“Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down. Bring your confessions and return to the Lord. Say to him, forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you our praises. Assyria cannot save us, nor can our warhorses. Never again will we say to the idols we have made, ‘You are our gods.’ No, in you alone do the orphans find mercy.” The Lord says, “Then I will heal you of your faithlessness; my love will know no bounds, for my anger will be gone forever.”
If you have been very observant, you can tell that American has been in a dark place for a long time and the church who is supposed to shine the light, has positioned itself on a platform that has not been approved by God. There continue to be lots of division within the same body in the church. The common enemy of the church, Satan has done well to create division among the people. The role of the church is to stand on truth and bring unity in this nation but it seems the church is in the political forum. The church in America is currently blind, divided, and confused. How can they then lead the nation to the place of repentance? How can they call for unity, healing, and restoration? A blind man cannot lead another blind man. The heart of God is bleeding over the sin in this land. American is a laughing stock around the world today. The church cannot continue in their hypocritical way of worshipping God. We have sinned and must arise, acknowledged our sin, and repent. God is always ready to forgive our sins. The Lord says, “America arise, look at your sins, acknowledge, repent, and come back to me and I will forgive your sins” Money, pride, arrogance, name, societal position, family, or anything created by man cannot gain a place before God. God will relate when there is humility, brokeness and repentance. James 4:8 “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” God is waiting for us to take a bold step and come to him in humility and surrender.”
Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
God’s Word always gives me so much comfort when I spend time in it. The Word is always presented in a very genuine way so anyone who has doubt have the opportunity to rethink. Per the Word in Philippians 4:6-7 above, God knows we get anxious with situations in our lives. To calm our fears, the Word of God presents us with a solution; as you come to God do not be anxious about anything, relax and know that it’s a safe place to present everything including those that nobody knows. In the mist of the storms of life God always brings peace. Currently in the US there is a lot of fear of the unknown but we must choose to be confident that God is seated in the throne. We are therefore called to play our part which is pray to Him. He is the owner of peace and He can restore peace as the Word says.
Avail yourself to pray for this nation. Tell the Lord to use you during this time in America Ezekiel 22:30 "I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one." We are to be those who stand in the gap, who lift up our nation with all it favors and faults before the throne of God, and pray that He continues to work in our midst.”
Pray that people will respond to the call to pray in such a time as this. Carry out to the Lord and ask that He will spare His own and show mercy. Pray that ministers of the Gospel will answer the call to pray and gather the people to go back to God in repentance. Joel 2:16-17 “Gather all the people— the elders, the children, and even the babies. Call the bridegroom from his quarters and the bride from her private room. Let the priests, who minister in the LORD’s presence, stand and weep between the entry room to the Temple and the altar. Let them pray, “Spare your people, LORD! Don’t let your special possession become an object of mockery. Don’t let them become a joke for unbelieving foreigners who say, ‘Has the God of Israel left them?’”
The land of America is covered with the sins listed here. Let us ask the Lord to have mercy. Malachi 3: 5 “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not fear me,” says the Lord Almighty.”
Pray that the church in America will choose righteousness again. Proverbs 14:34 “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.”
Pray that the church in America will hear and obey the voice of God again. Exodus 19:5-6 “Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”
Pray against all those false prophets who have been speaking from their imagination and lying that the Lord said, when the Lord did not say anything. Deuteronomy 18:20-22 “But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.’ And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word that the Lord has not spoken?’— when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him.”
Pray for the Leader in the US. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 – “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.”
Pray for wisdom and understanding for the new administration. Pray that God will expose every hidden agenda that does not align with His plan. Daniel 2:20-23 “Daniel answered and said: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding; he reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king's matter.”
Pray against all the things that God hates that is listed here. Proverbs 6:16-19 “There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.”
Pray that God will arise and challenge the pride of America. Psalm 59:12 “For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter.” Jeremiah 9:23 “Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches”. Obadiah 1:3 “The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, in your lofty dwelling, who say in your heart, “Who will bring me down to the ground?”.
Pray that the rod of God will bring humility over America like King Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel 4:37 “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.”
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