Have you ever been going along--minding your own business--when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, you get blindsided by something completely unexpected?
That happened to me last night. Several of us, really. We were just finishing up our prayer service (which was absolutely awesome!) & I noticed a commotion in the foyer. I walk out to see 2 Sheriff's deputies walking in with two ladies. I introduced myself & asked them what was going on & the ladies informed me that they were from OCS & were there to seize custody of one of the children that had come to church that night.
I wish I had words to describe to you how violated I felt. I'm the Senior Pastor of this church. I am LEGALLY responsible for the things that happen here. But no one from the state even had the courtesy to let me know they were coming.
When I asked why, the OCS workers' response was, "They're our kids once the judge signs the order... We have no choice but to come and get them."
At church? In front of everybody? As if it's not hard enough on the kids & the family already, you want to violate what should be the safest place for them?
Even today, my head is still spinning. But you know what's really scary to me? That many of our fellow Americans really believe that the government is the answer to our problems. The same government that can't deliver a letter on time for less than 42 cents... And we're going to trust them with our health care?! I wonder what it's going to take for us to realize that the only government that will ever truly be reliable and protect its citizens is the government established by Jesus Christ Himself.
The longer I live, the more my heart cries, "Come quickly, Lord Jesus!"
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