What Could Happen?

After watching and hearing so much concerning the direction of the world economy, I began to wonder what would happen if there were no bailouts for the huge companies that have squandered and misjudged their business plans. Even we have thoughtlessly squandered money. The average gourmet coffee bought from Starbucks in New York can cost as much as $4.90. thats about $1,500 per year. Come on people.. I mean really!!! do you really have to have that crap thats basically over roasted coffee beans?
Now on to the CEO's of these corporations. Do they really need to be paid as much as they get to do what they do, whatever that is. I wonder what would happen if the CEO's and the upper management took a huge pay cut to insure the workers a fair chance at retaining their hard earned money. Oh my! you think upper management might have to use some of their savings to live off of for a little while?
Now here's a really good idea. How about we let the automobile and insurance companies go under? Maybe it might stimulate smaller business success. The little guys would become more successful, and new companies would arise from the ashes. Personally, I'd love to see it happen.

Relationships, Sin, and the Kingdom

Relationships

Our relationships with others should not compromise our faith. It's in the Bible, II Corinthians 6:14, "Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: For what fellowship have righteousness with iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness? This does not mean to never fellowship with unbelievers. It simply means that we have to forge relationships the way that Jesus did with others. We don't judge under any circumstances. Whatever a person does that we may not agree with is not a reason not to befriend them. Jesus fellowshipped with prostitutes, murders and thieves. How else were they to see His love but to be the light in their presents? Our relationships with others are made possible through Jesus. It's in the Bible, Ephesians 2:21-22, TLB. "We who believe are carefully joined together with Christ as parts of a beautiful, constantly growing temple for God. And you also are joined with Him and with each other by the Spirit and are part of this dwelling place of God." We become like the people we associate with. It's in the Bible, Proverbs 13:20, NIV. "He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm." We do what God would have us do, not what unbelievers do. Placing God into everything we think, say, and do is where He wants to be, and every relationship we have is His rightful place.

Sin

We are no longer referred to as sinners in the Bible. Only those with the flesh nature and not of the Spirit are referred as sinners. (Hebrews 10 15-18) When we "feel" that we cannot approach God due to our sinfulness, then we return to the wrong perception of salvation and turn it into a daily of seeking forgiveness. We fail to move on and have a deep relationship with Jesus and His Holy Spirit. See (I John 2:12) Like John and Paul said, it is not permission to sin or an excuse to sin, freedom allows us to serve Him. 1 John 3:9. When we were reconciled back to God through Jesus it was no longer necessary to beg forgiveness’ for every little thing we do. We merely apologize and move on. In the hopes that His guidance and strength will keep us from continuing in doing things that we shouldn’t do.

The Kingdom

Kingdom of Heaven is all about Love. It’s about Loving our brothers and sisters in the Lord and even praying for our enemies. The focus of the Kingdom is not the works, signs and wonders, but the ability to provide as in (Matthew 6) for other people or as in the entire 4 Gospel Letters for that matter. We’ve heard it before: “Silver and gold I have none, but in the name of Jesus Christ Stand up and walk Faith, Hope and Love the greatest of these is Love. It all starts with the knowledge of Christ (see 2 peter 1) and adding virtue to your faith. Understand that you are virtuous in God’s eyes and worthy to Him. Worthy to be called SON. The Gates to the Kingdom are wide open as soon as we add Love to everyone unconditionally. The kingdom is within us as we allow God to reside in our hearts and in our lives. The Kingdom is at hand when we act. Through our relationships with others, and in our daily lives and when we freely offer whatever we have to those who don't know the Lord