They are disgusting little creatures so what purpose do they serve to mankind? They eat with their feet. They love sugar. Have you ever been in a grocery store where donuts are kept in a case and flies are inside it? They leave diseases where ever they land. I do not eat donuts!
One of the diseases they carry is the polio virus. In the middle 1970s, the plastic trash bag was invented. What a miracle God gave to someone who had the idea! It was not the vaccine that stopped Polio, but rather the trash bag! What a blessing from the Lord.
The forensic field sometimes uses the appearance of blowfly larvae to help determine the time of death in homicide cases. Yes, even the fly has a purpose.
In 1977 there was a strange happening in our family. It was about eight o'clock that evening when it took place. In our front yard we had a swing set for our children and could be easily seen from the front door. One owl flew down and sat on top of the swing, then another flew down, and then a third joined them. We all went to the front door very quietly to watch what they were going to do. This lasted for about fifteen minutes. They sat quietly without making a sound.
If you make a study of owls today you will discover that they are a sign of "darkness". In our culture "darkness" thrives today. I had to think on this because being a Child of God we do not take these things lightly. I have never been one to seek out signs from God and I hope and pray that what we saw that night was not a sign of sorrow. After the time passed one owl flew away and never came back. Then the two remained there for about a half hour more.
Silence filled our mouths as we watched to see the others fly away and they did. You see, we have three children and after all these years those owls are still in my mind. It would grieve my soul if one of my children would go to hell. Whether it was a sign or not I believe that Jesus will take care of this thing.
Here is a very sad and horrific statistic: "There are twenty-five Million" people in the United States who suffer from Genital Herpes! Sexual immorality is so rampant today that there are people dying from some of these sexual diseases. It disturbs me that Parents have neglected the most important thing in this life and that is teaching them the ways of God in scripture.
Oh, the consequences of having sex before marriage or outside of that sacred circle. They will last for the rest of your life, even if you become born again. The Mother who loves and tends to the needs of her children when they are young is a great pearl of beauty!
In the 1950s young people were required to get a "Health Card" from the local Health Department before they could work in a Resturant. This meant blood tests were taken and if you had a Venereal Disease you could not be employed in any kind of food service.
Did you know that in the late 1800's up until the 1960s Adultery was against the law and you could be arrested for it? The law was on the books that long but never enforced. We live in a day when everyone does what is right in their own eyes. These are indeed sad things, but as a Christian, I'm comforted in knowing that God is in Control of all happenings. We can rejoice!
We are trashing our sons and daughter's minds with the world thoughts about dating. We are letting them date at a very young age, to begin with for starters. Here is today's definition of dating:
Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a prospective partner in an intimate relationship or marriage. It is a form of courtship, consisting of social activities done by the couple, either alone or with others.
Here are some radical ideas to add to this definition:
1. Children should not date until they are eighteen years of age.
2. They should never be alone with the other person.
3. They should never touch either other, not even hold hands.
4. They should explore the other person's way of thinking. Do they like children, for example. Do they respect their parents?
5. Is the other person a born again Christian? This is crucial in today's world.
I would love to take credit for these ideas, but they belong to a well-known pastor. Christians today are teaching their children the ways of the world and it will end in sorrow. Be Radical in your thinking and teach the ways of Godly dating to your sons and daughters at a very early age.
My love for young people has driven me to write about something that plagues most who are about to embark on the precious union of marriage. There will be very few who will have the temerity to bear the wisdom of what I'm about to put on the table that belongs to the Lord.
Sex before marriage is the worm that will devour the union making it miserable until one or both mates are born again. Make no mistake about it, premarital sex is a great sin that will eat at your union for the rest of your life. It will result in a hard marriage rather than a good one. There is no such thing on this earth as a perfect marriage, but a good one is possible if you have obeyed God and remained a virgin.
Oh, that young people would obey the Lord and hasten to these words that I have just written! They come from God and He so wants to bless your future marriage with good and not sorrow!
Looking for a good wife? First, consider yourself. Have you prayed for a mate? Have you been taught to pray for your future mate? If not then you will most likely end up with someone you have "settled" for and how sad this would be.
I Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;
Most young men have not been taught to abstain. This is a big problem. Today the family is lacking a father present to teach and most men wouldn't teach their sons this valuable lesson anyway. We find few fathers in the home today and how sad for the young men to be away from them. This is a breeding ground for homosexuality and all kinds of immoral things to ruin their lives.
If you are without a father or you have a father that just won't teach you this valuable lesson, then please read this article. Timothy, in the New Testament, was a young man so don't think you can excuse your acts by using the "youth card". Consider your future children. You have a chance to teach them God's way for young men. Will you do it? Don't' leave this teaching up to the Church to do because it won't get done. It must be drilled every day into a young man's mind. Deuteronomy 6:7 " You shall teach them diligently to your children, 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."
May the Lord raise up a generation of mature young men and may He use you to do it.
In 1952 the first Soap Opera debuted, "The Guiding Light". It centered around a minister and his family. It was the longest Soap to run until 2009. I remember watching it a couple of times in the early 1960's. Its content was clean and dealt with problems in the family. Of course, as a teen Soaps never did interest me until I watched "The Secret Storm". It came on just after school and I couldn't wait to devour that half hour of a young woman lusting after an older man. It held my attention for about a year leaving an indelible desire in me for older men. Even though it was a program without sex and no profanity Satan had an agenda that would touch me and millions of women in evil ways. There is nothing innocent when it comes to television sitcoms. They search out our thoughts and twist them into the evil thinking of the world. These programs are like snakes who want to crawl into your mind and plant seeds of evil against God's word.
I don't watch sitcoms because they are filled with so much evil. God tells us to guard our hearts in Proverbs 4:23:
Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
