by Glenice Mills
There have been many commentaries and words spoken and written about the election of President Obama. I have been reluctant to add to what is already out there, however, the Lord has burdened me for quite some time about America.
The truth is: America is on God’s heart. It was a nation founded on God’s truth, and prides itself on its Christian heritage. However, this heritage has quietly been eroding over past decades and the question must be asked: Is America truly a Christian nation? What has happened that things have changed so radically over a short period of time?
When one thinks of America we see it as a nation that has freedom: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, a land of democracy and capitalism, that allows its people to be and do all it chooses. It encourages free enterprise and is known as the land of opportunity. This is how it appears, but appearances can be deceptive. Hype and spin can paint a picture of ‘all is well’, we are the great ‘super power’, but underneath is a cesspool of lies, falsehood and every evil thing. Veneer and façade is founded on delusion and lies, and when pressure comes, the shallowness of its appearances soon reveals what is truly going on underneath. Such is America at this time.
God’s heart is always ‘Return to Me’ and that is His heart for America at this time.
For something to return, it means it has gone astray, gone down a wrong road, and needs to come back on track. It cannot come back on track until it realises it has gone off track. America is starting to realise it is off track. The only way it can return is through repentance, and humbling itself before a Holy God.
Scripture says pride comes before destruction, destruction being the operative word.
America has known destruction coming at it in recent times on many fronts: extreme weather patterns, financial collapse with resulting hardships, and increasing divisions among its people. There is a severe schism among its people expressed through the wealthy getting wealthier and the poor becoming poorer.
The racial divide is more pronounced than ever. The seedy underbelly of racial hatred is rearing its ugly head and will do so in greater expressions of hatred not seen before.
There will be a contending for power between the African Americans and the Hispanics which will come out on the streets in increased racial tensions. There will be increased violence and unrest between these groups. It is a spiritual battle being expressed in the natural. It is a power play over who has the greater voice in the nation, that will on flow and affect the core fabric of the society of America.
Recently we saw the largest storm, super storm Sandy, hit landfall in one of the most populous areas of America.
The resulting loss of life, and damage sustained, is beyond our natural mind. This was the biggest storm hitting at the core of the financial hub of America and the site of the government of this nation. The severity of the storm has been downplayed in the midst of the election of a new president, however, it is a wake up call, a sign sent by God.
I have been seeking the Lord about what this means. The hand of God moved at a critical, defining time, in the race for president. It was sent by God and the timing must not be overlooked. This devastating storm came exactly at a point when it looked like Governor Mitt Romney was gaining momentum and the swing of popular opinion was heading his way. The storm came and with that a shift of public opinion back into favour with Barack Obama. Why? The Lord knows men’s hearts and He knew that when disaster strikes, people will always stay with what they know. Fear is a powerful emotion and when fear strikes at the heart, people will freeze.
God intervened to bring about His purposes. Man had a purpose but the Lord overrode that. It was a radical sign, but it was part of His plans and purposes for America.
The reality is: God puts people into positions of authority whether that answers what the Christians of a nation want, or not. God will take His people through whatever the nation is going through and they will be graced and equipped to do it. We as Christians will not necessarily by pass the hardships of a nation, but we can be used to stand alongside in prayer, support, and love toward those who are also going through these difficult times.
Sadly a stronghold over America is idolatry. Idolatry comes in many guises and the enemy has subtly come in and deceived its people. At the root of this idolatry is the ‘looking for a king’. They have succumbed to looking to man, whether that be in their government or to movie stars and so called ‘famous people’ to be like a ‘saviour’. Everything in the media, what is spoken about, and coming at people, is to distract and have them bowing to something that is not of God. Lives have become all consumed with worship of everything but the Lord Jesus. Just like the Israelites, a chosen people, America is a chosen nation. Unfortunately their people have been caught in the trap of finding other things to distract, derail and bring bondage. The root of it is discontent. Discontent comes from two angles - discontent that the Lord is bringing in order to bring frustration, leading to change, and discontent caused by man’s flesh because things aren’t going the way they want it too. There is a discontent being sent by God that is a stirring to bring focus back to the Lord’s ways, and leading ones to cry out to Him for change.
We see a good example of discontent being expressed in 1 Samuel 8 where the Israelites demanded a king.
1 Samuel 8:6-7
“But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.”
So Samuel prayed to the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.”
1 Samuel 8:19,20
“Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us, that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
The question needs to be asked, is this so in America? I think so. Then the root issue is: the people looking for a king, instead of looking to the King, King Jesus. There is deep discontent among the Americans that is under the surface, about to burst. It is a bit like a volcano ready to erupt. When it does burst there will be uprising, violence, and rebellion by ones that would not normally behave like this. The unrest will boil over bringing factions, and the rising of militant groups all with their demands. Perhaps this ‘give me a king mindset’ could also be likened to the socialist way of thinking that puts a person as ‘supreme leader’, with the people taking no responsibility for their own lives. It is bringing everyone down to the same common denominator killing all enterprise and entrepreneurship. This is what is happening in America. Unfortunately we have seen this with the electing of President Obama.
Socialism will increase and the freedom of speech will be curtailed in subtle and insidious ways to shut the voices of its people.
Sadly what happens in a nation is also a reflection of what is happening in the church.
The truth is we get the government the church deserves.
We need to really consider the Lord’s heart for America and for His church: ‘they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them‘.
You feel the Lord’s grief and despair as you read and think on this verse.
This is not a criticism of the church but rather a wake up call. The Lord is waking up His church in America in this hour as He is with us all throughout the world. This is the time to seek the Lord, how we have turned from His ways, repent, and change from old ways of doing things. This relates to every area of governance in society. We know there is a rising of the Apostolic/Prophetic and the divine positioning of ones called to bring change in areas of governance. This is part of the strategy of coming back to the Lord and this is crucial for America in this hour.
It is time to repent of looking for, and to a king, whether that be in the church or in government. It is time for the release of new understanding, and revelation about the Kingship of Jesus Christ. It is about Jesus as KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS. This will bring down the powers that think they have rulership. It is false authority, it is founded on sand, and it will not stand.
It is time to come back to the Word of God, to the Lord’s ways, and to rise up and take a stand for justice, truth and righteousness.
This is the Lord’s clarion call to America. Now is the time to declare the Kingship of Jesus Christ. Every false, idolatrous, religious practice must be exposed.
It starts with His people, His church, for such a time as this.
