The Visitor » Healing the Nation

Is America in trouble? There’s abortion, AIDS, a skyrocketing divorce rate, etc. What’s going to happen next? Is there a solution? Prophets of Doom proclaim, “the END is near!� Honestly, the “End� could be TODAY, couldn’t it?

On the other hand, we must be about our Father’s business as long as it’s called “Today� (John 9:4). The “night� comes when none can work. The Lord’s work is our work . . . “seek and save the lost� (Luke 19:10).

Christians should realize all nations need the Gospel (go preach it to ALL nations, Matthew 28:19). Souls perish “for lack of knowledge� (Hosea 4:6). The nation’s need is identical to that of the individual. Without Christ, we are powerless (John 15:5). In Christ, we possess all spiritual blessings (Ephesians 1:3) and we can do ALL things (Philippians 4:13).

Is the church in trouble? What’s going to happen next? Is there a solution?

God’s answer to Solomon was: “If my people, who are called by my name, will 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� (II Chronicles 7:14).

Did you note that the process begins with humility? Everything is not “OK� and we must “cry out� to God. Yes, we have to lose our composure. Peter cried out to Jesus as he sunk into the sea (Matthew 14:30). “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know� (Jeremiah 33:3). The Lord spots humble hearts and immediately reaches out to save!

God is not limited by hearing our spoken words …God looks right at the heart. As we are healed from the inside, our personal wellness is reflected outwardly – increasing the quality and power of God’s church. Individuals, marriages, families, communities, nations and the whole world becomes healthier and stronger.

A better world begins with me! See you Sunday… humble, praying, seeking God’s face, and turning from our checkered past.

Buck Gifffith