Don't Pray in that Name
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Author: Shirley S. |
Don't Pray in this Name
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07/06/2008 |
Today those words shock us! How can this happen here - in this country? Why are people afraid of that Name? The Muslims shudder to see the Jewish people ascend to the Temple Mount to PRAY. They know that the Jewish people and the Christians have one thing in common. We worship and call on the Lord God of heaven and earth, The Creator – Yahweh! They know – when we call on the name of our G-d He answers! How shall they stop a move of G-d? They have to keep us from prayer! Like news from the current newspaper Act 4:18 tells us that the disciples were commanded not to speak at all nor teach in the Name of Jesus. Today’s atmosphere is the same. Those who do not believe are not content just to ignore us….they are determined to wipe out any mention of G-d from our society. Why? Why are they afraid of our words? Why do they want to take our freedom of speech away? Words have power. Words can sway opinions and change ideas. Words can create hope or break hearts! In the United States we have the right to speak what we believe and those who hear us have the right to agree or disagree! Men and women have fought and died for this right for all of us! There have always been people who do not believe in G-d – but only in this century have they begun to fight against our rights. Have you noticed that those who do not believe in our G-d are the most violently opposed to our rights? The evidence does not support their statement. According to them -they fight against an invisible force –which they claim is NOT there! It reminds me of Scientists and Warriors who grab swords and bows to fight a tornado! They claim there is no higher power; still they have come out to make war on the wind! If they really do not believe in G-d – why are they so upset when we pray to Him? If the Muslims are so sure their god is the only god – why do they care if we pray to nothing? If there’s no one there – shut up and let us pray!!! The gate through which Messiah is prophesied to come –“the Gate of Mercy was permanently sealed. In the year 1543, Arabs under the direction of Sultan Suleiman wanted to prevent the word of God from coming to pass……. Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia (wikipedia.org =“The gate is located in the middle of the eastern side of the Temple Mount. The portal in this position was believed to have been used for ritual purposes in biblical times. In Jewish tradition and Biblical prophesy - this is the gate through which Messiah will enter Jerusalem. It was sealed off in 1541 by Muslims, allegedly to prevent his entrance. The Muslims also built a cemetery in front of the gate, allegedly in the belief that the Messiah would not be able to pass through without risk of impurifying himself.” Nothings really changed -All around the world they chase and persecute Christians and Jews to prevent them from praying to our G-d! Read Voice of the Martyrs Magazine for the whole story on persecution by Muslims! The fact is that they are afraid when we pray! The god they serve is not strong or victorious unless they can silence every other voice. I remember the story of Elijah – when everyone seemed to have turned away from G-d – he called on all the false prophets and the children of Israel to come and find out who was truly G-d! Elijah sat quietly and allowed those who worshipped another god to dance – sing and pray to their god. He had no problem with what they were doing because He knew who G-d was! His turn came and G-d sent fire from heaven to take the sacrifice. He had no need to defend what He knew was true - and our G-d showed up to prove His point! Today there are forces fighting against all we believe in. They whisper to us to be quiet and not to pray or speak in that name. There is a stigma attached to prayer in Jesus Name that we must overcome to be effective in this world today. Like those who have gone before us – we will come to the place when we have to choose between being accepted or rejected, perhaps between life and death! The world will allow us to be religious as long as it doesn’t collide with theirs. Wars have been waged to combat differences of opinion. When someone is unsure of what they believe – if their faith is weak – they will wrestle with everyone in an attempt to convince themselves! However – when we are convinced that what we believe is true – we need not convince anyone! Our faith is steadfast and strong! Wars come from uncertainty and self exhortation. Our power comes through faith in the word of G-d -the power to allow others the right to believe what they choose. Our power is birthed from our faith in prayer to the one true and living G-d. Those whose fears drive them to silence children’s prayers actually exhibit more faith in our prayers than we do….They seem to believe we can change our world if we pray and so they make war on the most powerful weapon we have ! Prayer! We then slink backwards and pray less or become involved in the battle over where to pray! While we have homes and privacy – we can pray and seek G-d without their influence. Pray while you can and seek G-d while He is near….. By Shirley Scurlock |
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