We all have views of whats good and evil, I hope not to ruffle may feathers but my veiw my seem a little insane. Each man has the capacity of each within him. And is God not the creator of all. Some would speculate that giving yourself to the Lord or being of his chosen people seperate his blessing to those that follow. and in this day and age there am many seperations of church and belief, and even seperations of belief in the same churchs. Upon becoming Ordained in the ULC I find alot that have the same theology of the ULC We are all children of the same universe. I to believe that.
I am Jeremiah: son of Ephraim son of Joseph son of Israel. 38 year walking this earth and sojourning its mass. the good Lord willing may I have 100 more, for I am still a child. in my infancy I have done many things be them good and evil.
I have drank of the wine in excess, I have used of different plants of the land to become euphoric in mind and body, I have stolen the property of my neighbor, I have went in to many women that were not my wife, I have foresaken my birthright of an Isrealite and eaten of the swine, worked on the sabbath, eaten of leavened bread in the time of passover. these are just a few things that some would view as bad or evil.
I have tended the land and made it fruitful, I have raised livestock to feed my family and others, I have helped my fellow man in need, I have given shelter to many that were less fortunate in my home and broken bread with them at my table. I have been a soldier in the land that I call home. I have been fruitful and have two offspring. In the eyes of many these are considered good thing.
If not for all the expeiences in my life I would not be the man I am today, and still I am a child in the eyes of the Lord. I cannot pretend to know more or less of another man until I know of his past journy and his future intentions, and yet a mans future intentions can not be for certain only predicted. So I must be humble with my fellow man until his intentions are made clear to me.
In my life I have been taught the word of the Lord. The Lord God Almighty is good and evil, has shown mericy and wrath, for he is everything and he created man in his own image.
This day I am a good man, in this age I am a law abiding citizen. Who of you would have the power to judge me unless I personally have done you wrong, as to cast the first stone. I try my best and in may situations use the saying what would Jesus do. but in many situations i dont for I am Jeremiah not Jesus. Jesus is my kin as all men are, the children of God. the Bible tells the stories of man, Great Men, Kings, Phophets, Saints, and the Saviour. And even then it was written that some are greater than others. That detemination is not left to man but to his fellow man in the way in which they view them.
I am good and evil, capable of everything and anything I choose. I have be blessed with much. The choice to follow a peaceful path in the eyes of the Lord is mine and mine alone. As is everyones. If an evil doer should cross my path I have a choice to make depending on the severity of the offense, would I kill another in an effort to preserve myself and family, I own a gun. would I go in to another woman that is not my wife, I have a *****. Would I take from another mans property to provide for my loved ones in a time of need, I have hands. Choices all that are unpredictible until a situation arises that require me to choose. And my choices are based off of my lifes past experiences that have made me the man that I am today, but still I am a child in the eyes of the Lord.
Blessed be all, and remember that all do not follow the path you lead and difference in most cases is not a negative it is how it has always been. And there are those that chose evil over good at all turns and always be prepared to make a choice.
