There has been much talk over the numerous past centuries, and TODAY, regarding Medical Cannabis as a Sacred herb, plant, medicine, etc. Some will argue the fact that Cannabis, IN GENERAL, is a means to commune with or obtain some sort of inspiration from the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY CREATOR, while others say it’s just an excuse for anyone to get high. Round and round these verbal battles spin and it usually ends up with both parties agreeing to disagree. Sadly, there are times when these heated discussions lead to violence.
Personally, I believe first and foremost that all things are from the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY CREATOR. I cannot explain why certain things were created, but with GOD there is ALWAYS a DIVINE plan that we’re all unable to see, unless the HOLY SPIRIT REVEALS it to US.
1 CORINTHIANS 3:7-9 “So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but ONLY GOD, WHO MAKES EVERYTHING GROW. The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. For WE ARE GODS FELLOW WORKERS; YOU ARE GODS FIELD, GODS BUILDING.”
For example, what may not have made sense to us as a child, once we reached adulthood, our perception changed, and we now see the bigger picture more clearly; thus what didn’t make sense to us back then, now does.
I BELIEVE it’s the same way with GOD, eventually, in this life or the life to come; everything will one day make sense. Again, that’s just my BELIEF.
Some individuals don’t require a BIBLE, or a RELIGION, etc. to help them form their opinions, they simply BELIEVE what they want to BELIEVE and act upon those beliefs. Everyone has the freedom to choose what to BELIEVE, or what not to BELIEVE. BELIEVING in something is POWERFUL, and often times people can have good intentions, but if they don’t see the bigger picture, their efforts may feel to them as if in vain, which can cause more struggle for them when talking to others, especially about this very topic.
Other individuals do find comfort in their RELIGION, their SPIRITUALITY provides for them an unseen window to search for their GOD, or as some would say, their higher power, etc. Again, freedom to choose your RELIGION, and how you want to develop your own SPIRITUALITY, is up to each individual who chooses to do so.
No one should ever force anyone to accept a certain RELIGION, or any type of SPIRITUALITY or RELIGIOUS practice. What works for one may not work for another. But PURE LOVE is PURE LOVE, and PURE LOVE is easily seen and felt, no matter what any mouth will profess concerning what their own “personal” definition of another twisted form of love may be to them. Some believe that you can be a loving person and yet abuse others; this I’m in direct opposite with. To me, PURE LOVE doesn’t abuse anyone or anything. End of story; period.
Many times people use RELIGION and SPIRITUALITY to convince others that they are a trustworthy person, and then the victim finds out it was all just a bad hoax, a lie, a fraudulent cover only used to hurt others. That’s’ horrific and THE LORD GOD JESUS CHRIST HAS A SPECIAL VENGEANCE for that type of individual. For me, I stay clear of fraudulent love, I only choose the PURE LOVE from the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY CREATOR; I have no secret brand of a twisted love that I try to sell to others covering for some evil plot against others. I PLOT TO HURT NOTHING BUT ONLY TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE IN DESPERATE NEED.
MY BELIEFS are based on JESUS CHRIST; therefore, I will now speak about how I feel Medical Cannabis plays a part in all of this. First things first, I’m told that no original BIBLE exists; therefore I’m going by FAITH with the “hand-me-down” un-original ones that I bought years ago.
With that said, there are a plethora of BIBLES to choose from with different translations, etc. Some Churches only use a certain kind, while another uses something entirely different. I don’t belong to any CHURCH ON EARTH, and the only title I claim on my FAITH is CHRISTIAN. My reason is simple and I’ll just share two of them:
ACTS 7:48-50 “However, THE MOST HIGH DOES NOT LIVE IN HOUSES MADE BY MEN. As the Prophet says: “HEAVEN IS MY THRONE, AND THE EARTH IS MY FOOTSTOOL. WHAT KIND OF HOUSE WILL YOU BUILD FOR ME? SAYS THE LORD. OR WHERE WILL MY RESTING PLACE BE? HAS NOT MY HAND MADE ALL THESE THINGS?”
ACTS 17:24-28 “THE GOD WHO MADE THE WORLD AND EVERYTHING IN IT IS THE LORD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH AND DOES NOT LIVE IN TEMPLES BUILT BY HANDS. And HE IS NOT SERVED BY HUMAN HANDS, as if HE NEEDED ANYTHING, because HE HIMSELF GIVES ALL MEN LIFE AND BREATH AND EVERYTHING ELSE. From one man HE MADE EVERY NATION OF MEN, that they should inhabit the whole EARTH; and HE DETERMINED the TIMES SET FOR THEM and the EXACT PLACES WHERE THEY SHOULD LIVE. GOD did this so that men would SEEK HIM and perhaps REACH OUT for HIM and FIND HIM, though HE IS NOT FAR FROM EACH ONE OF US. For IN HIM WE LIVE AND MOVE AND HAVE OUR BEING.”
Therefore, I believe that I’m in CHURCH every breath of my life. I have nothing against those who go to their man-made CHURCHES; to each their own choosing. I still have yet to find a CHURCH whose “DOCTRINE OF FAITH” is the WHOLE BIBLE, not the “bits and pieces” of just a handful of verses that suit a certain denominational need; put together in a small pamphlet.
My two main BIBLES I read are the NIV (New International Version)
and the 1611 Edition King James Version. I will give two exact quotes from both BIBLES; each one will read slightly different than the other. You can see for yourself that the wording between these two BIBLES is a little different, and something’s could get lost in translation for some people. Those who purposely altered the BIBLE for evil to trick others shall reap this:
REVELATION 22:18-19
Different translations can give different meanings to numerous people. Sometimes a word added or missing, or a different meaning of a word to describe something can alter the course of what’s written, especially for those who read what’s written and then decide to act upon it. Here is how I feel about Medical Cannabis and all plants, etc, in general, as listed form the book of GENESIS:
NIV-GENESIS 1:11-12 Then GOD said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” AND IT WAS SO. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. AND GOD SAW THAT IT WAS GOOD.
KJV 1611-GENESIS 1:11-12 And GOD said, “Let the EARTH bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree, yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in it self, upon the EARTH: AND IT WAS SO. And the EARTH brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in it self, after his kind: AND GOD SAW THAT IT SAW GOOD.
Bottom line: ALL THINGS ORIGINATED from the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY CREATOR JESUS CHRISTand are permissible, but not everything is beneficial to an individual upon their choosing of anything they want. For instance, some people can’t partake of certain plants, herbs, fruits, etc. due to allergic reactions to them. This doesn’t mean that this fruit is now to be disqualified for everyone else; but for that particular individual it has to be, or they will die.
NO ONE can take away my TRUTHFUL WORDS when I say that Medical Cannabis was a BLESSING unto me from the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY CREATOR JESUS CHRIST. My horrific reactions to the chemotherapy alone had me contemplating suicide, and I wasn’t even half way through all of my required doses per my treatment plan from the doctors.
Without Medical Cannabis, I couldn’t have eaten nor had the desire to drink water without gagging, etc. WITH MY UNDYING FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST, Medical Cannabis gave me a “spare tire” to run on while my “cancer-flat tire” was being fixed; so to speak.
Many people continue to fight over who this “CREATOR” is of everything, especially concerning Medical Cannabis and all the other species listed in the book of GENESIS. If you don’t mind, I would gently like to give you my beliefs on this delicate matter:
THE SUPREMACY OF JESUS CHRIST
COLOSSIANS 1:15-20 says, “HE IS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD, the FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION. For BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED: THINGS IN HEAVEN and ON EARTH, VISIBLE and INVISIBLE, whether THRONES or POWERS or RULERS or AUTHORITIES; ALL THINGS WERE CREATED BY HIM and FOR HIM. HE IS BEFORE ALL THINGS, and IN HIM ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER.
And HE IS THE HEAD OF THE BODY, THE CHURCH; HE IS THE BEGINNING and THE FIRSTBORN FROM AMONG THE DEAD, so that IN EVERYTHING HE might have SUPREMACY. For GOD WAS PLEASED to HAVE ALL OF HIS FULLNESS DWELL IN HIM, and THROUGH HIM to RECONCILE to HIMSELF ALL THINGS, whether THINGS on EARTH or THINGS in HEAVEN, BY MAKING PEACE THROUGH HIS BLOOD, SHED ON THE CROSS.”
AMEN AND AMEN.
Randall Paul Prazuch
Copyright © 2010
12/19/2010
