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09 Jul 2020

A prayer for messengers of #truejustice

Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. (Ephesians 3:20 NLT)

Lord, we pray for your messengers of peace who are taking public stands for #truejustice. Give them courage to speak your truth in love, in the face of hatred and threats of violence. Call out, Lord, from among your people, others who will trust you, instead of fearing man, and take their stand alongside your messengers of peace. We pray that slaves of chaos and anarchy would hear your call and be set free from their captivity to the evil one. Drive out the spirits of anger and hatred that would enslave us all. Please grant that the gentle light of your love would pierce this fierce darkness descending upon us. Open hearts, Lord, to understand that justice already has been accomplished by your righteous will, through your Son’s courageous sacrifice. Grant repentance, Lord, that humbles your enemies and allows them to enter your Kingdom and live in the abundance that belongs to your children. In your righteous wrath, Lord, crush the head of the evil one who is stealing, killing, and destroying. Glorify your name, Almighty God, through your righteous remnant, beyond anything we could even imagine. In the name of your Son, and for the sake of your Name, Lord, please grant our prayer.

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03 Jul 2020

It’s about the spirit of anarchy, not statues

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Jacques Ellul, looking back in 1948 at Adolf Hitler’s incarnation of spiritual evil, wrote: “Confronted by spiritual danger, Christians [ignored the power of prayer,] called men to arms and fought with material weapons. We have conquered on the material level, but we have been spiritually defeated.”

Today, we face the same danger: a society in thrall to death spiritually but Christians obsessed with the physical manifestations of anarchy. Perhaps many will rally to fight for “law and order” — but we will suffer defeat nonetheless, because we refuse to wage the spiritual battle and live in sacrificial neighborly love for the (spiritually and materially) suffering, weak, and oppressed all around us.

It’s not about the statues. It’s about the spirit of anarchy that compels people to tear down an unjust system when they have no idea how to replace it with justice. Only God, through his people, can establish #truejustice.

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30 May 2020
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Create true justice God’s way

TV news is no different than the entertainment programming: They put the actors onscreen, not the executive producers.

The rioting you see on TV today — and the inevitable blowback from opposition — is just the storyline. The actors are but pawns in service to kings and queens whose only concerns are money and power. The storylines are just fodder for viewers who the kings and queens hope to manipulate into actions that serve their purposes.

Street activists and rioters are fools, as are the ones who defend the unjust status quo. Do not allow yourself to be counted in either camp. Though the word pops up everywhere, none of these people understand ‘justice’ as the Creator intends it.

“Human anger does not produce the justice God desires.” (James 1:20) and “The Lord executes righteousness and justice to all who are oppressed.” (Psalm 103:6).

Systemic injustice in this country is real. Denying it is an insult to the Creator of justice. But the solution lies in caring enough to cross barriers, develop deep relationships in which people from separate worlds can listen to each other’s stories, understand our common humanity and different struggles, and together find solutions that help people in desperate need enter the Kingdom of Abundant Life.

Injustice inspires revenge, but “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” (Romans 12:19) And he means vengeance upon both the oppressor and the rioter.

Get out of your comfortable bubble and take a risk. Refuse to stand with angry people bent on violence. Align yourself with the God of Justice and look for the opportunity the Lord wants to give you to be a peacemaker.

Otherwise, you are nothing but a pawn of evil souls who care only for their own welfare.

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