Thursday, August 29, 2013

EYES OF A COBRA

   Some of the best actors in the world are politicians as well as ministers and priests of religions and false churches.
   Most are highly educated, and they are skillful debaters. 
   They are charismatic, charming, and they have piercing eyes as the eyes of a cobra. 
   They know what to say, how to say it, and when to say it. 
   They know how and when to smile, and they know how to look at you with sad, sad eyes.
   They are also highly persuasive, for they want to convince you that their policies and programs are the best in the world, and that what they are offering is just what you are looking for.
   Both have much success when people are experiencing times of hardship, desperation, or sorrow:  such as the grieving widow, or the heartache of a broken marriage, or the child who just lost a loving parent.  They appeal to that crack in the soul when people are most vulnerable, and in that crack they inject their venom with a tender pat on the shoulder, or a simple "I understand how you feel".
   Politicians want us to believe that we are better off with their leadership than with the leadership we have had in the past.  They also want us to continue to believe that our lives will get better and better with them at the helm of the ship, and that our ship will never experience muddy waters because they want us to believe that they know best what is best for us.  For without them, what would we possibly do?  How could we get along without them?
   Actors of religion and false churches also want us to believe that our lives will get better and better with their dogmas and doctrines, and that our ship will never experience muddy waters because they want us to believe that they know best what is best for us.  For without them, what would we possibly do?  How could we get along without them?
   So then, will you bow your head and let them pray for you?  Will you let them kiss your babies and caress your hand with the tender touch of an angel from above?
   Oh, my!  Politicians and false ministers and priests are truly good at what they do.  They are such good actors that surely they would be in line for Oscars if they were in Hollywood!
   What is sad about this story is the fact that millions of people have been deceived by them for thousands of years, and people are continuing to be deceived by them to this very day.  For even now, they are in governments all over the world, and they occupy positions of power in religions and false churches:  telling lies that are as sweet as honeycomb, or as nectar dripping from the lips of gods. 
   As actors, they are most proud of their wardrobes, for they are always dressed appropriately in their uniform of the day:  just as a snake grows new skin.
   And the only time you will see them at local diners and feeding kitchens is when television cameras are present and with a hoard of reporters with pens full of ink:  for they are the news.
   Please remember:  they have eyes of a cobra.
   Jesus warned us to Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (Matthew 7: 15)

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