An Alarm at the Altar

There is an alarm sounding across this nation, and it can no longer be ignored. Day after day, Christianity is being pushed aside, its rights questioned, its freedoms narrowed, and its voice treated as a problem to be silenced. Passages of Scripture that have brought life and healing for generations are now called offensive. The Word that sets men free is labelled hate speech, and the truth that saves souls is said to make people fear for their lives. This is not merely a change in public opinion. It is a spiritual attack, and the church must hear it for what it is.

Scripture has already told us this would come. "In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted" (2 Timothy 3:12). Jesus warned, "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first" (John 15:18). We should not be surprised when the world rejects the Word, because it first rejected the One who gave it. When men call the Bible dangerous, they are not only arguing against a book. They are arguing against the Lord who breathed it and the Christ who fulfilled it.

We must see clearly who is behind this attack. "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" (Ephesians 6:12). The enemy is not first of all a politician, a judge, or a neighbour. The enemy is the devil, who has always hated the truth because the truth exposes him and sets his captives free. Isaiah warned, "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil" (Isaiah 5:20). He works through voices and laws, but his goal has never changed: to silence the church and destroy the faith of Christians.

Yet the Lord has allowed this shaking, and in His mercy He may be using it to awaken a sleeping church. Too many believers have been duped. They have listened to smooth words instead of the Word of God, followed feelings and popular opinion instead of seeking the heart of God, and stopped praying with urgency. The result is plain: "my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6). When we do not know God, we do not recognise the enemy. When we do not pray, we lack the strength to stand.

This alarm must become personal. Many who now complain about the attack lacked the discernment to see what was coming. They voted for leaders who openly opposed the ways of God, and now those leaders are putting laws in place that restrict the faith and threaten the freedom of Christians. Scripture warns, "When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan" (Proverbs 29:2). We cannot sow carelessly and be shocked at the harvest. We cannot choose leaders by personality and promises and then wonder why righteousness is pushed out. Discernment is not hatred. It is wisdom.

Friends, the trumpet must be blown in Zion, and the watchman must sound the warning: "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me" (Ezekiel 33:7). Do not merely complain about the attack. Get on your knees, seek the Lord's face, and return to Him. "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land" (2 Chronicles 7:14). A silent altar cannot answer a loud attack, but a praying church can still shake a nation.

God Bless,
Tyrone