Letter to the Church in the 21st Century
10 And they who know Your name [who have experience and acquaintance with Your mercy] will lean on and confidently put their trust in You, for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek (inquire of and for) You [on the authority of God’s Word and the right of their necessity].
11 Sing praises to the Lord, Who dwells in Zion! Declare among the peoples His doings!
(Psalm 9: 10-11, Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC), https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+9&version=AMPC)
Preamble
On the evening of Saturday May 16, 2020, the Lord asked me to write three blogs. One on Israel’s 72nd Independence Anniversary, the other to Black American Men, my Brothers, and the third, to write to the Church about President Trump.
On Sunday May 17th, I wrote the blog on Israel, likening her to the prudent wife. On Monday May 18th, I drafted the letter to my Black Brother, see post below. I relayed, in graphic details, not done before, my childhood experiences, again, as I was led to do. Concerning the third assignment, I decided, on my own, to shelf it for later.
I did so as I wanted to stay away from the fray of controversy, given the American political climate. Nevertheless, whatever my reasoning and objections they were obviously unacceptable to the Lord. Thus, after posting the other two blogs late Tuesday night (May 19th), I went to sleep. I was up on the morning, Wednesday May 20th, at 3:15 am. I prayed and must have fallen off to sleep. As I would do often, I would recommence praying when I wake, again, sometime later.
So, in my second round of prayer, the Lord interrupted me and started to talk to me. He spoke about the “other assignment” He had instructed me to do, I then reflected to Him my reasons, He then instructed to follow Him and to obey.
As I heard Him speak I wrote. Afterwards, I went to the living room, opened the curtain and hung around for a bit, I then returned to bed. While, I would have welcomed sleep, the Lord, however, decided to dictate additional concerns to me. I kept reaching for the paper to write. Thus, by 8:00 am I was up again. Drank my fiber drink, sat in the living room to eat grapes and looked outside. I prayed and pondered on the consequences of this assignment. I exercised and showered to get ready to write the draft letter.
In fact one of the things the Lord told me was to “pay your vows;” “keep your pledge.” It happened, back on Saturday April 18, 2020, three times, the Lord told me to represent Him faithfully, I said yes, then. Now, He was reminding me that I made promises to fulfill my appoints to Him and now I was backing out. Of course, when one says yes, we have to serve the Lord so that He will be, at all times, glorified.
The Message to the Church: the Lord’s Body
Jesus is coming soon! The Lord is exceedingly gracious and compassionate!
As you well know COVID-19 has impacted the entire world. Likewise, there was a shift in the world order in March 2020. The old order has collapsed! The Lord is well aware of these geopolitical factors. Like many of you, I have been praying for the riddance of this plague, the Coronavirus, from the face of the earth, especially, given the fact that so many lives were lost and that there are millions of people facing grave economic challenges and despair because of the policies that were implemented to combat this highly contagious virus. I have entreated the Lord with fasting and prayers. Undoubtedly, countless Christians and churches, across the globe, have done similarly.
Here is what the Lord told me to write to you in this letter. This is the Word of the Lord solely to His body, the church.
The Lord argued: that His body is in the world, and it’s not to be of the world. He maintains that His word, alone, is the source of our influence. Thus, He contends that His church, is not living in light of His precepts. Consequently, He asks, how can we give light to the world? The Lord submits that He is coming soon and He wants us to be ready! He says that He loves us and is not seeing us living in accordance to His word. He says in John 17: 9 He prayed for the church and not for the world, but the church has taken leadership from the world rather than from His word. Thus, His intent is to help each of us see ourselves in the same manner He sees us so that we can make the appropriate changes, while we can, lest we be left behind upon His sudden and imminent return. Only, by living in accordance to His word, His kingdom will come to earth.
The Lord said: His body, the church, is divided and thus, He is not paying attention to what we say when we pray. He said that the church is divided in these two main streams: the white church and the black church! There are those who can’t figure out that when I made man and woman, the Lord says, it was in His own image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them. (Gen 1: 27). Racial division is not sanctioned by Me, says the Lord. No, I am not on any racial divide, for I am holy, says the Lord. Out of Adam and Eve He produced all men, He confirmed. The Lord stressed to me, that unlike mankind, that there are two kinds of men in His view: the carnally minded man and the spiritually minded man (Rom 8:6-7). The Lord stressed: only the man, the spiritually minded man, who lives in accordance to His word will make it to heaven, not the carnal man! We all must know which we are, says the Lord. It is not the race of the man He looks at but He knows and sees the heart!
The Lord Jesus says: He and the Father are One! There is no division in the kingdom of heaven, yet, how come His body is divided? His body! He rejects, outright, a divided church. He says that the division is not from Him and that we must get our act together, that we have sinned against Him. The Lord indicates that He is not moved by the sentiments of His people who are divided and are disobedient. The Lord insists that the church must rise above the spiritual warfare and that we are to fight knowing that we are not fighting against men whose skin is black or white but our fight is against spiritual forces in wicked places. Do not “cast off restraint” and discredit His holy name, says the Lord.
He said, the reason He allowed COVID-19 to permeate was to get the church’s attention. Nevertheless, the church is going around in circles, doing its own thing, He submits. The Lord reminded me that He loves us, and sets the requirement for the world to know that we be belong to Him: For us to have Love for each other! He wishes we could see His concerns for us.
The Lord said: people argue that the vote is personal, not so! He stresses, it has deep public policy consequences and it has for a long time.
The Church’s Responsibility vis-à-vis President Trump
The Lord told me: He called Nebuchadnezzar “My Servant.” He says that Nebuchadnezzar was not a Jew or a Christian! He said that when men rise to power (including past presidents), He was and is fully consonant of their rise to office. The Lord said that we have a myriad of paradigms of different leadership in the Bible, leaders who rebelled against Him, leaders who submitted to Him, leaders who had to learn the hard way. He posits that there in nothing new under the sun. He says that He has mandated the church, His body, to thus, pray for the men (and women) in authority. Therefore, says the Lord, that He has given President Trump the presidency and it is the church’s duty to pray for him. He, the Lord, requires that the church seize the opportunity to be about His business in these Last Days, but instead, the church acts like the world, He says.
The Lord says: He is the Judge! Therefore, let Him be the judge of men, the church included! He says that Trump is the last US president that will acknowledge Him/His name as the Lord! He indicated that He, the Lord Jesus, is coming soon and that there is not much time left for the church or the world to be judged, by Him! The Lord demands that the church prays for presidents, governors, mayors and all other elected officials, that they will govern in the fear of the Lord, this is our duty, He emphasized.
The Lord said: in the same manner He used Barnabas to introduced Paul to the Council of Elders in Jerusalem. He has validated Trump as the 45th US President and that He has the power to do so, says the Lord. He reminded me that, He is the Lord of lords!
The Lord says: He can’t understand how the church could come to a place where it is a political entity rather than the representative of His kingdom, designated by Him, to pray for the nations and lead men to Him. He reminded me that all men are born in sin. He revealed that He left us here to be His representatives. He called us friends as He has shared His Father’s secrets with us. The Lord says, He is the Lord, the King of kings, and thus, how can the church disobey Him and dishonor Him before men? See, says the Lord, look, at the signs all around you that tell you I am coming quickly, says the Lord! The Lord wants us to be ready and not be like the foolish virgins! They, He said, thought that they would make it.
The Lord asks: “Why then are you ready to give up “My principles and covenants” for promises that will negatively impact your children and grandchildren?” The Lord says, “in the future, leaders will try to convince your children that God does not exist, not only here but all around the world.”
The Lord calls on the church to offer to Him true repentance. He says that the church’s idols are in their hearts.
The Lord maintains: that He appointed us to get up and be busy with His work, He reflected that there is a time coming when it will not be possible to work. Nevertheless, He watches the divided church not know what to do. “He sets up rulers, says the Lord, and He argued how the sin of Israel is facing the church today, as they did not, so we have not recognized the time of our “season.” This season we have left to us, is to finish His work.” The Lord has asked, “Is the church ready for His appearing?” The Lord reminded me that He sent us the Holy Spirit to teach us how to live holy and triumphally, but, we have not sought Him, He argued!
Consequently, this is what the Lord recommends:
31 Cast away from you all your transgressions by which you have transgressed against Me, and make you a new mind and heart and a new spirit. For why will you die, O house of Israel?
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies, says the Lord God. Therefore turn (be converted) and live!
(Ezekiel 18 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC), https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18&version=AMPC
The Lord calls on the Body of Christ to:
Repentance — before Him.
Reconciliation — with each other.
Praise — Him as one body.
Let us pray: Abba Father who art in heaven, You alone are God. You have given Your word and You require obedience over protestations. We are Your people, help us to hear Your word and be doers. Forgive us of our sins of division, pride and idolatry. Father, we repent as the body of Christ and seek Your face and together, we take our brother and sister by the hand and say we are sorry, we forgive each other of our sins. Heal the church, Your body. Lead us not into temptation, lest You spew us out of Your mouth for our lukewarm state and sin. We were designated the salt of the earth Abba Father, but we have failed You and thus, we repent today. Have mercy on us, Abba Father. Teach us to love one another, in Jesus name. Amen.
Yours: Cherub Angela
PS: Update on Saturday May 30, 2020
Pentecost Weekend. The Lord drew to my attention, early in the morning of Saturday May 30th, that when the disciples were in the Upper Room in Jerusalem, in one accord, then the Holy Spirit fell upon them with Tongues of Fire and they were filled with the Holy Spirit (See Acts 1 & 2). He then outlined to me that for His Joel II Outpouring to take place in the Last Days, the church, black and white, will have to come together and be in one accord. The Lord maintains, He is neither the God of the white church nor of the black church, He is the Lord of all! He will not be diminished to the God of races, He is One!
The Lord indicated that the church should take a look at Genesis 44: 14, 16 and 18-34. These provide a highlight of the tenor of relations in Jacob’s household. The brothers were divided amongst themselves, thus the house of Jacob was divided. The sons of Jacob had to learn to love and forgive each other, so, must the church, says the Lord. Or the church will not give light and will hide in shame in the face of darkness, says the Lord. Judah (means, Praise), he stepped forward before Joseph to offer himself as surety for his brother Benjamin. The Lord awaits Praise to lead the way, but Praise cannot come forth, He contended, if there is no trust among the Brethren. We are heading to our Father’s house and there is no room for division, racism, hatred, bitterness, or in-fighting.
The Lord awaits a unified “black and white” church to step forth with one voice to offer Psalms of Deliverance to Him before the American people.
The Lord told me to write: “The church must march to His drum beat, not to the standards of the world.”
The Lord said: “My people are to be in the world but not of the world.”
This is the Word of the Lord to His body, the church. Jesus is coming soon!
PS: I offer my condolences to the Floyd family on the senseless death of Mr. George Floyd, after a police officer used his knee to murder him in the street following his arrest, May 25, 2020,. This a a sin against all humanity and against God who created man. God stands by His law, You shall not murder (Ex 20: 13).