Written New Year’s Day:
My Two Primary Spiritual Goals for 2020
1) Do, speak or write only what I sincerely believe I am hearing and seeing the spirit of Jesus Christ do or say. No more, no less.
2) Quickly do just that without rationalizing, reasoning, or fear about how difficult or awkward it will make things. And without fear who I may upset.
I don’t know what is more ridiculous, the Christianity Today’s letter about Trump’s impeachment or many Christian “leaders” response to it.
Christians battling over the affairs of human government is like the queen of England wrestling with pigs.
Do you think Jesus cared about which Cesar was in power during his life and in the next few years? I don’t. He sure never spoke of it if he did.
He was and is still busy planting another kingdom, his own on earth.
Do you think Jesus cares who is president now or in the future? I don’t.
Do you think Jesus cares if Trump gets impeached or not? If it’s an act of justice or ridiculous injustice? I don’t, at least no more than he cares about the constant injustices happening all over the earth. He cares of course but it’s solved only within his kingdom. It’s a matter of eviction now, eviction of Satan of the earth. The back and forth details of what happens within Satan’s kingdom of chaos and darkness are not Jesus’ to manage.
Preoccupation with human government makes the president way too high of a priority for most of us. Its a result of not hearing or accepting the gospel of Jesus’ kingdom. It is yet another form of idolatry, it is a love of the world, and a love for the great power over our opponents and wealth of the world.
Get a (spiritual) LIFE.
Compared to the absolute earthly kingship and Lordship of Jesus Christ it just does NOT matter. Be fired up about that dear Christian, in comparison it doesn’t make the radar.
Just pray for the president and the rest of the government, that is the extent of our involvement in the affairs of our government. He will work it out from there, trust him.
“I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.” -Jesus Christ
Revelation 3:15-17
Indifference to Jesus Christ is akin to hostility for him, for many it is one small step away. Indifference to him is the ‘gateway drug’ to open war against him. In the future indifference toward Christ will be sucked into open spiritual war against Christ, unless his light can shine within you or your kids.. When he “spits you out” you will hate him and his followers.
If you struggle with this indifference toward him it is likely not your fault, you have not heard about him and from him accurately.
In all likelihood, what you have heard of him is deeply partial, just a minuscule part of him. so minuscule it is almost a misrepresentation of him.
The magnitude of who he really is and what he is doing is almost beyond human words. Only a crowd of his mesmerized followers working together, gathering often, can begin to describe and proclaim him accurately, to one another and to their town.
“You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.”
James 4:4-10 ESV
James provides the solution to the indifferent Christian, to the lukewarm, to the best friend of the world.
Firstly, it’s to repent, verses 7-10 above all describe repentance. In the spirit of John the Baptist repent, oconfess your sins “I loved the world but I am siding now against Satan and with Jesus Christ and everyone needs to know it.”
Secondly, draw near to God, repentance is the first part of this. But recommit yo seeking him, being in hot pursuit of him.
Thirdly, understand the line that has been drawn between the world and Jesus’ kingdom. Side with that line, respect it, cooperate with it. Stand on one side of it and don’t cross it. Break free from inappropriate relationships. Realize that your attitude to the world needs to be love for people but contempt for the satanic system that enslaves those se people.
But if those same people won’t come out of the world with you. Then friendship with them crosses that line of loyalty to Jesus himself and becomes hostility for him. And it becomes sin, and it causes the Spirit of God to be jealous over us as, see James 4:5.
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