The Leaders of Religion
that OPPOSE God:
By Trevor Davis
2-4-2020

As I muse in my heart and spirit today before the Lord, I have a sharp awareness of those over history that opposed God, though they were theoretical leaders.

I am zooming in on what the scriptures repeatedly expose as the leaders of Israel and Judah that not only rejected the Word of the Lord spoken by His prophets, but actually resisted to the point that they would kill them. In fact, they killed all the prophets Jesus tells us. They stoned the ones sent to them. They crucified Jesus Christ. They persecuted the early assembly of Jesus too, right down to this day.

Religion is big business. I hope you can see this. Every gospel records Jesus' outrage as He observed the buyers, sellers, the wares, those selling at seats, and even money changers. Money changers? It is all about the money to them. Certainly not God. They hate Him.

A leader from God's perspective is a servant. Jesus being the chief example as He laid down His life to do the will of the Father, ultimately at the cross, but He lived this way daily. Jesus was humble, meek, lowly, and totally submitted to the Father. This is the way. Jesus is the way. And, he calls all those who would call upon Him to walk in the same steps.

Jesus went into the temple where the commotion of the racket was underway. He cried, “it is written My House shall be called a House of Prayer for all NATIONS, but you have made it a den of thieves and an emporium”. Get out!

Later this brick and mortar store was demolished by God with not one stone upon another completely thrown down. God used the Roman army. Matthew 24.

Jesus came to His own and they received Him not.

But, as many that receive Him, He gives them the power to become sons of God, even those who believe on His name. Faith and obedience are in the same manifestation of the Spirit.

So now we have a House of Prayer, a temple, made without hands, that is the body of Christ. We also have coexisting the religious church system masquerading as His “church”. The odd thing is that the same dynamics of the system God destroyed is in operation today in the institutionalized type of church. You have all the markers of the unscriptural religion of Judaism.

There were false leaders who transposed the Word of God and His commandments, for their own doctrines and traditions. Pharisee-ism did this as they gathered pollution from Babylon during the time of exile. They put these doctrines into written forms long after the time of Christ. They are known as Talmuds and other names for a long list of writings they have.

I am thinking specifically today about those who were leading the people when God saw their great corruption. Idolatry, hypocrisy, religiosity, pride, despising the holy, hating God, and foolish in their understanding. God would send a prophet with His message. They would reject the message. They insisted on maintaining their status quo. And would literally kill the prophet. Every single one of them.

Imagine that today. They had the religious things underway but it was corrupt. They refused God's own voice speaking to them. They rejected the servant of the Lord He sent. In stubborn insolence, they continued in their rebellion. 'The show must go on', they displayed.

I dare say, this is exactly the same scenario of this day. Nothing is new under the sun.

We have myriads of various types of churches. But few disciples of Jesus. In fact, what is it to “follow Jesus”? Do you follow Him? Can a person follow Jesus and yet walk in darkness? Can a person follow Jesus and yet love the world? Can a disciple compromise and believe man instead of God?

I know the answer.

People generally do not have a clue about the agenda to deceive the world. Satan will accomplish his goal as written in scripture. God will allow people to believe lies because they did not love the truth. They disobeyed Him in many ways. So, they make their own reality of destruction and despair.

There are men that act as leaders that do not even know the Lord. They perform things they saw others do or learned in a school. Others, are actually deceivers who act as servants of Christ just as Satan changes shape into an angel of light. 2 Corinthians 11.

Regardless whether a man or woman is false on purpose or ignorantly, the result is the same. If any one wishes to be a disciple of Jesus and yet follows these false leaders, you will end up in the ditch. Jesus says so.

Blind guides can not see. Yet blind followers follow them right into the ditch.

Yet, if any individual would have faith and obey Jesus by following Him in His footsteps, this would not be the case. Jesus says to beware of men. He says, “follow Me”. “Come to Me.” “Learn from Me”. “Test all things”. “Don't believe every spirit. Test them”. “Study to show yourself approved of God. Rightfully divide the word of truth”. “Develop your spiritual senses”. “Grow up in Christ”.

All these things are missed and ignored on a great scale of the church goers. It's true. If you have eyes to see, and ears to hear and understand, you know it's true. It's the same thing as the past. Isaiah 1 speaks of this. Jeremiah. All the prophets. And the very Spirit of God is clearly stating this now if you would hear Him.

I say woe unto the false leaders. Woe woe woe unto you!

Everyone that exalts themselves shall be abased Jesus says. Everyone that humbles themselves shall be exalted.

The false leaders are mis-leaders. They are making a name for themselves in the spirit of Babylon. They are making merchandise of all as the Word and Spirit reveal. They lead the people after themselves instead of to the Lord. Paul told us this would be the case. And, it is.