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Archives/Archivos Now I knew that the context behind this text has "wisdom" doing the talking as if it were a person. And seeing that my new-found Savior Jesus was called "Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God" (I Cor. 1:24), I learned to see "I Jesus" every time I saw the words "I wisdom" in Proverbs. My call is to blow the trumpet that shocks slumbering saints and calls them to a holy and purpose-driven life. The sense of urgency is great. As Paul says, “the time is short.” Wrong thoughts are to be swiftly resisted before they become sin. Once dwelt on, they enter the heart and must be recognized and confessed as sin. I confess that the sheer thrill and adventure of being slipped into Iraq pressed my “go button” and it was tempting to just take off. Yet deep in my spirit, I sensed uneasiness and a warning to wait before the Lord. That “sign” of unconditional love has caused Israel’s political and military leaders to admit ‘the Bible-believing Christians are our truest friends”. While it is true that today’s Church is worldly smart with the best educated pastor, full circle ministries and highest available technology, we are often spiritually dumb as deception reigns supreme concerning the attributes of real knowledge in morals, in priorities (knowledge of the Word and energy put into the eternal), brevity of life, scriptural literacy, and humility that brings discernment and sound spiritual judgment. The greatest wonder of all? This glorious God says to you and me, “I choose—I greatly desire—to dwell with you in fellowship and love.” Each battle fought brought experience. That is why young disciples love us and listen. I teach them to “Attack, Attack, Attack”, with the love, compassion and care of the Lord Jesus. And it’s what I want to do this next one year (at my age, it’s a one-year plan—one day at a time). Now it is no longer “Christ in the world” but “Christ in you” who daily wishes to carry out this wondrous plan of the Father. Darkness is indeed covering the earth as sin runs its final course before the return of the Lord. And gross darkness—a deep, spiritual blindness—has fallen over the people of the earth as false gods are worshipped by billions living under Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and other religions of man including the god of the atheistic West—Materialism! |
