by Glenice Mills
This morning as I was pottering around the house, the Lord suddenly spoke a word to me- a warning about this upcoming Australia Day.
I felt an urgency to write this word.
Over recent years there has been an undercurrent of unrest on Australia Day.
This year will see an increase of greater unrest, rebellion and violence on the streets. The Lord showed me: what is happening with the bush fires is a prophetic picture about what is happening, an undercurrent in this nation that has a potential for great damage to be done.
Just as the ground is a tinder box waiting for the spark to set the fuel alight, so is the hearts of many a tinder box waiting for the spark - in this case Australia Day, to start the fire of violence in the streets. As we have seen pictures of pockets of fires throughout Australia, so there will be pockets of unrest like small fires across this nation. The danger is, when, and if these pockets meet, and grow into bigger areas of violence, with their resulting damage to lives and property. There is a plan of the enemy to make this day an excuse for fanatics to push their agendas. Australia Day has been and is seen by many as a platform to highlight their grievances, and make this day about them, rather than a celebration of what it is to be Australian. The media has been and will be used as a tool to promote these factions, giving them an outlet to promote, and actually take away from what the day is really all about.
Rebellion is a stronghold over this nation. The Lord in His grace has kept it at bay, but as we have increasingly turned away from His ways, this spirit will unleash itself through discontented people. We will see this coming to the forefront at this time. That is why we need to be on high alert at this time.
Australia Day is meant to be a day to celebrate what it means to be Australian. Perhaps like no other time in history, we must celebrate the freedoms we have in this nation - freedom of speech, and for Christians - freedom to preach the Word, and speak of the Lord - while we can. It is a time to truly celebrate, without fear.
Patriotism can be good, but there are dangers. There is a fine line between patriotism and fanaticism.
Patriotism is when one is devoted to and ready to defend their country.
Fanaticism is when one is filled with excessive and often misguided enthusiasm for something.
As you see, the balance can easily sway from being patriotic to fanatic - it is about how excessive and misguided people’s thoughts and emotions are. The enemy wants to push the emotions of some discontented ones so the balance of the scales gets tipped. It has the potential to be a sleight on our true heritage and inheritance for future generations living in this nation. It will lead to the beginning of a defining change in our nation’s thinking about serious issues such as racism, the poor and issues of injustice. It will also be viewed as a blot in our history for generations to come.
So what is required of us as Christians in this time? We must always be grateful for how blessed we are to live in this nation, and we can celebrate this. However, for us it is also about balance too. We as Christians have to be very careful what we are devoted to. We can put anything as an idol, even the nation of our birth, and where we live. We can take a pride in our nation that is false, thinking it is built on our accomplishments, when rather it is by the hand of God that we are the nation we are today. We need to mindful of this always. We dare not take it for granted.
Ephesians 1:19 - 23
And what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Yes we are a blessed nation, however we must not delude ourselves by thinking we are a Christian nation.
Far from it!
We dare not be complacent and lull ourselves into a place of ‘peace, peace, when there is no peace.’ This word is a warning and a call to prayer, and repentance. We are in a war and the enemy would love to catch us Christians blindsided. However we must be on the front foot at this time. Satan is under our feet, and we can arise and war for peace in the hearts and minds of all Australians. That is our job. Time is short!
Forewarned is forearmed! Our prayers can turn things around. We need to remember, sometimes the Lord allows things to happen as a wake up call for all.
So wake up, and take a stand for righteousness! Now is the time!
