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1 Timothy 2:1–4 (ESV) 2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
George Washington, 1789- “The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.”
Penned Truths- As the Church, we must ask ourselves with a serious tone of voice: Will we sit by and watch our culture fall apart and our families disintegrate?
Pastor Tony Evans- The future of our culture is in the hands of Christians because the cause of our cultural demise is innately spiritual. And if a problem is spiritual, its cure must be spiritual as well. If we Christians are going to help turn our nation to God, we must fall on our knees and our faces before God and pray. We must not only talk about prayer, but pray. Not only agree on the importance of prayer, but pray. Not only preach on the power of prayer, but pray. As Billy Graham once said, “To get our nation on its feet, we must get on our knees.”
Penned Truth: Second Chronicles 7:14 contains two life-changing words, “IF” and “Then.”
2 Chronicles 7:14–15 (ESV): 14 if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.
Penned Truth: The kind of prayer the Church has to step into reclaims souls, the family unit, and the United States of America. Such prayer must become a higher priority in our busy schedules. Take back your calendar for what matters most to God. History tells me when Nehemiah heard about the conditions in Jerusalem. He did the following.
Nehemiah 1:4 (ESV) 4 As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of Heaven.
Final Statement- The Church cannot expect divine intrusion of healing in our land with just a miniature prayer flung at Heaven sporadically.
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