As I said in an earlier blog, the Holy Spirit tends to offend everyone. Where I have chosen not to mention what these things were in past blogs, I think I can get away with it this time. This one was hard even on me. I think most Christians would have difficulty with this most unpopular topic, and the reason for it is... it just seems so unfair. But in many ways we are tested, and this is one of them.
So one of the prevailing themes of the Old Testament was the fact that God the Father would punish people by turning them over into the hands of their enemies. This happened more times than I could count. I was a bit curious if the advent of Jesus Christ would end this practice, but no. "Peter I" out rightly makes very clear that this tradition of the Father yet continues, and if it happens in the New Testament, it happens up to the present day.
If your nation seems to be under the power of horrible people, it is, as a matter of fact, God punishing his people. But that isn't so much the controversial part, even though many might not like that. The real difficult thing here is that we are expected to respect and love the evil people in power. Ouch. Like... that really hurts. It gets me right in the chest... like a bullet to the heart.
Unfortunately there is vast precedence within the whole of the Bible itself for this to be a mistake. It's very real, and I know it hurts. But to be Christian, you must acknowledge the words of the Holy Spirit, as offensive as it is. If you are under the oppression of evil, it is because God has chosen to turn away from you for a time. In that case, it is time to pray for those in power and to pray for your country. It's going to take as much faith as it took Noah to build his ark. I'm sorry, but it's written in black and white and correlated to the extreme. This is Scripture.
That said, the first book of Simon Peter was quite good and well written. I highly recommend you give it a read. Enough said here. Moving on.
This blog was written on March 8, 2022.
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People are malcontents by default. Even if a government is actually oppressive, they become the scapegoat for EVERY problem. The black in the USA, for example: It is true that they were and are oppressed... but that has NOTHING to do with black fathers not raising their children. By heeding what the Holy Spirit implores, humans are forced to take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. By doing so, things get better, no matter the system of governance.
ReplyDeletePeople cause their government to happen. It was the Jews who wanted to have a human king when God was suppose to be their King from the beginning. They paid for it by having many years of wars and tribulation.
DeleteAs punishment God does indeed continue to deliver people to their enemies. We just have to make sure we aren't in the way and pray for those who are lost. All authority is from God, unless he decides it's time for a regime change (as happened with the US Revolution) we should pray for those in power.
ReplyDeleteIronically compassionate to give people what they ask for, even if its something that they really don't need.
DeleteThe wicked are filled with hate. We are expected to love, even those we may not like. For the powers that be are ordained by Him.
ReplyDeleteAnd loving those who hate feels unfair, but it is righteous.
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