Posted on 02/02/2008 2:33:35 PM PST by freemike
Just wanted to put out a good thought!!
God cares about this nation and does care about this election! How much do we??? After all the blogging and talking,, will you be willing to press in with prayer and fasting??
Sometimes it seems there is nothing we can do than blog and complain! But,, that is really not true for the Christian! It is a lie from the devil formed in the pit of hell!
Ezekiel 22:30 "I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one."
God can do a great deal with just a little!! He searches for just "a man!" Nobody likes to fast! If it were easy, everybody would do it! Perhaps you can give up just one meal! Do what you can! Pray like you mean it! Spend an hour with God every day. Pray into the night! Stay up all night and pray or just commit to meeting God daily with a broken heart!!
Prayer is simple! Open your mouth and talk to God and then you are praying! Enter His gates with thanksgiving! Thank Him for all the great things He has done! It doesn't matter how you feel,, and you aren't being a hypocrite if you don't feel thankful! You are acting in Faith! Besides,, prayer isn't just about you! It is about Him!!!
2Ch 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."
I added the emphasis.
Talk to God! After you have thanked Him. Give Him some praise! Paul's praise brought down the prison walls! How do I praise Him?? Speak good things about Him! It's easy!! State that His name is above every other name! Tell Him what a good God he is!
Then,, be honest about yourself! Confess your sin! Talk to Him! Ask Him to heal this land! Pray for this election, our courts, our leaders!
Do you want to really be bold??! Want to really step out and say something crazy?? Proclaim things!!
Mark 11:23, "Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him."
Proclaim righteousness returns to our courts! Proclaim the the name of Jesus will be lifted up again in our congress! Speak to our schools that they will return to the foundation on which they were built! And speak to this election! That the more righteous man win!! Get radical in prayer!! Speak that our would so return to the Bible that all the nations of the earth would have to confess "Yes,, they left their God, but look! They have returned!! American is again a Christian nation!"
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places."
Pray that liars, thieves and deceivers will be exposed! Pray that the news media will report the truth!
God spoke,, and formed the heavens and earth! The Bible says our words also have the power of life and death!! Speak to the mountain! You say you did and it's still there??? Don't quit! It was years before Joshua and Caleb entered the Promise Land! But,, THEY DID!!!
I do not pretend to understand everything about God! Regardless of the outcome of Super Tuesday, regardless of the outcome of our general election, I do know this,,, God is not a liar and His Word is true!!! Nor do I believe God is finished with this nation! Ultimately, we have arrived here at this place because the church fell asleep! I blame congress for lots of things as well,,, but in all truth,, the blame is on the church doorstep,, and at in own homes. It all begins and it all ends in the prayer closet!
So,, will you join me in prayer and fasting over the next few days!!?? Not just for this election,, but for this nation,, that it may endure!!
I will leave you with these few scriptures,,
"Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." James 5:16
"For men are not cast off by the Lord forever. Though He brings grief, He will show compassion, so great is His unfailing love. For He does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men." Lam.3:31-33
"For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But, even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. 'Do not fear what they fear;do not be frightened." 1 Peter3:12-14
> Jimmy Carter.
Ya GOT me there!
I almost forgot about Jimmah!
Wishful thinking I guess.
So Jimmah and George W. are the only openly-professing, born-again presidents in the last 100 years.
In my humble opinion, and for all his faults (he is, after all, human), George W is orders of magnitude more the man, and the Christian, that Jimmah every could be.
However, Mitt does not wear his faith on his sleeve.
When he was backed into a corner to defend his faith, his speech was second to none that I’ve heard on the subject of Faith in Public Life. In fact, it was a GREAT speech.
It moved me to tears, as it rang with sincerity and honesty.
Better than any mumblings ever delivered by mealy-mouthed Peanut Farmer and traitor to his country, James Earl Carter.
I do believe, that despite his flaws, and despite the fact that he is not a Christian in the Biblical sense, Mitt Romney is head and shoulders above ALL the others running for president.
And I voted for Duncan Hunter here in NH.
While it was a principled vote, I regret it, as I believe it hurt our best chance at having a conservative president, Mitt Romney.
While he was governor of Massachusetts, he may not have been conservative in the sense of what we call conservative, but he has risked ALL to admit his folly, admit that he has seen a better way, and pledge his heartfelt support for conservative ideals.
And I do believe it is heartfelt.
If he gets the Republican nomination, I will be able to vote for Mitt Romney without holding my nose, rather with confidence and assurance, even though he is not of the same faith as I.
Everybody I’ve heard who has met Mitt Romney have the opposite testimony of yours as to his level of arrogance.
I’m certain that you, as well as I, can be arrogant at times and sorry for it.
But everybody I’ve heard that has met Mitt and worked with and for Mitt never used the word, “arrogant”.
Maybe I missed something, but I submit that Mitt is our last best chance for the forseeable future.
Wow! That must be a message from the Lord. Why would both of us think of that passage at the same time?
I pray that God give you the spirit of discerment.
...”a tree is known by its fruit...”
....”out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks..
His WORD shall not come void.
McCain sucks but at least he isn't a cultist.
"There are plenty of reasons that might explain the former Massachusetts governor’s surprisingly weak support among his former colleagues. But one of them stands out: He appears to have inadvertently alienated a good many of his fellow governors as RGA chairman.
“Right or wrong, the general impression was that he spent way too much time on himself and building his presidential organization,” said a top Republican strategist who has worked closely with the RGA in recent years. “I don’t think anyone ever questioned Romney’s commitment to the organization or the work he put in. They questioned his goals or his motives. Was it to elect Republican governors, or to tee up his presidential campaign?”
> Most GOP govs shun Romney
Yes, governors like Huckabee and Schwarzenegger, right?
Nice try.
No sale.
His kids know the Father’s voice.
...”Fear not believe only...”
Amen. The sheep know the Master’s voice.
Absolutely correct.
Romney is, by my observation, more Godly than those, even some of us on this board, professing to be Christians!
Yes, cultists are tricky that way.
One wife, five children,
That we know of.
Not because one calls himself a christian is a christian.
If I’m born in a garage that doesn’t mean I’m a car.
A tree is know by its fruit.
To the Catholics we, christian are a cult.
I know I have family that think so.
I do not know Jimmy Carter's heart or his salvation status...I don't even know my own. I do know, however, by Jesus's own admonition that I am not qualified to judge. That is for the Lord to do isn't it?
Why, thank you! I pray that he gives the same to you!
Pray and fast that Slick Willard be elected?
I think I’ve heard it all.
I disagree. It could just be that people like other candidates more.
We don’t really know that everybody who has said “Romney” hate McCain, or that everybody who said McCain hate Romney.
I was supporting Fred Thompson AND Mitt Romney, but I still would have supported Duncan Hunter, so even though he only had 2% of the vote, it didn’t mean 98% hated him.
The amazing thing is that after winning 3 primaries, McCain still only registers 30-35% support. So I think it’s clear there are a lot of people who simply don’t want McCain.
If it were a two-man race, and the numbers were still 30-30, that would be a really bad sign.
Huckabee had 21%, but I don’t think that means 79% of republicans hate him.
I read your profile about being born in Peru...Are you a citizen?
Yes! And it should be spoken in the pulpits. I’m praying for God to raise up an independent who will snatch the votes - all to the bewilderment of the media - as He blesses our nation!
Ha! Well you may not judge other people’s salvation status, but you certainly judge them rather harshly in everything else(judging you by your profile page). If Karl Rove is an American traitor ( by your definition), what does that make Dick Morris, Carville, Begala, et all? They dumped the Clinton Hydra on us.
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