Romans 12:2 (Amplified) says, "Do not be conformed to this world (this age, fashioned after and adapted to its external superficial customs), but be transformed (changed) by the (entire) renewal of your mind (by its new ideals and its new attitude) so that you may prove (for yourselves) what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect in His sight."
The Church has stopped doing many of the Super-natural things of God, that the early believers accepted as normal. Today, many Christians say, "These things have passed away." These believers are saved and live good clean lives, but have lost sight of who we were born-again to be in Christ. If we're only offering things that the world offers, then why would hurting people who are searching for change in their lives, come to us?
Those in the early Church probably wouldn't recognize what we call the Church today. The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, changed everything. Many believers take the Holy Spirit for granted or don't walk in the Super-natural things of God. The Holy Spirit was and is, the mark of the new creation people, that changed everything for natural man. Without the Super-natural Power of the Holy Spirit, we're returned to natural man/woman, with the natural form of religion.
There's very little difference between what we have today and what those under the Law had. We've replaced obedience to God's Word and His Spirit, with rules and regulations of our own making. The Lord has been faithful to bring people to the new birth, but we've hindered Him, by our stand against the Super-natural move of His Spirit. God wants to propel the Church into a Body of His Power, in order to affect the world.
Many Christians aren't much different from those in the world and haven't been able to help those in need, like God desires. There are counselors to help with their problems and rehab to get them off of drugs and alcohol, but there isn't Power to free them. Jesus and the early Church simply freed people from the habits of the world, setting at liberty all who were bound. We continue to rely more on the world's way of dealing with the enemy, than on the Lord and His Word.
Some think teaching deliverance and setting people free by God's Power, is "wishful thinking." The world is faced with the greatest onslaught of the enemy and things no other generation has faced. Technology has made everyone more open to the world and God's Word, than ever before. Knowledge, both good and bad, is made abundantly available in everything we see, hear and know.
There's a twenty-four hour news cycle now too, which means that we and children are exposed to so much. Things happen so fast on a worldwide basis and the news media has massive input in our lives. The push of the world's influence is nearly overwhelming, even on the Church. Things that were black are now white and thing that were wrong are now right. The law of our Land and government, have been changed so that they control, instead of govern.
The Church has failed to take any role and say, "God is in control." We've allow the authority of the believer to be run by majority vote and have settled for that in our lives. This has led to what was a gradual flow, to become a flood of ungodly laws which strangle the Truth of God's Word. Compromise has become the standard and rule of many believers.
Many who are "old school," like me, can see the difference in the world and our own nation. The America we grew up in, has become a thing of the past and we don't recognize our country any longer. The influence of the Church and families, has changed dramatically. Not everything happening now is wrong, but when things are left unchecked, they will lead to devastation and instability in our nation and the Church.
The Lord tells us about the "Law of Truth," in Malachi 2:6 (Amplified). This isn't the Law of Moses, but the Law of Truth. God's Word is Truth and still pertains to our covenant of Grace. When we compromise Truth for traditions or any other thing, then we fall into deception. The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ has allowed abortion (even to term) to become law in our country, which leads to the daily murder of 4,000 innocent babies. I don't hear much of an outcry from the Church. We've also allowed same-sex marriage to become law, without much of an outcry from God's people.
Many don't believe it matters much, while others think it's being "fair" to all people. The enemy thinks it's a victory over righteousness. The enemy sees how darkness has triumphed over Light, without much of an outcry from the Redeemed of the Lord. Jesus said that we're "In the world, but not of this world." We've living here, but we don't have to live by what the unsaved world decides is right. We must live by what the Lord says is right.
Living by laws made by an ungodly vote, isn't what Jesus meant when He said, "I have given you authority over the enemy." I'm not talking about an armed overthrow of government, but we much vote in Godly people who will deliberately vote for righteousness. When we deliberately vote officials who are writing and passing ungodly and antiChrist laws, then we're as guilty as they are, for these laws.
The authority in the Name of Jesus, is the Highest Authority on this planet. The only thing politicians fear, is losing their power by the people's votes. If every Christians would put aside their denominational ties and vote for righteousness, then God would bring this nation back and heal her. If we don't take a stand, then our grandchildren and great-grandchildren will live in a Godless nation. If you're Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Episcopalian or Pentecostal, then you're a Christian and must stand for the same Righteousness of God, in this Land. We've been Blessed with what happens in our nation, through prayer and votes. We mustn't do what the world does and vote for a party, but we must do like the Lord says and cast seeds of righteousness into our Land, by a righteous vote for righteousness.
This sounds worldly to the ears of many, but it sounds like we're making a stand that brings God's Kingdom near us, to Jesus' ears. The leaders of our country can't stand without some authority behind them, so we must decide Who's authority we want to reside in them. Do we want the Authority of the Kingdom of Light or the kingdom of darkness? You're the one who makes the decision. God won't cast a ballot for us. I don't want an elephant or a donkey to rule our nation. I want a nation whose God is the Lord.
We're only 120 days away from a Presidential election. We must be obedient to pray that God will give us the Wisdom to make our vote count for His Kingdom. If you don't believe that your vote counts or does any good, then ask God is this is true and then do as He tells you to do. If Christians will pray and turn out to vote with God's Wisdom and not just for a political party, then we can change our nation back to the Land of the Free.
We can't allow satan to keep our eyes focused on the confusion and distractions that are constantly before our eyes, in the media and news. The Covid19 virus, the rioting and looting are distractions from the vote of our nation. I'm not speaking about Democrats or Republicans, but about Light or dark and Good or evil and Life or death. Pray for the Holy Spirit's instructions and trust God to restore our nation back to "In God we trust."
Matthew 18:18 (Amplified) says, "Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose (allow) on earth, will be loosed in Heaven." If we allow it to go on, then God will allow it to go on. He gave us the Authority in the Name of Jesus and we're called to stand in that authority, Jesus prayed, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." I don't think the things we're seeing are how Heaven is supposed to function and are God's will. Ask yourself whether or not the things we're seeing in our nation are God's will and how Heaven operates.
It was never God's will for Adam to transgress in the Garden. God gave him authority and dominion over this earth and allowed Adam to make his own decisions. I don't believe that what were seeing now is God's will either, but He has again given us authority and dominion and will honor our choice of what to do with them.
We must do more than pray. We must cast seed into the ground of our nation, by our vote of faith. James says that, "Faith without works is dead." Proverbs 29:2 (Amplified) says, "When the uncompromising righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked man rules, the people groan and sigh." Proverbs 29:18 (Amplified) says, "Where there is no vision (no redemptive Revelation of God), the people perish, but he who keeps the Law (the Word) of God (which includes that of man), Blessed, happy fortunate and enviable is he."
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