PRAYER: WHAT CAN THE RIGHTEOUS DO?

In Your Word, oh Holy One of Israel, we are called to the truth that "if the Foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?" (Psalm 11:3). However, You have told us, oh Mighty Father, that "the effective and fervent prayer of a righteous man, availeth much" (James 5:16).

So Lord, in these dark days, You have called Your people, we, Your elect, to righteousness and prayer. Therefore, help us oh God, to begin anything - a new day, a new week, a new month, a new plan, a new project, with reverence, review and an introspective look at our former Adamic nature, to ensure certain aspects of it, are not attempting to sully the washed-in-the-Blood saints You have called us to be.

As we begin all these things first of all with complete Gratitude for who we are and for Whose we are.  We did not save ourselves, and no one can. But You did. You rescued us from the pit, the furnace, the deep, the dungeon and the grips of the evil one, when we could do nothing for ourselves. For that we are eternally grateful.

You provide the roof over our heads, our food, our clothing, our health care, our modes of transport....in fact EVERYTHING which is just too numerous to mention. All are constantly provided by Your Mighty, Generous and Magnificent Hand!

There is nothing in this world, which we have or participate in, which did not come from You. We of all people are duty-bound to acknowledge this truth.

So Lord, teach us more of Your Ways that we may grow in the righteousness which You demand of those Who walk as disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Search our hearts oh God, and see if there is any wicked way in us, and remove it ...root it out...reject it and release us from the stronghold and grip, that anything has over Your end time saints.

Scorch us with Your Refining Fire, until every tiny portion of dross is removed completely from us, floats to the top and is removed by the cleansing scoop from the Master's Hand.

Saturate our minds, via the Power of the Holy Spirit, that the more we learn about You in this lifetime, even if it is 5% of Who You are, the more we will wish to marinate and soak in the Presence and Knowledge of the Holy.

Sing a new song over us, as we break free from the chains that held us back from living Free and Holy, as You wish ALL Your children to live, so that as we see the day getting more evil by the hour, we can be steadfast in faith, abounding in Grace and overflowing with love, power and a sound mind.

Great Father in Heaven, the Foundations are being destroyed. The spirit of antiChrist is evident not just in communist China, the Middle East, Europe and the Far East, but in this country and throughout the West. But Lord,while sinful men and women have brought unthinkable disasters and evil into everything from family life and church, to schools and businesses at every level of society, You did not and will not give up Your plan, Your purpose and Your protection, until the job is done.

While the Foundations of Family, Faith and Fellowship have been systematically dismantled, today we join with other brothers and sisters in Christ who by our lifestyles, seek after the righteousness and uplifting moral guidance daily, which comes from Christ and His Holy Spirit Who lives in us. Lord hear our prayer. Seal Your Powerful Word in us! Hallelujah.

May we, by our actions, fueled accurately by the Spirit and the Leading of the Lord, grounded in truth and walking right before You, become that effective man, that effective woman of God, of whom it can be said, He has been with Jesus (or she has been with Jesus). Lord, today, right now, we ask and come to You with this powerful pleading and petition, in the Mighty and strong Name of Jesus. Amen.

AMERICA GONE WILD, PART 4 - ACCURATE1964 PROPHESY FROM PAUL HARVEY

"If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do?"....Psalm 11:3

America is in a deep spiral into a pit of its own digging, allowed to slide into the spiritual wasteland it has become, by the same God Whom the country has rejected. Scripture warned, but no one listened. 
Romans 1:18: "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness"
Romans 1:21-22: "because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools "
Romans 1:24a: "Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness."
Romans 1:26a: "For this reason God gave them up to vile passions".
Romans 1:28b-29: "God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality,wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness."

Here is the result of people without the Hand of God directing them, in a land with the biggest and richest churches in the world:
- the spread of violent islam across America.
- the spread of deadly viruses and unknown diseases.
- the endless drought in California where the culture spits in the Eyes of Holy God.
- the rise of violent swings in unpredictable and extreme weather patterns.
- the wars and rumors of wars.
- the rise of false religions and promotion of it by America's leaders in society and politics
- the eternally dangerous compromises of the Church, which undermine the Power, Purity and Position of the Gospel in daily life.
- the corruption of the education system by godless liberals, atheists and pagans.
- the lack of any leadership from the corner house to the church house to the state house and beyond,

Because God's undershepherds and His people have abandoned their posts to Sheol, we are left with the horrid panorama of direction less youth and listless adults. Fifty years ago, the great and late American radio host, Paul Harvey had a prophetic statement on his radio show, which has stood the test of time.

Paul Harvey spoke of things in this 50 year old audio clip, which did not even exist at that time in 1964, yet he was more than prescient, he was prophetic, as if the Lord Himself gave Paul those words. Listen to it and you will find motivation to try and effect transformation, rather conformity, in our own corner of our world. Good day!

READ:

America Gone Wild Part 1

America Gone Wild Part 2

America Gone Wild Part 3

A FORTNIGHT OF PRAYER

DAY 13

ARE AMERICA'S FOUNDATIONS GONE?

If there is any doubt that America is under pending judgment, look at what has happened in the past 7 days alone:
- A line of storms 100 miles long has knocked out power in the Capitol of the United States. While we are still the world's biggest superpower (I think), conditions in Washington DC, Virginia and the liberal enclave of Maryland are starting to approach desperate as there is NO electric power for four straight days, with over 100 degree heat daily. These are approaching Third World conditions soon.
- Floods hit the Gulf coast cities after Hurricane Debby sideswiped Pensacola and Mobile.
- Fires are still burning down the expensive homes of hundreds of Colorado residents.
- Drought.
- More drought....and on and on.

The Bible verse which stood out to me, as the Spirit leads, as I contemplate this prayer message for Day 13 of our 14 Days of Prayer, is "If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3 ESV). This is the perfect analogy for the state of the civilized world and America in particular. The Foundations are being blown out from right under the feet of not just the Righteous (or Christians who are saved), but everyone who believes in traditional moral and constitutional values.

These Foundations being destroyed are:
- Religious Liberty
- Free Speech
- Basic education
- The Culture
- The Judicial and legal system, most recently the Supreme Court
- The political system.
We can write voluminous books on each of the above topics, but we won't. It is obvious to the objective eye, that the future is in complete jeopardy for this and every other country and there appears nothing folks can do about it. The recent decision by the US Supreme Court had nothing to do with any real Law, Moral or legislative. The medical care of 316 million people has ended up at the mercy and decision of one man - the Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts - who it is now known, switched his vote to fit the prevailing political/media elite winds.

A note of caution - to anyone calling themselves a Christian view their salvation like the following, consider that: a. if you think you KNOW the way of the Cross and what Peace with God requires (Repentance, asking for Forgiveness and Trusting in the Savior Who gives that Peace) and then b. if you know all of this, yet when the rubber meets the road, you choose to compromise to find favor with mortal men, abandoning the Truth of God.....if you do this, knowing what Jesus has said is the narrow way to Him (Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1:14-15 ESV).....if you do all of this, and still think you're saved and going to Heaven, well, think again! The "John Roberts Way" is not the Way of the Master - Jesus Christ. If your moral and spiritual foundations have been compromised and damaged, your standing as a righteous man before God is gone.

It is thus, the same with any society. The Foundation of any righteous people is always Christ. North America, Western Europe etc have turned their collective backs on Him and built a foundation of shifting sand. When God's people did the same thing 2600 years ago, in the time of Ezekiel, Daniel and Jeremiah, God sent an East Wind to destroy (see Hosea 13:15 here "Though he flourishes among the reeds, An east wind will come, The wind of the LORD coming up from the wilderness; And his fountain will become dry And his spring will be dried up; It will plunder his treasury of every precious article).


Therefore, in light of all we know to be true and with our knowledge of Scripture and the Ways of God, what really can the Righteous and the people of God really do? First of, we know we can pray and this underscores everything we do. But secondly, we most share the Gospel as much as possible. We ARE living in the last days and the more people who are told of the Wrath that is to come, and how to escape it by repenting and believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, the better. We,, who can read the stitches on the fast ball, MUST so do!  It must begin with our families and then in all the circles we operate within daily - at work, church, community etc. Concentrating on the piece of Wall before each of us will lead to a group of focused individuals who are both knowledgeable in the Ways and Word of God, so that the Will of God can be accomplished as He had planned all along.

So Father in the Name of Jesus, I pray for the Foundations - both of Faith in our personal lives as well as the Foundation pinings on which America was built and ask Your Grace, Compassion and Blessings upon us all, that we may turn our eyes to YOU alone, as the Author and Perfecter of our Faith, in Jesus' Holy and Mighty Name I pray, amen.

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