The Dog Whistleblower

The world is on a very dangerous course. Satan is using our differences as fuel in his rebellious fight against God. People are under the illusion that things in the world should not have treachery, sickness, murder, shortage of resources etc. God however is not under any such illusion. God was the leader of Israel during its history as a nation yet there was no expectation that there would not be sickness, murder and the general happenstance common to man. Even under God’s divine role as commander in chief and absolute ruler over his people it was understood that he would not establish a utopia. The system that God set up made provision for the priest to treat sickness,(Leviticus13-17) animal offerings to atone for sin, (Leviticus 9:3) cities of refuge for accidental killings, (Deuteronomy 19:3-5) food left in the fields to feed the poor(Leviticus 19:10). To quote a familiar saying nobody was promised a rose garden. It was understood when God structured Israel that it in like manner to other nations would have to contend with sickness, death, murder, disputes, poor people and all of the other negative things common to man. Evil is an inherent part of the life experience. God is sovereign and has chosen not to totally inhibit evil which is a testimony to the truthfulness of the Bible in that the Bible does not portray problem free living as some preach and people seek for in this life. The problem that some people have with God is that he is all powerful yet he does not eradicate suffering in the world. The death of Lazarus exemplifies this ironic expectation regarding God’s way of doing things. Why did Jesus not prevent it from happening? Martha, a dear friend to Jesus, pondered on this same issue “then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died” (John 11:21 KJV). “And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died” (John 11:37 KJV)? John the Baptist, being locked away in jail and knowledge of Jesus’ power and fame began spreading amongst the people, began to question why evil is allowed to persist; “And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? Or look we for another? When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? Or look we for another” (Luke 7:18-20 KJV)? God’s word does not presuppose that evil is not here rather it acknowledges and accounts for it as a part of the schism of life. When both believers and secular people encounter suffering and difficulties in life they begin to wonder whether the God that we hear about is the real God or should we look for another. The presence of evil does not lessen the existence of God and because the Bible accounts for it is more of a reason to believe the authenticity of the Bible. For the most part the Bible accurately mirrors events in life, and appropriately discerns the motives in the heart more than anything else. I believe that knowing the truth about God is the only way to get through this thing called life without losing your mind. When things don’t go right we become curious and begin looking for something else to sustain us in life. Therefore like John the Baptist, a major biblical figure, we question God’s way of doing things. Though we may face the temptation to venture out to other ways to alleviate suffering and heartache we soon learn that these things are temporal and result in even more suffering and bondage because anything short of God will not satisfy. My hope is that this book will help people to come out of bondage, deception, and prove to be a blessing to those who read it. Now for the reader who says this is just another religious book and I don’t have much taste for religion. I would suggest to that person to open his or her eyes to see reality. The reality is that the physical world is controlled by the unseen spiritual world. There is a tide of secular thinking sweeping across this country made up of people who do not believe that religion or spiritualism has a place in our lives. They are deceived because they ignore the majestic creation of God, and words of the Bible which could not have been uttered and written by man alone. They view the hurt, the meaninglessness of life, the not understanding of our reason for being here as an indictment against both the existence of god and the character of such a god who would allow such a meaningless existence. In their hearts they question where is the love of God in this old world? Why won’t God show himself? It is a difficult dilemma we find before us in that God would have us have faith and trust in him but he does not make himself openly known. Jesus’ own siblings pondered his claim of deity and the limited or no open showing of it; “His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world” (John 7:3-4 KJV). It seems that evil always trumps good and God seemingly does nothing to stop it. The fact that evil, corruptness, suffering is prevalent in the world makes it difficult to maintain faith in a loving God. There is a great paradox in God’s way of doing things as it pertains to what we expect of him and the realities of life.