Below is a link to a story that at first glance was very offensive to me.

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/storie….2e9e509f.html

Atheists in Washington State have put up an anti-religion sign next to a Christian Nativity scene in the Rotunda of the State Capital building.

As distasteful as I find this, I hope the Governor does not take it down.

“Where sin abounds, GRACE does much more abound.”

(Romans 5:20)

I’d be interested in knowing if that state has any laws restricting the speech of street preachers, door knockers and such. 

Some places, in MD, have such restrictions.  Solicitation laws and such that unfairly limit freedom of religious expression are unconstitutional, in my opinion, and are worth getting bothered about. 

Is GOD affected by human hate?

Our Savior was born into a world of hate and murder, in a manger that reeked of animals.  He was betrayed by a “friend”. HE died ALONE on an ugly, bloody CROSS after HE was tortured for not denying HIS IDENTITY!!!

Human hate opens doors for GOD to do His Will.

Human hate opens the door for the will of GOD to be done in the lives of those who place their faith in HIM for salvation!

If I was a Christian living in Washington State, I’d be offended, but I’d also see this as an opportunity to minister and witness to the lost.  Not only that, but seeing something like that ought to make Christians all the more bolder for their GOD and Savior. 

Leave that garbage up there if it means that a Christian Evangelist can declare the Word of God in government-sanctioned freedom in the parking lot of your local Wal-Mart.

You trip and fall.

Scramble to get up,

you stumble again.

Continue to struggle

under the weight of it all.

In the back of your mind,

the fear is there.

Will they ever know?

Will they understand?

Does it even matter?

You bow to the Lord in prayer.

You know that He is there,

as you long for

someone to touch–

someone who cares.

Choose.

Choose to believe.

Believe in the One who can walk on water.

Choose.

Choose to believe.

Believe in the only true Savior,

the One who makes free.

Creator of the universe,

Creator of you and me;

Jesus heals the broken,

when the broken choose to believe.

Jermyn Davidson

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