Original Post from 07-24-05
VIOLENCE!
(or "Now That I Have Your Attention")
Hello, and welcome to "A Word From The Way". I am Richard Tucker.
I would like to share
with you a few things that the Holy Spirit has shown me lately. Prayerfully,
they might be a blessing to you.
First of all, there is a call to violence going out to all
Spirit-filled Christians.... yes you read correctly,
VIOLENCE!
It seems as if there has been a great misconception among the
redeemed regarding the role of warfare of the saints. A look at the newspaper or
a listen to the radio quickly reveals evidence of the role reversal I am writing
of. Listening to Christian Radio or
TV one would think that we are in a battle between
2 opposing political forces.
Preachers (perhaps well intended) are constantly
encouraging us to write our senators, or which way to vote. The issues of
abortion and homosexual marriage are issues that the religious community seems
to want to fight through the legislature and through the courts.
I have been made painfully aware as to why the millions spent
on judicial efforts have failed...
simply because this is not God's way.
The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God
for the pulling down of strongholds. (2 Cor
10:4) We as Christians
are being told to fight a spiritual battle using carnal weapons.
We are called to be MORE THAN
CONQUERORS. (Rom 8:37)
A conqueror isn't one who simply wins a battle, but one who takes territory from
the enemy and flaunts it in his face. The modern day Christian is on the
defensive... but this was never God's plan. As Christians we are to be mighty
warriors, on the offensive... never the defensive.
As a Church we have a responsibility to storm the gates of
hell. We have a duty to attack the powers of darkness... not simply try to
defend our rights.
Ephesians 6:11
tells us to put on the whole armor of God. If you inventory the articles of
armor you will learn that there is no protection for your back. This is true for
2 reasons:
1. we are to be
attacking... not retreating
2. we are never to turn our backs on the enemy
The Church is to attack the gates of hell, and the enemy will not be able to defend himself against us! The reason the kingdom of hell is gated is for protection from the army of God. Most Christians have this scripture backwards, a massive case of stinking thinking.
There is a call to Christian Violence!
Not marches, not political campaigns, not taking up arms....
but to a Violent Spiritual Warfare!
It is a call to invade the kingdom of darkness, and to destroy the strongholds of the enemy.
Where does the battle begin?
In our own individual lives.
What are strongholds in our lives which might hinder us from being the warrior the Lord is calling us to be???
The evil which seems to be prospering in our nation will
never be fought by politics, or through legislation. The battle
MUST be fought through prayer, and spiritual
warfare.
There was a time when Churches were filled with people who
were crying out to God, and prevailing in prayers. Many Christians don't even
know the meaning of "praying through" anymore. As
Christians have relaxed in their spiritual warfare, the strongholds of the enemy
have grown stronger.
There is a responsibility to being filled with the Spirit of
God, and that is to do warfare, with the spiritual weapons He has given us.
The Call Is To Violence!
Violent Prayers,
and a Violent Faith.
Violently seeking God and interceding for a generation that needs to see the power of God manifested.
The call is to seek God violently.
The call is to be willing to be changed into the person which the Holy Spirit can flow through freely.
There are no mistakes or coincidence with
God. You and I are on this earth at this time in
history for a reason.... and a purpose. For such a time as this God has placed
you where you are, and is speaking to your heart to rise up. It is time to seek
the Lord with all of our hearts, not just be religious. It is time to identify
the strongholds in our lives and the lives of our loved ones and attack them.
The time is drawing short. Let Him who has ears hear what the
Holy Spirit is saying. The time is now.
Judgment begins in the house of the Lord. We are
living in exciting times, when the enemy is rising up. The enemy is flaunting
his power in our faces, and I for one am fed up with him.
As for me, I am answering the call. I
will fast, and I will pray VIOLENTLY (fervently)
and I won't stop until the
battle is over.
Friend, let me tell you that the battle has just begun. Declare War on the devourer today, fight the good fight... or become a casualty of war.
The hearts and lives of millions are at stake,
will you answer the call????
The time of sitting on the sidelines is over...the war cry is sounded!
Love & Prayers,
Richard
Tucker
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