May 25, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Ouch!

Politics: then, now, & tomorrow

I do not know if you remember my predictions for 2016—they have proven to be correct. I am not boosting but anyone who is walking in the Spirit of Christ would also have known what is to come. God has made this promise to His believers. (You can find the article in my blog, wwjwmtd.com, titled The Year 2016: What Can We Expect?)

What is on the horizon for America over the next few years? Of course, the next eight to ten years will carry with it both blessings and curses: either good times of God’s providence, protection, and provision or terrible times of broken lives, tragedies, and personal loss. I think this is an obvious prediction because we are living in the last days and the Bible makes this quite clear.

Nevertheless, at times we can know the specifics of future events, but one must realize that there are many voices within our culture and the Body of Christ that are either false predictions or God given words of divine intervention. What I have noticed, and has been confirmed by others within the church, is that Christians often look for a ‘political solution’ to the will of God. This was very obvious with all the religious rhetoric in the Republican Party in deciding a Presidential candidate.

Christians want to control God’s will or define God’s will for others in order for voters to follow a particular leader. God’s will is not always obvious nor is it easy. ‘His Will’ has ups and downs; valleys and hilltops; and/or within a large group of people or ‘you are on your own’. You have to search for it and be willing to accept it once it is known in order to experience the will of God fully.

We think that if all is going well, what we have planned or according to our own way of thinking, that God is pleased with us—‘that we are within His will’. That is rarely the case. “The Kingdom of God suffers violence and the violent takes it by force.” There is a battle for the will of God to be done on earth, either collectively or individually. (You need to read the book, Battle Ready by Steve Farr to gather insight into God’s will and what your part might be.)

Christians do not need a ‘political spirit’ but the simple truth of God’s will. I strongly suggest that over the course of the next 8 years that God wants to do some spectacular things regarding leadership in America, but it will not come from either political effort, the ‘church’ as we know it, or only through prayer. It will come with actions and purposes deeply embedded within God’s spoken will for His Body to do.

I believe God is looking and preparing Josephs, Ruths, Daniels, Esthers, and who ever will respond to God’s voice to make a difference. God is looking for individuals or small groups that will confront today’s leaders with prophetic words and with miracles & wonders that will cause leaders to take notice and obey what God has to say.

God wants young and old, male and female, rich or poor, uneducated or scholars to be bold by taking a stance against what is evil (all that is outside of His will) and for God’s will to be done in the scope of national decisions and circumstances.

Yes, it is time to reach for God’s plow, to find courage beyond reason, and to be dependent on Christ alone—to be willing for God to be honored and glorified. We need many Moses’s to go into dark political climates and confront today’s leaders at all levels of government—to encourage leaders to do God’s will. Do not look for a political solution, but rather to obey God in sending you and doing what He asks you to do—unafraid and unashamed!

Will you be one of those people? Will you catch the vision of God’s will? Will you stand along the pillars of faith that are mentioned in Hebrews? Will you be, whom God wants you to be?

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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