20110520.004 UP, UP, AND AWAY?

20110520.004 UP, UP, AND AWAY?


Hello BLOG FOLLOWERS!  Again I come to the blank page.  I am compelled to write something, but I don’t know what it is that I should write. Tomorrow (or rather today by the time I finish this BLOG) the rapture is supposed to occur based on Harold Camping and his calculations.  Of course his claim is that the Bible tells him exactly when the Rapture is supposed to occur.  Never mind the fact that Jesus says, “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” According to Harold, if you do not believe him then you do not believe the Bible and therefore you are one of those who will be left behind.


I guess what this brings me to talk about is this question, “Does it change how we are supposed to live?”  And the answer is, “Of course not.”  But there are those who are seeking for the one moment when they can try and cash in on the gullibility of people.  And there are those who are gullible enough to buy into whatever these “snake oil salesmen” are selling.  Of course what really gets my goat are those who just don’t understand the full message of the Gospel.  People far and wide are convinced that “in order to get to heaven you must DO GOOD, BE GOOD, ACT GOOD.  There is a name for that idea.  It is called “WORKS RIGHTEOUSNESS” and it is strongly argued against in the Gospel Message.  What must one do to enter into God’s Kingdom?  Believe that Jesus is the anointed one of God. That is it.  And yet, there are those that are convinced that they must be good people, they must read the Bible three times a day, they must do something blah blah blah ad nauseam!  That is the furthest thing from the truth.  After all, there is a reason why Jesus said that the sinners and prostitutes will get to heaven before the Pharisees.


So, what am I going to do tomorrow, (Or rather today) after 6:00 PM?  I am going to continue being who I am – a failed creation of the Divine who loves me in spite of myself, who loves me in spite of my frustration and anger, who loves me simply because I am part of the Divine’s creation. And I happen to believe that the person known as Jesus who taught unbounded love and unbounded mercy IS the anointed one of the Divine. And in spite of my failures and frustrations and struggles, that simple belief is enough for God to welcome me into Paradise.  So, if I get caught up into the clouds tomorrow it just means it was my time to go.  If I don’t it means I am supposed to occupy this world longer until God calls me home.  And that is all it means, nothing more and nothing less.


Do I think anything is going to happen?  Honestly, no I don’t.  And I find it hard to believe that God would let some 92 year old nut-case hold the truth and tell the world when God wouldn’t even tell Jesus the anointed one.  But I also realize I have been wrong before.  The message I am trying to get across is that it really doesn’t change anything.  I will still love unbounded sometimes, feel sorrowful for failing to love unbounded at other times, and above all, realize that God’s will shall be done.


Now, after dealing with all of this I still feel the need to hit on another subject, but I am too tired to do that right now.  So I will come back to it tomorrow and post a second post in a week (WOW!  Maybe the world is coming to an end HA HA HA)- Blessings to you all - David L.