Will there?
What do you think?
Or will we live in a country that
falls further and further into the pit, a society led by many government,
media, entertainment, business and even some religious leaders who are as lost
as they can be and are marching straight down the path to the Bible’s lake of
fire, to hell. Time to call it what it
is. A country that celebrates when the
Supreme Court endorses legally an act that is called an abomination by God is
hardly a country on the right path.
Imagine. The White House bathed
in rainbow colors to celebrate the LGBT movement and the Supreme Court
decision. Imagine. The Episcopal Church saying they will marry
same sex couples in their churches.
Imagine. The nation has now
aborted more than fifty million babies.
Imagine. Thousands are butchered
in the Middle East and elsewhere by absolute barbarians and the nation does
almost nothing, except to fly over and drop a few bombs or send a drone. It’s arm chair fighting. Imagine.
Well, you don’t have to imagine,
because that’s all true. You don’t have
to imagine. The nation is plummeting
faster than ever.
Several weeks ago the leader of
the national government, Mr. Obama, announced he would commemorate the coming
Sunday (May 17) as the international day against homophobia and
transphobia. In other words, an
international day advancing the cause of homosexuality, the cause of the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) movement.
He may as well have said he would commemorate Sunday by challenging God,
by insulting God, by ignoring God, by thumbing his nose at God.
You might be interested in this –
Mr. Obama is evidently planning a visit to Kenya in July, the land of his
ancestors. So when this came out a group
of 700 Kenyan pastors got together and called on Mr. Obama not to preach when
he comes. This was in reference to his
stance on homosexuality.
One Kenyan bishop declared that
Obama has ruined America. Ironic isn’t
it. This country in Africa and its
pastors are taking a bolder stand than the people and pastors of the US.
Will there be a revival?
Where are the true believing
Christians through whom God will lead such a revival?
I saw one famous television
newsman say his show wanted to have religious leaders on to ask their views
about the gay marriage issue but they couldn’t find any. He says there are no strong religious leaders
who can speak clearly about this.
Hmmm. He didn’t ask me. I would have gone. Did he ask you? He is talking about some bishop or priest
from the Roman Catholic Church or some preacher from a mainstream
denomination. That’s who the media think
are people who speak for the church. But
you and I know most of those people don’t.
For the most part, they represent man’s organizations.
One national evangelist did speak
out, Franklin Graham. He said that the
rainbow lights on the White House were
"outrageous" and a "slap in the face" to millions of
Americans who support real marriage. He
made the point that God gave the rainbow sign to Noah following the flood and
it is an image forever "associated with His judgment" and a sign of
"God's judgment to come."
Will there be a revival?
Only if God wants it.
And only if some true believers
will step out boldly.
I see a few older believers here
and there getting together to pray for a revival, to pray for the US. Nothing wrong with that. But this is not a normal time. This is the end times. What you see happening in the US is the
falling away Paul spoke of in Thessalonians.
The rate of fall has been increasing exponentially. Watch what happens in coming weeks and days. What will people decide counts as a
marriage? What pressure will come on
preachers to stop preaching against homosexuality? Already you have seen the pressure on bakers
and others. You haven’t seen anything
yet.
And political correctness? It’s been annoying for the most part until
recently. Now it is dangerous. People speaking out for America in places are
considered threatening. Look at Donald
Trump who is running for president.
Regardless of what you think of him, look at how he is being treated by
NBC and Macy’s and others who make their living thriving in this lost
politically correct society.
Will there be a revival? I hope so, because if not when the Lord comes
the number going with him will be very very small.
But we do need people through
whom the Lord can work. Are you one of
those? If you think so tell him. Tell him you make yourself available. Ask him to orchestrate your day, to bring
glory to himself and his father through you.
And live that way. If you really
mean it, he will do all that.
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!
(July 2015)
Copyright © 2015 by John
Newlin
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