美國第二次革命／內戰18 
作者：雷克喬納 Rick Joyner   
摘自喬納 word for the week, Week17, 2019   
中譯：國度禱告網   
轉載、轉寄請註明出處：國度禱告網 

耶穌一定是有史以來最政治性不正確的人，我們越像祂，也越如此。祂不懼怕人，祂來到地上不是為了競選公職或尋求贏得人氣競賽，祂來只是為了告訴我們真理。 

政治是建造在人類結盟、人為設計的方法和策略。這些可以是很棒、很有效率的，卻永遠也無法測量出對神的順服。政治現在支配著美國教會，真正跟隨主的屬靈領袖非常罕見。在今日大多數教會裡，宗教的靈比聖靈更有影響力，掌控、偽善的假權柄取代了連結於萬王之王的真正屬靈權柄。 

保羅在加拉太書一章10節說到，若仍舊討人的喜歡，他就不是基督的僕人了。沒有比懼怕人、討好人或今日我們所謂的政治更能腐化真正的權柄。這是何以教會成為我們尋找神的最後一個地方，以及政府為何成為我們尋找智慧最後一個地方的主要原因。 

當我們從他們中間雇用教會領袖，他們更多倚靠人而非倚靠神，我們對他們還能有什麼指望呢？現代職事的模式與所謂的職事完全顛倒。同樣地，我們的共和國本不是被設計由職業政客來管理，而是由僕人般的領袖管理，他們去到國會就像去到陪審團一樣慎重。當初，在政府機構服務的好處很少，願意為國家服務的人都付上很大的犧牲。 

職業政客與職業傳道人都是需要被滅絕的兩個物種，當真正領袖與真正傳道人興起時，職業性質的將會滅絕。顯然，教會和政府都需要巨大的改變，若沒有如此巨大的改變，教會和政府都無法存活太久。 

那麼我們要怎麼做呢？

第一步很簡單，儘管不代表很容易做，我們必須回到我們的建國文獻─聖經與憲法。然後我們必須定意遵守並護衛它們，抵擋那些扭曲或削弱聖經與憲法的人。 

最高法院並不是美國土地上的最高法律─憲法才是。許多最高法院的決定是與憲法背道而馳的，可能沒有其他實體比最高法院，需要為切斷我們政府與憲法的關係付上更大的責任。 

最好的局面是，如果最高法院意識到它背離了憲法，開始承認在國家中所造成的不和，然後啟動必要的更正。這將開始迅速讓許多在我們國家的不和散去，幫助重建憲法的權力，並重建對政府的尊敬，此行動會在我們國家產生許多結果，事實上都是好的結果。最高法院很可能會提升自己的地位並從中產生英雄人物，而不是成為山羊。 

這對重建國家的司法也有很大的幫助，這需要非政治本質的司法，同樣也會迫使政府部門檢視偏離憲法的地方並加以修正。這將是最好的局面─讓政府部門對我們身為共和國繼續存在的巨大威脅負最大責任，甦醒過來並採取行動扭轉它們。這是我的禱告，若只要有一到二位法官甦醒過來，按著他們所宣示的站立起來捍衛憲法，就可以點燃一個運動來完成這事。 

其次最好的局面是，立法院從應有的憲法權力與責任中甦醒過來，延伸掌管司法院與行政院，這本是他們被賦予的權柄。立法院本是唯一被授權有彈劾權與資本來這麼做的政府部門，當然立法院有自己需要悔改的罪，但這絕對會扭轉目前只有個位數的支持率，並有助於恢復對政府的信心。這需要擁有卓越勇氣的卓越領導階層，但卓越的領導階層是由神而來，在祂沒有難成的事，我們必須向神懇求。 

接下來最好的局面是，總統能理解到我們國家對憲法的背離，並能利用白宮『惡霸講台』的特別權力，釋放清楚的號角聲，以便進行所需要的悔改與重建。 

我們政府究竟有多偏離憲法的亮光即將到來，這是肯定的，改革即將來臨。改革有多難，多付代價取決於我們。詩篇115篇16節告訴我們：『天，是耶和華的天；地，祂卻給了世人。』這即是何以主不會在地上做任何事，直到我們禱告，因為祂將地上的權柄委派給人，而『神的恩賜和選召是沒有後悔的』（參考羅馬書11:29）─祂不會拿回去。這即是何以主用『人子』的身份來呈現自己。 

那些闡明它，啟動它，並為我們的政府完成它的人配得被尊為新世代的建國者，那將是很大的殊榮。正如我們在以賽亞書58章所看見的，成為『補破口的，和重修路徑與人居住的』將是何等的殊榮（參考以賽亞書58:12）。要成為我們政府補破口的將是世世代代的殊榮，但我們若能成為主的殿的重建者豈不是更大的殊榮？  

 

The Second American Revolutionary/Civil War, Part 18

     Jesus had to be the most un-politically correct person to ever walk the earth, and the more we become like Him, the more we will be too. He did not fear men. He was not running for office or seeking to win a popularity contest. He came simply to tell us the truth.    

     Politics is built on human alliances and humanly devised methods and strategies. These can be good and effective, but they can never measure up to obedience to God. Politics now dominates the church in America, and true spiritual leadership that is based on following The Lord is rare. The religious spirit has more influence than The Holy Spirit in most of the church today. The counterfeit authority of manipulation, control, and hype are substituted for the true spiritual authority that comes from abiding in The King. 

     Paul wrote in Galatians 1:10 that if he was still seeking to please men he would not be a bondservant of Christ. There is nothing more corrupting of true authority than the fear of man, being a respecter of persons, or what we today call politics. This is a primary reason why the church can now be the last place that we can find God, and why the government can be the last place that we find wisdom.  

     What can we expect from our leaders in the church when we have made hirelings out of them—being more dependent on men than God? This modern model for ministry is a perversion of what the ministry is called to be. Likewise, our Republic was not designed to be run by professional politicians, but rather by servant leaders who go to congress like one goes to jury duty. In the beginning, there were few benefits to serving in government. One did it for their country at great sacrifice. 

     Both professional politicians and professional ministers are two species that need to be extinct. They will be when real leaders and true ministers emerge. Obviously, this calls for radical change in both the church and the government. Neither will survive much longer without such radical change. 

     So how do we do this? The first step is simple, although this does not mean it is easy. We must go back to our founding documents—The Bible and the Constitution. Then we must resolve to comply with and defend them against those who would bend or dilute them. 

     The Supreme Court is not the supreme law of the land—the Constitution is. Many Supreme Court decisions are contrary to the Constitution. Possibly no other entity is more responsible than the Supreme Court for the severing of our government’s ties to the Constitution. 

     A best case scenario would be if the Supreme Court realized its departure from the Constitution, began to own the discord this caused in the country, and then initiated the necessary corrections. This would begin to quickly diffuse much of the discord in our country, help restore the Constitution’s authority, and restore respect for government. This action would have many consequences in our country, virtually all of them good. It would likely raise the stature and make heroes out of the Supreme Court, instead of the goat it will become if it does not do this. 

     This could also go a long way to restoring justice in the country, which requires the non-political nature of the judicial. It would likewise force the other branches of government to examine their own deviation from the Constitution and correct it. This would be a best case scenario—to have the branch of government most responsible for the great threats to our continued existence as a republic wake up and take action to reverse them. That is my prayer. If only one or two justices awoke to this and stood up to defend the Constitution as they swore to do, it could ignite a movement that gets this done. 

     The next best case scenario would be for the legislative branch to awaken to its Constitutional authority and responsibility and rein in the judicial and executive branches from their overreach, as they were given the authority to do. They were the only branch of government given the power of impeachment and the purse to do this. Of course, the legislative branch has its own sins to repent of, but this would certainly turn around their present single digit approval rating and help restore faith in the government. This will take extraordinary leadership with extraordinary courage, but extraordinary leadership is from God when it comes, and nothing is impossible for Him. We must appeal to Him. 

     The next best case scenario would be for a President to grasp the departure we have made from the Constitution, and for him or her to use the exceptional power of that office’s “bully pulpit” to give a clear trumpet call for the repentance and restoration needed. 

     The illumination of how far our government has deviated from our Constitutional moorings is coming, it is certain and the reform is coming. How hard and how costly the struggle is to do this depends on us. In Psalm 115:16 we are told, “The heavens are the heavens of The Lord, but the earth He has given to the sons of men.” This is why The Lord will not do things on the earth until we pray. He delegated authority over the earth to men, and “the gifts and callings of God are without repentance” (see Romans 11:29)—He does not take them back. This is why Jesus represented Himself as “the Son of man.” 

     Those who illuminate it, initiate it, and follow through on getting it done for our government will deserve to be esteemed as a new generation of Founders. That will be a great honor. As we see in Isaiah 58, it will be one of the great honors to be “a repairer of the breech, a restorer of the streets in which to dwell” (see Isaiah 58:12). To be this for our civil government will be an honor for the ages, but how much more so will it be to have been a restorer of the house of The Lord?