I don’t read a lot of blogs so forgive me if others have already observed and written this.
Is it repulsive for anybody but me to see deacons passing the sacrament with masks on or to see those partaking of the sacrament to have masks on—or to watch priests covering their mouths as they break the bread and bless the water? Can you imagine Jesus healing the leper standing 6 feet away with a mask on? There is a great scene in “The Chosen,” when the leper comes to Jesus seeking to be healed and His apostles shrink with fear, covering their faces in hopes to not be contaminated. They had forgotten that they were with the healer of the whole world. He had power over the elements, could cleanse one from sin and could heal any infirmity, even death. Yet, there they were, scared to death of getting sick. Yet, here we are, celebrating the Healer’s flesh and blood, the outer and inner man, the blood of Jesus and the physical body and actions of Jesus, and we act as if we are going to get sick. We are acting in fear. Faith cannot be present when we are full of fear. We should be full of faith in Jesus when we partake of His holy emblems.
When do we let go of political correctness in favor of standing for truth and righteousness?!?! Idols teach us by their words and deeds that Jesus isn’t the healer of the world, that we need to fear man more than God—that political correctness is more important than spiritual correctness. That physical death and discomfort is the most important part of our existence.
I cannot see the Savior of the whole world applauding our sacrament services. I can see Him humbly weeping for His children who are being deceived by the great deception. He longs for us to rise up and be counted as His true followers, true disciples, regardless of the persecutions that will follow.
Is it more important to be a good global citizen and act with an abundance of caution or to be a good citizen of the Lord, Jesus Christ, and live the abundant life with our faith in Him, and not in every wind of man’s doctrine. When was the Christian’s life more about living politically correct than living and dying manfully in the cause of Christ? Many walk around scared of dying or getting sick. Forgive me, but WHAT ON EARTH ARE WE DOING HERE!!!!!!!
We are here to prove faithful to the Lord, Jesus Christ! We are here to work out our salvation. We are here to become as He is! He is not a weak, fearful, timid, politically correct puppet! Wake up disciples! Read our holy writ and rise up and be counted with the martyrs who lived and died in the faith of their Lord, holding tightly to the truth!
Rise up oh men and women of faith, men and women of God. The stage is set for the winding up scenes. Where do you stand? Choose to follow Him and not the siren calls that are incessantly piercing our ears.
He is the way, the truth, and the life! There is no other way nor means that man can be saved, only through the holy Messiah!
“And Jesus answered, and said unto them: Take heed that no man deceive you;
6 For many shall come in my name, saying—I am Christ—and shall deceive many;
7 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated of all nations, for my name’s sake;
8 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another;
9 And many false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many;
10 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold;
11 But he that remaineth steadfast and is not overcome, the same shall be saved…
22 For in those days there shall also arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch, that, if possible, they shall deceive the very elect, who are the elect according to the covenant...
37 And whoso treasureth up my word, shall not be deceived, for the Son of Man shall come, and he shall send his angels before him with the great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together the remainder of his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other” (JS—Matthew 1:5-11, 22, 37).
[False Christs promise salvation by a different way than Jesus showed us. False prophets preach a different gospel than is consistent with all the holy scriptures.]
The promise of safety and security was not the focal point of the teachings of the Lord, Jesus Christ. He has allowed many true disciples to be strangers in the wilderness, martyrs, outcasts, crazy men and women rejected from the societies of the day. The test is not to see if you’ll conform to society’s standards but to God’s standards.
My prayer is we can be faithful to Him. I need Him to give me courage to stand. He gives it abundantly as I come unto Him. He is the author and finisher of our faith. Beware of those that promise safety and security through any other way or means than the way of Jesus Christ.
