Here’s a morning rant for you so please excuse my language…
There is a lot of crap going on in the world. I surf social media and read news stories and I am blown away by the depravity that is out there. I can hardly believe it when I hear and read about people reveling in calling good evil and evil good.
What is going on?!?
I know, I know, we live in a sinful world, but where are all the voices? Where are all the people who follow Jesus Christ? Why isn’t there more of an outcry?
Yesterday, the people responsible for bringing to light the evil practices of Planned Parenthood were indicted instead of Planned Parenthood. How is this possible. Granted, I am not a legal expert and maybe there are facts that I am not aware of, but come on, this makes no sense. Never mind that fact that people are being killed before they even get to see the light of day. And then there are the politicians that are lauding this decision; calling evil good. That I get because they don’t care about those babies since they are not voters.
In any case, we need boldness…
And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, (Acts 4:29)
Following Pentecost, Peter and John heal a crippled man in the temple and then go on to proclaim the risen Jesus Christ. The Pharisees are not the least bit happy and demand that they no longer speak of Jesus. Upon returning to their church, Peter and John report what happened and what was said. Instead of cowering in fear of the authorities, the church worships God and prays for more boldness to speak of the Gospel.
My friends, we need to pray for more boldness and speak of Jesus. We need more boldness and speak the truth. We need not fear the this world. As this Acts Church prayed from Psalm 2, “‘Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together, against the Lord and against his Anointed’— The nations can rage all they want against God’s anointed, but guess what?
They can not win.
Through faith in Jesus Christ we have been given the gift of the Holy Spirit and therefore you are on the side of power and victory. Pray for boldness. Stand up for the truth. Do not be silent. The nations may rage against you, but you have Jesus.
Be BOLD! Be STRONG! For the Lord your God is with you.
The Pastor -|—
The Heart of a Pastor 
I’m all for boldness, and I’m no legal expert either, but I get why they were indicted because I work in health care, and have experience in all kinds of clinics and hospitals. Nobody “sells baby parts for profit” legally, Planned Parenthood least of all since they rely on more government funding (for their other activities) and are always under intense scrutiny. The CMP faked evidence to support a point of view, including footage from a late term miscarriage (Carly Fiorina’s famous “kicking baby”) that didn’t even occur at PP. To the law, that’s fraud, defamation, and a violation of patient privacy laws. To God, it’s false witness.
Now I’m off to boldly administer immunizations and take x-rays…