Philistine in Washington

Posted by Larry Miller on July 11, 2010 under How | Be the First to Comment

Don’t you get tired of people pussyfooting around about the nonsense taking place in Washington and around our country? Many speak of their “concern” about freedom destroying trends in hushed tones. Words that come from pastors like Rev. Swaggart are said to be inflammatory and not very helpful in our multi-cultural, diversity worshiping world. These people don’t want to rock the boat or are afraid to be seen as extremists. They are afraid of what others will think. They wring their hands and wonder, “what can we do?” All this, just like the Jews in Germany during the 1930s.

Compartmentalized Christians who split their lives between Sunday morning, and their own time, won’t like or even comprehend what the preacher in the video was saying. Those who understand that life cannot be split into segments with conflicting loyalties know exactly what Brother Swaggart is talking about. Those without even a claim to the Christian faith will see him as foolish, ridiculous and even dangerous. However without this understanding and passion, our efforts will turn out to be half hearted and futile.

Whatever else each of us finds we must do, I believe Charles Stanley from Atlanta has the ultimate answer that will back to the America God gave us. What is he suggesting? Two things really. The answer is found in II Chronicles 7:14 “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (NIV) The two things are that we (the Christians, not the philistines running our world) need to do is seek the hand of God to work on our behalf, and the hard part, clean up our own lives… stop acting like the rest of the world. We are here, but can anyone tell we are different? Is there enough evidence in your life that you could be convicted of being a Christian?

Dr. Stanley is calling us to 140 Days of Intercession for America – twenty weeks, with a different focus each week such as Personal Preparation, Increasing Taxation and Killing the Unborn. Find out more at InTouch.org. Sign up to be a prayer warrior, then hit your knees… it’s the surest, and in reality, the only way to victory.