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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:  FERVENT PRAYER

For several years we have seen the following verse on shirts, billboards and Christian products. It has been quoted and preached in most churches across our land. You would have to be blind to not see that our nation and our world is in desperate need of healing. When major cities thumb their noses at law enforcement while gangs destroy everything and everyone in sight. When are we going to stop quoting the scripture and start doing it.

2 Chr. 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

This verse was originally written during the time of Solomon’s first-temple dedication. But it is true for the body of Christ today. The reason things are so wicked is that God’s people turned a blinded eye to the things going on in the world. They allow evil to take prayer out of schools, to make it legal for a mother to murder her baby. The list goes on and on. Where would we be as a nation if we had stood against such evil ideas and stopped them at their beginning.

Now they have grown and are beyond our ability to correct or fix, but God.  He is the only one who can bring balance to chaos. The only giver of peace and wisdom. He needed us to petition and decree that our nation and the nations of the world will come into alignment with the truth of God. This is the only way for peace to reign and people to have their moral compass calibrated.

If God’s people who bear his name will stop being proud and religious, feeling superior to the lost, and they petition God, and turn from sin that has creeped into the church, then God will forgive us for our arrogance and sin and will heal our land. The healing of our land will bring in a large harvest of souls before it is too late.

I know that I have heard that Jesus is returning my whole life and it has not happened yet. But since the foundation of the world the day and time was in God’s plan. It will not happen until that date and time. God is a meticulous planner. It is all in his timing. We don’t have to be concerned with the when, but should be concerned with making sure people are ready.

Look at Noah’s time, he told him to preach to the people. Then he told him to build an ark. The ark sat there for many, many years and people laughed and mocked. Until one day and time, God shut the door sealing Noah and his family along with the animals inside.

Then they begged and pleaded for Noah to let them in, but he could not, God had shut the door. Once again, the door is closing a little at a time, but one day the door of time will slam shut and Jesus will gather his bride before he pours out rath upon the face of the earth. 

James 5:16 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Effectual means- bring about desired result.

Fervent means –passionate, persistent, heartfelt prayer fueled by a true desire and sincerity.

The desired passionate, persistent heartfelt prayer fueled by passion and sincerity prayed by a righteous man has great power and produces effective results.

Often the enemy will try to tell us that our prayers are not being answered. That God’s promises will not come to pass. He tried to distract and discourage us in every way. We can be sure that even if it doesn’t look like it at the time, God will answer our prayers. As long as we come to him with clean hands and a pure heart.

If for any reason our hands are not clean and our heart is not pure, the first prayer should be the one of repentance and rededication to walk closer. Then present the other prayers that God has placed on our hearts.

Remember the lost, remember to pray for protection for the President and his family, and all those who are on the front lines of battle. We will win this battle against evil if for Christ we will take a stand.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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