Silence means Consent 

As a Minister of the Gospel, I have solemnized many marriages. At the start of the wedding ceremony, I pose a question to the congregation saying: “If any man can show just cause why these two people may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace.” The silence that follows speaks a loud approval from the witnesses that they consent to the marriage ceremony.

We are living in perilous times wherein good is portrayed evil and evil as good. It is troublesome that unjust laws are being passed contrary to God’s words and laws and are diametrically opposed to biblical truths. The spirit of Jezebel is opposing and intimidating the prophetic voice. The cancel culture is opposing any opinion that is deemed politically incorrect and offensive.

Consider the following verses:

Leviticus 5:1 – “If a person sins in hearing the utterance of an oath, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of the matter—if he does not tell it, he bears guilt.“

Ecclesiastes 7:5 – “It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.”

Luke 17:3 – “Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.“

Ezekiel 33:6 – “But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.” 

As salt and light of the world, we are for righteousness, purity, love and at the same time to rise up and speak against perversity, abortion, and all antichrist philosophies, teachings, and laws. If we do not, then we are compromising and not loving as we are called to. Let us not forget, what we tolerate, we empower. It’s time we fulfill our prophetic call in our nation.