Have We Passed the Point of No Return?

Again I say to you, If two of you agree about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father, who is in heaven.  For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst” (Mat. 18:19-20).

Hey Gang:  As an Air Traffic Controller when a pilot reported any type of problem that affected flight, our immediate attention was drawn to the critical point of “have they passed the point of no return”.  In other words would it be closer to return the aircraft to the point of departure or to allow them to proceed to their destination.

In the meantime a process kicked in that included checking other airports that had long enough landing strips to provide for a safe landing.   Having handled one such emergency I can attest that the adrenalin flowed freely, during the operation, and when the operation was completed safely, the feeling of exhilaration that was felt by controller and pilot was ’out of sight’.

With your permission I am going to do some rambling about things that have been rattling around my brain for several months.  I want to begin by saying I have four great loves in my heart, my God, my bride (and family), my country for which I was privileged and proud to serve for four years as an airman in the USAF, and I have a deep love and respect for Israel.

My relationship with My God and my bride is secure and gives me great confidence, but I have great concern about the other two great loves of my life.  The only thing I can do to help them through these days of woe is to humble myself before the Lord, pray diligently, seek a closer walk with Him and put away all those things that offend Abba Father.

Many would say that is enough but, you see, I am a warrior at heart and want so badly to take up my armor and sword, fill my lamp with oil and take after that rascal, the devil, who is causing so many woes.

I admit, I get a little (sometimes a lot) perturbed when I hear people say we have gone beyond the point of no return, in our country, and will soon go over that precipice predicted by growing numbers of so called authorities on the subject.  It really ticks me off when I hear such words coming from behind the pulpits of our land.  If there was ever a time when our pastors need to stand boldly and proclaim that our God has no limits on His restorative powers and challenge the church to lock arms under His kingship and drive the gates of hell back to the pit from which it came, IT IS RIGHT NOW!

You see, I believe, with every corpuscle in my body, that God was the same in the past, is the same today and will be the same in the future.  We can look at how He handled His disobedient children in the past and have confidence He will do so in the present and future, but, if we place our hands in the hands of the one who stilled the water and created the waters, we have confidence He will care for us.   

Do you believe that God’s dynamic power is available to us through the Holy Spirit, the name of Jesus, the blood of Jesus Christ, and the Word of God?  Do you believe these sources of power enable us to face any situation with courage and confidence?  The writer of Hebrews wrote, “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword” (Heb. 4:12). 

Soooo, my friends, Paul, in his letter to the Colossians wrote, “Strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light”  (Col. 1:11-12).   God stand ready to receive His wayward children back into His fold.  Have we passed the “point of no return”?   Only if we choose to remain on this same course.  It is time to yell “Emergency” to Abba Father and place Him in the pilot’s seat of our nation.

Blessings,

Gramps