Monday, April 14, 2008

Trapped



I sat at my desk an hour this morning and listened to Tracie encourage and then we prayed together with a dear backslider lady who has found herself....

Trapped...

In a life of addiction.....

I have been dealing with a lady
who made a bad decision for marriage over 25 years ago and now finds herself...

Trapped.....

In the aftermath of multiple marriages and failures......

I am reading the news stories
of the 416 children taken from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints compound.....

Along with their mothers....

Who were bred for the purpose of breeding and insuring a greater reward in some form of a Mormon heaven for the perverts who kept them....

Trapped....

Tracie and I took a little 7 year old boy to lunch yesterday
who needed special attention....

And learned that he has already begun dealing drugs.....

Trapped......

One of our little special 12 year old girls
is now dating and from what I am seeing will be a mother in short order.....

Trapped.....

Ultimately each of us are responsible for our decisions....

We reap what we sow....

But so many are trapped because of a culture of bad decisions....

In so many cases the bad decisions of parents insure similar for their posterity....

Sins of fathers and mothers continued and passed on....

Bad behaviour learned....

But nevertheless the souls are.....

Trapped.....

I have come to a new conclusion.....

Really not so new....

My city does not need another police car....

Social program....

Or well meaning solution....

Rather....

My city needs a deliverer....

To deliver the people from the sins of fathers and mothers and self.....

The only way to escape the trap....

Is a blood covering of Jesus Christ.....

His blood provides escape....

His blood provides the only way....

His blood takes care of any and all who are.....

Trapped.....

But choose to escape.......

My job is to help provide the choice.....

Blessings...

rks

2 comments:

Views From The Cross said...

Good writing... The way to help them escape is to show them a better bait...

R. Matt Newton said...

Being knowledgeable of the beliefs that plague the FLDS movement and understand the severe issues concerning the YFZ Ranch, I also am made alarmed for the security of every American's ability to practice religious freedom.
Bro. Smith I thoroughly enjoy reading your thoughts, our city does need to be delivered in the name of Jesus.