John 1:16-17 (Amplified) says, "For out of His fullness (abundance), we have all received, all had a share and were all supplied with, one Grace after another and Spiritual Blessing upon Spiritual Blessing and favor upon favor and even Gift heaped upon Gift. For while the Law was given through Moses, Grace (unearned, undeserved favor) and Spiritual Blessings and Truth came through Jesus Christ."
Paul wrote this in 2Corinthians 5:20 (Amplified), "So we are Christ's ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us. We, as Christ's personal representatives beg you for His sake to lay hold of the Divine favor now offered you and be reconciled to God."
We, as Christ's ambassadors and His Own personal representatives, we are to represent Him in every way, in honor and Truth. Jesus spoke in Luke 18:6-8 (Amplified) saying, "Then the Lord said, And will not our Just God defend and protect and avenge His elect, His chosen ones who cry to Him day and night? Will He defer them and delay help on their behalf? I tell you, He will defend and protect and avenge them speedily. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find persistence in faith on the earth?"
I've been calling for the Christians in our nation to pray and vote, in this midterm election. I'm also crying out day and night for God's Mighty Hand to deliver this nation. Many things currently occurring in America are directly opposed to God's Word and they have placed this nation in opposition against God's Word. We're not fighting a political battle in this country, but a Spiritual battle.
I'm calling on our fellow believers, brothers and sisters in Christ, to please pray and intercede for the Church here and for our nation. This is the time we must intercede for liberty and the establishing of laws that are based on God's Word again. We've been asleep and have paid little attention to what's happening in our country, like it doesn't make any difference. It does make a difference to our Heavenly Father.
I'm being reminded about the Israelites in the Wilderness, who kept wanting to return to Egypt, even after God delivered them from bondage there. God intended for them to trust in His deliverance, but the people believed it was easier to stay in captivity. Many of us trust that the government will take care of us and we've turned a blind eye to the corruption happening in our government systems.
It's time for the Body of Christ to do as the Head (Who is Jesus) says, instead of receiving orders from some other source. I'm not accusing every person in authority positions of being corrupt, but we do know some are. I believe though, that we've allowed the party to become more important than God. The Original Intent of America was first and foremost, that God was to be our God and over all else. We were to have a government that respected God and what God stands for. This was to be a nation that had a place in God's heart and would be a Light to the world and a beacon of hope.
Our ideas of "fairness," are man's ideas and not God's. God didn't say He would "be fair." God said He would be Just. So many churches in our country are afraid of losing their tax-exemption status, if we don't do as we're told. Many things our Founding Fathers and those who fought for our freedom are being set aside, benefiting and profiting just a few. Perhaps, they don't see anything wrong in how things have been. This was true even in Jesus' earthly ministry, when too many believed everything should remain like it was.
I truly believe God put a man in Office who isn't afraid to do what needs to be done and we should all be praying for him and his family. We can hardly afford for him to finish the remainder of his time in office, with his hands bound or confronting impeachment efforts or investigations based on nothing. Many in bondage today, are crying out like those in Exodus 2:24-25 (Amplified), which says, "And God heard their sighing and groaning and earnestly remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. And God saw the Israelites and took knowledge of them and concerned Himself about them knowing all, understanding all, remembering all."
God has heard the sighs and groans today and has never forgotten His covenant with Jesus that was established on our behalf. He is concerned about us here today. Deliverance is already on the way, by the Power of His Word and His Spirit. We must not do like those in the Wilderness, who murmured against God, even after He brought them out of Egypt. God called Moses to deliver the people, but they even slandered against him, just like they complained about God. Change is coming and we must learn to listen to the Voice of the Holy Spirit and allow Him to lead us into the Rest and Promise, that God declared for us. It doesn't matter what the world or history say about our Founding Fathers. They entered into covenant with God, when this nation was established. God has honored His part of that covenant and He expects us to honor our part. The responsibility of appointing and electing Godly men and women to represent us, has been placed in our hands. We must do this in prayer and understanding and honor to Him.
Don't vote political parties. Vote Righteousness and God's will for our nation. Please, pray for the unity and repentance of our nation, if you live elsewhere. We covet your prayers and faith, in unity with us in Christ. We then, will pray for you and your nation, so together we'll see the return of Jesus and the Glory of God, being manifest on this earth. The best is yet to come.
We love you,
Jim
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