The locomotive is barreling down the tracks. Momentum at Mario Murillo Ministries is both stunning and humbling. The combination of starving souls on the streets, and an on-fire core of pastors and soldiers, portends a gigantic harvest of souls in California.
I began wondering what Satan was going to do. Sure enough, right on schedule, it came from a ānewsā agencyāI wonāt say their name, but it is an agency that makes news weak.
They did the classic hit piece, lies and all.
My flesh yearned to retaliate because I had them dead to rights. Then something absolutely amazing happened. I remembered the Modesto Manifesto. I couldnāt believe how perfect this was, and I began to roar with laughter.
Billy Graham came to Modesto, California, early in his ministry. While there, the national press launched a blistering attack on Graham and his entourage. He gathered his team together and created a policy which they called the Modesto Manifesto.Ā Among other things, they agreed that they would never respond in anger to the press.
How hilarious that this attack also came right before we are about to go to Modesto! I thought, āDevil, you are stuck in such a rut!ā
But in this current environment, I find I must take it a step further than the Graham organization did. I will not just refuse to respond in anger to the pressāI will not even talk to any Left-leaning news outlet or publication.
The world of 2021 is light-years from the world of 1948 when the Modesto Manifesto came into being. Back then, there were real journalists, but now, there are only paid defenders of the Democrat Party. Among those of the leftist media, there are no journalists, only mouthpieces, all following the same pre-written scripts.
Decades ago, in a normal interview for either a newspaper or a magazine, the questioner would ask to hear your side of the argument and then interview someone else who takes the other side of that argument, to be fair and balanced.
But now, when they interview you for television, it is very different. They are not there as an impartial host; they are there to call you a liar and to impose their truth.Ā They themselves embody the opposing argument because their minds are already made up.
Look closely at this utterly dishonest question that George Stephanopoulos asked Rand Paul: āThis election was not stolenādo you accept that fact?ā
Rand Paulās retort was correct, āGeorge, youāre not so much a ājournalistā as āa fool.āĀ Adding, āWell, what I would say is that the debate over whether or not there was fraud should occur. We never had any presentation in court. Most of the cases were thrown out for lack of standing, a procedural way of not hearing it,ā BreitbartĀ noted.
He went on to say, āGeorge, where you make a mistake is people coming from the liberal side like you ā you immediately say everythingās a lie instead of saying there are two sides to everything. Historically, what would happen is, I said I thought there was fraud, you would interview someone who said there wasnāt. Now you insert yourself in the middle and say the absolute fact is that everything Iām saying is a lie.ā
The publication that did the hatchet job on MMM did exactly the same thing. They said I staunchly opposed the LGBTQ community havingĀ anyĀ rights. They had no quote where I ever said that. They relied solely on the fact that I take a Biblical stand on morality. To them, it is settled scienceāa factāthat if you believe the Bible, you believe the LGBTQ community should have zero rights. See how it works?
There is simply no way to talk to the leftist media. They are not after the truth. They are only concerned with advancing their lies and crushing anyone who gets in their way.
My energy must be spent winning souls and seeing God heal the sick. Our momentum is too important to slow it down and become entangled in their nonsense.
The same applies to liberal churches who think we are being too direct with our message of salvation and healing, and believe that we are premature in having the tent wide open to the public. Again, I cannot slow down to answer their objections.
Nehemiah also refused to slow down and talk to the opposition: āSo I sent messengers to them, saying, āI am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?ā (Nehemiah 6:3)
Not only will the train not slow downāit is gaining speed. Thousands are praying for this miraculous open door. Hundreds are working hard to get lost souls and the sick to the tent. Every Saturday morning a rapidly growing Zoom Call bombards heaven with prayer.
The locomotive is charging toward John Thurman Field, in Modesto. We are 13 days away from opening theĀ Living Proof ModestoĀ crusade! I am announcing what I know to be true: this tent will be the site of great miracles. Do not miss a single night, if at all possible. I look forward to seeing you there!
California is on the verge of a statewide visitation. That is why I will never slow the train to throw rocks at the barking dogs.
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Mario Murillo
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PRAY FOR MODESTO!