“He gives rain on the earth and sends
water on the fields, So that He sets on high those who are lowly, and those who
mourn are lifted up to safety, He
frustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain
success” (Job5:10-12).
Hey Gang: We are blessed to be members of the Jonathan
Cahn family and receive monthly devotionals from him. They are a wonderful mixture of prophecy,
Hebrew education and many words of encouragement in these very tough
times.
The theme of this
month’s letter included a lesson in the process the caterpillar goes through to
become a beautiful butterfly. A process
called metamorphosis. Cahn’s focus: we as Christians go through a metamorphosis
from the moment we are born into the Kingdom of our Lord until we are called up
to be with Him.
Tough
process? You bet. I believe most would agree Paul was one, who
in his early ministry went through a tough process moving from a Pharisee, with
intent of shutting down the New Way faith, to moving into the Lord’s camp and
promoting and developing this New Way.
One day. as he was on another field trip with the intent of doing great harm
to the New Way community, God looked down and said, “I’ll take that one”.
As I have
watched the Cavanaugh fiasco, my watching has been sparse indeed, it has caused pangs of a mixture of anger and
sadness. The steady around-the-clock diet in the news it is like wallpaper
paste and sticks to whatever it contacts.
It reminds me of a book I reported on in Helen Reimund’s class at good
old Findlay College, by Anton Chekhov, the theme was based on ‘Man’s Inhumanity
to Man”.
I believe most
would agree, Paul’s metamorphosis from Pharisee to servant of the living God
worked out pretty well, even though he confessed there were times when he did
the very thing he did not want to do.
I believe it
was Albert Einstein who promoted the truth that for every action there is an
equal reaction. I suspect his statement
pertained to the world of science, but in my years of going through the
metamorphosis process, I have found that statement to be more truth than
fiction in every area of my life.
My fear is
that our Nation is also going through a metamorphosis, but in the opposite
direction from a beautiful butterfly to a ugly caterpillar. How sad. Your people who are called by Your
name are not shouting from the rooftops, enough! My concern is why would a Bible-believing
born-again Christian open their heart and family to the evilness that surrounds
our Nation at this time. When even death
threats are being waged against the Bride and children of God’s family.
As an air
traffic controller, when an aircraft declared he was having mechanical problems
or had a medical emergency on board, my first consideration was which side of
the point of no return is he. The second
was is there an intermediate airport that can handle the aircraft
involved.
I wonder,
Lord, what side of the point of no return America is on today. I love the United States of America and have
served her with my life. My prayer is
He, God, will send a Jonah into our midst and there will be an earth-shaking
repentance in every nock and cranny of our nation. This is my prayer, Lord.
And for each
of you who read this epistle I pray you will join me in humbling yourself
before the Lord, praying with intent and intensity, seek a deeper walk with the
Lord and put off those things that are offensive to the Lord (2 Chron 7:14). This I pray Father in Jesus’ Precious
Name. Amen.
Blessings,
Gramps
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