“The Lord rescues the godly; He is their fortress in times of trouble. The Lord helps them, rescuing them from the wicked. He saves them, and they find shelter in Him.” (Psalm 37:39-40 NLT)
You’ve likely heard what to me is alarming news that a radical socialist, Zohran Mamdani, won the Democratic primary and is now the clear frontrunner to become the next mayor of New York City. His victory comes despite his unashamed endorsement of failed socialist policies such as government-run grocery stores, stiff tax hikes, and communist-style rent control housing that are nightmares waiting to materialize.
Additionally, he has openly embraced the slogan “globalize the intifada” calling for global violence in support of Islam. If this isn’t a wake-up call for America and the world, I don’t know what is. Behind his smiling face and seeming “concern” for the poor, is an evil intent set on changing life on earth as we now know it.
Is this a call to panic? Of course not! It’s a call to prayer. Think about it, when are we most prone to seek prayer? When things turn south! When the phone rings and the doctor’s diagnosis is very negative, when the surgery we thought would help leads not to a better life, but to tragic outcome.
Why can we not see the essential nature of prayer when things are good? Why must we wait until the world is seeming to spin out of control? NEWS FLASH! It’s never out of God’s control, and He’s the only One who can bring about any lasting change, not only in the world, but in our individual lives.
Dr. Michael L. Brown gets my attention when he writes: “Far too many preachers today are playing a lullaby when they need to be sounding an alarm.” Of course I’m not advocating preachers forsake their responsibility to preach the Gospel and seek to guide their people in growing up in Christ, but part of spiritual development is being mindful of our key role in praying for the needs that personally affect us, including the radical and demonic activities that affect life on planet earth.
When I read about a man like Mamdani I wonder if he might be a type of anti-Christ that is being allowed to gain a following that the Lord might use to usher in the end times and the coming of our blessed Redeemer. Even so, Lord Jesus come!
In the meantime, we are losing loved ones and friends who are on a course leading them straight to hell unless and until you and I determine to take or maintain our responsibility to pray much more seriously. Honestly, I’ve read Revelation, and I know how all this ends. I don’t fear what’s coming, I invite it, but my concern, as yours if you’re devoted to the Lord Jesus, is the fate of our family and friends.
Mamdani and his like will stand before the Lord the same as each of us, but given the track record of jihadist policies and those who promote them, it’s not looking good for him from an eternal perspective. We must pray for Mr. Mamdani, as we pray for those who torment godly Jesus followers across our world, asking the Lord to change their hearts and minds and allow them to see the compassion and mercy of the Lord Jesus before it’s eternally too late.
This is not a time to panic. It’s a time to pray…earnestly!
Food for thought.
Blessings, Ed 😊
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