By: Dale Weckbacher
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the
thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of
evil, to give you a future and a hope.
NKJV
One of the most popular movies series in recent history is
the Back to the Future series. I believe
this movie is popular for we all would like to know our future or be able to go
back in time to change the past events.
Unfortunately, as humans, we lack this ability and live in the present
with memories of the past and uncertainty of our future. However, this is not the case with God and as
Jeremiah 29:11 reminds us, God does know our future and His people can have
peace knowing that no matter what we are going through in our present, God has
a future of peace, hope, and the absence of evil in store for us.
However, this promise is only for people who love God and
have been called which means it is only for those that have accepted Jesus as
their savior and dedicated their lives to following God and His Word (Romans8:28). Therefore, the wisest decision
any person can make is to accept Jesus as their savior for then, even though
the future remains uncertain, we can have peace and hope knowing we can look
forward to a bright future of eternity with God.
I therefore want to begin this posting by giving anyone that
does not know Jesus as savior an opportunity to do so now by praying this
prayer.
Dear Lord Jesus, I know I have sinned (Romans 3:23) and know
that the penalty for my sin is death (Romans 6:23). I ask you to forgive me of my sin and cleanse
me as you promise in your Word (1 John 1:9).
I believe you died, was buried, and resurrected from the dead and now
declare you Lord of my life.
Unlike God who knows the future and is never surprised, we
will encounter surprises due to our not knowing the details of future
events. However, we as humans can
discern trends and alleviate some of the element of surprise. This is why I am not surprised about the
revelation that Planned Parenthood is involved in the trafficking of fetal
tissues and organs and the meteoric rise of Donald Trump in the polls of GOP
candidates for President.
If we look at the actions of the founder of Planned
Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, we see someone with little regard for human life
because,
1) She
proposed allowing Congress to solve “population problems by appointing a
“Parliament of Population.”
2) She
justified various methods of population control, including abortion, as “defending
the unborn against their own disabilities.”
3) She
believed the United States should shut its borders to certain immigrants who
she deemed as “detrimental to the stamina of the race.”
4) She
advocated a stern and rigid policy of sterilization and segregation of people
in the population she deemed to be tainted with objectionable traits that could
be passed on to the next generation
5) She
favored the sending of those deemed unfit to farm lands and homesteads where
they would work under competent instructors for their entire lives.
6) She
was an advocate of the “American Baby Code” as a way of creating selective
births.
7) She
believed that a marriage license provided couples with the right to a “common
household” but not to becoming parents.
As such, she believed a couple should be required to acquire a permit to
become parents as a way of creating selective births.
8) She
believed large families were detrimental to society
9) She
argued that motherhood should be efficient and said, “Birth control itself,
often denounced as a violation of natural law, is nothing more or less than the
facilitation of the process of weeding out the unfit, or preventing the birth
of defectives or of those who will become defectives.”
10) She
wrote that population control would bring about the “materials of a new race.”
11) She
wrote that excess population must be reduced
12) She
said, “We do not want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro (sic)
population”
13) In
an interview with Mike Wallace in 1957 she said, “I think the greatest sin in
the world is bringing children into the world, that have disease from their
parents, that have no chance in the world to be a human being
practically.” (1)
With the revelations that Planned Parenthood is trafficking
in fetal tissue and organs it would appear the philosophy of Planned Parenthood
has not strayed far from the philosophy of its founder and why we should not be
surprised.
When Donald Trump announced his candidacy for President of
the United States, he selected the theme “Making America Great Again.” He began by expressing that he believed the
country was in trouble because “We don’t have victories anymore.” He went on to express the seriousness of the
threat presented by ISIS and out of control illegal immigration. (2)
It appears this message has resonated with the public as
evidenced by Trump’s rise in the polls. (3) (4) (5)
However, if one looks at the last three elections in the United States,
Trump’s meteoric rise in the polls is not surprising. That is because, with the exception of 2012
where the GOP ran a candidate failing to energize the GOP base causing many to
stay home, (6) GOP candidates with a
message energizing conservatives have created tremendous gains in both the
House and Senate in the 2010 and 2014 elections. (7) (8) (9) (10) Donald Trump, like the 2010 and 2014
candidates for Congress and the Senate, energizes the base with his message of
making the nation great again and should not be a surprise to anyone.
I advise the leadership in the Republican Party to seriously
look at why Donald Trump resonates with voters and support either him, or a
candidate like him with a message resonating with voters. Failure to do this I fear will result in
another loss in a presidential election and most likely the election of another
liberal president who will continue the nation’s slide into mediocrity.
As humans without the ability to see the future, we will
experience surprises. If these surprises
are beneficial such as an unexpected gift we like them. However, when these surprises alarm us such
as the activities of Planned Parenthood, we are shocked. However, a candidate that resonates with us
as voters should not surprise or shock us but should be what we seek and want
to support. Therefore, as the election
season launches, we must lend support to those candidates seeking to make our
nation, and its citizens, great again.
1. Scanion, Kate.
13 Things You Probably Don't Know About Planned Parenthood Founder Margaret
Sanger. www.dailysignal.com. [Online] The Daily Signal, July 22, 2015.
[Cited: July 26, 2015.]
2. Staff, Time.
Here's Donald Trump's Presidential Announcement Speech. www.time.com. [Online]
Time, June 16, 2015. [Cited: July 26, 2015.]
www.time.com/3923128/donald-trump-announcement-speech/.
3. Mchugh, Kate. Poll:
Donald Trump Leads GOP Field By Double-Digits, With Double the Support of Jeb
Bush. www.breitbart.com. [Online] Breitbart News, July 25, 2015. [Cited:
July 26, 2015.]
www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/25/poll-donald-trump-leads-gop-field-by-double-digits-with-double-the-support-of-jeb-bush/.
4. Basu, Tanya.
Donald Trump Surges in Latest Republican Polls. www.time.com. [Online]
Time, July 26, 2015. [Cited: July 26, 2015.]
www.time.com/3972455/trump-polls-leading-republicans/.
5. CNN. Trump tops
CNN poll of 2016 Republicans, says he leads 'movement'. mobile.reuters.com. [Online]
Reuters, July 26, 2015. [Cited: July 26, 2015.]
www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0Q00MF20150726?irpc=932.
6. Griffin. What
went wrong in 2012? The case of the 4 million missing voters. www.redstate.com.
[Online] Red State, November 14, 2012. [Cited: July 12, 2015.]
http://www.redstate.com/diary/griffinelection/2012/11/14/what-went-wrong-in-2012-the-case-of-the-4-million-missing-voters/.
7. The New York Times.
Election 2010. elections.nytimes.com. [Online] The New York Times.
[Cited: July 26, 2015.] elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/house.
8. New York Times.
Election 2010. elections.nytimes.com. [Online] The New York Times.
[Cited: July 26, 2015.] elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/senate.
9. —. Election 2014. elections.nytimes.com.
[Online] The New York Times. [Cited: July 26, 2015.] elections.nytimes.com/2014/results/senate.
10. —. Election 2014. elections.nytimes.com.
[Online] The New York times. [Cited: July 26, 2015.] elections.nytimes.com/2014/results/house.
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