I hate to write about this, but I have to. I entitled this Christians and the Church are weak and helpless for a reason. The church who follows their ministers have become weak. They have taken the approach of purely following their ministers and the ministers are also to blame. Ministers have taken a path to get the church to follow them and their ways, a shepherd and his flock.
This has caused many if not all to become lethargic and lazy. Our country and way of life is in a terrible mess right now and corruption in our civic leaders has become an 'in-your-face' we don't care what you think, we're going to do it anyways type of politics.
Homosexual out of the closet senators such as Roy Ashburn who lied, cheated and deceived his family, his wife, his constituents and many others seems to get a free ride from the press and all those who are corrupt.
Washington politicians are attempting to take over 1/6 of our economy (the size of the entire country of Great Britain) forcing us into more tax slavery and controlling our every day lives and taking away our freedoms. Why? Because we have become lazy.
Ministers have taken the approach, we're tax-exempt and we just need to save souls. HOGWASH!
What am I trying to say here?
In my city of Manteca, there are over 60 churches, many of them are very large and have many hundreds of members and non-member attendees every week. There is even a Manteca Pastors Association.
I also attend city council meetings when I get a chance to, but out of all those who attend church, how come there isn't at least ONE church that has a ministry of men and women dedicated to meet every week, study and pray about our city and from that group, sign up attendees that will pack the city hall every time there is a council meeting?
Many come home to watch hours of TV every day. Empty rubbish for the most part. They will fill their mind with fruitless humor and sexual content and perverted reality that pollutes the mind, but they will attend church and sing songs and participate and ask God to forgive them and so on. Just going through the religious steps of being seen by others in church.
Wouldn't it be not so difficult to have such a ministry in a church? Don't you think that if this group of God fearing believers would make a difference in our city? I guarantee you that not even the ACLU would be able to send their lesbians and fagots and every other pot smoking junky every week, they just don't have the time or people to handle it, but God's people sure do have the time, but what are they doing with it? Why are not the pastors demanding that their members and attendees show up each month, twice a month, at their local city hall council meetings? HECK! WHY DON'T THE PASTORS SET THE EXAMPLE AND START SHOWING UP THEMSELVES AND PACK THE SEATS?
Get this...I remember a time when not even a single minister of the Manteca Pastors Association had anybody ready and willing to open with prayer at the council meetings. And, when they did they left soon after praying and did not stay. A few of them stayed for a bit and then left, but that was it.
How come our country is in disarray? Because of the church! How come we can't pack that town hall building with God fearing men and women helping steer the way to our prosperity and demand they get in line when they over-step their boundaries? How come this ministry (that does not exist) doesn't find and pray for candidates that can and will stand up to those who wish to destroy our very Christian existence in every facet as possible from the liberals who only want to destroy God and take out every single hint of Christianity? This while giving everything and standing up and supporting Islam and Muslims who outright openly condemn Christians and Jews and yet we stand on the sidelines and allow them to take over along with all the homosexual perverts.
We should all be ashamed of ourselves because we do nothing but complain and speak bitterness about everything that isn't right anymore. If you can't trust a politician anymore, then do something about it.
HOSEA Chapter 4 says:
1 Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: "There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land.
2 There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
We are the ones who are reaping what we sew. We are responsible and we only give excuses. Read more of what God's Word says...
6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.
7 The more the priests increased, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their Glory for something disgraceful.
8 They feed on the sins of my people and relish their wickedness.
9 And it will be: Like people, like priests. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
What am I trying to say here? I'm saying this to you. This is a visual demonstration of unfaithfulness to God. Leadership really is about sacrifice. Many of us want the perks of leadership without the price of leadership. Yet becoming a leader isn't about gaining rights; it's about giving them up. Leaders relinquish options and remain careful to do all things for the sake of the gospel (1 Cor. 9:19-23).
Our conduct has become visible to the enemy and they know it and they have taken advantage of this. Leading people is also about more than words; it really is a lifestyle. We cannot separate our communication from our conduct.
Can we ever imagine how our lives would be if we were to create a ministry that holds people accountable and it only takes a few hours of our time each month and what would it do for our cities and schools? Then, our State and then our Nation?
HOSEA Chapter 6
9 As marauders lie in ambush for a man, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
I see nothing but ministers and priests speaking about money. Nothing but money and their current problems and also going far out on a limb to inform their congregation that there isn't enough money these days and they know it's tight, but you still need to give to God. I'm not talking about those who tithe and give what is the LORDS. It's still not enough for the church.
I see on TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) these hypocrites who call themselves God's chosen. Jumping around, yelling and screaming 'a harvest is about to come your way', send in money now! Many of these so called glamor ministers also have many of those in the church following them and why is that? They want to be seen and noticed for credibility.
13 Woe to them, because they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me! I long to redeem them but they speak lies against me.
14 They do not cry out to me from their hearts but wail upon their beds. They gather together for grain and new wine but turn away from me.
15 I trained them and strengthened them, but they plot evil against me.
16 They do not turn to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of their insolent words. For this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
HOSEA Chapter 9
9 They have sunk deep into corruption, as in the days of Gibeah. God will remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins.
The Lord talks about when the people have good leaders, they rejoice. When they have bad leaders, the people moan. The church might as well be some sort of political party and social get together for the sake of feeling good about themselves because its more rock and roll in the church and woman's breast hanging out like a Victoria Secret catalog including their female children doing the same.
I just about fell out of my pew one time when I saw a teenager sit down next to us with her breasts practically hanging out and I can see it all sideways and the cleavage. Thank God my wife took that child aside and then I got a text message on my phone telling me she was taking her down the street to the mall and buy her a very nice elegant blouse. Since then, that girl has changed her ways. Not going into this here, but our church has changed and this is why I brought this up. Even the pastors wives are dressing this way. Legs showing all the way up to their neck and breast hanging out 80%, gee, is my mind on God? Am I focused to give praise to Him or admire the flesh?
For our nation to heal we need to start out on the local level and graduate up to the higher level of government. It starts in our churches and right now the church is weak and infiltrated by sin. Our country is now moaning and will soon be placed in prison.
2 comments:
Great post.
Re: "Just going through the religious steps of being seen by others in church." There are an awful lot of people who confuse going to church with actually believing and acting accordingly.
As far as going to city council meetings, many will say they watch it at home. That passive approach as an inactive, invisible spectator does nothing to steady the ship of state. Being informed and being engaged go together to be effective.
Elect which leaders? Only those who don't want the job; or, those who will do their duty without being swayed by worldly bribes.
Follow which ministers? Only those who follow the Master.
Well put! Is there not one who will stand at the gates (City Hall) and proclaim Him King and Master?
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