Cartoonology Devotional 11-18-09

Can't see this page?  Go to www.nlcbchurch.com/todaysdevotional.dsp.   Share on Facebook Cartoonology 11-18-09 E. Larry Ross Cartoonology.  There is great theology in cartoons and comics. Life is full of paradoxes.  Here's one.  The more we have the less thankful we are in general.  Usually, the more we get the more we want.  Commerce gets it.  Somehow, we don't, and gratitude seems to be very much in short supply these days. One reason for that is the entitlement attitude that permeates our society.  This is, in part, due to our government.  Lyndon Baines Johnson's Great Society has led us to a society that thinks, "Everybody owes me."  Here is a line from Johnson's May 22, 1964 speech at Ann Arbor, MI proposing the idea.  "I intend to establish working groups to prepare a series of conferences and meetings—on the cities, on natural beauty, on the quality of education, and on other emerging challenges. From these studies, we will begin to set our course toward the Great Society."  In principle, the idea of eliminating poverty, ignorance and racial injustice was a good one, but in reality, it has been a failure.  Rewarding people for being nonproductive never makes any society great.  Like with most government-run programs, inefficiency and greed swallows up everything.  Today, many still believe the government is supposed to be big brother while big brother now has a national debt totaling over 12 Trillion dollars, which is growing by $3.84 billion every day.   See the U.S. National Debt Clock at  www.brillig.com/debt_clock/. The Apostle Paul gave us a great principle in the Bible for promoting gratitude and a great society.  2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NKJV) For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. 11-18-09 Submit you own Cartoonology Devotional and I will post it to my web page.  Click here for more info. Click on the link here to see all previous Cartoonology Devotionals or visit the Pastor's blog at http://larryross.blogspot.com. To receive this daily devotional by e-mail, send a message to edrynn@verizon.net and ask for it.  Pastor Ross sends out the devotional several days a week. These devotionals are free for the using.  Share them with others.  We only ask that you let people know where you got them.  If you would like to contribute to our church's ministry, however, make your check payable to New Life Community Baptist Church and mail it to 1560 Oakwood Street, Bedford VA 24523.  Thanks and God bless.