The Great Civil War
Becky McLendon

I am teaching American Literature this year at school and included in our anthology is the text for the Gettysburg Address. In reviewing this document, which I had to memorize when I was in High School, a statement jumped out at me. I feel it was the Lord saying something to us.

"Now we are engaged in a great civil war."

What is the nature of a civil war? It is NOT a war between two separate nations, but rather a war within the same nation. In the mid to late 1800's our nation was ripped apart by a civil war, with loss of lives which boggle the mind when we view the numbers. It was torn asunder by the "defenders of the truth" on two sides!

But the civil war the Lord speaks of is not a "national" war, but a kingdom war, and it rages among His people and within them. The whole nature of this war is over the Inheritance. The war is over our declaration to our Lord:

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

The great civil war is the war between darkness and light. The basic issue at hand is that natural man prefers darkness over Light.

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. The world system does NOT welcome the light, but prefers darkness. Our flesh prefers living in darkness because that is the comfort zone. So when His light shines upon flesh there is a war. Paul the apostle speaks of this civil war all through Romans 7..His spirit had been quickened by the Light of God, but his flesh prefered to do the things of darkness. Paul, however, became victorious in his walk with the Lord as Christ was formed in him. As we permit Christ to form in us, we too will prefer the LIGHT over darkness.

The great civil war is the resistance to His coming kingdom. The resistance is both individual and corporate. It is within the church and without, among the "believers and professors of the faith" and the lost. It is heightened amongst the "defenders of the truth," when the "truth" defended is not the Truth that sets men free. Jesus is the TRUTH and His kingdom is at hand (right under our noses and in our face). The time is NOW to stop "warring among our members" and turn our focus onto HIM.!

Glory to the Lamb!!! Amen.

Becky (Wayfarer)

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