God said in His word. Thou shall not steal. But now, there are thieves and looters who want to enter the homes and the supermarkets before the arrival of Florence. Should they be shot? Who will sin before the Lord when He said. Thou shall not kill?
Fast and pray for all the looters. Some were out of work for a long time. They need the money.
Call unto the Lord for all thieves who roam the deserted streets. Some were homeless and could not find jobs.
Ask God to save the souls of all liers and cheats who will not tell the truth if they were stealing or if they were just looking around.
Jesus wil hear from heaven and will save all of them.
Run fast to the arms of Jesus. He is our best protection and will help us all to out of harms way.
The Lord is my Rock and my Salvation. Whom shall we fear?
O God, we pray for those who are in harms way. Protect them and help we pray.
In Jesus name.
Amen
If you have ever read the book, The Cross and The Switchblade, it shows prayer and fasting for deliverance from drugs was foundational to the program from its inception in 1958 (in the movie they show the prayer but not the fasting).
I worked 5 years outreaching to a Rescue Mission in Philly from 2002-2008. Without exception, I never met a man of woman there that did not have the testimony that Alcohol lead to drugs until that was all they wanted to live for, so much they wouldn’t pay rent but rather would get high.
I have been part of Teen Challenge since 2000 — The people have the same testimony — they started with alcohol then drugs (mostly rock cocaine and heroin, but also marijuana, opiates and meth)... Many times the drugs caused them to be arrested, and more often than not it was not their first arrest. Getting high more important than rent, family, you name it. The addiction becomes their idol, their God.
When faced with verdicts like 3-5 years or longer of hard time, and then some family member would intercede and beg for an option to do One year of Teen Challenge inpatient drug and alcohol program for rehabilitation. They rooted you and grounded you in the Bible and taught you to work, syudy, have Christian fellowship, memorize Scripture, have counseling and small groups and use your voice for God’s glory...
One counselor up on God’s Mountain, the land given to Wilkerson to build The Teen Challenge International Training Center in PA, this professional Christian counselor had a saying that before drugs or alcohol, everyones first fall is usually to a skirt.
They all went together, drugs, alcohol and sexual immorality. When people got paid the first thing they did was buy drugs, alcohol, cigarrettes, prostitutes an lottery tickets. When they are “in their addiction” nothing else matters and every fiber of one’s makeup revolves around how to get money so they can keep getting high. This is my experience hands on with homesless and drug addicts for 18 years. Looters sell the stuff for drug money, hands down, not to put in mutual funds.
Yes many were homeless but not all — some were unconverted thieves, getting something to pawn for money to buy drugs and liquor, and prostitutes... I guess some paid rent with it but I have never met one in 18 yrs of active service.