I celebrate God’s faithfulness and the faithfulness & bravery of your (our) African brothers & sisters in the vote that was taken! BUT YOU MUST KEEP PRAYING AND BEING VIGILANT AND BEING INVOLVED EVERY WAY THE LORD LEADS! I speak from experience… and I know that you know…but do not rest in your prayers. The liberals for a lack of a better word, will NOT STOP. We lost the battle in the Episcopal Church. In all the ways mentioned above the Scriptures were compromised. But politically…sadly there’s such a dynamic in our churches…their strategy is being relentless. Practically it was what I call incrementalism: just a slight change here one year and another a few years later (beware, it gains momentum as some of the faithful get discouraged and depart). For us the slide was codifying (in church law) just predisposition toward homosexuality …but not actual behavior. Then, it was permissiveness as long as it was in non-serial relationships. Then it was only in committed relationships: step by step by step…until it was for actual marriage…and leadership. As with you all, our African brothers helped us immensely after our national church fully acquiesced. They gave us refuge and episcopal (bishops’) oversight until we formed our own biblically faithful body (the Anglican Church in North America). And now in many places in the African church the American church is attempting to seduce them with much needed funds. God bless the Africans: in the face of great need many have said “We don’t want your money!”

This is not a time for the UMC to sit back and relax. Those opposed to the truth of God’s Word will not stop pushing their agenda just because you had more votes. It’s time for the church to be the church. And the place to begin is found in the scripture, 2 Chronicles 7:14. God says this: If My people who are called by My name (that’s us, the leadership and the people sitting in the pews), will (1) humble themselves and (2) pray and (3) seek my face and (4) turn from THEIR wicked ways, then I will (1) hear from heaven, (2) will forgive their sins and (3) heal their land.
It’s up to us, the whole church.not just the UMC. If we all do our part, then God will do His as this is a CONDITIONAL promise. This scripture applies to every evil thing that’s going on in our country. Unfortunately, we have allowed ourselves to be lulled to sleep and the enemy has come in and sown much evil and havoc, we’ve become complacent, apathetic and like the world. Most of all, many of us have left our first love, Jesus. If we don’t want evil/the devil to win then we must be obedient to the Word of God; for our sakes and that of our children and grandchildren. He is waiting for us to come to Him. May we all know how much our heavenly Father loves us—-just look at what Jesus did for you.

I too am so very grateful that the majority of delegates voted for the Methodist Church to remain loyal to the Word of God. I am also thankful that the Church leadership including clergy and Bishops are not allowed to vote because, in that case, the traditional plan would never have passed. For the United Methodist Church to remain true to ALL of God’s Word, then what do we do about the progressive leadership who will continue to push for these radical ideas?

Thank God for our African brothers and sisters who had not bowed to the gods of political correctness in these divided states of America! My heart grieves Holy God, for how we have been silent as your standards for holiness have been allowed to descend into the gutters of immorality. God convict our hearts of tolerating sin. May we grow deeply in your Word and pour out your Spirit to convict us of our hard heartedness or indifference toward obedience! Lord we need you to empower us to stand firm in our faith!