Sept 16, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

What Went Wrong

(The 3W’s Series #3)

The Church’s Self-Inflected Famine

Today’s Christian church has made for itself a famine (*see definition of famine below) that has lasted for many years. Yes, God always has a remnant (a few churches) that continue to be a New Testament Church with the attributes spoken by Jesus in Mark 16:15-18, but churches have become a business instead of a house of prayer. As I have referenced before, Ruth 1:1a, In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land—we are in such a state.

We are in a famine yet where are the Judges? If you want to move from famine to abundance, the Church needs judges. Judges that perform works of righteousness everywhere they go and upon all works of unrighteousness. Proverbs 8:20 has this to say about the connection between righteousness and judgment: “I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment”. Righteousness leads only to judgment. Where are you, judges? Where is righteousness in the Body of Christ? Why has famine continued? Why does evil go unchecked by the Church? Why has darkness reigned over God’s people?

I am praying not for blessings or things to continue as they have in our churches. I am praying for judges! I am praying for righteousness to reign not just in the Body of Christ but to impact our culture so there is no escaping from the Gospel of Christ.

You want revival—pray for judges & righteousness!

You want fulfillment of God’s word and His promises—pray for judges & righteousness!

You want purpose and meaning in your Christian walk—pray for judges & righteousness!

Want God’s freedom in order to release our land from famine—pray for judges & righteousness!

It is time to become a judge of righteousness! Do not pray tomorrow, pray today! Do not wait for tomorrow, ‘today is the day for righteousness’! Become that judge and redeem the church from famine—do it now!

You better get there and here’s why: I Peter 4:18 "If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?"

*Definition of a biblical famine: one, the Gospel is not preached on street corners, in parks, or in open areas (due to large crowds); two, none to very few miracles are observed/performed daily; three, all kinds of supernatural healings are not commonplace (medical healings do not count); four, there is little persecution of Christians—Jesus followers are not a threat; and five, evil in every form has the ‘upper-hand’ in the culture and the laws of the nation.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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