Forbidden

 For centuries people have tried to silence messengers of God. They have intimidated them with threats. They have incarcerated others. Many have been beaten mercilessly. They have murdered more in the most brutal fashion. 

The blood bought and God called men and women have not wavered in the mission. To make Jesus known. They willingly died to dreams of comfortable lives in quaint little neighborhoods. They took on the challenge of learning a new language. They packed their bags and departed for foreign soil. They planted deep roots in the culture and people. Fearlessly and prayerfully, they fulfilled their redemptive mission. 

In some of these nations, it is forbidden to distribute a Bible, talk, or teach about Jesus. These brave ambassadors for Christ do it anyway. The gospel has not, cannot, will not, and must not be silenced. It is not as if these messengers have not counted the cost. I once read about a group who packed their belongings in coffins rather than trunks because, they never anticipated returning home again alive. Even in forbidden lands. 

Hudson Taylor forged through forbidden China for Christ. So did Lottie Moon. Jackie Pullinger has devoted decades to Hong Kong. There are servants of Christ in Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, India, Pakistan, Russia, North Korea and other points all over the world. These brave soldiers of the cross labor where they are forbidden to do so. They consider the reward of obeying Jesus greater than the risk of harm. 

If those people can bravely labor where it is forbidden, you and I can summon the courage and passion to express the gospel where we are free to do so. We are not tortured for speaking the name of Jesus. We are not jailed for giving a gospel witness. At least not yet. 

Mark my words. That day is coming. Sooner than you think. The more you hear terms like globalist, New World Order, one world government, a central currency, the closer we are getting. The day is coming when all the nations will voluntarily surrender their sovereignty to one leader. The Bible identifies this person as the antichrist. He will worship Satan and establish a one world religion. This will culminate in people submitting allegiance to him by law taking an identifying mark. Those who refuse to do so will be executed immediately. It will be forbidden to speak of Jesus. To do so will make a person an enemy of the state. 

That day is fast approaching. Just look at the vaccine mandates and lockdown orders. We surrendered our rights with barely a whimper. We were forbidden to go outside, to gather, and even to worship. During that time, I never shut Spring Creek down. A small band of us continued to meet in person. We are commanded to do so according to [Hebrews 10:24-25] "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together..." Conviction would not allow me to shut down, though most chose to stay at home. I saw down the road what that simple act would lead to eventually. Churches shut the doors and turned out the lights. Parking lots were empty. People stayed at home. People chose virtual worship. All small steps down a slippery slope to be conditioned to comply when forbidden to ever meet or evangelize.

 The day is already here when we are censored what we can and cannot say on social media without getting banned. Is it forbidden to write that the vaccine mandates are an act of tyranny? You do not here that on the evening news. You hear just the opposite in one fear tactic after another. The latest being the omicron variant. It will never end. This biological weapon engineered in China and funded with Anthony Faucci's knowledge, is never meant to end. There will always be more variants necessitating additional vaccine shots. Wake up people.

 One medical field worker told me most of the patients she attends to at her hospital are vaccinated. There is a world wide push to get the vaccines. The message bombards the airways. Already in New York City laws are soon going to be enforced for everyone to be vaccinated. The unvaccinated will be forbidden from eating at restaurants, going to theaters, and other public gatherings. 

Everything is changing. These things are happening more rapidly in Europe. America is typically three to six months behind Europe on things like this. Forbidden is coming to America. Forbidden to gather. Forbidden to worship. Forbidden to evangelize. Forbidden to preach Bible truths that do not line up with canceled culture. True followers of Jesus have only once choice. WE MUST OBEY GOD RATHER THAN MEN! [Acts 5:29] WE ARE NOT FORBIDDEN. WE ARE COMMANDED. [Matt 28:19-20] [Mark 16:15]