had to...

Sometimes, people are able to just put things across in a way that it NEEDS to be said...

This video is wonderful because of the back story...
the US President tried to influence who would speak at the National Prayer Breakfast,
but this guy who spoke, was even more direct and clear in His word.

I agree in my Spirit with the major themes of the talk,
of how America has lost it's way...
from being a nation built on a foundation that is God,
to the current one, where a nation is losing its moral compass.

He says the words that need to be said.
And he said it clearly and well
The details and prophetic harbingers...
well, we will know if they happen...
for now, that is not important...

The analysis itself is sharp, pointed and true.
May the nation hear and listen...
Too much blood has been shed,
too many compromises have been made...

subjugated

In the midst of a conflict and I now know why it's called a spiritual battle
The biggest issue and the one that i'm engaged in now is one for generations and lives.

But the irony is that, the generations do not see or sense the same battle.
There is no revelation, just toleration and silence.

I wonder...how did the terms love, justice, tolerance, discrimination all be redefined?
When did it happen such that we now live in such subjective times?

Laws meant to protect and show mercy,
uphold the sanctity of life...honour God
Now are being turned upside down,
so that we prefer the value of self,
the sanctity of personal right, and honouring no one.

I need to pen this down, so that I remember this topsy turvy chain of events.

No more than the past 2 weeks have I felt the burden and the pain...of God.
Of how difficult it is to love those who would lash out, and not understand.
Of those who would demand and fight for an invisible right...
one that is crafted as a personal right, but actually is a slippery slope.

In the prophetic, there are so many things that we miss...
We have forgotten the counsel of the past...
Every prophet had a hard message, a message the people did not want to hear,
they were mocked, mistreated, hated, and scorned. But they still proclaimed God.
We have forgotten about that.

I make a stand on this issue, because it is important.
Not just an individual, but also for society at large.
Redemption from sin also means we need a place to call sin, sin.
To remove that right to call sin, sin, is removing God's place in creation.
We have constantly done that, thinking that WE would make better gods.
Self-idolatry is one of the hardest things to see, but the most evident sin to see in others.

If you misread the bible, you will think it is judgemental.
If you misread the intentions of God, you will think He is self-serving.
But know this...God is just, he cannot tolerate sin, yet He is also Loving,
that's why He sent His son, Jesus Christ, as the propitiation for OUR sin.
That's the gospel in full, one that we need to understand clearly.

If you decide to blame God, it's only because He is Loving and merciful to that extent.

We need to remember...at the core of this battle...is the same battle from creation.
We want to be self-governing, we want to do what we please, we want to enjoy doing what we please,
even if we do not say it...the way we act and talk expose the fact that...we believe we know better.

perhaps we do...but surely not better than God