You, O God, have favored the United States, even though we have turned our back on You. Many are repenting. Many push the envelope as far as possible. The greatest division among us is the deepening love for You and the exhaltation of hatred for You. None of this has excaped Your eye.2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
Jesus, You bore our sins in Your body. You did so willingly, that we might be forgiven and spared Your wrath. Truly, we have pushed Your Word, Your Truth away from us. Yet, Your salvation is still at the ready to receive all who would come to You. Please revive this land.3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
You have done this in times past. There have been revivals. The rampant wickedness is penetrating the nations. Evil is loosed and gains strength. Many, who are charged to enforce the law, are willingly secumbing to the power of Satan and mercilessly beat, torment and persecute.5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.
Surely, Your anger is evident. But I believe Your heart aches for the perecuted. You see the fear and trembling in the minds and hearts of Your beloved. That is not Your doing or Your diesire or Your heart. Are we beyond the help of the Most High God? Is Your arm shortened that it can no longer bring people to Your throne of grace?8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
I bring forth all the divisions of people here. I ask for revival for Your church, Your people, Your servants through Christ Jesus...yes, those who have fallen away, those who are disheartened, those who are angry with You, those who have backslidden...and those who petition You every day for revival in the United States of America. Turn us back to You and unite us a "saints because of Jesus!" Hallelujah!
But I also come on behalf of those who despise You and despise us, Your church, Your family, those who are committed to the work of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. Oh how I would like to pray for their demise. But no. You have made it clear that Your desire tis that all men be saved. So I partner with You regarding this deep desire, that is so willing to forgive.
I am asking, pleading, imploring You for revival. Will there be a latter rain in this land? In the World...before the Great Tribulation? I ask it. Surely, our sin is so blatant that we are ripe for revival...is this true? Are we "ripe"?
As You told us would happen, evil has become good and good has become evil. It's here. Now. Yet, are there none who would receive You? Raise us up to ensure every person in our lives are presented with the Gospel. Yes...we could use some Good News.
Wow...it seems that we always turn to folly. We always turn back. And then the ramifications of our actions catch up and we cry out to You. O God of my salvation, I am afraid that we are past the point where we will no longer cry out to You. Give us voice, give us tears...that this nation may again cry out.9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
I am encouraged because I cannot see how any of this could happen here in the United States. That encourages me, because only You can turn this around. Please use me, each day. Please, send me out for Your kingdom work. Annoint me for the work before me —that Christ be glorified.
You are the God of multiplication. You started with Abraham and multiplied his seed as the sand of the sea, the stars in the sky. Jesus, You started with 12 and Your Kingdom has multiplied over centures. I ask for revival-multiplied...multiplication of Your Spirit's work on the earth, and especailly in the United States.
Why do I ask it? That we may all know that You are God.
Please hear my prayer.
For Jesus' sake, in His Name, and for His Kingdom.
Maranatha
