When we look at the state of America through the lens of news
headlines it is not very buoyant. And if
our news sources supposedly reflect the true nature of our country then I must
say they are only getting half the story.
Typically,
alongside the daily bad news they report stories about efforts to turn our
country around through elections, new laws, religion, education, conferences,
summits, awareness campaigns, improved research and analysis, healthcare,
poverty relief, volunteerism, social justice and much more. Yet, America continues to decline and the
world with it. All these attempts are
good things. They have made pockets of
progress and been a genuine help.
However, they are lacking and temporal at best. The Scriptures give us the answer saying,
“There is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved”
(Acts 4:12). Jesus is the person in
which America’s future rests. When we
leave Him out of our efforts for change we do so to our peril.
Prayer
is one practical way in which we can bring Jesus into the middle of our
nation’s woes. Prayer in His name can do
the impossible. People are seeing this
and during 2016 our national prayer life has grown exponentially. This year we have seen news worthy movements
of prayer that have largely been ignored by most of America’s top news
outlets. Here are the ones I am aware
of: Azusa Now; United Cry; Burlington, North Carolina revival; Harvest
America; Decision America Tour; West Virginia revival; The 8-8-8 God Speaking
Initiative; Together 2016; The Gathering and Cry Out. I am confident there are more. It is no stretch to say these events have
reached millions in America and across the world. Though unconnected they have four things that
unite them. 1) The United States is in a
moral and spiritual decline. 2) The rate of decline is a cause for serious
alarm. 3) There is only one solution – Jesus. 4) We
must seek Jesus in prayer and go announce Him anew boarder to boarder.
These gatherings
are producing large swaths of people, scattered all across the nation, to call
upon Jesus. They are calling out for His
intervention into the lives of individuals, and for the soul of America. It is a historic time.
The news headlines
are only telling half the story of the state of our union. It is a time to believe and persevere. Press onward!
Join the movement. Gather
together with others and cry out to Jesus for revival in the land. He is our answer. Turn to Him and see Him act.
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