Calling Evil Good and Good Evil
God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. God never honors fear. He always honors faith. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but spiritual to the pulling down of spiritual strongholds. Casting down imaginations and every high thing that exaults itself against the knowledge of God, bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience to Christ. Ephesians 3:12 says, “In whom (our Lord Jesus Christ) we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.” Boldness is the free and fearless confidence to speak the truth of the Word of God openly, frankly, with cheerful courage and full assurance.
Pete remembers that he was humbled when he was asked to lead the Dodgers’ chapel service. He was in awe of the Dodgers who were like gods to many Angelenos. Pete prayed, “Lord, what am I going to say? These are the Dodgers whom men revere and hold in awe and respect.” God said, “Who? I’m not in awe of them.” Pete was led to the scripture in Jeremiah Chapter 1, “be not afraid of their faces….I will put the words in your mouth.”
John McArthur wrote a commentary about an unbiblical decision that the Supreme Court had made five years ago. His message was about God’s word versus man’s word. As the apostle Peter said in Acts 4, “whether it be right to obey you rather than God, judge ye…but we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”
America has enjoyed the blessings of liberty, having been founded on “the laws of nature and of nature’s God.” Even though the times have changed, John McArthur said, “we Christians are not timid, we’re not afraid of the prevailing secular humanism religion of this world.”
The movie “The Sign of the Cross” was set In Rome during the time of Cesar Nero. This is the story of a Roman soldier who was in love with a Jewish girl who had accepted Christ. The Romans were lighting Christians on fire as scapegoats for Nero’s burning of Rome. The soldier went to her house and her family had been imprisoned to be thrown to the lions in the coliseum in Rome. The soldier found her and said, “I can save you from death.” She answered, “I’d rather die for my Lord and take a stand for my faith.” The soldier who had become a Christian said, “I’ll lay down my armor and go with you to stand for the faith of my Lord Jesus Christ.”
In America, we haven’t had to die for our faith in our Lord. America has been blessed and sanctified and set apart by God’s grace and mercy. However According to 2 Timothy, in the last days perilous times will come…..
Our life is a test and a trial to prove that God’s strength is made perfect in my weakness…thy grace is sufficient for me.
Proverbs says that there is no true wisdom and no correct understanding of the truth that is contrary to the Word of God. Even though man calls evil good and good evil, God always has the last word for the Word of God liveth and abideth forever. The word of man shall count as nothing. The nation’s are but a drop in the bucket compared to the everlasting power of God. Isaiah 5:20 says, “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21. Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!”
God will judge those who twist the Word of God and call good evil and bitter sweet. When Jesus Christ returns as king of kings and Lord of lords he will set everything right. Until then, in this world ye will suffer tribulation. However, be not dismayed for Jesus said, I have overcome the world.
The rulings of the court reveal that Christian values are in the minority, and God’s people are set apart from the darkness of the world. As Christians our challenge is to “choose ye this day whom ye shall serve.” As Joshua said, “as for me and my house we shall server the Lord.”
Oswald Chambers said, “all God asks from me is extreme obedience with no questioning or complaining on my part and no explanation on His.” According to 1 Corinthians 3:11, “For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” Every moment in life is a moment of decision. The flesh lusts against the spirit and the spirit against the flesh and these are contrary so that you cannot do the things that you would. The choice is truth or consequences. When faced with a choice, the age old question is “what would Jesus do?” The answer to this question is Jesus’ response to his parents in the temple at the age of twelve, “know ye not that I must be about my (Heavenly) Father’s business.” He said, “I always do my Father’s will.”
Ephesians 6 is about the spiritual warfare and the weapons of our spiritual warfare. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against spiritual wickedness from on high. The devil holds the world captive at his will. The enemy is not other people…it’s the devil and his powers of darkness. 2 Timothy 2:24-26 says “And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 26. And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
The battle belongs to the Lord. The offensive weapons are the sword of the spirit which is the Word of truth and prayer. The battle is fought on our knees. Then God will say as he did to Jehoshaphat who prayed, Lord we’re surrounded by the enemy and we’re outnumbered have not battle plan. The Lord said, “I will fight the battle for you.”
The scripture says in Matthew 6:19-21, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
As we guard our heart with all diligence for out of the heart are the issues of life, may we ever live to the praise of the glory of His grace!
Your brother in Christ,
Michael