Liberating Planet Earth

40 Liberating Pkznet Earth
ply because He has power. Satan, in contrast, wants men to worship
power rather than God, for he has no righteousness, but he
does have limited though highly concentrated power. For brief
periods in history, Satan’s visible power is greater than the visible
power possessed by God’s people. During times of apostasy and
rebellion, God removes power from His people. So Satan calls
men to think about power, fret about power, and seek power.
Jesus understood this weakness in the hearts of men, and He
warned:
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and
all these things shall be added unto you” (Matthew 6:33).
Jesus warned about something else, too:
Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what
you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. And do not fear those
who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who
is able to destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:27-28).
~ The Satanists worship power, but they have no power over
men beyond the grave. Therefore, they must concentrate whatever
limited power they possess in history. They do everything
they can to focus men’s eyes on earthly power. They want to scare
us to death with their power.
- What is the proper response by Christians? To take power seriously,
but not to worship it. To understand that Christians have
access to the very throne of God in prayer. Christians can appeal
to the God who possesses total power. They can do this in private
prayer, and they can do it in public worship (see Psalm 83 for an
example of such a public prayer). Christians worship God, not
mammon. They worship the one who can destroy both body and
soul in hell, not simply mammon, who can at best destroy only
the body in history. And to do even this much, Satan must first get
God’s permission (Job 1).
Is it moral for Christians to seek power? If not, why not? If so,
under what conditions is it moral? This has been an ancient
debate in the history of Christianity.