This is an article written by Mario Murillo. I dare you
to read it. It is a clear and bold call to the real church to arise and
oppose the things that are killing our country. I shared it on my
social networks but realized it is far more worthy of a greater audience
and readership than my own networks could give it.
I
received permission from him personally to share it here. It may be the
most important and timely article you can read concerning present day
America and the church. When I read it, I felt an immediate connection
to the Spirit of its words, much like when Jonathan's soul was knit to
David's after his mighty victory against Goliath and the Philistines (1
Sam. 18:1).
Picture this. David is escorted
before King Saul by Abner, the commander of Israel's army. He is still a
teenager—small, baby-faced, and wet behind the ears, but in his hand he
is carrying the head of Goliath—the head that he had just severed from
his body using Goliath's own sword. Jonathan is listening to David
responding to King Saul's questions, while holding that big giant head
in his tiny hand.
Can you see it? Jonathan is
stirred from within. He identifies with the brave warrior spirit in
David. "I like this boy," he utters from within. "I like his attitude,"
he muses. "I love his courageous spirit!" his heart exclaims. This is a
picture of what needs to happen with 400,000 Protestant preachers in
America right now.
The battle of the
Philistines is the kind of battle America is in today. Our nation is in a
gigantic crisis. Most Christians are scared and don't believe they can
do anything. Most pastors and Christian leaders are afraid to speak out
against the Goliath in the White House. Only those who are of another
spirit and whose hearts are knit together by an allegiance to the Lord
of hosts and the covenant our forefathers made with Him in establishing
our nation will be able to fight in this battle.
Now please read Mario's message carefully and prayerfully and allow it to ignite your heart for the battle that rages.
This
article is not about Obama. He is mentioned in it. He is accused in
it—he is the villain of it—but it is not about him. This article is
about you and me. It is about facing the most horrible fact—we have had
to face—since the Civil War.
The man who occupies the
White House is at war with us. He is not at war against ISIS. He is not
at war against black poverty. He is not at war against unemployment. He
is not at war against anything that threatens you. He is at war with
you.
The man who has the most power over Americans is
actively working to destroy Americans. That is a bitter pill to
swallow—but swallow it we must.
But how do I convince
you that he is at war against us? I struggled with this for a long time.
Then I found an analogy that explains Obama's destructive style. He
acts like a man that has murdered his wife and is trying to cover it up.
The
husband is always the first suspect—no matter what. Detectives use a
different set of eyes than you and I. The adoring faithful husband is
defended by family, friends and neighbors. He has the perfect alibi. He
has no history of violence.
However, the police will not
rule him out if he begins to act strangely. Say, he shows little sense
of loss. He talks more about himself than he does his dead wife. If she
is missing, he seems to be going through the motions of trying to find
her.
Obama's reaction to the mass murder in Paris is a
perfect example. It is the same, tired, brain-numbing non response to
terror. He is sorry, but not really. He keeps up the appearance of a
caring husband who—having done away with his wife—feigns sorrow. He has
done this after every terror attack.
Sherlock Holmes
said, "How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the
impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?"
When you eliminate the impossible about Obama here is what is left: He
is motivated by hate. He hates America. He hates Christianity. He hates
Israel.
All of his policies carry this one universal
criterion: How much it will damage the people I hate. Use that formula
and all of the lights will suddenly go on. He blocks energy
independence, a secure border, a jobs program or anything else that
would better our lives.
His foreign, environmental,
economic, immigration, and educational, policies fail by design—not
incompetence. He ruined our healthcare, enflames racial division,
foments student unrest, and endangers the lives of police officers by
design.
He bullies Israel but gives billions to her mortal enemies.
Here is what is really chilling: Even after it was proven
that the killers in Paris were Syrian refugees, he will still force us
to take in 100,000 Syrian refugees. Is he actually working toward
terrorism here at home?
We should stop doing these things:
1.
Stop denying that he is at war against you and your children's future.
Face it! How can you do what Christ wants you to do against this evil if
you will not admit the evil?
We cannot stop Obama
unless we face the fact that he is at war with us. All God-fearing,
freedom-loving people must unify against him. The unity and resolve
required to stop him can come only after we face the ugly truth.
2.
Quit saying all we need to do is pray. Of course we need to pray. I
intercede daily. But to say that all we need to do is pray is a cop out.
If you believe that the sole response to Obama should be prayer, then
you are doing a disservice—not only to America—but to prayer. Prayer
always ends in acts of obedience.
No one ever prayed
like Jesus. No one ever understood prayer like Jesus. No one valued
prayer like Jesus. And yet, He did not just pray. He went forth in the
power of the Spirit. He rebuked the king—He turned over the tables of
the money changers and He verbally blistered the Pharisees. He did not
just pray—He acted on His prayers.
In Acts 4:29 Peter
prayed "Lord look on their threats and grant to your servants that with
all boldness we may speak Your Word." Try this the next time you
pray—Ask for boldness and guidance. Ask to know your place in stopping
the war on Israel, Christianity and everything that made America great.
After you pray ... you have to take a stand.
3. Stop
supporting Christian compromise. Why your pastor refuses to preach
against the crimes of Obama is not the question—why you still attend
that church is the question.
Your time, talent and money
should not be going to the compromised church. Shift your support.
Begin to strengthen the arm of those who are risking all to oppose this
tyrant.
4. Stop abusing love. It is not hateful to
oppose Obama—it is love. To be silent in face of hatred is hatred
itself. When we remain silent, we do not practice love; we hate God's
Word; we hate holiness; we hate truth; we hate sacrifice and courage.
Stop
worrying about what millennials think. Stop worrying about our public
persona. When the truth comes out, a grateful generation will thank us
for intervening against destruction.
5. Quit saying "I
am not going to do anything because it won't make any difference."
Revivals can be traced to a single person. Do not say that great
movements cannot begin with small groups in unpromising circumstances.
Indeed, that is exactly how all great movements have been born.
You
have come to the kingdom for such a time as this. You cannot waste one
more moment in fear or self-pity. God can take your simple prayer and
willingness and add His amazing power and wisdom to your endeavors.
What
if God has been waiting a hundred years for you to come along—discard
fear and doubt—take up the sword of the Lord—and plunge it into the
heart of spiritual darkness?
Bert M. Farias, revivalist and founder of Holy Fire Ministries, is the author of several books includingThe Real Spirit of Revivaland the newly released,Prayer: The Language of the Spirit, as well as the highly acclaimedMy Son, My Son—a
beautiful father-son memoir co-written with his son Daniel for the
purpose of training up a holy generation. He ministers
interdenominationally and cross-culturally in nations, churches,
conferences, crusades, on the streets, and in homes. He and his wife
also host The Holy Ghost Forum—a school of the Spirit. Follow him at Bert Farias and Holy Fire Ministries on Facebook or @Bertfarias1 on Twitter.
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