Thursday, May 7th, is the National Day of Prayer.
Many churches are meeting of the evening to pray together. Even though we are out-of-state, we play to attend. I would like to make a humble request to all my fellow Christians. I've been given a great burden for our country. We're losing our heritage and our culture every day. My humble request is that all Christ believing people, far and wide, rich or poor, black or white or yellow or pink, to please pray for our Nation ALL DAY in their hearts. Please lift up our leaders to our merciful God and Father for scrutiny. That they be convicted in their hearts and ask to be saved by the blood of Jesus, for their sakes and for our nation. And also that there will be a great revival that the unsaved may know Christ as their Saviour. Jesus loves us all very much and wants all to be saved from the wrath to come.
Maybe if we all pray for mercy, have contrition and humble ourselves before a mighty and fearful God, He will have mercy on us. Only He can bring forth the hope to save our nation from this evil lawless regime. I'm not being a drama queen. This is a real threat and we might still have time to correct it.
I love our country and my fellow man. I only want the best for us all. To live free, have a strong economy and be safe. I know you want that also, not only for ourselves but the generations to come after us.
So, let's be Soldiers for Christ that the lost be saved and our nation brought back from the brink of oblivion.
Thanks y'all. God bless you! Lift high that royal banner and BE BOLD FOR HIM!
"Stand up!--stand up for Jesus,
Ye soldiers of the Cross!
Lift high His royal banner,
It must not suffer loss.
From vict'ry unto vict'ry
His army shall He lead
Till ev'ry foe is vanquished
And Christ is Lord indeed."
"Stand up!--stand up for Jesus!
The trumpet-call obey;
Forth to the mighty conflict
In this His glorious day!
Ye that are men, now serve Him
Against unnumbered foes;
Let courage rise with danger
And strength to strength oppose."
"Stand up!--stand up for Jesus!
Stand in His strength alone;
The arm of flesh will fail you,
Ye dare not trust your own.
Put on the Gospel armor,
Each piece put on with prayer;
Where duty calls or danger,
Be never wanting there."
"Stand up!--stand up for Jesus!
The strife will not be long;
This day the noise of battle,
The next, the victor's song.
To him that overcometh
A crown of life shall be;
He with the King of Glory
Shall reign eternally."
"Stand Up!--Stand Up for Jesus"
by George Duffield, 1818-1888
Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
(St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)
I echo your requests and sense of urgency. It is indeed correct that Christ is our only hope. Most importantly for personal salvation
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would hopefully awaken a nation in slumber and help us realize the peril we face under the dangerous
regime we're saddled with. God grant us mercy and forgiveness before it's too late!
Thanks Sparky for sharing this. It is so very important.
ReplyDeleteWill do. Pappy
ReplyDeleteThis was a beautiful and powerful post! I will bow my head in prayer now my dear! (I'm Jewish but I think that you don't mind:)
ReplyDeleteI love this song! And you are right, we should all be praying together for a revival in our land. If we will humble ourselves and pray, God promises that He will heal our land. Thank you, Sparky, for your eloquent and timely plea.
ReplyDeleteAmen and a big warm thank you to all who have or will respond.
ReplyDeleteMarie, all Christians know that the Jews are our brethren and your loving prayers are so wholeheartedly welcome! Thank you dearest.
I have a deep burden for our nation and those that are lost. If we keep working towards the common goal of presenting the love of Jesus Christ to the unsaved, miracles have been known to happen.
Rosezilla, it's one of my fav's too. I was sorta raised in the Lutheran church (my adopted parents were German) and know many of their hymns by heart. :o)
Our nation could definitely use prayer now. Thank you for the reminder!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure why exactly why, but lately I've been thinking that we'd all be wise to study the quotes of the founding fathers, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Winston Churchill as a start to a society that has in some ways become Bible adverse.
ReplyDeletePersonally, their wise words suit my short attention span :)
"Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others."
Winston Churchill
hey, catching up with a few folks from my little time away from the keyboard. You've been busy, thanks for the heads up for tomorrow, and how was your ride on the weekend and how did the refit work out for you?
ReplyDeleteBig Thursday hug !
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