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Will the Real Christians Stand Up                                                   Will the Real Christians Stand Up

               “Once the idols  and paganisms  were dispersed, God
         showed himself faithful and delivered his word, which was his
         instructions for humankind, to King Josiah. This illustrates just
         how challenging it is to hear from God when we have idols

         and distractions before us. Even the call from God to repent
         will cease if we do not adhere and turn away from those wick-
         ed ways. King Josiah desired to learn more about a book that
         was brought to him by one of his servants, so he sent one of
         his servants to a prophetess named Huldah to learn what God

         was saying. Notice, I didn’t say a prophet, I said a prophetess.
         God allowed a woman to speak to King Josiah concerning his
         word. So that cancels out the argument concerning what a
         woman should and should not be doing in the church. God
         can use anyone who is a willing vessel. So we see that proph-
         etess Huldah sends back instructions to Josiah as to what God

         is saying for the people to be doing based on the book. King
         Josiah adheres to God’s commands and starts implementing
         God’s instructions in the land of Jerusalem and Judah.
               “And as a  result,  Jerusalem,  Judah,  and  all  of  Isra-  el

         start doing the will of God. I believe in this day and age, God is
         raising up some Josiahs.  In  other  words,  he’s  rais- ing up peo-
         ple that want to know the will of God and   want his will to be
         implemented on this earth. Do I have any Josiahs in the house
         today?” The congregation stood to their feet and started ap-
         plauding  and  praising  God.  “Do I have anybody in here

         today that doesn’t mind taking a bold stand for righteousness
         as Josiah did? And do I have anybody that will stand in the
         middle of opposition and speak the truth?”
               The congregation started applauding.

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