Update: Listen to “Land of the Free, Home of the Saved”
This week the Lord spoke to me early Thur. morning concerning this weekend and the message that I was to deliver on Sunday morning at Bethany North. He spoke 2 different things to me and for the first you will have to be there, get the tape, or watch on the internet. The second part of what He showed me consisted of 3 words that describe our great nation prophetically and the 3 conditions that line up with each.
1. Promise- America is the land of promise. It has been since its conception and has grown in world wide prominence as a place that anything is possible for anyone. Very much like when a person gets saved and the Lord releases them into the great promises of His Word, America is a place of endless possibilities.
-condition: the strict adherence and honor of the Word of God. All promise comes from the Word of God and if we continue to ignore and blatantly disobey His precious Word then we will cease to be a land of desire and will become a land of disaster.
2. Power- America is the most powerful nation in the world. Our military might and technological advantage have given us the position of sole world superpower. This power was given to us by God because of our honor to Him. We must recognize that it is the Lord that lifts one up and puts another down. Our power cannot be taken for granted for it can end in a moment.
-condition: humility before God and recognition of our responsibility in the global arena to use our power for good and not ambition, freedom not tyranny, and righteousness over wickedness. Pride will always come before a fall and if we are lifted up in a pride that ceases to rely and depend on Almighty God then we will be humbled and stripped of power. Ex. Dan. 4 when God struck Nebuchadnezzar and he ate grass for 7 years!
3. Purpose- there is no doubt that God has laid His divine hand of purpose on our great nation for centuries because of our stand for Him. As “one nation under God” we have defeated Hitler, communism, and stood by like a guardian angel for the nation of Israel (which is the apple of God’s eye). The way the Lord has used America for His purposes is undeniable and makes me proud to be an American.
-condition: PRAYER!!! If we want to continue our role as being used for righteous purposes and not positioned for judgment we must continue to pray for our great nation and ask God to begin a fresh awakening that starts in our hearts and moves to the highest seats of power and the lowest haunts of wickedness. Let us not be so caught up in our own lives and prosperity that we forget to lift up the land that has given us the privilege of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in Christ Jesus.
Matt. 24:6-8 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end wont’ follow immediately. Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. But all of this is only the first of the birth pains with more to come.