Deliverance will Surely Come
Nita Johnson
The following prayer is recorded in a book
entitled "Miracle of America- the Birth of a Nation." It is a beautiful
story, one full of shining examples of faith, and one that shows that
God always has the supernatural up
His sleeve. He has shown strength for those who love Him so often, even a
single generation would be hard-pressed to count them.
Today we are hoping for Him to show His
strength for America once again. Unfortunately, one could question
whether or not we deserve this assistance. One might say that America is
a lost hope; with all the debauchery and corruption, all the evil we
are guilty of, and the fruits of which we carry with us. To add to this,
the innocent blood we continue to shed is filling this nation-wide cup
of wrongdoing. On the one hand it seems like we cannot weep enough tears
fast enough to compensate for the blood that is being spilled on every
corner of the world on a daily basis- courtesy of our government. On the
other hand, with the help of Christ, we can begin to stop this
bloodshed and make reparations for these crimes.
We are indeed guilty of great amounts of
sin, and you could argue that we deserve the worst possible judgment
from our Father. However, His grace, has determined that His assistance
will be greater than our sin. He has asked for our repentance so He
could use the force of His sorrow over our actions to cleanse the Land
of our crimes. He looks at our erring ways, but balances them with our
acts of mercy.
The nation has fallen, yet the Church
still struggles to hear His voice and do right. Of course, the Church
needs a much greater measure of Christ as well! We need to shake
ourselves awake, and He is going to help us. We need the loving
discipline of our Father and He will provide. In so doing, He is also
going to raise His lofty hand as He did in the days of King David and
bring this vortex of swirling events to a close. He will restore and He
will heal. The plans of our enemy are going to fail as the Lord cries,
“Let My People Go!” We may think there will be no hope. Even then, we
will look on the horizon of despair and see a hand from heaven reaching
down to deliver us. Winds will blow, the torrents will be rising, we
will cry out to our Holy Father, the fires of revival will light all
around the Nation and we will see His love as He delivers us. We will
surely see the troubles I have seen and
spoken about for
many
decades, and we will think He changed His mind and that deliverance will
not come. When we least expect it, He will deliver us out of our
self-made storm and once again cause us to humbly stand together as a
nation. He will clothe us with forgiveness and the beauty of His
glorious holiness.
Remember to read the story below. We sent
this to you as a word of encouragement. Please hold it tight. Print it
out and put it in your Bible. It is a Word that will not fail.
In His Amazing Love,
Nita Johnson
Deliver us from our enemy...
These were the words of Reverend Prince as he stood at the pulpit of the Old South Church in Massachusetts on October 1746.
France send a fleet of nearly 100 ships to burn the coastal cities of America and the people were gathered together in prayer.
As he stood at the pulpit he lead the
congregation in mighty prayer. “Send Thy tempest, Lord, upon the waters
to the eastword! Raise Thy right hand. Scatter the ships of our
tormentors and drive them hence. Sink their proud frigates beneath the
power of Thy winds!”
Within minutes the shutters started slamming violently and the church bell began to ring erratically.
He paused, and then with hands raised
high above his head he declared, “We hear thee! We hear Thy voice, O
Lord! We hear it! Thy breath is upon the waters to the eastward, even
upon the deep. Thy bell tolls for the death of our enemies!”
He then reverently bowed his head with tears streaming down his face and said, “Thine be the glory, Lord. Amen and amen!.”
This is just one of hundreds of
miracles that occurred during the early days of America. Twenty-two of
these powerful stories are retold in The Miracle of America – Birth of a
Nation.
Accompanied with beautiful artwork,
this 57 page coffee table book is a perfect gift to inspire, uplift, and
give hope to the discouraged American.
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HUNGER FOR GOD
Part "D"
By
Nita Johnson
Seattle
You have an opportunity to be what God
created you to be: a mature son of God. You have the opportunity to walk
in union with Christ, to walk above the clouds and the storm, and to
have the wings and eyes of an eagle so that you can see beyond any
hindrance that would come your way. The wings give you great strength.
You have the opportunity to walk in the garden with Jesus and to hear
Him call you by name. I can promise you, your name will never sound
sweeter than when it comes out of the mouth of Christ. You have the
opportunity to walk with Him, talk with Him, and ask Him questions that
He will answer. You have the opportunity to believe for things greater
than you ever thought could happen. You have the opportunity to walk in
heaven while still on this earth—if you will just pay the price. If a
man can play the piano for eight hours a day and get worldwide acclaim,
isn't it worth it to push away the plate of the world
to have the accla
im of
God?
When the angel came to Daniel, he did not say, “For thou art greatly beloved” (Dan 9:23)
because Daniel was a eunuch who did a great job in the Kingdom, giving
much glory to the God of Abraham. He did not even think about that.
Daniel was a righteous man. Because he lived righteously before God in
the midst of a place like Nazi Germany, the angel Gabriel said, “A man
greatly beloved.” (Dan 10:11)
He was willing to stand in the righteousness of his faith in God, even
if it would cost him his life. Daniel never walked in the council of the
ungodly. If you make that decision, it does not mean you will be put in
a comfortable place. There were many Jewish people in more comfortable
places, but they did not have the walk with God that Daniel did.
During a city-wide conference, with many
ministers in attendance, I asked the Lord, “What do You want me to speak
on during this conference?” The Lord took me up to heaven, and He said
to me, “I want you to speak on this theme. If you want to live where
Daniel lived with God, then walk like Daniel walked.” By the time that
conference was over, I had so many people angry with me because I told
them what I am telling you. They did not want to hear it. It is not
charismatic charismata where you can live any way that you want to live,
flow in the gifts, and God will minister healing, and maybe even
miracles, through you. It is not about that. Our life here is about
Christ. The gifts and the healings are wonderful, but they cannot
supplant the Lord Himself. We cannot stop there; we must seek His face.
We must desire Him in us, the hope of glory. (Col 1:27) We must desire to learn to walk in the same nature and character
as was
in our
Lord Jesus Christ. Otherwise, we will remain babes in the Spirit for as long as we walk on this earth.
The trials that do the chipping of the
old, sinful nature are never easy trials. They are not the trials we
want. We want to get out from under it as quickly as possible while we
have our pistol going in every direction, blaming everyone for our
discomfort, when God is trying to, by the Word of His power, chip away
that which so cleverly clings. Am I telling the truth? But when you
humble yourself and not only allow, but invite correction, doing
whatever you need to do to cleanse your soul for Him, then when Jesus
looks at the interior of your soul, He smiles. When He smiles, He
becomes transparent and His face lights up. When this work is complete,
and He looks inside of you and sees the beauty of that cleansed place in
which He can put His throne, and you see Him smile at you, it is worth
it. He will say, “Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the
joy of the Lord.” (Mt 25:23) Believe me, the day you hear
that, your whole
life
was worth whatever it took to get you there..
In HIm,
Nita
To be continued next week. |
