James 5:10-11 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)
“10Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.”
In Our Nations
This morning the Lord reminded me of a term he had taught me
about sixteen years ago. And the word is “Prussianize.” It means “to impose
Prussian characteristics, principles, or systems onto an organization, society,
or individual. It is almost exclusively used in a political or historical
context and implies the adoption of strict, top-down discipline, rigid
authoritarian control, and extensive militarism” (source Google AI).
More and more in our day and time we are seeing this take
place, usually in countries outside of the USA, but I believe we are beginning
to see this in the USA. The “covid epidemic” of 2020 is a prime example of this
where we were all forced to stay in our homes and to wear masks and to “walk
the line.” And many were forced into taking shots that killed some people and
that permanently disabled others, according to the official records.
The “president” of my nation acts more like a dictator who
can do whatever he wants with no one stopping him. His character traits
definitely fit with that of a false prophet or a Pharisee or the antichrist or
one of the elite, wealthy, and powerful people of the world who are the ones
ruling the world and my nation, who are the ones pushing this world into a one
world order of the beast. And so many people are blinded to what is coming upon
us.
In Church Gatherings
The church, as we know it, has largely turned into businesses,
run by business men serving as pastors. And they are being trained in who they
want to have in their gatherings and in who they should get rid of. My husband
and I were church planters for a while, and we went through the training, and
we were taught to “use needy people” to get up and running, and then we should “get
rid of them, because they will drag you down.”
So many pastors of these “churches” have gone the way of the
world, and so they have diluted the gospel message to make it less offensive to
the world and more acceptable to human flesh and to the ungodly of this world.
For they want to “draw in large crowds of people” into their gatherings in
order to grow their numbers. And so they are also busy entertaining the world
so that the world will want to come to their gatherings. Just not biblical!
So many of these “pastors” serve as dictators or as cult
leaders who have a small number of the faithful directly underneath them making
certain that everyone “plays by the rules.” But so many of “the rules” are not
biblical, but they are of human origin. So what is called “church” are often
businesses of human origin being marketed to the people of the world who are
trying to attract the world to their gatherings, but are not the biblical body
of Christ.
Christian Persecution
Christian persecution is taking place throughout the world,
but not all of it is right now being done with physical weapons of warfare. It
is largely taking place within the gatherings of these “churches” which are
worldly, and which are marketing their “churches” to the people of the world.
So if you are a serious student of the Scriptures who believes God’s word and
who shares the truth of the gospel, you may get “knocked down” by “the church.”
And you may get kicked out of their gatherings because you don’t fit.
I am presently experiencing this one. If you are English
speaking, but you prefer a Bible translation other than the “King James Version,”
you might be called a heretic or an unbeliever. For there are many who are “King
James Only” people who believe all other translations are of the devil, and so
if you use another translation you are regarded as someone who is not a
Christian. But that is antibiblical! It is not of God! The KJV is just one of
many translations of the Scriptures. It is no more sacred than many others.
And another area in which Christians are being persecuted
here in the USA is if we do not bow down to the physical and political nation
called “Israel” which is not of God, because as a nation they do not believe in
Jesus Christ as their Messiah. Therefore, they do not believe in the God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, for he is Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit. And
the Scriptures refer to all who do not believe in Jesus as antichrist. So we
are not to bow to the antichrist and give them our worship and support.
Three Areas
So these are just three areas where I am seeing the meaning
of this word “Prussianize” taking place. So we need to open our eyes to what is
going on in the world around us, in our governments, in the church, and in
relation to Christian persecution. Time is not on our side. And we need to
become those who are following the Lord in obedience and in holy living until
he returns.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts
26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans
8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1
Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians
5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14;
Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24;
1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation
3:1-22]
All Through the Night
Based off Various Scriptures
An Original Work / December 7, 2013
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Blessed are you when you’re persecuted
Because of your faith in Jesus Christ.
Blessed are you when people insult you,
And falsely say what leads folks to doubt.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is
Great in the heavens. You’re not alone.
When you are persecuted in one place,
Flee to another. God will be there.
You will be hated by all the nations
Because you testify of God’s grace.
Many will seize you and persecute you,
And put to death the foll’wers of Christ.
Yet do not fear what humans may do to you,
For I’m with you all through the night.
I tell you, love your enemies with my love,
And forgive as I forgave you.
Pray for those who do evil against you.
Rest in my love and grace from above.
To Prussianize
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