National Repentance and Prayer

 Scripture:

“Rise during the night and cry out. Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord. Lift up your hands to him in prayer, pleading for your children, for in every street they are faint with hunger.” ‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭2‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Observation:

This passage is in the midst of lamenting about God bringing devastation on His people for their rebellion. He tells the people to rise during the night and cry out, pour out your hearts to the Lord, pray, plead for your children. The author knows that if we cry out to God, He will hear us, stop the devastation, and heal our land.

Application:

The United States is in a terrible place right now and we need revival and awakening. We don’t have to wait for devastation to come before we cry out to God. We can cry out now and avoid the devastation. We need to see radical repentance in our country or we are going to see terrible things come to pass. As a nation, we must humble ourselves under God’s mighty hand and ask forgiveness. Now is the time to rise and cry out to God.

Prayer:

Father, I cry out to You this morning on behalf of my country. We have broken covenant with You and are open to all kinds of attacks. You have always been our defender, but we have walked away from You. Hear my cry this morning Oh Lord. Bring repentance to this land that made covenants with You many years ago. Have mercy on us, even though we don’t deserve it. Let this nation turn back to You.

Yours,

Jeff