08/27/21 GOD IS CALLING HIS PEOPLE TO ACTION... NOW

08/27/21 GOD IS CALLING HIS PEOPLE TO ACTION... NOW

God's word clearly says that Government's responsibility is protecting the righteous (the lawful, the just) and punishing the evil. This includes bearing the sword (implement of law enforcement and war). The Bible says that the people (lawful and just) rejoice when the ruler does his job. In this instance, the Government is God's appointed servant for a very specific task.

The Bible clearly says that the Church's (God's body of believers) responsibility is to proclaim the Good News of Salvation to the unsaved, make disciples and equip, train and perfect believers. Christians are new creations and we are part of the kingdom of God, here and now. We bear the Sword of the Spirit (the word of God) as we engage the enemy of Christ. The Bible clearly says that our enemy is not flesh and blood (other humans), that our weapons are not carnal (fleshly), that we do good to those who abuse and persecute us, that we do not use violence against other people.

I have always taken my duties as a Christian and as a pastor to be more personal and urgent than any order that any government could hand down to any citizen. I have taken spiritual warfare seriously. I see the local church as God's warriors under order to organize, prepare, equip and deploy in the war against darkness. It does not appear that this has been a popular position, seeing the condition of the American Church and the state of the State.

Taking God's directives seriously has led me and my congregation into strange situations and ministries. It has always been an adventure for the totally dedicated believer in our local church.

Today presents the American Church with extraordinary challenges and opportunities. We are at war with darkness. Sadly, there are few who have come under the Lordship of Christ and therefore God's army is depleted, undisciplined, untrained, unequipped and unready to be deployed as soldiers of light.

The Church in America is at "crunch time." There is no more time for delay. We have already lost millions of our children because churches played Pattycake instead of attacking the Gates of Hell and scattering the darkness of evil in society, education, politics. It appears, from the signs of the times and the Biblical narrative that our opportunity to reach our society is shutting down quickly and the time of American persecution of Christians is about to be unleashed as never before. I hope not, but to be forewarned is to be forearmed.

As the song says,
Rise Up O Men Of God.

And as the Bible says,
NOW IS THE ACCEPTED TIME, NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION.
REDEEM THE TIME, FOR THE DAYS ARE EVIL.
... AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE.