10 Nov 2000

Post-Election Words

Jim Buchan is a national speaker and formerly the Editor of the Morningstar Journal. Here is a post-election word that is worthy of our consideration.

November 9, 2000

Hello there.

One thing that grieved my heart as I prayed today was the realization that THE CHURCH was actually the most important and most hotly contested battlefield of this election. This is clearly true, though you won't find it reported by any of the news networks.

In the weeks prior to the election, Al Gore and Bill Clinton could both be seen regularly in churches, proclaiming their false message of "justice" and release from oppression---which according to them can only be accomplished from Washington, DC. Sadly, these were primarily black churches, and exit polls showed that around 90% of black voters ended up supporting Gore.

How could so many professing Christians be fooled by this deceitful message, which sets up government as a false god, the source of all peace and prosperity? It is likely that just as the country was evenly divided between Bush and Gore, the professing Christians were also split roughly 50/50. This issue transcends questions of political ideology, for Gore openly boasted of supporting "a woman's right to choose," even in cases of the horrendous practice of partial birth abortion.

Like a Trojan Horse, the deceptive message of reliance on government was allowed into our churches as never before. At its core, this is an antichrist message---a substitute for Christ. The issue is not only Democratic vs. Republican, for in some cases the Republican candidates might slip into the same mode. It also is not only an issue of division between the black and the white church in America, for in 1976 the white Christians were largely responsible for electing Jimmy Carter, who proclaimed himself a born-again believer.

The closeness of the election shows the growing cultural divide in our country. This would be sad enough, but the even greater tragedy is that the church is so unable to discern truth and fiction, those with true compassion vs. those who manipulate the weak by promising to "fight for them." Christians could easily have sent a clear message in this election, but our own division made it impossible for us to do so. As a consequence, we just got lumped together with other polling categories: black/white, rich/poor, male/female, etc.

Forgive us, Lord, for being so easily deceived by people who operate in antichrist and Jezebel spirits. May the spirit of Jehu rise up and bring a wave of truth and cleansing to our nation.

Jim Buchan

GOD IS IN CONTROL
Cheri Henderson

I just read the following news headline: "Bush Leads Florida Recount by 327 Votes, AP Says".

Immediately I was impressed to look up John 3:27.

It reads: "A man can receive only what is given him from heaven."

I believe the Lord showed me this to give me peace about this entire situation. He IS in control - no matter the outcome.

Just wanted to share this in case any of you are feeling uneasy about what's going on. God is in control!

--Cheri Henderson

A pipe line of forgiveness
Terri Derocher

I submit this as a prayer and hope for our country. In the Love of Jesus Christ,

I am so utterly grieved today and will try to pour my heart into this media so you can join me in prayer and supplication to Adonai, our Lord Jesus Christ and the Ruach Ha Kodesh (the Holy Spirit who is utterly grieved). We are entwined in ropes of sin - We - being the United States of America.

Many in this country voted because of a lack of faith in God, they chose to protect their pocket books and they voted in fear because they saw giants in the land (Deut.1:19-46). These giants were fears, a fear for their precious economy which made them rich, a fear for our educational system, a fear of racial strongholds being established. WHO IS GOD? You choose. Do you believe His arm is to short to SAVE? Do you believe our God, Adonai, Jesus our Messiah, the Ruach Ha Kodesh does not care enough for you precious one that he would not go before you and fight your battles for YOU? Some of you are Pastors (shepherds of the most High God) who chose to vote in such a way. Some of you are Rabbis (teachers to the unlearned). You voted out of fear, not faith!

Some of you believed if you voted for the man (George W. Bush) who promised to tear down the strongholds from hell established in the last 30 years (the tearing down of prayer, the legal right to kill our own unborn children, even as they slip from the womb to take their first breath, the condoning and encouragement of same sex unions, the dishonoring of parents encouraged in our society) you would be risking your own security and comfort. You trust your own minds and hearts more than you trust your God. REPENT of your unbelief. REPENT of your sin which has thrown this country into such unrest. Rabbis--You have protected the Law of God through all these centuries, so that not one jot or tittle has changed, so that we can see with our own eyes the sin that God calls sin. You have not allowed the least change in the Torah so that we can see that murder is sin, so that we can see that same sex unions are an abomination to God. Praise God for your faithfulness in this matter to protect the word of God in ALL times, even throughout the holocaust and yet to ACCOMMODATE man and his sin you have perverted the word of God and have voted liberally so as not to offend man. YOU OFFEND your GOD!!!!

You precious grieved ones who know the truth, we have just been delivered a great tool from God. Take a good look at our country after this election. Take a good look at the media coverage virtually everywhere on the major channels. Cry out to God!!!!! We NOW know the extent of our nations sin. We now know the condition of our brothers hearts. Have mercy on them as you pray and ask our God to show them their sin. Ask Him to show us OUR SIN!!! Change us Lord. Break our hearts with what breaks yours. Some of these people are our own relatives.---- Forgive us Lord God for not being bold enough in our convictions to have shouted the truth from the highest mountain. Forgive us Lord God for fearing man instead of fearing you. Forgive us Holy Spirit for squelching you and going our own way!! Forgive us my Lord Jesus for taking your atonement on Calvary, your shed Blood as less than sufficient to meet all our needs. YOU ARE OUR NEED!! Help us Lord God to pray. WE ASK FOR MORE FAITH!! These people are our brothers and sisters, blinded by the enemy. Help us to lead the blind, not shove them over the cliff. Fill us with your perfect love that casts out all Fear.----- We ask all these things in your name Lord Jesus.-----

Our battle is against principalities and powers, not against our own flesh and blood. Stay on your faces saints of God!!!!!!!!!!!!

I proclaim in Jesus Name that such a refining, such a cleaning is coming!! Our Lord God himself will reach down and clean the unlovely. He will perfect the vessels and create and build a new foundation in the United States of America. This foundation will be a pipe line to the poverty stricken. This pipe line will carry love. It will carry food. It will carry forgiveness. It will carry the gold and silver needed to establish God's mandates for countries all over this world. This pipe line will carry hope. This pipeline will carry forgiveness...... Let it be so Lord Jesus.

Trust Me!
Delta Vines

I was thinking and praying....having read "words" posted online from others, some of which I know have ministered to many. This time, something within was just "not right" on this....and what God showed me you probably won't find on some "lists". Yet, I believe it is truth, and a harsh one at that.

Hebrews 7:28 "For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever."

The SON, JESUS, is in charge.

Daniel 2:19 - 21 "During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven and said: "Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning."

Although what Daniel was given regarding the future of Babylon and Nebuchadnezzer, it surely can apply to us morally and physically as a nation. And what Daniel faced in giving that interpretation, or in NOT giving it, is what we are facing. If he had not said anything, ALL the wise men would be put to death (Godly and un-godly).

I am concerned about how "Christians" will react if Gore is declared President. I see spiritual pride here, and it bothers me. IF Gore is placed in office, he is the man God places there. Do we not believe God's Word TOTALLY? Do we not believe it is God who allows leaders to be placed? Even the un-Godly ones? If we don't accept whatever the outcome of this election. If it's Bush, or Gore, we must accept it.

There is a camp of Christians who are acting as if God has no say so in this. I know there is a spiritual and moral warfare going on. We need to pray for God's perfect will to be accomplished. But to pray that one man or the other represents that, and to pray for one man or the other to be in office, is AWFULLY close to "witchcraft prayer". We need to pray and trust God to work it to HIS glory. This is where faith vs. works comes in. If HE is God, then HE IS GOD!

HERE IS THE WARNING: for we are allowing ourselves to be set up by the enemy.

Spiritually, in thinking our prayers "control" our lives to the way WE want it. (Again, "witchcraft prayer).

Physically: If the Christians in this country aren't careful, we will see ourselves being set up as an enemy to democracy. This is already a civil war of politics and morality. We will find ourselves labeled as even more fanatical than we already are, to the point we will be uprooted and placed in places to keep us in line (can you say "persecution"?) Christians will also be categorized as anti-Semitic, because Lieberman is Gore's running mate. That will be an attempt to keep many Jewish people from opening their hearts to Messiah!

God will use this to strip pride from Christians, because if they keep pushing HIM (and they are), instead of trusting Him, we will see persecution sooner than we care to. He's giving us the chance to see HIM rule, and we are crying out for a man. Just as Israel had God ruling over them, and despite the warnings from God what would happen if they had a king, the Israelites insisted they wanted to be like other countries and have a king. We want to not wait on God, not trust Him. He's only asking us to trust Him for a WEEK to be in charge. To trust Him for the outcome.

WORD:

For how will you trust Me in times to come if you do not trust me now? Can you not cease from your labor and rest in Me? Can you not let Me do that battle? Your prayers of faith are sweet to me. Your prayers of restful warfare are pleasing to me. Your prayers of works are unpleasant, for it is faith that pleases me. For what has happened has already happened. Rest in Me as you wait. Can you not wait one hour? Can you not wait one day? Can you not wait one week? Daniel waited 21 days, praying, knowing I would hear his prayers. Can you not wait? Can you not let the fruit of longsuffering be worked in you? Not just patience, but long-suffering?

Did I not tell you everything that can be shaken will? Let Me shake up your faith! Let me shake YOU! I require more of YOU. Stop trying to take the speck out of the eyes of others when your own eyes are clouded! Trust Me. Just trust ME! Take it out of your own hands and trust ME.

Pray for MY way, pray for MY will. My Son did not want to go to the cross, but He prayed for MY will to be done. He has said for you to take up your cross and follow Him. I am telling you now, you still are not willing to TAKE UP YOUR CROSS! Woe to you who do not trust me now! I tell you truthfully, if you do not trust Me in this little thing, you will not trust me in the larger things to come. I am still here! Do you not know this? I am still in charge! Can you not feel this? There is NO power that can come against me! Not even your works!

Rest in Me. Trust Me. Pray for My will, not yours. And then....repent. I will hear from heaven. I will heal you. I will heal your lack of faith. I will give you ability to rest in Me. And then, you can be My example to others who need Me. Love Me for Me! For when you do, then the healing of the church can begin. The healing of My Chosen can begin. The healing of My People can begin.

Trust Me.

(Thank You Lord! In Y'shua....Delta)