What's Missing in the Health Care Debate?

What is missing in the current health care debate? Has the church been struck dumb, is it a sleeping dog, or has the church finally become irrelevant living in its own universe? It seems that the church has been eerily silent in the current debate. The only thing we hear is a few peeps in opposition to federally funded abortions. Whatever the reason, the prophetic voice of hope in divine healing has been stuffed under the seats of Christians in their ivory towers! Isaiah says, "Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" The health care crisis reveals two things; First, it is a tremendous opportunity for the church to proclaim the healing message of the gospel, and second, it reveals how the mighty have fallen; that is, the decline in physical health in this country is a physical manifestation of the decline in the spiritual health of this country. The Apostle Paul says, "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to the flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit everlasting life." The steady decline in the physical health of this nation's populace is in direct proportion to the spiritual decline of the church. The church should be lifting its voice like a trumpet, shout aloud, spare not! We are missing the prophetic voice against the idolatry that is being set up in this country. Government is being set up as God! The Bible says, "My God shall supply all of my needs according to His riches in glory;" the government says, "We will provide for all of our hudled masses;" The Bible says, "Jesus is the Great Physician;" Government says, "Our health care bill provides for the poor and needy." Government is trying to take the place of God in the lives of the people! Idolatry produces devastating consequences; Revelations 3:23, "Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds." I'm sorry folks, the more we turn to the idolatrous government system and turn our backs on the living God, the more we are going to see this country fall into chaos. The illustration of the "Blind man of Bethsaida" gives us a good picture of where we are at with the Lord. Mark 8:22, As long as this blind man stayed in the cursed place he could not be healed. Even when the people begged Jesus to heal him the Lord could not help them. Jesus had pronounced judgment upon the city of Bethsaida when He proclaiming, "Woe unto you Chorazin and Bethsaida, for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom and Gomorrah they would have repented a long time ago." The blind man had to take Jesus by the hand and be led out of the cursed place before he could be healed. Then it took Jesus two times praying for the man before he could be healed. Then Jesus told him not to go back into the cursed town. The first thing we need to do is to take Jesus by the hand and let Him lead us out of our cursed place; secondly, we need to pray through until we see clearly, and thirdly, we can't go back into an idolatrous relationship with the United States government or any other system. The next thing we will see is restrictions on the proclamation of the gospel in this country. Be free and be healed in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, King of King, and Lord of Lords.