The Problem Behind Our Problems: a prophetic word

The following deserves to be shared everywhere.  I am grateful to my brother and (new found) friend for these strong and faithful words.  

When a minister of the gospel is locked up for gathering his congregation "... you know its bad"

"Such a thing has never been seen..."  

"... problem behind the problem is that the sheep are without shepherds..."

"We're in a leadership crisis.  The leaders have become a joke.  They're a combination of all the characters of the Wizard of Oz.   

Scarecrows with no intellect or critical thinking skills... 

Tinmen with no passions in their hearts, no jealousy for the truth, no anger over evil, no sickness over the abuse of the body and His blood bought bride.  

And they're lions with no courage... they cower in fear... [in the words of C.S. Lewis they are] men without chests.  Its a failure of leadership at all levels." 

These are strong words, but we are well past the time for diplomacy.   Some of us are tired of tiptoeing around the issues.  We are all well past carnal policies and soft words.  Now is the time for men.  We need valiant men again.   No more scarecrows, tinmen, and timid lions for pastors.  The great need of the hour is for soldiers of Christ.  

We need men with backbone.  We need men with with heart.  

Hear these words and heed them.


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  1. Laura RimmerFebruary 23, 2021 at 10:08 AM

    Amen! God bless you men of God with strong convictions and strong backbones!

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