by Standerinfamilycourt.com
The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
SIFC Note: “CCP” stands for Communist Chinese Party
The last blog post in 7 Times Around the Jericho Wall was so sobering and heavy that it seems good to follow up with a lighter one on the same subject. The Lord promised never to leave us nor forsake us, even when the whole world is in an uproar and evil is having a nearly unrestrained reign of terror.
The temptation here is to use a slick “top-ten” reverse countdown, but there are far more than ten “silver linings” observed by this blogger, and all of them are hugely important to the final outcome in our society from this crisis, so this will be a long list, and in no particular order.
1. Millions of parents got back to parenting their own children, the way God has always designed. (“These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.”)
2 . “Family courts” were slowed way down, delaying unnecessary divorces. (All “divorces” out of our original covenant marriage are unnecessary by God’s definition – Matthew 19:6,8 – and He doesn’t recognize them under any circumstances.)
3. We haven’t heard one thing about “drag queen story hour” in a month of Sundays.
4. Ditto for the “urgent” need to mutilate the genitalia or alter the hormones of an emotionally-unstable minor child, lest they be at “risk for suicide”.
5. Kids all across the country suddenly became safe on the toilet, and when changing clothes to get exercise.
6. Parents have had countless opportunities to personally teach their children how to conduct life: bake bread, cook a meal, fix broken things instead of throwing them away, budget scarce funds, care for a pet, sew a mask for the hospital helpers.
7. The price of gasoline went down for the foreseeable future.
8. Smog magically lifted from some of our cities.
9. Many of us received auto insurance refunds.
10. Jobless people got free food because farmers would otherwise been forced to waste their production.
11. Many churches are reporting greater attendance at online, streamed services than they ever had in the megachurch building.
12. Megachurches, meanwhile, have become unworkable for the foreseeable future, and have devolved into the much more scriptural and less anonymous house churches.
13. An icon of yesteryear culture is making a glorious comeback: the drive-in movie!
14. Schoolchildren everywhere (and their parents) are now immersed in the workings of U.S. Constitution.
15. Little girls and little boys are having the opportunity to see scientists in action as role models, and coming off as national heroes. Who will this inspire one day?
16. Little girls and little boys are getting a refreshing pause from athletes and Hollywood celebrities as role models.
17. We are all being reminded of the U.S.A.’s founding principles, and what all it took to win them, on a daily basis.
18. We are being treated to group worship videos from all over the world to lift our spirits.
19. The animal shelters magically emptied of previously unadopted pets who found homes at last.
20. County sheriffs gave us all a civics lesson in the letters they sent out stating that their oath of office to uphold the Constitution precluded them from enforcing “emergency order” fines and jail penalties for “crimes” their respective legislatures have not so designated.
21. Millions of Gen-Z’ers dreaming of a socialist Utopia got an unpleasant taste of socialism in action, as empty store shelves shocked them back to reality.
22. Meanwhile, these same Gen-Z’ers will benefit from a moratorium on the importation of low wage foreign workers who have for years been permitted to usurp their jobs and futures.
23. Dozens of great doctors and scientists became emboldened to speak out against the Federal public health agencies who have become part of “the swamp” in the last 3 or 4 decades, raising the hope that America (and other countries) might emerge physically healthier for the future.
24. A few states and countries did their CCP virus response without violating our Constitution, and because they did, we have objective data on how we can handle it better next time.
25. More people are clued into end times prophecy, and watching for the promised return of Jesus.
To be sure, there are some real “bummers” out there, as well: isolated grandparents and great grandparents, destroyed businesses, lost lives and lost privacy, the threat of compulsory vaccinations and digital tracking, food shortages, dangerous criminals being released from prisons, law-abiding business owners taking their place in the lockups, stress levels abounding, domestic abuse (including child abuse) in lockup, growing incivility in discourse about the situation, social media censoring, and on and on. The national debt burden that our children and grandchildren will have to contend with is tragic and disappointing to those of us who so wanted to bequeath them a better future. Another star-studded National Day of Prayer has come and gone without any signs of the necessary movement toward national repentance in the churches of the United States. Yet, we have received blessings from God we don’t come anywhere near deserving.
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the Lord,
Or can show forth all His praise?
How blessed are those who keep justice,
Who practice righteousness at all times!
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