Overcoming spiritual and physical rulers of darkness / The prophetic response to destructive leadership - Bill Wilson - www.dailyjot.com
What do we do when the occupant of the Oval Office and most of his political party and government minions set out to allow an invasion of the nation by illegal aliens who bring crime, gangs, Islamists, and disease? First, we have to recognize that there is a problem and see it through a lens of clarity. There is very little this "president" has done that has been good for you and me and for America. Somehow, somewhere along the line, we have to suspend our disbelief that a "president" is leading a deliberate destruction of our way of life and that the consequences have dire outcomes for ourselves and our posterity. Some of us recognized this early on, but for the vast majority it is taking a long time.
Then we have to understand where this is coming from. In this, it may be best simplified into two categories--spiritual and physical. The spiritual condition of our nation is manifest in the physical through willing vessels and various levels of ignorance and apathy. Ephesians 6:10-13 says, "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."
Herein, we see that we are up against a spiritual battle. The agents of these principalities seem to congregate in the organization of our government, perhaps because these rulers of darkness are organized similarly and they find willing vessels to do their work, making evil manifestation from spiritual to physical a natural phenomena. I don't really know. It's a thought, though. We have people in leadership who are evildoers and deceivers and are open to influence of spiritual wickedness in high places. There is plenty of good reason why satan would want to see America destroyed. There are many willing vessels. And, quite frankly, unless we turn from our wicked ways, the Lord may allow such chastening.
Some Christians have a belief that America is not worth saving--that they belong to a higher kingdom. This is short-sighted at best. Being Christian and being American are not mutually exclusive. You are American because this is the country you are living in and you share American values. You are part of the kingdom of God because you are Christian. The scriptures instruct us to live out our Christianity here on earth--overcoming evil with good, having done all, to stand, etc. As I see it, we must pray in the Spirit with all perseverance and supplication, and we must open our mouths boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel. It is only in Christ where wisdom is found for solving the problems we face. Then, we need to do all, and having done that, we need to stand.
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The prophetic response to destructive leadership
The occupant of the Oval Office's failed foreign policy can be blamed for a significant part of the situation today in Israel. His administration's embracing of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign policy partner in the Middle East and the shift away from supporting Israel to supporting Islam has created an unstable and hostile environment throughout the Middle East. The litany of US-supported Islamic efforts from Libya to Egypt to Tunisia to Syria and many places in between has emboldened terrorist agents such as the Taliban, al Qaeda, ISIS, and Hamas. American dollars have been invested in many of these organizations and their offshoots, further destabilizing the region.
The "president's" "New Beginnings" June 4, 2009 speech in Cairo, Egypt was indeed a new beginning as representatives of the banned Muslim Brotherhood were invited to the speech, against the wishes of Egypt's leadership. The speech signaled the new US administration's intent to embrace Islam. Some 18 months later revolution spread across the region. By December 2013 rulers were forced from power in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. There were civil uprisings and protests in Bahrain, Syria, Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Sudan, Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and notably in the territories within Israel inhabited by the so-called Palestinians.
Today, the Hamas-controlled failure of a Palestinian state in Gaza rains missiles down on Israel by the hundreds. There is no mainstream media connecting that fateful June 2009 New Beginnings speech with the events in Israel today. The Muslim Brotherhood, however, was the founder of Hamas and is deeply connected with many terrorist organizations, some of which still exist in Israel as part of the palestinian movement. They are allied with Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. The support of this White House of the Muslim Brotherhood and its rampage of revolution across the Middle East has emboldened, perhaps even enabled, Hamas to attack Israel.
It is important during this time that Christians recognize there is nothing peaceful or moral about Islam. It is the antithesis of Christianity. 2 John 7 says, "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist." This describes Islam very well. We are instructed in Psalm 122:6 to "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you." We are also told in Zechariah 12:3, "And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it." As a prophetic people our response in prayer is important to our future.
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