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A Political People

 In a time of prayer, the Lord spoke very clearly to me, “Son, I did not call you to be a political people, but I have called you to be a prophetic people.” The church is not a political organization. This does not mean we are not to participate in the political process. Every Christian needs to be registered to vote and help vote in leaders who share our values. 

We must speak with a prophetic voice. God is calling us to speak into the political world about what is happening in our nation. The Old Testament prophets spoke out concerning issues of unrighteousness that would bring harm to the nation. Proverbs 14:34 says, “Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people.”


Our citizenship is in heaven. Philippians 3:20 says, “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” Like Abraham of old we are seeking a city whose builder and maker is God. This heavenly citizenship does not disqualify us from being involved in the political process. Jesus said, “Occupy till I come.” We are to speak with a Biblical voice.


During a pastor’s conference at Brownsville Assembly of God during the Pensacola Revival I heard Dr. Michael Brown share the following in one of the leadership sessions:

In his message to pastors, he said the following three things:


1.    You can be a professional, which means ministry is a career and as a professional you will not say or do anything that jeopardizes our job.

2.    You can be a politician. Political leaders start out good and many times for the right reasons, but always end up in compromise.

3.    You can be a prophet. If you choose to be a prophet, be prepared to be rejected, misunderstood, and persecuted. Prophets lose their reputations. II Timothy 3:12 says, “Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”

Are we going to be a political people? Are we going to compromise with the world?


 God is calling us to be a prophetic people. We must not allow the culture to define who we are, but we must examine the Scriptures and discern the times we are living in and ask the Lord to give us a prophetic voice to our generation.

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