Energetic Entanglement
How do you want to divest of evil leaders’ behavior?
Revelation 18:4-6, The Inclusive Bible
Then I heard another voice from heaven say,
“Come out of the Idolater, my people,
so that you will not share in its sins,
so that you will not receive any of its plagues,
for its sins are piled up to the heavens,
and God remembers such crimes.
Repay the Idolater as it has paid others!
Pay back double for what it has done!
Mix the Idolater a double portion
from its own cup!"
Choices have consequences. One law of physics states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, describing the reciprocal nature of forces in an interaction. While this is true of physical matter, this is also true of physiological and emotional impact as well. The vision of Revelation’s apocalyptic herald is that the churches committed to Jesus’ way would remove their energetic entanglement from Babylonian forces. What goes around comes around, including decisions that equate to less than love and less than restorative. In the end, the cup you mix for yourself when it includes a base of evil becomes double-strength.
Are you aware of any entanglement that God’s people have today with the forces or governments that lead them? How can you join the resistance of these power-over structures?
How do you want to divest of evil leaders’ behavior? What action can you take to embody this detangling commitment?