When Christianity is toothless
and flows with the common stream,
the powers of Satan ruthless
begin fulfilling their dream.
Locked, churches now cannot praise
the Lord so freely as before.
Confused and lost, their spirits daze,
while demons wage on them a war.
And I observe, bewildered, puzzled,
how people, following the crowd,
with voices gagged and mouths muzzled,
to them so easily have bowed.
Without showing resistance,
without even raising voice,
they have accepted masks and distance -
a sadomasochistic choice.
With rules and regulations tightened,
accepting humbly every lie,
into submission cowed, frightened,
they have decided to comply.
Are congregations free from any
external influences? And
how many people, how many
are ready not just talk but stand?
With their faith withered, faded,
not able to withstand a blow,
who, like Joshua or David,
is ready to confront the foe?
When governments pull on the reins
to stop us worship, who submits?
And who, unstrapped, unbent, remains,
as it a child of God befits?
When fear grips a congregation,
it blocks the Spirit and His breath,
resulting in asphyxiation,
which can produce the church’s death.
If faith by fear is corroded,
some Christians ignore these facts,-
they by authorities are goaded
to do abominable acts.
The Lord is grieving now, looking
how, prostitutes akin,
the churches with the world are hooking,
engaging freely in this sin.
For Him it isn’t a surprise,
as Jesus knows us too well,
that fears people paralyze
and to deny His Word compel.
When He will come with trumpets sounds
and with an acclamation shout,
to whom he’ll give eternal crowns -
to fearful or who speak out?
6.07.2021
When Christianity is toothless
© Copyright: Альбина Кумирова, 2021
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When the lock-down was announced, I was rather shocked at many Christian ministers lack of spiritual discernment, resulting in their compliance with the new government regulations forbidding the churches to be open and to have meetings. This happened, in my personal understanding, only because of fear and lack of faith in the power of our great God to defend us, as He did, for example in the case of John McArthur the pastor of the Grace Community church in California, who refused to shut down the church even when he faced persecution.
While globalists invents all sorts of new reasons to impose more and more restrictions and, to achieve this, they are using every avenue to frighten us, we need to wake to the reality and see that their strategy has very little to do with the virus, but mostly it's a political chantage of the population driven by demonic forces, who are fed on our fears.
Nehemiah labels fear as sin. Romans 14:23 says the same of unbelief: "for whatever is not from faith is sin."
God commands us to "fear not" repeatedly in the Bible. He said in Joshua 1:9: "I've commanded you to be strong and brave. Don't ever be afraid or discouraged! I am the Lord your God, and I will be there to help you wherever you go."
A sobering consideration is that fear appears first in the description of those who will be cast into the Lake of Fire which can be found in Revelation 21:8 : "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death".
As bad as murderers, the sexually immoral, and sorcerers are, note that God puts first, at the head of the line, the cowardly and unbelieving. The Bible in Basic English renders these first few words as, "But those who are full of fear and without faith. . . "
No matter what problems we face, God has a glorious end-game in mind for us. Christ points to it in Luke 12:32 as a reason not to fear: "Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." The end-game for this physical life is only the beginning of the next—eternal life.
In fear, cowards run from the battle, showing disloyalty to their sovereign. In the spiritual realm, they put their self-interest above everything, including God. Fear violates the first commandment by not giving God the pre-eminence it demands. It is not surprising, then, that the first sin listed is the one that so directly violates that first great commandment ("'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and great commandment" Matthew 22:36-38).
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While globalists invents all sorts of new reasons to impose more and more restrictions and, to achieve this, they are using every avenue to frighten us, we need to wake to the reality and see that their strategy has very little to do with the virus, but mostly it's a political chantage of the population driven by demonic forces, who are fed on our fears.
Nehemiah labels fear as sin. Romans 14:23 says the same of unbelief: "for whatever is not from faith is sin."
God commands us to "fear not" repeatedly in the Bible. He said in Joshua 1:9: "I've commanded you to be strong and brave. Don't ever be afraid or discouraged! I am the Lord your God, and I will be there to help you wherever you go."
A sobering consideration is that fear appears first in the description of those who will be cast into the Lake of Fire which can be found in Revelation 21:8 : "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death".
As bad as murderers, the sexually immoral, and sorcerers are, note that God puts first, at the head of the line, the cowardly and unbelieving. The Bible in Basic English renders these first few words as, "But those who are full of fear and without faith. . . "
No matter what problems we face, God has a glorious end-game in mind for us. Christ points to it in Luke 12:32 as a reason not to fear: "Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." The end-game for this physical life is only the beginning of the next—eternal life.
In fear, cowards run from the battle, showing disloyalty to their sovereign. In the spiritual realm, they put their self-interest above everything, including God. Fear violates the first commandment by not giving God the pre-eminence it demands. It is not surprising, then, that the first sin listed is the one that so directly violates that first great commandment ("'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and great commandment" Matthew 22:36-38).
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