Count it ALL joy-Direction for this USA election
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
But let patience have its perfect work,
that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
James 1: 2-4
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.
Psalm 33:12
Count It All JOY---Direction for this USA Election
Dear spiritual warriors for Yeshua/ Jesus:
The Lord Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He rightfully has ALL authority in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18). And every soul is to "be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God." (Romans 13: 1).
Thus this USA Presidential election, which will end up in the Courts, is to be decided by Him. If we humble ourselves and pray and seek His face, and TURN from our wicked ways, then He will hear from heaven, forgive our sins and heal our land.
Repentance is God's Solution to heal a nation. Even in advance of any call by the President or Congress for a national call to repentance, you and I can, like Nehemiah and Daniel, each day confess the sins of our nation and repent for any trace of those sins in our own lives.
We need to "count it all joy" that we have this trial now in this nation He birthed. We need to "count it all joy" that we have His Gift of repentance, and that JOY and freedom follow repentance.
Repenting to remove old sin strongholds, replacing that old pattern with His Word, builds righteousness:
He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at he end of this age. The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear! ~Matthew 13: 37-43
We all fall short of the glory of God but by His Blood and His Authority we can proceed in the Holy Spirit, repenting and moving more towards His righteousness as we purify as His Bride. It's the fervent prayers of a RIGHTEOUS man that avails much.
My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart ~ Psalm 7:10
The LORD has allowed this global pandemic and now this uncertain outcome of a major election, impacting not just the USA but all other nations, to shake up His Bride in all nations. It's time to get ready!
One of the blessings of this election is that many Christians are now in shock. They're seeing how close they are to godless leaders and a platform that will allow abortion up until birth, forced gender confusion to our children, cradle to grave government, and anti-Christian mandates.
But with this shock apathy and sloth are being rooted out. A sleepy Body of Christ is awakening. Many Christians voted for the first time; many voted Biblical values. Sloth is one of the so-called Seven Deadly Sins. The Lord is now removing it, almost as a spiritual earthquake:
He shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble. ~Job 9:6
This is part of The Bridegroom's love for us, ACTIVELY to prepare us, His Bride:
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish." (Ephesians 5: 25-27)
Sloth has no place in the Bride. The Lord spits out lukewarmness; He calls us to be the opposite of slothful; we are to be zealous to repent.
We have to count it all JOY because of this trial. May the Lord's Will be done in this November 3 election. And may the Lord use our coming together as intercessors, from many nations, to strengthen the Body of Christ. When any one of us repents the Bride is that much more cleansed.
Yes, we humbly submit to You, Lord. We joyfully leave our concerns in the hands of You, the One Who raises up and puts down the empires and kingdoms of the earth as You please. May Your Will be done in this election, Lord. May we count this trial a JOY. And may we, Your Bride, be that much more purified in the process.
We know You are returning soon as our Bridegroom!
God bless you,
Pastor Jeff Daly