Eyes to See

 

"But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness !"        --  Matthew 6:23

I guess I thought as soon the former evil president was off the scene, people who'd followed him would come to their senses.  I thought the sounds of head-smacking, and cries of "WHAT WAS I THINKING !?!?," would resound throughout the land.

 

I was particularly hopeful the many deceived Christians...who know what "repentance" is, and how it's done...would turn back from their politics of lies and hatred.

 

The "Christian conservative" movement has quoted God's command from II Chronicles 7:14 so often, for so many years...against all those ungodly "other people:" abortionists, gay-rights activists, and "liberals"...that I hoped it might have lodged in their hearts...

 

...that if they truly desire God to "heal [our] land," it might come into their thinking that He requires "the people called by My name" to repent of their sins.  And I hoped they would.

But if what I've heard and seen from "conservative Christians" the last few days, from Franklin Graham on down, is any indicator, "Evangelicals" are as deceived as ever: indeed, more willfully insistent on being deceived, now that their cherished Liar suffered political defeat.

 

(Hasn't it been clear from their start that "conservative Christians" are more about politics than godliness ?  The vast number of their votes elected the "conservative" presidential candidate in 1980, over his Christian opponent.)

God says He will send "strong delusions" on "...those who refuse to love the Truth,"...and will PERSONALLY ensure that they will believe the lies of "the man of lawlessness (II Thessalonians 2:8-12)...and follow him to destruction.

That could well be the spiritual dynamic operating when Evangelicals' greatest "Super-Star" leader compares his departed sleaze-president to Jesus, to bash the "Judases" who politically "betray" him.

How profound is the darkness today over, and within, "conservative Christian" Evangelicals !  And how eternally irremediable for all who who know Who Truth IS...and willfully choose lies.

God, keep the hearts of those who truly love You stayed always on TRUTH !!

In Jesus' name, Amen.

Patriotism, False Patriotism

                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              

On this Memorial Day, with its patriotic sentiments, every person in America has a choice of patriotisms.

By patriotic, I mean what "patriotism" really means: how we truly show "love of country," when "love" means intense desire for what is good for our country.

We all know that God promises that if His people called by His Name will humble themselves, pray, seek His Face, and turn from their evil ways, He will "heal their land" (II Chronicles 7:14).  That seems to me exactly what any true patriot would desire for his country.

We also have the politicians' contrary promise: that pride, greed, contempt for "losers," a belligerent attitude toward others, and lies upon lies will "make America great again."

Why do those called by Christ's Name believe the politicians instead of God ?  When God promises His wrath against unrighteousness, why do those who know the scriptures follow the liars and ungodly who say their ways will bring God's blessing on America ?

                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              

Billboards

My wife and I noticed a billboard that was all up and down the roads when we were traveling in Arkansas recently.

It carried a verse from scripture, slightly abridged to fit the billboard's space:

"If My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face, I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." (II Chronicles 7:14)

Perhaps it was only to fit the scripture on the billboard, but I couldn't help noticing that one of God's commands to His people was omitted: that they "turn from their wicked ways."

Perverting Scripture: II Chronicles 7:14

"If...My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

We have heard this scripture used for 30 years to support Christian political "action." It was a proof-text for the Moral Majority. It was the scriptural text for both Reagan inaugurations. It is pervasive in the American Church...as the proof-text for "culture war" and "conservative" Christianity.

I solemnly witness against those who pervert this word of God, and turn it to the evil purposes of the world-system's kingdom.

"If...My people who are called by My name..." These words are addressed to CHRISTians.

"...humble themSELVES and pray and seek My face and turn from THEIR wicked ways..." God tells Christians to do three things: abdicate their pride, seek Him, and meaningfully repent their sins. Where is the "political action" the deceivers have urged on us as God's will ? Where does God lay the blame for our country's sickness-unto-death on abortionists, gays, "liberals," as the promoters of "culture-war" teach ? He says instead that CHRISTIANS must repent.

"...then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land." God makes specific promises: and if we want Him to hear us, forgive us, and heal our land, we need to do what God says. It is therefore critical the American Church hear what God says (not what those who pervert His word make it to say): and deal honestly with our sin (not disingenuously praying He'll deal with other people's sins).

When we will DO what God says, God will be faithful to fulfill His promises. Do we want God to heal our land ? Then let us humble ourselves and seek God's face. Let the Church REPENT !!