In this blog, I will share a portion of the lives of twin brothers Esau and Jacob and their rocky relationship until one of them chose to change.
The Word of the Lord came to pass, and the once barren Rebekah birthed twins Esau and Jacob for her husband, Isaac. The Lord had described the twins to Rebekah in this way, “Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger” (Genesis 25:23).
The scriptures revealed as they grew into young men, Esau, loved by Isaac, was a man of the field and a skillful hunter, while Jacob, loved by his mother, was a plain homebody man. One day after coming home from hunting, Esau, exhausted and hungry, sold his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of red pottage that Jacob had made (Genesis 25). Years later, when Isaac was old and had poor vision, he called Esau and told him to prepare his favorite venison meal, after which he would give him the double portion blessing. Hearing what Isaac planned, Rebekah plotted with Jacob and deceived Isaac into blessing, Jacob before Esau returned with the venison meal. When Esau heard and realized what Jacob had done, he begged his father to bless him, and his father replied, “Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck” (Genesis 27).
The scriptures revealed Esau hated Jacob for what he did and planned to kill Jacob when their father died. Rebekah was apprised of Esau’s intention, so she got Isaac to send Jacob to Paran to her brother Laban to find a wife. Jacob ended up staying in Paran for twenty years, and during that time, he reaped deception at the hands of Laban, similar to what he did to his father, Isaac.
When he decided to return to his home country, he feared for his life because of what he had done to his brother, but Esau had already forgiven him. Genesis 33 shares the details of the brother’s meeting. Jacob sent messengers to his brother informing him of his return, and Esau, accompanied by four hundred men, rode out to meet him. Trying to gain favor with Esau, Jacob sends a gift of 550 livestock ahead of himself. When they finally meet, Jacob bows seven times in homage to Esau. However happy to unite with his twin, Esau runs to him, embraces him around the neck, kisses him, and they both weep. After conversing, Esau offered to accompany Jacob and his family the remaining way home, but Jacob declined the offer with a false excuse. Esau and his men left Jacob and returned to Mount Seir, and Jacob disobeying God’s instruction to go to Bethel, took his household in the opposite direction to Succoth.
Unfortunately, Jacob was still a deceiver, and though He had a divine encounter on his way to meet Esau, his actions revealed a lack of complete trust in God and still retained some poor character traits. Esau, whom the scriptures did not share many details of his life during the twenty years absence of Jacob, had become loving and more trustworthy than Jacob when they reunited. Esau was willing to leave the past behind and have a positive relationship with his twin. I believe the word that Isaac gave Esau concerning when he had the dominion, he would break Jacob’s yoke from off his neck, came to fruition for him, for Esau and his 400 men could have easily slew Jacob and his household. When he was the dominating force, Esau forgave Jacob and freed himself from old wounds and the yoke that had been on his neck.
I close my blog with this question, “Which brother do you prefer to be like?” Either choose the brother that did not realize his worth but, after years, was able to forgive the person that took advantage of him or the brother destined to be successful but unable to relinquish bad traits. If you chose Esau, I hope you now view him differently and know you can forgive those who hurt you with time. If you decide, Jacob, know that despite bad traits, God still means to bless you while reaping what you sowed.
Solomon, the tenth son born to King David, was the successor to the throne when David died. Solomon started building the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in Mount Moriah, the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. After many years the Temple was completed, and King Solomon gathered in Jerusalem the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, and the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, and brought the ark of the covenant and placed it in the Temple in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubims. 1Kings 8:10-11 records, “And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord, So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.”
Afterward, Solomon, since he was a king and not a priest, stood outside the Temple, spreading his hands toward heaven, and prayed publicly to God in front of the people. First, Solomon acknowledged the covenant-keeping God and then praised Him for who He was to Israel and recalled the promises of God to King David. The body of Solomon’s prayer was that of intercession for Israel. Using various scenarios of Israel sinning and being out of place, Solomon asked God to hear in heaven and forgive, judge, restore, send rain, minister justice, give victory, help foreigners, deliver, and preserve. Solomon concludes his prayer by blessing God and the people.
God responded and appeared to Solomon a second time and addressed Solomon’s prayer request. God told him, “If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; If my people, which are called by my name, shall 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” (2 Chronicles 7:13-14).
This instruction will work for the nation of Israel and every believer that will heed the Word, for God desires to bless His people and change unfavorable conditions that occurred due to disobedience. Remember, God’s nature prevents Him from tolerating sin; however, because of His mercy, he gives us the stipulations and opportunity to obtain His blessings. The stipulations require submission to Him by humbling ourselves to his will, praying for direction, seeking to know Him for who He is and not just for what he does, and stopping sinning. Lastly, God has given us the ability to do his will; we have no excuse; we just have to do it.
Today I want to assure you that God is omnipresent and sees you. No matter where you are and your experience, God sees it and is with you.
Sometimes as in the case of David, you are not in the place God desires for you, and He sees you. And sometimes you are like Hagar, who felt desolate, friendless, and lost; God also sees you and is concerned about your welfare. To illustrate God’s response to people in similar situations, I will share some of David’s and Hagar’s stories.
After fleeing from and being chased by King Saul for many years, David and his men left Judah and went and lived with King Achish in Gath. The king allowed David and his men to live in Ziklag. 1 Samuel 27:7 reveals they were there for sixteen months, and during this time, David thought he was escaping Saul, but He was not escaping the presence of God. God watched over him even though he was in enemy territory, following the dictates of his flesh and being prayerless. When their loved ones were kidnapped, their possessions taken, and David’s life threatened by his men, David sought direction from the God that saw him.
Having learned many lessons later in his life, David exclaimed these words found in Psalms 139:7-10. “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.”
Hagar, the handmaiden of Sarai, was pregnant with Abram’s child, and due to the harsh treatment of Sarai, she ran away to the wilderness in Shur. It was there she had an encounter with an angel of the Lord who spoke to her about her unborn child and told her to return to Sarai’s household. This encounter so moved Hagar that she called the name of the Lord that spook to her, “Thou God seest me.” Additionally, she said, “Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?” Being comforted with the knowledge of God’s concern for her, Hagar’s encounter allowed her to return to an unpleasant situation and exist in a hostile environment (Genesis 16:13).
For those that had not heard of the life of David and Hagar Paul in Romans 8:38 – 39 wrote, “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Hence, no matter where you are, remember God sees you, loves you, is interested in you, and will assist you if you allow him.
You can ask, “Can a person have favor throughout their life” and the answer is yes. I say yes because of the favor that I experienced in my life and the continuous favor that I’ve seen in the life of my family and friends. However, for this blog, I will use the story of Joseph found in Genesis to depict how he received favor throughout his life. Let me say Joseph’s life was not easy, he experienced seasons of hardships and heartbreak, but despite these times, the favor of God and man was still upon him.
Genesis 30 revealed the birth of Joseph to Jacob and Rachel, and chapters 37 through 50 continues sharing his life story. Joseph was the eleventh child of Jacob but the first child of two for Rachel. When his story resumes in chapter 37, his mother, Rachel, had died, and his father favored him over all his brothers. The reason for this and the consequence of it is stated this way, “Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him” (Genesis 37:3-4).
In this chapter, Joseph had two dreams that he shared with his family, which caused his brothers to despise him; so, when the opportunity arose, they sold him for twenty pieces of silver to Midianites merchantmen. Brought down to Egypt, Joseph was sold to Potiphar, captain of the guard of Pharaoh. God was with Joseph and caused him to prosper in Potiphar’s house. Realizing God made Joseph productive, Potiphar made him overseer of his home. Joseph worked faithfully in this position until Potiphar’s wife falsely accused him of sexual advances causing Potiphar to put him in prison (Genesis 39).
While in prison, Joseph found favor with the keeper of the prison, who utilized him as a supervisor of the other prisoners. Joseph remained in prison until he had the opportunity of interpreting a dream of Pharoah. Pharoah was so impressed with the wisdom God gave Joseph that he said, “Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.” In this position, Joseph, who once wore a prisoner’s clothing, was clothed now in fine linen, with a gold chain about his neck and Pharoah’s ring upon his finger. Additionally, people bowed as he passed them in the royal chariot (Genesis 41).
During the years of famine in Egypt, Joseph was united with his father and brethren. Not holding any animosity against his brothers, Joseph, with the blessings and approval of Pharoah, took care of them and their families in Egypt. His brothers came to see and realize God favored Joseph, and through him, they were blessed (Genesis 45,47, 50).
After living seventeen years in Egypt, Jacob died, and Joseph having the favor of Pharoah, was able to transport Jacob back to Canaan with his household, his brothers, his father’s house, all the servants and elders of Pharaoh, and with great mourning, they bury Jacob in the cave of the field of Machpelah (Genesis 50).
Joseph had favor with his father as a child, and in his late teens, he found favor with Potiphar. As a young adult, he received favor in prison, and then in his adult years, when needed, he received the favor of Pharoah. God allowed Joseph to experience cruelty and disappointments but also blessed him with favor from individuals who had control of his future.
Similarly to Joseph, we may have despair, discomfort, and sometimes feel hopeless. Nevertheless, I recommend taking a moment to examine your life, and you will realize you have experienced a lifetime of favor that comes from God.
I am doing this blog specifically for those in leadership or for anyone who is carrying a heavy load, and I hope it will help change and restructure things to be done differently in your life. It would be best if you did not carry a load by yourself.
I believe every believer has heard the scripture in 1 Peter 5:7, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” In this scripture, Peter tells and reminds the Christians in Asia Minor that life is filled with difficulties, temptations, and warfare. No matter what they are experiencing, they can give it to the God that is thinking and watching over everything that concerns them. God is our number one load eliminator, but there are some other valuable techniques revealed in scripture that I will share with you from the life of Moses.
In the Bible, Moses was the first man shown in the role of a leader outside of his family. In his first forty years of life, he was raised in the household of Pharoah’s daughter. After killing an Egyptian and being exposed as a murderer, he escaped punishment by fleeing to Midian across the Sinai Peninsula. He stayed there for the next forty years, became a shepherd, and married Tzipporah, the daughter of Jethro, who bore him two sons, Gershon and Eliezer.
At age eighty, on the mountain of God in Horeb, God commissioned Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt into the land of Canaan. Thus, Moses returned to Egypt, and under his leadership and divine intervention, the Israelites were released from their four hundred thirty years of bondage. Moses exited Egypt with six hundred thousand men plus women and children (Exodus 12:37).
While journeying in the wilderness to Canaan, the people came to Moses to enquire of God and to have their disputes resolved. Unfortunately, Moses was involved in this task from the morning to the evening. Understanding this was not good, Jethro, who was visiting Moses, gave him wise counsel. He showed Moses how to set up a judicial system using able, God-fearing men to assist him. Thankfully, Moses listened to Jethro and was relieved of this grueling load.
After receiving instructions from God on how to erect and furnish the Tabernacle, Moses utilized the gifts and skills of Bezaleel, the son of Uri of the tribe of Judah, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan, to oversee the work (Exodus 35). Sharing this responsibility allowed Moses to give his attention to other matters.
After two years in the wilderness with the Israelites, Moses was tired and burned out by the people’s negative actions. Moses said to God, “Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.” God responded, “Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.” Continued reading on Number 11 revealed Moses followed God’s instructions, and God executed what He said by putting some of Moses’s spirit on seventy elders to share his load.
I believe in these three occurrences; we can see the words of Paul in Ephesians 4:16 being manifested. And l like the way The Living Bible says it, “Under his direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly, and each part in its own special way helps the other parts, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.” There is no need to be weighted down and frustrated when God has able helpers to assist you. And perchance you are feeling overwhelmed, ask God to show you your helpers; he will do it if you let Him.
I pray this blog has been a help to you, and I close it knowing we can cast our cares on God and He has people in our lives to share our load.
Many of us have experienced an illness from which we have prayed to be healed. Also, some of you reading this blog may have been diagnosed with an incurable or terminal disease. In either case, besides having fellow believers pray for our healing, there are some guidelines for healing that you can find in the Word that should be practiced.
First and foremost is believing that you can be healed. Jesus said in Mark 11:24, “Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” And Hebrews 11:6 states, “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” These verses tell us our belief in God’s ability to do and respond to our requests is paramount to our receiving. Simply put, “To receive, we must believe.”
Secondly, we should adhere to the wisdom guidelines shared by King Solomon in Proverbs 4:20-22. He said, “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.”
We must pay attention and listen diligently to the Word for success. We must commit to reading, meditating, and reciting the Word. We must retain the Word in our innermost heart and mind. This Word must be sought after, and the results of the work that is done will be restoration and healing to your body.
In closing, I am including below healing scriptures for you to read, meditate on, and recite continually. May God richly bless you and heal you as you follow the guidelines.
Psalms 103:2-5 – Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Psalms 41:3a – The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness
Psalms 147:3 -He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Proverbs 17:22 – A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Isaiah 41:10 – Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah 53:5 – But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Jeremiah 17:14 – Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
Jeremiah 33:6 – Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
James 5:15a – And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up.
1 Peter 2:24 – Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
We believers have given Satan too much credit, and I believe this is because we do not fully understand Satan is limited. Let me explain what I mean by comparing his attributes to these three attributes of omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence that our Almighty God displays.
God is omniscient, and Satan is not. Satan, whose name at first was Lucifer, was a created cherub (Ezekiel 28:13-19). He was made beautiful but not all-knowing, and his wisdom was corrupted due to his five I wills (Ezekiel 13:17, Isaiah 14:12-17). He does not know the future; if he did, he would not have incited the people to crucify Jesus. If he knew Job would not curse God, He probably would not have involved himself in Job’s life. If he knew you would be victorious, he would not have his demons waste time with you but rather deal with someone he knew would suffer defeat.
Our world has existed for a long time, and billions of people have resided in it. Satan does not know nor remember everyone’s name, for God did not give him that ability. He only knows what he knows and what has been told to him. Once again, I say he is limited, but God knows everyone and everything that ever existed. God even knows how much hair is on each of our heads (Matthews 10:30).
Satan is not omnipresent, so he does not know what is happening to you right now. He only knows what is happening around him. Job 1-2 informs us he walks to and fro on the earth. Additionally, 1 Peter 5: 8 says, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” Satan is looking for victims and making a lot of disturbing noise to scare those he desires to kill.
According to Revelation 2:13, Satan has a throne. He has principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness, and spiritual wickedness in high places that are part of his kingdom (Ephesians 6:12). No doubt at his throne, the demonic spirits and the fallen angels whom he persuaded to rebel against God report to him concerning the places and individuals to whom they are assigned. Under his command, they are to kill, steal from or destroy us.
Satan is not omnipotent; he has never created anything that can last throughout eternity. Though he tried and continues to try, he will never be in control of this world. Whereas God’s power has no boundaries, Satan is limited, and one day even the power he has will be taken from him, and thankfully we can rejoice over this fact.
I pray this blog has helped you remember that you are a victorious conqueror with God on your side and His Holy Spirit in you. Satan and his host are limited and unable to defeat you as you remain sober and vigilant in utilizing your spiritual tools.
I have often prayed and asked God what my purpose was on earth while failing to realize the answer to this question was already revealed in the scriptures. This has not just been my prayer; many believers are praying and asking the same thing.
If you fall into this category, I have the answer for you. For all humans in the beginning, God said, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth (Genesis 1:28). Additionally, during His earthly ministry, Jesus also spoke to believers about their spiritual purpose. If we adhere to the word spoken by God and Jesus, our earthly purpose will be actualized.
Besides the five directives God gave to man, during His sermon on the mountain, Jesus in Matthew 5:13,14,&16 said to His disciples, “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
The disciples understood that in their day, salt was used primarily as a preserver and enhancer of flavor. To be impactful, the disciple’s presence had to make a difference in the world; otherwise, they were unnecessary. As a light, they were responsible for illuminating light by which man could see God’s character and traits and receive direction.
Finally, in the last recorded prayer of Jesus with His disciples, Jesus said, “I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world” (John 17:15,18). Plus, before his ascension, Jesus once again told his disciples, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15). From these verses, I understand that though I have prayed for the rapture to occur numerous times, I am needed in this world. I have been sent into the world to proclaim the gospel while being salt and light.
God is the universe’s creator, which includes the world, the milky way, and other galaxies. He created everything in it; things we know and the unknown. As the creator, He knows the best course men should take, and His direction for humanity is revealed in the commandments that He gave Israel.
After residing and living under Egypt’s dictatorship for four hundred thirty years, God delivered and led Israel into the wilderness. Since they were now free, they needed their own governmental structure. To this end, God gave them laws, statutes, and commandments by which they should live and obey. In preparation for them to be a holy nation and kingdom of priests ruled by the sovereign God, they needed to know His requirements.
In their third month in the wilderness, God summoned Moses to the top of Mount Sinai and first gave him the ten commandments. God started this discourse with these, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments” (Exodus 20:3-6).
Unfortunately, Israel failed to obey God’s commandments. While Moses was on the mount receiving additional instructions, they made a golden calf and bowed down to it. This idolatry, as stated in Romans 1, has continued to this day. Romans 1:21-23 states, “When they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.” Consequently, for their actions, God gave them up to uncleanness, vile affections and turned them over to a reprobate mind.
Today we clearly see the fruits of this idolatry in our world. The spirit of error, uncleanness, and perversion exist at an all-time high. Adults and children have succumbed to these spirits, and unfortunately, many have accepted these ungodly practices as a normal way of life.
For those that know and understand kingdom principles, we are to love everyone and to pray that all come to understand the rule of God, who is the rightful king of the universe. God desires everyone to live a healthy, wholesome, and godly life. It is not His desire for any to perish; as He said to Israel, He wants to show mercy to those who love him. Nevertheless, for those who choose to disobey, there will be consequences for erasing God from their minds.
Genesis 18 shares the story of the Lord and two angels visiting Abraham. The first part of the chapter shares the account of Abraham’s hospitality to these individuals. First, he bows as a sign of respect and offers them water to wash their feet, a place to rest, and food to satisfy their hunger.
After receiving the meal, the Lord asks Abraham for Sarah and reiterates the word he shared with Abraham in chapter nineteen concerning Sarah birthing a baby boy. Being in close proximity to this conversation, Sarah was shocked to hear this because of her age. Knowing what she thought, the Lord asked Abraham, “ Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed, I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”
Finishing their meal, the men rose to continue their journey to Sodom. However, the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.” So, the Lord told Abraham of His plans to go to Sodom and Gomorrah to witness and confirm their grievous sins and bring judgment on them.
After hearing this statement and knowing his nephew Lot and his family resided in Sodom, Abraham began to intercede on behave of these cities. He asked the Lord, “Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?” From there, he asked for mercy if fifty righteous were within the city. Abraham continued to ask this question going from fifty to forty-five, then to forty, to thirty, to twenty, and finally to ten. With each deduction, God said He would spare the cities if that amount of righteous people were found in them. Unfortunately, as the story goes, there were not even ten righteous persons in these cities; thus, as revealed in chapter nineteen, the cities and inhabitants were destroyed.
There is no denying America displays the signs of last days unbelievers, as quoted in 2 Timothy 3:2-5. Men are lovers of their selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, pleasure lovers, having a form of godliness, and denying the power of God. Due to these sinful actions, we have experienced calamities and repercussions in our country. However, I believe but for the prayers of the righteous, things could be much worse. I believe prayers have prevented the full brunt of God’s wrath on us. Intercession has protected our loved ones, neighbors, cities, states, schools, hospitals, and government (and this list could go on and on). Therefore, after reading this blog, I pray I’ve encouraged you to intercede for our nation and everyone in it continually because God may be merciful, gracious, and holding back his anger due to you, the righteous.
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