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It’s Time To Declare War!
Ken Weliever
Last night in an impassioned Talking
Points memo, Fox News Commentator, Bill O’Reilly, said it is time to declare
war on ISIS and other Muslim terrorist groups.
Following the public beheading of two
American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, O’Reilly called for
Congress to formally declare war on Islamic terrorists and for the President to
sign it
There can be no doubt that ISIS and
those of their ilk are at war with us. In a recent video one of their soldiers
looked into the camera and sneered “I say to America that the Islamic
Caliphate has been established. And we will not stop… we will raise the flag of Allah in the White House.”
Yes, we are at war!
However, this war is only one aspect
of a greater war.
In fact, it is actually symbolic of
the real war that we’re facing. It is the war Satan is waging on all humanity.
The book of Revelation figuratively
depicts the war of Satan against God, against the Lamb of God and the saints of
God.
It is the struggle of good and evil,
right and wrong, righteousness and unrighteousness. It is the eternal struggle
that began in the garden of Eden.
In the Old Testament, we read of
Satan’s attack on Job, his work among the heathen nations and terrorist
assaults against Israel.
The Gospel accounts in the New
Testament begin with the Devil tempting Jesus and end with him influencing the
minds of the religious leaders to crucify Christ.
The Bible specially says that Satan
entered the heart of Judas to betray Jesus (John 13:37).
That he sifted Simon Peter like wheat
to deny Jesus (Luke 22:31).
And the devil filled the heat of
Ananias and Sapphira to lie for monetary gain (Acts 5:3).
Constantly, the Bible writers warn us
against the Devil.
Peter calls him our
“adversary” and “a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8)
John says that Satan seeks to elicit
sin in our lives to become like Him (I John 3:8).
The apostle Paul constantly warned of
the devil in his writings. He described the devil as crafty, clever and
cunning. (Ephesians 6:11).
“Resist the devil,” he urged.
Jesus flat-out called the Devil “our
enemy” (Matthew 13:39).
The Devil is evil. He fills the world
with wickedness. He spreads envy, jealousy and hate.
He is a liar. And a murderer. And He
has seduced the hearts of corrupt men and women to propagate his wave of
destruction on the human race.
The Devil has declared war on us!
The Devil through his followers
divides nations, races and creates chaos among our own people.
But more than that, Satan invades our
homes with filthy entertainment. Fills our minds with lustful thoughts. Floods
the internet with suggestive and outright lurid solicitations.
The Tempter calls good, evil and
evil, good. He desecrates marriage.
Destroys the sanctify of human life.
Glorifies perversion. Undermines godly values. Attacks Christianity. And
desires to destroy you!
So, isn’t it time we declare war?!
War on the Devil!
He is the Great Satan. The venomous
serpent. The dangerous dragon.
Satan assaults our churches. Our
homes. Our marriages. Our youth. Our very minds.
It’s time for preachers and pastors
to declare war! For mothers and fathers to declare war! For young people to
declare war!
We’re in war.
Let’s fight for our families. Our
fellowship. And our spiritual purity.
Paul’s battle cry has never
been more appropriate.
“Finally, be strong
in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God,
that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
“For we do not
wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the
authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the
spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
”Therefore take up
the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and
having done all, to stand firm.” (Ephesians 6:10-13)
- Ken Weliever, The Preacherman
Ken Weliever has been preaching the gospel for over 50 years.
He began as a High School student preaching on an appointment basis in Central
Indiana and continued during his years at Florida College and the University of
South Florida.
Ken and his wife, Norma Jean,
celebrated 50 years of marriage in August 2018, have lived in 7 different
states and worked with 9 congregations: Park Ave Church, Hillsboro, Ohio;
Kettering Church, Kettering , Ohio,; Palmetto Church, Palmetto, Florida;
Skyview Church, Pinellas Park FL; Eastland church, Louisville, Ky; Jackson
Heights Church, Columbia, TN; North Blvd Church, Tampa, FL; Hickman Mills
Church; Kansas City, MO. And the West Main Church, Lewisville, TX, where he
recently ended full-time work in May of 2018. In addition, their
travels and ministry have taken them to 49 states, as well as Canada, Mexico,
England, Sweden, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Greece, Italy, France, Spain, The
Bahamas, Central America, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.
Ken and Norma Jean are certified
facilitators of Marriage Dynamic Institute based in Franklin, TN. Though
the years Ken has been involved in Toastmasters and for the past 25 years has
been active in Rotary International, serving as President of his local club in
2006-2007. He also is a board member of the Florida College Athletic
Association.
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