I hear many Christians following end time prophetic conferences/ministries where people are preaching things about a military coup against our President, the military force will be used to chasten USA, that Obama will be put on trial for treason, civil unrest, that it will not go well with Obama, UN troops invited here, guillotines, etc etc etc. Such messages are coming from big name "prophets."
Jesus never spoke against Pilot. He never spoke against Caesar. In fact, HE said pay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. HE spoke against a wicked generation of HIS people of Pharisees. The wicked generation was trying to get Jesus mixed up with worldly politics by asking HIM if they should pay their taxes
At least these people have moved from President Obama being the Anti Christ to prophesying him of being put in jail. When will such people ever learn? When will such people stop chasing false messages and begin to seek the Lord Jesus in their lives rather than chasing fear and nonsense? When will such people stop allowing hatred to foster in their hearts?
Even though America is a Christian nation, it is still part of the world. The world will love its own and do what it wants. What do you really expect from such secular leaders? Rather than hate, we must love and pray. The bible says when we are in trouble, we are to pray and to pray unceasingly.
Matthew 24:4-6 Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, 5 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic.
Christians read these verses and they think the many that will come claiming to be Jesus will actually come and say they are "Jesus Christ or the Messiah." Yes, some will but for the Christians, this is too easy to discern. The devil is much smarter than all of you. When such people come claiming to be Jesus or in HIS name, such deceivers will come as ministers of light preaching in HIS Name proclaiming the gospel but are leading many to deception. They are not coming claiming to be Jesus but they are coming preaching Jesus and with a twist. Yes, it will sound very good. Yes, it will sound like the gospel for they will have many truth mixed with deception.
Matthew 24:23-26 “Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones. 25 See, I have warned you about this ahead of time.26 “So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look, he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it!
Many Christians spend a lot of money bouncing from one conference to another conference seeking to fill the void in their hearts. They allow messages of end time to fill them with fear and excitement. Yes, many are coming in HIS Name holding one conference to another conference. They are not preaching Jesus but they are preaching excitement of end days. It is easy to rally people preaching rapture. It is easy to rally and gather people preaching hate. It is easy to rally and gather people to preach against our leaders to find a scapegoat. Many people eat this up without any discernment and at the end their hot air that they have filled themselves with fizzle and most are back to square one. They are full of void and still no rest or peace. When will people learn?
Many Christians are out of order. We must be salt and light of the world. We must know as children of God, no matter what types of storms are occurring in the world, we are to be still and at peace in the midst of all storms. We are overcomers. We are followers of God's commandments.
As followers of God's commandments and to honor God, we must know spiritual authority and that all authorities are appointed by HIM. Whether persecution comes or we are at peace with our governments, we are to honor our leaders as the bible commands us. We are to pray for our leaders and show them RESPECT! We are to submit to our governments. If you do not like their policies, you are to pray and respect them without slandering them. Otherwise, we are judging God's authority.
Romans 13:1-5 Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. 2 So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. 3 For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you. 4 The authorities are God’s servants, sent for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for they have the power to punish you. They are God’s servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong. 5 So you must submit to them, not only to avoid punishment, but also to keep a clear conscience.
If you feel our country has taken the wrong path, do not blame the government but look at your own selves. If judgment comes to this nation, it is because the MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE on the earth which are GOD'S Children have failed by forsaking God.
We can watch four hours of sports but most cannot even pray for one hour. We can spend a lot of money for ourselves and go on vacation but we cannot tithe and offer to the MOST HIGH GOD. We give God one or maybe a two hour service once a week and we think we are a holy people. We can work long hours to get a raise or promotion but many refuse to serve God in HIS House. They do not want to help out in cleaning, preparing food, fixing things, making God's House look nice, and etc etc. Most are but LAZY and in a hurry to get home and watch TV or play golf as they offer their money to the enemy in entertainment on the Lord's Day breaking the 4th commandment.
Luke 23:28-29 But Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For the days are coming when they will say, ‘Fortunate indeed are the women who are childless, the wombs that have not borne a child and the breasts that have never nursed.’
When the country elects another president in 2016, then will he/she be the target of the same rhetoric? Will he be the newly Anti Christ proclaimed by these so called "prophets?"
Have we not learned from our mistakes yet? Why are so many Christians such a stiffed neck stubborn people who do not know God's ways? This is why many of your prayers do not get answered! Our hearts are wrong and out of order.
May you learn to chase HIM and know HIM more rather than events or your emotions.
Pastor Steve
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