
A Short Word Through Ras Robinson:
July 8, 2004: Come away with Me. For years I have gone to this "secret place" to
be alone with the Lord. It is a special and holy place to me. I could go on and
on about its beauty and serenity. For instance, today, as I sit here, the
temperature is well over 90 degrees Fahrenheit. But because of the shade and
continuous wind, it is most comfortable to my skin and soul. My eyes feast on
the view as my ears capture restful breezes. Right in front of my picnic table,
where I have sat many times and watched the birds and squirrels in different
seasons of the year, there is a giant cottonwood tree (a poplar tree having
seeds with cottony hairs, often cultivated in the USA for its rapid growth and
luxuriant foliage). This tree is massive, with a diameter or at lease five feet.
Its shade is enormous. But the tree itself has many scars and amputations. And
yet it has withstood the test of time. It reminds me the tree in Psalm 1:3,
Ezekiel 47:12 and Revelation 22:2. Come away with Me.
Ezekiel 47:12 "And by the river on its bank, on one side and on the other,
will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, and their
fruit will not fail. They will bear every month because their water flows from
the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing."
by Ras Robinson
"What the Lord Is Saying Today"
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Note
by Steve Shultz:
In this excellent article
(Francis is one of my favorite writers and deepest thinkers. He hears clearly I
believe, from the Lord), Francis quotes some lines from Lord of the Rings. I want
to say that we are aware many Believers love Lord of the Rings, while other Believers
don't like Lord of the Rings. We are taking no stand, for or against this story/movie
Francis quotes. I just want to say that the quote Francis uses from Lord of the
Rings makes a most exquisite point for the message he is delivering and so we are
happy to leave the quote in. Just look at it as an analogy from a very popular story--that
makes a "bring-it-home" point about not giving up---but rather, FIGHTING.
Enjoy!
Steve Shultz
THE ELIJAH LIST
P.S. We are including some of Francis' most sought-out books. We only carry his
best---oh, and that's about all he has written (the best)!
It is time to throw off oppression and passivity and stand for your
nation. I don't think I'm preaching to the choir when I write this, either. We are
facing one of the most important and difficult conflicts since WWII, yet too many
Christians are passively sitting on the sidelines. You see, there is a passive spirit
that has attached itself to the soul of many in the church.
For many, a subtle malaise has increasingly settled, like a blanket, upon their
devotional life. Yes, they remained heartsick about escalating terror in the world,
but their voice of intercession has quietly diminished. Indeed, they were outraged
that judges in the United States and other nations have sought to legalize gay unions,
but their outrage has faded into a shrug of the shoulders and a sigh.
During the last two messages (The
Strength in the Bronze Bow and
Breaking the
Bondage of a Passive Spirit), we discussed using Christ's authority and receiving
from the Lord an anointing for spiritual warfare. We considered that David did not
just defeat his enemies, he "pursued" them "until they were consumed" (Ps 18:37).
As a young man, while others trembled, David was ready and eager to face Goliath.
However, once he killed the Philistine, he cut off the giant's head and took it
to Jerusalem. David probably held the head of Goliath up before the Jebusites, who
still ruled Jerusalem. As God empowered him against the giant, so in time he would
drive out the Jebusites as well. David is a powerful example of a man after God's
heart, who possessed no tolerance for evil.
A Passive Spirit Immobilizes the
Will
But this study about David also provides an example for us of what happens to good
people when a passive spirit immobilizes their will. For there was an occasion when
David did not pursue his enemies. In fact, he allowed a passive spirit to subdue
his will.
"Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David
sent Joab and his servants with him and all Israel, and they destroyed the sons
of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem." 2 Samuel 11:1
David stayed at rest during a time of war. The king accepted a passive spirit into
his soul. Soon, we find this great warrior king almost helpless to resist the unfolding
spiritual attack.
"Now when evening came David arose from his bed and walked around on the roof
of the king's house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was
very beautiful in appearance." 2 Samuel 11:2
The woman was Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah. From the moment David accepted the influence
of that passive spirit, his resistance was weakened; a paralysis of conscience occurred.
The scripture says, "when evening came David arose from his bed." Perhaps it was
a custom to rest in the afternoon, but it strikes me as inconsistent for David to
nap while his men fought. It is possible that this nap was not a response to a bodily
need, but an expression of the slumber that gripped his soul. He was in bed until
"evening."
This heaviness of soul resting on David was actually part of a larger, synchronized
spiritual attack. The other part of that battle was the quiet, inner prompting that
moved Bathsheba to bathe in a place where David could see her. Finally, unable to
resist, and in defiance of all his noble characteristics, David "sent messengers
and took her, and when she came to him, he lay with her" (2 Sam 11:4).
Dear friend, remember, this terrible moral failure was not initiated by David's
lust or flagrant rebellion to God; a passive spirit introduced David to his sin.
The problem was simply that, in a time when the kings went forth to war, David stayed
at home.
In Our World and Times
Beloved, we are in a time of war. The Spirit of God is calling us to fight for our
families, cities, and nations. Indeed, God's word reveals that, "The LORD will go
forth like a warrior, He will arouse His zeal like a man of war. He will utter a
shout, yes, He will raise a war cry. He will prevail against His enemies" (Isaiah
42:13).
Is that fight in you? Is there a war cry in your spirit? If you are born again,
that cry is within you, even if it's been muted by the lethargy of the passive spirit.
You will never succeed as an overcomer without carrying in your spirit the war cry
of God. We must embrace the call to prayer, to do spiritual warfare, and we must
fight with all the weapons of our warfare for the sake of our children and the future
of our nation.
On the one hand, this war is personal. The moment you accept a passive spirit, count
on the fact that a temptation appropriate to your weakness is also just around the
corner. It may not be Bathsheba; it may just be pornography on the Internet, but
you will find yourself wrapped up in something that can devastate you and your loved
ones. (It's called the World Wide Web and many are they that Satan entangles in
sin). It may be a co-worker who suddenly looks attractive; or it might be just giving
in to a bitter hardening of your heart.
On the other hand, the battle is also international. Let me spell it out: There
is a radical element in Islam that has launched, what they call the "Third Great
Jihad." (The first jihad came during the life of Mohammed; the second during the
Ottoman Empire.) Leading this current Jihad is Osama Bin Laden. His goal, together
with all radical followers of Wahhabism (a radical branch of Islam), is to drive
the West from Islamic nations, replace secular heads of state in Islamic nations
with religious leaders, possess the oil wealth of the Middle East, destroy Israel,
and obtain nuclear (and other) weapons of mass destruction. They are willing to
die for what they believe and will stop at nothing to obtain fulfillment of their
dream. According to US government reports, worldwide there are approximately 20
million Wahhabi Muslims. Not all are terrorists, but all have been indoctrinated
to hate the West, to hate Israel, and to be willing to die for their cause.
(See http://kyl.senate.gov/legis_center/subdocs/sc062603_alexiev.pdf)
The Lord Gives a Garment of Praise
for the Spirit of Heaviness
While Islamic terrorists plot to infiltrate and conquer the non-Muslim world around
them, there is another conflict being advanced from within society itself: it is
a war over the moral standards of each nation. This is very serious and we need
to pray and exercise spiritual authority over the regions where God has us.
You say, "I want to pray, but there is an oppression on me." You might be fighting
a spirit of heaviness. Isaiah 61:3 says the Lord gives us, "the garment of praise
for the spirit of heaviness" (KJV). The NAS renders this enemy "a spirit of fainting."
Whether we call this evil a spirit of heaviness, fainting, or passivity, it is what
keeps people from exercising their spiritual strengths. Indeed, it often sits on
your upper chest, seeking to smother your spiritual energy and initiatives.
This spirit gains access to our lives through a number of means. Disappointment
with loved ones will open us to this spirit. Or, it might infiltrate our souls if
we repeatedly sin in a particular area. It is also an associate companion to condemnation
and fear. Whatever the door through which it enters, you need to repent for any
sin and then forcefully and vocally renounce it. This is not a time to pray quietly,
but boldly and with your eyes open.
I hear the argument, "I can't pray with my eyes open." That is not true. You have
often prayed with your eyes open when you drive. The point is that this passive
spirit seeks to trap you inside yourself.
To conquer this enemy we first must submit our hearts to God. Forgive and release
all areas of disappointment with people or discouragement with yourself. Renounce
living with condemnation and fear. Do all this out loud as well. Since God gives
you the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, aggressively recall the many
blessings of God in your life. Put on that garment of praise. Pray with me:
In Jesus' name, I submit to Jesus Christ, my Redeemer King and I command this
spirit of heaviness and passivity to depart from me. I also pray for it to leave
my loved ones and any members of my church it has targeted as well.
The Real Battle
The conflict before our generation is no less threatening than Nazism and Soviet
Imperialism. Radical Islam is a demonic power that seeks world domination. We cannot
lose the war against terrorism or morality. We must not open to fear or unbelief,
for we were born to fight and win the battles of our times.
Again the argument arises, "I was taught that life is supposed to only grow more
evil until Christ returns." Yes, such a day will come, but we must not assume that
it has arrived. In every age God requires we walk as overcomers. The very fact that
there are nations today that are experiencing great harvests and breakthroughs reminds
us there is still time for our nations.
One of our readers sent us the following excerpt from Aragon, king of Gondor, in
The Return of the King. The book's author, J.R.R. Tolkien, an Englishman,
denies his work had anything to do with the Great War. Yet, much of his manuscript
was written during the height of WWII. The book is a metaphor of all the battle
each generation must face to conquer evil.
"Hopelessly outnumbered, King Aragon sought to inspire his men against what
seemed like sure defeat against the swarming hordes of their hellish enemies. Riding
in front of his gathered, but rather lowly army, he shouted,
"'I see in your eyes the same fear that would break the heart of me. A day may come
when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends, and break all bonds
of fellowship. But it is not this day. This day, we fight!
"...by all you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand with me, men of the
West!'"
Let us also put aside our fears and the burdens of a passive spirit. Let us take
up the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And let us war on behalf of
righteousness. A day may come when the world will succumb to the forces of evil.
But it is not this day. This day, we fight!
by Francis Frangipane
http://www.frangipane.org/
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