"O God, You have cast us off; You have broken us down; You have been displeased; Oh, restore us again! You have made the earth tremble; You have broken it; heal its breaches, for it is shaking. You have shown Your people hard things; You have made us drink the wine of confusion." (Psalm 60:1-3)
I prayed this fervently this morning. This is what appears to be on the Earth. The first five verses of this Psalm are a most powerful and appropriate prayer for the nations-------- and ourselves.
Some people believe that God does not "leave" people or nations. But they don't get that from the Bible; read Ezekiel 9-11. Now of course it is not a geographical "leaving," but what is just as alarming, it is an "approval" leaving, a leaving of fellowship, intimacy. Now God does not do this because of Who He Is, but because of man's insistence on his own way, the offense of the Holy Spirit.
The great cry of David here is, "O, restore us." Thank Him that restoration is possible. "Heal its breaches, for it totters." Again, the condition of Planet Earth--------- and so many people's lives, and a prayer of restoration and healing is still possible to the repentant, surrendered life to Jesus Christ.
I thought of that great Land of a great People Group today, Germany. Look at the last 100 years of its history, brutality, wars, concentration camps, the attempt of "The Final Solution of the Jewish Question." Yes, they have seen great economic "restoration" over the decades, but spiritually they are little better than before the wars. Look at the Arab world, a People Group which once produced some of the most powerful and influencial men in Church History, only to later embrace the lie of Islam centuries ago. Tell me it is not, "cast off,..broken...down,..broken." And what of America?
Today I prayed Psalm 60 for myself, America, Germany, the Arab Islamic World-------------- and Christendom. Jesus Christ brought forgiveness, healing, deliverance, preservation, restoration, "in His Cross," and, "in His Blood." Because of Jesus, you and I can and may pray very large today.
Father, in Jesus' Name, "Oh, restore us again!...Heal...broken,..shaking," America, Germany, Middle East, Christendom, and anything in me of the same. Amen.
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You may have seen the Korean rapper who has had nearly one billion hits on his YouTube dance. Read the truth about him at: www.jerusalemberlinwashing ton.blogspot.com
I prayed this fervently this morning. This is what appears to be on the Earth. The first five verses of this Psalm are a most powerful and appropriate prayer for the nations-------- and ourselves.
Some people believe that God does not "leave" people or nations. But they don't get that from the Bible; read Ezekiel 9-11. Now of course it is not a geographical "leaving," but what is just as alarming, it is an "approval" leaving, a leaving of fellowship, intimacy. Now God does not do this because of Who He Is, but because of man's insistence on his own way, the offense of the Holy Spirit.
The great cry of David here is, "O, restore us." Thank Him that restoration is possible. "Heal its breaches, for it totters." Again, the condition of Planet Earth--------- and so many people's lives, and a prayer of restoration and healing is still possible to the repentant, surrendered life to Jesus Christ.
I thought of that great Land of a great People Group today, Germany. Look at the last 100 years of its history, brutality, wars, concentration camps, the attempt of "The Final Solution of the Jewish Question." Yes, they have seen great economic "restoration" over the decades, but spiritually they are little better than before the wars. Look at the Arab world, a People Group which once produced some of the most powerful and influencial men in Church History, only to later embrace the lie of Islam centuries ago. Tell me it is not, "cast off,..broken...down,..broken." And what of America?
Today I prayed Psalm 60 for myself, America, Germany, the Arab Islamic World-------------- and Christendom. Jesus Christ brought forgiveness, healing, deliverance, preservation, restoration, "in His Cross," and, "in His Blood." Because of Jesus, you and I can and may pray very large today.
Father, in Jesus' Name, "Oh, restore us again!...Heal...broken,..shaking," America, Germany, Middle East, Christendom, and anything in me of the same. Amen.
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You may have seen the Korean rapper who has had nearly one billion hits on his YouTube dance. Read the truth about him at: www.jerusalemberlinwashing ton.blogspot.com
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
