What I have tried to do in the eight years of these posts is put before the readers, not a scenario but a birds-eye view of the tremors not only in America but around this world, and not only in governments but whole societies, and also the lack of serious discernment of these tremors in the church.
I've given this anecdote before. It was roughly sixteen years ago and I was part of a cohort doing graduate study at a local college. We were walking this path together and knew each other. The particular topic that day led me to stand up and attempt to give a warning of sorts to these mostly much younger students. I saw a division coming in America that was beyond what we could even imagine. I wasn't successful in awakening my classmates but what I saw coming has arrived.
I bring this up again in this post because what is ahead of us is even worse. Our political process is not functioning. I'm pointing to our entire constitutional republic being rendered powerless in what it was designed to do, which includes defending our nation! These are not just words that one might use on a campaign trail. Our entire government is in danger of imploding.
It's referred to as the 'deep state,' those ensconced in the State Department and other bureaucracies. They have the potential of warring against any or all of the three branches of our government. Add Barack Obama to the mix and you have a coup on your hands. 'Oh come now...coups happen in third world countries' you say? Think again my friends. It would be near-impossible with a free press and functioning media but we have neither. Fox News is there but the other sources put out every fire that is reported. Alternate conservative medias inform the rest of us but this only makes the absolute division in our country more acute.
Let me add this here. When we talk about America being divided the normal tendency is to think of two equally sincere yet different ideologies or philosophies of life opposing one another....unfortunate yet manageable. This is not the case in America!!! And this is a key that has to be understood. I'll give but one example of many. When you look at what is happening on our college campuses...particularly on those campuses who mistakenly consider themselves to be elite...it should shake you to the core. What is evidenced on these campuses is not merely an opposing view...or a different opinion. It is a breakdown in the cognitive processes. To be more specific it is nothing less than a communist revolutionary spirit. These young people haven't a clue. Their Progressive education has rendered them utterly defenseless to outside influence!
Our pulpits should be warning us not only of societal collapse but that this is God's judgement upon us. Peter warned the believers as did Paul as did John as did just about every prophet in the Old Testament but we are too sophisticated to delve into such awkward and uncomfortable topics.
Lord wake these men in our pulpits up...wake us all up...for thy name sake alone! This man in our White House Lord...profane and aloof as he is to thee...give him wisdom enough to navigate a tempest of which he has no idea its real causes. Do this Lord, not to extend our perceived greatness but to restore our usefulness in proclaiming the gospel to an expiring world. Have mercy upon us Lord for those who have not departed from thee...for those of us who have yet seek to return...and have mercy upon us Lord only if we as a nation are to turn our eyes once again to Thee....our Righteous God...our only benefactor...and our only refuge and strength in a time of trouble.
I've given this anecdote before. It was roughly sixteen years ago and I was part of a cohort doing graduate study at a local college. We were walking this path together and knew each other. The particular topic that day led me to stand up and attempt to give a warning of sorts to these mostly much younger students. I saw a division coming in America that was beyond what we could even imagine. I wasn't successful in awakening my classmates but what I saw coming has arrived.
I bring this up again in this post because what is ahead of us is even worse. Our political process is not functioning. I'm pointing to our entire constitutional republic being rendered powerless in what it was designed to do, which includes defending our nation! These are not just words that one might use on a campaign trail. Our entire government is in danger of imploding.
It's referred to as the 'deep state,' those ensconced in the State Department and other bureaucracies. They have the potential of warring against any or all of the three branches of our government. Add Barack Obama to the mix and you have a coup on your hands. 'Oh come now...coups happen in third world countries' you say? Think again my friends. It would be near-impossible with a free press and functioning media but we have neither. Fox News is there but the other sources put out every fire that is reported. Alternate conservative medias inform the rest of us but this only makes the absolute division in our country more acute.
Let me add this here. When we talk about America being divided the normal tendency is to think of two equally sincere yet different ideologies or philosophies of life opposing one another....unfortunate yet manageable. This is not the case in America!!! And this is a key that has to be understood. I'll give but one example of many. When you look at what is happening on our college campuses...particularly on those campuses who mistakenly consider themselves to be elite...it should shake you to the core. What is evidenced on these campuses is not merely an opposing view...or a different opinion. It is a breakdown in the cognitive processes. To be more specific it is nothing less than a communist revolutionary spirit. These young people haven't a clue. Their Progressive education has rendered them utterly defenseless to outside influence!
Our pulpits should be warning us not only of societal collapse but that this is God's judgement upon us. Peter warned the believers as did Paul as did John as did just about every prophet in the Old Testament but we are too sophisticated to delve into such awkward and uncomfortable topics.
Lord wake these men in our pulpits up...wake us all up...for thy name sake alone! This man in our White House Lord...profane and aloof as he is to thee...give him wisdom enough to navigate a tempest of which he has no idea its real causes. Do this Lord, not to extend our perceived greatness but to restore our usefulness in proclaiming the gospel to an expiring world. Have mercy upon us Lord for those who have not departed from thee...for those of us who have yet seek to return...and have mercy upon us Lord only if we as a nation are to turn our eyes once again to Thee....our Righteous God...our only benefactor...and our only refuge and strength in a time of trouble.
