My Declaration of Dependence
…if my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
From our foundation, America has had an independent spirit. In many cases, this independent has been very helpful in causing us to resist tyranny and to dare to go places no man has gone before. We have explored and invented so many new things and new ways of doing different things. Our independent spirit has caused us to become entrepreneurs as a society. But sometimes that independent spirit of ours can be a bad thing. America as a nation has forgotten God and seems to have no regard for Him. The reason we have no regard for Him as a nation is because we have neglected our Bibles and we have become biblically illiterate.
Anyone who reads their Bible can see and understand how God deals with nations and with his people. We have mistaken God’s long-suffering and patience with us as a nation as proof He is either asleep or doesn’t exist. This is a fatal mistake. The judgment of God is coming to our nation unless we repent and forsake our personal and national sins! Charles Stanly the pastor of 1st Baptist Church in Atlanta said in his new book “Turning the Tide”, that there is a political, religious and social tsunami coming to America if we don’t repent and forsake our personal and national sins. God will not be patient and long-suffering forever. Recent legislative decisions in New York and California appear to be spitting in God’s eye! This is not a wise course of action.
I still believe there is hope for America, but we must remember that we are dependent people not independent. We are dependent upon Almighty God for protection and provision and all that we need to live here on planet earth. This day, I am declaring MY DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE! If we as a nation will humble ourselves and pray and seek His face and turn from our wicked ways, then God will hear from heaven and forgive our sin and heal our land.
Dear God, forgive us our sins, help us to see our utter helplessness and our need for you in every area of our life. Forgive us for our arrogance and cockiness and for thinking with our own hands we have built this nation. Lord, your hand is all in our nation’s history and we know you have brought us to this place in history for a reason. Lord help us to turn to you and see our need to be dependent on you. Root out every evil force working in America so that you can use us to fulfill your purposes through this nation in these last days! Forgive us for our sins both personal and national and restore us and heal us that we might continue to be a blessing to the world and that you might use us to further your kingdom!
Consumed by the call,
Pastor Marty
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This is very sobering but so right on. We need to hear this as a body of believers because we need first to check ourselves and then pray deligently for our nation. We get so caught up in ourselves we forget about our constant need for our relationship with God to be first and upmost. Thanks for helping us stay on tract!
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