Thermostat or Thermometer?

We have a choice when it comes to our actions.  We can be a thermometer which simply records the existing temperature in an area at that particular time.  Or, we can be a thermostat which initiates the needed action to change the temperature to what is desired.  One reflects the existing condition and the other makes the needed changes.

A Biblical example of a thermometer would be Aaron when Moses was on the mountain receiving the Ten Commandments.  Aaron was in charge of the people while Moses was gone.  The people demanded that he give them a golden calf to worship.  He recorded the attitude of the people and made them the golden calf. 

Moses, upon returning to the camp, saw what had happened and became a thermostat.  He changed things to what God wanted.  He destroyed the idol and delivered the Commandments of God which included the worship of God and Him alone.

A modern example of a thermometer would be Bill Clinton.  Over a decade ago, Congress delivered to his desk the Defense of Marriage Act.  It had passed both houses of Congress by huge margins.  It had great support in the nation.  Clinton signed the bill into law.  But, the enormous propaganda campaign of the Homosexual Lobby to change America's attitudes toward sexuality began to have the desired results.  The numbers changed and homosexuality gained support.  So, Clinton announced recently that he made a mistake by signing the bill and now he supports striking it down.  He said he changed his mind and is fine with homosexual marriage.  Does anyone actually believe that someone almost as old as I am is going to change their mind about a major moral issue in such a short time?  Not likely. He was simply being a thermometer.

An example of a thermostat is the Deputy President of Kenya.  When President Obama went to Africa and announced that the U.S. would give millions to some African countries to increase their supply of electricity, he also started promoting gay marriage to some African leaders.  What followed was nothing short of a SMACKDOWN.  The Deputy President of Kenya, William Ruto, told Obama to keep his opinions to himself.  He told him that Kenya was a God fearing nation and they didn't care that Obama had evolved on his opinion of marriage.  They were going to be guided by God's Word, not Obama's money. 

The most disgusting thing was that the mainstream media didn't give the SMACKDOWN any press.  I had to get the details from Life Site News.  The press is so protective of the President that a major international event was suppressed because they didn't want Obama's humiliating defeat to be known. We are quickly losing freedom of the press.