BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

and "all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen" (2 Corinthians 1:20). There's nothing more powerful than The WORD of God! It can change anything. It can turn the biggest mess you've ever seen into something so wonderful it's beyond your ability to imagine. The LORD reminded me of this years ago in a way I'll never forget. He kept saying to me that the troubles we're seeing in the United States right now are birth pangs. "This nation is being reborn," He said. I told Him I couldn't envision such a thing, and He said, Kenneth, do you think this nation's founders—men like George Washington, Ben Franklin, and John Adams—had any idea what it would look like a hundred years down the road? (If you didn't read my article in last month's BVOV magazine, titled "A Born-Again Nation," I encourage you to do so). Of course not! I thought. They didn't have a clue. They didn't even know what it was going to look like in 20 years. You don't either! The LORD said. You don't have any idea of what this nation is about to look like after it gets reborn. It's going to be as far from what you can see and understand as it is now from what its founders could see back in 1776. Sonny boy, you haven't seen anything yet! Just a handful of years have passed since He said that to me, and this nation has already taken giant steps forward that for decades have seemed all but impossible. When we dedicated the American Embassy in Jerusalem, for instance, and when our president formally recognized Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, we saw a major advancement in God's plan for this nation. Heavenly stakes were put in Holy Ghost soil that can't be removed. Those developments, and others too numerous to mention, are signs that the rebirth The LORD spoke to me about is underway. Although it's still a work in progress, it's happening. We're in it right now, and all of us, as believers, are responsible to help keep it going. It's not heaven that makes the fi rst move, it's the people of God here on earth. 1 God doesn't need everyone in the country praying and seeking Him in order to heal the land, He just needs His people to do it. (2 Chr. 7:14) 2 Even one believer standing in faith and praying for the nation can make a massive difference. (Ezek. 22:30) 3 Instead of joining in with the naysayers when they're neighing about how the country is going downhill, speak words of faith about it. (2 Cor. 4:13) 4 Seek The LORD about how He wants you to vote and how you can actively BLESS your neighborhood, city and state. (Jas. 2:18) 5 Make praying for those in authority in the nation a part of your daily prayer life. (1 Tim. 2:1-2) This is not just a little political thing. This has to do with the most world-changing outpouring of the Holy Ghost and fi re to ever hit this planet, and everything in our lives is connected to it. Our fi nances are connected to it. The welfare of our families and our homes are connected to it, and we all have a part to play in bringing to pass its full manifestation. Even a Child Can Do It This needs to be in our prayer life every day. We need to be talking about it with other believers. When we come to church, we shouldn't waste our time jawing about our opinions and griping about the latest silly statement some politician has made. We should be using those opportunities to obey the instructions in 1 Timothy 2: "I exhort therefore, that, fi rst of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth" (verses 1-4). Not only when we're in church but in our own personal prayer times we should be praying for our city, our state and our nation. We should be doing for them what the Apostle Paul said in

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