By Richard L Spangler
We are standing at a crossroads as a church,
a nation and the world. We all have been
hearing this from various sources both spiritual and secular. The nation is
divided in a 50/50 spilt politically; we have economic problems here and in the
world. We are in moral decay, we are told what is right is wrong and what is
wrong is right. We are under spiritual attack from those who want to remove God
from our nation. There are others who would force us to submit to their beliefs
and reject Jesus Christ. Yet, we are told to be politically correct in our
thoughts and speech. Some have been moved to action by the Holy Spirit, CBN’s
50 Days of Prayer and America for Jesus are the most recent calls for prayer
for our nation. But, the Holy Spirit kept urging me that there was more to do
than gather in one place or in our homes and churches and pray. We can take
action as individual believers. We can change the course of our communities,
our nation and the world by answering the call of God.
Abram was commanded
as part of the covenant with God to look and see the land the Lord had given
him and he was also told to walk the land. This served a two-fold purpose:
first was Abram could see more and more as he walked and secondly as he walked
the land God said wherever he walked was his land. Genesis 13:17(AMP) Arise, walk through the land, the
length of it and the breadth of it, for I will give it to you (boldness added for emphasis).
Then
in Ephesians we read that we are to put on the Whole Armor of God and to stand,
holding your ground. Ephesians 6:14 (AMP) Stand therefore [hold your ground], having
tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate
of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God (Boldness
added for emphasis).
So
there are two things that need to happen first to see the land and walk it,
then the other is to hold your ground. Sadly, the church has not been doing
either of these things. We hunker down behind the four walls of our church
buildings and homes and prayer closets and pray for our land. We pray with an
expectation that God will do all the work and take back our nation for us.
This
is a lie of the enemy, he wants us just to sit back and pray. The
devil knows that God has chosen His people to take dominion over our communities,
states and nations. So long as there no action with our prayers then devil
doesn’t have to worry.
This
then is a call to action by the Holy Spirit, to get out of the four walls of
churches and homes, to come out of our closets and take action. First get a friend, (Jesus sent the disciples out
two by two), and go to a street corner in your city (ask the Holy Spirit which
street corner He will tell you). Second, look
around you and see the land the Lord has given you. Third, begin to thank and praise God for the land
he has given you. Fourth, pray for
the land and the people in it. Praying that the people will come to know Christ
and His love (no prayers of condemnation or judgment) and for God to heal the
land. Fifth, rebuke
the devil.
If, someone comes up ask what you are doing,
tell them you are praying for your community and the nation and invite them to
joint you. If they say, “yes” let them joint if they say, “no” ask them if you
can pray for them. If you find yourselves with two or more jointing you , then
you or your partner take one of them and move to another corner nearby and
begin to pray. In this way, you have walked your land and
have stood your ground and God will give you the land.
A closing note, please stay on public property
and do not block a sidewalk. This is not a time for a show or a display of
religious exercises, do it in humble matter, but with the power and authority
of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah and King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
If
you would like, please e-mail me at HereWeStand@lionsvoiceministries.net
that you are going to pray at the street corner and share your stories.
©COPYRIGHT 2012 RICHARD SPANGLER
