I hope this isn't too rushed, but I didn't want to wait till tomorrow when I heard that a new crisis has emerge, 1 which shows what I have said
about the spiritual battle that awaits all of us. Black churches are being burned in the south.
It is with a heavy heart that I note few are talking about
this like they did about Baltimore, Ferguson, etc. The devil wishes to
blind us, those who are African American, and those who stand with them,
though at times uncertain of how to express the agony and frustration
at the Pharisees who cause us to need to repent not for the last 40
hours, not for the last 40 years, but for the last four hundred years of oppression.
I have said numerous times in this blog that the answer to
our problems what is the gospel. It is simple - we are all one race, the human race, made in God's image and thus with him desiring us to fellowship freely and lovingly with each other as God created us to do before man brought sin into the world.(Gen. 3, Rom.5:12). And, His Salvation means that a person
becomes a new creature in Christ.(2 Corinthians 5:17)
That new creature will still struggle, like a butterfly which was a
caterpillar, and is just learning to fly. But that new creature still
should have a desire to put away the evil ways of the past.
Because the church has been filled with so many who have
resisted that desire, it is vital that the church lead the way in
repentance by turning to God and seeking His face and turning from our
wicked ways. Only then does He promise to hear from Heaven and heal a
land.
As I said, we have all sinned. We have all done things such
as lying or being upset with that one that cuts us off in traffic, when
they might be headed to the hospital to see a sick relative.(apologies
to readers who are getting tired of that illustration. I promise to try
to find a new one, I just like it because it is so understandable on
both ends, the driver and the person with a sick relative.) But, that is why it should be easy for us to forsake our sins, to ask God to see if there be some wicked way in us.
Once we do that, we can pray. And, we should pray and seek
God's face and repent not just of our sins, but of the evil which has
been part of this country for centuries. In total opposition to God's
statement that we are all one race, all made in His image. As I have
said, Daniel did the same thing in chapter 9 of his book. He prayed and
forsook grievous sins which had been done by his forefathers long before he'd been
born.
I say this not to brag but to be an example, I routinely
pray for God's forgiveness for the evils of slavery and oppression and
so on, even though my forefathers supported integration long(granted here in the North) a century ago, and fought on the side of
the north to free the slaves in the Civil War. I do so because I know
God is unhappy, but I know He is also merciful. He wants to save us, He
wants to heal us. He wants us to raise up GOdly leaders no matter what age, just as in this free blogbook at takethespirituallead dot blogspot dot com concerning spiritual leadership in the home and community.
It is up to Christians of both races to seek God's face, to
be united in this battle which so clearly is of the spiritual variety.
Ephesians 6:12
reminds us we wrestle not against flesh and blood. We are on the same
side. it is the evil forces which stir up trouble which we must battle.
We must battle not just in the physical area, such as with symbols, we
must battle for the hearts and minds of those who need God the most.
Because, this nation - which honored God with its lips
though quite a few in it had hearts which were far from Him - has
stopped even honoring God with its lips. Let us be the ones to call I
love God and please read that in His mercy He will send His Spirit and a
Holy Spirit, Heaven Sent Revival would break out, with the true mark of
repentance revival being shown, that tears would be shed, mighty tears,
of repentance with many people seeking God's face to have him turn us
away from all manner of evil.
Let's go to the Lord in prayer. And, urge others to, also; we need mighty prayer warriors of all races to unite and seek god's forgiveness and healing. Then, hearts will change and souls come to Him, once we the church leads this repentance revival.
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