Leadership is important
in every aspect. As the leadership goes so does the marriage, the family, the church, the society, and the government. The laws that we create are an extension from it. From what authority do our laws branch? Do we follow the Word of God or do we make up our own? Do we allow for human sacrifice like in the days of Manasseh when for 55 years he ruled with pride and evil intent? Do we drop our faith boundaries and open up our gates to Paganism? Do we let human love change God’s definition of marriage? Do we believe God created Adam and Eve to be a perfect fit? Do we believe God created a complimentary difference between woman and man? Do we tell a father he is not needed in his child’s life? Do we tell a mother that parental bonding and attachment are not important? Do we encourage a mom to choose a career over raising her children? Do we continue to apply bricks to break the family unit? Don’t we come up with all kinds of excuses! Do we value money over everything? Do we live each day praying for retirement? Do we allow education to decide what principles are taught to our kids? What if they are wrong, and go against God’s laws? Do we subside and totally give in? Do we roll over and wave the white flag? What if the king of the kingdom appears to have a good heart? What if words of peace come out of his mouth but everything he does is an abomination to God? What if God is taken out of our government? What if we are told to honor every kind of faith? What if we are told that Jesus is not the only way? What if the world king decides there is another way? Since we are called to love, how much should the Christian accept? What justifies letting go of our plumb-line faith? What should we do when our husband has gone astray? What should we do if he leads with an iron fist? What if a mom and her children live every day afraid? How much abuse are they supposed to take? And what if a wife says, “I’m doing it MY own way!” “I don’t give a shit what you have to say!” What if she dismisses everything her husband has to say. What if he is squashed under her feministic foot? What should he do? What if the children rebel and spit in their parents face? What if they insist that they WILL get their own way. How much disobedience are parents supposed to take? At what point should they say, "If you can't respect me, then get out of MY house!" How much are we to submit? When has idolatry and rebellion become too much? What do you do when your pastor says, “Well, you married him” when you go to him about domestic violence happening in the home? At what point should a member question his authority, and stop him and say, “That does not seem what God has to say." How much do we rely on humans to tell us the truth instead of going to God to tell us the answers? Shouldn’t the answer from the Pastor be, “A husband is to love his wife, like Christ loves the church.” Shouldn’t that be the very first response that comes out of his mouth? And isn’t a wife supposed to honor her man and submit herself to him? Not under his control, but under his protection. And aren’t the children supposed to respect their parents? Isn’t that how authority works? And what about the leaders who run our government aren’t they an extension of us? Aren't they supposed to be JUST representatives of the people? It certainly seems we have everything backwards, does it not? Instead of coming in, shouldn’t the Church be going out? And why do our shepherds feed the flock sugar coated messages? Well, I guess I already know the answer to that! Sugar and honey makes everything go down - even when it's not good for us. Many preachers and prophets love to tickle the ears of humans. They love to speak peace and prosperity to a dying generation. People don't like to hear about God's wrath or impending judgment, since we are rooted in God's love and He sent his son to save us. "Fear of the Lord" is not for me. It's a term of old to make men follow God's law. That is the great lie that most people believe. The truth is we must have a personal relationship with Jesus, otherwise when our body dies, he will say, "Depart from Me." Intimacy is what determines whether you have faith to believe. "Fear of the Lord" and submitting to God's authority is a natural extension from it. What will happen to people’s heart and minds if we continue to digest human thoughts and ways?” God tells us that his thoughts are not like our thoughts, and his ways are not like our own. What will we be like as a nation if we continue to abandon Father God? What will happen if we continue to twist His Word? Eventually the Body of Christ will begin to crumble and break. Is this what Daniel calls the Kingdom of Baked Clay? And all because we lack spiritual nourishment and thus we lack enduring faith. It’s like the parent who buys what’s convenient instead of filling the fridge with life-giving fruits and vegetables. Our stomach and our cells were never meant to digest such harmful chemicals. Wouldn’t we expect mutation to happen? The body eventually dies when we feed it wrong. Leadership It is where it all begins. It’s like the mind and the mouth that takes substances in. We have to come back to God’s authority! We have to digest what His Word says! It’s time to stand up and fight! We must put on our Shoes FITTED with the Gospel of Peace, and we must tighten our pants with the Belt of Truth! We must put Jesus in our hearts, and confidently wear our Breastplate of Righteousness. We must pick up our Shield of Faith to defend ourselves from the arrows the enemy sends our way. We must put on our Helmet of Salvation and remember to cry "Maranatha." I, Cherie, being a faithful servant of My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ decree and declare that this WORD must go out - as the Sword of the Spirit extends from my mouth! How can we fight the good fight, and run with patient endurance when we twist the truth, and don't submit to God's authority? Without the Belt of Truth, our spiritual pants will surely fall down - and we will be a laughing stock - a mockery and humiliating witness to God! We must stop this abomination! We must stand for truth and be his faithful witness! Who do you serve? Is it God or is it man? Or even worse, are we serving ourselves?
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