The power of prayer has been nearly lost to the Church, in these last days. We've never really sought out God's will for this planet and what He really wants to do through us. For some, it has all become about God's wrath on the sinner, while others are just waiting until they get to heaven. As far as God is concerned, neither of these are true. God doesn't want to send anyone to hell and He would rather we represent Him in such a way that they turn from their wicked ways and receive Him. It's not about our simply going to heaven someday. God doesn't need anyone to be healed, delivered, saved, blessed, fed or clothed in heaven. He intended for us to take His authority (through Him) and bring what He has laid up in heaven for mankind and bring His kingdom to pass here on earth.
We've either misunderstood or have remained ignorantly blissful and not done what an Ambassador is supposed to do. As God's representative, we haven't represented Him in the Light of Who He really is. We've allowed the darkness to overpower the Light and have become a "Lamp under a basket" that isn't illuminating any longer. We've placed a basket over the Light by keeping ourselves and others from seeing the Father as He really is. We've built the church buildings as "baskets over the Light of the world" and the only way most of the world can see the Light is by crawling under the basket or coming into the church building.
We were commanded to "Go into the world," with the Light and not commanded to have the world come into our churches. We've built bigger baskets, but continue containing the Light within them. We've somehow, nearly done away with God's super-natural ability and become so carnal in our conforming to this age that the world cannot see a difference between the world and the Church.
God is still a super-natural Being, a Spirit Who operates through His new creation people to bring His power and Presence to bear in this natural world. Prayer is a super-natural act of faith that elevates us into the Spirit Laws of heaven's kingdom. It is designed to bring into being, here on earth, what God has already prepared in heaven.
We've allowed this nation to become like nations that do not know God. We've become so politically minded that we forget to be Spiritually minded. We allowed laws to be made, amendments to be passed and things to happen here, that were never intended to be. Many us have sat back and declared, "It's all part of God's plan" or "He will elect whomever He wants as President," as though it make no difference to Him. That is what happened when God wanted David to be King of Israel, but the people screamed for Saul. We've come to the place where we vote (and Christians do not have a great record for voting) for either the Democrat or Republican party, rather than for someone who is moral (if we even looked into it). We've voted for the Party and now the Party's over.
America faces the greatest challenge, than it's faced in recent times. The very survival of our Republic is at stake and I hear angry people say, "I'm not going to vote for any of them!" Satan has lied to the Church, telling them to "Vote for the lesser of two evils." I don't believe God has placed us in this position, but that we've placed ourselves here. We've had many opportunities to have Godly people run for office and have rejected the Davids for King and have elected the good looking Sauls.
The words of 2Chronicles 7:14 (Amplified) remain just as true now, as they did then, "If My people, who are called by My Name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave, and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land." I cannot find a Christian anywhere, who doesn't believe our land needs to be healed.
This isn't a matter of denomination or simply pastors, this is a time of crisis for our Nation. We've allowed several million babies to be sacrificed by abortion (and the new healthcare system says we must pay for them) and have allowed the sanctity of marriage between a man and woman, to be undone. We've closed our eyes or have looked the other way. This is an all-out assault on our God and His way of doing and being right!
We've allowed God and prayer to be removed from our schools and public places. The result is that we've become one of the most immoral places on the planet. Our children are being taught by the State, instead of the Lord, and we have an epidemic of drugs, murders, unwed mothers, gangs and disrespect for moral things this nation has ever produced. We have children with no father to guide them and mothers who have no priest in the home for guidance. All these things fall upon the shoulders of the Church, because we haven't done what 2Chronicles 7:14 instructs us to do.
We have been born for this time, it's no mistake that we're living in this time. We are a people of destiny, who were born for these last days, to bring God back into our country and the world at large. The time for prayer (and I'm talking about Super-natural prayer) is paramount for this time. They very life of our Nation and our children's future are at stake. I don't believe we need to arm ourselves and try overthrowing the government. I do believe, though, that we must do some seeking and praying, to accomplish what Isaiah 9:6 (Amplified) says, "For unto us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulders!"
Prayer is the most powerful weapon, and the greatest privilege every granted to mankind. It's the very entry into the Throne Room of His Grace, by the Name of Jesus, to obtain grace and mercy when we need it. Through the new creation in Christ Jesus, we have the opportunity to come into the very Presence of Almighty God and lay out our petition and prayer. We are no longer in the "outer court," but made one with Christ Jesus. We not only have the privilege of coming before Him, but the obligation to come and seek Him, on behalf of the nation and the world.
Psalm 2:8 (Amplified) says, "Ask of Me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth as your possession." You might respond to this scripture by saying, "Yes, but this is for Jesus!" You are right, but we read in Romans 8:17 (Amplified) that, "If we are (His) children then we are (His) heirs also; heirs of God and fellow heirs wit Christ (sharing His inheritance with Him)." We, too, can ask for our nation's healing (along with the world), because of our inheritance through Jesus.
When was the last time you fell down on your face before the Father and ask for His guidance for our Nation? When was the last time you asked for guidance about what's happening here in America. This isn't what God intended for America, but is what we have allowed to happen, because we didn't humble ourselves and pray, like He said to do. You could raise up George Washington from the grave and put him back in the Presidency, but it wouldn't do any good until the hearts of the people are awakened unto righteousness.
As the Presidential election approaches, I'm amazed at the selection of persons we have to choose from to govern the land. If this is all that is left of the roots of America, then we need God to expediently intervene. We must call our families and congregation to prayer. We must ask God to intervene and heal our land. We must begin standing up for what our faith in God once stood for and speak out the Truth. We must not allow the devil to negotiate the terms of the agreement or covenant, because the covenant of this Nation wasn't made with him, but with God. We must go to God to get the terms of our agreement and stand on His Truth.
Jesus is the "Lord of Hosts", which means the "God of Armies." The Church is the invading Army of God and He will go before us to bring victory again.
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