The Buffalo Township Fire Department remembers Firefighter Corey Comperatore, who sprang to cover his wife and daughter and died from the gunfire. His last words were “Get Down.” I doubt Comperatore wants to be memorialized on any wall, but would want us to pray for the Divine’s hand in our nation’s affairs. — Buffalo Township VFC Photo
A Battle for the Soul of Our Nation
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Our nation is in great turmoil, both financially and morally. The problems we are facing are too large for human understanding. Culturally, we are becoming more and more secular. Never have we needed His intervention so desperately; never before have we felt so helpless in this battle for the soul of our nation. Is there hope?
My friend Dave Butts wrote in Prayer Connect magazine urging readers to pray and believe that God can still save America. Actually, I was captivated by the theme of his article, “Can Prayer Save America?”
2 Chronicles 7:14 promises, and history has recorded that when God’s people get serious about prayer, repentance, and humbly seeking the will of God, He pours out His Spirit and heals our land. Thankfully, history has recorded pivotal periods of obedience that demonstrate His desire to act when we get serious. On several occasions, God has poured out of His Spirit, and entire cities have turned to Him. Prayer meetings have swelled into the streets, and millions around the world have ultimately felt the impact. (read more)