Hey Church!

“The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.” (Prov. 21:1) 

Are you discouraged by the state of our world? Does it seem like we are broken beyond repair and that the light of the gospel is being swallowed up by darkness? As we pray for revival, our nation is in a free fall toward an abyss of evil ideologies that will undoubtedly enslave us. 

However, I am reminded today that the same God who wrote the immutable laws of truth and morality into His creation from the beginning continues–even in this critical moment in U.S. history–to govern over the affairs of men by the counsel of His own will. And if that is true, then I must conclude that this ever-darkening madness is merely the shadow of His hand routing the enemy and summoning His Church to wake and rise. 

Surely Joseph experienced a similar darkness when he was led by way of slavery and imprisonment to the land of death, Egypt. Likewise, exiled Mordecai and Esther; Daniel and his companions in Babylon, even Jesus himself under the rule of the Roman Empire, and subsequent missionaries from Peter to Martin Luther, and prophets from Elijah to William Wilberforce–in preparation for revival, did they not ALL first experience a darkening socio-political landscape? “It’s always darkest before the dawn,” as the old saying goes. 

When we are oppressed by the kingdoms of this world, remember: “The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.” (Prov. 21:1) 

This is our time, Church! I believe that this present darkness is being used by God to call His people to renewed repentance, obedience, and trust. He is sifting our nation and soon it will be revealed who are “wheat” and who are “chaff,” citizens of this world or citizens of the everlasting Kingdom of God. Let this time in history drive you to cry out to Him all the more fervently, asking Him to move in power, even this coming Sunday, in churches all across our city and nation. 

Expecting great things…