Foundation is a stronghold!

From letters from the Earth, Mark Twain, pgs 307 - 318

I found this article to be very interesting. Coming from a strong belief in Jesus Christ makes this article even that much more interesting. The reason I say that is because I wonder sometimes what the angels and archangels think about. How our Almighty Father in heaven handles the day to day business per say. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, have you ever wondered how Jesus deals with satan who is constantly knocking on his door, asking Jesus for permission to purposefully tempt and trap all of us humans? Satan wants to show Jesus how weak we humans are and that we really don't love Jesus at all. How far from the truth satan really is. If you know a little about satan, you know that all he wants is to kill, steal and destroy. He does not care about you personally or what you have done, he cares that you live an eternal misery just like him. As I read though the article, Twain's descriptive imagery of how satan sees humans, and also how Twain shows satan's hatred for God was remarkable. You cannot help but have this picture painted in your head. Mark Twain does a remarkable job of this. Just my opinion!

I don't know if Mark Twain was having a bad day or a bad year but we all go though season's in our life were we doubt things. It could be religion or something as simple as your job or marriage. Personally I think that when Mark wrote this he was going though a difficult time in his life and he just wanted to express himself on paper. He felt that was the most powerful way to communicate. I agree and take it a step further by saying that we all need to be careful what we say and what we write down, because if other people read what you were thinking that day, even though it was not really how you feel but rather just am impulsive thought, the reader could and sometimes do take it for truth. The last thing you want to do is lead someone down the wrong road. That could have been the underlying reason why Mark Twain's daughter, Clara, did not release this article to the public.

When you read this you get a sense that maybe Mark was not happy with God. But if you take a step back, I think that Mark was mad about something in his life but he was trying to show you that satan, under no circumstance, cares for you at all. Satan pretends to be friends with Micheal and Gabriel, but in essence, if satan hates God for making humans, then he hates everything that God is. God creates the laws of nature and humans out of love. He creates humans out of his own image. Satan is jealous, he wants all of Gods attention on him. God is and always will be the ultimate love. I think that Mark was trying to show us that we will doubt but the other road is laced with deceit and poison. We all have our trials and tribulations, we just need to lay them at the feet of Jesus. I give you all my eternal wisdom.