Crutches for the Weak?

Hard as Nails!

This is always the excuse made by all who are cold to the Gospel message, they try to claim we believe because we are afraid to die?

Many innocent people minding their own business are getting killed in the cross fire of gang warfare on our streets! Many of these young people hide behind a culture that no longer wants to trust, because it believes it is not part of our society?

Yet take away the benefits, the housing and many other things and these gangs will collapse! But better still finding faith in a real God who cares and loves for us, but will have to Judge us at the end is much better than trusting in wealth, and people who chop and change?

I think God chooses the tough ones in society to shame those who are too educated and unwise?

Romans 11:20,   1 Corinthians 4:7-8,   Galatians 4:8,  5:13,   Hebrews10:32,   1 Peter 2:10,   4:12.

CHRISTAMS ? One.

The authority of JESUS!

We are not marking the birth of any baby each Christmas, but that of a King and one with the ultimate authority THE KING OF KINGS!

He is not passing down the authority of man, police, judges, courts, gang leaders, vigilantes?

He has the authority over our soul, where will we be Heaven or Hell!

We have choices to make, if we have not already made them, we also have to the choice to witness to family and relatives about Jesus as the KING?

Numbers 24:17,   Psalm 2:9,   Isaiah 14:5,   Hebrews 1:8,  Jude 1:11,  Revelation 2:27,  12:5.

Acid Attacks. One.

Three year old Attacked!

The depravity of the human heart has no bounds to its wickedness, this is the first reported attack on a child of this age and it is not clear what the motive was, if there really can be one!

We have covered this subject before, but it is one that needs to be reconsidered in relation to its continuation in the U.K., where the police lack the means to fight crime and this is playing into organised crime?

Prayer for believers is key, witness of Jesus for those who have come out of gangs is essential, working with the community to try to mediate and to rid our street of this hatred!

Genesis 6:5-7,  Numbers 16:26,  Psalm 1:1,  Matthew 13:49,  2 Corinthians 7:10,  2 Peter 2:7,  3:17.

Social Media! Part-Three.

Cultural Music Attack?

Many are now starting to question the viability of Rap and Driller music, because with the use of social media transfer it is believed to be encouraging the ongoing gang violence?

It was interesting to note how quick the rappers came up to defend their music, which the most profitable at this time in digital sales! But nothing was considered by them in relation to changing some of their language that seems to encourage violence and murder?

The problem that lays with many similar communities is their lack of taking responsibility and this is not limited to Black culture, because much of white society is not much better if not worse in other ways!

Psalm 37:1,   Matthew 12:36,   Romans 4:8.

Social Media! Part-Two.

The killings go On?

Guns and knife murders are continuing despite appeals and calls for them to end both in the United States and England, U.K! 

Gang culture powered by wrap and viewed on Social media, such as You Tube is perhaps the cause of much prowess and insult that brings on the challenge to our do in respect!

We who have been there Know what it is like and how easier it is getting to be worse than ever before? The communities have a big Responsibility to take charge of the matter, working with local councillors and politicians in their contact with the police!

But social media also needs to clean up its act in relation to knowing and filtering what is going up as they have with the Islamic State?

Meanwhile the governments have to spend more money on young people, while the Church in the community preaches the cross and the need of confession and repentance of failures!

Matthew 10:38,  Mark 8:34,  Luke 5:32,  15:7,  1 Corinthians 1:17-18,  2 Corinthians 7:10,  Ephesians 2:16. Colossians 2:14-15,  Hebrews 12:2.

Knives! One.

Murders from Stabbing.

Life is cheap when gangs resort to stabbing out of their understanding of twisted ideas?

Respect, facing up or down, rivalry, showmanship are all aspects of the same thing?

There is no easy solution to gang warfare, because it is going on all over the world and no one as yet has been able to stop it!

London has seen fifty-five murders in the last four months, but considering the population is ten-million plus its not a big figure as is being made out?

What we learn from the bible is that it is mostly evil people who open themselves up and refuse to submit to God! If they do not do it with a weapon they do it under their tongue in inflammatory speech to raise the game!

We are warned that in the last times evil will prevail much more than it is now and knowing this we should understand that while it is still light we seek Jesus and Eternity!

Proverbs 30:14,  John 9:4,   Hebrews 3:13,  15.  Revelation 9:8.

Vitriol. Part-One.

Acid Attacks.

This is a new wave in street criminality across the United Kingdom, but it must be a reflection of society that has become vitriol to the state, police? 

After so many years of seeing no change in the West-Indian community and relations with the police, this new form of vicious crime is the reply! Today the law is catching up with this evil crime and soon, when it comes to the doors of the government youth will see long sentences, if not life terms?

Crime does not pay and any of us who have been there know it well?

Jesus is the answer for young people today, as he was for us yesterday! What can we do, talk try to help, get that anger out and find out what can be done to improve or turn them away from gangs, guns, and theft?

Job 7:11,  10:1,  Proverbs 14:10,  John 3:3,  14-21,  31-36,  Romans 3:14,  Ephesians 4:31,  Hebrews 12:15.

Peer Pressure. Part-Two.

Drugs to Rape.

Growing up can be or has been very hard for some of us, who know about being abused by adults.

The drunken parents, the step-parents, uncles and aunts who touch where they should not!

So called mates who introduce us to drugs or think that rape is a way to be accepted in the gang!

God wants the best for us, some of us now try everyday to keep walking in His light of the New Life.

Job 34:30,  Psalm 119:136,  1 Corinthians 4:12.

'Do You Want to be...Part-One.

in My Gang.

These are the words of a 'Rock song, but the reality today in our cities is that many are joining up as earlyas they can to be in the Gangs.

Being in a Gang, Posse, Crowd has always given the sense of protection, this does stem from the past when most people belonged to the Tribe or Clan.

But there is a great difference between the Tribe and the Gang. The tribe gives identity to a race and culture or family. The Gang has a sinister element, it has loyalty to a leader for bad and not for good.

Jesus had His Disciples or/and followers, an intial 12 plus about 100 others. Today believers in Jesus belong to a Spiritual building and we move in the power of God, not weapons and guns.

Psalm 68:27,  Matthew 5:1,  10:25,  Mark 14:48,  2 Corinthians 12:20,  1 Peter 2:4-5.

Front Line Soldier.

'New Weapons.

No more gang fights, not more Trident men, no more Trojan, I have new weapons, I fight New wars.

I have armour and my sword is His sword it cuts through arguments, it heals peoples hearts.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Ephesians 6:10-17,  Hebrews 10:30.