If you have ever had the panic of a dream where you are running for your life in the dark with no place of refuse in sight, trying with all your might to scream but no sound is heard, while feeling the advancement of your perpetrator, then I don’t have to describe the long season we have been living in. You know our suffering–our global suffering.
Most of us suddenly wake up from such a nightmare, short of breath and as frightened as if what we dreamed was real. It takes us a few moments to realize it was just a dream and with that grateful realization we are usually able to go back to sleep. But the true reality of our present-day nightmare demands a different response. By God’s design we cannot go back to sleep. He has awakened us for a purpose.
On a global scale all of humanity has been subjected to tyrannical evil. Human trafficking, radical immigrant migration, promotion of violence and anarchy, release of convicted criminals, bio-weaponry of the pandemic, administration of untested vaccines using humanity as the largest test lab ever, mandatory lockdowns, closure of businesses, loss of livelihood and loss of precious human lives. Awareness of any one of these atrocities is enough to enrage decent people to become engaged and bring a halt to such evil. So, it seems the plan of the enemy was to overwhelm us with all these wicked schemes together to immobilize us with fear and intimidation.
This is not the first time in the history of humanity that such wide scale evil has infiltrated every aspect of society, while God’s people are ignorant at best, compliant, even complicit at worst. Consider the days of Noah when God looked upon the earth and saw every manner of evil in the hearts of men, and scriptures reveal God was grieved He created man (Gen. 6:6). As I’ve previously shared, God has given us the historical account of the history of His people so that we can see our human propensities, see His faithful intervention, and for us to hopefully learn from these patterns to finally discover the path of truth and obedience in Christ that overcomes the enemy of God. As I wrote in a previous blog, history provides parallels for future understanding and application. These present days are no exception.
I agree with prophetic teacher, Johnny Enlow, about God’s dealing with Babylon as we read in Jerimiah chapters 50 and 51. What God worked then, He has worked since, He is working now, and there will still be a future confrontation specific to the outworking of the spirit of Babylon as we read in Revelation chapter 18. Just as God exposed the underbelly of Babylon and its proponents in the Old Testament to then have His people partner with Him to eradicate the extent of evil, He has done the same many times, not excluding today.
What we can learn from history is the repeated tactics of the enemy, satan? He used the same tactics in the Garden of Eden and repeatedly throughout human history with his four-step plan to create:
- Confusion
- Division
- Compliance and Capture
- Destruction
With our our present-day “pandemic” we have clearly been subjected to the same tactics. The fourth step of destruction is to ruin life as we have known it, with our freedoms and independence and institute a new way of life–the new normal we are told to accept where the self-appointed elite, who in reality are deceived and controlled by satan, are our masters upon whom we are to rely for our provisions, daily lives and our future. It brings to mind what we know about crimes against humanity perpetrated by Nazi Germany, and the unthinkable atrocities of the holocaust. Gratefully, there came a day when the evil was exposed and brought to a halt, but not after tremendous human loss and suffering. Ultimately there were the Nuremberg trials where perpetrators were held to accountability. Today, we have arrived at a very similar juncture.
Now that God has our attention–now that we are awake to the truth, we can partner with Him to see His justice done and righteousness promoted. What are you willing to do to rectify the evils you finally recognize?
As the producer, writer and host of the weekly podcast known as Faith to Live By, I have been seeking the Lord for more than a year to allow me to be among those who discern the times, hear God’s heart and encourage God’s people to get engaged in the battle. Many people worldwide are now awaked to the truth that the battle of good and evil has been playing out in our lives. Even more, those who claimed there is no such thing as a literal devil, have been caused to reconsider their position.
Truly, there is a literal spiritual being known as satan the devil and he has many minions and human participants to carry out his plans of deceit and destruction. The fact he has managed to cause people to believe he doesn’t exist is the greatest accomplishment as it allows him to continue to expand his evil, unrestrained. But no longer for those who are awake and personally taking position to confront evil and promote good. Jesus instructed His followers to occupy until He returned. He established and equipped the Ekklesia to be the restraining influence against evil in the world. The word Ekklesia which Jesus intentionally chose means the called out ones who as an assembly provide righteous governance influencing cities and nations. It seems the enemy’s infiltration of the Ekklesia convincing leaders to separate Christians from political and governmental life, has rendered the Ekklesia to the irrelevent and passive Church we have today.
I believe God has allowed our eyes to be opened though our suffering as the only means to convince us of truth. Now that we are awake, we must intentionally become engaged in the effort to restrain evil and restore godliness in the world. So, I must ask you, what upsets you the most? We have great need to restore righteous influence in all the seven mountains of socieity: Religion, Government, Business, Family, Education, Arts/Entertainment and Media. What are you passionate about? The Woke Movement, Black Lives Matter, Antifa, Critical Race Theory, Project 1619, government overreach, medical crimes against humanity, transgender promotion, human trafficking, trans-human experimentation? These are just some of the atrocious evidences of the unrestrained advancement of evil.
Stéphane Frédéric Hessel was a diplomat, ambassador, writer, Holocaust concentration camp survivor, French Resistance member and BCRA agent. Born German, he became a naturalized French citizen in 1939. He became an observer of the editing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. He is worth recognizing in this article for his immortal words:
“I wish for you all, each of you, to have your own motive for indignation. This is precious. When something outrages you as I was outraged by Nazism, then people become militant, strong, and involved. If you want to be a real human being – a real woman, a real man – you cannot tolerate things which put you to indignation, to outrage. You must stand up. I always say to people, ‘Look around; look at what makes you unhappy, what makes you furious, and then engage yourself in some action.'” 1
People today more than any other time in our lives, are starved for truth and to be engaged in a cause that is greater than themselves, to have their life count for something. God is giving all of us an opportunity in this very day. What will you do? Which of the areas of society are you drawn to become engaged in to make a righteous difference for you, and your loved ones?
I welcome your comments. In fact, I’d love to have many of you use this forum to publicly declare your specific commitment in response to what you hear God calling you to do. Jesus said we would do more than He did on the basis that His followers would multiply and thereby have greater ability to impact the world for Him. We who are alive in these days have a unique and glorious opportunity before us. I can’t wait to see how we respond.
