"A Call To Honour"

There is something that took place in our nation's capital this weekend, which drew hundreds of thousands of people who came to participate in, and it was called "Restoring Honour". This event was put on by Glenn Beck, and I believe it speaks to the changes we are about to see in, not only God's people, but in those that are apposed to God. In other words: 'Lines are being drawn in the sand, and the people of God are going to have to take a stand'. While watching a show on Fox News the Glenn did prior to this event, I heard him say something which was really quite profound. He was talking about a new book that he is working on, where he will try and illustrate how that being a Believer in Jesus Christ is both a Blessing and a curse. To hear him say it, it goes something like this: 'The Blessing is knowing Christ and all that comes with knowing Him; but the curse is, that once you know Him, and all that He has done for us, then we are obligated to take a stand for Him.' And then he said something which I thought was real interesting, and is something which I believe very much also; he said that there are tons of people all over who will be taking a stand, they just don't know it yet. Yes, you could say that we are under somewhat of a curse, but it is our flesh that is bound to the curse of obedience; much the same way that Jesus was bound to the curse of the cross, we are now bound by our command by Him, to pick up our cross and follow Him. In Galatians 3:13, Paul writes, "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree." This is the big difference in the way some come to understand what took place on the cross; for Christ has liberated us from the curse of the law, by becoming a curse for us. Therefore, we are not bound by a curse, but we are bound by Love; love for God, and for our brothers and sisters; and it is this Love of God, which if you could call it a curse, then it would be for the cursing of the flesh; because in reality, what it really does is to liberate our souls. As I have said before, this flesh is doomed for destruction, and really is still under the curse; in other words, it is going to pass away, which means die; but our soul shall live, and is really who we are, we just don't know it, nor can we realize, separate or distinguish the difference in the two; but we shall upon parting, and then we will realize just how temporal this body was. In the 21st chapter of Acts, Paul is headed for Jerusalem, and is being lead by the Spirit to go there; back in chapter 20, Paul says this about his need to go, "And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the Grace of God."(Acts 20:22-24) And after many had tried to persuade Paul otherwise, he was still determined all the more to go; and in chapter 20:13, Paul says this: "What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? For I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." Believe it or not, that is the curse that Glenn was referring to; but for Paul, it was not a curse, but rather a privilege; actually, it was something which he was bound to do; why? Because Paul was bound by the LOVE of GOD!!!