How Do We Stop The Violence?

2 Chronicles 7:14 - If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

There is only one way to stop the violence.  We as Christians, white, black, Hispanic, Asian, whatever race or nationality must come together as a body and pray.  We must admit that the divisiveness that has torn apart this country is wrong and must be stopped NOW!  We must begin to treat each other with respect and love.  We must begin to follow Christ’s command to love each other.  Matthew 12:30-31 says to Love the Lord thy God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.  The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself.  There is no commandment greater than these.

If we would just follow these commandments there would be so much more that we as the body of Christ could do and accomplish.  I am grieved at the division that has been taking over this great country of ours.  It has divided races. It has divided religions.  It has brought anger and despair to many.  We must realize that there is a heart problem and not an authority problem or a race problem.  There is a problem with the value of life and the value of humanity and a value of self.  There are so many people who just don’t care anymore.  We as Christians must come together and begin to work as a body to reach the lost, the hurting, the down trodden, and the masses.  We must repair the breach and bring all peoples from all races and nationalities together for one purpose.  That purpose is to love one another as Christ commanded.

Men of God please help me in this.  We must pray and seek His face and seek His will for His church.  It is going to take courage and boldness to stand against those who would continue to divide.  There will be hardship and there will be opposition but God will prevail as we come together as one body.  Matthew 18:19 says this: "Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.  If we band together as one body nothing can stand against us.  Isaiah 54:17 says: No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me," declares the LORD.  Just think what the body of Christ can accomplish if we put aside our petty differences and become one.  We can take back our country from the grasp of satan himself and send him and his minions running at the name of Jesus!

Please join me in battle.  Put on your armor and make ready for tomorrow we fight.