Pure Water
8/13/07 - 2nd Day - After Breakfast. Last week we heard on local radio that the city of Coleman, Texas (about 15 minutes to our west) was having water problems, and that the citizens were being asked to boil their water. Apparently an inspector who was checking the water mains discovered high levels of pathogens in the water. So the entire city was put on a "must boil" plan for several days. This serves to highlight the dangers of urban (and suburban) living. Some new friends we have met who live in Coleman who do not listen to the radio or watch TV went over a day without even knowing about the boil order. Most urbanites do not even realize that (as bad as their water is usually) that at any moment their taps can be conduits of toxic waste, fecal matter, etc. Some folks said, "well, we don't drink the water anyway - we buy ours from a store"... the problems of store bought water aside, that doesn't mean that there aren't dozens of other dangers, including the toxic water used to make ice, cook, clean, etc. Nobody seemed to ask how long the water was toxic and not potable before some technician noticed it.
Of course this is all representative of the folly and danger of living in urban areas. Jesus Christ is the water of life, and it is perfectly harmonious that city dwellers would be partaking of toxic water when the Bible teaches us to live separate, rural, Agrarian lives. The Bible defines freedom and safety as to "drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well" (Prov. 5:15). Drinking out of ones own cistern was both very good advice, and a spiritual type of how, if we are loyal and true, we will not suffer the toxins (both spiritual and carnal) of infidelity. The Romans were the first to capitalize on large water projects in order to aid in urban living, and to keep people from spreading out across the land and subduing it as God commands. Mankind desires to overthrow the sovereignty of God, therefore he gathers in league together to try to thwart the consequences of sinful ideas and behaviors. It doesn't matter how long people have "successfully" participated in urban water projects - because God's promise is to those who will be free and not to those who will be slaves (while thinking they are free). Only the fool believes he can continue to overthrow the commands and threatenings of God forever without consequence, merely because he has convinced himself that other generations have done so. Each generation in kind has suffered (both here and eternally) for their urban rebellion, and this generation will as well.
I can already see the modern religious pimps out there oiling up their rhetorical swords, prepared to defend themselves against the charge of foolishness and of rejecting the wisdom of God. God says that if we would be free, we should drink from our own cistern or our own well - they will say that God intends no such thing, which is why they drink feces and toxins and call themselves pure.
Otherwise....
Sorry to rant there for a minute. The weather is warm and dry, and we are once again praying for rain. Our worldview and philosophy requires that we seek our pure water at the hand of a sovereign God, and not at the end of a corporate tap.
We were blessed with another new calf on the Lord's Day! Holga gave birth to a healthy calf (no word on the sex yet, but I'll let you know). Word is it is a beautiful healthy calf, and we praise God for it. We continue to work on riding and training Pita (who was born here almost exactly a year ago), and our other cattle are doing well. Hopefully we will start milking Holga here in the next week or so.
Robert is back (I might have mentioned that) and is getting back into the farm routine. He and the girls have been out in the garden all morning, watering and picking. We harvested our 5 watermelons and I will probably be making some watermelon wine in the next few days.
We had a wonderful fellowship on the Lord's Day. Supper was jalapeno/cheese bratwursts, a pasta casserole dish, tomatoes and corn, garlic bread, a nice salad, and some deserts.
Now for a cool glass of water... from my own cistern.
Your servant in Christ Jesus,
Michael Bunker
Of course this is all representative of the folly and danger of living in urban areas. Jesus Christ is the water of life, and it is perfectly harmonious that city dwellers would be partaking of toxic water when the Bible teaches us to live separate, rural, Agrarian lives. The Bible defines freedom and safety as to "drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well" (Prov. 5:15). Drinking out of ones own cistern was both very good advice, and a spiritual type of how, if we are loyal and true, we will not suffer the toxins (both spiritual and carnal) of infidelity. The Romans were the first to capitalize on large water projects in order to aid in urban living, and to keep people from spreading out across the land and subduing it as God commands. Mankind desires to overthrow the sovereignty of God, therefore he gathers in league together to try to thwart the consequences of sinful ideas and behaviors. It doesn't matter how long people have "successfully" participated in urban water projects - because God's promise is to those who will be free and not to those who will be slaves (while thinking they are free). Only the fool believes he can continue to overthrow the commands and threatenings of God forever without consequence, merely because he has convinced himself that other generations have done so. Each generation in kind has suffered (both here and eternally) for their urban rebellion, and this generation will as well.
I can already see the modern religious pimps out there oiling up their rhetorical swords, prepared to defend themselves against the charge of foolishness and of rejecting the wisdom of God. God says that if we would be free, we should drink from our own cistern or our own well - they will say that God intends no such thing, which is why they drink feces and toxins and call themselves pure.
Otherwise....
Sorry to rant there for a minute. The weather is warm and dry, and we are once again praying for rain. Our worldview and philosophy requires that we seek our pure water at the hand of a sovereign God, and not at the end of a corporate tap.
We were blessed with another new calf on the Lord's Day! Holga gave birth to a healthy calf (no word on the sex yet, but I'll let you know). Word is it is a beautiful healthy calf, and we praise God for it. We continue to work on riding and training Pita (who was born here almost exactly a year ago), and our other cattle are doing well. Hopefully we will start milking Holga here in the next week or so.
Robert is back (I might have mentioned that) and is getting back into the farm routine. He and the girls have been out in the garden all morning, watering and picking. We harvested our 5 watermelons and I will probably be making some watermelon wine in the next few days.
We had a wonderful fellowship on the Lord's Day. Supper was jalapeno/cheese bratwursts, a pasta casserole dish, tomatoes and corn, garlic bread, a nice salad, and some deserts.
Now for a cool glass of water... from my own cistern.
Your servant in Christ Jesus,
Michael Bunker
posted by Michael Bunker at 8/12/2007 05:24:00 AM
1 Comments:
I think it was a fine rant. :) Actually, I believe I'll save it.
Judy
p.s. I haven't forgotten about the garlic. I'll be sending some soon as it's approaching planting time.
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