Our Real Source Of Power
Our Real Source of Power – Where Does It Come From?
The mainstream news coverage of what’s going on in America, when you can bear to listen to the reports, continues to be disturbing.
I’m sure you’ve heard that our Christian faith (as well as some churches across the country) is under attack.
A reported bible-burning during a Portland riot.
Churches closed down.
Threatening churches with fines, or shutting off their power and water, and in some cases, arresting the pastors – these are incidents that are happening more often.
If you’d told me about these news stories twenty years ago, I wouldn’t have believed you.
No, it can’t be, not in America –we’re the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
Christians, fasten your seatbelts, unsettling times are ahead.
Regardless of which side of the mask debate you are on, (both viewpoints have merit) the fact is, shutting down churches *with no end in sight* would set a very dangerous precedent for the future.
Wouldn’t the Evil One just love that?
What an upside-down world we live in.
The godless can try and shut off the power to a church all they want, but they will never be able to turn off our “real source of power”.
I’m talking about the real power that we have as believers in Jesus Christ.
Are we ready for this ongoing spiritual battle?
Be prepared . . . for anything.
Can they stop us from worshiping?
The godless may win some victories along the way.
That means we may have to get more creative and find other ways of being together and/or sharing our faith.
God’s Word reminds us that no matter how awful the persecution gets, the light of the gospel always shines through the darkness.
Consider Paul and Silas in the Book of Acts.
Although they were severely beaten and bound, Paul and Silas prayed and sang to God – a powerful witness to their jailer and his family, as well as the other prisoners in that brutal jail.
Do we have that same admirable courage and conviction today?
Our real source of power comes from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
No one will ever be able to shut off His light.
We’re going to see, in the days and years to come, evil as we have never seen it. And we’re also going to see the greatest revivals, the greatest awakenings, and multiplied millions of people are going to come to Jesus Christ. – Pastor Dr. Ray Pritchard, keepbelieving.com.
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1 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
2 Quotation from Pastor, Dr. Ray Pritchard. Courtesy of AFA Journal magazine interview by Matthew White, “In a World of Chaos, Keep Believing.” n.d. Accessed August 5, 2020.
