Sad Day

 

1/6/2021

Deuteronomy 31:6 "Be strong and courageous God who goes with you. He will not leave you. He will not leave you or forsake you."

What a sad day in our country. Evil certainly begets evil. I cannot believe we are experiencing such extreme events. I have been concerned during these days of unrest about God's people. Where are we? Why are we allowing faith in Him to be politicized? This should not be. Extreme ideology in any way is destructive.

Some people would argue that I, as an evangelical Christian, have an extreme ideology because I try to live my life by the Word of God. My faith, however, is only extreme in the areas of love and forgiveness. Therefore, I will claim it. My "extreme ideology" teaches me to edify others, build them up, help people around me, love and give glory to God. I hurt no one with these beliefs. Sadly, I can also claim that the concept of faith has been weaponized to support personal or political agendas or propagate greed. This truly breaks my heart. What must God think of us?

We must not stay quiet and let Satan have control of our world, but we must use the sword and shield that the Word of God provides. We must follow Jesus, and strive to reflect Him in all that we do. We must speak the Word of Truth out loud for all to hear. We must love with all our hearts, forgive others, and show compassion to those who are not like us. We must listen and seek Holy Spirit wisdom. 

I do not want those that use the Bible for division and judgement to speak for my faith, and if I do not speak myself, that is exactly what will happen. So today, I pray God gives me the strength that can only come from Him, so that I will be a warrior of prayer and that my weapon will always be sharing the truth of His love with others. There is nothing else.