Brother Mike, I wouldn't think God would just want us to go home pray for that policeman, and have faith that the Lord will work it out, even though I know the Lord will.
You Might want to re-word this one Pastor Les...............
Nobody said anything about Allowing Evil.............. What your talking about is against the Law.
Same with a Crime. It is against the Law, and should be reported. I know, I lived in the Hood, and when something went down, they came and talked to the only cracker on the block. that was me!!!! We had three murders on my street alone in one year, and don't think that if I knew something I did not help Law enforcement.
This thread for example is not Obama doing something against the Law. What do we report? Who do we report to? If Obama wants to skip going to a tomb, then who cares. My prayer for him is that when critical things take place, He makes the choices that are in the Will of God. I don't care what traditions he follows or does not follow. I want him to direct this country in God's will.
Now, being close to the end times as many around here keep shouting about, and if that is the case. Then some things the President might do, may not look at that great to us. It may be in the plan though. certain things must happen, before we wrap this whole thing up.
Obama should never be allowed to get away with breaking the Law though. If I had any authority to prosecute him for breaking the Law, I would do so.
Now back to your police example and Satan having the time of his life because Christians hide and just pray..............
If they broke the law, that is one thing, go get em.
Now we know who really is behind corruption and bad police Work. Satan and his cohorts.............. If Satan is bound, and we do not fight against flesh and blood, then Problem solved. You assume Pastor Les that all praying Christians know anything about the anointing and authority of the believer................ not even close. You stop Satan, you stop the source of the problem.
Prison: 1999............
We had a large prayer group that gathered everyday for prayer in the TV room. The only room we had to do so. About 20 of us would hold hands in a large circle and just pray. Sometimes in tongues (Depending on who's turn and their denomination)
Well, the Muslims did not much care for this. I guess this was going on in other wings, and the Muslims petitioned the Warden saying that it was disruptive to all the other inmates, and that by allowing us to pray, the Prison was endorsing one belief over another. Muslims sit on a rug by themselves and pray. We gather, hold hands and pray.
So, a ruling came down that we could no longer pray together..................The Warden did not much believe in God anyway and knew that Muslims do get violent if they don't get their way, so he stopped the prayer circles going on in the prison. We had to pray separated.
Obey the new law and stay out of segregation, or pray anyway. Because the Lord had put me in Charge after our leader of the wing left for home. I told everyone that we are just going to bind the devil, and that this thing will change soon enough.
So, we all agreed that this would change. In a couple weeks we got a new main guard over our wing. He was in charge of the other guards that were also in the control booth for our wing. He walked in and asked for all the Christians. We gathered around him. He said that he was a Christian, and spoke in tongues and that if we wanted to pray, he had no problems with it. He said he would deal with any Muslims that gave us any trouble. (None ever really did much.)
So, though we may not be able to change the World. God will do as he said. We pray, and WE will lead a quit and peaceable life in all honesty. Satan is not that big.
Jesus Is Lord.