June 21st, 2020
I felt something on my heart to share. As some may know there has been a lot of tensions since the death of George Floyd. However I know it is not the death of just one man that has sparked a movement but many men, women, and children who have died by the hands of police brutality and racism.I have seen a few different reactions and responses to the current state of our nation. Some people in a good heart have just labeled all that is a going on as schemes of the devil and see racism as just an evil spirit. This has created an attitude that all the strife going on is something that will just soon blow over. The thought has been that in the mean time we can pray and not start arguments and just find people who share our same views I am in agreement that the enemy comes only to kill steals and destroy. He deploys that tactic when he divides people. It would be a very accurate description to say that many people are very divided right now. My concern is that although the enemy is clearly trying to create division I am afraid some people are not seeing an opportunity for growth.
And when assuming all the protesting, and high tensions going on is all from the devil it misses the chance to realize there is REAL reckoning going on. There is real reconciliation that needs to happen. It is not just noise and chaos it is a cry and a demand for change. And I think every human being is becoming awake and aware of many injustices that have been going on for too long. I agree that we should “pray about everything as the Bible says and pray without ceasing”. I want to just give a caution that prayer is not an invitation to sit on the sidelines but and opportunity to be called to action. In Ephesians 2:2 it talks about how the enemy is the prince of the power of the air. I think it would be very fair to say the enemy uses the radio, tv, internet to sway, pull and divide people. Or the “airwaves”. I want to give another caution to be on guard. That means he even uses people who share our same view and values to see other parties and people in a negative light ultimately leading to losing our compassion and understanding of that people group. That is something we should never do.
I want to encourage that although the enemy may move in the airwaves the lord also has moved in “the cloud” he is giving us the ability to infiltrate and to be able to wire tap the enemy and his schemes. In moving forward I think it is important to recognize the state of our nation and the deep chains of oppression that have never been properly reconciled and now is a time of reckoning , righting of wrongs and healing. Resist the urge to pray it away but instead I charge you to sit with the uncomfortable feelings, confront your own implicit biases, and link arms with people who may not think or look like you. Unity is the only way forward and I think that means listening to each other . If a brother or sister is hurting hear their story even if you don’t understand.The enemy will always try to apprehend healing and unity. So we can go above him by going up higher. When we need cell phone connection the connection is high up in the cell towers. We need to go up higher and see from the lords perspective. Ask him to show you how the enemy may even be manipulating you to lose compassion, to see another “party” negatively or to cause division. Ask him to show you how to infiltrate the air waves and Apprehend the enemy by exposing his tactics.I also just want to give the freedom to anyone who may have felt muzzled about this subject. Who has wanted to speak but has felt conflicted. We need every voice.