The Only True Hope for America is Revival!
Will God Give Us A Third Awakening?
Will God Give Us A Third Awakening?
I believe that America is facing the most perilous period of spiritual darkness in its history. There is no question that an erosion of morality and values has plagued the American people right under the feet of the Church. Must of this situation has been instigated by those in the seats of civil power who are have specifically attempted to inflame and bait every difference in the American people in order to create one crisis after another (so they can claim only government can solve our problems).
Government is not, and will never be, the answer to any country's problems. Government is, and will always be, the biggest part of the problem all citizens face. But even though the agenda of those on the far left is aimed at disrupting America's morality and values, it is not they who are the only cause of this problem. Satan ultimately is behind all of this. The leaders are merely liars like their father the devil (to quote the Lord) and it is Satan who has managed to unleash his minions to orchestrate the moral and spiritual decay of our country, along with the coming full-fledged destruction of America as a nation.
The Great Awakenings
In the early 1700s, America experienced the Great Awakening. That first great revival began under powerful anointed preaching to the established churches, and it gave the congregations a deep sense of their need for a personal salvation through Jesus Christ. This awakening pulled people away from mere ritual found in so many of the early churches, which focused instead upon empty ceremonies and shallow sacraments. It awakened the individual to see true Christianity as an intense personal encounter with God over one's own sin and salvation. It also brought about the awareness of the availability of the personal redemption through Christ. Conversions during this time promoted a new standard of individual morality that elevated the entire country.
The movement began under the preaching of Jonathan Edwards who was well known for one sermon called "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God." The essence of that message was that there was nothing that kept sinners from slipping down into the fires of hell except the grace of God. Because we all deserve judgment, he said, but God was holding that fire at bay waiting for men to repent. When he preached that message, by the power of the Holy Spirit, people literally sensed the fires of hell burning just below their pews.
Government is not, and will never be, the answer to any country's problems. Government is, and will always be, the biggest part of the problem all citizens face. But even though the agenda of those on the far left is aimed at disrupting America's morality and values, it is not they who are the only cause of this problem. Satan ultimately is behind all of this. The leaders are merely liars like their father the devil (to quote the Lord) and it is Satan who has managed to unleash his minions to orchestrate the moral and spiritual decay of our country, along with the coming full-fledged destruction of America as a nation.
The Great Awakenings
In the early 1700s, America experienced the Great Awakening. That first great revival began under powerful anointed preaching to the established churches, and it gave the congregations a deep sense of their need for a personal salvation through Jesus Christ. This awakening pulled people away from mere ritual found in so many of the early churches, which focused instead upon empty ceremonies and shallow sacraments. It awakened the individual to see true Christianity as an intense personal encounter with God over one's own sin and salvation. It also brought about the awareness of the availability of the personal redemption through Christ. Conversions during this time promoted a new standard of individual morality that elevated the entire country.
The movement began under the preaching of Jonathan Edwards who was well known for one sermon called "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God." The essence of that message was that there was nothing that kept sinners from slipping down into the fires of hell except the grace of God. Because we all deserve judgment, he said, but God was holding that fire at bay waiting for men to repent. When he preached that message, by the power of the Holy Spirit, people literally sensed the fires of hell burning just below their pews.
A modern version of that message is extremely appropriate for America today. We need a sense of the impending judgment that is about to fall upon us. We might not be slipping into God's actual fiery hell just yet, but we are surely about to descend into a hell on earth of our own making...
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