1/14/2026
"In prayer the Church has received power to rule
the world. The Church is always the little flock.
But if it would stay together on its knees, it would
dominate world politics - from the prayer room.
O Hallesby
"All continued with one accord in prayer."
Acts 1:14
Yesterday I received three messages from Franklin Graham about the call for America to pray at 12 noon January 14 to repent for the Church, our nation, and all the events rapidly happening today. This evening I heard Jack Hibbs, who had joined with Franklin Graham in this call to prayer, say that this will be a regular Wednesday call to repentance. Today when the alarm was sounding I was out with my sister running errands, but while she drove, I prayed. No matter where we are or what we're doing, we can always pray. Many times I have written about the subject of repentance of the church for being so involved with their own agenda that they fail to realize the importance of world events and the need to educate the people. The church has wrongly believed that politics has no place in the church; however, it is not politics. It is government. It becomes politics when human ambitions for power are put into play. Yes, they are involved, but the Word says that the government is upon the shoulders of Jesus. Jesus says He will build His church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Just as Replacement Theology is being taught from the pulpit, so is this apathetic approach to what is happening in our nation and world, as everything is prophetically significant. People must be ready to meet Jesus when He returns. He does not want a halfhearted gospel message. He wants the whole counsel of God taught. And please, do not get offended and say "what about separation of church and state?" The First Amendment reads "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." What this means is that government is prevented from interfering with religious practices. Thomas Jefferson called it a "wall of separation" preventing government from "creating a national church or favoring one religion, while protecting citizens' right to worship freely." When will people stop listening to what others say and read for themselves?! This refers to practically every opinion spoken today. No wonder in Revelation 2 and 3 when Jesus is speaking to the churches He told the church at Laodicea that they were lukewarm. Not a good place to be. The focus has to be on what God says in His Word. When walking this earth, Jesus always told anyone who questioned His motives that He only did what His Father said to do or to say. He was all about His Father's will. And so must we be about His business.
Our world is rapidly changing, and it will continue to do so. Right now I am participating in a Daniel Fast which lasts for 21 days, and I noticed today that a local church, the one I am joining in this fast for prayer and repentance, is fasting social media. I wish I could stay clear of emails, zoom calls and every bit of it, but sadly I have to keep in the loop, because I am involved with the calls to Israel, and I have an online group event weekly. Otherwise, I'd love to forego glimpsing controversy and opinions for an extended time. For quite some time, however, I have been doing a half-fast of deleting repetitive emails for prayer updates. I have been gleaning and deleting. I read only what I need to read, as I usually know things before the news. I also avoid secular news, and I would not be caught watching a certain talk show which is part of the problem of causing chaos, confusion, anger, and people jumping to wrong conclusions without checking the facts. Our world seems to be going down the tubes, and no one wants to talk and fewer to listen. This extends to the church.
I know that it may seem as if I am being harsh and judgmental, but it is not so. I am begging for fellow believers in Christ to wake up and pay attention. I attempt to call attention to the truth of the Word, as we don't have any time to waste. Things are heating up, and time is limited. I truly feel that way. The only person I am judging is myself, and I repent for not standing up and speaking up much earlier. I have been speaking out about abortion since I was in my 20's, and I have always loved missions and wanted to be a foreign missionary myself. But as the Lord spoke so clearly to me recently, He placed me here in the United States and in Virginia for a reason. While it has always been my desire to live and minister in Africa, and although I'd love to be in Israel, this is my mission field for now, for this time. Our State has much to repent about, abortion being number one. It breaks my heart to hear that 62% of the citizens think it is just fine to kill babies. What ever happened to human dignity and respect for life. I don't understand it. I never will.
In sharing it is my hope that whoever reads this post will hear what I am saying and pray for your own nation or country, your church, and your family. We have not only lost our First Love, but we have turned our backs on God. It is time to repent and pray for revival and reformation. Even so, Lord, come quickly.
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