I dream about abortion, think about abortion. Over and over again my days are full of tears, lifting my voice for MERCY, contending in prayer, pleading the blood of Jesus over my sins and the sins of my nation, beckoning the heavens for strategy, asking for grace to fast and pray, praying for conviction of sin in my life, and continuously asking the question over and over again, "How can I partner with your heart O God, in the ending of abortion?" Listen, I'm not telling you this to boast, or to tell you about how I'm some radical Christian- not in the least. I am broken, weak, and selfish. But I have been radically wrecked and transformed by the power and freedom of the revelation of this all consuming God who has given me life eternal, and who has assured me that He will be perfected in my weakness. His righteousness is burning my lips, my mind, my time, my thoughts, and my entire being. So, brothers and sisters, I stand before you as a daughter who is receiving the grace from her Father to stand in the place of prayer and to fight the good fight of faith.
As a Church, WE HAVE TO STAND.
Today, a gathering of burning ones united together as a solemn assembly to build a siege outside of a porn shop contending and standing in the gap, crying out for mercy and purity. About 30 of us or so were blindfolded with linen over our eyes as a symbolic demonstration of purity. We fasted our sight for an hour, standing on the side of a highway outside of this porn shop. Standing there blind; hearing the screams of people as they drove by, the continuous honking, and noises of ridicule. Not standing there in judgement, but standing there on their(the porn shop) behalf asking for mercy.
As Christians, as followers of Truth; we are called to stand. We are called to proclaim the gospel of truth, of life, of salvation. Our God is a God who sits on the throne of justice. His heart aches when His own cry out for justice and truth. He is moved and gripped. As Shepherds; we are called to speak and to warn the people of this earth of the day of coming terror, for if we do not speak, the blood is on our hands. And in that great and terrible day, when I stand before the Lord, I am held accountable to the truth in which I was called to stand.
We must understand this Church; the Lord needs us to rise up as burning ones!
We cannot be tolerant towards tolerance. We cannot compromise truth. We cannot sit down in complacency. WE MUST NOT BE SILENT. We must rise up. We must fight for righteousness and purity. We must walk in the opposite spirit. We must be pro-life. Oh that we would be people who burn, and who hunger and thirst for righteousness.
Revival must first start within our own hearts. And purity must start in our own lives. I long for the eye of the Lord to be so heavy upon me that it burns away all of the chaff and sin that hinders me from fully pursuing the Lord.
To be completely honest and exposed, I have a fear of offending people. I shy down from truth so often out of worry of offending people, out of fear of being misunderstood, or being "too out there" or "too extreme", or by being too rigid and black and white. But the truth is, truth is offensive. Ah, my heart-cry as of late is that I would grow a backbone. I want to shout aloud truth, and to dance freely upon injustice, but by being in fear it limits the Lords movement in my life. I want steel in my spirit. I want a spirit of humble boldness. And I am asking whoever reads this, PLEASE KEEP ME ACCOUNTABLE. I need accountability, because I want to be liked, and understood, and to be friends with everyone. But, I much rather have the approval of the Lord than the approval of man. So, I humbly ask that each one of you seek the Lord on behalf of your own heart; Ask Him where you really stand, and to reveal to you the depths of your heart. And I will do the same. And as the body, lets stand in UNITY with hearts after the Lord seeking truth and justice on this earth.
"the cry for mercy must sound louder now than the cry for change." lou engle
We must cry out for mercy. The Lord is coming, and this earth is sleeping. We must prepare a way for Jesus' return. We must be as ones burning in the wilderness preparing a way for the return of our Bridegroom. He needs messengers, He needs voices, He needs intercessors, He needs His Bride to rise up and make ready a people for the coming King.
Pray for:
-President Obama:
Pray for his protection. Pray that God would give him wisdom. If God could change Nebuchadnezzar by haunting him with dreams, He can change Obama. Our mandate is not to curse but to pray for those in authority (see 1Tim. 2).
-The Church to arise:
we must raise our voices and speak out for righteousness. We must preach it, pray it, prophesy it, praise it and print it until the forces of hell cannot hold back the Word of life.
isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.
3 And nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.
3 And nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
- The ending of abortion:
God will not turn a deaf ear to 50 million cries from aborted children and the cries from millions of women who have suffered the effects of abortion.
pray,
Jesus, I plead your blood over my sins,
and the sins of my nation,
God, end abortion,
an send revival to america.
"There is a principle above everything that is political, and when I reflect on the command that says, 'thou shall do no murder' believing the authority to be divine, how can I dare to set out any reasoning of my own against it? And when we think of eternity and of the future consequences of all human conduct, what is there in this life that could make any man contradict the dictates of his conscience, the principles of justice, the laws of religion, and of God?"
-wilberforceMy prayer for us is that we would be so compelled by love for this Man Jesus that it consumes our hearts with jealous jealousy for the Lords heart to be brought forth upon this earth. He is Mercy. He is Justice. And He is coming soon.
bless you, and keep you in Jesus' name.
bjc
