"Fiscal Cliff" Averted...for Now.

Yeah!!  Happy days are here again!  Everything is fixed!  Everything is fine!  Housing markets are coming back, as of 11 AM CST the DOW was up 225 points, job numbers are looking better than expected, interest rates are at an all time low so borrowing is cheap....so go borrow some money, buy a big house, a big car and borrow the money for that $200,000 college education at the Liberal Arts Christian college that your children deserve!  You CAN HAVE IT ALL!!

Sorry friends....I'm not buying it.  Mammon is simply making a few last gasps for breath...and those who have worshipped him for so long are seeing those gasps and saying, "See!  I told you he is alive!!  I knew he could never die!!  He is soon going to take deeper and deeper breaths and then he is going to stand up and start running for another 1000 years!!  Thank you Mammon!!!"

Some have asked me, "Dennis, what would have to happen in this country for you to start giving everything an enthusiastic thumbs up?"

Before I answer that, let's look at some other headlines from today.

-Christian man beheaded in Syria by the very rebels that USA is supporting.
-Gay marriage now legal in Maryland. Gays line up for weddings.
-Pot smoking clubs now open in Colorado
-Egypt now officially run by Muslim extremists
-United Nations spends 90% of its time issuing decrees AGAINST Israel
-Majority of Christians have NEVER read their Bibles.
-Kanye West impregnated Kim Kardashian even though she is still married to someone else
-70% of all black babies born in America to unwed mothers
-USA has reached debt limit ceiling again.  Debate to raise it will follow
-Entitlement culture reaches a new high among US teens
-Comedian Kathy Griffith attempts to kiss Anderson Coopers crotch on New Year's Eve TV Show
-50% of Americans report using anti depressant drugs at some point
-College loan defaults may be next huge banking crisis
-U.S. Government borrowed ALL the money necessary to run Fed Gov't and Military in 2012
-1 in 10 young people claim they cannot COPE with daily life
-Largest group of Internet porn viewers are children between ages of 12-17
-almost 1/4 of earth's population will go to bed hungry tonight
-infrastructure in America is crumbling and will require $trillions to replace it
-1 in 4 American adults have an incurable sexually transmitted disease

Of course those are just a few of the headline lead me to believe that things are NOT GOING BACK TO 'NORMAL'....because most people don't even understand what 'normal' even means anymore.
 
What would 'normal' look like?  People running around buying huge houses, SUV's and lake homes and putting it all on a credit card?  Is that 'normal?

When I see solid evidence of our nation's leaders humbling themselves and acknowledging that this country was blessed by God because we blessed Israel and also because the majority of our citizens were GOD FEARING PEOPLE....then I will give an enthusiastic thumbs up!

But I am not going to hold my breath. 

"While people are saying 'peace and safety' destruction will come upon them suddenly."

Sorry...I am not going to drink the Kool Aid coming out of Washington D.C.  This Nation HAS GONE passed the financial cliff and it HAS GONE passed the moral cliff...ONLY JESUS can help us now. 

If you love this nation and have no hope for an eternal life with Jesus....you are going to become VERY unjoyful as you witness its demise.

If, on the other hand, you are excited about your relationship with Jesus Christ and are spending your days figuring out how you can be involved in Kingdom Work until the Lord returns for you....we can expect that you will be exceedingly joyful as we all wait upon The Lord.

If you care to read about the surging stock markets happening today because we AVOIDED THE FISCAL CLIFF....you can read about it here;  http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/us-markets-surge-after-congress-approves-cliff-deal/2013/01/02/8752863e-54e7-11e2-a613-ec8d394535c6_story.html

Future headlines to watch for;  STOCK MARKETS TUMBLE AS INVESTORS WORRY ABOUT DEBT CEILING AND DEFAULT -or-  MARKETS TUMBLE AS FEARS CONTINUE IN EURO CRISIS -or-  MARKETS TUMBLE AS MIDDLE EAST WAR CREATES PROBLEMS