A Christian Take-A-Way from the Satanic Display at MN Capitol
-- What Can We as Christians Learn from This?
Yesterday,100+ Christians filled the North Hall of the Capitol with hymns, prayers, and the love and Gospel of Jesus!
This is my favorite photo that captured the essence of the gathering. It was taken by Jenna Gloeb, reporter with Alpha News. See the article she wrote about the gathering HERE. You can watch a full recording of the event at this link HERE provided by Robert Marvin.
Each speaker shared an inspiring nugget of truth with key take-a-ways for us as Christians to process and apply in our lives. Let us all pause to consider: what lessons can we as Christians learn from the satanic display at the Capitol?
Dale Witherington of Restore Minnesota facilitated the time. He and other Church leaders and Legislators emphasized that this was a peaceful, non-violent gathering to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. We do not need to fear for Jesus is victorious and Satan is defeated! We sang multiple Christmas Carols as a declaration of God’s Truth and a celebration of our Lord’s birth. We read and declared scripture. We prayed in small groups and for our Legislators.
One of the most powerful moments was when Pastor Mike Smith of Redeeming Love Church read the lyrics of Joy to the World as a prophecy over Minnesota! Below is a video clip. Watch along and agree in prayer that these words will come to fruition in our state.
Throughout the entire time, the Gospel remained a prominent focus!
At one point, Dale Witherington even delivered a message directly into the media cameras that we as Christians were gathered at the Capitol to bring a message of God’s love and the Gospel of salvation through belief in Jesus Christ to all the people of Minnesota — even to the people who put up the satanic display. (You can watch this at 48:20 minutes in the recording.)
After we prayed for our government officials, Representative Dotseth also directly shared the message of the Gospel to all who were present and directly lead us in a call and response prayer of salvation.
Representative Wiener also spoke, humbly admitting that this satanic display has only pointed out that he has done a poor job, that we as Christians have done a poor job. He said there should have been a nativity display instead of a satanic display in the halls of the Capitol. He encouraged all Christians across the state to display nativity scenes in in our yards or in the windows of our homes as a visible declaration of the true reason for the season!
One Pastor, who was originally from the Ukraine, Pastor Igor, shared that the next four years are going to be crucial for the Body of Christ. (Minute 54:00). He explained how this is just an example of some of the pressure and the opposition that we will face. He urged us all to “Buckle up, get ready. Establish your secret place with the Lord, for the Davids are coming out of the caves!” He concluded with this exhortation:
“Get Ready for What the Lord is About to DO!”
Brothers and Sisters in Christ — This is a call to spiritual activation!
This satanic display should be a wakeup call to us all! If this doesn’t inspire you why it is critically important for Christians to be present and involved in our government spaces, I don’t know what will! Satan owns the fence and is pleased to have the Church sitting on it. He is delighted when the Church opts to stay in its “safe” religious corner.
Evil is quick to occupy whatever space we as Christians leave vacant.
For example, did you know that there are people trying to establish satanic clubs in public schools across the nation? Minnesota is not exempt from this effort. This only emphasizes the need for Christians to be actively pursuing the next generation with the truth of the Bible and the truth of the Gospel! In the Twin Cities, there is an organization called the Child Evangelism Fellowship that is seeking to establish after school Good News Clubs, where students can learn the Gospel and hear biblical truth on a weekly basis.
Wouldn’t it be AWESOME every Church organized teams of volunteers to start a Good News Clubs in EVERY elementary school in their city!? This concept is basically like taking your church Sunday School class INTO the public schools!
CHURCH BEYOND THE WALLS!
These are the kinds of initiatives the Church must be doing — taking our ministries, our message, the hope of the Gospel OUT of the walls of our Churches and INTO the public sphere. The reality is that if we don’t press into intentionally bring the Gospel into our government and educational spheres, satanic groups are already pressing in to fill the void.
Friends, this is a renewed call to the Great Commission!
Jesus calls us as His disciples to GO!!! Going requires intentional action. It requires us to LEAVE the comfort of our homes and our churches and GO into the public spheres of our communities.
As we near the end of 2024 and enter into 2025, pray together with your family, your Christian groups and ask God how and where and to whom He is calling you to GO in 2025!
“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’” Matthew 28:18-20.
NOW is time to WORD UP & to ARMOR UP!
As Christians, we must continually renew our mind with God’s Word! We must continually read, meditate on, memorize, study, and even sing the Word of God! Romans 12:1-2, Ephesians 5:19. Then we will have the wisdom to discern God’s will in every situation we find ourselves in, whether individually or corporately.
We must keep our lamps full of the oil of the Holy Spirit! Ephesians 5:18 commands us to “be filled with the Holy Spirit.” The verb tense there is the ongoing present tense, meaning that as Christians, we must “be being continually filled” with the Holy Spirit! Luke 12:35-36 commands us “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like servants waiting for their master to return…”
Do not forget that although we look to Heaven to answer our prayers, God looks to His followers on earth to take action! Susan Shogran Smith summed it up well: “God gave the People free will, and God needs the People to show up!
Be armored up in the Word of God, be dressed and ready to take Holy Spirit inspired action as Christ’s hands and feet, as Christ’s ambassadors in our state in these next four years!