July 14, 2018 - - Jeremiah 6:6a, 7-8 Turning from violence

For thus says the LORD of hosts:

As a well keeps its water fresh,

so she keeps fresh her evil;

violence and destruction are heard within her;

sickness and wounds are ever before me.

Be warned, O Jerusalem,

lest I turn from you in disgust,

lest I make you a desolation,

an uninhabited land.

Jeremiah 6:6a,7-8 ESV

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman writes:

The desensitization process starts during our children's youngest years, as they eat their meals in front of the TV. Then they snack as they play violent video games and watch violent movies. Quickly, these children learn that violence is fun and human death and suffering make for great entertainment. They sit in a theatre or around their video game consoles with their friends and watch the most horrific depictions of human death and suffering imaginable. They laugh. They cheer. They eat.

We have millions of children who have been classically conditioned from their youngest days to take pleasure from human death and suffering. To them, at a deep, primal level, human death and suffering are a source of pleasure.

These kids are not merely "desensitized" to violence. Coroners and homicide detectives get desensitized, but they never take pleasure from the violence they witness. These kids are taking pleasure from it.

from: pp 54- 55 "Assassination Generation: VIDEO GAMES, AGGRESSION, AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF KILLING"

So our culture is keeping fresh the her evil. Slaughter is celebrated. Ever more violent and wicked movies are churned out. Video games encourage children to kill the police in the most violent ways possible. Now games are becoming more immersive and youth are rewarded with points for kills.

Then horror-surprised hands clap over mouths in when our children act out the violence of these games--in school shootings. These are happening across the globe. We offer thoughts and prayers and allow our children to buy even more heinous offerings of evil.

God have mercy on us, wicked as we are.

Spirit of God open our eyes to the evils all of us keep fresh.

King Jesus may Your righteousness purify us and as You promised well up bringing us to holiness that leads to eternal life