AWAKE, ARISE, AND TRIUMPH
Saturday – July 25, 2020, Av 4, 5780
THE PLACE OF SAFETY – PART TEN
Greetings dear and precious saints of God and welcome back to this teaching series titled “The Place of Safety”. Please take a moment and share this teaching, as you have others, as widely as possible to expand the reach of this empowering Ministry. This Ministry is empowering for we do not teach the traditions of men or the doctrines of demons. We consistently encourage the walk of love, which is obeying Scripture, and the daily development of our faith. Nothing gets done in the Kingdom of God without love and faith. If we are honest, the other ministries with which we are associated have not been empowering us, but have given us a common forum to testify to the effectiveness of the devil.
There is no safety offered by the kingdom of darkness, the kingdoms of this world, nor any other entity in the natural world. Real safety is found only in the Kingdom of God. The safety offered by the Kingdom of God is absolute, and, no, some of us are not called to be martyrs. Our safety in the Kingdom of God comes by faith, in love, led of the Holy Spirit. We take it, receive it, and have it by faith. We have it, that is, if we have been walking in love. Love (agape) is doing the commandments, obeying Scripture. God is not willing that any should perish (2 Peter 3:9). Jesus purchased our spirit and body (1 Corinthians 6:20) at Calvary and the Resurrection and He is not about to kill either off. Just where is the Scripture for the martyr line of thinking anyway?
The Church seems puzzled, confused, and brought to rebellion by the Pandemic and raging of the heathen in our nation. The source of confusion and rebellion is the kingdom of darkness, the princes of darkness NOT God. God is not teaching us something or working out some other mysterious plan we will only understand in the sweet bye and bye. The devil is trying to bring down America. Unfortunately, the Church is already down (impotent and without influence) and during the Pandemic by their rebellion joined the devil’s gang. Rebellion is of the devil; he is the original rebel.
Now, the heathen rage. During the height of the Pandemic of Coronavirus (which is persisting and returning) the Church joined in the chaos of the heathen to rail and rebel against lawful orders. We must be vigilant concerning our government, no question, that is a part of our stewardship responsibilities given of God. However, with a few exceptions, the Church and the First Amendment were never directly attacked or any attempt made to change either. No attack was made on our ability to worship God nor were we asked to violate any moral law of God. Never closing or opening Churches early did however put the lawbreakers crosswise of God’s Word (Romans 13, 1 Peter 2, and Titus 1). I wonder how well not obeying God’s Word works out over the long run? The whole thing about operating in the safety that God provides hinges on love (doing the Word of God) and faith (powered by love). The Church has been rebelling against the Word of God and the heathen are now in a heightened level of rebellion. Disorder and chaos are always of the devil. What about the raging of the heathen?
Psalm 2:1-5 (KJV)
1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
The Church is a restraining force to the kingdom of darkness, however in more recent times (50 – 100 years) that restraint has grown increasingly weak. Now darkness is surging wanting to throw off the last shred of restraint. If you are curious what things will look like in the earth after the Church is removed look at the rioting and chaos with destruction. Just a taste. In addition, there will also be the wrath of God poured out into the earth. This will be a most unpleasant place. All moral boundaries will be gone. When will the Church, the authorized governing authority in the earth, arise and take its place? Will we the Church arise to govern, restore order, until the time of the Catching Away? No, unfortunately the organized, traditional Church will not. But there is a rising remnant who will restore and usher in the final and greatest harvest ever. The Church could actually repent (2 Chronicles 7:14), arise, and do the same but sadly they will not, but the rising remnant will, and everyone but the traditional Church will rejoice.
Until next time, walk by faith, in love, led of the Holy Spirit.
2 Chronicles 20:20b (KJV)
20 … Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Until our next publication, as a Bible Teacher and Prophetic Voice I speak this blessing over each and every one of you, receive it, believe it, and speak over yourself and your family by faith in Jesus name! Quit asking God to bless you, you are already blessed, you have the Blessing, give Him something to do by the words of your mouth. Once you know the will of God, decree the thing (Job 22:28, Isaiah 45:11, Mark 11:23). (The Blessing is the Holy Spirit) We have left God way to long with nothing to do in our lives.
Numbers 6:24-26 (AMP)
24 The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you;
25 The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;
26 The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).
By: Dr. David Wood, Author, Bible Teacher, and Prophetic Voice
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