Greetings,
"Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations" Ezekiel 16:2
'Cause their abominations to be made known'. Part of the Concert of Prayer is confession of sin for the nation, for the church, for families and for own lives. Too often many will praise the Lord (usually through music, rather than pronouncing) and many will petition for revival and things bestowed by God. Yet, never realize that sin has caused their presence before the Lord to be blighted. God is very clear that sin must be dealt with first, then petitions and approaching Him may occur. The church continues to a great extent to do it in error.
There are too many numerous accounts in Scripture that reveal God's attention to our sins and our relationship with Him. They go hand in hand; right relationship is due to right living; broken relationship is due to sinful living. Sin by a nation causes great provocation and wrath from God; sins of the church cause the same. He withdraws, He departs, He removes His Presence and His power and His will and ways from us when we allow sin to remain. The call here is for Ezekiel to make the people know wherein their sin was and why God destroyed Israel and Judah and Jerusalem.
Israel's sin from the split of the kingdom, Jeroboam caused Israel to sin. Of which rebellion they never recovered, nor repented of, until God's wrath and fury came upon them and the Assyrians carried them away into captivity. their land had been ravaged by natural disasters, by plagues and disease, and war had come and taken away their young men and women. And only a remnant remained to be carried away into captivity.
For Judah, their existence was stayed a while, but their sins and abominations were just as horrific before the Lord. And you may say, 'Why?" Because ignorance is one thing for a nation, or a person; but for God's people we are without excuse to why our nation and churches and families are in the condition we are in. It is only if the church responds to the Word of God revealed to God's activity toward us. For as much as God is willing and able to restore our relationship, He waits upon us for our right response to be broken and contrite.
"Cause us to know our sin" is a cry you may never hear from the church. But woe to the pulpits that never pronounces it either. God says, 'Cause them to know their abominations" that have separated us from Him. And restore the life of pursuing Christ; the life of holiness; the life of righteousness and faithfulness before Him and in Him. For when the sin is known, it is to be put away, repented of and removed from our time and place. But if it continues, the sin reaps the wrath of God. And time is an issue with the response of the nation, of the church, of loved ones. God is gracious in His time to cause us to come back and restore. Yet, there is a time that comes, when the last grain of sand falls through the hour glass. Urgency & Fervency - we are in the last grains of sand in the hour glass!
God's full wrath upon our nation is imminent! The call to fasting and prayer is not a a new wave in the church, it is God moving to restore us before its too late! Our failure to reach prevailing status is key to this! Just because we fast, pray, read our bibles, does not mean that we have prevailed for our nation or the state of the church. For the Pharisees did the same thing, and we know what happened to them. "Woe to you Pharisees!" Christ rebuked them and cursed them; and told them they were worse than the heathen and it would be better for the heathen on judgement day than them. Is the church in the US in the same plight? WE better discern and answer this quickly, for time is an issue.
'Cause them to know their abominations" and provoke the people to respond rightly. For failure to respond rightly with brokenness and contrition, will cause God to respond. And His response, determined by our response will determine our future as a nation, and our opportunity for the kingdom in these last days. Much is at stake for eternity for the mass population. Much is at stake for His Name sake among the nations. WE have failed in our life time to reach holiness and pursue it. But one more opportunity comes to restore it as it should be. God is warning our nation and the church - "Time's Up". What will you do in these last hours before I send another round of remedial judgements that may be our last? While there is time today, seek the Lord, call upon His Name; sorrow before Him for the nation, for the church, for our families and for His glory. Cause the sins to be known, that they may be put away. Seek and find Him for it is He that is drawing us!
PRAYER TIME -
1. Worship - Know God; His Names & Attributes; His promises; His deeds; seek His Presence and His glory;
2. Confession - Know our Abominations; Lists from A - Z of sins declared and made known in the Bible that have provoked, angered and caused His fury and wrath against humanity; and remember, the 'wages of sin is death"; sins of nation - sins of church - sins of family - sins of my heart, mind and hands;
3. Petition/Supplication - great need for God; lost souls; nations; church; revival; deliverance; 'in wrath remember mercy';
PRAYER TARGETS:
epidemics
1. Natural Disasters: Australia wildfires; Philippines volcano; Puerto Rico earthquakes; still no 7.0 but a month overdue for one; US - tornadoes and strong storms last week;
2. Great Evil - suicides near a 1000 in US in two weeks of the new year; homicides are at 562; 1st school shooting in Houston, 1 dead; all pointing to something worse ahead coming; Alarm still upon churches from recent church shooting in TX; greater persecution upon Christians abroad;
3. LGBT - agenda has stalled but know that they already have an inroad and it continues to indoctrinate the next generation;
4. Diseases - cancers; flu/pneumonia; unidentified Chinese illness causing death, with flu like, now in Japan; another world wide epidemic; STD's continue from sexual sins;
5. Children - more horrible headlines of Brooklyn, NY and sex slave houses on the streets of US; MD - abuse and neglect in death of young children (2);
Greater Wrath to come since sins have not been dealt with. Economy -- War -- plagues -- until sin is dealt with, God's wrath to still be upon us in greater judgements. Why does the church not get this!?
UPDATES:
--sermons last Sunday fell in suit with the above theme; sermon at Fox's Hollow from Deuteronomy 28 - The Curses only recorded 28 min. about 1/2 of it; not uploaded to youtube; Keyser Church - "God Remembered & God's Mind - Jeremiah" - uploaded to youbue;
--The Activity of God - Isaiah 16;
--A Word - Isaiah 62; started into new chapter, first 2 verses; trying to finish chapter 61;
--Concerts of Prayer - silence!!
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Until,
Dan
Started: 1/14/20
Continued: 1/15;1/18;
Finished:
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