In these troubled and dark days, many are looking to God for His help. I truly believe we can get through these dark days here in the United States, but not without the help of God Almighty.
Many Bible believing Christians see the great need to pray, and now find themselves praying more than perhaps they ever have in the past. That’s a good thing – never underestimate the power of prayer. You might be mindful of certain verses concerning prayer; there are many, like this one:
II Chronicles 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall 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.
In these dark days, information comes to us from every direction, non stop. Emotions by many are at fever pitch. How many make the time to take the time to turn it all off and pray? David wrote in Psalm 55, “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.”
The Bible shows us in many places, like Psalm 5, prayers for the wicked and wickedness to cease; for those who lay traps to fall in them, for deceitful mouths to stop, etc. I encourage you to make time to take time to pray and pray and pray!
Never underestimate the power of prayer!
In addition to much needed prayer, The Bible exhorts us to speak the truth in love. Will we speak it? Will we shine as lights in the midst of this crooked and perverse world? Jesus said, “The Truth shall make you free!” He also said the thief (the devil) comes “to steal, and to kill and to destroy,” but he came that we might have life, and have it more abundantly. We can speak words that promote God’s goodness and deliverance.
Christian who have their eyes open know this is a spiritual battle. Ephesians tells us, “we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” The Bible tells us we are not to be ignorant of Satan’s devices.
The media has and always will promote conflict. In purposefully adding “fuel to the fire,” they so often distort facts. One of the many ways they do this is by adding selective adjectives to the facts.
Yes, it’s a fact, there are racists in this country and, for that matter, in every country; as long as there are people in a country, there will always be wicked bigots. So, it is a fact, there is racism in America. But they add to that “fact” words like, “rampant,” and, “unredeemable.”
Without question there are issues that need to be addressed, but looting and burning is not the answer. Beating and killing people is not the answer. Getting rid of an entire nation’s police force is not the answer. Most police who put their lives on the line everyday for people they don’t even know are not racists. Why not do whatever is necessary to root out the bad apples and bad practices?
The last three months have been painfully devastating. Sadly, many Christians are agonizingly divided, taking positions from one political side or the other. Proverbs 6 should serve as a moment of pause for some, as it says, the Lord hates a false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.
Since the end of March, while in the “lock down,” we’ve been doing our Sunday Bible fellowship via phone conferencing, I have posted those teachings. The underlying theme in those teachings is looking to God and trusting Him in dark days, or, at any time. I pray they not only help you, but give you some light of God’s Word you can share with others to help them.
Never underestimate the power of God’s Word!
And finally, a reminder to ALL born again Christians. Some have either forgotten or have never been taught that we are called, in the Bible, “the Church of God.” It is His Church. And God said we are ALL part of ONE body, with Jesus Christ as the head.
Furthermore, the Bible also says, for us, there is no longer Jew or Gentile, male or female, bond or free – that means no more black or white! We are ALL members of the ONE body of Christ. And we are told to have the same care one for another. Oh how lax the Christian Church has been in preaching and living that message!
Pray! Then pray more. Never underestimate the power of prayer!
Speak God’s Word! Never underestimate the power of the Word of God!
Below are two videos. The first is Jack Brewer, a former NFL safety, speaking a few days ago at a round table discussion. It is about 6 minutes, and he addresses problems from a spiritual point of view.
The second is a song by Casting Crowns, titled, “What If His People Prayed?
