pharoah but they were still not convinced that God was in control, so they set up some fake gods to worship?

Do you ever think folks today might do that same thing?

It has come to my attention that there are some folks that think they either are, or should be, in control themselves and they think they can fool people into thinking they are doing good for the common man, when in fact, they are just setting themselves up as a golden calf.

It kinda irks me, to say the least, when people portray themselves as one thing, when in reality they have a hidden agenda that benefits just them and a select few of their cronies. I have said it for years, when you boil most things down to the root, you will find money. Somany of the wrongs in our world today are about money, Don’t get me wrong, we all have a tendency to be selfish. But you know what, when I am selfish it usually only hurts me. Like having a donut instead of a piece of fruit for breakfast just because I want to, or spending money on something I want, when the money could be better spent elsewhere, or saved.

Some folks just take being selfish to a whole new level. When you believe you are above the law or impervious to the rules and regulations that other folks have to follow, you tend to be a detriment to a lot more people than just yourself.

Our world today definitely does not need more power hungry, wanna be kings who think that their ideas are the only ones with merit and anyone who disagrees with them are wrong.

What we need is a greater sense of community and goals for the common good. The common good never, ever includes doing those things that puts someone else on a pedestal or gives them power they don’t deserve and can’t handle. We have some folks in our community right now that should be looking at their real motives for what they do. Are they really trying to make our world a better place, or do they have a hidden agenda?

In that greatest of all books that I refer to here often, there are ten rules to live by that Moses brought down from the mountain all those years ago. They are the foundation of how we are supposed to live, and not just when it is convenient.

While I cannot find a verse that says, “Thou shall not speed on the highway, or that shalt not eat a corn dog when you are on a diet, or even thou shalt not cross on the double yellow line, I am pretty dang sure that there are some scriptures in the Book that address these kinda things.

There are also some really good chunks of chapters in the Book that talk about things such as the love of money, harassing nice ladies when they are taking out the trash, circumventing the laws of the land, and all around general idolatry, vanity, covetousness and bigotry.

I am obviously not going to be naming any names or pointing any fingers, since the Holy Spirit is in charge of doing that sort of thing. Afterall, it is said that when you point your finger at someone else, there are three more pointing back at you. I have enough trouble worrying about my own violations of the Book to worry about anyone else’s need to get right with God.

What I will say though is, it seems right easy to tell others they are going to split Hell wide open for their wrongs, when folks ought to be worrying about getting their own slate clean. I think I will leave it up to God and all of the great pulpit preachers around here to hold the altar calls and get folks down on their knees and living right. Yes, I believe Oh ya, one more thing, just for something to think about ya know…who is going to hell? The man who walks out of the store with the 12 pack of Bud Light in his hand, or the man who condemns him for it instead of adding him to his prayer list?

Who is going to hell? The one who doesn’t go to church, or the one who does, but doesn’t walk the walk?

Let me leave you with some words that are definitely not mine.

James 5:16, “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”

I John 1:8-9, “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”