Sleep or Fight
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6
Jonah was travelling “away from the presence of the Lord” (Jonah 1:3), sleeping in the inner part of the ship, below deck (I’m sure it has a name I don’t know). He was oblivious to the storm that the sailors on deck were fighting to stay alive in. He really wasn’t all that interested in anything but what was happening with him. If they could fight the storm and he didn’t have to deal with it that was fine with him.
I heard a teacher apply Jonah’s sleeping to what is happening in our nation. While Christians sleep our country is awash in the storm of abortions, pornography, fornication, homosexuality, blasphemy, sloth, and the tearing down of the family. Feel free to add to the list.
How many of us are asleep, allowing these issues to continue to grow without a fight?
Why do we Christians talk about the inerrancy of God’s word and then ignore the black and white, right and wrong spelled out in it? We try to blend into the culture rather than be separate from it, which is what the scripture demands of us. 2 Corinthians 6:17-18 say, “Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”
Being separate from the world does not mean being absent or avoiding the fight. It means that we won’t always look like the rest of the world or talk like them. It means that we will stand firm for the Truths of the Bible in the face of opposition. We will do the right thing when others encourage us to do the wrong thing, even if that encouragement comes from within the church.
Christians, are we asleep below deck while the world mocks the Lord and His law above it? Are we worshiping God on Sunday but refusing to stand for His principles publicly all week long?
Many seem to think that because we are Christians we cannot be enemies or have enemies. Our enemies are to be those who are the enemies of God (Psalm 139:19-22). Our choice here is clear: We who wholeheartedly love the Lord can fight the wrong, or we can sleep with His enemies.
Sleep or fight?
I never was one to sleep in Beth . I love a good fight especially when it comes to our president the man I like referring to as the OBAMANATION.I’ve posted so many things about this man with no comments from anyone with the exception of a brave few , is everyone so afraid of this man that no one will even comment on most of my post ? I’ve expressed my feelings about this morally bankrupt Administration and their criminal leader , the release of the 5 terrorists back into an unsuspecting world , ISIS , the Ebola viruse . The more bad news I hear the more I feel we’re approaching End Times . I’ve been bookmarked by Big Brother and I love it !!! Crazy , maybe ? I invite persecution in the name of the Lord.It’s weird how I fear nothing or no one when it comes to uncovering just how immoral and corrupt this president and his Administration truly are . I’m glad you of is the question to our fellow Christians because it’s lonely out on that lim all by myself …
Your brother in Christ,
Rick Moyer
HI Rick, I’m not sure how to reply. I am certainly one who doesn’t comment on your “Obamanation” posts partly because, though I have agreed with you, I guess I see little point in getting all worked up about him – which is what happens to me when I comment. The one thing I do think is that you are definitely not alone. If people do not comment on your posts there are many posts out there against President Obama. Sadly, I think the majority of people just do not care one way to another. Sadly they don’t care about God or His law either. Obama obviously hates God and His law. With a leader who hates God’s law and a people who won’t stand up for it, I continue to fear for our nation. We need to follow Biblical principles in all spheres of life.