I am no great history buff. In fact prior to COVID, I really did not pay that much attention to anything other than becoming a dentist and running my practice. I was selfish with my time, focusing mostly on my family and the hobbies that I enjoyed. I wasn’t too concerned with what happened in our past and I truly did not worry about the future of our country. And then….I GOT ONE BIG FAT SLAP IN THE FACE called:
TRUTH
I went searching for two simple questions related to the COVID shots and I peeked behind the curtain. I will never be able to unsee the evil and destruction that exists in our nation. But what fascinates me most is essentially there is nothing new under the sun. What’s happening now is just a grander version of centuries worth of human sin, full of lust for money and power.
I came across these two pieces in my journey this past week. They are old! Older than I am and yet their words are true. Truer than ever. We’ve been here before and yet we’ve managed to survive. So, along with my faith in God, this fact gives me hope. I have hope that enough of us are awake to what is happening. I have hope that we are ready to make the sacrifice of time and convenience to be the force for change that marks our time in history as one that stood against evil and fought for our liberties. I have hope that we will leave this earth a little better than we found it in an effort to benefit our children and the generations to come.
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If I were the devil...
If I were the prince of darkness, I'd want to engulf the whole world in darkness. And I would have a third of its real estate and four fifths of its population, but I wouldn't be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree......thee!
So, I'd set about however necessary to take over the United States.
I'd subvert the churches first. I'd begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve, "Do as you please."
To the young I would whisper that the Bible is a myth. I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way around. I would convince them what is bad is good and what is good is "square".
And to the old I would teach to pray after me, "Our Father, which art in Washington"
And then I'd get organized. I'd educate authors on how to make lurid literature exciting so that anything would appear dull and uninteresting. I'd threaten TV with dirtier movies and vice versa.
I'd peddle narcotics to whom I could. I'd sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. I'd tranquilize the rest with pills.
If I were the devil, I'd soon have families at war with themselves, churches at war with themselves and nations at war with themselves. Until each in its turn was consumed.
And with promises of higher ratings, I'd have mesmerizing media fanning the flames.
If I were the devil, I would encourage schools to refine young intellects but to neglect to discipline emotions, just let those run wild until before you knew it, you'd have to have drug sniffing dogs and metal detectors at every school house door.
Within a decade I'd have prisons overflowing, I'd have judges promoting pornography. Soon I could evict God from the courthouse, and then from the schoolhouse and then from the houses of Congress.
And in his own churches I would substitute psychology for religion and deify science. I would lure priests and pastors into misusing boys and girls and church money.
If I were the devil, I'd make the symbol of Easter an egg and the symbol for Christmas a bottle.
If I were the devil, I would take from those who have and I would give to those who wanted, until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious.
And whether you bet I couldn't get whole states to promote gambling as the way to get rich. I would caution against extremes:
in hard work
in patriotism
and in moral conduct.
I would convince the young that your marriage is old fashioned, that swinging is more fun, that what you see on TV is the way to be. And thus, I could undress you in public and I could lure you into bed with diseases for which there is no cure.
In other words, if I were the devil, I'd just keep right on doing what he's doing.
Paul Harvey 1965
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Thank you for being in this battle! Thank you for being awake to the painful reality of the truth that surrounds us! Thank you for taking the time to read Unpacking Truth and for sharing it with your friends!
Love this! Paul Harvey is a national treasure. Thanks for posting this. 😊
Humour- possibly our best weapon.
Mock them.