BLOGWORDS – 3 July 2017 – NEW WEEK NEW FACE – GUEST POST – DEB GORMAN

BLOGWORDS – 3 July 2017 – NEW WEEK NEW FACE – GUEST POST – DEB GORMAN

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NEW WEEK NEW FACE – GUEST POST – DEB GORMAN
 

 

THE WHISPERING CHURCH

Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:28, 32–33 (NLT)

 

America—the great experiment. The American Constitution and the Bill of Rights are remarkable documents. They have their roots, however, in an even more remarkable document: Magna Carta, signed under duress in 1215 AD by King John of Britain, arguably one of the most evil kings to ever sit on any throne.

At its core, Magna Carta guaranteed individuals freedom from government tyranny. It has been described as “the greatest constitutional document of all times—the foundation of the freedom of the individual against the arbitrary authority of the despot” (Lord Denning, Danziger, and Gillingham, 2004, p. 268, Danziger, Danny; Gillingham, John (2004). 1215: The Year of Magna Carta. Hodder Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0340824757.).

Magna Carta, however, was shelved by King John almost before the ink was dry; subsequent kings alternately dusted it off and used it to gain favor or pushed it further back into obscurity—whatever suited their needs. Belief in the divine right of kings was their guiding principle, not freedom for the masses. Magna Carta went through several revisions over the years yet remains today the revered underpinning of this grand experiment called America.

Our founding fathers held Magna Carta in high esteem, using it as a backdrop and foundation for the creation of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Free speech is a core value in both documents, as in our Bill of Rights. The right to speak against our government, holding its feet to the fire so to speak, is dear to the hearts of all Americans. We pray for it, we fight for it, and we’re willing to die for it.

But a virus ravages this great land. It arrived silently, crept slowly, and infected millions over the course of many decades.

It’s unique in the virus world, unlike any other known to science. It remains unseen, even under the most powerful microscope. There are no warning signs—no marshaling of the immune system to fight it.

It has not been studied, nor catalogued by the CDC or any other medical agency. It’s not airborne or blood-borne. There are no specialists who treat people with this virus. There is no known medical cure. There are no support groups for infected people or government funds allocated to study it. No nonprofits to which you can contribute.

There is, however, an antidote, not one swallowed or injected, but infused—not a needle infusion into the body—but by the Sword into the human spirit.

It attacks one specific area of the body—the mind—but it doesn’t remain there. After attacking the mind and constructing its ramparts and strongholds there, it lays siege to another part of the body—the vocal cords—effectively blocking the voice from speaking.

This virus causes silence.

Silence as God’s holy name becomes a swear word. Silence as millions of innocent people are killed by governments in camps, in villages, on urban streets, and in doctors’ offices. Silence as men and women, boys and girls are reeducated, brainwashed into believing God didn’t create anything, that indeed there is no creator except the media, Hollywood, social engineers—arms of the federal government—working behind the scenes to remake planet earth in their images. Their voices are loud and insistent. The source of their income is my paycheck.

Silence reigns as the strongest nation on earth—blood-bought strength—debates the meaning of gender; the sanctity of human life; the right of individuals to pray in the public square or to protect their persons and their families from danger; silence as men become women, women become men; silence as marriage—that most holy, God-created ordinance—devolves into a playground relationship, to be entered into or abandoned on the flimsiest of whims.

We declare God to be no more than a flawed, mean-spirited potter, making mistakes with his creations, flinging them against the wall and beginning again, wringing his hands in frustration. Or worse, we declare him no god at all.

We pilot ourselves, our culture into an abyss, a godless wormhole of our own creation—whirling through dark space to arrive at a completely alien landscape, devoid of faith, ruled by human reason alone.

Will the Church of Jesus Christ go silently into the abyss?

Do we remember where we’re going? Do we remember that Jesus has already overcome the world, sent Satan packing, crushed death to death? What is our understanding of hell? What happens to our friends and loved ones who will spend eternity there because we have succumbed to the virus and are silent in their company?

Let us not allow truth to become a minority among believers, a thing to be handled delicately, using only government-approved words. Truth has been laundered, redefined to mean tolerance, and given a throne upon which to sit. Tolerance shouts; truth whispers.

Believers, we must find our voices again. We must be the Whispering Church no longer!

A healthy dose of obedience to God’s Word will heal our minds and our vocal cords, dismantle the strongholds, and loosen our tongues to clearly speak the pure life-giving truth that people around us so desperately need to hear.

We need not fear laughter, persecution, death; we need not fear our employers or our government. If we could but see how tiny, how powerless they are compared to the awesome power and might of Jesus Christ, we would never fear to speak the truth again.

Our nation, our people, and our world need to hear us speak and speak loudly.

 

But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear! – Matthew 10:26–27 (NLT)

 

 

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Deb Gorman is a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, cleverly disguised as a wife, mom, grandmom, and author. Her purpose is to regift the Word of God to believers and seekers everywhere, using the talent and imagination God gave her. Her prayer is that His Name would be praised and His glory would fill the earth!

Deb is the owner of Debo Publishing, using the literary arts of fiction, non-fiction, and creative non-fiction,  leading others to experience God’s love and grace.

Deb lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Alan, and German Shepherd, Hoka.

 

 

 

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