Push Back - Ahava Love Letter/Now Think On This (Steve Martin)

                  

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Push Back

“Through You we will push back our adversaries; through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us.” (Psalm 44:5 NASU)

As believers in Jesus (Yeshua), we are called to first stand for truth, and then take the ground. In some instances we will be taking back the ground already lost in a nation, including ours, due to sin that is continuing on the rise.

When the Israelites came out of Egypt after their first Passover, they were instructed under Moses in preparation to go into the Promised Land. It was to have been only be a short trip. But it took 40 years. Their actions of unbelief kept them out of the land that was to be theirs. Of the generation that miraculously crossed the Red Sea, almost all died off later in the wilderness, except a few. Unbelief had taken its toll. Having no faith in God will bring death.

Joshua, which means “salvation” in Hebrew (the same word for “Yeshua”, which was then translated Jesus in Greek), did lead the new generation into that which had been promised to the patriarchs. They believed that God was Mighty, and thus He able to do through them as He had said He would.

With Joshua and his mighty men as our example, it is time for our generation to take the land, and push back. Push back on the enemy that has stolen lives in many nations, murdered innocent babies through abortion, and destroyed countless young men and women, our children, through the use of drugs and alcohol. It is time to push back against the darkness that seeks to smother us.

The Joshua generation didn’t camp at the Jordan River for years, just waiting for the Lord to come and wipe out their enemies on the other side. For the land to become theirs in reality, they had to physically cross it. Then they had to fight for every piece of ground that the Lord had already given them. They had to destroy the enemy in the process.

Growing up in the early ‘70’s, my high school years, our cheerleaders would lead the football game crowd in a loud chant. “Push ‘em back! Push ‘em back! Way back!” Many other squads of the opposing teams had the same cheer, and the two crowds on opposite sides in the bleachers would compete as to who could be the loudest. (Except in our particularly case, it really didn’t matter how loud the parents and students yelled for us. We got beat more often than when we won. But at least we gave it all we had.)

The time is now for new leadership, as in Joshua’s time, to become emboldened and not compromise in speaking the truth. The time is now to speak in black and white terms, the reality of the situation. We can’t sit back and wait for the rapture. We must push back.

One way we can do this, as believers, is to push back in social media. Rather than letting foundational truths in our Christian lives get eroded away year by year; lies about Israel and the Jews go unheeded; abortions killing off future generations; or give up speaking up where we can -  we need to be the ones who take a stand and push back. It can be done, If you and I do it.

I am committed to posting daily truths on my Facebook pages, my Twitter accounts, and especially my blog. I ask you to do the same. The Lord has given us a powerful tool to get the Gospel out, and speak the truth through this media. We need to use it. Right from our couch, table or office desk.

Even as He established a common language in the first century through the Greeks, and laid access for the early church to travel on the extensive Roman built road system, He has brought forth modern technology to reach our nation, and all the nations. We need to use it for His purposes. We each can do that from our own homes.

Push back. And then keep pushing back. We are called to be lights in the world. Let’s do it, with His wisdom and the provision He has given us.

Here is one last thought. An easy way to be a part of pushing back is simply to share this message on your Facebook page; tweet the link on your Twitter account, or e-mail to others. Why not? (If you don’t have one or the other as yet, I encourage you to do so.)

If we don’t push back, we will be buried under the onslaught that isn’t letting up. Each of us will give an account for our actions, or lack of them. Push back.

Steve Martin

Founder

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Ahava Love Letter #108   “Push Back”   Steve Martin 

Date: In the year of our Lord 2014 (02.03.14) Monday at 7:00 pm in Charlotte, NC).

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