God’s Word states, “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all (James 2:10).”  We shout from the mountain tops that God hates the hands that shed innocent blood and yet conveniently ignore that this same God hates those who sow discord among the brethren (Proverbs 6:16-19).  How much more division, bitterness, hatred, variance, strife, contention, wounds, hurts, and broken fellowship must come before we repent?  How many more lambs will be fleeced and devoured as we seek to glorify ourselves instead of the God we claim to serve?  We seek names, titles, funds, recognition, and our own legacies, while babies still die, the Church languishes in a state of denial, and America is going to hell in a hand basket.

To state that these things ought not to be, is the understatement of the century. Though we may have started out to love God and our neighbor as ourselves, many of us have ended up giving the enemies of the Lord reason to blaspheme Him.  Jesus stated, “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone (Matthew 23:23).”

Yes, it is right, just, and true to rescue those unjustly sentenced to death (Proverbs 24:11, 12).  This we ought to do, but we should not neglect the other weighty matters of God’s Law/Word.  Virtues like humility, servanthood, faithfulness, courage, truthfulness, integrity, and godly character, must be yoked with our pursuit to rescue the lost and perishing.  God help us to return to pleasing, loving, and serving His purposes and not our own.

Recently, I was reading from our OSA Bible reading schedule in the Gospel of John.  It inspired my own version of “I have a dream.”  As our Lord was preparing for His departure, He stripped Himself, donned a cloth about his waste, got on his knees, and washed the feet of His disciples. Yes, He washed the feet of the one who would betray him, the one who would deny Him, and all who would forsake Him.

In my mind’s eye, I imagined what God would unleash from heaven if we who once were united in the cause of Christ against child-killing, came together, humbled ourselves, took ownership for our many sins, and repented.  What would happen to the gates of hell if we got on our knees, washed each other’s feet, and sought to make things right with God and with each other?  What would occur in this battle for the souls of men, the lives of children, and the future of America? This, I believe, is a dream worth dreaming but how many have the courage and humility to bring it to pass?  

King David prayed, “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting (Psalm 139:23, 24).” Assuredly, it is high time for the Christian pro-life movement to come back and make sure we are more Christian than pro-life.  For the sake of our love for God, our preborn neighbor, and our bloodstained nation, let us end our pro-life idolatry and smash the “snake on the pole” in our own wicked hearts.  Let us, instead, cling to the cross on which our precious Savior died.  Perhaps, God would then be pleased to birth another movement of repentance amongst His people that will finally end the American holocaust.  “Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen (1 John 5:21)”.

HELP NEEDED

Just like I wrestled to write the article, I’ve struggled for a long time to make known our needs. I realize these are not the best of times economically. The cost of living is soaring out of control. The Thomas Nation and Elijah Ministries, as other ministries of our sort, have been negatively impacted by this financial struggle. Being a self-employed ministry with a prophetic reformers call, ours is not the most popular ministry to support, even in the best of economic times. Couple that with today’s economic challenges and you might understand our plight a little better.

The last two years have taken its toll upon us. We have accumulated a burden of debt. To say that we need relief is an understatement. Therefore, I’m prayerfully requesting two options for you to consider in helping us to recover. First, can you send the largest one time gift to help relieve some of our debt and second, a smaller commitment to support Elijah Ministries on a monthly basis? Any amount, large or small, faithfully given would be a blessing. If the need was not real, this request would not be presented. Thanks for your prayerful consideration in this crucial matter.

IN KING JESUS' SERVICE,

Rusty, Kendra, and the Thomas Nation

Elijah Ministries

P.O. Box 3126

Waco, TX 76707

Email: rusty@elijahmin.com

Website: www.elijahmin.com