Borrowing some wisdom from Mario Murillo’s book “Vessels of Fire and Glory” we see an incredible need – especially after the election – for a revival in our country. Many in the pews did not vote for the candidate that stood against abortion and supported Israel, law and order, and religious freedoms. It appears that the American church has taken a nap.
Murillo basically asserts that this is in part because many of the churches have adopted a watered-down version of the gospel from pulpits in order to gain and maintain membership. As a result, many professing Christians do not feel strongly about the biblical positions on these issues.
Another factor adding to the malaise in some churches is the notion of the end times. Some churches take the “therapeutic approach” that everything is going to be alright. We are not in a spiritual war, lets just use the power of God to make our lives more pleasant. Another approach is the “doom and gloom” approach which says we cannot win the spiritual war – might as well hang it up.
In sum, Murillo asserts that both terrible evil and tremendous blessing will come from the end time scenario as laid out in the prophets and the Revelation. There will be disasters, favor and protection.
The message in this post from me is that the fields are ripe for a good spiritual fight. Its time to war for the souls of men and women inside and outside of the church. Preachers should unashamedly preach the true gospel of Jesus Christ and the enormous importance of righteousness and holiness.
We know that we are clothed in Christs righteousness and are justified before God because of what HE did. We also know we are holy, even though we still make mistakes. But we are called, insofar as we are able, to live a sanctified, set apart life of power and truth telling.
If this is not our inclination, we need to reassess our standing before God.
