Blue Wave type celebrations generally come in the form of Hollywood extravaganzas such as when the 13 inch tall Oscar is awarded...(a statue that eerily resembles the alien Gort from The Day The Earth Stood Still....Klaatu barada nikto).....or the raucous Emmy's and various other awards ceremonies....and also the Washington D. C. journalist circuit dinner feasts.....and even the desert's Burning Man festival or the Bohemian Grove rituals where a 30 foot concrete owl is the center of attraction.
We have our own problems on our side today....for we are the Red Tide. Our celebrations come primarily in the form of President Trump's rallies. Our idol is a golden haired calf of which when we bathe in adoration to it it sucks the oxygen out of the water and spreads harmful toxins to our minds. We are consumed by....and celebrating....the appearance of prosperity and the seductive lure of power and hegemony. Ethics and honesty are killjoys.
There was another celebration held long ago in ancient Babylon and recorded in the 5th chapter of the Book of Daniel. Known as Belshazzar's Feast....the king....a successor to Nebuchadnezzar....held a feast for those who served him in official capacities. He called for the vessels taken from the temple in Jerusalem to drink from! A hand suddenly appeared and wrote these words on the wall.....Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. The terrified king called for his magicians to come and interpret the words which they could not do. The Queen advised that a Hebrew be called to interpret....Daniel....for he had done so for Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel reminded Belshazzar of how Nebuchadnezzar saw the works of the Most High God and had humbled his heart...."but you...Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this." Daniel then interpreted the words. Belshazzar had been weighed in the balances and found wanting....his kingdom was finished.....to be divided and given to the Medes and Persians.
The handwriting is on the wall for America. We know very well of our Christian past and how at times our leaders humbled themselves before the God....but today we are unrepentant....even arrogant....festive and proud....WINNING....referencing God only as political garnish in this feast celebrating prosperity and power.
“For Thou alone, O LORD, dost make me to dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8b
We have our own problems on our side today....for we are the Red Tide. Our celebrations come primarily in the form of President Trump's rallies. Our idol is a golden haired calf of which when we bathe in adoration to it it sucks the oxygen out of the water and spreads harmful toxins to our minds. We are consumed by....and celebrating....the appearance of prosperity and the seductive lure of power and hegemony. Ethics and honesty are killjoys.
There was another celebration held long ago in ancient Babylon and recorded in the 5th chapter of the Book of Daniel. Known as Belshazzar's Feast....the king....a successor to Nebuchadnezzar....held a feast for those who served him in official capacities. He called for the vessels taken from the temple in Jerusalem to drink from! A hand suddenly appeared and wrote these words on the wall.....Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. The terrified king called for his magicians to come and interpret the words which they could not do. The Queen advised that a Hebrew be called to interpret....Daniel....for he had done so for Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel reminded Belshazzar of how Nebuchadnezzar saw the works of the Most High God and had humbled his heart...."but you...Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this." Daniel then interpreted the words. Belshazzar had been weighed in the balances and found wanting....his kingdom was finished.....to be divided and given to the Medes and Persians.
The handwriting is on the wall for America. We know very well of our Christian past and how at times our leaders humbled themselves before the God....but today we are unrepentant....even arrogant....festive and proud....WINNING....referencing God only as political garnish in this feast celebrating prosperity and power.
“For Thou alone, O LORD, dost make me to dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8b
