Gretchen Whitmer, the anti-Christ governor of
Michigan who has oppressed her state in the name of public health and safety,
has claimed racism to be a public health crisis, Whitemer has declared that an
“implicit unconscious bias exists within each of us” and plans to confront what
is a matter of the heart, mind, and attitude by signing an executive order that
is supposed to implement a black advisory council for the purpose of
recommending state policies intended to combat so-called systematic racism, and
eliminate gaps in state laws that may be perpetuating inequities [1] among other things but none of these things will
ever rid any government or any level of government of the inward issues that
cause racism because racism is just one of many symptoms of the actual public
health crisis that is plaguing our nation and that public health crisis is not
a virus. It is not a political in
nature, nor is it racial, nor is it economic.
It is a spiritual problem, as pointed out by commentator and former
Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee in response to a terrible act of evil that had
taken place in Connecticut eight years ago (can’t believe it’s been that long):
"for fifty years, we've systematically have attempted to remove God
from our schools, our public activities, but then at the moment we have
a calamity we wonder where He was...It's far more than just taking
prayer or Bible reading out of the schools; its the fact that people
sue a city so that we aren't confronted with a manger scene or Christmas carol,
and lawsuits are filed to remove a cross that's a memorial to fallen soldiers.
Churches and Christian owned businesses are told to surrender their values
under the edict of government orders to provide tax funded abortion pills.
We carefully and intentionally stop saying things are sinful and we call them disorders;
sometimes, we even say they're normal, and to get to where we
have to abandon bedrock moral truths: then we're asked, 'Well, where was God?'
And I respond that as I see it, we've escorted Him right out of our culture
and we've marched Him off the public square, and then we express
our surprise that a culture without Him actually reflects what it's become." [2]
Those very words that were relevant eight years ago are just as relevant today, and even more so as things become darker, more restless, and tumultuous.
If we reject the God who has made man in His image (Gen. 1:26-27), is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34), has made all nations from one blood (Acts 17:26) and has made one law for all people (Num. 15:16) and offers one plan of redemption to all people, then how can we expect to rid ourselves of racism? We’ve done all we can to ensure that racial injustices are rectified and to prevent unjust discriminatory actions from a legislative and political standpoint, but racism, like any other evil, will still persist because the only hope we have in ridding ourselves of racism completely is the elimination of the spiritual problem that causes it in the first place which is called sin, being the corrupted condition of human nature that has resided in us since Adam, from whom all of humanity is descended, (Rom. 5:12) and it is because of sin that we fall short of God’s standard of moral perfection (Rom. 3:23) and as a consequence are separated from Him because the sinless God who made us cannot join Himself to that which is tainted by sin, but must eventually punish sin because of the wickedness and corruption that it brings forth.
Even when we do seek to do that which is good, sin is ever with us because it resides in us influencing not only our behavior, actions, and words, but it also corrupts our motives, thoughts, and attitude as well which is why the goodness of even the best of us will never be enough to grant us entry into the Kingdom of Heaven but have only eternal punishment to look forward to but in His mercy, God has provided us redemption through Christ Jesus who gave Himself for us upon the cross upon which He shed His blood and then rose from the grave so that anyone placing their trust in Christ for the forgiveness of sins will not have to face the terrible judgment that is to come upon the unrepentant, but will be given entry into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Just as the disobedience of Adam (Gen 3) led to the moral and spiritual corruption of man, so the death and resurrection of Christ leads to the cleansing of the soul from sin and to the eventual and coming liberation of the body from death (1 Cor. 15:51-55, 1 Thess. 4:13-18) but the change destined to be completed in us begins the moment that we call upon Christ for the forgiveness of sins; a change that instills in us the desire to no longer serve the things of sin and darkness, but to devote ourselves to the things of Christ and His Kingdom, and to live godly and upright lives which include demonstrating the love and grace of our Lord to all people without partiality, just as He has demonstrated His love and mercy to all people regardless of their skin-color, ethnicity, nationality, gender, economic status, age, or past but when we stand before God Almighty on the day of judgment, we will all be judged without partiality and according to one standard and that standard will be on the basis of our actions, words, and even the nature of our very thoughts and motives and there is no people who is any more or less upright than any other nor any people who are any more or less wicked than any other because we have all sinned and fallen short of God’s glory (Rom 3:23) and we will be judged on no other basis than by His goodness to which the goodness of each and every one of us will be compared which will fall short of His goodness; some more so than others, but for those of us who have come to Christ, we will be judged on the basis of how much we did for His Kingdom in this present life. (1 Cor. 3:9-15) All who have placed their trust in Christ will be saved, but their eternal status in Heaven will be dependent upon how devoted they were to Him on this earth.
But the day is coming when two-tiered justice systems and double-standards in this world will be done away with and when favoritism and discriminatory practices will cease because a law will be established in the world under which all people will be governed, and a justice system under which violators of that law will be judged only according to what is appropriate for the crime that they committed, and under which justice will be carried out without delay, without partiality, and in fairness because in that Kingdom will dwell only righteousness. No evil will be permitted to persist there unlike this fallen world in which we presently live in which sinful corruptible men are in power and in some cases, under the influence, authority, and power of the unseen dark and wicked forces with whom they align themselves with, but those corruptible and wicked powers will be done away with and in their place will be established a Kingdom in with a government in which there is no evil, injustice, or corruption (Rev. 19-22) and in which all people are treated the same, being judged by nothing other than the words of their mouth and the deeds they perform.
If the public health crisis of racism is to be effectively addressed, we must first address the public health crisis of sin of which racism is but one of many symptoms, but that begins with addressing the sin that is in each and every one of our own lives which is done through repentance and calling upon the name of Jesus for salvation and then devoting ourselves to walking in His truth, abiding in His ways, and standing upon the authority of the scriptures that deliver His Gospel to us in the first place which were given by inspiration of the living God (2 Tim. 3:16) under whose authority were penned by prophets, kings, Apostles, and others whose walk of life remains a mystery.
Out of all the public health crisis that there could be, sin is the greatest public health crisis of all because it is from sin that every public health crisis comes about and it is that public health crisis that not only has brought death, decay, and every form of suffering, hardship, pain, and evil into this world, but places everyone born into sin, and that would be all of us, in danger of judgment from a God who, in His Holiness, must punish all sin, but there is escape from this judgment provided to us through Christ Jesus by whom redemption comes if we will but ask for it and turn from our sin. If you feel the Holy Spirit calling upon you to repent of your sin and place your trust in Christ, do not wait a moment longer and let nothing hold you back from obeying the Sprit’s call of repentance, but call upon the name of Jesus to forgive you of your sins and give yourself over to Him this day. If you are not sure as to what to pray, here is an example of a prayer that may help you today:
"Lord Jesus I need you.
I realize that I am a sinner
who has fallen short of the glory of God
and that my goodness falls short
of His standard of Moral perfection.
Please forgive me of all of my sins.
Come into my heart and into my life
to be the Savior and Lord of my life.
Make me into the servant and follower
that you want me to be.
In your name Lord Jesus, I pray.
Amen."
If you have, with all sincerity, have asked Christ to forgive you of your sins, placing your trust in Him only for your salvation and in nothing else, then your sins are forgiven and your place in Heaven is certain.
End Notes:
1. Sam Dorman, “Michigan Gov. Whitmer declares racism 'public health crisis,' requires bias training for state employees,” Fox News, August 5, 2020
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/whitmer-michigan-racism-public-health-crisis
2. Mike Huckabee: “Where Was God?” Fox News, December 15, 2012
[Video made in response to the terrible Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in Newton, Connecticut]
http://video.foxnews.com/v/2038135300001/huckabee-where-was-god/?#sp=show-clips
Scripture references:
"for fifty years, we've systematically have attempted to remove God
from our schools, our public activities, but then at the moment we have
a calamity we wonder where He was...It's far more than just taking
prayer or Bible reading out of the schools; its the fact that people
sue a city so that we aren't confronted with a manger scene or Christmas carol,
and lawsuits are filed to remove a cross that's a memorial to fallen soldiers.
Churches and Christian owned businesses are told to surrender their values
under the edict of government orders to provide tax funded abortion pills.
We carefully and intentionally stop saying things are sinful and we call them disorders;
sometimes, we even say they're normal, and to get to where we
have to abandon bedrock moral truths: then we're asked, 'Well, where was God?'
And I respond that as I see it, we've escorted Him right out of our culture
and we've marched Him off the public square, and then we express
our surprise that a culture without Him actually reflects what it's become." [2]
Those very words that were relevant eight years ago are just as relevant today, and even more so as things become darker, more restless, and tumultuous.
If we reject the God who has made man in His image (Gen. 1:26-27), is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34), has made all nations from one blood (Acts 17:26) and has made one law for all people (Num. 15:16) and offers one plan of redemption to all people, then how can we expect to rid ourselves of racism? We’ve done all we can to ensure that racial injustices are rectified and to prevent unjust discriminatory actions from a legislative and political standpoint, but racism, like any other evil, will still persist because the only hope we have in ridding ourselves of racism completely is the elimination of the spiritual problem that causes it in the first place which is called sin, being the corrupted condition of human nature that has resided in us since Adam, from whom all of humanity is descended, (Rom. 5:12) and it is because of sin that we fall short of God’s standard of moral perfection (Rom. 3:23) and as a consequence are separated from Him because the sinless God who made us cannot join Himself to that which is tainted by sin, but must eventually punish sin because of the wickedness and corruption that it brings forth.
Even when we do seek to do that which is good, sin is ever with us because it resides in us influencing not only our behavior, actions, and words, but it also corrupts our motives, thoughts, and attitude as well which is why the goodness of even the best of us will never be enough to grant us entry into the Kingdom of Heaven but have only eternal punishment to look forward to but in His mercy, God has provided us redemption through Christ Jesus who gave Himself for us upon the cross upon which He shed His blood and then rose from the grave so that anyone placing their trust in Christ for the forgiveness of sins will not have to face the terrible judgment that is to come upon the unrepentant, but will be given entry into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Just as the disobedience of Adam (Gen 3) led to the moral and spiritual corruption of man, so the death and resurrection of Christ leads to the cleansing of the soul from sin and to the eventual and coming liberation of the body from death (1 Cor. 15:51-55, 1 Thess. 4:13-18) but the change destined to be completed in us begins the moment that we call upon Christ for the forgiveness of sins; a change that instills in us the desire to no longer serve the things of sin and darkness, but to devote ourselves to the things of Christ and His Kingdom, and to live godly and upright lives which include demonstrating the love and grace of our Lord to all people without partiality, just as He has demonstrated His love and mercy to all people regardless of their skin-color, ethnicity, nationality, gender, economic status, age, or past but when we stand before God Almighty on the day of judgment, we will all be judged without partiality and according to one standard and that standard will be on the basis of our actions, words, and even the nature of our very thoughts and motives and there is no people who is any more or less upright than any other nor any people who are any more or less wicked than any other because we have all sinned and fallen short of God’s glory (Rom 3:23) and we will be judged on no other basis than by His goodness to which the goodness of each and every one of us will be compared which will fall short of His goodness; some more so than others, but for those of us who have come to Christ, we will be judged on the basis of how much we did for His Kingdom in this present life. (1 Cor. 3:9-15) All who have placed their trust in Christ will be saved, but their eternal status in Heaven will be dependent upon how devoted they were to Him on this earth.
But the day is coming when two-tiered justice systems and double-standards in this world will be done away with and when favoritism and discriminatory practices will cease because a law will be established in the world under which all people will be governed, and a justice system under which violators of that law will be judged only according to what is appropriate for the crime that they committed, and under which justice will be carried out without delay, without partiality, and in fairness because in that Kingdom will dwell only righteousness. No evil will be permitted to persist there unlike this fallen world in which we presently live in which sinful corruptible men are in power and in some cases, under the influence, authority, and power of the unseen dark and wicked forces with whom they align themselves with, but those corruptible and wicked powers will be done away with and in their place will be established a Kingdom in with a government in which there is no evil, injustice, or corruption (Rev. 19-22) and in which all people are treated the same, being judged by nothing other than the words of their mouth and the deeds they perform.
If the public health crisis of racism is to be effectively addressed, we must first address the public health crisis of sin of which racism is but one of many symptoms, but that begins with addressing the sin that is in each and every one of our own lives which is done through repentance and calling upon the name of Jesus for salvation and then devoting ourselves to walking in His truth, abiding in His ways, and standing upon the authority of the scriptures that deliver His Gospel to us in the first place which were given by inspiration of the living God (2 Tim. 3:16) under whose authority were penned by prophets, kings, Apostles, and others whose walk of life remains a mystery.
Out of all the public health crisis that there could be, sin is the greatest public health crisis of all because it is from sin that every public health crisis comes about and it is that public health crisis that not only has brought death, decay, and every form of suffering, hardship, pain, and evil into this world, but places everyone born into sin, and that would be all of us, in danger of judgment from a God who, in His Holiness, must punish all sin, but there is escape from this judgment provided to us through Christ Jesus by whom redemption comes if we will but ask for it and turn from our sin. If you feel the Holy Spirit calling upon you to repent of your sin and place your trust in Christ, do not wait a moment longer and let nothing hold you back from obeying the Sprit’s call of repentance, but call upon the name of Jesus to forgive you of your sins and give yourself over to Him this day. If you are not sure as to what to pray, here is an example of a prayer that may help you today:
"Lord Jesus I need you.
I realize that I am a sinner
who has fallen short of the glory of God
and that my goodness falls short
of His standard of Moral perfection.
Please forgive me of all of my sins.
Come into my heart and into my life
to be the Savior and Lord of my life.
Make me into the servant and follower
that you want me to be.
In your name Lord Jesus, I pray.
Amen."
If you have, with all sincerity, have asked Christ to forgive you of your sins, placing your trust in Him only for your salvation and in nothing else, then your sins are forgiven and your place in Heaven is certain.
End Notes:
1. Sam Dorman, “Michigan Gov. Whitmer declares racism 'public health crisis,' requires bias training for state employees,” Fox News, August 5, 2020
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/whitmer-michigan-racism-public-health-crisis
2. Mike Huckabee: “Where Was God?” Fox News, December 15, 2012
[Video made in response to the terrible Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in Newton, Connecticut]
http://video.foxnews.com/v/2038135300001/huckabee-where-was-god/?#sp=show-clips
Scripture references:
1. Genesis 1:26-27
2. Acts 10:34
3. Acts 17:26
4. Numbers 15:16
5. Romans 5:12
6. Romans 3:23
7. Genesis 3
8. 1 Corinthians 15:51-55
9. 1 Thess. 4:13-18
10. 1 Corinthians 9:3-15
11. Revelation 19-22
12. 2 Timothy 3:16
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