I would refer the reader to a series of messages I have lately been preaching from the Book of Romans on the flesh and the Spirit. The flesh of man has a plan, a desire, and a direction. Likewise, the Holy Spirit of God has a plan, a desire, and a direction for our lives. Regarding the current shelter at home order by our government:
· The flesh may want to react too soon
· The Spirit may have other lessons for us to learn in confinement
While a good number of pastors are becoming impatient with the shelter order and even pressuring other pastors to resist the order with them, a pastor friend of mine suggested to me that we have not yet exhausted all of our Constitutionally legal means of redress yet. Truth is, we haven’t used any of them yet.
I am reminded that, in the case of the history of the United States, our independence from England involved two parts, the revolution and the war from independence. The revolution work lasted more than ten years with colonists petitioning the British Parliament, the King, and using all means at their disposal to redress their grievances. It was only after all those means were exhausted that the thought of war for independence was brought to the table. The Declaration of Independence was a carefully drafted explanation of why such an act was then justified.
An impatient flesh may believe resistance is the American way and right. I do not believe it is the way of the Spirit or truly our heritage.
Marvin McKenzie
In the fields (praying for liberty)
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