Protecting Us from the
Terrorist
Pastor Steve Nash
Too many
people in too many nations of the world experience a fearful helplessness when
we hear the many threats of the terrorist.
Law enforcement agencies do what they can to protect us, but they cannot
be everywhere at all times. There are
thousands of “sleeper” terrorists residing in our own country. Some have been here for decades waiting for
the opportunity and orders from abroad.
Most world
leaders do not or choose not to understand that there is and always has been a
parallel “unseen” warfare raging on this planet. For any of you who possess a Christian world
view, we understand that there is a constant “spiritual warfare” being fought
for the souls of all people. Have you
ever wondered why the vast “left” or “progressive liberal” will defend the
Muslim and turn on the Christian and Jew?
Even former President Carter has blamed Israel, not the Muslim
extremist, for the recent terror in France.
I’m not sure they even understand why they oppose the Judeo-Christian
presence in the world. The answer is
that there is a battle going on for the hearts and minds of all people and
those who hate the Jews and Christians do so because they are controlled by
“powers of darkness in high places” and don’t realize it!
These
puppets or minions, which are controlled by “spirits of darkness,” are
uncontrollably furious toward those who embrace a faith in God; that believes
in the right to life for all people, including the unborn child. They despise any public display of faith and
will spend millions of dollars tying up Christian organizations in courts
across the land. They may disguise
themselves as clerics yet propagate hate, division and confusion among the
ignorant that have no discernment.
In the mean
time, we have the terrorist lurking in many communities of America, ready to
take advantage of the weakened, desensitized, unprepared, deceived citizens of
this great nation. We have cowered in
the face of threats from N. Korea to the point where Sony pulls any “offensive”
film production. The producers of
“Homeland” are considering toning down any possible offense to Muslims. David Nevins told critics at the Television
Critics Association’s semi-annual press tour Monday, “We’re not necessarily
going to stay with U.S. relations in the Muslim world … It could be
Africa, it could be Europe, it could be back in another place in the Middle
East.”
Referencing
the Charlie Hebdo shooting in France and North Korea’s alleged hacking of Sony,
Nevins noted that, “it’s a bit of a scary time to be a maker of controversial,
political truth. It’s been a bad month
for free speech around the world.” In
other words, we’ll BACK DOWN! With any
sign of weakness, the enemy will proceed to take advantage to threaten and eventually
attack targets that oppose their twisted ideology.
I believe
that light is greater than darkness, truth will shatter lies, good will
overcome evil and God’s people will prevail until the end. We must walk as children of God who cower to
no one who threatens the presence of God in this world. We must be proactive, get on the offense and
follow the mandate of Scripture – “Put on the whole armor of God that we may be
able to stand against the schemes of wickedness”-- Eph. 6 (read).
Rev. Franklin Graham reminds us, “Wherever Christianity flourishes there
is a vibrant culture of life, not death.
When the precepts of the Christian faith are faithfully taught and
followed there is an abundance of selfless, sacrificial living and giving.” Graham goes on to cite the obsession of death
many of our younger people seem to possess.
“Football used to
be the dominant choice on television on Sunday evenings in the fall and winter
but today, for example, 17 million people skipped the football game to watch the
season premiere of The Walking Dead, a series about zombies hunting and
eating people.”
We are our
own worst enemy! “Any nation that
forgets God shall be turned into hell”-- Ps. 9.
There is only ONE protector we can always count on. He alone will rescue His people from utter
destruction. “He who dwells in the
secret place of the most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty…a
thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand...because
you have loved Me, I will deliver you, I will be with you in trouble!”-- Ps.
91. Yes, we need protection from the
terrorist and the best way to insure our security is to turn back to our God
who is able to provide that protection.
He will give our government and law enforcement agencies proper insight
into how to defend this country. His
blessing can be upon us again as it has been for almost 240 years.
To simply suggest that the root of all evil is the devil is preposterous. WE control ourselves blaming the devil is a crutch. It is an excuse when the reality is it is what you were capable of all along. The devil made me do is not a valid excuse. Unless you are actually possessed but that is a extreme rarity.
ReplyDeleteIt is the same mentality that rapists have "well shes just asking for it".
No you are given a choice and it depends on how weak you are in that particular moment what you do. Can mistakes be forgiven? Yes. But they are YOUR mistakes. There is no one else to blame. Evil will do what it always does but to think it has this much of a tangible foothold in the day and age is insane. Going by the accounts over the past thousand years it has dropped off. He's not some seducer in the dark. He's every fault about yourself that you refuse to recognize.
As for the walking dead. If you knew anything about the show. Which I recommend everyone doing if they're going to be talking about something. Like how I don't like atheists talking about the bible when they haven't even read it. Again if you knew anything about the show you would know that the zombies take a back seat. The show is about the lengths people will go to protect themselves and the ones they love. The whole beginning is about a man who doesn't know if his wife and son are alive but has faith and searches for them. And then he eventually accepts other people and they also become his family. And when his wife passes his son and his baby daughter are what he's protecting now. If it makes you uncomfortable in a social way I would like you to think maybe it's because it's telling you something about yourself that you don't like.