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 have come upon us as a mighty hurricane and are methodically destroying
everything in their 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 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 conflicts 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.
People who 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 and 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 Wind and Fire 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!
Dear lord, our hope in years to come help us now even in this our weakness, strengthen us according to thy might for we need your help save us and heal our land.
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