Justice and Peace within the Word and Power of God!!!

The fall of the Christian Guard?

I EXHORT therefore, that first of all, supplications, prayers, intercession, and giving thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; who will have all, men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. {I Timothy 2:1-5}

In this time of dismay, please do not allow your anger to blind you from seeing the true path. In other words, the devil has taken advantage of those who openly profess they are Christians, but they have not been on the wall of prayer for the leaders in this world. And this includes cops and the people who lead them. We must never forget that everything comes from the top, and in this scenario, it trickles down to the bottom, which is the people. Since the house of God is the only moral compass that this sinful world has, we have failed to do our due diligence, which was and is to stay on the top of the prayer wall, along with supplications, prayers, intercession, and giving thanks. Without this menu for success this earth will continue to experience what we are seeing every day, and I might add there is still no direct relief in sight. We are admonished to consult with the Lord before we take any position, yet many reject this notion, and others who are educated, rich or in a High office will not adhere to this content. For example, like the elected officials who are supposed to be working for the people who elected them, but they have become selfish hoarders of monetary gain for themselves. They will say and do anything to get aboard the Black Lives matter train, but the fact is they are not, but they do not want to appear like they are not with you. Opportunist are what they really are. People must take all the steps to dislodge this kind of falsehood from representing them in any venues. Many of this sort would be sure to say the name of God, but they will not do what He says is best for the people. Without a divine connection, depravation for the constituency will be the deceptive relay for the gathered souls. Let us read the word:

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. {Proverbs 3:6-8}

Listen, when people do not or no longer fear God, the devil has set up shop inside of them. This also means, that millions of churches with mediocre leaders at the helm, have control over billions of people who are under them. These flocks really believe that they are saved but they have been blinded by the enemy, through the Pastor/Bishop who they follow without question. And for those who proclaim they are saved well, they have broken the prayer chain, and attached themselves to contentment. In other words, since it is not coming towards me, I do not have to worry about it. Such folk who think like this have been hoodwinked by the devil and are clearly broken off from the vine of Jesus. Meaning to say, they can no longer get a prayer through to the Lord, because of their own brokenness.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered: and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you. {John 15:5-7}

Please understand, I am not talking about those of us who are the born-again believers and are fighting the good fight of faith. However, I am revealing to you, if you are not with the Lord, then you are against Him in every way. So then, if there is any possibility of refreshing, it can come through the prayer of the righteous people of God. Apart from God, you need to know this: There will be no Justice or peace. God knows that the people on this earth are devastated by the current events. He is fully aware of the oppression and depression. Therefore, He said in His word:

If my people, which are called by my name, would humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and heal their land. {2 Chronicles 7:14}

Once again, the Father is telling us what the truth is, but politics have entered into our minds, with the devil as the leader. So now the people on this earth are hurting, and rightfully so, from enough, is enough. Now I must add that this is one of the oldest and current plague that Satan is now utilizing. It is called vexation. Listen, Anger is like a silent time bomb, which can go off without a test. It blows UP and OUT, leaving its devastation for everyone else to clean up. A fool’s words and actions can have the same effect on other people when they are in pain, or when anger has blinded their judgment. The Bible tells us this: A fool will say whatever is in his heart, and it will sound valid but underneath it is not sound. And as a result, that storm will affect others who are also angry. A fool is known by the many words that fly out of his mouth. There is no reasoning in him; therefore, such become looters and violent combaters. The Bible says this:

A fool’s lips enter contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. {Proverbs 18:6}

In other words, evil communications corrupt good manners. So then, let us be sound in our own judgment concerning our relationship with God first before we decide to pour out our anger on others, or reframe from helping those we find in harm’s way. Judgment must first start at the house of God, and then we will be able to be the light of this world. Again, do not allow anger to blind you from the truth that you may not have followed in this newest crisis. What am I saying? Let us ask God to forgive us first, because we have dropped the prayer and fasting ball regarding the lost and fallen leaders in this world. Once more, if we humble ourselves before God and get forgiveness, we then can receive the healing that is desperately needed on this earth. If I had a conclusion it might go like this:

Seek God, get forgiveness, and then meet me at the voting polls and allow God to lead us to the person whom He can use to make this a better place to love. Without God, this will not be over soon, but it will be a political football that will be kicked around for years to come. Yes, there will be some nice words exchanged and even some preach, but deliverance is only from the Lord. Let us get in this fight as the entire body of Christ and stand in the gap for this world even if it kills us as we hold the prayer line.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and the truth is not in us. {I John 1:8-10}

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