Power Of Freedom

           Power Of Freedom

    

     Our freedom is birthed in our knowledge of who Jesus is and what He has done for us. He came to bring us into a deeply personal relationship with the ALMIGHTY God who rules heaven and earth.

     He came to set us free; free from oppression, from lies, from powerlessness and from all other evil.  It is the Truth about Jesus and the Truth about His Resurrection that sets us free.

     This nation was built on those Truths.  God's Spirit began working into everyday people's hearts a longing and a calling to see His Truth set free to set them free.  He began calling them to America and He equipped them and fought with them to establish a country of unparalleled freedom. For two hundred years we have fought evil from beyond our shores and won.

Then the attacks began to come from within the heart of this country.  God has been under attack and we have sacrificed His name and reputation on the world's altar of self-sufficiency, and self-preservation without even realizing it. 

     As I began to look at the life of  King David, I began to see that in every battle he fought, God was the One who was really under attack. If you remember Goliath, a puny little giant who was coming against the armies of God and defaming Him.  David took exception to that and fought for God's reputation. And he won.

     When David was in dire straits against the Philistine army, God gave him the perfect, winning, strategies. He cautions him to listen for the sounds of the angels marching before his own puny little army. When David pressed through to hear God, God broke through the armies of the enemy and destroyed them.  These were His chosen people, for better or for worse,  and so it was His battle and His name that was on the line.

    We have a God who believes that for better or for worse, we are His people.  We have a God that believes that because of Jesus, we are perfect in every way.  We have a God who delivers.

We have a God who always comes to the aid of His people and gives them divine strategies to win.  Don't be misled, my friend, the battle for freedom in this country is not against us, it is a challenge against the reputation of our God. It's time to begin boasting in Him again isn't it?  It's time to begin making Him famous for His Goodness, for His provision, and for His amazing grace.

To do that we have to stop relying on the world's systems, and trust Him to set us free. Just Him.

     The following words are from Anne Graham Lotz's 7.7.7 prayer challenge for our country. If you haven't seen it, go to her website.  It is excellent. It is thoughtful, sincere repentance and a return to our position of trust and obedience to the Truth that set us free; a return to boasting about God.

"We worship You, Lord Jesus Christ, on this our nation's birthday, as the All-Mighty - our breathtaking and all-powerful Lord.  You measure the waters in the hollow of Your hand.  You weigh the mountains on scales.  You stretch out the heavens like a curtain.  Your immensity is impossible for us to comprehend.  You make a way when there is no way. You are a prayer-hearing, prayer-answering, miracle-working God!  Our nation's history gives testimony to Your strength to establish, preserve, and prosper us."

     We repent of our arrogance and pride that have led us to think we are sufficient in ourselves.

     We repent of believing that the prosperity of our nation is because we are great, while refusing to acknowledge that all blessings come from Your hand.

     We repent of looking to the President or to our Pastor or to a Priest or to a government agency for the help we need before we look to You.

     We repent of depending upon our military might and our weapons systems to protect us from harm and danger, while denying, defying and ignoring You.

     We repent of disobeying Your commands, using our weakness as an excuse.

     We repent of living under the burden of our problems instead of rolling them onto Your capable and strong shoulders.

I repent of___________

     We choose to rely on You and to pray without ceasing.

I choose now to_________

     We ask that You strengthen Your people with might on the inside; that You make one of us as mighty as a thousand.

     We ask that You give us deep convictions regarding the truth of who You are and what You have said, and the courage to stand up and speak out for them.

      We ask that You give us experiences of Your miraculous enabling as we live in total dependence upon Your strength, so that we boast of our own weaknesses.

      We ask that you give us blessed assurance that greater are You in us, than the evil that’s in the world, so that we stand against it.  Remind us that Your love is stronger than hate, and the Light of Your Truth will never be overcome by the darkness, so that we lovingly and boldly proclaim that victory has been won!  Jesus saves!

And we ask that You would continue to bless America and return her to the foundation of her faith in You.

I humbly ask that____________

 FOR YOUR GLORY,   AMEN!

Repentance is necessary for resurrection.  The word "repent" means to think differently and go in a new direction.  It's time, Beloved. It's time to decide whether the Truth will set you free or the world will set you free.

Go Jesus!

 

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