Months later, I sat pondering this dream. Alarmingly, certain events and conditions in the church had already seemed to parallel what I had seen when the hordes from hell began to march. I was then reminded of Abraham Lincoln. The only way he could become a great emancipator and the preserver of the Union was to be willing to fight a Civil War. Not only did he have to fight it, but he had to be determined not to compromise until the victory was complete.

Lincoln also had to have the grace to fight the bloodiest war in our history without “demonizing” the enemy with propaganda. If he had done that, he might have been able to galvanize the resolve of the North much faster, facilitating a quicker military victory. However, it would have made the reunion after the war much more difficult. Because he was truly fighting to preserve the Union, Lincoln never made the men and women of the South the enemy, but rather the evil that held them in bondage.

A great spiritual civil war now looms before the church. Many will do everything they can to avoid it. This is understandable and even noble. However, compromise will never maintain a lasting peace. It will only make the ultimate conflict that much more difficult when it comes, and it will come.

The Lord is now preparing courageous leaders who will be willing to fight a spiritual civil war in order to set men free. The main issue, as in the American Civil War, will be slavery versus freedom. The secondary issue, which will be the primary issue for some, will be money.

Just as the American Civil War at times looked like it would destroy the entire nation, that which is coming upon the church will sometimes appear as if it will bring the end of the church. However, just as the United States not only survived, but went on to become the most powerful nation on earth, the same is going to happen to the church. The church will not be destroyed, but the institutions and doctrines that have kept men in spiritual slavery will be.

All the paragraphs above are from Rick Joyner’s book, The Final Quest. Most of what I have quoted from that book has prophetic significance right now for the body of Christ in Uganda. God’s desire is that in all we do right now, including fighting if need be, we must endeavor to preserve the unity of the Church. May none of us be found on the wrong side, demonizing the brethren or causing unnecessary divisions. Our agenda should be helping one another to keep our focus on Jesus and Him alone; for it is in Him that we become one with the rest of His body. Anything that distracts us from the simple devotion to Christ should be vigorously resisted.

Please learn from Abraham Lincoln; preserve the Union that matters most, the unity of Christ’s body.

God bless you.