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WHERE IS OUR GOD?
We cannot underestimate the great work President Trump and Elon Musk are doing to investigate and cleanse the government departments in this nation. But the question is: what is the church doing to cleanse its own house?Psalm 42:3: “My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?”
Psalm 42:10: “As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?”
Psalm 79:10: “Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? Let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.”
Judges 6:12, 13: “And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him (Gideon), and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor. And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, Why then is all this befallen us? And where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? But now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”
It is indeed a shameful thing when there appears to be little evidence of the miraculous in many of the current gatherings of God’s people. It is even worse when most people are quite content to have it this way.
Luxurious cathedrals of amazing design are no real substitutes to the manifested glory of God’s presence, coupled with signs, wonders, and miracles. Even our modern-day magnificent buildings with all their modern amenities and comfortable seats, black walls and ceilings, and the greatest sound and music and near perfect natural ambiance are no match for the powerful heartbeat of God’s holy presence.
Slick, skillful orators and clever communicators are no match for the humble carpenter’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ who raised the dead, opened the deaf ears, gave sight to the blind, and healed all manner of diseases. His teaching changed people’s lives, setting them free from all demonic possession.
Impeccable organization that equals the best business technology cannot equal or match the humble tent where God shows forth His glory. While the church is busy trying to gather the multitudes by providing the best entertainment possible, the hospitals are crammed full of sick and diseased people needing to be healed and set free.
And so we ask ourselves: Where is our God? Where is the evidence of Hs presence?
The truth is that Heaven is still at hand. It is not far away at all.
The answer to seeing the miracles of Heaven is repentance from any form of sin. John the Baptist’s teaching was “Repent ye: for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand” (Matthew 3:2). Likewise the first thing Jesus preached was “Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17).
We must humble ourselves from doing anything that is contrary to the direct will of God. We must ask ourselves the question: is the kingdom of God still full of miracles or has that period ended? Will God give us repentance so that we can take hold of all the blessings of His kingdom? For repentance itself is a gift of His kingdom. Jesus said that no man can come to God except The Holy Spirit draws him.
Repentance is primarily turning around from doing things our own way. We must confess our sins of self-will, self-reasoning, self-pride, self-love, and anything that allows self to take the place of God’s throne in our lives. We must abdicate our right to reign over all aspects of our lives and let God have supreme control over all that we think and do. This is the only real gateway to the kingdom of God.
I firmly believe that the kingdom is still packed full of miracles. And I do believe that God still wants to make known to the church that He has not changed. He longs to show forth His glory.
Along with repentance, there must be strong action to pray. The fact that so many churches do not have a strong emphasis on prayer is indicative of our impotence in revealing to the world the awesome, powerful, presence of God, accompanied with signs, wonders, and miracles.
A positive note. In answer to our earnest prayers we are daily seeing many miracles happening on our political front, exposing the vast corruption of tax payer’s money that has been used by fraudulent behavior in high places. We pray that this will lead to a great national repentance and that there will come a great revival of righteousness very soon. We pray that this itself will release a great wave of miracles. I will never give up believing God for all this to happen.
Be encouraged,
Colin Campbell
