An Islamic Jihadist terrorist attacked Orlando, FLA, the home of Disney World and Epcot, the happiest place on earth. Evil is rampant in our world. Our pastor on Sunday prayed for the people of Orlando. He prayed that Jesus would come back. We need Him more than ever. We don’t know when Jesus will come back but we can learn from history how to make it through all these trials and tribulations.
Right now I’m reading, “Bonheoffer,
Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy,” by Eric Metaxas. Bonheoffer was fighting
God’s enemies first by teaching the truth in the Bible and making disciples.
He started a seminary for the Confessing Church in Germany because the
German state church was teaching erroneous information about Jews. Then from his studying and praying he realized
that Hitler had to be taken down. But God did not allow him to do it even
though he thought God wanted it done. So sometimes God does not think the
way we do.
What I find helpful, when thinking about
all the evil people in the world who are defying God, is to read Psalm 73.
In the beginning of the Psalm David observes all the wicked prospering.
At the end of the Psalm when David enters the sanctuary of God he sees the
truth. God will take vengeance on His enemies.
So,
is the United States through all this political correctness speech, becoming
like a non free speech country? It seems to me that Christians in the U.S. do
not have freedom of religion or freedom of speech anymore. See here to read an article about free
speech and how it may be taken away from us. This is very long.
Schoolteachers
are fearful of mentioning their faith at work in concern for losing their
jobs. Those in corporate jobs in
some corporations are afraid to speak freely about Jesus. Now in the military Mikey Weinstein, of
Freedom From Religion Foundation, is wiping out all prayer, Bible reading, and preaching
in the military. This includes
removing a Bible from a veteran’s display. The
generals dread losing rank if they allow freedom of speech and religion. This is what our soldiers have fought
for during the last 200 years. Are we becoming like Germany during WW II, or communist,
or Muslim countries that currently forbid Christianity?
I
think it all began here in the U. S. in the 1930’s. Instead of reading and studying the Bible many east coast
churches became secular and humanistic.
When Dietrich Bonheoffer visited the churches in the New York area he
couldn’t find a church where the Holy Spirit was moving. According to his
letters in the Eric Metaxas book, Bonheoffer felt that the “black” churches had
more of the movement of the Holy Spirit than the “white” churches at that time.
Recently,
John Short, Christian missionary to closed countries, reported that as one example in one closed country, North Korea, Christians talk to each other about Jesus by calling Him “Our Dear Leader.”
Others overhearing their conversation would think that they are talking about
the current dictator. When
Christians want to sing praise songs in that country they will walk along train
tracks until there is no one around and suddenly burst out in song. “Praying with their eyes open,”
describes how they live out their faith in North Korea.
Likewise
Christians in America have a “secret language.” We might say someone is the “salt of the earth” instead of
Christian. We might say, “bless
you” when someone sneezes instead of God bless you in fear of offending
someone. "Bless your heart" is a code word for saying someone is good or bad.
Below is a video of Colonel Richard Kemp defending Israel in a 7 minute clip.
Many of God's people are working hard for God, but boots on the ground may be required to
fight God’s enemies. In the end God will take down His enemies in His way.
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