Hard is not the exception—it is the rule in this life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have it easy now—easier than the rest of the world—easier than the rest of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SO,
Is America the exception to the rule ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
America is exceptional in history.
But did America become exceptional without hard ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We live in the ‘. . . prosperity, apathy . . .’ stage of nations—<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From great bondage,
to great faith,
to great courage,
to great strength,
to great victory,
to great freedom,
to great blessings,
to great prosperity,
to great apathy,
to great dependence,
to great bondage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘prosperity, apathy’
It is clearly played out before us now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So—is the dramatic, scarey transition to the stage of ‘dependence and bondage’—is it inevitable ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Question facing us now:
Will this hour, Can this hour of our history turn out to be the biggest exception of all ?—bigger than our past success, miraculous success, like never before, ever in any nation ? !<\/p>\n\n\n\n
IS IT POSSIBLE TO TURN BACK FROM THE BRINK ?
TURN BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED ?
TURN BACK TO GOD ?
\u2606 REVIVAL (but that’s not all)
\u2606 AWAKENING (personal repentance, public, national)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We see current signs of revival—
—at serious odds with current signs of demise—
—shaping up for the greatest conflict in our 300-400 year history—
—greater than the Revolutionary War, WWI, WWII, our Civil War—
—these enormous tests in our past pale compared to the present impending Civil War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Add just one even greater evil ingredient that we didn’t have in previous wars, including the Civil War—killing babies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israel did that too, in the promised land.
They came back.
Because they are God’s chosen people.
America does not have that same status, but we were anointed and blessed by God like no other nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clearly, America is at the crossroads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Will we continue plunging headlong into bondage ?
Or will we turn to God in personal repentance, personal change—national repentance, national change ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are living in Pre-Civil War II, in real time.
This will not go away !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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