Thursday, February 19, 2009

A Good Word from a Friend

Bob received this in an email from a friend. I thought it was a great word to share. I am so ready for a change in this nation!!

From Bob's friend Terri C.:

REACHING OUT TO MY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES TO ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING.

OUR NATION IS/HAS BEEN ON THE SLIPPERY SLOPE FOR A LONG TIME. IF YOU LOOK AROUND YOU WILL FIND CORRUPTION, GREED, MORAL DECAY AND A STEADY MOVE AWAY FROM THE THINGS THAT MADE US GREAT. THE PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH THIS NATION WAS FOUNDED ARE NO LONGER OUR BACKBONE. HOWEVER, WE CAN REVERSE THIS TREND.

IN GOD'S WORD HE STATES,"IF MY PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES, AND PRAY AND SEEK MY FACE, AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS, THEN I WILL HEAR FROM HEAVEN, AND WILL FORGIVE THEIR SIN AND HEAL THEIR LAND."

For success, we need to apply EACH part of this verse to OURSELVES. HUMBLE (don't fear ridicule of non-believers but OPENLY claim HIM) PRAY....SEEK HIS FACE (in His Word DAILY) TURN FROM WICKED WAYS... includes cheating IRS, gossiping, overeating, wasting time on the job, stretching the truth, failure to witness, sleeping-in Sundays, watching denigrating tv shows, and other socially acceptable sins. Revival must begin in ME!

I AM CONVINCED THAT WE MUST PRAY FOR OUR NATION AND ITS LEADERS AND ASK FOR FORGIVENESS. SO I ASK YOU TO JOIN ME IN THIS PLEA TO OUR LORD. WOULD YOU PLEASE SEND THIS TO AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK, (SEND IT TO ALL OF THEM). ASK THEM TO PRAY EVERYDAY. 25 TO THE 5TH POWER IS 9,765,625 PEOPLE. IMAGINE IF EACH PERSON REACHES TEN OTHERS. IF YOU DO AND THEY COMPLY, WE WILL LIFT UP MILLIONS OF PRAYERS A DAY TO OUR CREATOR. HE WILL HEAR US AND IN FAITH HE WILL ANSWER.

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