I am wondering when I hear and see the fervor with which
church leaders are coming in the defense of the political leadership setting
rules for the way the church should run their worship services.
It is interesting they are at the same time wondering how
logical the same guidelines are to the proper and wholesome ministry in the
same.
I have argued elsewhere that this season has only one enemy
being targeted; Christ through the church. The others are incidental so that
the church does not feel targeted. And nothing has changed as I see it.
They have just made it appear that they have our interests
in their heart by appearing to relax the closures.
It is like Pharaoh was trying to do to Israel when things
became thick for him and his people.
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Let the men go. Leave the women and children.
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Let the adults go, leave the children.
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Let them go, leave the flocks.
Isn’t this what is happening?
I suspect the leaders won’t have minded if only children
were ordered left out. They are complaining because most of them are
disqualified from church because they are old. They are therefore not fighting
for the church but for their positions. Only a few have come out fighting like
Moses did and not in defense of the oppressor.
The world relaxes church closure to make us feel grateful
for the closure then they set impossible conditions for the same.
Should we gratefully comply? I beg to differ.
But I do not want to stop there. I want to challenge us to
listen to our Commander and the Owner of the church, the One who bought her
with His blood.
We are not doing Jesus a favor by obeying the world in
worshiping Him.
Let churches remain closed until our Commander orders
otherwise. Let us reject worship that has been set by the enemy of the object
of our worship. In any case it is so fractured as to be of no effect.
Let Christ issue the command concerning church services
since they are only and all about Him.
Unless we have been content to do our thing without His
input for so long that we would not know how of when He speaks.
But I believe we can hear what He is commanding if we
choose.
You shall seek me, and
find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:13)
It is possible He allowed the closures because He was tired
with the way we were doing it.
Who is there even
among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on
mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts,
neither will I accept an offering at your hand. (Malachi 1:10)
If that is the case, agreeing with Pharaoh or Caesar to
reopen using their guidelines will make things even worse for the church as we
are being set up probably for a complete closure.
You see, they can manipulate those numbers to prove what
they have been alleging; that the church is the single most dangerous place for
the virus to spread, especially since we can’t run to Jesus for protection as
we were not following His orders when we reopened.
You see, following Christ’s orders means that we are open to
His healing power. He will simply obliterate the virus since it is standing in
the way of proper worship and limiting to His power. It is also contrary to His
word.
Look at some the things Caesar ordered worship criminalizes.
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Let the little children come to me
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They shall lay hands on the sick
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Shout to the Lord
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Sing to the Lord
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Greet one another with a holy kiss
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Call the solemn assembly, among others
Aren’t we safer waiting for Christ to issue the command?
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