When I was a a kid growing up in Concord, we had the privilege of having 10 plus boys grow up in the same neighborhood. We played sports season after season and when there was no season we made up games to play. (No video games existed at that time and they are TOO boring anyhow). One of those games some of us "More Mature" folks may remember was called "Old man kick the can" and another was "King of the Hill." These were games of running, wrestling and fierce competition, especially in a neighborhood full of boys.
King of the Hill was usually played on one of the hills in the neighborhood, most often for us beside Williams and Little Hardware where there was an awesome hill and we regularly fought on that hill. The first guy there would start off as the King and we would each take turns trying to knock him off and take our place as the King!!! It was fun and was the cause of many a cut and scrape..... MMMMM
Today, we may not play games such as this physically but in reality we do so spiritually. And it is not a game. Whether we recognize it or not there is a "fierce" battle going on and we are in it. It is the battle for who or what will be the King of our minds.
I was reminded of this as I heard our nations news media actively pushing the Academy Awards and the hunt for the Oscar. Does it seem odd to you that the headline of our major news outlets was about Hollywood and its participants? Is there nothing more important in this world to report on than what "actors" are doing? Then, this morning I hear that the "chosen" award winner of best actor is a movie glorifying the homosexual agenda!!! Do you see any correlation???
I do!!! This is no mere coincidence. To naively think that there is not an agenda is a tragedy beyond measure. We must understand that our Biblical heroes of our homes and families have been replaced. By a cunning and clever long term plan we have seen America's heroes shift from the pages of Holy Scripture to the Silver screen. Today's families know more about the lives and times of Hollywood actors and their carnal exploits than they do about the Heroes of the Word of God.
This IS part of the plan. To slowly and deliberately replace scriptural thinking with sensual thinking. To replace thus sayeth the Lord with thus sayeth man! We see this not only in our world today but also in our churches. Churches that once (in generations past) were beacons of truth in the faithful preaching and teaching of God's word (the Bible) today argue whether or not the Bible is even true. How did this happen? It did not happen overnight. It has been a slow and very deliberate process. It continues today.
My precious friends, beware of what you are filling your minds with. Beware of allowing the filth of our society to infiltrate your home. Beware of "entertaining" your way into depravity. What may seem like only a little thing (game) may indeed be a tool of one whose sole desire is to destroy you, your spouse, your children, your marriage and your home. Ultimately, the way that seems right to man IS the way of death.
We must look only to HIM. ONE who is much higher than we are. Our Great and Awesome God!!! He says to us in the book of Psalms...
How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought YOU; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O LORD! Ps.119:9-12a
So let me ask you, whom do you look to for your guidance, instruction and wisdom? Where do you find your answers? What do you use to form your opinions and to develop your decisions??? It is either one of two places...... Thus says man or Thus says the LORD!
Who is King of your Hill???
Blessings
Bruce
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