One thing I love is how Jesus handled sticky
situations. When a woman was brought
before Him that had committed adultery, He actually gave permission to stone
her! The only requirement was that
they had to be sinless. Massive
conviction came on the men and they walked away one by one.
Jesus was the only one in that circumstance
that had the right to bring judgment on that woman, but instead He sent her
away and said “neither do I condemn you”.
One of the major issues that faces the church today
is the second part to what Jesus said. Jesus
never taught a “grey” message during his entire ministry, everything is plainly
black and white. He was so completely
filled with the Holy Spirit that his words never came out tainted with issues
in His heart, but came from a pure desire to see everyone come to the knowledge
of God. If it had been me, I might have
said “YOU GET YOUR LIFE FIXED FIRST….you….PHARASEE!! I SAW YOU STEAL THAT EXTRA PLANK OF WOOD FROM
ELISHAS WOODWORKING SHOP! YOU HAVE NO
RIGHT TO STONE ANYONE!!” Jesus’ approach
was from a pure heart and His words brought massive conviction on them.
Go, and stop sinning!
The second thing Jesus said was “Go, and
leave your life of sin”. The major part
of the church today tends to teach, “Go and try to be better, love each other,
and if you keep on falling back into the same sin for 40 years, you’re still
ok, God loves us all and we are all His children”
The lack of Holiness in the American church
today has opened the doors to a flood of sin in this country. It is seldom even called sin anymore, just
mistakes and shortcomings. We have only
begun to see the onslaught of wickedness in this land that is being brought on
by a lack of a true Godly witness.
Walking in Holiness is a constant, steadfast
walk with God where we are continually being changed from glory to glory,
allowing the Holy Spirit to constantly change and purify us. A son, the Bride of Christ a child of God is
continually becoming more like the Father, more like the Bridegroom.
Every single person makes mistakes, but it
becomes a major problem when there is outright rebellion, a turning away, then
a hardening of the heart, and finally spiritual death.
We have giant social clubs some call churches
where week after week we hear how to be a good person and succeed in life but
not how to live in Holiness, we hear how to have a good marriage but not much
about being a son or a bride seven days a week, not just for an hour on Sunday.
I take part of the blame for being
weak-mouthed when I had words from God, I have been at fault for preaching weak
messages just because I wanted more people to come to the altar to “get
saved”. Weak words and a powerless
gospel emboldens men whose hearts are evil and helps to solidify an attitude of
“anything goes and I will be fine.”
Hundreds of
revivals have been catalogued all over the world, but where is revival
happening in the supposedly most Christian nation on earth?
Revival
Many are saying revival will come, many are
saying massive turmoil, riots, genuine persecution and calamity will come and
both are correct. The true church has
always been at its strongest during intense times of persecution.
We have but a short time to prepare for major
turmoil in America. With every blatant
act against God, the umbrella of His protection must move farther away. Many would say judgment begins at the House
of God, it has and will continue, but wholesale sin in a nation has consequence
as well. The blood of millions of
aborted babies has not been forgotten.
Scripturally, it cannot be forgotten.
There must be payment for blood that is shed.
Another sin that is bringing judgment on this land is homosexuality. While I do not believe according to scripture that living a homosexual lifestyle is greater
than any other sin, it is sin that has come to into maturity. Repentance and a turning away from that
lifestyle is what is necessary for that person to receive Eternal Life. The problem with this is that it becomes a much greater problem when a
nation as a whole, or a state as a whole endorses sin and signs it into law. It’s at that point that you have leaders shaking their
fist in the face of God. That’s not
good! That further opens the door for a state or nation to be hit by
judgment. God in His great mercy will do
whatever it takes to see people come to Him and receive Him. He understands fully
that a little suffering here on earth is worth an eternal reward in
Heaven...
True Believers
Finally, being a Christian is not being a
part of a social group, it is not a club that tries to make everyone happy, it
is not even a self-help club. We are
called to “know Him, and to know the power of His resurrection”. A Christian is one who has a relationship
with God, one who is the Bride of Christ, one who is set apart to fulfill the
will of God and one who loves God with all his heart, mind, body, soul and
spirit and is walking after the Spirit and not after the flesh.
