ACTUALITY

ACTUALITY

Monday, September 01, 2014

 

  The gorilla, with all his mugging and antics was a favorite of children and adults at the zoo. The ape died . . . and attendance dropped off. The director decided it was cost effective to pay the stunt man that played King Kong in the popular movie of that name. It worked! Attendance not only regained but exceeded past records as the actor was very creative in his role playing.

  One gimmick he added was taunting and making furious the lion in the cage next to his.

  One day his exuberance surmounted his sense and acrobatic skill. He fell into the lion cage. With a mighty leap the big cat was upon the terrified man and he began screaming for help. The lion put a paw over his mouth and whispered in his ear “You better shut up or we’ll both be out of a job!”

  Actuality is not always what it appears to be.

  In 2009 the USA taxpayer funded largest in the world diplomatic compound was opened; 104 acres equal to 80 football stadiums, about 10 times larger than any other USA embassy, a bit smaller than Vatican City.

  The purpose of the 750 million dollar investment and tremendous security and ongoing upkeep costs is establishing relationships with the people of Iraq. However, though some staff have been on-station for several years, they have never so much as been to a local marketplace.

  Actuality according to some visitors: FORTRESS AMERICA MEET ALICE IN WONDERLAND; for many Iraqis a castle they are suspicious about and make fun of.

  Christian says and sings “I love Jesus.”, but has never spoken the truth of God’s redeeming grace, the Gospel, to other than known believers.

  Jesus stated “Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." With one of those commandments being "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” [ESV Jn.14:12; Mk.16:15]

  Actuality?

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