"Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one spirit, just as you are called in one hope of your calling, one LORD, one faith, one baptism, one GOD and father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Eph. 4:4-7. the desire of GOD is UNITY among HIS people!
Much is said today about the "wall of separation" between the Church and the State". A lie to say the least but used (or
misused) by the God haters to destroy, separate and Divide the Church of the living GOD! Yet it is my opinion that the most dangerous separation is not between the Church and State, but between the Church and the Church!
When GOD permitted the founding of this Nation, HE did so with leadership Willing to die for what they believed in. "We mutually pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor", all of which was lost except the last, their sacred Honor! GOD used this group of people to establish a unique form of Government, under a carefully crafted Constitution, based upon biblical law that DEMANDED the participation of those it was designed to protect!
Today the bible, used to swear upon by our judicial system, has been declared illegal in the public arena by a supreme court that has placed themselves above the law and the GOD of the law!
Sounds familiar doesn't it. Isaiah, 14:12-14! Satan is still at it! Now read verse 15. GOD is still on the throne in spite of us! The change that is needed in our supreme court must come from the Christians! Lots of prayer and "hands on" interference in the political system that HE gave us!
Would any of this been possible if the Church were functioning as a single unit instead of the fractionalized mess that it has become? This may sound like harsh words, and I suppose they are , but is there a better, more accurate description? Can we take Eph 4:3-7 out of our Bibles? Would our GOD be pleased with that? Should we expect to hear "Well done thou good and faithful servant" upon our arrival? I DON'T THINK SO! If you do I would question what version of the Bible you are using.
Christian criteria: If you have been washed in the blood of the Saviour, if you have been born again according to the words of our Saviour, JESUS, in John 3:1-8, if you know HIM in the power of HIS resurrection then you are my brother or sister in the LORD! We are not GOD, and HE will not permit us to change that!
Would to GOD that I could use more eloquent words then these but GOD did not bless me in that area. HE laid a burden on my soul for a church walking as one body, but this cannot be found here in America today.
Ezekiel speaks of "a valley of dry bones" in Chapter 37. Dry bones don't get much done! We need to take our apathy, our fear of Government, our fear of losing our tax exempt status, and our fear of each other and any thing else that keeps us away from the field of battle and set it all on the altar before our GOD and seek his forgiveness for these particular sins, then get off our knees and go to work.
The world is watching us. What kind of a witness have we became? The "dry bones can live again. Obedience to our GOD is all that is required! We can take back what we have so graciously surrendered to the enemy of our soul.
I truly believe our GOD will not settle for anything less!
