This Was Our Wake Up Call

God has given America a reprieve and we rejoice! The soul of America was on the line and God breathed life into us again. Thank you, LORD.
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.” (Psalm 107)
Hallelujah!!!
But what now?
This election has brought us to our knees in prayer...
This election has awaken the Church from its slumber...
Now, we must never slumber in complacency, apathy, and indifference, growing lukewarm again.
We must never retreat from the spiritual battle again.
Jesus told the church of Laodicea (Revelation 3:19) “Be diligent and turn from your indifference.”
We must give thanks and see this moment for what it is, a modern day miracle in our lifetime.
We must remember this moment as a parting the red sea, defeating the giant, surviving the lion’s den miracle moment. We must tell our children and our grandchildren of God’s mercy and grace bestowed on us today.
This was all God.
This was not man.
This was His victory and we stood still and saw the Salvation of our LORD.
In His unfailing love and mercy, He gave His people a chance to wake up.
This was our wake up call!

Now, we must stay alert, keep watch, read His Word, get back to church, speak out, reach out, share the Gospel, and ask for the Holy Spirit to unite us.
We are a divided nation and many are waking up fearful this morning.
Jesus said, “How will the world know you are My people? By your love.”
We are called to love one another as Christ loved us.
It’s up to the church to bridge the divide through the power of the Holy Spirit.
That is what this reprieve is for.
It’s time to stop being silent about our faith.
It's time to put our faith in action, through good works, service, maybe even public office.
It’s time to stop being politically correct.
It’s time to share the hope of Jesus that sustained us this election season, with those who need the hope we have.
No more excuses.

My scripture reading this morning read:
Psalm 107:42-43
The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are stricken silent. Those who are wise will take this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.

So, Church let us be wise and take this reprieve to heart. We have seen the faithful love of the LORD. He heard our cries for mercy and was merciful. Let us give Him glory and praise! BUT, we must not put down our spiritual armor. The enemy will not take his defeat lying down. Our enemy goes around like a roaring lion seeing whom he will devour. We must continue to pray without ceasing for our nation, especially from now until the inauguration.

This morning, I am giving thanks for the miracle I got to witness in my lifetime, but I also have a deep sense in my spirit that God is calling His church, calling me, to use this time wisely. This revival that came to our nation must not diminish but it must flourish and grow throughout the land, healing our nation. May we once again be a beacon of light to the nations, shining God’s goodness and mercy.
My prayer is:
Romans 13:11-14 (MSG)
Yolanda, make sure that you don’t get so absorbed and exhausted in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the time and doze off, oblivious to God. The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed. We can’t afford to waste a minute, must not squander these precious daylight hours in frivolity and indulgence, in sleeping around and dissipation, in bickering and grabbing everything in sight. Get out of bed and get dressed! Don’t loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and be up and about!

Love,
Yolanda