Matthew
7:24, “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth
them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a
rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds
blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded
upon a rock.”
Evil
and sin has come upon us as a mighty hurricane and are methodically
destroying everything in its path. Destruction howls like the wind,
undermining the very foundation of all that we admire and trust. Evil
lurches out at the family devouring the cohesiveness of love, trust
and communication creating walls of isolation, unbelief, contempt and
neutralizing the principles upon which our very existence is founded.
Evil strikes at the heart of the governing bodies of our societies.
Darkness has crept into our educational systems and infected every
level of governance reaching to the seat of our national and
international governments.
The
education of our children will invariably affect our nation and
ultimately the world. What we teach in our homes, churches, schools, and universities will create the mindset for succeeding generations.
The guiding principles of our forefathers are strategic and
indispensable elements to the continued survival of this nation as we
have known it. The ideals of love of God and country have sustained
us in all conflict throughout our history. If we allow the name of
God to be maligned and degraded, we are setting the example for the
next generation. If we allow the principles of personal freedom and
liberty that this nation was founded upon to be diluted and
discarded, we will pay the price in defeat and ruin.
A
people that reject God will be given over to their own devices and
suffer the consequences. The structure of the family has
disintegrated because we have not followed God. The health of our
churches is diminished and some have expired because we have not
followed God. Every institution, every governing body at every level
has depreciated in value and relevance because we have not followed
God.
Is
that what we want? Do we want to be abandoned by our Creator and go
it all alone? I think not! So then, what are we to do? Moral
fortitude and intellectual rhetoric can not address the plague of sin
that has consumed mankind. The answer to our needs cannot be
legislated, addressed by executive order or resolved by a ruling of
the highest court in the land. None of these actions can put us back
on course as the human race. But, there is Hope! That Hope is the
Lord Jesus Christ!
The
problems of our civilization are spiritual! The issues we face
require supernatural intervention! Our only hope is the Lord Jesus!
Let the Church call unto Him as never before. Petition Him in fervent
prayer until we experience the moving of the Holy Ghost that will
change our world as He did in the first century! Our future will be
determined by what we do HERE and NOW! Jeremiah 33:2, “Thus saith
the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it;
the LORD is his name; 3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and
shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
Father
God, Lord God Almighty, Father of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Almighty
Creator Jehovah, we come in the name of your only begotten Son,
Jesus. Thank you for Providential guidance and revelation. Thank you
for the Peace that passes all human understanding which is the
experience of a right relationship with you. It is there that we take
shelter from the raging storm of this world! Jesus Christ Is Our Only
Hope!
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