As with virtually every catastrophic event taking place on the planet today, the Lord God Almighty is speaking to us. This recent California earthquake is a message to awaken us to repent and to seek Him as our Source of Life.
In His love He is shaking “things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.” ~ Hebrews 12:27.
This 6.0 quake, the number of man, was centered in a small city south of Napa called “American Canyon.” Truly America is now a divided nation, one side far apart from the other…a canyon. One side, wishes to continue depending upon the works of man, the works of the flesh, the lust of the eye, the pride of life —a way of life which often describes the serving of the god of mammon in the Napa Valley. Someone described it this way: “One thing that characterizes this region is a supreme belief in the triumph of human intellect and the power of the human soul to solve all of the world’s ills.“ Truly sad.
Another side of the canyon represents the remnant believers in the Risen Christ of the Living God, whose Kingdom comes from depending and worshiping and trusting Him alone for our blessings. Their lives are based on the Rock of Christ, not the shifting mud underneath the buildings in Napa. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.”~ Matthew 7:24-27; Luke 6: 47-49.
When will our elected officials and especially our church leaders read the signs of the times? Instead of rushing into rebuilding, instead of the arrogance of human strength, now is the time to reflect and repent—then rebuild with His Wisdom. Pray that this major event where only property, not lives, were lost will be a “spiritual earthquake” bringing many into the Kingdom and activating current Christians. May those who do not know Jesus Christ be awakened to turn to Him and be redeemed.
To build unity in the body of Christ, now is the time to set the stage for a Day of Repentance in the Napa area and the nation, bringing together believers in Christ to repent personally for the ungodly policies legislated by our local and national leaders. All of us have fallen short of the glory of God. The Lord is waiting to forgive us and have us trust in Him as did the founders of this nation. It’s past time, especially for church leaders, to follow the final instructions of the Risen Christ given to the lukewarm church in the Book of Revelation 3: 19-21: “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.”
Yes, man’s wine and man’s olive oil spilled in this earthquake. However, Jesus Christ came to give us His New Wine and the Oil of the Holy Spirit. May many eyes now open to Him. His Wine and Oil is beyond any price.
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~Revelation 6:6
Prayer: Almighty God, Creator of the Universe and Master over all, we humbly ask you to have Mercy on us. Please unleash a spirit of Repentance over this nation as you send us these very obvious “wake up calls” of correction. We know that you chasten those whom you love and only a bad father would continue to allow his child to rush headlong into sin and evil. You are good, O Lord, therefore you send your rod and your staff to put us back on the right path. Lord, you tell us that the prayers of a righteous man are powerful and effective. We are only made righteous by the Repentance of our sins and by the Blood of Jesus Christ. Let those who have partaken of your forgiveness cry out before your Throne and declare that every knee shall bow, every tongue confess that You are Lord. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, the King of kings and the Lord of Lords. ~Amen.
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~Posted by Pastor Jeffrey N. Daly
Pastor Jeffrey N. Daly is the author of Repentance—God’s Strategy to Bless a Nation and Zeal to Repent!—A Key to Personal and National Restoration
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