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Elect Lady’s Corner As I meditated upon an unfamiliar scripture passage, Lamentations 5:16, “The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!”, I waited for God to give me clarity as to what He wanted me to receive or share from His Word. As I studied the verse, I could not help but to relate it to the Church of today and become greatly disturbed by the display of church leaders who are supposed to be representing God’s plan on the Earth. To follow your plan may be to miss God’s plan! “The crown has fallen” not only speaks of a king that has fallen in disgrace, but sadly, there is no one worthy to succeed him as king because they are all like him. Jeremiah 8:10 says, “...for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.” The regalia is lost! Regalia is defined as, “rights or privileges belonging to a king; prerogatives of sovereignty.” The privileges and rights given to us as leaders from God have been abused by serving ourselves in carnality which has caused the body of Christ to sin and displease God. Therefore judgment must follow. Jeremiah 8:11, “For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.” As long as the leaders continue to fall into weak compromise, flattery, and desiring the pleasures of sin rather than taking a stand in righteousness, there will be no peace, but judgment from God. The regalia is lost because there is no power or authority in our lives or words to rebuke the devourer. When you’re not right with God who gives you authority and the right to not only rebuke satan, but to rule His church according to His will and not yours. But how can you rebuke what you’re in one accord with? (Amos 3:3) That’s why satan is running churches today with adultery, fornication, homosexuality, hiphop, drugs, pornography, and all manner of sin because the leaders have lost the regalia. God does not give power and authority to those not listening. It is called disobedience! So be careful what you hear and who you hear! Ephesians 5:6-7 says, “Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them.” If leaders want the regalia to return, they must first turn to God in humility and repentance; and begin to seek the face of God (not take the place of God by ruling according to their own understanding). Then God will hear from heaven, and power will return to the Church when the head is not sick defiling the body, but preaching sound doctrine that we may be found at His return a glorious church! Elect Lady, Patricia A. Owens D.D, 7