IF MY PEOPLE ...2012 version
IF MY PEOPLE ...2012 version
By David Goodland
www.virtueonline.org
July 4, 2102
"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
What do we personally, and as a nation, need to repent of? What do we need to pray about?
Are our ways in the U.S all that wicked? No? Then why is the rate of divorce so atrocious (around 50% of marriages), even among Christians? Why is there an epidemic of pornography use and sex-related diseases (even among Christians) in the U.S.? Why is alcoholism and drug addiction at an all time high (even among Christians) in the U.S.? What's going on in the Body of Christ that is causing such disorder? Why are we becoming so vulnerable to sin? I would suggest that Satan has been working overtime in our culture and media-and we have not sufficiently defended ourselves and our nation spiritually. Our faith has been shallow, even nominal. We have become comfortable, spoiled, and entitled; we have co-opted the ways of world instead of defending the truth of the Bible. We have "left our first love"; we have drifted away from our Lord Jesus, making Him a lesser priority.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By David Goodland
www.virtueonline.org
July 4, 2102
"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
What do we personally, and as a nation, need to repent of? What do we need to pray about?
Are our ways in the U.S all that wicked? No? Then why is the rate of divorce so atrocious (around 50% of marriages), even among Christians? Why is there an epidemic of pornography use and sex-related diseases (even among Christians) in the U.S.? Why is alcoholism and drug addiction at an all time high (even among Christians) in the U.S.? What's going on in the Body of Christ that is causing such disorder? Why are we becoming so vulnerable to sin? I would suggest that Satan has been working overtime in our culture and media-and we have not sufficiently defended ourselves and our nation spiritually. Our faith has been shallow, even nominal. We have become comfortable, spoiled, and entitled; we have co-opted the ways of world instead of defending the truth of the Bible. We have "left our first love"; we have drifted away from our Lord Jesus, making Him a lesser priority.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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