Soldiers, not wimps.

OK, it has been a long hiatus, but I hope to be back on a regular basis. 

Watch the link below.  This is just plain disgusting that human beings can do this to one another. 

http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?swf=http%3A//s.ytimg.com/yt/swf/cps-vfl59689.swf&video_id=VIdbYjmbFzo&rel=1&hqt=1&eurl=&iurl=http%3A//i3.ytimg.com/vi/VIdbYjmbFzo/default.jpg&t=OEgsToPDskI-WgOzrG9j6wrQGduNPOPU&use_get_video_info=1&load_modules=1&fs=1&hl=en

But does this video leave any doubt in anyone’s mind that we are in a war?  No, not with the liberals or even with Barack Obama.  Obama is a person with a soul just like me or you.  God can use him in a mighty way just like he used King Cyrus or Nebuchadnezzar or even Constantine.  If Paul can be saved, so can Obama.  No, we are at war with our arch enemy the Devil.  Satan.  No, not the Halloween devil with a red suit and a pitchfork.  The real spiritual enemy of man and God, Satan.  He is the deceiver who walks around like roaring lion waiting to deceive and pound someone (1 Peter 5:8). 

The problem is that I think there are way too many chaplains in the Kingdom of God than soldiers or warriors.  We don’t need any more people telling us how sorry they feel for us, holding our hands, and crying with us.  We don’t need any more sensitive, touchy-feely tender hearts that want to get together, hold hands, and sing kimbaya.  We need soldiers who are willing to go, fight, and kick some serious Satanic butt. Through the power of the Holy Spirit of course with the main weapon of the Christian.  No, not the hanky or a tissue – the Word of God.   We need more people wielding the sword of the Spirit on our Satanic enemy.  Patton said that no ***** ever won a war by dying for his country.  He made the other poor dumb ***** die for his country!  I think it is time we as Christians start taking spiritual warfare seriously and start taking the fight to the enemy. 

Now, before you get me wrong, here is what I don’t mean.  I don’t mean another anti-abortion rally (or pro-life, or whatever) in front of some abortion clinic.  Or some phone barrage telling everyone that Obama is the antichrist.  These are weak-minded and plastic toy knife responses to a serious war.  This is bringing a toy knife to a gun fight.  Remember the scene in Indiana Jones when the super skilled, ninja sword guy confronted Jones?  Jones took out his revolver and shot him dead with one bullet.  This is what Satan is doing to Christians nowadays.  We act tough, and really look good to boot.  But we are like a moron with a knife at a gun fight.  It is time we unleashed the sword of the Spirit – or better yet, the machinegun of the Spirit or the tank of the Spirit on the Satanic kingdom and go and kick some booty! 

So how do we do this?  Ministers first of all need to preach the real Word of God.  Not some seeker-sensitive mumbo-jumbo about how to have a happy marriage or how to live your best (read materialistic, selfish, self-centered, get-all-you-can) life now.  This is not the gospel, and is not helping matters any, except, maybe for the other side.  Preachers need to preach the real gospel.  If you want an example, see Acts 2, Acts 13, and Acts 17 for examples.  These are not your typical seeker sensitive Jesus-loves-you-and-has-a-wonderful-plan-for-your-life sermons.  Yes, the preacher needs to teach on marriage (Ephesians 5, Genesis 1-2, etc) and meaning of life (Ephesians 2:8-10 and others).  But let’s do it in the context of real Scripture teaching and real gospel preaching. 

Secondly, laypeople need to quit reading Joel Osteen books (and some others – you know who they are) and start reading the Bible.  We are being eaten alive by the Devil because we don’t know what we believe, and consequently we can’t witness or be a witness if we have really no idea what Christianity is all about.  Forget the relationship crap – everyone has a relationship with Jesus.  You are either an adopted son of daughter, or you are an enemy of God (Romans 5).  The good news is that enemies of God can be reconciled to Him through the preaching of the Word.  Christians of all stripes and backgrounds need to study hard, know what they believe, and then get off their behind and tell people the situation they are in. 

Once people really understand the situation they are in, the Spirit works in them when the Word is preached.  Once people’s lives are changed through the regeneration of their spirit by the Holy Spirit, then we will be able to see change in our cities, states, and even in Washington, D.C.  Not through man’s efforts of legislation and elections, but through the power of God working in the hearts and minds of real people.  This is how change begins.