Tuesday 7/2/2013 Weapons of Mass Destruction

Dear Father in Heaven, thanks for another great day, and thanks for watching over us and also those who use this line.  Thanks for taking care of our prodigal sons and daughters.  Please forgive me of my sins, and please help me with a message and then dispatch it according to Your will.  Walk with us this day and hold our hands as we might slip and fall.  And if we do not cling to You, we will slip and fall.  Help us, dear Jesus, help us, please.  In Jesus' name, I pray.  Amen.

Pastor Dan's Safety Tip:  Never make a smart remark abut your mother-in-law while your wife is rolling out pie crusts. You might find out the rolling pin has a second use.

Good  Tuesday evening, my dear brothers and sisters.  Wow, what a buy we made today on mac and cheese for the food pantry.  It was so good we purchased very nearly 1400 boxes.  Mac and cheese is a very good food  to give to families.  We try very hard to be good stewards of God's dollars when it comes to purchasing food for families.  We also purchase good food to distribute to the needy.

Matthew 25:35 - "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat."  (NIV)

Those are the words of Jesus, and brothers and sisters, we try and give food, for we are not just handing it out in the name of Jesus, we are indeed handing it out as unto Jesus.  Thanks again to all who support the ministries of Carry The Light Ministries.  Please remember our picnic this Saturday.  Willow Mill Park, Silver Spring Twp., Mechanicsburg, PA.  Call me for directions, 717 991 0754.

Let me get to the message now ...

Tuesday 7/2/2013, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Day Two.

James 3:3 - When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.  4 Or take ships as an example.  Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.  (NIV)

Today I want to bring up one of the biggest collection of Weapons of Mass Destruction that I can think of, not the biggest, but one of them.  Tomorrow, we will look at THE BIGGEST of all weapons of Mass Destruction.

Our scripture today talks about bits in the mouths of horses, and they are used even today by those who use horses and buggies as the Amish folks.  Also the bits would be used in the mules that those Amish might use for plowing.  We also find that a ship, regardless of the power, the scripture refers to wind, but even the big ships of today are steered by a rudder.  The one thing that is the same in both of the verses is that "one man/woman controls the animal or vehicle."

Today I would like to present to you today's weapon of Mass Destruction, and most all of us have at least one of them.  Let me call them "vehicles."  Vehicles, meaning cars, buses, trucks, tractor trailer trucks, and even motorcycles.  Other than the old "hook and ladder" fire trucks, all of the vehicles have one thing in common.  They are under the control (or lack of it) by one man/woman who control the direction with a steering wheel, and two steering tires that are on the ground.  Those two and most often the front tires are as the bit in the horse's mouth, and the steering wheel as the reigns going back to the buggy driver or horse rider.  The steering wheel in the car is likened to the big wheel of the ship and the rudder as the tires.  Now one of the things that makes the vehicles a weapon of Mass Destruction is indeed the one who has control over that vehicle, or the lack of control.  Each day on our highways people are killed or injured, thousands of them daily.  One of the largest problems causing your vehicle to become a weapon is speed.  I predict, and you can say you heard it first from me, I predict that one day we will see speed control strips installed in our highways with a computer chip installed in the cars.  Think of it, the speed limit is 65 and when you reach that speed, the chip takes over and you cannot go faster.  If the weather is poor, a computer operator could enter a code in the strips on the highway and lower the speed.  This, of course, would allow more time for the vehicle operators to "talk on the phone, text others, put on makeup, change their direction finder, change music stations, have a sandwich and some coffee."  Oh, yes, these kinds of things occur now, and they cause accidents on our highways.  Also the condition of the driver, even not using those things, causes crashes.  There are very few accidents caused by the vehicle.  In other words, like all weapons of Mass Destruction, someone must "set them off."  Road rage, of course, is a biggie now, and with rod rage we also have the size of the vehicle.  Now a car operator or driver is not really thinking very well if they take their electric car and pull out in front of  a "Big Mack."  Think truck here and not sandwich.

In wrapping this session up today, I just want to point out to all of you that all of us have a hand on weapons of mass destruction.  Be they what we might think of as guns or if it is vehicles.  When someone with a gun or guns goes nuts (can't say postal anymore) in a school or shopping center we all think it is bad, and the gun control people want to add more laws (enforce what we have, please).  And not many want to talk about the vehicle.  Oh, they add more and more air bags, but the truth is it is the AIR BAG that is driving the vehicle that is in control.  Vehicles of at least 2,000 pounds and in control of people like you and me become weapons.  Help stop accidents, help insurance rates to come down.  Be a good driver, and put all your attention to driving.

Also pray for your safety while on the road.  Now go forth and share your blessings, and remember tomorrow, I will bring out the biggest weapon of Mass Destruction, and trust me when I say IT IS IN THE BIBLE.  Love ya.  Pass that on.

Pastor Dan

P.S.  Thanks for putting me on prayer lists, please keep those prayers coming, for God to take away some pain.  Love ya, Pastor Dan