God is with Russia (2)

The previous blog was about the past, but today Russia finds herself attacked by her enemies. It is so easy not to see things as God sees them. To see not Russia, but the USSR. This would be a mistake. They are not the same.

I have been deeply worried about what we are doing demonising Russia in recent weeks. I wasn't sure where this worry was coming from until yesterday when The LORD granted me a vision of him. In The Spirit I saw The LORD cradling Russia in his lap. It was like the parable of Abraham and Lazarus in Luke 16:25.

In the vision I was looking at The LORD and he was staring towards *us*, towards western Europe. In this vision The LORD is very much on the side of Russia and against us. We are standing in opposition to The LORD God Almighty in all his power, and He is protecting Russia against us.

Earlier on, during the day, I had been oppressed by a feeling of things being very, very wrong. I asked for a confirmation after the vision and The Word was from Luke 4:16:19 -

He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour."

What did this mean? It means that Jesus Christ is protecting Russia in accordance with His primary mission: to protect the helpless poor and weak against the bullying strong.

How can this be so, how can God have taken these sides?The answer is simple. It's in the words: if God be for us, who can be against us (Romans 8:31). To put it the opposite way: if God be against us, who can be for us?

In the vision and in the interpretation God's wrath is against the United Kingdom in particular. How does the UK differ from Russia in God's eyes? Russia has stayed true to the gospel of Jesus Christ, in hard and deadly times. Britain has abandoned the gospel for lies from secularists and liberals, welcoming in new religions and resurrecting old dead ones.

In Russia the church hangs on, often in pain, preaches the word, worships in spirit and in truth and prays and prays and prays for Mother Russia. The church gives herself for Russia and Russia is blessed by the prayers of the faithful.

In Britain the church is lost and wandering. The Church of England is lost in its sins, embracing homosexuality and no longer sticking to what has been believed and preached by all men and at all times. The church has abandoned the harsh truths of the gospel for intellectualism and false popularity. These Jesus did not do.

Our British political leaders are liars and self-seeking cheats. Our Prime Minister overthrew the previous one - hardly a saint either - desperate for years to take over his office. Our Foreign Secretary attacks Russia violently in a simialr vain attempt to take the top job. The leader of HM opposition tours Georgia. They seek their own greatness and not that of their country or her people.

As Isaiah says (33v1), "Woe to you, O traitor, you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed; when you stop betraying, you will be betrayed."

The LORD hates deceit. The UK is led by people who would not be out of place in ancient Rome. This is why The LORD God Almighty has taken up a stance against us. From God's viewpoint we are unrighteous and embracing evil, while Russia is righteous and seeking truth.

Add in the rest of the EU and all you see is politicans seeking power over principle, seeking to damage Russia lest she hurt their grand plans for money and power. Russia threatens their secular empires.

And God looks on, cradles Russia in His bosom, and stares at us. We are now in a place where God is against our country. I am only a messenger.

Read the whole of Isaiah chapter 33 and see what The LORD ahs to say about where the UK is today. I fear for the country's future. But faithful, praying, worshipping, suffering Russia I am jealous of with God behind, above, below and around her.