Why is there a separation of church and state is so the devil can live side by side with the church and they do not kill each other. If the fact to tell the truth when these two inities come to a head and disagrees in a situation all chaos mayhem errupts in discourse of who do you believe and what do you do. At around four this more no clue the channel I am sitting and watching a program on fake news. I am sitting there upset because how is one suppose to now about fake news during the Vietnam War. In Vietnam the progranda was about pacifist and peace and yet we still fighting war. The word then given a double meaning to those in Vietnam, then I began to realize something more crazy how many of American words have a double meaning unless you know both and know the meaning behind it you have no clue of the original intent of the word. Question then is ask how is the Korean at a negotiating table with a picture that looks like rockets, we seen on the news looked like giant fire works for Christmas and vase as a gift, but then the news talks of missle training with North Korea, China and Islam. I sitting wondering did they get the fake news of the picture of Korea mixed up with talks of peace and talks of war. Or did the fake news in our country spring a leak on our news. Then I begin to realize that why majority of Americans listen to the language on the street and not the language on the news. It like the impeachment happening some americans believed it was a hoax. Now the tables will be turned in the Senate as the Senate Majority will soon be a majority of Democratics. Then I think as our system failed to uphold political law once more. Will Americans really know truth either way. Definitely not when it comes to the story of UFOs.

What the truth concerning the American President having a red button that can causes negotiation and destruction of war. Negotiation is far better then war, because it proves the point that man can live together peacefully despite difference and despite thought. The opposition cares about the same thing we do in most cases, family, friends and their pets. Get on social media designed for communities and you see dozen of families loving their families and their animals and caring less about politics and faith. Point being what folks care about is hope, vacation, family time and the dream of a better tomorrow. Yet what we fail is at the generation lingo of words of the newer generation and pass generations.

When Paul speaks of "trouble on every side and yet distressed, but perplexed, but not despaired." I get the idea of not only feeling this one verse but also understanding it perhaps differently then scripture may of intended, because most time people walk with danger all around but never worrying about it. but often think or can be preplexed on how to solve it, but they despair little about it. We live in a time where if we walk out our door and walk down the street and a bus runs over us, then we understand we either walked to slow or did not watch where we were going. Yet with the words of war, how does the fake language of the world betray the church world or betray the world in general. The truth is words with double meanings causes chaos and then mistrust, but what worse is the reality of the truth of matter. Do we talk of peace and demonstrate hate and force, or do we talk of peace and show love. Do we talk of hate and show love or do we hate.

Paul face persecution no matter where he goes, but he goes about preaching about Jesus. despite what is going on around him. Jesus taught despite the religious leaders plotting against him. He did not worry about the legal system, because he had broken no legal law while he taught until the day he rode into Jerusalem on a colt. What the issue then was Paul beatings and stoning because he broke legal law or cause a problem in religious world of that area.

Do Christians cause problems when they preach, or teach in public realm, perhaps. I use to get mad when religious leaders would speak about sin everytime there was destruction in our land with no compassion, yet if you look how the minister views things about eternity, it was the most compassionate thing they could speak about. The world knows little about salvation or God's gift of peace that cause war because of misunderstandings that never get straighten out for decades. Yet the love of Jesus penetrates through all misunderstanding if we allow it too. The key we can preach Jesus but can we act on forgiveness and love.

One of the hardest things as a believer is to love like Christ in all situations. Do we believe when Christ is resurrection is taught does it bring hope to the listeners. Does it produces faith in others. Are people saved and hope springs anew in the life of individual and in the life of the teacher. Perhaps the most rewarding gift of a minister is to see someone come to Christ. Yet in truth the minister may of only held the door open for the person to walk right through it. They may of not been the sower or reaper, but just the door opener by presenting the key to eternal life and pointing the direction of how to open the door with that key. Do you not just love those locks that it takes a child to open or a rocket scientist. See the truth is a child insight is not with all the mess of humanity only the mess of growing up as a child. Child worse crime is the fight with his brother and sister, backing talking their parents, simple anguish of lie, or not doing a chore. It only speaks of sin of a child, but the child understand understands all kids do it. They need salvation from parents, their teachers, and baby sitters. Yet the salvation that is offered is for eternity and that one day they will live with Jesus if they will believe and confess with there mouth the Lord Jesus. The next step is repentance or turning to obedience of God and Christ an those in leadership of their young life. With adults it a little more complicated. Sin of adulthood can be worse then skipping a day of work or small fender bender. If the sin greater, the idea that God can not forgive will weigh on the heart of some, for others they see the loving Father that say I can forgive all sin. If we can understand God's power to forgive all sin, then our crime our guilt does not have to remain between you and God, the wall only has to be removed by the power of Christ death and resurrection through belief.

The point is this, the beginning message made little sense to even bring it up, when you get to the cross of Jesus. Issue of this world seem trivial despite wars that come and go and peace talks that leave the table with more questions then answers. The language of the worlds studied, left at the cross, only brings hope of a better tomorrow of love in the heart first for Christ and God, and then others. If God could forgive us, then we ought to forgive others.

The hope springs to life despite all that is around us with trouble on every side and plexity of situations abound. The issue of hope comes to light through Chrsit Jesus despite oppositions and contraversity. It happens without words being spoken and words being spoken. It begins with a silent prayer from the heart to God for forgiveness and receiving His Son as Lord and Savior. Next time you hear someone speaking about hell remember it is the most loving act of minister to tell someone that hell is worse then the situation that they are in. That the situations of this life can be fixed or consequences of actions might have to be paid, but Christ hope is for eternity. As I leave the political world going into the New Year, I hope to leave it and not speak on it again. But the point is the world around us is often allegory or metaphor to the things we see in this world. If it fits in, then why not use it, well on the web it can be dangerous, in social circles it can be trouble, but generally those things can be stopped if not on the web. If you going to preach think for a moment how does the world look at life verse how do you look at life. To the world they care little about impeachment or the law. They beleive their leaders with blinders on or believe their leaders by the actions performed before them is more the case.

Obama in one his elections came down to my region of the world and I missed it but seen it on the news. He used a phrase from our region "lipstick on a pig". I been here over twenty years at that point and never heard that saying. Yet locals born here would have known what it meant, to dress something up to make it look good. Most time that is what the world does, dress it up, put all the lace and bows on, only to find beneath it covering the dirt of sin. We have to show a little dirt in order for the world to see our humanity that we are not god, or ever will be. Yet we are as believers, who God is shaping us to be. Where is faith is illuminating enough with all our past dirt. Hope it is, because God is going to shine forth in outwear of bows and lace in white satin dress shows that pig to be cleaned with butter milk and honey. Only the draught is removed daily.

Dear Heavenly Father you grace in times of the crazy world I live in throwing words and terms of abuse into words of hope and life is often misunderstood and twisted, but your Spirit speaks to the believer despite the chaos of words of war. In Jesus precious name, Amen.

Continual Scripture Study for Devotion:

1 Peter 4:12 KJV Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: