Rise
Up!
Then the Lord
said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’
Acts 22:21
There was passion in Pastor Joab’s
voice as he spoke, “America is a godly Nation, founded on Christian
principles.”
I was struck by the fact that this
small-statured man had come, or more accurately had been sent by God
from Uganda to act as our encourager to, “Rise up against the work
the enemy is doing to turn things upside down in this great nation!”
Leafing through the Bible, Joab said,
“I return to the opening scripture from 2Peter 1:3, “His divine
power has given us everything we need…’ In other words…God is
anxious to provide power to every follower of Jesus who will stand in
faith, those who believe He will empower you, to use you to fight
against the darkness that invades your country.”
I was struck by the truth that this
Ugandan pastor was working on the mission field. We were those in
desperate need of the truth! The U.S.! That realization had a
profound impact.
Twenty minutes later, Pastor Joab
concluded his message, “Jeremiah 2, verses nine through twelve
speak of a nation trading the Glory of God for worthless idols.
America must rise up against the blind allegiance of those who
worship idols, and bring back the Glory of God!”
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We, you and I, followers of Jesus
Christ, have this Glory within. We have the privilege and
responsibility, regardless of current or future persecution, to
release that Glory among the people of this great Nation.
One man can turn the hearts of an
entire generation back to God if their heart is turned toward God and
His purposes and direction. God is calling His people, those who are
called by His Name!
Paul, in today’s text, was sent among
the Gentiles to carry the ‘Good News’ of Jesus Christ. The Hebrew
translation of Gentile is Pagan. Don’t you find it ironic that God
would send Paul, a new believer from a pagan country, to encourage a
nation founded on Christian principles to rise up?
It is time to take a stand, and turn
the tide of what the enemy is trying to force on America?
Prayer
“Give me the courage to
rise up and battle the darkness, Lord Jesus. Use me to turn the tide
in the battle for America. Amen.”
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