Fears & Faith
Good Morning,
What exciting days we live in! Anarchy (no matter what the media calls it) is everywhere. Over forty attacks on pro-life businesses without much comment, while Supreme court justices are threatened with little attention and moms at school board meetings are called terrorists. If that is not anarchy led by the top of government, we are missing something. Anarchy, or lawlessness, is being lived out by some powerful forces in our nation. They panic because the Supreme Court has made some very spectacular decisions lately, sending the powers of tyranny into panic mode; these demagogues hate the idea of freedom.
Consider the time in which our Lord was alive. Jesus had just given sight to a man born blind. Some people were excited and happy, yet others felt threatened. When evil is threatened, it gets ugly.
John 9:16 “Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.”
Powerful miracles divided the leaders. When Lazarus was raised from the dead, they did not rejoice but feared this powerful man who threatened their hold on the minds of the people. They were so angry that they had no problem considering murder to try to suppress this great leader.
John 12:10 “But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;”
As we all have seen, the only response the evil world has to honorable actions and truth is violence and threats. If you are a threat to the security of the evil powers that be, you can expect hate, wrath, and in some circles, violence.
Do not fear when evil throws a fit; (although it is scary) good and right have the hand of the eternal God to guide the affairs of life, and God will see things through to the end. We need not turn to the methods of the anarchists.
Millions of Bible-believing martyrs in the Dark Ages and Reformation era lived with evil leaders in powerful places. Hundreds of years later, they are still enjoying the rewards set aside for those who stand for right.
John 16:1 “These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.”
vs. 2 “They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.”
vs. 3 “And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.”
We have many promises of a one-world government, one-world economy, and a universal military power that will be ruthless in their manners; it simply has to come. The simple Bible believers will be a target, but never fear, our Lord knows the path ahead. We are seeing the early signs of a global unification that has to rebel against order, freedom, and God. We are getting close, and it will be wonderful!
"Fear not little flock" Jesus said, He will care for you.
Pastor