A Spiritual Triage
“We were being told it would be a whole new world, a new start, a reset to the system, we were fooled!”
Author Unknown
My goal of this post was to veer away from a deeper subject like we have been covering in the “Before the Humble Arrival,” and open up to you, the reader, about the difficulties from an author’s perspective. However, during my prep time and research, I found myself convinced God was leading me down a different path. This path was to open up to you about a matter to which I see coming and Christian’s must be aware of.
In the first two chapters of the Bible, everything is right, everything is made perfect. There is no sin, there is no wrong, there is only exactly right. Yet, when we get to chapter three of Genesis, we see that our perfect story takes a horrible turn for the worst. The Serpent, which is identified as Satan in Revelation 20:2, “And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years” has come and tricked man into believing a lie in order to create something better. In verse 4 of Genesis 3 we see, “The serpent said to the woman, ‘you surely will not die! For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’” Fortunately, this lie continues to be the oldest and most used lie against man today, it is easily identifiable. Unfortunately, this lie continues to be the oldest and most useful lie used against man to this day.
You might be wondering, where I am going with this, but I ask for your patience. When I was being trained in life saving skills and triage identification of the injured, I learned that when triaging you would have to identify as quickly as possible the level of injuries and in which order you would have to address them. Your decisions could cause life and death even when answered correctly. It was a sobering training; one I thankfully have only had to seldomly use. Nevertheless, I find myself today being tasked to identify the injuries to which the modern-day Christian has. For those who are alive in Christ, who have been reborn and now live in Jesus, I am starting to see a growing injury which I believe is the most critical injury for us to address in our spiritual triage process.
The Christian today has no discernment! This is our greatest injury that needs our attention!
We believe anything and will say anything foolishly, without thinking of the ramifications. We walk as fools aimlessly following any false shepherd who might be tickling the ears. In proverbs chapter 7 we read of a fool who is captured by an adulteress women, “For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice, and I saw among the naïve, and discerned among the youths a young man lacking sense passing through the street near her corner and he takes the way to her house.” Proverbs 7:6-8. This allegorical scenario is not too far from the depiction we see many Christians in today. Currently the body of Christ is being caught up and captured by persuasive talk instead of turning to the Word of God, they lack so much discernment that they follow people who follow the doctrine of demons.
Peter warns the believer of such a scenario in 2 Peter, “But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; 3 and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.” 2 Peter 2:1-3. There is no excuse for us to not have discernment, for God gives freely to those who are in need of His helping hand. This is highlighted with an entire book of the Bible being devoted to the teaching of wisdom and discernment. God instructs the believer to seek after God’s teachings in Proverbs 2:1-15.
“My son, if you will receive my words
And treasure my commandments within you,
2 Make your ear attentive to wisdom,
Incline your heart to understanding;
3 For if you cry for discernment,
Lift your voice for understanding;
4 If you seek her as silver
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5 Then you will discern the fear of the Lord
And discover the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
8 Guarding the paths of justice,
And He preserves the way of His godly ones.
9 Then you will discern righteousness and justice
And equity and every good course.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11 Discretion will guard you,
Understanding will watch over you,
12 To deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks perverse things;
13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ways of darkness;
14 Who delight in doing evil
And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
15 Whose paths are crooked,
And who are devious in their ways;”
Yet, as we at Mill House Ministries review what Bible topics to discuss, to review, and to dive in deeper, I cannot help but notice the resounding injury found within the born-again believer across the world. As Christians on this side of the grave we are still with sin, yet we should have our aim as Titus 2:13 and 1 Peter 1:13 both tell us to do. We are to keep our focus solely on the Lord. We are not to look to the left or the right, but to have our aim entirely on the Lord. This can seem simple until you realize the catastrophic calling it is for us to keep solely on the Lord. We are to be “As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, ‘YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.’” 1 Peter 1:14.
As Christians we need to recognize that not every person who appears and/or states that they are there to help, are actually helping or even part of God’s family. 1 John states, “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” 1 John 4:1.
Our decisions in this life must be characterized in the Word of God. If “We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us” 2 Corinthians 5:20a, we need to act the part! The next coming months will be some of the most radically different that the world has ever seen. This world declares we are in need of a change, people call for a new system, a new way of life, one prominent leader claimed there were “darkening clouds coming” and our way of life would need to be rebuilt on a fertility of brotherhood. As Christians, we must be cautious of the times we live in! For Satan’s ancient lie has not changed, what he said to Eve has not changed, “your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Having Godly discernment allows the believer to identify the schemes of the devil and his minions. When someone tells us there is new revelation or a new truth for us to consider, we should be careful not to immediately accept what is being stated, but examine it to the Word of God. If the world attempts to rush you into supporting a group, we should slow down and be careful in understanding what they stand for. If you tend to open your mouth without thinking, you might want to step back and think before speaking or giving your advice. If you are in a leadership role, you should be careful to understand the ramifications of what you state. Yet, no matter how careful you are, there will come a time when a problem, scenario, or issue will develop and we will need to have everything that God is willing to provide for us in that time of need. These challenges are present, 2020 can be defined as a problem and those who know Bible Prophecy are able to see that it is only going to get worst. Once these challenges present themselves and are identified, we can apply God’s Word accordingly and act upon the situation we find ourselves in. 2020 should be known as the year Christians woke up and started to use God’s discernment, instead of being foolishly tricked and injured spiritually.
If a spiritual triage assessment were to happen today it would be apparent that many believers are being duped by the same trickery of the devil as Adam and Eve were. In this current time of 2020, we need to be asking God for discernment to know the season we live in and how to identify and act accordingly to the situation we find ourselves in. If believers only asked for this, we would see that the gates of Hell cannot prevail against us, we would see folly that is laid before us and understand that the trap can be simply outmaneuvered by God’s Word. I end on this note, if we have discernment why do we not have more Christians standing up against the radical ideology that is captivating so many born-again believers? Why do we listen to those who listen to spirits instead of God? Why do we practice the worship of gods when we have the living God living inside of us? I will conclude from the author of Hebrews who said, “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” Hebrews 12:1-3.
Hold until relieved, our Blessed Hope is coming
JL