The Parable of The Cookie Jar

There once was an obstinate little child. His name was . . . Vladmir. Vlad wanted a cookie. The problem was that "mom" was in the next room reading a book and the cookie jar made lots of noise when it was opened.

Vlad tried to be sneaky. He waited as long as he could by the edge of the counter, but temptation proved far too great for young Vlad, and he reached for the jar.

The jar proved to be heavier than Vlad had anticipated. With one last pull, the jar came crashing to the floor and was shattered at Vlad's feet. Broken cookies and glass were everywhere. It looked like a bomb went off in the kitchen! Now Vlad couldn't eat any of his cookies. They were all ruined. Vlad was sad.

"Where was mom?" Vlad thought. He had expected mom to come running and yelling into the kitchen, but she said and did nothing. So, Vlad just sat there in the midst of all the cookie crumbs and broken glass, wondering if there might be something else to eat in the kitchen.

Poor Vlad. What a young, foolish little boy. He should have been more like his neighbor; Uni. Uni was a smarter and stealthier kid. He fixed His mom's cookie jar so that it didn't squeak, and he had all the cookies and candy he wanted whenever he wanted them. Uni was a fat, happy child.

This of course, is a real-life story. Vlad is Vladimir Putin. The cookie jar is Ukraine. The United Nations is Vlad's "mom" - too distracted by other priorities to take any action.

All this "drama" occupies every minute of our nightly newscasts. NO one is reporting on the REAL villain at work in the world; Satan.

Putin, the "United" Nations, The World Economic Forum, all are simply players orchestrated by The Devil himself. All organized and planed, but NOTHING happens without the say-so of Almighty God.

The world is not falling apart. Things are falling into place, according to God's will.

You might ask, "How could God allow all of this to happen?" Simple. This is all part of a bigger, overarching plan. Read the Bible. It's all in there.

"You will hear of wars and rumors of wars but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains." - Matthew 24:6-8

We must share the love of Jesus with the entire world. We see that absence of Christ in Putin. We see God's presence in the hearts of the Ukrainian people, helping and caring for one another. Perhaps, if little Vlad had Jesus in his heart instead of Satan, he never would have disobeyed and reached for the cookie jar.

Either way, no worries. Vlad's Father will be coming home from work soon, and there will literally be hell to pay.

"Whoever has ears, let them hear." - Matthew 11:15

UN 2030 Agenda