The National day of repentence

America is a Nation founded upon laws and principles, not just man made laws but the laws God had spoken to His people when He led them out of captivity. These laws are morally and spiritually divine, simple enough for us to follow, and written for God’s people in every generation, and yet we drift so easily away because we do not write them on our hearts, teach them to our children or practice them in our halls of government.

We have drifted away slowly and followed our own ways, adding to the laws of God,believing we are wiser, more capable of ruling over ourselves and self sufficient in all of our ways.

We are the land of plenty, we are a blessed people, we have followed God before and seen times of great prosperity, power and providence, but we have fallen away from the one who has provided all these things, the LORD GOD, creator of all things the giver of life and sustainer of mankind.

It is time we throw away the things of man, fall on our faces, repent of our ways, and turn our hearts and minds back over to Him. Let us look in the mirror and see that we are the problem and plead for Gods mercy and grace, ask for His forgiveness, ask for Him to heal our homes, our families, our nation and restore us to His glory.

It is not to late for our Nation, we should have a National day of repentance, for this is where it starts. Even if we don’t have a National day of repentance, you and I can come before God and repent for our Nation, our leaders, ourselves and ask for God to restore us and help us teach others His ways.

God’s word says this:

“Do not have other gods besides me. Do not make an idol for yourself in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth. Do not bow in worship to them, and do not serve them, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the fathers’ iniquity to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commands. Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses his name. Be careful to remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy as the Lord your God has commanded you. You are to labor six days and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. Do not do any work — you, your son or daughter, your male or female slave, your ox or donkey, any of your livestock, or the resident alien who lives within your city gates, so that your male and female slaves may rest as you do...Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and so that you may prosper in the land the Lord your God is giving you. Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not give dishonest testimony against your neighbor. Do not covet your neighbor’s wife or desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male or female slave, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”Deuteronomy 5:7-14, 16-21 CSB

““This is the command — the statutes and ordinances — the Lord your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you may follow them in the land you are about to enter and possess. Do this so that you may fear the Lord your God all the days of your life by keeping all his statutes and commands I am giving you, your son, and your grandson, and so that you may have a long life.”Deuteronomy 6:1-2 CSB

“Look, I have taught you statutes and ordinances as the Lord my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to possess.”Carefully follow them, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the eyes of the peoples. When they hear about all these statutes, they will say, ‘This great nation is indeed a wise and understanding people.’ For what great nation is there that has a god near to it as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call to him? And what great nation has righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today? “Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you don’t forget the things your eyes have seen and so that they don’t slip from your mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and your grandchildren.”Deuteronomy 4:5-9 CSB

We have higher calling

God made men watchmen, a watchman’s job is to be the lookout to warn the city when the enemy is coming, if the enemy can take out the watchman he can take the rest of the city with ease. 

Men we need to be watchful at all times, knowing we are in a war, knowing our enemy is always on the prowl waiting to attack. We have laid down this mantel, and have surrendered in many cases, just as Adam did in the garden of Eden.

Christ took back this authority when He came and conquered sin and death, He gave that authority to you and I. 

God’s word says this;

Be Alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous act like a man your every action must be done in love.1st Corinthians 16:13-14 HCSB

This is a heavy task laid upon us by the Holy Spirit, but it is not an impossible task, it is only possible with the Holy Spirit’s help.

When we fail, it is because we have walked in our flesh and not in the Spirit.

We must take responsibility for our actions, repent and ask God for His help and restoration.

We must realize the war we are in, and know God has warned us about our enemy, we must learn to walk in the Holy Spirit and not our flesh.

When we walk in our flesh we are ruled by pride, laziness and worry. These affect not only our life but the lives of those around us, they influence our behavior, our relationships and what God has called us to do.

God has warned us, we have a real enemy, he wants to devour us ,kill us, destroy us. 

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you. Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world. The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little while. To him be dominion forever. Amen.” 1 Peter 5:6-11 CSB

Either we are not taking God seriously or not taking the devil seriously, ignoring the devils existence, goals and power is a serious mistake, ignoring God and His word is even a bigger mistake.

If you’re warned that there is someone waiting to attack you when you walk around the corner, do you just keep walking like no one is there? Or do you take precautions and call for help?

I would call for help, that is the wise thing to do, why don’t we do that in the spiritual realm? Clearly God has warned us, clearly He says He will help us, clearly He waits for us to call on Him.

We cannot protect our families, our communities, our Nation on our own, we need God’s help, provision, and protection. 

We need to surrender each day to Him, humbly in prayer. 

We need to acknowledge God and His providence over our lives,

We need to walk in obedience to His word.

We need God in every part of our lives.

“Jesus said again, “Truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them. This happens because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care about the sheep. “I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me, just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep. But I have other sheep that are not from this sheep pen; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd. This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.””

John 10:7-18 CSB

Who do you listen to?

Our past does not define us, 

Our present does not confine us, 

It is Christ alone that reminds us, 

who we are in Him.

Who will you listen to?

God calls His children sons and daughters,

The devil calls us sinners

“For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear. Instead, you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!” The Spirit himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children, and if children, also heirs — heirs of God and coheirs with Christ — if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.” Romans 8:15-17 CSB

God calls His children victors

The devil calls us failures

“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of him. This is how we know that we love God’s children: when we love God and obey his commands. For this is what love for God is: to keep his commands. And his commands are not a burden, because everyone who has been born of God conquers the world. This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith.” 1 John 5:1-4 CSB

God says His children are new creations, old things have passed away.

The devil wants you to hold onto the past and will remind us of who we were.

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:1-2 CSB

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!”

2 Corinthians 5:17 CSB