COWARD

 

A man steps from his parlor into the light of day
He adjusts his glasses, moves toward his vehicle
and remembers the night before

He was driving a rain slicked highway
when he heard the noise and felt the thud
It wasn't the sound of an animal
or a piece of debris on the highway
it was larger and caused his car to swerve
due to his high speed

The morning came with news
of a child that had been hit
while crossing the road late the night before
The child had died, because there had been
no emergency help

He stepped into his car, adjusted his glasses again
and realized that he was the one who hit the child
It was his car which caused her death
He was solely and completely responsible

He prayed a silent prayer that no one would find out
He prayed that this would not damage his career
or cause him to lose any money
He prayed, as if, he knew God
Well . . . of course, he is a pastor

The funeral would be difficult to officiate
but after all, she was a member of his church
What should he say at the funeral?
What can he say?

And this is every day life for the pastors
of this land
They are guilty of so much
which has not yet been disclosed
and they hide behind their "office"-
their "calling"- their "anointing"
and the people suffer daily
from their actions which bring death

No, perhaps, not a physical death
but in all ways, an eternal death
because they will not tell the Truth

The Truth will expose them,
their heart, their thoughts, their filth,
their rebellion to God, their apostasy, their heresy
so they continue to simply recite trite sayings
and issue sermons from books and recordings
all the while, leading people to death

You can stop this false movement
but you won't
because it will also
cause you to lose friends, family,
perhaps, even money

Our treasure is where our heart is
Where is your heart?
If you continue to listen to these pastors
and sit under their tutelage
you are just as guilty of the deaths they produce

An armed man entered the sanctuary
one early Sunday morning
He began shooting, killing everyone he could see
There were able-bodied men sitting, standing close to him
but no one moved to stop him

Why?

The churches of these days are filled with cowards
The people will not step out to save anyone
They will not speak out against heresy, apostasy, filth
even though it kills.

But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.
Revelation 21:8